Personally, I haven't been disappointed by any Thrax release since Bush joined the band. Volume 8 and SOWN are two of my favorite albums of all time. With the demos that I've heard so far, I'm not sure if this album will be able to surpass those two albums, but "What Doesn't Die" shows that the boys still have some thrash left in them, and I also thought that "Refuse To Be Denied" and "Taking the Music Back" have been getting a lot of play in my CD, too. A couple people that have got their hands on the Japnese version already claim it's even better than Among the Living...big hype to live up to, but I'll certainly be looking forward to see how it compares.