I've been playing the crap out of (almost typed "outta" - don't want to anger the spelling police! ) the new album - I'm expecting my iPod hard drive to die any day now from me playing "Ties That Bind" over and over... and over and over.

I was not initially interested in getting the album, and I got to really dislike Creed, and Alter Bridge's first album sounds like more of the same to me... But the new one definitely sounds like a different band, and is heavy enough to consistently rock my face off.