"So here we are," writes Kerns on his blog. "Like prize fighters training and training for the fight of our lives. Now the big fight is upon us. We are lean. We are mean and we are, most assuredly, fighting machines."

"I have to admit that, conceptually, I felt that 'Apocalyptic Love' would be a tough act to follow, but I can say with all the confidence in the world that we are more than armed and ready," he continues. "Not only do I feel that the material surpasses 'Apocalyptic Love', I think we are ten times the band we were when that album was recorded."