…opens with an acoustic medley that soon erupts via Niilo Sevänen’s roar, accompanied by a weeping guitar lead that is commonplace to the band’s trademark style. First single “White Christ” sprouts black metal roots within the pacing and guest vocal performance of Rotting Christ’s Sakis Tolis, to which adds a unique dimension. Don’t be fooled – this is unmistakably Insomnium, with rousing melodies being a key component, but with a different flavor….
…us if it goes on like this and then it can recover. In the end, everything comes to an end, including our world. We are only a small marginal note compared to the big picture. Dead Rhetoric: Choosing “Memories…a Raging River” as the first single was brilliant. It has all your hallmarks. What made it suitable for the first single from the new album? Horaz: Exactly, for this reason. A dense atmosphere, melancholic melodies and desperate screams, fas…
…that. Playing live is wonderful, connecting with the fans is important too. I would anticipate we will get to work on another album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCnTk6gfn4E Ice Age on Facebook…
…together with Ginevra, I couldn’t turn this down. Next up will be trying to write the next Ginevra album and work on album number three with Seventh Crystal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsngHNJreEc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LuqUcv45II Seventh Crystal on Facebook…
…stagger the releases a little bit. Those are the things I’m most involved with. I’m itching to get back out there and play live shows. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5xPbiMijpc Dreams of Gray on Bandcamp…
…ed much because we have a lot of guitar layers going on anyway. This extra composer helps, we have more vision. Jani is also an excellent vocalist, he helps a lot with the main clean vocals in the band. We quite rarely actually have three guys as guitarists in a live situation. Ville really can’t tour very much, his job at the university, he can’t really be away from there. That’s the reason why Jani was brought in the band in the first place. Now…
…think, why? If you know what I mean? I am struggling with it, but now what comes out, comes out. Dead Rhetoric: What’s on the horizon for Infinite & Divine or any other music-related activities that we can expect from each of you over the next year or so? Åkesson: Hopefully, we can get gigs and out to play. I have started working on tracks for the next album. Tezzi is in Venus 5 as you know, she’s much busier than I am. We will do a third Infinite…
…o a lot of underground metal back then – when you see these genres later becoming commercially exploited, it’s a little bit awkward. I would say anyway to really do what you have to say, what’s on your mind musically. Because if you stay true to yourself, you will not have any regrets later. Dead Rhetoric: What’s on the horizon for Xandria to support the record over the next twelve months? Are there hopefully plans in play for a return touring exp…
…ut, that I am looking forward to. It will take a lot of time, just to make things to connect more to the music. The soundtrack to your Middle Earth, sort of. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiH5FNKKcjQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaTI4XF8PAY Twilight Force on Facebook…
…ides that, nothing is really fixed. The situation in Belgium right now, it’s not easy to organize gigs. We are also trying to organize some things abroad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W92Gh4G5h8o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KdGZF9cdMs Elusion on Facebook…
…uple of gigs confirmed in Finland, and we are talking to some more bars and clubs. Try to be a part of more metal events around Finland. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RU0r-pxuVM Admire the Grim on Facebook…
…nor to jump on stage with them. At the moment Remina just has one show booked at the Stella Nomine Festival in Germany, let’s see what the future brings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVDPzwgGMcE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tbhfIOhGbw (EchO) on Facebook…
…It won’t be a long gap until you get new music from Screamer. We want to keep it at an album every two to two and a half years. I think that’s reasonable. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm8bK7sl-mY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arbwc6ook7Y Screamer on Facebook…
…/afternoon hours, so that the band could get stronger tour packages going as this is thoroughly engaging, exciting material that has viable commercial appeal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGDlZTvJplo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PjhX07dsIg Beyond the Black on Facebook…
…r fans. In the end, it’s a testimonial treasure to learn more about this King in this manner, properly positioning this group as an upper tier act globally. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWAue9LH0w4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUQIuI-nhic Arrayan Path on Facebook…
…far as music in the future – I don’t know what I will be listening to a few years from now. It will just as much as a surprise to me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG8P6RxPc48 Legendarium on Bandcamp…
…ing. We will do another tour in April/May, and festivals like Wacken, Bloodstock, Masters of Rock. I think I am not bored. (laughs). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3FHCUI0ULA Serenity on Facebook…
…where we can. There will be more singles released next year, and work on the third album has already started. We are pretty deep into that process as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsUryUofeyY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4UqozmoB1Y Induction on Facebook…
…Rudi Pell tour, solo shows around the world. I am busy straight through into 2024, and then around 2025 I may spend a little more time fishing. We’ll see. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oegZn6Zt4fM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9pJxLsOmmY Enemy Eyes on Facebook…
…here’s a lot that we can’t talk about yet, but if everything goes according to plan, we will be able to share some of that news sooner than you might think. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emHAIqQ_l_w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0INVpyGPNs Edge of Haze on Facebook…
…, it was a struggle last time, I changed computers, it slowed down the process. We will start earlier than seven years to work on the next set of material. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4f95uUe_nI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muJABcuJIYI Dragonland on Facebook…
…th their general, almost visceral reaction to these songs, and reading the comments online was pretty special. Gruesome is also the kind of band that a lot of people have come up and said, thank you for keeping this sound alive. Gruesome has been very rewarding. Playing with Malevolent Creation was great. I toured with Brett a bunch of times. I’m very humbled, grateful, and fortunate that I have been able to do the things I’ve been able to do. Har…
…where we can grow. We want to book more gigs, more festivals, maybe tour with another band as well. That’s our plan, and that’s pretty much every band’s plan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCsDWdUQA8E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPK9S9VYcWM Splintered Throne on Facebook…
…rd that will follow Human Mechanic. I am really looking forward to going out live and play this album. We will make the people love it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCxXpQfCmgQ Purpendicular on Facebook…
…ce as we have proved on Concealed Death and Tyrannicide, but the label support would be a massive opportunity we’d love to jump on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvi0AQvSdIg Asylum on Facebook…
…t results. As such, Killing for Pleasure Forever stands up well in the current melodic death metal climate, hopefully attracting a wider following globally. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL-wStdqQhw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvUIMFPGpHc Death Scythe on Facebook…
…rth of lessons with a guy, and come back later. Take advantage of having a community online. That’s another thing that is cool. Two years ago, I was teaching lessons the most, right when the pandemic started, all the tours got cancelled. I just taught lessons fully, figured out the internet fully, posted to YouTube, Instagram, pumped that up while we figure things out for the band. And then I got into doing Twitch, that’s another awesome place whe…
…n a while, not since King Diamond back in 1990. There is a lot of ground for us to turn, we have plenty to do and hopefully we get a chance to do it all. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFX8GnZPUEk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTr1qRnyQxo Toxik on Facebook…
…e want to do, who we want to do it with. Now I feel we have a plan, and the stuff you will hear from here on out is next level. We are super excited about it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOc0p-Vltjg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si5gfLpmU6E Farewell to Fear on Facebook…
…time. It’s full focus on Battering Ram. We are going to do some shows now in the summer. We have to produce some new songs and see where things can take us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3q6AjgeMis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZUAA0Q-FrA Battering Ram on Facebook…
