I fucking hate this album. I don't understand. I like every other album Devin Townsend has ever made, all of them. But I hate this one.
It's missing something huge and there's nothing that can replace that. I can't even comprehend how other people like this album. I feel badly for saying this, but I just don't get it. Where's the atmosphere? Where's the psychotic craziness?
I listen to SYL for the chaos and insanity primarily, melody secondly. I don't think The New Black has much of either of this, really. To me it just feels like a bunch of…