He tells Australia's SYN 90.7:"It's definitely affected us creatively. We had to really pull together and stay focused on the music and the fact that there were so many different changes. I think in a lot of ways it's really helped us evolve.

"We've been fortunate to have incredible people that we played with, so this helps a lot. We've been able to create quality albums and have actually been evolving."

He continues: "We're in a very good phase, we're very strong and very well connected, along with label Nuclear Blast that's behind us, which helps tremendously. And I think it's gone in a way where it's helped us to stay focused, and try to forget all the drama that happens around this scene."