you heave heard how jesse is back in the band doing vocals, right? not to knock howard since he fronted the band most of their career now, but im excited to see what they come up with now.
a little practice is all it takes for most riffs anyway. i dont think your hatin either. metal in general is largely compromised of palm-muting anyways--not the hardest thing to do. doesnt mean metal sucks--i LOVE metal. and bands like KsE make it interesting =)