Let’s start talking about your latest album, “A perfect mess”. It seems like you’ve stepped back to the atmosphere of your first album, I found it less dark and experimental than “Split Vision”. How did you conceive “A perfect mess” and what are the contents you have decided to put in it?
Well I think we just took Split Vision one step further and tried to write even better songs and we also tried to open up the sound a little bit, still kind of polished but at the same time a little bit rough. I think “A Perfect Mess” is more matured in a way and it really starts to sound as it does in my head.

Once again you have worked with Peter Tägtgren, who already produced “Split Vision”. How did you get to choose him, who is popular for producing bands like Dimmu Borgir, Immortal, Children of Bodom, that are not exactly sharing your same sound…?
Because we wanted it to sound more massive and we didn’t know who should produce Split Vision but our drummer Patrik came up whit Peter and we thought about it and that he has his project Pain and that involves pretty much melodies but at the same time heavy stuff so we choose him.
We send him our preproduction and he liked it and that’s also one of the reasons we choose him because he hadn’t done any rock stuff before and I think when the producer wants to do something (especially Peter) you don’t say no.
I’m really satisfied whit Split Vision but the latest is even better in my opinion. And of course it was a little bit strange that we choose a metal producer but that’s was one of the things that we thought was pretty cool.

However, you are offering a more commercial product, which anyhow shows your sound has improved and your way of playing is more mature. Are you happy with what you have achieved? Is there anything you would change?
Of course not, you don’t release a new album if you don’t think that it is your best. But of course things can always be better, next one is one step above.

Is there a song in “A perfect mess” that you consider as your real hit or you particularly love and why?
Well my personal favorite ( I usually don’t have ) is Part of me, and that because I really think I made a good song whit some rellay good melodies, and thats my passion!

Let me spend a couple of words for your version of “This corrosion”. The choice is not so expectable and I must say that among all the cover songs you have played this is probably the best one I’ve heard… tough sound, the perfect compromise between rock and dark. What’s the story behind that choice and who got the idea?
Thanks for the kind words! Well from the beginning it was ment that Jyrki 69 was going to guest on a cover for a bonus track. And when I sat in the car to the studio the first day Sisters of Mercy entered my mind. I have always liked them and when I told the others it actually came up that everybody in the band likes them so I thought about Jyrkis voice and the unexpectable that Maryslim would do a Sisters cover and it all went clear. Wy we choosed “This Corrosion is because it’s a relly good song and it is a hit and it’s kind of a synth based song and I thought that we could do a really cool rock/metal version. When we had recorded it it was still ment to be a bonus but when all the vocals was done it came clear to us that we actually should have it on the album and we aslo made a video, we where really pleased whit the results.

And now tell me how much you like Sisters of Mercy, let’s see whether you have a dark soul deep inside…
Ok I have already told you in the question before haven’t I haha? Well I can only speak for me but I have seen them live two times and I have all there albums so you could call me a medium fan hehe.

Last year you released the EP “My Time” which was meant to be a kind of “preview” for the new album. Why none of the songs on “My time” appears on “A perfect mess”?
It was actually meant to be another single for the Spilt album but we choose to release two songs which we recorded on the Split session but they didn’t make it and two covers and a video, so it was a release from Split Vision.

You have recently toured around Europe supporting The 69 Eyes. What kind of experience was it? How is the relationship with Jyrki and his band?
It has been really great, we have played for many people and it’s been a real good feedback to so we’re so glad for this tour, not a boring night on the whole trip.
Well the relation to Jyrki and 69 Eyes is really good because we’re friends and like each other. It almost felt like a little family on the tour haha.

How did the public respond to the new album so far?
Well the people we played for have embraced it I can say, I don’t know how the album has done in the stores though.

Everyone thinks of Sweden, or Scandinavia in general as a sort of Paradise. As far as my experience is concerned, the best feature of the Swedish scene is that all the bands share a certain friendship and the will to support and help one another. Do you think this is true? And what are the negative aspects of being a band in Sweden?
Well I agree there isn’t a competition between us but the negative side is that maybe it is to much good bands in this small country hehe.

Always about Sweden, there are so many bands coming from there and the craziest thing is that most of them are really good ones. I know this question is not really politically correct but…is there a band you think is overrated? And one band which has been overlooked and not achieved the success it deserved?
Yeah of course there is but It wouldn’t be polite sitting here and talk shit about bands so I don’t. I respect all bands that are trying to make it fore the fun of playing music.

Ok, that’s all. Thanks a lot for your time. The last lines are for you to say goodbye to the Slam! readers and maybe tell us when we can see you in Italy again…
Thank you very much for having me here to answer your questions!
I really hope that we can come to Italy very soon, and to the readers I can only say:
Do what you’re believe in and don’t think that anything is impossible because if you are really sure about something and feel it in your guts then go for it!!!
Cheers everybody!!