Hey guys. I've been doing pretty good thanks. It's my pleasure, thanks for taking an interest in the band!

That's right. We actually released it on the 21^st of July and had our launch show last Saturday the 26^th of July. I'm actually still recovering from the launch show! It was a great night with some great Irish metal bands supporting us and we couldn't be happier with the reaction we received.

It feels great to finally get the record released. It's a culmination of a lot of hard work over the last number of years. We're really proud of it and it's definitely a milestone in the bands career.

The artwork was undertaken by Polish artist Bartek Siegieda (aka Splin). We gave him the tracks to listen to and the lyrics to read so he could come up with his own take on the record.
Splin envisioned an empire of clay golems. Born from clay and without water their mouths dry out and their voice of discontent is silenced. The queen has servants that regularly change wet bandages.
Beautiful skin and the ability to speak however doesn't come without a price – she can't move from her red chamber, distant from the crumbling empire outside.
All water is entirely assigned to the production of fresh clay, from which large pools of new servants are formed to serve her. In a way, the queen is just as enslaved as her servants and relies on them to keep her alive.

Our vocalist Padraig Croke likes to write from his own experiences. Since he's generally a positive person he felt it would be insincere to write from a more negative perspective. We're generally not angry people and I don't think metal always needs to be about aggression and discontent. People without a knowledge of the genre look at metal and think it's one dimensional. Like any other form of music it's a vechicle for us to express ourselves, both lyrically and musically.

It's not something I've given much thought to, personally. As long as the content is thought provoking and sincere then I'm a fan of the lyrical approach.

I've been enjoying The Faceless' album 'Autothesim' since it came out in 2012. I still haven't grown tired of that record. I also listen to the band Revocation quite regularly. It's so apparent how much thought has gone into the riffs and the structuring of the songs. That's something that really inspires me.

It's hard to choose one, as it changes from week to week. I supposed I'd have to go with 'Thought Replication' at the moment. I love the lyrical content and the change from minor to major riffing in the mid-section. It's always fun to play that song live, too.

At the moment we have some dates around Ireland lined up. Our immediate plan after that is to play some shows in the UK. We would love to head out on a North American tour at some stage. If things continue to go in the direction they're going then hopefully it will be a reality sooner rather than later.

We're definitely better musicians for having pushed ourselves musically and technically over the course of the writing process. It's certainly important for us to continue to challenge ourselves. Having said that, we're conscious of avoiding being technical for the sake of it, but we'll definitely push ourselves with our writing in the future.

We've been doing some writing here and there when we get the chance. We have one new track finished and a lot of ideas floating around. I'm eager to start working on some new material.

Heavy. Eclectic. Positive. Sincere. Metal. How's that? ha-ha

Our old guitarist Keith Carroll slept in a bush one night after being kicked out of a McDonalds early in the morning. That is something that will always stay with me!

I drink Coors light among many other cheap alternatives, Padraig and Brian enjoy Heiniken. Robb is a Guinness man and Kenn is a rum only kind of guy.