I've only smelled a decant. To my nose, Lyric isn't terribly similar to Black Aoud. While they are both dark rose frags, the difference is the oud (or aoud) in the Montale.
This is a little off the topic, but i visited the Perfumes Raffy store in LA (also an online store) and they had Amouage mini spray bottle testers for sale. They're larger than most samples (3ml?) and milliliter-per-dollar, it works out to be cheaper than the full bottle. I bought "Epic" and gave it a generous test-drive.