content: "Music fan" is right. I'm not an expert on QR, but I can tell this is a different style due to a different guitarist. And, thank goodness, this band does not keep making the same album over and over.If you want hard raw metal like their earlier stuff, this may not be for you. On the other hand, I think (similar to Rush) that as Queenryche's career goes on, each album may need more listening time to reveal itself. For me, though, the first listen hooked me.Disclosure: I saw the Q2k tour, which probably biased me positively towards liking this album tons and tons. I especially like some of the lyrical content.