What are your new expectations for the upcoming Metallica album?

I gave up on Metallica after St. Anger and started listening to real metal. But after reading some interviews of the band I think the next album is going to be a lot better. Kirk said that the music is sounding very similar to the first 5 albums and that they have "really fast and heavy songs". And this time they are actually going to put solos in the songs. I'm not going to get too excited about it, but I think they learned their lesson from St. Anger and are taking their time for this one (The release date is set for early 2008). I'm curious to hear your thoughts.