funny that you mention Load/Re-Load (which I actually kinda liked, and yeah, I know I'm in the minority here) because with those I got the same feeling as with Hardwired: could have been a killer album if you made it a single disc and took out the fillers. Too bad that they released two of the best songs (Moth into Flame and Atlas Rise) in advance and couldn't hold that level for longer stretches. Still a solid effort, but yeah, too long.
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