After the last two albums i feared we would never hear the "Heavy" Korn again, and though you can hear and feel Head's absence in the overall sound (Take a look in the Mirror, the last "back to basics" album, had a extra layer of heaviness) - this is as good and as heavy an album as i can imagine the four piece band remaining could have produced.
The lead single "oildale" immediately grabs the attention with it's huge intro riff and furious vocals at the end. The subsequent songs keep the momentum going, a few stood out on the first listen but after several playings a lot of the vocals and riffs started to stick in my head.
Jonathan Davis is on his best form for some time and the band back him up excellently.
In Summary, any Korn fan who had given up hope of a return to their previous style will be extremely pleased and surprised with this album. My only wish is that somehow Head would come back to the band to rack up an even heavier sound!