I have been listening to this album all day and i have to say its very good, not as excellent as their previous releases but still a fine album.
It has some great tracks which are purely Hive tracks, fast and brash with a strong voice. Just like before...
However there is an instrumental (A Stroll Through Hive Manor Corridors) and Puppet on a String which i found odd...
Tracks 11 and 14 are the ones to listen for...and 14 sounding very like another band...ill let you guess?
The single Tick Tick Boom is an obvious first choice as it sounds most like the older albums...
All in all a very good album....worth a look even if some critics are saying its nothing new and nothing but the same old same old...
As for me, I ignore that comment as many great bands have been doing this for years: You find a winning formula and stick to it!
Plain and simple... :)