How is "why did Alexi switch to Seymour Duncan" a damn good question?
The answer is obviously "because he wanted to, due to the sound of the blackouts compapred to his EMG HZ4" or something. He's not endorsed by EMG, he can use whatever pickup he wants, when he wants.
I can't believe some of the fucking dumbass questions asked in here. Basically:
"Alexi, are you getting worse at guitar? Or are you just being lazy?"
Wtf. Like someone's going to stand there and ask him that.