Feskarn Interview

 

1.Can you give us an update on what has been going on with the musical project since the recording of the new album?

I found inspiration again, after computer crash in 2015 i lost all my music recordings and settings. But in late 2019 i bought a new studiosystem and adds to my music program. I met my girlfriend in 2019 and she gave some inspiration to make me produce music again. And also some new albums by for example Equilibrium or Mumincunt.

2.You have a new album coming out in February, musically how does it differ from the stuff you have released in the past?

This album has way better sound quality, deep and even more viking sound to it, the older albums have more raw dirty/trashy sound.

3.This is also your first release since 2014, can you tell us a little bit more about what has been going on during that time frame?

Sadly my computer crashed in 2015 and i lost all my datafiles for my studio and with that i lost my inspiration. Still i have played mouth harp and jamed for fun at partys etc. Been at festivals to get new inspiration also.

4.Your lyrics cover Viking Mythology, can you tell us a little bit more about your interest in this topic?

Historical interested about my ancestors and viking culture, mead and even in urkraft.

5.Before you started playing metal you where doing electronic music, how would you compare the two different genres?

I had an electronic era yes, compared to metal the gabber/hardcore/psytrance have some hardness to it also. But metal has always been my favorite genre since childhood.

6.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Feskarn'?

Feskarn is actually "The fisherman" in Sweden Gothenburg. Also you can say fiskarn, that has the same meaning. But i prefered Feskarn. I always been a fisherman, love the nature and fishing. Also i do magnet fishing today.

7.Can you tell us a little bit more about the artwork that is presented on the new album cover?

Per Månsson has taken the main cover picture for the album, i have always liked Raven birds, the birds have some cool mystery to them. Me and my girlfriend has taken most of the pictures and also some other friend. Nature is the true inspiration to the album artwork.

8.With this project you record everything by yourself, are you open to working with other musicians or do you prefer to work solo?

Yes thats right, also my girlfriend joined this album as a guest artist for the song Yggdrasil. I have plans for team up with other musicans, i have one other project called Voldugra, but that is a little on the ice for the moment, but it is Viking music.

9.The new album is coming out on 'Vegvisor Distribution', how would you compare working with this label to your previous label 'Pesttanz Klangschmiede'?

Actually it has the same owner behind it and i have only good things to say to the both, i have a great label manager.

10.On a worldwide level how has the reaction been to your music by fans of folk and Viking metal?

Pretty good i must say, i have many fans from Mexico, Germany and even Japan, yeah pretty much from the whole world in a small scale.

11.Where do you see yourself heading into as a musician during the future?

To keep on record Albums and perhaps do some live events in some form with band or not.

12.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

Equilibrium, Ensiferum, Wintersun is some of my favorite bands and inspiration.

13.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?  

I will try to deliver even more songs and albums in the future. I have some cool ideas, maybe some humouristic stuff as well.

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Feskarn/Raven's Sky/Vegvisor Distribution/2021 CD Review

 

  Feskarn  are  a  solo  project  from  Sweden  that  plays  a  mixture  of  folk  and  Viking  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  his  2021  album  "Raven's  Sky"  which  will  be  released  in  February  by  Vegvisor  Distribution.

  Keyboards,  symphonic  elements  and  nature  sounds  start  off  the  album  before  going  into  a  heavier  musical  direction.  Death  metal  growls  are  also  a  very  huge  part  of  the  recording  while  also  adding  in  some  black  metal  screams  at  times  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  on  the  recording  also  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  When  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  are  also  done  in  a  very  melodic  style  while  the  faster  sections  of  the  songs  also  add  in  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats.  Throat  singing  can  also  be  heard  briefly  along  with  the  tracks  also  adding  in  a  decent  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.

  One  of  the  tracks  also  introduces  mouth  harp's  and  shamanistic  style  percussion  onto  the  recording  along  with  the  spoken  word  parts  also  giving  the  music  more  of  a  ritualistic  feeling.  Clean  pagan  vocals  can  also  be  heard  in  certain  sections  of  the  recording  as  well  as  the  folk  music  sections  of  the  tracks  also  being  mixed  in  with  the  heavier  sections  of  the  album,  a  later  song  also  introduces  stringed  instruments  into  the  music.  and  as  the  album  progresses  whispers  and  female  vocals can  also  be  heard  briefly.  The  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  are  written  in  a  mixture  of  Swedish  and  English  and  cover  Viking  Mythology.

  In  my  opinion  Feskarn  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  folk  and  Viking  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  solo  project.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Ravens  Way"  "Parasite"  "Yggdrasil"  and  "The  Frost  of  The  Fallen".  8  out  of  10.