Metalizer

The first time in a metal studio

Our first real album and in many way the realization of a dream The only problem was that we had to wait 5 ears for it to be released!

To record and album in 2002 and have it released in 2007 was in many ways a strange experience. After Attero Dominatus this thing comes along with songs we have barely heard for 5 years and it was really strange to pick it up from there since neither the songs, the sound, or hte lyrics reflected where the band was at the time. It was fun as hell to bring the old songs on the road though and once we got the tour rolling everything that had seemed strange was gone.

In the beginning of the recording of this album we spent so much time doing retakes and making sure that everything was tight and correct in pitch that we had spent one week of studio time before we really got things rolling. We were young and really wanted everything to be perfect as if to convince the world that we were much better musicians than we really were. It even went so far as us listening to every take solo, trying to find mistakes in each others takes and that is never a good idea.

After about a week, I guess we realized that we’re not gonna fool anyone and once we got past that point, the recording became a very fun and exciting experience. It was after all the first time we were making a real album and had time to experimnet a little bit and try our new things compared to when we recorded our demos earlier and had no time at all.

The best thing about the recording of this album was that we really got to know each other as a musicians and got to discover each others, but mos importantly, our own strenghts and weaknesses. – Joakim

Why I hated red wine for five years

During the Metalizer recording I was so happy and satisfied because it was one of my biggest dreams to record a proper metal album. One of the things I still remember is that I was very nervous every song I recorded, and I wanted to celebrate when the album was done. Tommy Tägtgren said to us that he was a real champ of doing homemade wine. A couple of hours later we had bought the stuff for making the wine. When the album was done we had a really fun but quick ending party, because the wine was so strong but also very good tasting. I drank so much the first hour and I felt like the happiest man on earth. One or two (?) hours later I was on the toilet puking all night long and the day after and the day after that. Last year was the first tme I could drink red wine again and now I love it! But I have some distance to homemade alcohol nowadays.

Don’t drink Chateau de Abyss!! – Mullback

I agree with Mullback.

As Mullback mentioned, we had a party celebratin our first record with Tommy and his famous Cheateu de Abyss and it was not only he who rank a bit too much. I remember one tall brownhaired guitarist named Oskar ended sitting up in a chair with his forehad on the floor for hours looking like an ostrich. My night endend up in the toilet as well. – Rikard