I just listened the album once... It was really good. indeed it made a statement about rock music, no doubt.
Even if I liked both ATS and LT (ATS>LT, in my opinion), this is a really good twist for the band. I was dissapointed about drawbar being so short, but it was a nice interlude into FM.
Is it just me or Mark the graves sounds a bit like blackout bridge (minus the scream and the electro stuff), like the part mike sings. It was weird at first, but it works okay.
Finally I must say I'm in love with War and A line in the sand... these were my favorite ones that weren't premiered before.