Sounds solid to me, IMO. Agree with the mixing though, depending on what equipment and audio settings you're listening with. 3 tracks I wouldn't immediately skip on a consistent basis, and if Reaper's chorus isn't as off-putting as it sounds from what I've heard live, that's 4 solid tracks. Two more and it beats The 2nd Law's entirely skip-worthy second half (sorry, but I need Matt's vocals in a Muse song).
None of these songs seem to have any build-up, other than Dead Inside, which I feel has less of one than Madness...an opinion that most here seem to disagree with me on. That, and less actual tracks (thus less chances for potentially golden songs), are the only factors I can see that would make this album worse than their last. Which I still liked.