yes, virus was perfect! some slow or mid fast songs like a thousand lies, and the killer song in the beginning warpath..and the crown living to die in the end. perfect.
but i dont think peter is someone, who dont needs to promote his music like this. because many people like it, and because he.. i think he doesnt really care, if hypocrisy music is bought, he doesnt care about the money from hypocrisy, but he cares about the popularity of hypocrisy. he wont tell, he is doing the best album ever, and gives us crap in the end. if he told this, he would try to make it to the best album ever.
before virus he told, it would be a more brutal one, than most of the others. and thats right.
i dont really know, how its about with pain, im not really interested in most of thepain songs
edit @ Shamateur: i think virus is with some songs even more melodic than s/t. its a matter of the choir in the background and solo imo. but i havent listened to the s/t for a long time, i often skip some of the songs, when they are on my ipod. so maybe i dont really know about some of the songs