"This record is really about not just turning up the volume of the record and the music in general," he told Radio.com. "It's about turning up the crazy and turning up your wild side and turning up the 'you don't give a you-know-what.' It's all about doing everything 100 percent.

"That really was a good title for this record because it's amped up. It's in your face. It feels very much like it's on steroids." And, he added, "Lyrically, it's definitely my best work yet."

Thompson said when he sits down to make a record he's thinking about his fans and his live show. "Is this going to make people put a beer in the air and say, 'Hell, yeah!' and punch the person next to them?