Pain

Interview date

21 Novembre 2008

Interviewer

Ostianne

I N T E R V I E W

Interview Peter Tägtgren


Last Year, you had sign with Roadrunner, now you are with Nuclear Blast. Why did you change your label record?

Because we didn't agree that much with Roadrunner. It was better for both, that we take a step away.

You play in two groups, Hypocrisy and Pain, you are a producer, so when do you have a rest?

Today I'm on vacation.

Yeah, but you promote your new album...

That's vacation. You, know, to me it's vacation.

You write all your songs on our own. Isn't it difficult for one man to do everyuthing? And do you talk about what you write with the others members?

No. For me it's like a challenge. It's more fun to do something hard than something easy. You cannot loose your passion if you don't do something like every day.

And for example, using samplers in Pain was a challenge for you?

Yeah. It was amazing to produce, you don't loose the work you don't wanna loose. It's was also the important point, to learn the all things about it.

And what can you say about this new album, Cynic Paradize?

Good question. I don't know, maybe it's a return to the roots, how it's supposed to be from the beginning. There are female duets, but also more distorsion. It's also more catchy, more rought or uncomfortable. We worked differently, there are more melodies more space stuff, but also more rought vocals.

Did you already have inspiration for Cynic Paradize when you were writting Psalms Of Extinctions?

We had some of inspiration for the new album when we were writing Psalms Of Extinctions. I never stop writing.

On this album, you've made two featurings with Anette Olzon (Nightwish). Why did you choose to sing with her?

Because we became really friends when we were on tour. The band stop the tour, and afterwards wa say : "yeah, we can work together." I came back home with the idea of "Feed Us", aslo I already had "Follow Me" but I wanted to try with her vocals. It was a cool experience, I never had any female vocals.

And why did you choose one of this duet, "Follow Me" for a new Video Clip?

I think it's the easiest song to remember. The others are more difficult songs you know. And it's the first with a female vocals, it's a little bit more interesting, a little bit new.

You will come in France in February. What do you expect about this tour ?

I hope people will come.

There's a rumour on internet : You will support Nightwish when they will come back in France, in March.

No no, we won't.

And for the future, with Cynic Paradize, what do you expect ?

I don't know. I stop expect thing. It will take the way it has. Hopefully it will have a long life, but there's nothing more I can expect.

Do you have something to say to your fans to end this interview ?

I hope they will enjoy the album. I hope they will come to our gigs because we will do four gigs in France.