In many ways it's easy to see Scarlet Dawn as a direct sequel to Neon Apocalypse. After all, a morning sky like that might well be something one would see after a nuclear attack. And, sure, the first song is called “Consequences”. But, really, it's an album about the dissolution of a relationship, and what happens afterwards. Can you still be friends? Is that even possible? Do you lose everything you'd made with this person? Not only that, but who is that person you're seeing in the mirror? Now you've got to get to know him (or her) again. And you may or may not like what you get to know. It's going to be a very difficult process, which is why the album is called “Scarlet Dawn”... “Red sky in the morning, sailor take warning...”

While not a concept album per se, thematically, lyrically, and visually it's my most cohesive. The songs all seem to fit together really well, too – it's not a jumble of many disparate styles. But that makes sense – I did this album in less than a year and to date it's still my quickest project.