Dissection are the new death metal hope from Sweden! They have just released their great 7" E.P.! I hope you out there will buy a copy, 'cause this is death metal who it shall be! Screamy vocals and so on, damn good! I hope that this band will be big, they are worth that! Now to the interview we has done with Jon...
How does it feel to finally have your 7" out?
It feels great! I mean, this 7" E.P. was meant to be released a long time ago, so now it feels really fine to have it out. We actually received our copies yesterday.
What do you think of your first demo and does it sell well?
My opinion on our first demo, "The Grief Prophecy", is that I think it's boring. The sound is bad and so are the vocals! About the sales, we have sold over 300 copies, but then we stopped selling it. I hope the single will sell a bit more!
Are you great zine, Mega Mag, rest in peace, or?
You could say so, yes. Mega Mag is no more! It was years since I worked on it. It's pity, because the response on my second issue was excellent! I am still into the zine making, actually. I'm a contributor for a fanzine that Pelle of Satanized (black metal band from Strömstad) is doing, but I'm really too busy and lazy to run my own fanzine nowadays.
Have you some new tracks ready, tell us some titles, and when shall you record something new?
Yeah, we have about three new songs ready after the E..P, and probably we will enter the studio in January / February to record them for a new demo. Some titles: "Cold Winds", "The Somberlain", and a song with no name yet. They are for sure the best songs we have made so far.
What are your lyrics about, and what does people say when you has changed your vocal style from growly to screamy?
Our lyrics are about topics like darkness, the fall of God, death, grief, and the deepest evil in general. I find them pretty hellish. Singing with a screamy voice isn't something new for me. As you know, I used to sing like this in the old days with Dissection, so I found it is pretty normal to go back to the roots. Especially as I didn't like the way my vocals came out on the demo. Most people have told me that they like my voice on the 7" E.P.
Do you play live much nowadays?
Pretty much. We usually play live a couple of times every month. At least we have done that this autumn. I think it's great. We already have some gigs booked for the spring of 1992.
Tell us a story from some time you have been drunk.
I don't remember anything special at the moment, but when I drink I enjoy to be in a dark house with lots of obscure people, lots of beer and vodka, loud death metal, and lots of knifes cutting deep into my flesh...
Would you like to record your new stuff in Studio Sunlight?
I don't think so, because we live far away from Stockholm, and we have a great studio quite near (where we recorded our 7" E.P.), which is quite cheap also, so it would only be foolish to travel to Stockholm just to record three songs. Also, I'm not so fond of the sound most bands get when they record at Sunlight. We don't wanna sound like all the other fucking shit bands here in Sweden.
Do you think that the death metal trend has lay down a bit?
No! Death metal is more trend than ever.. Why do you think every 14-year-old kid is wearing Entombed t-shirts? (because they like them - Ed)
The playtime on your 7" are very short, are your new tracks longer?
Yes, the new songs are longer than the ones on "Into Infinite Obscurity", but what the fuck.. Not so much longer, about four minutes each or something.
Is it hard to be a original band like you are?
Thanks for the compliment. We have tried to create a sound of our own, but I think that there's many bands that are a lot more original than us. It isn't hard for us, this is the way we want to sound.
Which are your five best L.P.s?
Very hard question... Five albums that I really love are Slayer - "Reign in Blood", Venom - "Welcome to Hell", Mayhem - "Deathcrush", Black Sabbath - "Black Sabbath", and all Mercyful Fate / King Diamond releases...
Future plans and last comments?
To release a new demo or something like that! Thanks for the interview, Tomas. If anyone wants to buy our E.P., just send $5 (Europe) or $6 (elsewhere) to Corpse Grinder Records! No ripoff!! Support Putrefaction zine, for hell's sake!!
Thanx to you, Jon, for this interview. Order their great "Into Infinite Obscurity" E.P.!! It is a masterpiece of death metal!!! Write to Jon, ask also after some t-shirts, I think they will have some for sale!! Support this band!
Dissection
c/o Jon Nödtveidt
Slottsgatan 12
45200 Strömstad
Sweden