Yeah I was pretty disappointed to hear that. I have not heard the full album but I know the vocals will take away from it to a certain degree. If this is truly the final album it would have been really awesome to have a combination of classic growlers. It would be amazing to have Peter and Mikael on a song each, plus some old school Swedish growlers like Jörgen Sandström, hell I'd even accept Martin Van Drunen if it was just one track. Nick could still have his shot at a song too, and even Paul Kuhr could finally have a long awaited appearance on the mic etc.
I mean, how badass of a sendoff would that be?? I guess it could be a mess if it was done wrong but what a sweet idea.