For anyone that may question this leak, it sounds pretty legit. I'm up to "Unnatural Selection", and it is incredible. Of course, I can't say it's my favorite yet, since "Exogenesis" is still to come, but yeah. I'll give my full word on the album after I'm done listening to the whole album, but, so far, it's everything I wanted and more.

Last time I check, it's released with mixed bitrate so I didnt download it. I check now if proper rip is out or not.

Some more in-depth thoughts, now that I've listened to the album in full:

-- "Exogenesis", when paired together, will probably be my favorite song of 2009. It is, simply put, the most beautiful piece of music made this year.
-- There was only one song that I wasn't too high on, and that was "I Belong to You", though I have a feeling it will grow on me, and it will be one of the favorites of quite a few people.
-- "Guiding Light" was not GREAT, but, as the midway point for the album, it was awesome, and it's destined to be a hit at their concerts.
-- "Undisclosed Desires" should be a single today. It just SOUNDS like a hit song. Probably one of my favorites.
-- "Resistance" is incredible, and it reminds me of every reason why I love this band. One thing I will say is that this song, at certain points, sounds a LOT like the slow part of "Citizen Erased". Not that I'm complaining, though. The chorus in this song is my absolute favorite on the album.
-- "Unnatural Selection" would be my favorite on most other albums, and makes seven minutes feel like four. An absolute tour-de-force of a riff can be found here. Everything you may have heard about this song's riff is true.
-- "MK Ultra" has one of the coolest opening riffs. I can't adequately explain it, you need to listen to it for yourself.

I think it's pretty safe to say that this is my album of the year (. as if there was any doubt), and my initial experience with this album reminds me a lot of my initial Black Holes and Revelations experience. Considering that album is my favorite, ever, that's a pretty damn good comparison. As I was hopeful for, I'm starting to fall harder for the songs that left me a little colder than the others ("Guiding Light", "I Belong to You") with more listens. Just incredible.

Finally!

The Resistance is futile!!!

Listening right now .....

*listening*

I have it. Now its just a matter of listening. Can't wait to start.

I have it since yesterday but haven't had any time to listen to it.

Since I'm at work and can't download here, I'm checking out the exogenesis trilogy on youtube right now and wow this is SICK!!!

I'm not going to listen. I'm just going to surprise myself.

For some reason the first ten seconds of "Uprising" reminds me of "Keeps Gettin' Better".

I've always felt that way. But one is a masterpiece and the other is not.

agree. a masterpiece. i LOVE the instrumental. anyway, I'm still listening...

definitely one of the best albums of this year

my favorites are :

Unnatural Selection
MK Ultra
Undisclosed Desires (although sounds like a timbaland or britney spears' song)
Guiding Light ( Invincible 2.0)
I Belong To You/Mon Coeur S' ouvre A Toi
and Resistance it has to be single

Well, it's been around for a couple of days now, and, more importantly, it's streaming all over the place online! Surely, there's enough people here that have heard the album now that want to share their thoughts on the album.

Right?

"Undisclosed Desires" is amazing. One of the best songs of the year, no question about it.

First listen.

Uprising: 10/10
Resistance: 9.8/10
Undisclosed Desires: 10/10
United States Of Eurasia (+Collateral Damage): 10/10
Guiding Light: 8.8/10 (Starlight feeling, it will grow on me; the last minute is perfect)
Unnatural Selection: 10/10 (This NEEDS to get in Guitar Hero)
MK ULTRA: 8.3/10 (love the violin or w/e that instrument is)
I Belong To You (+ Mon Coeur S'Ouvre A Ta Voix): 10/10 (Love the french, Love the song, Love it all, I need to dedicate this)
Exogenesis (Overture): 6/10
Exogenesis (Cross Pollination): 6.5/10
Exogenesis (Redemption): 7.8/10

Ugh. I just don't like classical music, it's inevitable. That's why the Exogenesises got low scores. But otherwise the album is perfect.

Muse > Radiohead