“I think I’m going to take some time to myself and get back to practicing and work on some chops and beats outside of the heavy metal world. Just get back to basics and enjoy playing the drums and not having to do a gig every night, just getting back into the instrument. Sometimes I go home and hit the pads hard and others I just go and relax.” So says HATEBREED drummer Matt Byrne in an interview with the guys over at the Rhythm blog over at Music Radar.

In the interview, Matt tells the site about looking to work on the next album, how the tour was for the band and his set-up. “It depends on the size of the stage. Some nights I’ll strip it down to a five piece, others I’ll use the full double kick drum set-up, it all depends on how much space is up there. Every night is different for me. I never set up the entire eight-piece kit, I always knock a few pieces off. It doesn’t bother me.”

Read the full interview now AT THIS LOCATION.

Hatebreed’s current album ‘Hatebreed‘ is in stores now. Pick it up over at Play.com and iTunes.