They're an awesome band and I love em, mostly cos I love both opera and metal (which most people cant seem to swallow, strangely). As melodramatic and experimental as they are something about them is just beautiful and electric. But the loss of Tarja is something that will hit them hard. I feel very sorry for their new singer as she is going to be put under intense pressure and scrutiny by fans to live up to Tarja's standards. I'll give her a listen but like you guys said it won't be the same.