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CHAINED TO HEAVY METAL!<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n


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\nMikael Dahl & Nico Adamsen \/ CRYSTAL EYES<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Interview By Kimmo Tattari \/ January 2009<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\nHailing from Sweden, Crystal Eyes have proubly carried the flag of traditional heavy metal well over a decade now. As the band just released their 6th album \u2018Chained\u2019, the main songwriter and guitarist Mikael Dahl and the vocalist Nico Adamsen visited the Steel Mill to talk about the new album, and heavy metal in general.<\/span><\/p>\n

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So, you guys have just released a new album called \u2019Chained\u2019. How\u2019s the response been so far?<\/p>\n

Mikael:<\/strong> The response is overwhelming both from the fans and the media. The main thing in the reviews is about the musical influences from bands like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Accept, Black Sabbath, Manowar etc. and that\u2019s exactly what I wanted to hear. It\u2019s not like we copy anything, but our aim has always been to sound like a unique mix of the great Metal bands from the eighties that we all grew up with. Every Crystal Eyes record has been one step back to the roots of Heavy Metal and our fans seem to just love that path.<\/p>\n

How was the writing process this time? I understood that on your earlier albums it\u2019s been Mikael\u2019s task only. Were the other members involved this time?<\/p>\n

Mikael:<\/strong> Since 1995, when Niclas Karlsson<\/strong> left, I\u2019ve been the only songwriter in the band. I\u2019ve written all songs on every Crystal Eyes record, and it\u2019s the same on \u2018Chained\u2019<\/em>. My very good friend Andreas G\u00f6tesson<\/strong> has helped me with the lyrics already since the beginning, but this is the first record where I have written all lyrics, except for one track where I got some help from Nico.<\/p>\n

I started to write the songs right after \u2018Dead City Dreaming\u2019<\/em>, and recorded demo versions of all tracks with my vocals. I had no certain direction in mind when composing or anything, as always I just wrote the songs as the melodies came into my head and I didn\u2019t have a clue how the album would sound in the end. I had about 14-15 songs finished or half-finished when it was time to start rehearsing for the new record.<\/p>\n

We had a vote inside the band and had some friends to help us out to choose the best songs. And 9 songs in 42 minutes seems to be a magic combination\u2026just like the good old LP \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

\u2018Chained\u2019 was Nico\u2019s second album with Crystal Eyes. Was it different to make this one compared to the \u2018Dead City Dreaming\u2019?<\/p>\n

Nico: <\/strong>Yes, for me, personally, the difference was that I sang a little bit more \u2018loose\u2019 on this one. I tried to take a clearer hard rock kind of approach to the singing, instead of the classic metal singing.<\/p>\n

The actual recording was the same as ‘Dead City Dreaming’<\/em>: 5 days of singing, 8 \u2013 9 hours a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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You\u2019ve been with the band since 2006, am I right? How did you end up being the frontman of Crystal Eyes?<\/p>\n

Nico:<\/strong> You\u2019re right. They auditioned for a singer and mentioned that the singer should be somewhere between Rob Halford<\/strong>, Bruce Dickinson<\/strong>, Ronnie James Dio<\/strong>, Eric Adams<\/strong> and Ralf<\/strong>\u2026 the guy from Primal Fear.<\/p>\n

Now, all those singers, except the guy from Primal Fear, are my favourite singers of all time, and that will never ever change! So, I sent a cassette tape with a live version of me singing a song from each singer. If I remember correctly, I sang \u2018Children Of The Damned\u2019<\/em>, \u2018Metal Gods\u2019<\/em>, \u2018Children Of The Sea\u2019<\/em>,\u2018Kill With Power\u2019<\/em> and \u2018Colony 13\u2019<\/em>. Apparently they liked it and I joined the band.<\/p>\n

Did you have an outside producer during the recording process of \u2018Chained\u2019?<\/p>\n

Mikael:<\/strong> I\u2019ve always been the producer of the music during the recordings. I was also responsible for mixing \u2018Vengeance Descending\u2019<\/em> and\u2018Confessions Of The Maker\u2019<\/em>, but the fact is that I hate to mix my own music. Before the recording of \u2018Dead City Dreamin\u2019<\/em> we felt it was time to get the sound we were looking for, and find a real professional to take care of the mixing. Fredrik Nordstr\u00f6m<\/strong> at Studio Fredman has made many great Heavy Metal mixes, so we got him for the job. He came to our own studio for one day to set the sound, and then we recorded everything on our own. After finishing the recording we took the material to Studio Fredman, where Fredrik did the final mix and the result is, of course, fantastic!<\/p>\n

You have also a new record company. What were the reasons behind this change, and how\u2019s the co-operation been with Metal Heaven?<\/p>\n

Mikael: <\/strong>Heavy Fidelity – which actually is my younger brother – had been our record company since 2002, and everything had worked just perfectly. But we came to a point where we felt it was time to take a step up, and that meant finding a bigger label. After sending out a demo with 5 new tracks to several record companies we got some offers, and Metal Heaven just felt right and offered the deal we were looking for. So far it\u2019s been working great, and I feel it was the perfect choice for us.<\/p>\n

In your band Nico is from Denmark, while the other members are from Sweden. Are there any difficulties due to this distance between the band members?<\/p>\n

Nico:<\/strong> Hmmm\u2026 yeah, it\u2019s not just going to the rehearsals every Thursday for me, because it\u2019s a 5-hour drive from Copenhagen to Gothenburg, so I have to rehearse by myself before every gig.<\/p>\n

How would you describe the Danish \u2018metal scene\u2019 nowadays compared to the Swedish one?<\/p>\n

Nico:<\/strong> The Swedes have always been two steps ahead of the Danes when it comes to metal. Well, music in general. It\u2019s like something they put in the water up there. They all seem to have a certain fondness of metal in Sweden. So I have always looked to Sweden when it comes to music.<\/p>\n

Some of my favourite new bands are Swedish, like Mustasch, In Flames, Opeth, Soilwork\u2026<\/p>\n

Judas Priest\u2019s music seems to be highly respected in Crystal Eyes. What are the bands, or musicians, that influence you the most?<\/p>\n

Nico: <\/strong>My influences come first and foremost from the British heavy metal from the 70\u2019s and the 80\u2019s: Sabbath, Maiden, Saxon, Mot\u00f6rhead and Priest (of course). And Kiss! I always find myself going back to those bands and to that era. As I mentioned, I like new bands as well, but the bands mentioned above will always be number one for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Could you tell something about your musical roots, for example about other bands or projects, past or present?<\/p>\n

Nico:<\/strong> I\u2019ve been playing in a lot of different bands through the years. At the moment I\u2019m also singing in a Danish band called Artillery.<\/p>\n

I remember Artillery quite well; still got the good old ‘By Inheritance’ vinyl in my shelf. What are the latest news from this camp? Should we expect more material from the Danish gunmen?<\/p>\n

Nico:<\/strong> Yes Artillery are hitting the studio in March. We\u00b4re using a local producer called S\u00f8ren Andersen<\/strong>. Hopefully the album will be out in the summer of 2009. We have a bunch of live shows lined on in 2009 in Europe. So far none of those shows are in England unfortunately, but we\u00b4re working on that.<\/p>\n

Do Crystal Eyes have any gigs, or maybe a tour, planned for next year?<\/p>\n

Mikael: <\/strong>Nothing is yet booked, but we\u2019re trying to get on next year\u2019s summer festivals all around Europe along with some gigs in spring. We\u2019re also trying to get on a tour as a support act for a bigger band, maybe Judas Priest is interested =)<\/p>\n

There are quite a lot of \u2018classic metal\u2019 bands around nowadays. How does Crystal Eyes deviate from all these other metal bands?<\/p>\n

Mikael:<\/strong> I think a lot of the new bands forget about the songs and the melodies which are the most important trade mark for Crystal Eyes. Too many bands seem to focus on being as Heavy as possible.<\/p>\n

What is your favourite Priest album, and track?<\/p>\n

Mikael:<\/strong> track: Victim Of Changes, album: Defenders Of The Faith<\/p>\n

Nico:<\/strong> track: Desert Plains. album: Screaming For Vengeance<\/p>\n

Your message to the Steel Mill readers?<\/p>\n

Mikael:<\/strong> Long Live Heavy Metal<\/p>\n

Nico:<\/strong> Thanx and keep banging!<\/p>\n

Crystal Eyes on the web:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

www.crystaleyes.net<\/a><\/p>\n

www.myspace.com\/crystaleyesfromsweden<\/a><\/p>\n

Artillery website:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

www.stutzer-music.com <\/a><\/p>\n

Read Millworker’s reviews:<\/span><\/strong>
\nCrystal Eyes – Chained<\/a> (2008)<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nWorld Of Black And Silver (1999)<\/p>\n

<\/strong>\u201cThe debut album shows a really hungry band, and the overall feeling is very \u2018happy\u2019. The fast songs are dominating the album and musically it\u2019s in the vein of German bands like Helloween, Gamma Ray, Running Wild, Heavens Gate, Scanner, Blind Guardian, Chroming Rose etc. with some influences from the British Heavy Metal scene from the eighties. Songs like \u2018Rage On The Sea\u2019, \u2018Extreme Paranoia\u2019 and \u2018Gods Of The World\u2019 are now our classics.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\nIn Silence They March (2000)<\/p>\n

<\/strong>\u201cA natural follow up to the debut with more mid-tempo tracks, darker melodies and an extremely evil cover made by Kristian W\u00e5hlin that would have looked great on LP. Stand out tracks are the fast hit \u2018Time Flight\u2019, the epic \u2018In Silence They March\u2019 and \u2018Witch Hunter\u2019 with its Black Sabbath riffs and melodies.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\nVengeance Descending (2003)<\/p>\n

<\/strong>\u201cThe first record with Stefan Svantesson on drums and the first to be recorded and mixed in Crystal Eyes\u2019 own studio. Guest vocals by Daniel Heiman (ex -Lost Horizon) on \u2018The Wizard\u2019s Apprentice\u2019 and Gerd Salewski (ex -Chroming Rose) on \u2018The Beast In Velvet\u2019. A very strong record full of hits with unforgettable melodies. Highlights include \u2018Highland Revenge\u2019, \u2018Child Of Rock\u2019 and \u2018The Wizard\u2019s Apprentice\u2019.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\nConfessions Of The Maker (2005)<\/p>\n

<\/strong>\u201cThe first record without me on lead vocals except on the ballad \u2018Silent Angel\u2019. Daniel Heiman did the rest of the job on this one, but only as a guest. A bit heavier production than on our previous records, and fewer fast songs. \u2018The Charioteer\u2019, \u2018Confessions Of The Maker\u2019 and \u2018The Terror\u2019 remain my personal favourites.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\nDead City Dreaming (2006)<\/p>\n

<\/strong>\u201cThis record welcomed our present singer Nico Adamsen, and the mix was made by Fredrik Nordstr\u00f6m in Studio Fredman. Our strongest songs so far, combined to the excellent vocals by Nico, took Crystal Eyes to the next level, and fans and media agreed that this is the right singer and this is the right sound. The songs are 100% pure Heavy Metal and some of the high-lights are \u2018Dead City Dreaming\u2019, \u2018Battlefield\u2019, \u2018Wall Of Stars\u2019 and \u2018The Halls Of Valhalla\u2019 (featuring me on vocals).\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\nChained (2008)<\/p>\n

<\/strong>\u201cA natural follow-up to \u2018Dead City Dreaming\u2019 with clear influences from the great eighties from bands like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Accept, Black Sabbath etc. The songs are more focused than ever, and there\u2019s not a weak second on the record. Fredrik Nordstr\u00f6m is once again responsible for a fantastic mix and this is the first record with Paul Pettersson on the guitar. Some great tracks to be mentioned are \u2018The Fire Of Hades\u2019, \u2018Waves Of War\u2019, \u2018Dying In The Rain\u2019, \u2018Shadow Rider\u2019 and the beautiful ballad \u2018Guardian\u2019 (featuring me again on vocals).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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