Chad T just posted a new blog to his myspace account, with some very interesting insights about the new album and the band as a whole. Here's the whole thing, copied and pasted:

OSLO, SLIGHTLY SHOCKING!

The crowds in Oslo the past two nights have been amazing. Great fans here who have supported our band for a very long time. Thank You!

There was an electrical spike or ground lift tonight that shocked the crap out of me during Shit Towne. It hurt like mad but all is well as I'm still breathing.

Were very pleased with the new version of Mystery, Daughtry kicked some butt and Ed was his usual stellar self.

Your kind, heartfelt reviews of Black Mountain have meant a ton to me. The personal sacrifices it has taken to get this album made were huge but it all seems worth while when your music connects the way this album has.

Interesting though, many of the early fans of the darker side of Live don't care for it, thankfully they can listen to Secret Samadhi and Throwing Copper until they go deaf or move on like we did. That's the beauty of recording albums, they live on forever.

The love, light and energy that I freely admit I'm addicted to is all over this album. It's bright and happy and true to our hearts. Its mostly about spreading positive energy in a world gone slightly mad with war and violence (its a pop album and we freely admit that). My job as an artist is to play in the free space not available to the brain. Otherwise what I'm saying is you can't think music, it just is.

The only other time I can recall such divided opinions on one of our albums was Throwing Copper. Yes, the early fans of Mental Jewelry went nuts when the bands sound continued to grow and change. That album went on to sell more than 10 million copies but I still get fan mail wanting us to sound more like Operation Spirit.

In the true spirit of a hardcore LIVE fan, which, I am; I too have had moments where I wasn't happy with the bands direction but my greatest lesson in life has been to lift my heels and let the music carry me in the right direction. Many others could learn from that process.

All my best goes out to each and every person that has supported my musical habit for 22 years, even those that don't quite get it.

Cheers,

CT