7/16/2023 0 Comments Vein of stars live![]() These days we can do what we want."īlabbermouth: People have long clamored for more music in the vein of "Brave Murder Day" or "Discouraged Ones", but where's the challenge? Every time we do an album cycle and when it's over, I feel I've gained so much experience as a musician and songwriter. As you go along, you grow as a songwriter. ![]() We have all the right in the world to do something different. People can't accuse us of doing something weird. Now, we have the whole universe to play with. Maybe some years back, we were still stuck in a 'metal' label or tag like Gothic metal. Jonas: "I think we don't have any more limits if we ever had them. You are no longer bound to a particular sound or style anymore. ![]() It's a very democratic process."īlabbermouth: You can take the band in any direction now. I'm always very open to changing stuff if someone comes up with an idea that's better than mine. I usually send them to Anders first to see what he says. I do send my ideas to everyone in the band. I just think it's better when Anders is contributing. I really like when we can do it together or bounce ideas back and forth. It's not like I have to sit down and say, 'Okay, I have to write KATATONIA songs now.' It's something I do continuously. I do hope he contributes in the future."īlabbermouth: Do you mind this arrangement? He's also more into the production bit, the managing bit, he's doing the layout, so he's into some other parts of the band. He has a lot of good ideas all the time when he's writing music. Anders stepped down from songwriting since he had writer's block, but then did some songs again, some very good stuff. Was it a natural happening? Or, something you and Anders worked out? The frontman shouldered the full song load on "Sky Void Of Stars", but as the ultra-polite Renkse would tell BLABBERMOUTH.NET, it's a welcome happening and challenge he enjoys, all in the name of progression.īlabbermouth: You have assumed the full songwriting load for the last few KATATONIA albums. And, so, it seems, has Renkse's songwriting. Whereas 2020's "City Burials" shuttled back the guitars and aggression in favor of texture, "Sky Void Of Stars" charges forward with edgy guitar riffing and broad, memorable choruses, a KATATONIA staple that has gotten better with time. The band's new effort, "Sky Void Of Stars", again pivots KATATONIA's sound. Exploration and progression remain the tenants that push KATATONIA forward, no matter the legend behind studio opuses "Brave Murder Day" and "The Great Cold Distance". However, darkness is only part of the equation. Renkse and his longtime partner Anders Nyström (guitar) are responsible for treating the metal scene to some of the darkest moments committed to tape. His actions in the live arena mirror his songwriting: measured but assured. It's a suitable look for a man unwillingly thrust into the role of lead singer - Renkse was a drummer who also happened to write lyrics, after all. Spade is terrific at playing that role - and in Dickie Roberts - he's at his best.KATATONIA frontman Jonas Renkse hides his face behind an impenetrable mob of black hair while on stage. The underachieving underdog who figures it out in the end and makes good. Like Tommy Boy and Joe Dirt, he plays that goofy guy who's missing it on most cylinders, but you can't help rooting for. The 'stunts' (ie bike crashes) are phenomenal. A confident Spade seemed to let him do that, the sign of a good comedic actor is that HE doesn't have to get all the good lines. Did I mention that she is very easy on the eyes? The dude who plays her husband and Dickie's 'father' is hilarious too. Mary McCormack is both beautiful and very funny in the 'straight role' of the movie. Imagine, a Hollywood movie that shows how RIDICULOUS Hollywood is! Spade is terrific, the 'child star' has beens are wonderful and likable in spoofing their own careers. This movie is hilarious from beginning to end.
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