I've heard the promo cd. It's outstanding. I really liked "Life is Killing Me" & "World Coming Down" but I have to say, "Dead Again" is arguable the best material Type O has created since "October Rust." It's got the slow haunting tones of "Haunted" and the more mellow stuff like "Burnt Flowers." Still, sometimes within the same song, it'll shift from that more mellow tone to an absolute balls-to-the-walls thrash that we remember from the early days with songs from "Slow Deep and Hard" & "Origin of Feces" and even before with Carnivore-esque stuff. And there's the punk stylings as well like in the title song, "Dead Again." Personally, I feel that this is an album that totally encompasses Type O's career. It's a very personal album. Peter Steele really dug deep on this one. He spent some time in the clink for "accidently punching some guy in the face 50 times." Also, there was the death of his mother and his good friend Dimebag Darrell and his battle with drug addiction. All this since "Life is Killing Me." Sonically, it's got the same classic Type O sound as always but it's also got some new tones. The song "These Three Things," that plays when you go to www.typeonegative.net, is like 14 minutes long. Seriously, it's epic. Just the range in that one song is unbelievable. The entire second half of that song has got a totally new kind of feel while still feeling very familiar. It is a must have for any Type O fan... or any rock fan, really. Type O Negative, while still maintaining their roots and what they're most known for, have become an honest 100% hard rock band. Call them what you will, but they are genuinely a great heavy-as-fuck rock band. So go buy the cd. Or at least pre-order it. It's totally worth it.

This is an AMAZING disc that, in my opinion, everybody should own. It's by far one of the most catchy brit rock/pop recordings of all time. It's not a heavy album in a traditional sense, but the way it's presented and the overall tone of the musicians and their voices makes it feel extremely heavy. Especially with the title track, "Leaders of the Free World." The songs range from slow and ambient to just good kickass dirty rock.