The third album from swedish metal band Amaranthe has a kaleidoscopic sound!
Synth and guitars join and dance with the vocals...but if you want to know more about "Massive Addictive"...Olof Mörck (guitarist/keyboard player) and Elize Ryd (clean vocals) replied to our questions this way.
LFdM: Hi guys!
Thank you so much for this opportunity! So let's
start...
We know that Amaranthe has a very unique sound, how would you describe
your music to someone who had never heard the band before?
Olof: As you
say, it is hard to put the music in to words, so first of all I would urge that
person to listen to the music. But to try to express it in words; the music
combines different genres, everything from pop, metal, trance and so on has gone
into the mix.
It is a very modern style, and it is not bound by any genre in
our own minds.
LFdM: Everyone
of you come from different bands, how the idea of playing together was born?
Elize: Me
and Olof started to work on some vocal ideas, meanwhile Olof had an idea of
creating a project together with Jake. I got involved in the making of some
metal-ish tracks that I liked very much.
It all started there and later on we transformed
into what later became a band with three vocalists named Amaranthe.
LFdM: How do
the personalities of the various members mesh?
Olof: We all
come from different backgrounds, which creates an interesting dynamic and
chemistry. For the most part that is a very awesome thing, and I think the
music it self reflect the different aspects to our personalities.
LFdM: Your
band brings together three different types of voice, all equally intense and
expressive. How do you get to create a perfect harmony between them?
Elize: By
following our instincts. I have a feeling that we don't need to think a lot during
the making, it comes usually very natural. It's a great feeling knowing that we
don't have any limits when it comes to range or expression during the
songwriting process.
LFdM: This is also
definitely your most distinctive feature. How did you choose to follow this interpretative line?
Olof: A
part of it was coincidental - me and Jake brought in Elize as a guest, but when
we heard her voice in the music we felt it was an absolute perfect match, and
she became an essential part of the band. Andy got into the band in a similar
way, and there was the setup.
LFdM: Talking about
new album! "Massive Addictive" is more dynamic with some pop elements
and EBM beats, there is the willingness to push in this way in the further?
Olof: We don't
think about it too much. I think it is important an artist not to limit yourself
and think too much about the direction you are going. For us it comes more from
following our hearts, and 'MASSIVE ADDICTIVE' is the result of that instinct.
LFdM: What
are, in your opinion, the main differences between "Massive Addictive"
and your past ones?
Elize: It is
as it's spoken, more Massive. The sound and the idea was been updated. It's hopefully
a little bit more Addictive than the previous two. It's both catchier and
harder.
Olof: I
think this album is more different than 'The Nexus' was to 'Amaranthe'. We have
probably gotten more bolder as musicians and composers, and we are more
confident about our unique style. There are some completely new elements, such as
new keyboard sounds, new guitar tunings, different setups for the division of
vocal lines between the singers, and in general we are writing the vocal lines
a bit more playful and less restrictive.
LFdM: 'Drop
Dead Cynical' got 35.000 plays in the first day, how do you feel?
Olof: It is
pretty awesome! 'The Nexus' started off with around 12.500 hits, and 'Hunger'
with 8000 so needless to say it is quite the step up! There has also been some
really great response around the song live as well, and people are already singing
along to the song.
LFdM: Are
there any bands that influenced your work in a particular way, or gave you a
special inspiration from which to create your own sound?
Elize:
Many, But I would say everything from Avicii to Christina Aguilera.
Olof: For me personally, almost everything I
have listened to and liked, pretty much everything from Michael Jackson to
Soilwork.
LFdM: In
2012, in Denver, Elize was called to replace Anette Olzon during a Nightwish concert.
Can you tell us something about it?
What kind of experience was it?
Elize: It was
a rare experience, something very unpredictable. It's something I won't forget
in a good way, but on the other hand I almost wished that the conditions were different.
LFdM: What
are your upcoming tour plans?
Elize: We
are right now in North America on tour with WithinTemptation. After this we will
play at Loud Park in Japan. Then we fly to Mexico and then we are heading back
for a headlining tour in North America.
Olof: Plus
Russia and Czech Republic and some shows back home in Sweden, and that is pretty
much this year. We will absolutely tour Europe again as soon as possible!
LFdM: Oh well, we hope to see you in Italy!
Massive Addictive Track list:
01. Dynamite
02. Drop Dead Cynical
03. Trinity
04. Massive Addictive
05. Digital World
06. True
07. Unreal
08. Over and Done
09. Danger Zone
10. Skyline
11. An Ordinary Abnormality
12. Exhale
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