CraigularB

Hi Wil, I was wondering how you deal with/respond to the people that criticize you for being on The Big Bang Theory? I know Reddit's opinion of the show in general is fairly low so I imagine a lot of the criticism would be centered here, but I'm just curious about what you say to people who do try to tear you down for being on the show.

On an unrelated note, what's your brewing process and favorite beer you've ever created yourself?

Keep up the good work :)

Hi Eric, you may not remember me but we corresponded a little in early 2006, right after the Paradise Lost shows at Pick-Staiger in Evanston, IL. I was the one that was mistakenly sent a recording of the show by the concert hall.

First, I wanted to thank you for your music. I've had the good fortune to play a number of your band pieces and I've listened to your other works as they've come out. It was a special treat to play a piece by you, and my senior year of high school we made the most of our performance of Godzilla Eats Las Vegas with Elvis costumes and an inflatable dinosaur that someone could get inside and move it around. I always look forward to playing your pieces and I can't wait to see and hear what you come up with next. So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for your wonderful music.

I do have a couple of questions, too!

• Is there anything in the pipeline for Paradise Lost? I've always loved the idea for the show and was wondering if you were planning on taking it further.

• Not sure if this is a touchy subject, but are your feelings on releasing the version of Sleep set to Robert Frost's poem still the same? Would it even be possible at this point?

• How long did it take you to get the master conducting tracks just the way you wanted it for the Virtual Choir project? Did you conduct to a recording or were you hearing the music in your head?

• Not really a question, but as a euphonium player I'm glad that you enjoy our sound (referring to your series of instrument memes you posted), and I love the parts you've written for us in your band pieces! :)

Thanks for doing this AMA, and I'm looking forward to seeing and hearing what you do in the future!

-Craig

Hi Brendon, thanks for coming back!

Nightmare was pretty cool, especially with the practical effects. How intentional was it to draw so many parallels to The Galaxy and Metalocalypse/Dethok in general?

I’m really digging the comic and I can’t wait for the next issue. After you finish up this series, can we expect to see more? And can we expect to see more shorts like Nightmare for Galaktikon tracks?

Love your work man, keep it up!

Hey Brendon, knockout job on the album. It's seriously awesome and I've had it on pretty much constantly since I got it. I have a few questions:

How did you flesh out the Galaktikon story for the comics? Was it something that was always there that you wanted to get out, or did that come after the album was released?

How do you decide what voice to use on what song? Is it driven by story and/or lyrics, by music, or something else?

Any chance we can get Doomstar back in print on vinyl, even unautographed? I missed out on that amazing album art and would love to have a copy.

Thanks! Looking forward to the rest of the Galaktikon issues and crossing my fingers for a tour!

• How often do you guys get back a completely mangled piece of equipment? Like it looks like someone ran it over several times after throwing it down a rocky cliff.

• How strict are you on the quality of your rental equipment?

• What qualifies an item for being retired out of circulation?

• What have you seen a lot of rental requests for recently?

You guys are awesome!