This is what I've found:
Int.: Anders Friden is credited in the production notes. What role did he play in the recording of My Arms, Your Hearse?
The Almighty: He helped us out a bit, pushing REC and PLAY! He didn't contribute to anything else, really! He is a good friend of ours, and a good drinking partner. We just felt that everyone involved in the album deserved to be credited in the booklet.
Int.: My Arms, Your Hearse was originally advertised for release months earlier as Everything Dies... You realize how evil I consider Candlelight for torturing me like that? What caused the delay? Why the name change? Any truth to the rumor that is was because HATE PLOW was set to release their wretched piece of shit Everybody Dies near the same time and you didn't want people to confuse the two?
The Almighty: I saw an episode of the X-files, one of which was called Everything Dies, and I loved it, and I wanted the title for our new album. I broke the news to Lee of Candlelight, and he didn't like it! I was like "OK", I'll find another title. When I came up with MAYH he had apparently changed his mind, and I got the information that the ads for the album already were done. Shit! Well, we are used to that. The advertised Morningrise as Nectar at first, so it wasn't such a big deal for us, really. Actually, MAYH was taken from a lyric line by an obscure UK prog-act called COMUS.
(int's quote<I can NOT believe I have sullied an OPETH interview by mentioning HATE PLOW. Sorry.>)
The Almighty: I heard of that as well, and it made me more positive about my decision. Don't know about the band though. No worries, mate!
Hope that helps, Moonlapse.
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Luz.-