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Could you provide us
some basic info about your band?
We are Plutonium, an industrial extreme metal act from
Sweden. We started back in 2003, released our first demo
“Wind of change” in 2004 which led to an one album deal
with swedish Khaoz Star in 2005. 2006 we recorded our
first album “One size fits all” which was released 12/2
- 2007. One year after the release we started the
recordings of our second album, which was written during
the year of 2007. We are still working on it, and since
we are unsigned for the moment we will take the time it
needs to make a great album.
Why did you exactly pick this track to appear on the
compilation?
There are many reasons for chosing that track: it´s the
title track of our album, and I think it shows several
important elements of our music: it´s very fast, very
aggressive, yet calm, melodical and atmospheric....a
very hostile atmosphere that is! It is also one of our
newest tracks on the album, and definitely one of our
favourite songs. I think it gives the listener a great
understanding of the core of our music and message!
How important is and has the internet been for your
band?
Well, it has meant a lot. Of course there are still
printed zines and non-webbased underground activities
still these days, but that part is not as big as it was
10-15 years ago. So we of course promoted our stuff to
web magazines, web radio as well! But it´s a cheap and
interesting way to get new listeners. Myspace is good to
check out other bands music as well!
What are the views upon the local music industry in your
native country?
Concerning the metal scene, it is pretty boring and
extremely conservative these days. A few good bands
exists, but it´s mostly In Flames clones or neo-Thrash
that rules in Sweden. Every time I check out a new band
that has been hailed in the local metal press I mostly
get the feeling that I´ve heard it all before. The pure
industrial scene in Sweden is way more interesting...if
I may be a bit harsh, the mainstream pop scene is
generally more challenging than the metal scene in
Sweden today.
And what about the rest of the world?
I guess it´s a bit better. There are definitely some
interesting bands around the globe...But generally I
have to say the “industry” sucks, the “music” rules, if
you get my point!
How do you see the role of the record labels in the
music industry in about 10 years?
I don´t know really. I still buy records myself and also
do some legal downloading, but I guess the illegal
downloading have some good side effects: the music
listener looking for something else than the products
offered by the big labels will probably find the
alternatives easier today. There will be harder for the
industry to fool people into buying crap music. Also
online compilations like yours are a great thing since I
always considered compilation CD´s to be a waste of
plastic... I mean the deals for underground bands where
like: record a song, pay the label like 200 € and you
get 20 copies to sell...and there were 20 other bands
with the same deal. I guess many so called underground
labels made a lot of money through these compilations
during the 90:ies. Online compilations are great since
noone get ripped off, neither the band nor the listener!
What are your opinions on the Industrialized Metal
Webzine?
I like it! I think it´s great that you are specialized
in the more industrial side of metal and I guess you as
a webzine are quite alone of that. Most webzines are
either generally interested in all or certain metal
genres, but you have succeeded in focusing on a quite
small section of the metal scene. However I shouldn´t
say small either since metal bands that are labelled
“Industrial” sounds quite different from each other, but
I guess that´s also a strenght with the genre.
Unfortunately I haven´t got time to read your site as
often as I should, but I check it out every now and
then, and I have to say I like the way your reviews and
interviews are done.
Do you have some final words to add?
We´re working on our second album for the moment as
mentioned, and you´ll be in for a surprise this time -
at least that´s my intention! If you like the song you
hear on this compilation, just check out our sites and
order the album if you want. Thanks a lot for being
included on this compilation! Take care and control!
Interview by: Gerardo, answered by: J. Carlsson -
April 2008
Plutonium contributed on the compilation with the track
"One Size Fits All" |
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