For three days, I replaced all my demo vocals and scratch piano tracks and we mixed it and it was done. I remember coming out west and it renewed my interest in some of these other cultures that existed before we ever “discovered” this side of the country. In no part of it, say, for maybe the week where I was forcing myself to investigate Randall's claim that I should sing on it, it never felt like I was working. They have to own a little piece of real estate on a piece of paper. It’s not like here where you've only got a couple of generations max of moving it. One thing I did realize through writing them is that I have a certain rhythm. So, I got up and I just started improvising on a simple electronic setup and stumbled into these very simple piano chord progressions. It's become very it's kind of—I don’t know if whitewashed is the right word…. They’re not as sharp and jagged as this West Coast, more recent, volcanic stuff. Von Till: It started at my wife's parents’ house in North Germany. For Steve Von Till and his new album, No Wilderness Deep Enough, it is the latter. I've written poetry my entire adult life. Video: The Black Dahlia Murder’s Trevor Strnad Takes Us Inside His Home! It reminds me of my humanity. Sign up to receive the latest news, rumors and updates from Metal Sucks, We discuss the band's new album, Punching the Sky, why…, Follow us online for more news, rumors and updates from Metal Sucks. That was very much outside my comfort zone for both of these. I added analog synthesizers and started treating some of the digital sources with my analog gear in my home studio and over a period of spare time, it just kind of took shape in brief moments. I had to choose my career as a teacher and being in a DIY music lifestyle, which is very busy. Even from a self-centered perspective, not out of wanting to just do good, but just to be inspired by all that is good in the world. Steve Von Till - "Dreams of Trees" ... After a long career with metal heavy hitters Neurosis, it feels like a fresh product, and one definitely worth your time. The album comes paired with Von Till's debut book, "Harvestman: 23 Untitled Poems And Collected Lyrics", which is a collection of new poetry and lyrics from his solo career over the past 20 years. I think that's a really cool observation and I didn’t notice that until you said it. Sometimes they come out of nowhere and you can transcribe—like you're breaking some kind of code. Yet, Von Till grants the listener some hope with closer Wild Iron, leaving a final impression that this six-piece record is a dark yet beautiful story, having provided soul soothing and meaning. It's very colonial. I just feel grateful for the opportunity to tap into this once in a while—this reservoir of creativity. I felt so guilty stealing these two lines—the best lines from the poem—and it seemed like I just killed that poem because without those two lines, the poem sucks and now I can't use it.