Asked if Puscifer's sense of humor takes a back seat to make way for heavier themes on Money Shot, Keenan tells Rolling Stone: "I can see how someone would think that, but I see the humor all the way through it, even in the heavier tracks.

"On our earlier stuff, we completely separated it - Cuntry Boner over here, and then Indigo Children over here. Here, they've been integrated more. It's like a fine wine that's been ageing in a large cask for two years, instead of being right out of the press and into the bottle."

Keenan adds that he hopes the album will inspire some listeners to be better people. He says: "I feel like we really are far removed from social responsibility - and spiritual responsibility. So all you can really do is just try to be a better person every day, try to improve yourself every day, and your perspective on the world.