Thanks alot, that means a lot to me.
I have a couple of solos on the new cd, as per usual I kept them to a minimum because a.) I don't think I'm all that great at 'em, and b.) most of the time when writing these songs I don't really "feel" having a solo in them. I know lead guitar has gotten to be pretty popular again lately (which is awesome) but I just don't really like gratuitous soloing. When we write a song I will usually know instinctively whether or not a solo is really needed there.
Obviously I can't really give away too much yet but there's a solo in "When Desperation Fills The Void" on the upcoming cd, that I feel came out really good. It's one of those "emotional" solos like you mentioned and I think it's one of the better ones I've done, so I look forward to you guys hearing it and hopefully you'll like it.