I think a lot of bands get caught up in chasing perfection and forget it's all about producing a product for people to appreciate, I do this too and it's incredibly frustrating.
He's working on the new material, but his first album didn't make him exactly rich, and you just don't pull that kind of shit out of your ass. I understand Mäenpää's situation.
Although I REALLY like Toxic Grind Machine. I'm willing to throw him some grace because it's not a band that performs live, and I know how studio projects go .
But in all seriousness, I can't for the life of me figure out why a band would slag along, not just for a few months but for YEARS on releasing a proper album.
Yeah, I was gonna say Necrophagist as well.
Also one Marco Minneman Drum clinic I went to a friend asked him about a project him and Muhammed were gonna do. Supposed to be "like necrophagist but with more dynamics" but he said they gonna take their time with it.