▁released ▁the ▁album ▁October ▁R ust ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁It ▁featured ▁a ▁more ▁multi - layer ed ▁and ▁mel od ic ▁sound ▁than ▁its ▁prede cess or , ▁though ▁it ▁retained ▁similar ▁lyr ical ▁them es . ▁Ste ele ▁p enn ed ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁material ▁on ▁October ▁R ust ▁while ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁tour ing , ▁though ▁he ▁had ▁conce ived ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁basic ▁musical ▁ideas ▁during ▁his ▁early - te ens . ▁Ste ele ▁designed ▁the ▁Vin land ▁flag ▁that ▁first ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁October ▁R ust ▁art work . ▁It ▁has ▁since ▁appeared ▁on ▁every ▁subsequent ▁release ▁by ▁the ▁band . ▁The ▁flag ▁en comp ass ed ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁Ste ele ' s ▁interests , ▁political ▁belief s ▁and ▁his ▁her itage . ▁Ste ele ▁based ▁the ▁design ▁on ▁a ▁Nord ic ▁cross ▁flag ▁that ▁incorpor ates ▁his ▁favorite ▁colors . ▁The ▁concept ▁of ▁Vin land ▁is ▁also ▁referred ▁to ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁track ▁" The ▁G lor ious ▁Liber ation ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Techn ocr atic ▁Republic ▁of ▁Vin land ▁by ▁the ▁Com b ined ▁Forces ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Territ ories ▁of ▁Europa ". ▁" My ▁Girl friend ' s ▁Girl friend " ▁is ▁a ▁tale ▁about ▁a ▁m én age ▁à ▁trois ▁that ▁Ste ele ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁few ▁true ▁life ▁experiences . ▁The ▁song ▁" Green ▁Man " ▁had ▁two ▁mean ings ▁for ▁Ste ele ; ▁it ▁is ▁written ▁about ▁the ▁C elt ic ▁emb od