Were you deliberately going for a Classical angle with the inclusion of the instrumental, Intermezzo Liberté?
MICHAEL: I think that is part of metal. I think metal is the meeting of Classical music and hard rock/metal. I grew up listening to many bands that were experimenting with that style in the ’80s. I have always liked that. That instrumental is actually the guitar solo piece I was playing on our last heading tour. I just rearranged it. We have always had Neoclassical on the album. There are some bands that have too much of that. They are rooted in that style too much and become a little boring. For us, it is something we add as flavour. METALLIAN: Given how you are a veteran of the scene, where do you think metal is going as a music or sound? MICHAEL: Many things are called metal now that I wouldn’t necessarily consider metal. It is not my type of metal anyway. There is some confusion it seems. So many things are called metal now that I would not consider metal. Since metal has been almost dead in some territories, like in America, now everything is metal. I think there are some ingredie
