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Here is a new interview done with Denmark's "Innsmouth" with their debut cd "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" through Crime Records a defintly good and varied release with some technical death metal thrash and anything else they want to combine a good release and worth checking out if your a fan of tech death metal with some thrashy influences.
Metal Regards
Patrick
fiendformetal@live.com
Interview with Thor Sejersen guitars for Innsmouth done by Patrick
1.Greetings Thor when did you first become interested in playing the guitars?Are you self taught or did you take lessons when first starting out?
Hello there.
I listened to Heavy Metal bands such as Metallica, Manowar and Alice Cooper when i was a kid, and then kinda forgot about it for several years. Then when i was around 14 years old, I rediscovered it all. I started listening to Metal all the time and became really interested in learning how to play the guitar. It was the song ”One” by Metallica that made me decide that i wanted to give it a try. I remember having no clue as to how they made music like that but I found it incredibly fascinating. The fast solo toward the end of ”One” totally blew me away, and i knew i had to learn how to play like that! I took lessons for the first two years learning all the basic stuff. After that i started learning from instructional videos by great players such as Vinnie Moore, Marty Friedman, Michael Angelo Batio, John Petrucci etc. I also took lessons in music theory throughout high school.
2.Who are some of your biggest influences/favorite guitarist?Do you currently play any other instruments?
Here are a couple of my favorite players from the top of my head: Paul Gilbert, George Bellas, Kiko Loureiro, Raphael Bittencourt, Michael Lee Firkins, Mattias Eklundh, Todd Duane, Herman Li, Sam Totman, Buckethead, Karl Logan, Andy Timmons, Vinnie Moore, Marty Friedman, Michael Angelo Batio, John Petrucci, Michael Romeo, Shawn Lane etc.
I can play the bass decently, but I dont consider myself a bassist.
3.Thor when did you first meet the other members of Innsmouth? How did you all come up with the name of the band?
We met each other in our teenage years through mutual friends. We shared a common interest in Heavy Metal music, so we became friends and stayed in contact. Throughout the years we have played in various bands in the danish underground metal scene, occasionally in the same bands. Back in 2006, Kim (vocals) and I had an idea of starting a Black Metal band. For various reasons, this band wasn't formed until december 2012. We then convinced Martin (bass) to join us. When we started writing the songs, we gradually changed our style into Death Metal. The name ”Innsmouth” comes from the H.P. Lovecraft novel ”The Shadow over Innsmouth”. We are inspired a great deal by his writings, and this is reflected in the lyrics. So we ended up using ”Innsmouth” as our bandname since it relates to our lyrics, and because we went for a Lovecraftian mood in our lyrics.
4. Innsmouth is getting ready to release their debut cd "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" through Crime records.How long did it take the band to write the music for the songs?
I had written rough forms of three of the songs back in 2010. I presented them to the other guys and they liked them. I then reworked those songs and made the song structures better. This process as well as writing the other five songs on the album took four months.
5.Does the whole band work on the music or does one or two members usually write everything?For the readers who have never heard Innsmouth's music how would you describe the sound?
Usually I write the songs and most of the material. Martin and Kim contribute music and lyrics, and then I try to shape songs out of their input or incorporate it into the songs that I am writing. All in all, the final structure of each song is something that I take care off, even though the other guys can at anytime say if they want something to be changed.
I would describe our sound as surprising, unique, disturbing, eerie, impressive, brutal and unpredictable. If you like metal with lots of twists and turns, then you will like us.
6.Who usually writes the lyrics for the band where do you all draw inspiration for them?
I write the majority of the lyrics. I find inspiration in the writings of authors such as H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen King. I also find inspiration in various movies, mostly horror movies. I keep a document where i write down all the cool words and themes that I come across. I then later incorporate stuff from this document in the lyrics that I write. Kim also contributes lyrics. He sends me his lyrics online, I look at what he writes and then I try to figure out where his lyrics will fit.
7.Does Innsmouth play "live" very often or do you prefer to work in the studio?Who are some bands Innsmouth have shared the stage with?
Innsmouth haven't played live yet. We did however use to play live in other bands when we were younger. We have all shared the stage with a great danish band called 100 Knives Inside that sadly disbanded. Kim's former band shared stage with bands such as Mercenary, Bibleblack and Pretty Maids.
8.Are their any tours/shows coming up for the new release "The Shadow Over Innsmouth"? If yes where are some countries/places the band will be playing? If you could set up a dream tour who are some bands{past or present} you would like to share the stage with?
Innsmouth will not be playing live anytime soon. The initial idea of the band was to write, record and release great music. This remains our plan as for now. We are already in the writing process for our next album.
Some bands that I would like to share stage with would be bands like: Manowar, Metallica, Megadeth, Dream Theater, Children of Bodom, Cannibal Corpse, Rhapsody of Fire and many others!
9.Innsmouth comes out of the Denmark metal scene what is your opinion of Denmark's metal scene?
The Danish Metal Scene is somewhat diverse. There are all kinds of bands representing various sub-genres. So whatever sub-genre you are into, you can usually find some bands playing that particular style.
10.Who are some of your all time favorite bands from Denmark? Are their any new bands you feel the readers should check out?
My all time favorite band from Denmark is ”Beyond Twilight”. The band is usually considered danish despite only having two danish members. This is probably due to the fact that the mastermind and composer behind the band, Finn Zierler is a dane. They only released three albums before disbanding, which is a shame, but those three albums means a lot to me, and are totally unique.
King Diamond have also made a multitude of great albums with amazing guitar shredding on all of them! My favorite King Diamond albums would probably be ”Abigail” and ”Them”.
11.What does the term Underground Metal mean to you?
To me, Underground Metal is a term describing metal bands and musicians that aren't getting exposed to the masses.
12.Thor are you or any of the members of Innsmouth currently working with side bands or projects?
I am working on my solo project. It is gonna be in the style of the 80´s style shred metal. I released a demo consisting of four tracks in this style back in 2010, and now I am working on a full length album.
13.When not working on band music or business what do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
I usually spend time with my girlfriend, practice guitar, listen to music, read books or watch movies.
14.Well we have reached the end of the interview thank you for taking the time to fill this out do you have any final words for the readers?
It has been my pleasure answering your questions. I would like to thank everyone who have supported us, everyone who buys our album, and everyone who supports music in general by buying albums instead of downloading them illegall
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