DT Interviews - Page 2

Kovenant84 · October 18th, 2007, 01:17 PM

Yeah, don't wait on that shit. I got my passport the day I had to leave for Canada earlier this summer due to bullshit with the Post Office. Very nearly missed the trip.

~kov.

Matse · November 18th, 2007, 07:43 AM

For those who haven't seen the link:
http://www.rockinvasion.de/
select Episode 5 -> Dark Tranquillity

I wish I could see those clips from the Summer Breeze festival.

MagSec4 · November 22nd, 2007, 09:09 PM

Kov: (Or anyone who might know) Can you get a passport renewed at any post office? You obviously were made to wait, but how long is it supposed to take?

Dark_Silence · February 15th, 2008, 10:48 AM

February 2007, from MTUK Metal 'Zine / Posted by Kutulu666

i added all the links in teh first post

DisplayofCharacter · February 15th, 2008, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dark_Silence

February 2007, from MTUK Metal 'Zine / Posted by Kutulu666

i added all the links in teh first post

I am done class for today, and very bored, so I read it. It was interesting, and not a bad interview at all. Some of the questions were unique, some were more standard fair, but generally it was entertaining. It seemed like Mikael was gracious (as he always seems). I'd say its worth a read if you have the time, as it is fairly long.

La Rocque · April 16th, 2008, 09:30 PM

Didn't know where to put this? I guess this thread is as good as any

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btzTc...wsitemID=95063

Cuthalion · April 18th, 2008, 04:01 AM

Haha, Martin B seems very drunk and happy

La Rocque · January 19th, 2010, 08:57 PM

Hi Dave,
Here is the interview I wrote you about
its from the magazine called Aardschok, number 1/2 januari/februari 2010.

"DT recently celebrated its 20th birthday with the release of a dvd of a full concert and a more than excellent documentary. A great moment to end it all? Not if it’s up to the singer Mikael Stanne. Ï don’t see this as the end of 20 years DT, but as the beginning of the next 20 years!”. The more than excellent debut album for the coming 20 years is called “We are the void” and will be released beginning 2010.

I’ve mentioned it more often in Aardschok: DT never disappoints. Each album is different, but always recognizable and –especially- always good. A good view of the history of the band is on the new dvd “Where death is most alive” and then especially in the documentary. Has all the looking back influenced the writing of the new album “We are the void”? Mikael Stanne doesn’t think so. “Anyway, not consciously. In any case it hasn’t tempted any of us to go back to our roots. Even stronger: we’ve laughed about the things we did when we just started the band. A few years ago we would have been embarrassed about it, but now that we’ve grown older, we see it more in perspective. We are very grateful of our carrier which we’ve had sofar. Our begin period has opened many doors for us, but if it had its influence on our writing proces? It might only have given us starting points for the songs, but certainly not more than that. We don’t want to live too much in the past. We’ve focused our view tightly on the future, although a bit of nostalgia was involved in making the documentary.”

DT doesn’t like speedy work. Also the writing of the 9th studio album has taken the necessary time. Almost 1,5 years, although during this period the dvd was made as well. Stanne: “While the other band members were writing the new music, I was busy with the new dvd, especially the documentary. I have to admit that these were stressful months. It was fun to do though, because whilst searching for old material I encountered all sorts of things I hadn’t actually ever viewed properly, like recordings of rehearsals from the period before our debut album.”

Like said before the result is good. Unlike most nonsense documentaries you’ll find often on metal dvd’s, the band members guide you through the places and people that have played an important role in the long road that DT has taken. The singer is happy with the compliment. “I myself am a great fan of dvd’s, but I have to agree with you that the documentaries usually lack any depth. Ours shows everything: from the worst at our begin years to our peak of last year; the live show in Milan which is included fully on this dvd. It absolutely is my favorite show up till now. We’ve mainly asked ourselves what we wanted to see when making this dvd. It had to be interesting for us.”

During the live show in Milan DT plays a noticeable amount of songs of the album “Fiction”, their best sold record ever. The main focus with “Fiction” was to no longer tried to put too many ideas into one song, but just write good, recognizable songs. An approach that is developed on “We are the void”, although the singer expresses that this album goes a lot further than the previous album. “We are the void” is not necessarily a reaction to “Fiction”, but a sequel to it. It is everything that “Fiction” was plus more. Not that we’ve talked about it, the songs were just made by themselves. That’s why it still sounds so familiar, even after the many roads we’ve taken. At one time one of us came with a radical new idea for a song, but when we worked on that song with all of us and each cook added its own ingredient, it quickly sounded pretty much like DT.”

Although “We are the void” reminds us somehow of its predecessor , it does sound a lot colder and more mean. The best example of this is the noticeable song “Arkhengelsk” admits Stanne. “That song does stand out amongst the others. We originally wrote it as an instrumental song, but started building on it further. The last weeks before the recording it has grown enormously. Even in the studio we’ve adjusted it, something we normally rarely do. It is a very cold, almost creepy song. That’s the only thing we did talk about beforehand: the whole album had to breathe a dark mood. We wanted to hold that feeling throughout the whole album. One has to really hear that this is our most serious album ever.”

Stanne is already focused on the next 20 years with his thoughts, but that doesn’t mean of course that the band hasn’t celebrated the jubilee. “We’ve organized a big party, with which we didn’t just celebrate the 20th jubilee, but also introduced the new album to the press and friends. We’ve also rented a cinema in our hometown in which we’ve shown the new dvd on a big screen. All in all it was a very successful day and a special feeling to be in this business for 20 years. Ultimately we were allowed to drink legally at our own party, haha.”

DT is now busy with some stand alone gigs, but according to Stanne we can expect a full European tour around February/March 2010 to set in the next 20 years."

Hugs

Maxim1110 · January 22nd, 2010, 03:35 AM

Here's another one with Mikael about WATV:
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-3...-Cape-Cod-Rock

DarksceneTom · February 24th, 2010, 12:45 PM

extensive interview with niklas sundin (in german & english)

http://www.darkscene.at/index.php?m=interview&i=156

El Yeti · February 24th, 2010, 02:43 PM

Nice interview! Though some of the questions were kind of dull.. and some others were kind of "asskissing"

but overall is quite good.

A couple of nice parts:

Quote:

Tell us a little bit about "Shadow In Your Blood" which is undoubtedly one of the best Dark Tranquillity songs of all time. This particular song sounds very modern, yet shows old-school qualities and has an incredible groove.

Niklas Sundin: Thanks! Not sure what to say about it. I wrote the music, and it's one of the songs that the other guys didn't really like very much at first but that got recorded anyway.

Payback time!

Quote:

Rate the following guitar players on a scale from 1 (breaks his fingers with a simple A Minor power chord) to 10 (guitar god) and add a brief statement to each of the mentioned individuals:

Niklas Sundin: Hey, a power chord can't be minor! Or major for that matter. I like songs, not guitarists. I honestly wouldn't be able to identify the players below in a blind test (maybe apart from Mikael, who clearly would suck),

The guy got busted on the A minor power chord! haha. And very funny that comment about Mikael skills hahaha.

Big time FAIL:

Quote:

"Monochromatic Stains" from "Projector"

Defiance · February 24th, 2010, 03:53 PM

AH HAHAHAHAHA funniest interview to D.T. ever!!! The interviewer was 'a bit' 'owned', but it was still a nice interview.

DarksceneTom · February 25th, 2010, 10:55 AM

....i still know "monochromatic stains" is from "Damage Done".

Sorry for the bad mistake. you know....it's been a lot of words, so you may not notice every mistake on your own. It's done now

Defiance · February 25th, 2010, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarksceneTom

....i still know "monochromatic stains" is from "Damage Done".

Sorry for the bad mistake. you know....it's been a lot of words, so you may not notice every mistake on your own. It's done now

Hey hey, machen Sie sich keine Sorgen, ja?

Again, it's one of the funniest interviews I've ever read

.

DarksceneTom · February 25th, 2010, 12:43 PM

thx a lot. "shamefaced"

watch our website for more extensive metal interviews (a lot of them in german and english)
check this link:

current interviews (While Heaven Wept, Shadow Gallery, Hearse, etc.
http://www.darkscene.at/index.php?m=interview

interview archive:
http://www.darkscene.at/index.php?m=s_archiv&c=1

October 18th, 2007, 01:17 PM	#26 (permalink)
Kovenant84 T-369 days Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: My kingdom, desolate Posts: 3,358	Yeah, don't wait on that shit. I got my passport the day I had to leave for Canada earlier this summer due to bullshit with the Post Office. Very nearly missed the trip. ~kov. __________________ Gave up my worries for one good thing. One year from now, dare I call you mine? What is wrong, not with the world, but me? http://xkcd.com/123/

November 18th, 2007, 07:43 AM	#27 (permalink)
Matse Custom User Title Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: where Awesomeness is most alive Posts: 882	For those who haven't seen the link: http://www.rockinvasion.de/ select Episode 5 -> Dark Tranquillity I wish I could see those clips from the Summer Breeze festival. __________________ J'adore hardcore.

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MagSec4 .:..::.: :.::..:. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Bogotá & New york Posts: 5,124	Kov: (Or anyone who might know) Can you get a passport renewed at any post office? You obviously were made to wait, but how long is it supposed to take? __________________ ..Nothing is as strong as gentleness Nothing is as gentle as real strength

February 15th, 2008, 10:48 AM	#29 (permalink)
Dark_Silence K ;) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 1,906	February 2007, from MTUK Metal 'Zine / Posted by Kutulu666 i added all the links in teh first post Last edited by Dark_Silence : February 15th, 2008 at 11:07 AM.

April 16th, 2008, 09:30 PM	#31 (permalink)
La Rocque I am that I am Join Date: May 2004 Location: doing time in the universal mind Posts: 4,544	Didn't know where to put this? I guess this thread is as good as any http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btzTc...wsitemID=95063 __________________ so she tells me ... it was like I was so smart that I was stupid I think she meant that even though I would say something that to me made perfect sense, a lot of times, people had no idea what I was talking about the line between the most brilliant genius on earth and the biggest fucking moron is who can tell them apart?

April 18th, 2008, 04:01 AM	#32 (permalink)
Cuthalion - Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ankh-Morpork Posts: 470	Haha, Martin B seems very drunk and happy

January 19th, 2010, 08:57 PM	#33 (permalink)
La Rocque I am that I am Join Date: May 2004 Location: doing time in the universal mind Posts: 4,544	Hi Dave, Here is the interview I wrote you about its from the magazine called Aardschok, number 1/2 januari/februari 2010. "DT recently celebrated its 20th birthday with the release of a dvd of a full concert and a more than excellent documentary. A great moment to end it all? Not if it’s up to the singer Mikael Stanne. Ï don’t see this as the end of 20 years DT, but as the beginning of the next 20 years!”. The more than excellent debut album for the coming 20 years is called “We are the void” and will be released beginning 2010. I’ve mentioned it more often in Aardschok: DT never disappoints. Each album is different, but always recognizable and –especially- always good. A good view of the history of the band is on the new dvd “Where death is most alive” and then especially in the documentary. Has all the looking back influenced the writing of the new album “We are the void”? Mikael Stanne doesn’t think so. “Anyway, not consciously. In any case it hasn’t tempted any of us to go back to our roots. Even stronger: we’ve laughed about the things we did when we just started the band. A few years ago we would have been embarrassed about it, but now that we’ve grown older, we see it more in perspective. We are very grateful of our carrier which we’ve had sofar. Our begin period has opened many doors for us, but if it had its influence on our writing proces? It might only have given us starting points for the songs, but certainly not more than that. We don’t want to live too much in the past. We’ve focused our view tightly on the future, although a bit of nostalgia was involved in making the documentary.” DT doesn’t like speedy work. Also the writing of the 9th studio album has taken the necessary time. Almost 1,5 years, although during this period the dvd was made as well. Stanne: “While the other band members were writing the new music, I was busy with the new dvd, especially the documentary. I have to admit that these were stressful months. It was fun to do though, because whilst searching for old material I encountered all sorts of things I hadn’t actually ever viewed properly, like recordings of rehearsals from the period before our debut album.” Like said before the result is good. Unlike most nonsense documentaries you’ll find often on metal dvd’s, the band members guide you through the places and people that have played an important role in the long road that DT has taken. The singer is happy with the compliment. “I myself am a great fan of dvd’s, but I have to agree with you that the documentaries usually lack any depth. Ours shows everything: from the worst at our begin years to our peak of last year; the live show in Milan which is included fully on this dvd. It absolutely is my favorite show up till now. We’ve mainly asked ourselves what we wanted to see when making this dvd. It had to be interesting for us.” During the live show in Milan DT plays a noticeable amount of songs of the album “Fiction”, their best sold record ever. The main focus with “Fiction” was to no longer tried to put too many ideas into one song, but just write good, recognizable songs. An approach that is developed on “We are the void”, although the singer expresses that this album goes a lot further than the previous album. “We are the void” is not necessarily a reaction to “Fiction”, but a sequel to it. It is everything that “Fiction” was plus more. Not that we’ve talked about it, the songs were just made by themselves. That’s why it still sounds so familiar, even after the many roads we’ve taken. At one time one of us came with a radical new idea for a song, but when we worked on that song with all of us and each cook added its own ingredient, it quickly sounded pretty much like DT.” Although “We are the void” reminds us somehow of its predecessor , it does sound a lot colder and more mean. The best example of this is the noticeable song “Arkhengelsk” admits Stanne. “That song does stand out amongst the others. We originally wrote it as an instrumental song, but started building on it further. The last weeks before the recording it has grown enormously. Even in the studio we’ve adjusted it, something we normally rarely do. It is a very cold, almost creepy song. That’s the only thing we did talk about beforehand: the whole album had to breathe a dark mood. We wanted to hold that feeling throughout the whole album. One has to really hear that this is our most serious album ever.” Stanne is already focused on the next 20 years with his thoughts, but that doesn’t mean of course that the band hasn’t celebrated the jubilee. “We’ve organized a big party, with which we didn’t just celebrate the 20th jubilee, but also introduced the new album to the press and friends. We’ve also rented a cinema in our hometown in which we’ve shown the new dvd on a big screen. All in all it was a very successful day and a special feeling to be in this business for 20 years. Ultimately we were allowed to drink legally at our own party, haha.” DT is now busy with some stand alone gigs, but according to Stanne we can expect a full European tour around February/March 2010 to set in the next 20 years." Hugs __________________ so she tells me ... it was like I was so smart that I was stupid I think she meant that even though I would say something that to me made perfect sense, a lot of times, people had no idea what I was talking about the line between the most brilliant genius on earth and the biggest fucking moron is who can tell them apart?

January 22nd, 2010, 03:35 AM	#34 (permalink)
Maxim1110 Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Eindhoven, the Netherlands Posts: 63	Here's another one with Mikael about WATV: http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-3...-Cape-Cod-Rock

February 24th, 2010, 12:45 PM	#35 (permalink)
DarksceneTom Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Austria Posts: 4	new Interview (german/english) extensive interview with niklas sundin (in german & english) http://www.darkscene.at/index.php?m=interview&i=156 Last edited by DarksceneTom : February 24th, 2010 at 12:53 PM. Reason: i did the review

February 24th, 2010, 03:53 PM	#37 (permalink)
Defiance 子連れ狼　 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: In a 'Supermassive Black Hole', or San José, Costa Rica Posts: 2,242	AH HAHAHAHAHA funniest interview to D.T. *ever*!!! The interviewer was 'a bit' 'owned', but it was still a nice interview. __________________ Walk, don't drive. My music collection! Added: D.T. OCEN EP (CD, CD with bad printing), Anvil TI13 signed, Arsis WRBG signed, Equilibrium TF. My pictures! If you can speak three languages you're trilingual. If you can speak two languages you're bilingual. If you can speak only one language you're a U.S. American. - Author Unknown Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes; and thanks to words, we have often sunk to the level of the demons. - Aldous Huxley

February 25th, 2010, 10:55 AM	#38 (permalink)
DarksceneTom Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Austria Posts: 4	sorry for the mistake... ....i still know "monochromatic stains" is from "Damage Done". Sorry for the bad mistake. you know....it's been a lot of words, so you may not notice every mistake on your own. It's done now

February 25th, 2010, 12:43 PM	#40 (permalink)
DarksceneTom Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Austria Posts: 4	thx a lot... thx a lot. "shamefaced" watch our website for more extensive metal interviews (a lot of them in german and english) check this link: current interviews (While Heaven Wept, Shadow Gallery, Hearse, etc. http://www.darkscene.at/index.php?m=interview interview archive: http://www.darkscene.at/index.php?m=s_archiv&c=1