Ultimately I want my metal in a bar and not an art gallery.

Basically every song on modern metal albums follows a formula and you get that formula in between one to three tracks.

I think Nouveau Gloaming is a classic black metal record and I would hate to be a band that kept trying to recapture the same essence, but failing, for the rest of its days.

I think when you have a band that are so separate and isolated then you have to know each others styles and characters quite well.

I do try to pay attention to new bands and what's happening within the scene. I try to make sure I give everything a listen - even if I loathe it.

There are many ways to portray darkness and evil and it isn't all in being mean and tough.

Bands are more willing to take risks and we don't need this big label over us anymore telling us what it means to sell records and get into magazines.