In a brand new and recently published interview by Lucem Fero's Welsh interviewer Anthony Morgan, Deathstars vocalist Andreas "Whiplasher Bernadotte" Bergh discusses why drummer Ole "Bone W Machine" Ohman couldn't participate in the group's European tour with Korn, how recording sessions for the group's third album "Deathglam" have developed, and the lyrical focus for the upcoming album. A few excerpts from the interview follow:
Lucem Fero: How is this tour (spring 2008 European tour with Korn and Flyleaf), and more specifically gaining a headline support slot with Korn, helping to raise Deathstars' profile within Europe?
Andreas "Whiplasher Bernadotte" Bergh: It's a different crowd than we usually have. A lot of the people attending tonight will be a totally new audience, so of course it helps the group to achieve more notoriety amongst music listeners.
Deathstars drummer “Bone W Machine” (Ole Ohman) couldn't participate in this tour, so can you reveal why?
He had to take care of his family back home, so that's why he couldn't join us. He's got a kid.
According to the group, “this album will start another chapter in Deathstars' history of vanity, darkness, blood and sleaze.” Can you tell me about that?
Yeah, it will; it'll just continue with the deathglam that we play. In terms of this new album's style, I think it's more Deathstars than ever. It's called "Deathglam".
You said the name of Deathstars third album is likely going to be "Deathglam", so what does that specific album title mean to you personally?
It's our music genre; that's what we call our music, and we always have called it that. For that reason, we thought it would be nice to call the album that.
You said that "Deathglam"'s style is more Deathstars than any of the group's previous albums, so would you say "Deathglam" is more refined and that you've learnt from past records in making it?
Yeah, of course. You learn a lot. We're digging deeper and deeper into the impression that we began with "Synthetic Generation", and we're achieving more and more freedom. We're breaking more and more away from Metal and things like, which is all we just played before. It makes "Deathglam" interesting.
You said that each Deathstars album documents an aspect of each group member's personal life, so what part of your life have you specifically contributed towards "Deathglam"? What does "Deathglam" say about you?
Well, I write all the material together with "Nightmare" (Emil "Nightmare Industries" Nodtveidt). It's all about the dark aspects, the negative sides. It's about the weaknesses you have which pull you down. You then use those weaknesses to overcome obstacles, and become stronger as a person. Therefore, it's all about weaknesses.
In the future, would you record in New York again?
I don't know - you never know.
It's probably easier just to stay home, and record in Sweden really.
Next time, I think we'll possibly rent a house in Spain or something. We'll just record everything there, and that would be the easiest I think. Within the group, everyone lives far away from each other.
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