Alex Lifeson has been hitting the interview circuit the past several weeks to promote the upcoming release of Envy of None's new album Stygian Wavz, due out in just 3 days from now on Friday, March 28th. This morning Forbes magazine posted their recent conversation with Lerxst, who talks extensively about the new album and his excitement surrounding the project. Here he describes how Stygian Wavz differs from the project's first album:

... "I think the first record was a little trippier, a little more atmospheric," Lifeson says. "Whereas Stygian Wavz is a more focused record. There's lots of funk on this record. There's heavy rock." He also points out that he played solos prominently on Stygian Wavz after he initially stayed away from doing them. "I don't want them to be misconstrued as just show-off stuff," explains Lifeson. "I believe solos have an integral part of the song and they need to reflect the song and they need to be in the service of the song." ...

You can read the entire interview online at this location.