I'm actually hoping that it doesn't leak. Wouldn't most of you rather hear the entirety of THP in the highest quality possible to make the experience that much more special? THP will be out on the 13th anyway, meaning that it will most certainly be uploaded to YouTube and other media sites. As for Final Masquerade, I've been successful in resisting listening to it. I already heard the first three released tracks and that's plenty for me. However, I'm thrilled that some have compared this to a RED song, as RED is currently my second favorite band. I have also seen so many comparisons to songs ranging from HT to LT, so this should be quite interesting!
That Chester scream I think is the last scream on Victimized, the instrumental has a layer which sounds like the start of 1stp klsr from Reanimation, I don't know about the rest of it but no I don't think those first 5 seconds are real.
Another big RED fan here! A very underrated band. They're in my top 3. #1 Skillet, #2 is LP, #3 is RED.
Skillet was my #1 for a while. I don't know the exact spot they sit with me now. I still like them though. I knew of them quite a while before they became big. At the moment, Collide, and Hey You, I Love Your Soul are my favorite albums by them. It's a shame, I'd think they would've sonically evolved far beyond what they do now. I don't know the exact interview, but John even admitted they were pressured, into doing things on Rise, that didn't feel benefitial to the album at all. I'd bet the same happened with the last two albums.
What does it sound like? There's not much said at all in reviews about the actual instrumentation of the song...
Mike raps in most of the song. Chester comes in throughout. I'm not good at comparing songs with other songs.