I got the new issue of the biggest metal magazine in Sweden, Close-Up Magazine, in the mail today. Opeth interview!
(to sum it up; citations are not exact words)
About the new album: "The new album is perhaps not the heaviest, but most probably the darkest". "It is cynical and mean". The song "By the Pain I see in Others" inhabits a feeling of unease and evilness, "I have discovered that it is almost painful to listen to", says Mike.
About Damnation: "It is not a metal album, it is not even heavy metal. It has proggy influences with a common song structure: verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, verse, chorus, end and everything else you've heard about but never managed to pull yourself", says Peter.
Then they talk a bit about the strategic suicide they might commit by putting out this sort of album (First of all Deliverance in comparsion to BWP and then Damnation in comparsion to Deliverance). They compare themselves to Radiohead's "Kid A" which fans didn't like at all, after they put out the commercially acclaimed "OK Computer". "I am sure they were proud nevertheless", says Peter, "so will we be".
The Grammy Nomination:
"They were happy being nominated, but when attending to the gala, they were put down by the complete falseness from the other bands and the music community." "Its all a big show for the money".
The gig in Stockholm:
"Very nervous gig, they hadn't played in Stockholm since 1996". Mikes parents were there (for the first time I am guessing) since they missed them when they played at Studion in '96 because they played too early. They were able to catch Cradle of Filth a little bit later
/Peter Johansson
(to sum it up; citations are not exact words)
About the new album: "The new album is perhaps not the heaviest, but most probably the darkest". "It is cynical and mean". The song "By the Pain I see in Others" inhabits a feeling of unease and evilness, "I have discovered that it is almost painful to listen to", says Mike.
About Damnation: "It is not a metal album, it is not even heavy metal. It has proggy influences with a common song structure: verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, verse, chorus, end and everything else you've heard about but never managed to pull yourself", says Peter.
Then they talk a bit about the strategic suicide they might commit by putting out this sort of album (First of all Deliverance in comparsion to BWP and then Damnation in comparsion to Deliverance). They compare themselves to Radiohead's "Kid A" which fans didn't like at all, after they put out the commercially acclaimed "OK Computer". "I am sure they were proud nevertheless", says Peter, "so will we be".
The Grammy Nomination:
"They were happy being nominated, but when attending to the gala, they were put down by the complete falseness from the other bands and the music community." "Its all a big show for the money".
The gig in Stockholm:
"Very nervous gig, they hadn't played in Stockholm since 1996". Mikes parents were there (for the first time I am guessing) since they missed them when they played at Studion in '96 because they played too early. They were able to catch Cradle of Filth a little bit later
/Peter Johansson
