Originally Posted by mvacare23

Drew, i am not asking any specifics or anything, just a very general question. I am one who was strongly disappointed in Dark...., This WAS one of my top 3 bands until that album, in your opinion, will this rekindle my love for this band? please help because I do not want my hopes to get up so high then be let down again. Does this stack up QUALITY wise, not sonic wise, to their earlier efforts?

there are 2 songs floating around. Also in interviews they said they were bringing the intensity back and it has shown in their new songs.

Originally Posted by mvacare23

Drew, i am not asking any specifics or anything, just a very general question. I am one who was strongly disappointed in Dark...., This WAS one of my top 3 bands until that album, in your opinion, will this rekindle my love for this band? please help because I do not want my hopes to get up so high then be let down again. Does this stack up QUALITY wise, not sonic wise, to their earlier efforts?

I personally think that this album has everything that you love about Anberlin, and fans new and old will love it.

I am very excited about this. And I'm glad it's not just 10 tracks. I'll gladly take that one more.

So excited for this. Really hope that closer stacks up, I hated the last two. It must be good if it beat out "Before I Start Dreaming" though..

Originally Posted by Drew Beringer

I personally think that this album has everything that you love about Anberlin, and fans new and old will love it.

Does it have that huge sound that DITWLIAP did? That was one of my favorite aspects of that record, it just sounded like it was meant for arenas.

Originally Posted by Searos

there are 2 songs floating around. Also in interviews they said they were bringing the intensity back and it has shown in their new songs.

Right. i have heard both songs, and absolutely love them. Which has made me extremely excited for this record. I just didn't want to get so pumped, then have the rest of the songs be boring as shit like DITWLIAP.

Originally Posted by Drew Beringer

I personally think that this album has everything that you love about Anberlin, and fans new and old will love it.

Drew, thank you very much. That is all i needed to hear.

All right, I'm ready to hear it now.

Originally Posted by mvacare23

Right. i have heard both songs, and absolutely love them. Which has made me extremely excited for this record. I just didn't want to get so pumped, then have the rest of the songs be boring as shit like DITWLIAP.

I am sure the staff's excitement is a testament to the fact they are not making an album like it this time around. The band even said it was their moodiest album and they did not want to do that on vital.

Stoked

the band also said DITWLIAP was their best material ever written before it was released. SO you can pretty much wash out their statements altogether regarding any album they make. With that being said, this does sound super promising so far...

Originally Posted by Searos

I am sure the staff's excitement is a testament to the fact they are not making an album like it this time around. The band even said it was their moodiest album and they did not want to do that on vital.

meant to quote with this with my statement above.

Sooooooooooooo pumped. Need to hear more songs now.

Originally Posted by Buscemi Knows Best

Haven't paid too much attention to this band since Cities... and what I've heard so far from this album beats that for me.

I'm back baby! - George Costanza

October 16th couldn't be further away...