As a long time fan, I think it's great that the debut will receive a refresh to celebrate the ten year anniversary. I thought Michael's performance on the debut was good, but over the years he has proven time and time again that the band is stronger without him. He seems to me to need a decent filter on what he says.

I think Nik is a great singer and has a much more proficient style with a greater range so he should really bring something new to the recording.

As for recent songwriting, I disagree that things have gone downhill. It's always going to be hard to capture the spirit of the awesome debut and The Second Coming, but on their most recent album (Cardinal) you have Find My Way, Jericho and Unconditional - all of which rank in my all time list of favourite Curse songs.