"It seems that the time has come for the band to consider what they are becoming and whether a fan base still exists that is willing to listen to their safer, watered down approach to music."

Sounds like they actually did: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rkjvv4edFEQ&ebc=ANyPxKonX6jHUCQObyERjRay8aG2X8AQkdWFnmR7NNr7GkrZzMlLe6WpQrNJ5jRUqtkxaPyYbamThHFAwsfiaNNsNtOPfuMEoQ