You’ve been releasing music on your Patreon for the past couple of years. Was it always the plan after leaving Delain to continue as a solo artist?
“When I started releasing music on Patreon, there was no talk of the band breaking up yet [in 2021, Delain’s lineup dissolved, leaving only keyboardist Martijn Westerholt]. I had these songs that were so different from Delain, and I wanted to have a place for them.