Larrikin666
Deadite
You're right, the new material (if we ever hear it) is on 7s.
Is the model in the pictures a bolt on neck? I thought the Xiphos was neck through?
He probably didn't like having to wait 6 months for a new Xiphos when the neck snapped on his last 7 string 27 fret. Bolt on neck means he doesn't have to worry about that.