Everyone's attention span these days is limited to how long it takes to flick the iPod wheel on to the next song.

I don't think it's "true" to sit and play old school heavy metal just so that you can send it to Fenriz or get a pat on the back from the guys you admire and hang out with.

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.

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.

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.

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