The swedish band Soils of Fate (whose drummer Jocke recently splitted) is an important member of the new death metal scene that comes from Scandinavia. Mange Lindvall their guitarist answered our questions and explained us about his influences and the new record that is coming out in February.

 

Is the debut full length CD being released now?

Right now all the artwork is being put together so weīre looking at a release in early February.

 

How different is the new music compared to that contained in "Pain...has a face" or "Blood Serology"?

Itīs heavy as fuck with lots of experiments going on yet still the S.O.F sound. I think that this album puts us in amongst the elite.

 

Is Jocke a permanent member of the band? How was Soils of Fateīs music affected by his style?

Iīm sorry to say that Jocke has now left us. Heīs been a great drummer, friend and trustee for the past 2 and 1/2 years. Without Jocke we wouldnīt be where we are today and we wish him all the best.

 

Are you looking for a second guitar player? Do you have some candidate in mind?

Well, kind of. Good guitar players with the right attitude and same taste in music are very hard to find. But weīll try to fill the void sometime in the future.

 

Why do you think that the "Pain...has a face" demo was well received by worldwide fanzines but not in swedish ones?

I donīt know, maybe itīs because we do something thatīs new to the swedish scene and theyīre afraid that we will pollute the heavy metal phase thatīs going on and just throw it in the trash without giving it a good listen first.

 

What happened with "Trevor" Kolbjer?

He just lost interest in our music and decided to quit.

 

Which bands are your main influences?

Too many to mention but some huge influences are Internal bleeding, Dying fetus, Malevolent creation, Divine empire, deeds of flesh, Broken hope ETC...

 

How do you see the swedish death metal scene compared with the one of the beginning of the nineties?

Actually I hate the old swedish death scene, the bands that are coming along now are great musicians and well aware of what this country needs.

 

Are there any strange influence that you would like to mention?

Lots of them: Yngwie J Malmsteen, Firehouse, Mike Tramp, Sepultura, Korn, Meshuggah, Fear factory and alot of other bands.

 

Which is the concept behind your lyrics?

Violence and hidden thoughts of the human psychee.

 

Are there any final words that you want to say?

Thanks for the interview dude and to all sickos who likes Ultra guttural blasting sickness, get our new cd called "Sandstorm". Itīs the sickest shit ever to hit the swedish scene. SEE YA!!!

 

SOILS OF FATE WEB SITE: http://come.to/soilsoffate

 

Interviewed by Federico Marongiu

 

 

SOILS OF FATE - DISCOGRAPHY

Pain…has a face - Demo (1997)

Blood Sereology - Promo (1998)

Sandstorm - CD (2001)

 

ACTUAL LINEUP

Henke Crantz - Bass, vocals

Mange Lindvall - guitars