He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I am feeling like 10 albums in, the guitar is starting to become more of a struggle to write a song with than it used to be. They're up there — they're in my upper register vocally and they're in my upper difficult area. And as much as I say I'm in a rock band, I'm really metal fan more so than rock music in general. And then you're, like, 'PANTERA, now that's real metal,' or 'GOJIRA, that's metal.' The follow-up to 2021's "Niratias" marked CHEVELLE's first release through Alchemy Recordings following a long run with the Epic label.