Interview: Joakim Broden (Sabaton)
The first thing that comes to my mind when I think of Sabaton is “Through the gates of hell as we make our way to heaven. Through the Nazi lines. Primo victoria!” but that’s not all that members of Sabaton have to say, as we can prove with the following interview with their singer Joakim Brodén.
Make the jump to read about beer, killing Germans and questions by an uninformed Dose of Metal writer.
Mirror, mirror on the wall…
Who’s the loudest of them all? Is it AC/DC? No, it’s not AC/DC. In fact, Justin Bieber is much louder than AC/DC.
What the fuck am I talking about? Loudness war. So yeah, take that fist you had pointed at me back. There’s a geeky event called Dynamic Range Day, and the guys behind it have took some of the most memorable (and/or simply loudest) albums, and made a little graph that shows how albums got progressively louder over the course of the past few decades (and I’d say musically worse, but who’s asking for my opinion).
Wondering who’s the first on the list? Well, click that “continue reading” button then. But trust me, you know.
Video of the Week: Ex Deo
One day, Kataklysm’s vocalist Maurizio Iacono, a Canadian of Italian heritage, probably thought “Hey, these Scandinavian guys sure have a sweet culture. They sing about it all the time. I can do that, too!” and he did. He started a side project called Ex Deo and wrote a concept album about Rome, called ‘Romulus’.
If you’re not familiar with Roman culture, definitely watch the video above, for the titletrack of the album, because it tells the story of Romulus and Remus. Definitely metal, I approve.
Party recommendation: Municipal Waste
Municipal Waste are a Thrash Metal band from Richmond, Virginia, that formed way back in 2001. I saw them live a few years back, in fact, it must have been about 3 or 4 now, and they were an absolute delight live. Translation; they knew how to fuck things up. And I mean that in a good way, not in a bad way like how Aaron Lewis of Staind forgets half his lyrics on stage. Or like how he forgets to write music that doesn’t suck.
Municipal Waste know how to write some good party Metal, as you can guess from the name of their 2007 album The Art of Partying, in which the song above is taken from. In fact, to tell the truth, I’m only posting this because I’m intoxicated right now. So blast Sadistic Magician, before I try to drunkenly try to seduce your dead cat or something.
If you’re sick of the usual party garbage, then Municipal Waste are a great alternative.
Interview: Dan Nelson
I’ve been a fan of Anthrax for a long time now and I supported them even after dumping bandmember after bandmember, but, like many others, I just got sick of the band handling their business that poorly after a while.
I’ve seen them live in 2009 when Dan Nelson was still in the band and he blew me away. Great stage presence, great vocals, the guy was a beast on that very day, so I looked forward to the upcoming album ‘Worship Music,’ but everyone knows what happened next.
Dan Nelson is not with Anthrax anymore but he’s still working hard and soon we’ll all be able to hear him do what he does best: sing like a motherfucker. But first, he gave an interview to your favorite website, Dose of Metal. Read it after the jump.
