The Swedish group release ninth album (r)Evolution on September 1 via Nuclear Blast - their first recording since returning from a year-and-a-half hiatus.

The guitarist previously stated the album had "more quality songs than any we've done before" and reveals it's his love of making music that drives the band forward.

He tells Spotlight Report: "In Sweden, they sometimes take liberties with the translation of movie titles. When Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes came out in Swedish theatres, it was called Planet Of The Apes: (r)Evolution.

"For a long time I thought that was the original title. I realised when we had decided to use (r)Evolution, it was just the Swedish title, so it made it even better because it wasn't available to many people.

"It also has meaning for us. For me, it means an on-going revolution that we've had since 1993. There's been a revolution in heavy metal because in those days, heavy metal was uncool and not popular, so it's always been a battle for us."