Sticking with the tangent, I actually picked up Absolution a few months back because someone was giving it away. There was actually one song on there I liked at first listen! More than I expected. I may give them more of a shot after all, although the theatrical histrionics and generic early 00's sounds still bug me like nobody's business.
It becomes less of an issue on their later albums, but I will say that a few of
Absolution's tracks have started to grow on me.