Firstly, thanks for the praise and stuff. No, this is not our "debut full-length", I don't consider it a proper album. It's a collection of... stuff.
Secondly, the split 7" turned into a split 10" and now a split 12" (long songs ya know...)
Thirdly, we are in NO RUSH with the full-length. It's done when it's done.
Fourthly (is that even a word?) the LP edition of E/U is out soon.
Black Winter Day said:
There are no synths on this album.
Oh but there are, there's the choir sample on "Blood, Fire, Death", only to stay true to Quorthon's original. Those aren't played but programmed. On the original material, however, there are no synths. Lots of people (like Marksveld, apparently... Hah!) think the intro to "Ändlös..." is a synth; it's an electric guitar through a bunch of effects. No keys or programming whatsoever involved.
Is it me or is the volume recording really low on the CD? I find myself having to turn it up pretty loud just to hear it at an acceptable level.
It's not that we're quiet, it's that everyone else is too loud. Fuck off today's ridiculous loud and undynamic masters is all I have to say to that. Maybe if you paired it up with your 80's CD releases of Megadeth and Maiden you wouldn't find it so quiet after all.
As a musician, it's all very hard, as you've recorded 1 or 2 demos, people expect you to do a full lenght debut in no time. And when recording, you notice you can't capture the same feeling that the demos had and have you to write everything (all new songs) for the debut, maybe use song or two from the demos, but it's hard. Nasheim is great, but how will the full lenght be? Don't rush with it.
I agree 100%. I have spoken to Blut & Eisen and NSP about this and they understand; I'd rather spend 5 years on an album and have it turn out fucking great (Sigrblot, Mayhem) than churn out two mediocre ones a year (not going to mention names *COUGH*Xasthur*COUGH*)
Also, might as well take this here: JUST came back home from the studio where we've finished tracking the Lethal 7". Mixing and mastering tomorrow (unfortunately I can't be there, so I bet Mike and Bob are going to secretly add all sorts of synths and techno beats when I'm gone.) Anyway, it will thrash some fucking ass. After this summer, I'm probably going to be forced to leave Lethal because I'm likely moving from Umeå.
