Interview с Crematory : DARKSIDE.ru

1. Why did you decide to go back to German language for the second time in your last CD "Klagebilder"?
We think it?s a good time to do this because it was 10 years after the first german album, which was very succesfull all over the world, and a special for our 15th anniverdary from crematory.

2. When will your next album be ready?
We work this time with the new stuff which will be with english lyrics an will be released in January 2008.

3. Please tell what

should we expect from your next release? Why did you decide to recede from the technocratic man-coused samples and to return to the strings and to the choral singing this time? What's about revolution?
We don?t wanna do with every album the same. We are interest to do with every album a step forward and to create new thing for us. The working title is "gothic metal" and this is the way we wanna go with the next album. Back to the roots like the illusion or awake album, but with new sounds and modern influrences.

4.

Have you heard any Russian bands?
No!

5. Were you in Saint-Petersburg of Friday? Did you take day off? How did you like the city?
We love Russia. This is the reason why we come back. Amazing fans and a good organization with a lot of fun an great fans. We had a travelday by train to st. Petersburg an did check out all culture there. Amazing!

6. I know that "Rage" recorded soundtrack to the movie "Ludgers Fall". It is rumored that you should also participate in there. Is it t

ruth? What kind of film is it?
No, we didn?t.

7. Do any participants of "Crematory" have side-projects now?
No, not really interesting bands, only sessiomusicians with old friends.

8. What music do you prefer now? What was the last you interested in?
I hear different styles of music. From Pop till metal. It?s the best to be open minded for our own music.

9. What is your top-5 of albums for all times?
Metallica - Black Albu

m
Tiamat - Clouds
Dimmu Borgir - Enthroned, Darkness …
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
Paradise Lost - Icon

10. What is your motto, your life credo?
Be yourself and create your own ideas.

11. How is your daughter? Does she already like "Crematory"?
She loves it. She is the new bandmenber an on every concert.

12. Who now draws covers for your CD's? Where does "CR" symbol comes from? Who created covers for your previous CD's?
It?s not CR, its CY the first an the last from CREMATORY. Its an artist we work with him together since 15 years. It?s a good friend which lives in my hometown.

13. In one of your interviews after the break-up of the band you said that your concerts were visited only by old fans, but not young men. Does it change nowadays? Does it mean the rebirth of interest to your band?
Yes, god thanx. We reached since our comeback many new young fans.

14. Don't you want to invite some ad

ditional musicians to take part in the record of your album? For example, like it was with Liza Mozinski from "Dark" in your album "Act 7"?
We?ll what?s going owith the next record. When we think that it?s good for the album we?ll do this again.

15. What impression did Russia made on your during your previous visit? And what are your impressions after passed concerts?
Fantastic. We had both times a very nice trip and meet a lot of great fans. We?ll come again in one or two years, because Russia ist excell

ent for crematory.

16. How was your concert in Saint-Petersburg? Were there as much stage-divers as in Moscow? What do you think about stage-divers?
Fans want to have fun and they want to celebrate with us. It was great to have stage-divers, because in germany no one do this since 5 years.

17. Did you make videoclips for any songs from "Klagebilder"?
No, because there are not enough tv-stations which play metal videos. A videoproduction for an crematory clip like greed or th

e fallen costs 30.000 Euros an this is to much for the result.

18. How was the remix album created? Did you give the original tracks of your songs to DJ's?
Yes, it?s was only one DJ which we know since 15 years. He knows the band since their beginning an he did again a very good job for us.

19. Don't you want to repeat this experience? If any Russian band would like to made the remix to one of your songs - will you give them the original track?
It?s a pleasure for us when a Russian band will do this. Why not, but we have to check the details with the record company for the rights.

Best regards
Markus / CREMATORY

Interview by: E_X_I_L_E
28 май 2007 the End

Crematory

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