Ultimately I want my metal in a bar and not an art gallery.
I don't bring any ideology or barriers with me into my music.
I don't want people to feel like they'd overdosed on too much candy.
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.
I don't think there's anything remotely "new" or "experimental" about any modern metal bands.
In the past stories have been what tethers us to the world and they've made us who we are.