Chris Yates, Journalist

"Researching where to place mics, what mics to use. We wanted the record to sound like you were having that orchestral experience, sitting in a great sounding room.”

"At that time, the music was very confusing and there was a lot of things happening – things were not stable."

“I also think it’s reciprocated by the metal bands that make themselves very accessible. There’s no one I can think of who get recognised and run away or tell people to piss off; they always hang around and chat to fans."

“The funnest thing about recording and mixing yourself is just learning as you go; I learnt fuck-tons recording this album."

"Yeah, I was like oh fuck now I’ve got to write lyrics to this song because it’s Paul Kelly and I can’t fuck it up."

It’s a ridiculously hard album to describe in mere words, as the sounds themselves so rarely offer convenient comparisons.

"It’s equal parts excitement and nerves that comes with doing our biggest tour – but it’s cool and exciting and fun."

“I mean, people’s attention spans – people are just so fickle at the moment. You can release an album one week, and the next week someone else releases something and their attention goes straight to that."

Truly Cypress Hill are a proper institution of alternative music; may they keep their place there forever.