It's true that the new stuff isn't extremely different from the Dahlia era but it still lacks in nuance and variation. While Dahlia itself and Rusty nail had a very pop-ish undertone, they still had quite a deep layering - different style (and much less my cup of tea too...) but still quality songs.
Jade is catchy as hell with interesting vocals but the drum, the guitar, the bass are repetitive, bland, poor... and the other new songs I really don't like.
I'd kill for a proper remaster best of their Indies days haha... that will never happen but wouldn't that be awesome ? As for the rest, I prefer Blueblood, followed by Vanishing Vision closely and then 'the rest'.
As for bands that stood the test of time (very subjective) but I do find that Black Sabbath pulled off a pretty fuckin good album with 13 considering they are closing in their geriatric years, keeping their signature sound yet creating something new. Iron Maiden also have their distinctive sound but for the most part, they manage to bring something new to the table and at least decent. I don't have many more examples though hehe.