I think there's a certain limit to the number of times you can raise hairs on the back of peoples' heads before it gets kind of saccharin.

In the past stories have been what tethers us to the world and they've made us who we are.

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

When you're trying to free yourself from a religion that has been ingrained in you since childhood, it's more like ripping out your veins and tendons.

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

Most every album - and especially metal albums these days - are made in a way that you can grow tired of them very easily: They're made to be dissected and played on radio, released as singles or stuck on at parties.

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