I actually heard that Maynard became quite religious during the Lateralus album. That doesn't bother me as he doesn't sing about how much he loves god and such, despite a few lines.

A lot of people I have talked hate 10,000 days and I call them crazy. I agree, the fillers are a bit much, but the album from start to finish, is like listening to a story. Every song is a story and it is quite interesting lyric wise. He puts things in perspective and ways that make me think, "wow, I never thought of it THAT way." The music is genuis, pure talent loaded with polyrhythems which are impossible to translate and figure out.

I personally love their new stuff, I think it is amazing. I guess you have to be a musician to truely understand the complexity of their music.