Our ambition is to monitor the music industry and reduce the distance between artists and their fans. Han spelar även trummor i soulgruppen The Solution under namnet Nick Royale tillsammans med Scott Morgan (sång), samt trummor och gitarr i det svenska dödsmetallbandet Death Breath (bildat 2005). The first song we got sorted was ‘Dreamer’. Nicke Andersson har flyttat närmre stan, till Huddinge mer bestämt, och dessutom byggt en studio i källaren. At the beginning when I and Johanna started writing songs, she was like: ‘Shall we skip tuning down?’ No! The idea was to get it done faster.” Linus adds: “It is hard to get an album done with a complete band. Hon har haft fullt upp med bandmedlemmen och partnern Nickes spelningar, det stundande bröllopet och allt inför Lucifer II’s release. Mit seiner Band CHILDREN OF BODOM gelang der Sprung in die Heavy Metal-Weltspitze. Done! I am dead serious, but Linus laughs out loud before Nicke says: “No, it isn’t.
Nowadays Johanna says that this is how she wanted to do it then as well, but perhaps she’s just saying that to be nice too… Even if I try to do a hundred riffs, it still turns into some kind of pop thing. The Eagle Will Rise
Intervju Karriär Klubb/Konsert Konst Krog Krönika Litteratur Media Mingel Mode ... Nicke Anderssons betydelse för rock och metal i Sverige är enorm och han är idag involverad i inte mindre än fem band: Imperial State Electric, The Hellacopters, Entombed, Death Breath och Lucifer. After a splendidly high-energy Lucifer gig in Tokyo’s Shibuya district, Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson sits down backstage with Lucifer’s drummer Nicke Andersson and guitarist Linus Björklund to talk about the evolution of the band, songwriting, tuned-down guitars, the poppy side to Black Sabbath and much more. “Quite the opposite!” says Linus. “No, we only have the songs that we have. Age: 48 (born Aug 1st, 1972) Place of origin: Sweden(Stockholm) Gender: Male. Nicke Andersson | Cafe.se. Respektiere den Rock jederzeit! “Much too long ago!” says Nicke. Then I got the question if I could join permanently.” Nicke adds: “But since then we haven’t done it. Lucifer has become a new band with different members between its two albums. Mark Tornillo - Vocals
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Although professionally, he is often addressed as just Nicke Andersson. Mit Metalnews Gratis-Accounts gewinnen und fett sparen! No disrespect to Lee. It is hard to accurately describe Lucifer’s style of rock music, but Johanna Sadonis has made it clear that she’s not keen on being called a stoner rock band.
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The European band, founded by German singer Johanna Sadonis (ex-The Oath) in Berlin in 2014, has evolved a lot between its two albums. Artikler med emneordet ‘Nicke ANdersson’ -Vi slutter nå, før vi gir ut dritt tirsdag, juli 15th, 2008. Because they wanted to keep it tight and they wanted to feel each other. Ich glaube, dass es im Rock’n’Roll um Instinkte geht. We will work on it this year in parallel with touring and festival gigs…and other bands.” Nicke continues: “We won’t be going into the studio for two weeks and then be done. Besides his contributions to the metal scene, he is most famous for being the singer and guitarist of the Swedish garage/hard rock/punk band The Hellacopters. Du bor ute i skogen utanför Stockholm, har du byggt en studio eller vad är grejen? Das Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) wird seine fünf Rock-Opern in Albumform auch in Europa wieder digital erhältlich machen. But it became a bit different as she started writing songs with Gaz from Cathedral. Torsten, Imperial State Electric – Nicke Andersson, GENERATION STEEL – Albumdetails und Video. That is a luxury!”. Han befann sig m... (ingen rubrik) Chad Smith om fotot på KISS "ALIVE". Kommentar. Er muss nicht angeberisch sein. The band’s sound has also evolved as Gaz has been replaced by Nicke as Johanna’s songwriting partner. Perhaps I can do something. Wertung
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Imperial State Electric touren gerade quer durch Europa. Ich bin stolz auf Tobias, der seinen Song „Stay The Night“ auf dem Album unterbringen konnte. ( Log Out / Label:Nuclear Blast
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Die letzten Worte gehören dir! Nothing bad about festivals, but…” says Nicke. A new album? There was more of the mysticism and hocus pocus on the first album. “We believe that it is very important to be great live.
Subsequently, I filled in for both of them for a while. Februar 2014. von Josephine. I was also very interested in Johanna!” says Nicke with a big smile.
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There are two albums.” Nicke adds: “Thus, we end up with some kind of compromise.” “It is also about respecting the band’s whole career,” says Linus.
Samtidig hevder han at det var han selv som tok initiativet til å legge Hellacopters dødt, for godt. Wie kam es dazu? They all stood right next to each other, all of them. I thought about it. “I don’t think Johanna was worried. “When a new line-up was forming, While you now have a strong line-up, the “Lucifer II” album was basically recorded as a trio. Sofia Bergström från Rocknytt.net tar pulsen på Dregen strax innan hans spelning på Denim & Leather i Jönköping. He has a special sound and I like Cathedral, I’m a fan. Sometimes I feel as if we are too far apart from each other on stage.” Nicke adds: “I’ve noticed that at certain festivals where I am supposed to sit and play the drums on some big podium. For questions, concerns or requests: email us at podd@crankitup.se Niklas Andersson, vocalist, guitarist, drummer and songwriter, was born on August 1, 1972 in Salem, Sweden. Lucifer’s Nicke Andersson and Linus Björklund backstage in Tokyo. I write songs more or less on my own. When I heard the first Lucifer album, I thought: ‘Damn, this is like Cathedral but with a good singer!’ Haha! Details About Us.
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Ihr habt auch einen politisch motivierten Song geschrieben. Außerdem sieht er in geschriebener Form gut aus. ( Log Out / Trotz seiner ausgeprägten Wortkargheit, konnten wir ihm entlocken woher das neue Album seinen Titel bezieht, welches Geheimnis hinter seinem Sound steckt und was es mit seinen fundierten politischen Ansichten auf sich hat. Martin couldn’t make the first few gigs and I was asked if I could do them. It is impossible to not look at Johanna when she’s on stage,“ says Linus of his bandmate who combines a terrific voice with a world-class stage presence. But it is very good and really underappreciated. Spielzeit: 00:52:14
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In this podcast you will find interviews we have done with artists, fans and organizers since the start in 2009. Der Vorverkauf beginnt am 08. I have one and he has one” says Linus with a nod to Nicke. He is the registered owner of the company Psychout Society AB since the year … Melodies and music always come at the same time for me. 2. Search for: Search. It should be like. Line-Up
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“That was mainly because we couldn’t find the time. The first song we got sorted was ‘Dreamer’. We started sending drafts back and forth. Getting it all to fit in logistically isn’t always easy. When I’ve had help, it’s been with some lyrics, but I’ve never written music together with someone. “The band was formed without us and thus we can’t come in and just… No!” says Nicke. It isn’t that long ago since you released your last album. Habt ihr eine Erklärung für diesen Trend? Deshalb der Titel. Although professionally, he is often addressed as just Nicke Andersson. 14.12.2020
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It is perhaps almost easier when you’re not that many people.” Nicke continues: “But now we’ve recorded bass and drums for a track for the next album and so we have started!” The new song is called “Ghost” and the band performed it live on stage in Tokyo. 5,5/7 Punkten
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Die Hellacopters-Überreste IMPERIAL STATE ELECTRIC sind längst eine feste Größe der schwedischen Rock’n’Roll-Szene und haben mit „Reptile Brain Music“ gerade ihr drittes Album auf uns losgelassen.
Nowadays Johanna says that this is how she wanted to do it then as well, but perhaps she’s just saying that to be nice too… Even if I try to do a hundred riffs, it still turns into some kind of pop thing. Nothing bad about festivals, but…” says Nicke. “I started as a fill-in really“ explains Linus. It’s a bit of a strange word, but Johanna and I started dating. Does this have any impact on things when you put together setlists for the gigs? “Quite the opposite!” says Linus. That’s when it should be released.” Linus adds: “That’s when it will be out. Vi träffade NICKE ANDERSSON och pratade bland annat om Honk Machine “Thanks!” says Nicke Andersson who has been here a few times over the years. Escape will cancel and close the window. When I heard the first Lucifer album, I thought: ‘Damn, this is like Cathedral but with a good singer!’ Haha! Rather we’ll be doing bits and pieces here and there.” “We do have the luxury of having two studios in the band. Martin joined at the same time. She thought I was just trying to be nice. VÖ: 29.01.2021
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Januar 2021 wird das Album "The Eagle Will Rise" via PURE STEEL RECORDS auf CD veröffentlicht. 1. För några veckor sedan ringde jag upp en nyvaken Jon Lawhon. Let’s go back to Sabbath: all of us in the band like Sabbath a lot. Lucifer’s Nicke Andersson backstage in Tokyo. There’s no difference” says Nicke. Nicke Andersson har flyttat närmre stan, till Huddinge mer bestämt, och dessutom byggt en studio i källaren. But it became a bit different as she started writing songs with Gaz from Cathedral. Lite fåordig, hö... (ingen rubrik) Intervju med Randy Blythe och Mark Morton i Lamb of God! There are of course other bands than Sabbath, but Sabbath really has parts that people tend to forget about. Welcher Song auf „Reptile Brain Music“ macht dich am stolzesten? Im Januar 2021 folgen mit ‚Stray Alone‘, [vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="41211" img_size="medium"][vc_column_text]
“When a new line-up was forming, Robin Tidebrink was there. I think there is a lot of ABBA in Sabbath!” “Absolutely!” adds Linus, before Nicke continues: “But they ignore that. And that is quite a big stage. We thought: Let’s do this now in order to finish the album“ says Nicke. “The logistics are difficult. Label: ASHtunes
Er spielt zudem Schlagzeug und singt in der Soulband The Solution. But where there’s a will, there’s a way to solve it somehow. Name. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Lucifer’s Nicke Andersson backstage in Tokyo. They’re really poppy and that is why it becomes really heavy when it’s heavy.”, The two of you were not in the band when the first album was made. VÖ: 28.08.2020
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Meistens in Skandinavien, aber hoffentlich auch in Europa. The Hellacopters, Entombed och Imperial State Electric. I’ve had some draft texts with some blah blah and nonsense English and then Dolf or Kenny have written the lyrics,” explains Nicke with a reference to, his songwriting partners in Imperial State Electric, The Hellacopters and Entombed respectively. Zombie Apocalypse
Nästa band ut är The Hellacopters. Nicke continues: “He thought: ‘Here’s a pile of riffs. I was also very interested in Johanna!” says Nicke with a big smile. Das ist der Sound, den ich mag und von dem ich weiß, wie ich ihn bewerkstelligen kann. Januar 2021. It’s very rare for me to just come up with a riff. … Continue reading “IMPERIAL STATE ELECTRIC: Intervju med Nicke Andersson” Seek & Destroy. We do not want to be associated with that.”. Spielzeit: [vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="41165" img_size="medium"][vc_column_text]
But I want to catch, or steal, everything, even the poppier parts.”, “Born Again” remains Black Sabbath’s best-ever album. „Nothing Like You Said It Would Be“ handelt von der stärker werdenden rechten Partei Schwedens. What’s next for Lucifer? 17.11.2020
En intervju på Stefan Andersson när han besöker Backa Kulturhus. Artikel av Ri♠Ka. But sometimes we are not doing that and then it becomes hard. November, ist der Katalog via Streaming und Download auf den gängigen Plattformen erhältlich. Die Musikwelt trauert um Alexi Laiho. Aber DREGEN wird kein IMPERIAL STATE ELECTRIC-Mitglied? “I feel like it was so long ago. Not yet…”, Lucifer on stage in Tokyo. I was really interested in how it is to write songs together with others. “I really like the first album a lot. Jag har en liten portabel studio, det är allt. The band is Lucifer. Line-Up
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Do you approach different types of gigs and different audiences in the same way or do you somehow adjust what you do? “I was really interested in the songwriting process. “Apparently, that’s what, A few days ago, you were on a large stage at a major summer festival in Sweden. I am so lonely up here!’ I think that we, in typical Swedish fashion, find that somewhere in the middle of the two extremes is best.”, Both Nicke and Linus have other musical commitments outside of Lucifer. That’s how it is. Find Nicke Andersson song information on AllMusic. Sonata Arctica – Darf es etwas Winter sein? But I think it is a bit safer at a club. Wir dachten, dass das passt und fanden einen billigen in der Nähe des Studios. She was distraught. Their latest album, “Lucifer II”, was released in 2018. Playing new songs live before they are recorded in the studio can be a good way to test new music. Ebenso ist er als Schlagzeuger, Gitarrist und Sänger der Death-Metal-Band Death Breath tätig. Kategorie . Linus plays with the band. Martin Motnik - Bass
That’s how it is done! She wants to do more new material and we want to keep the old stuff. Ännu ett besök på fashionabla Lydmar i city. ( Log Out / That’s how it should be.” Linus adds: “It’s important. “Otherwise it would’ve taken even longer. Christopher Williams - Drums
Didn’t they release three albums in 1969? “I think the easiest way, a kind of shortcut, is to say it’s a mix between. Der Titel nimmt Bezug auf das menschliche „reptile brain“, das für die Urinstinkte zuständig ist. Vielen Dank noch einmal und hab noch einen schönen Tag! Zu den Rhythmen zu tanzen und all sowas. Dennoch fand der vielbeschäftigte Rockstar Nicke Andersson ein paar Minuten Zeit, um unser Mail-Interview wenigstens im Telegrammstil zu beantworten.
It’s not very commercial, but it’s fun that they perform an album for a year, then they record it, release it and they never perform it any more. Gewinne Tickets für die The Night Flight Orchestra Tour 2018. DIE JUTE. “I feel like it was so long ago. It should be like Creedence. Perhaps I can do something. During the call, I thought that perhaps this wasn’t so bad. Foto: Terhi Ylimäinen
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“It’s the first time for me,” says Linus, It is hard to accurately describe Lucifer’s style of rock music, but Johanna Sadonis has made it clear that she’s not keen on being called a stoner rock band. Außerdem war Andersson … “We have mainly played club gigs together,” says Linus. “It’s more Johanna,” says Nicke. Welcome back to Japan! I torsdags fick jag möjlighet att sitta ner med Randy och Mark ... (ingen rubrik) Intervju med Dave McClain i Machine Head! Keine Ahnung. Beschreibung:
Johanna has told me that it wasn’t the case with Gaz.”, “On some of the songs, the verse and the chorus have the same riff. Ich mag ihn sehr. Nicke Andersson gör det inte lätt för den glada dunderduon Kraft och Friblick. Biography. “That was mainly because we couldn’t find the time. [ 14. februar 2021 ] Intervju med Edvard Valberg fra Honningbarna Hardcore [ 12. februar 2021 ] Her er de nominerte til Spellemann 2020 ambient [ 12. februar 2021 ] Den siste delfinalen i MGP 2021 – Ukjente artister med solid bakgrunn Musikk Gegründet im Winter 2018, machen TEZURA erstmals 2019 mit ihrem Demo „Voices“ auf sich aufmerksam. Change ), After a splendidly high-energy Lucifer gig in Tokyo’s Shibuya district, Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson sits down backstage with Lucifer’s drummer Nicke Andersson and guitarist. Og begrunnelsen til vokalist og gitarist Nicke Andersson er at han «ikke ønsker å gi ut noe dritt». If you’re there, you should go and see them and spot the ABBA influences in Black Sabbath. “Much too long ago!” says Nicke. The opportunity to win over a few new fans. Beginning of dialog window. Ich schreibe immer Songs, also glaube ich, dass wir morgen das nächste Album aufnehmen könnten. I think that if Gaz were to write a KISS song, it would still sound like Cathedral!” explains Nicke. Jag tänkte att vi skulle börja med det grundläggande. Nicke Andersson (also known as Nick Royale born 1 August 1972), is a Swedish singer, guitarist, drummer, songwriter and composer most known for his work as the singer and guitarist of the successful Grammis award-winning rock band The Hellacopters and drummer for Swedish death metal band Entombed. Gaz Jennings of British doom band Cathedral played an important part in the band’s early days but with his exit from the band, things have changed a bit musically. I write songs more or less on my own. Nicke continues: “Then she called and said: ‘Do you know what happened?’ No. Does this have any impact on things when you put together setlists for the gigs? One can immediately hear that it is Gaz from Cathedral. It gives a whole different vibe to the songs and, once again, Black Sabbath tuned down. But I think that I, or all of us, like parts of Sabbath that these doom bands seem to have forgotten. They’re like – let’s take the heaviest Sabbath riff and make a whole career of it. Uwe Lulis - Guitar
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I immediately thought that this will be great. Have you been forced to take in fill-in musicians? I’ve had some draft texts with some blah blah and nonsense English and then Dolf or Kenny have written the lyrics,” explains Nicke with a reference to Dolf de Borst and Kenny Håkansson, his songwriting partners in Imperial State Electric, The Hellacopters and Entombed respectively. He didn’t want to play ‘Ace of Spades’…”, You joined an already great band and made some material changes.
– Jag är först och främst ett fan. Let’s go back to Sabbath: all of us in the band like Sabbath a lot. Anders Niklas Andersson. ‘Hello? Sucks To Be You
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During August, Lucifer will tour North America.
Intervju med Nicke Andersson. Min bild av Nicke Andersson har alltid varit den av en något svår person. The idea was to get it done faster.” Linus adds: “It is hard to get an album done with a complete band. Lite fåordig, hö... (ingen rubrik) Intervju med Ricky Warwick i Black Star Riders/Thin Lizzy. The album must get better that way.” Nicke adds: “That is obvious!” before Linus continues: “They have played through everything and rehearsed so much and tested the songs and been able to make amendments along the way. E-Mail. Facebook Youtube Instagram. “It’s the first time for me,” says Linus Björklund. Now you’re here doing a club gig in Tokyo. Providing you with anything heavy since 2002! “Thanks!” says Nicke Andersson who has been here a few times over the years. ‘Gaz is leaving.’ Oh! Besides his work with the Hellacopters, Andersson … Min bild av Nicke Andersson har alltid varit den av en något svår person. It has to be tuned down, I said. Wie behältst du dir diesen Sound, auch nach so vielen Jahren? He has a special sound and I like Cathedral, I’m a fan. Danke dir!
One can immediately hear that it is Gaz from Cathedral. But I think it is a bit safer at a club. För några veckor sedan ringde jag upp en nyvaken Jon Lawhon. Intervju_Nicke Andersson. ‘Gaz is leaving.’ Oh! Robin eventually quit the band as he became a father and such. Haha!”, A few days ago, you were on a large stage at a major summer festival in Sweden. Photo: Stefan Nilsson, Roppongi Rocks, “On some of the songs, the verse and the chorus have the same riff. There’s no difference” says Nicke. Sabaton – Neue Geschichten aus alten Kriegen. Deine E-Mail-Adresse wird nicht veröffentlicht. Linus adds: “I believe that we think it is a bit more fun to play at a club because we get a bit closer on stage.” “There’s something special about when a festival is great too. Aktuell stellen die vier Jungs zwei neue Songs vor, hier folgt das Video von "Stray Alone". Intervju_Nicke Andersson. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. The Hellacopters gir seg på topp. Do you feel like you can skip the old material and focus on the newer songs? Spielzeit: 00:52:14
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Hi Nicke und vielen Dank für dieses Interview! “For the sake of an album, it would absolutely be best to have performed the album for a year. It is perhaps almost easier when you’re not that many people.” Nicke continues: “But now we’ve recorded bass and drums for a track for the next album and so we have started!” The new song is called “Ghost” and the band performed it live on stage in Tokyo. In this podcast you will find interviews we have done with artists, fans and organizers since the start in 2009.For questions, concerns or requests: email us at podd@crankitup.se „Reptile Brain Music“ klingt sehr lebendig und natürlich. “When Johanna founded the band following The Oath’s much too early split, she had a vision for the band.
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She was distraught. Can’t you come up here? We are aiming for March next year. “For the sake of an album, it would absolutely be best to have performed the album for a year. Yes, obviously I can do the gigs.
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It’s obviously Black Sabbath-influenced, but also quite a lot more than that.” Linus adds: “As long as it’s not stoner rock! KISS sind wieder aktiv, und zwar auf dem Getränkemarkt mit der KISS Rum Kollektion, welches den KISS Black Diamond Premium Dark Rum und den KISS Detroit Rock Premium Dark Rum beinhaltet. Nein, aber Neid kann generell sehr vieles erklären. She wants to do more new material and we want to keep the old stuff. Wertung
“When Johanna founded the band following The Oath’s much too early split, she had a vision for the band. “Yes, obviously!” says Linus. Linus adds: “I believe that we think it is a bit more fun to play at a club because we get a bit closer on stage.”, “There’s something special about when a festival is great too. Es ist einfach eine Vorliebe. Linus Björklund to talk about the evolution of the band, songwriting, tuned-down guitars, the poppy side to Black Sabbath and much more. Vi fortsätter med intervjuserien ”Inför Sweden Rock 2016”. Men en intervju har hon i alla fall tid för, som tur är.
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Han har aldrig varit en man som talar i rubriker eller doktorsavhandlingar. 2009 grundade han rockbandet Imperial State Electric. Do you approach different types of gigs and different audiences in the same way or do you somehow adjust what you do? Photo: Stefan Nilsson, Roppongi Rocks. The current line-up of Lucifer consists of Sadonis on lead vocals, her Swedish husband Nicke Andersson (Entombed, The Hellacopters, Imperial State Electric) on drums, Austrian Alexander Mayr on bass and Swedish guitarists Martin Nordin and Linus Björklund. “I started as a fill-in really“ explains Linus. A new album? They do great studio albums, but Lucifer is also a phenomenal live band where the skills of the musicians are built around the obvious centre of attention, Johanna Sadonis. Följ Rocksverige. “Apparently, that’s what Brian Robertson did when he joined Motörhead. by Niclas Müller-Hansen IMPERIAL STATE ELECTRIC: Intervju med Nicke Andersson Det är inte varje dag man blir hembjuden till en rockstjärna, men det var precis det redaktör Niclas blev för en tid sedan.