Yeah, immediately calling Zak up for a chat was the very definition of a no-brainer after the new Clawfinger album was announced - which is interesting, because their music, for all its direct impact, has nevertheless always been about using your brain. And shit, the pun is not even necessarily intended though they do have that kickass album called ‘Use Your Brain’.

But yeah, eighteen long years (where does time go?!) after ‘Life Will Kill You’, the Swedes are back with a new record, the recently announced ‘Before We All Die’, to be released next February. In this awesome conversation, we discuss a lot of the album’s finer details, as well as Zak's and the band’s current motivations and inspirations, and the whole process that led to the new record. Tune in now!