You never leave a band like DHG. There's very few who are insane enough to be a part of something like that and you just can't take it out of you that easily!

I don't want people to feel like they'd overdosed on too much candy.

I don't think there's anything remotely "new" or "experimental" about any modern metal bands.

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.

Before the 90s, black metal wasn't a selling tool [and didn't] have money behind it. Then it became a pop sensation. Now that the record industry has collapsed and started to rot, things are livening up a bit again.

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.

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