We're not overappreciated or underappreciated - we're just here.

1. The old rule was that if you make swiny music - then you need to act out swiny.

The new rule is that you're not. You don't HAVE to wear corpse paint to play mean music (but corpse paint is still corpse paint and can accentuate the physical expression of a piece of art).

2. The old rule was that music was supposed to be based upon blues music with a straight beat. The new rule is that it's not (much thanks to Meshuggah).

We make music not because it's pretty, or because it's evil, or because we get benefits from the so-called society, or because it's fun. We just fucking hammer it in - carve it in - because it needs to be done motherfuckers. Because we'd be better off on the stone age. Or in space - just somewhere else - some other time.

3. The old rule was that you can absolutely not use any artificial sound or sampling. The new rule is that you can (much thanks to Burzum - Dark Tranquillity, Dimmu Borgir).

4. The old rule was that metal music was about epic topics.

The new rule is that it might as well be personal instead.

5. The old rule was that a chord, in metal, has to be a power chord. The new rule is that it has not.

6. The old rule was that if you're a musical mastermind and compose the songs yourself with full instrumentation - then your drum tuning skills by far outweigh your lousy recording equipment.

That's a keeper motherfuckers.

Summary: there are much fever rules now - which doesn't make the new wave of extreme metal less true but more.

All which takes place under the stars.

Chaan, 2009-2010

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