Here's a review for the small number of people who may care:

My first impression of the album was that it sucked hard. The worst songs on it weren't as bad as the worst songs on The Empire Strikes First, but the good songs weren't nearly as good. The backing vocals and harmonies for which Bad Religion are renowned are more intricate and polished on this album than on any other they've released, but the album lacks any songs that stand out and grab you. Furthermore, Brooks Wackerman's drumming, which is by far Bad Religion's best musical asset, is sorrowfully under-emphasized on this record. It's kinda like what Rancid did after And Out Come the Wolves (which is like a bassist's Bible) where they moved Matt Freedman to the background of Life Won't Wait immediately after he spent an entire album dropping the phattest basslines ever. Brooks' drumming on Empire was ridiculous, and instead of fostering that talent and making it play a larger role in their songs, they reigned him in. On this album, he sounds like a slightly more talented Bobby Shayer.

Subsequently, I've listened to it about a dozen times over the last week and feel like it's their weakest one since they went back to Epitaph, but better than anything from their sans-Brett days except The Gray Race. There are definitely some bombs on this album (like "Prodigal Son," "Lost Pilgrim," and (I you not, there is actually a song with this le) "Fields of Mars"). The album lacks a central theme, one of the elements that made The Process of Belief and Empire so good. The guitar work on this album is very good, and the vocals are high-quality as always. Several songs have vintage Gurewitz solos (like "Grains of Wrath" and "New Dark Ages"), which is very refreshing since Empire was a step back in that department. The song which has been getting some burn on the radio is "Honest Goodbye," which is pretty pussy if you ask me, and not pussy in a good way like "Sorrow" or "Broken" were, but pussy in a bad way, like "A World Without Melody" and "Whisper in Time." I understand that Bad Religion has been very influential in breaking West Coast punk out of the I-IV-V-I monotony, and I appreciate that, but some of their forays into uncharted musical territory have been disastrous (e.g. "Boot Stamping on a Human Face Forever," "All Good Soliders"). This album doesn't spiral off into unlistenable bull too often (with the exception of "Fields of Mars," which sounds like a song that Greg wrote for Cold as the Clay but wasn't good enough to make the final cut). Bentley's bass-playing is mediocore, but that's to be expected.

As far a lyrical content goes, they've lost their edge a little bit. On Empire, they had the war and Bush to about, but after exhausting all that angst, they have reverted to general malaise for American culture, a la New America. There are some gimmicky sing-alongs like "Requiem" and "Dearly Beloved," but they aren't nearly as offensive as pure trash like "Raise Your Voice." The first half of the album is pretty solid, and the second half of the album is a steaming turd. My favorite songs so far are "Heroes and Martyrs," "New Dark Ages," and "Grains of Wrath," the last of which is pretty ing awesome...great lyrics and chorus, catchy melody and phat guitar solo, nice drum fills.

In the end, I wouldn't place New Maps of in the top tier of Bad Religion albums along with the Holy Trinity, Stranger Than Fiction, and Empire, and it's not as good as second-tier albums like Generator and Recipe for Hate, but it's certainly a lot better than New America or No Substance.