Should the Toadies ever come up in conversation (it could happen), there's a good chance all anyone would be talking about is the band's 2001 breakup — and that one song that everyone loved (it's called "Possum Kingdom," by the way).

But here's a fresh convo starter: the Toadies' new album.

To die-hard fans, it's already old news. But to the rest of the us, it's the kind of news that makes you go, "Uh, what? Didn't those guys break up in, like, 2001?"

The short story: They broke up, got back together (minus bassist Lisa Umbarger, whose departure from the band also prompted the breakup), changed record labels and released their latest album, "No Deliverance" last August.

Fans — and fellow Texans — went crazy, thrilled that the now all-male trio was back. Many even claimed that the band, which, back in the day, was already a pretty solid outfit, came back stronger and better than ever. We would say something more along these lines: Not much has changed, so if you like 1990s post-grunge rock that sounds just like it used to, the Toadies are your guys.

The Toadies stop at Pipeline Café tonight before heading to Maui to close their U.S. tour.

You should download "No Deliverance" if ...

1. You're a Toadies fan.

2. You suspect you might be a fan because you liked the "Possum Kingdom" single, but you were too young to really know.

3. You like angry — or at least seemingly angry — frontmen.

4. You like bands like Buckcherry, Lit, Olympia, Spacehog.

Don't bother with "No Deliverance" if ...

1. You love, love, love Chris Cornell — you're bound to think lead singer Vaden Todd Lewis' scream is just a poor replica of Cornell's.

2. You're easily annoyed by unrestrained guitar riffs that go on and on ... and on and on.

3. You don't like it when rock stars mispronounce words like "can't" ("cain't") and "gone" ("gawn").

4. You think Jewel was the best thing to happen to music in the '90s.

Don't expect ...

Any of the tracks to be another "Possum Kingdom." Where the 1994 hit song was melodic and catchy, the songs on "No Deliverance" are a frenzy of driving, grinding hard rock.

If you download only one track from "No Deliverance" ...

Download "Hell in High Water."

With "Possum Kingdom" on Guitar Hero II.