Sweden is well known for its thriving heavy metal scene and has spawned some
heavy metal scene and has spawned some
heavy metal scene and has spawned some of the most successful bands in the
of the most successful bands in the
of the most successful bands in the genre hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome
genre hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome
genre hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Amon Amarth about their
speaking with Amon Amarth about their
speaking with Amon Amarth about their native country and scene
coming from Sweden you come from a very
coming from Sweden you come from a very healthy metal scene how do you feel that
healthy metal scene how do you feel that
healthy metal scene how do you feel that you fit in stand out from that scene I
you fit in stand out from that scene I
you fit in stand out from that scene I would say probably both
would say probably both
would say probably both anyway we tried to stand out in the past
anyway we tried to stand out in the past
anyway we tried to stand out in the past we definitely did not fit in in Sweden
we definitely did not fit in in Sweden
we definitely did not fit in in Sweden not a lot of people cared about Amon
not a lot of people cared about Amon
not a lot of people cared about Amon Amarth I think it has changed partly
Amarth I think it has changed partly
Amarth I think it has changed partly because we’ve gained more popularity in
because we’ve gained more popularity in
because we’ve gained more popularity in Sweden than we’ve had in like ever also
Sweden than we’ve had in like ever also
Sweden than we’ve had in like ever also we’ve gained the respect of a lot of
we’ve gained the respect of a lot of
we’ve gained the respect of a lot of like older bands in the Stockholm area
why do you think the scene is thriving
why do you think the scene is thriving and has thrived so much there’s a lot of
and has thrived so much there’s a lot of
and has thrived so much there’s a lot of talented musicians as we know I guess
talented musicians as we know I guess
talented musicians as we know I guess there’s a there are many reasons for it
there’s a there are many reasons for it
there’s a there are many reasons for it but for one when we started out for
but for one when we started out for
but for one when we started out for instance it was quite easy to get you
instance it was quite easy to get you
instance it was quite easy to get you know rehearsal places and stuff like
know rehearsal places and stuff like
know rehearsal places and stuff like that through the community you could
that through the community you could
that through the community you could rent a place very cheap could borrow
rent a place very cheap could borrow
rent a place very cheap could borrow equipment you can record demos we’re
equipment you can record demos we’re
equipment you can record demos we’re cheap and I think that’s one of the
cheap and I think that’s one of the
cheap and I think that’s one of the reasons why a lot of good bands coming
reasons why a lot of good bands coming
reasons why a lot of good bands coming out of Sweden because kids got the
out of Sweden because kids got the
out of Sweden because kids got the opportunity to start a band without
opportunity to start a band without
opportunity to start a band without having shit loads of money
it also helps like in Sweden if the one
it also helps like in Sweden if the one band that breaks through really big like
band that breaks through really big like
band that breaks through really big like for example when we were starting
for example when we were starting
for example when we were starting playing and tombed was a really great
playing and tombed was a really great
playing and tombed was a really great band and that helps to create all the
band and that helps to create all the
band and that helps to create all the new bands that want to be in their
new bands that want to be in their
new bands that want to be in their positions always need a pioneer always
positions always need a pioneer always
positions always need a pioneer always need to need to be that band that breaks
need to need to be that band that breaks
need to need to be that band that breaks through to a new market or opens a few
through to a new market or opens a few
through to a new market or opens a few doors and then the rest will fall and
doors and then the rest will fall and
doors and then the rest will fall and tune definitely what is one of those
tune definitely what is one of those
tune definitely what is one of those bands since we
do you like what’s coming out of there
do you like what’s coming out of there these days honestly I don’t follow the
these days honestly I don’t follow the
these days honestly I don’t follow the scene that much guess I am kind of
scene that much guess I am kind of
scene that much guess I am kind of boring that way
boring that way
boring that way thing is you sort of lose your hunger a
thing is you sort of lose your hunger a
thing is you sort of lose your hunger a little bit when you get older 18 just
little bit when you get older 18 just
little bit when you get older 18 just sucking or kind of music I was reading
sucking or kind of music I was reading
sucking or kind of music I was reading everything I was listening to everything
everything I was listening to everything
everything I was listening to everything and now I’ve just listened to my classic
and now I’ve just listened to my classic
and now I’ve just listened to my classic albums and every now and then you find a
albums and every now and then you find a
albums and every now and then you find a new band which is pretty funny but it
new band which is pretty funny but it
new band which is pretty funny but it just gets more and more rare scene is so
just gets more and more rare scene is so
just gets more and more rare scene is so full of new bands like everywhere and
full of new bands like everywhere and
full of new bands like everywhere and it’s hard to make a distinction and for
it’s hard to make a distinction and for
it’s hard to make a distinction and for someone who like me that doesn’t care
someone who like me that doesn’t care
someone who like me that doesn’t care for like MySpace or whatever it’s hard
for like MySpace or whatever it’s hard
for like MySpace or whatever it’s hard to keep track of everything back when we
to keep track of everything back when we
to keep track of everything back when we sort out it was tape trading you know
sort out it was tape trading you know
sort out it was tape trading you know you sent a demo out maybe get like a
you sent a demo out maybe get like a
you sent a demo out maybe get like a demo back and that’s how you discover
demo back and that’s how you discover
demo back and that’s how you discover new bands but these days it’s only like
new bands but these days it’s only like
new bands but these days it’s only like a mouse-click away and you can discover
a mouse-click away and you can discover
a mouse-click away and you can discover any band in the world but as good as
any band in the world but as good as
any band in the world but as good as that is it’s just too much it’s hard to
that is it’s just too much it’s hard to
that is it’s just too much it’s hard to find the reasons in the kid
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