yep its quite varied, with lots of surprises. the first time through a lot of the songs i was like 'wow i wasnt expecting that' and i like the so called 'violent' transitions. they fit. it was obviously done on purpose, for that very drastic quick change. thats what they were going for, an im all about it. and i dont know if i would say the vocals are 'light years ahead' but they fit the music more than the old TD style would have, but i LOVE the old style for TD. they're so in your face screamin-his-fuckin-guts-out intense. i love em. i expect quite high reviews for this album. TD got good reviews, the only gripe was the production and the cob rip-off (BULLSHIT!). well, those gripes have been met with an excellent production, and somthin cob just isnt capable of anymore.
-neal