I think this CD is great! I look for hooks and melodies, and it's got 'em. I really like it more than the new DEath Angel disc, which hurts to say because I have always been a bigger fan of DA. I have always liked Pauls drumming to Lombardo, but that is due to me being a bigger fan of Forbidden. Lombardo has a loose feel that suits slayer fine, Paul has a more modern feel.