Yes bands should experiment with different things. However, during this experimentation they should try to actually still sound like who they are. This album feels very disjointed and a bit bizzare considering we haven't heard much from them in years. I have tickets to go see them in July of 2023 and of course I'm still very excited but this just doesn't cut it for me. People giving it 5/5 what are you listening to? I'll give it some more listens to see if it'll grow on me but right now it just feels like a huge let down.