I believe LM may have received the final copies a few days earlier than expected. They would send out their pre-ordered (both wholesale and retail copies) as soon as was possible.
I haven't recieved my copy yet but I "pre" ordered it a little late and I'm worried I won't get a pre Sept. 12 delivery. Yesterday was my B-Day too.
I didn't recieve any feedback from my cancellation of "Mercy Falls" from cdinzane but that's ok, even if I get an extra copy shipped on the 12th, the band will at least be paid more!
Gonna see if I can get "The Crucible of Man" today though. Despite its shitty reviews... I don't care. It's the year of Barlow!
As for "The Crucible Of Man"... it's not that bad - once you've adjusted to the fact that it's mainly a midtempo-album (so don't expect anything like "Violate", "Disciples Of The Lie" or Demons & Wizards' "Heaven Denies") except for the song "Devour & Divide". Not really comparable to the classic "Something Wicked This Way Comes". It's got a great atmosphere though!
I already know what the album is like as I briefly had the whole album downloaded. One song that surprised me was "A Gift or a Curse", where someone else was doing the lead vocals. Divide and Devour is a real slaughterer!
why did you cancel your order at cdinzane?
I oredered mine there (HAVEN'T RECEIVED IT EITHER )....... is there something wrong about cdinzane i should know about (besides the fact that they are not that quik)?
Are there any problems with the ltd edition? I placed my pre order at metalmailorder.com but they have not received the ltd edtion yet.
Lion music also does not have it anymore in their online shop.