Strapping Young Lad is a vehicle for me to be wild and extroverted and ridiculous. It gives me the chance to say, 'Look at me. I'm a heavy metal guy. I'm Rob Halford or Bruce Dickinson or whoever.'
As a vocalist, I can scream, and I've got a really good singing voice, but I can't do the really heavy vocals.
Essentially, 'Z2' ended up feeling the way that it should, but it was through a considerable amount of trial and error that it took to get there.
As a drummer, I'm rhythmically so disabled that it's hilarious.
As someone whose music is connected to his personal growth, I feel an obligation to follow this muse wherever it leads.
I'm doing this record called 'Epicloud.' Over the course of the full record, there's sort of new agey stuff, jazzy stuff, really heavy stuff. We basically cover the gamut.
