Translation Part 1: 0:01 (Interviewer) - I got to say, it was fun, when I stood on the stage and watched you guys play, eh, up came the Japanese drummer of the band Bluestone Company and watched your drummer; he was very impressed of the tempo and at the same time the graceful playing. It's interesting when you're on stage yourself, to see the pounding of the double bass drums, and at the same time the delicate play. 0:28 (Johan) - He (Fredrik) is good. 0:29 (Interviewer) - This genre; I'm a layman in this field, tell me what genre your music belongs in? 0:36 (Johan) - It's Death Metal basically in the core, where we come from; then we have developed our own little style from that, with a lot of inspiration from Heavy Metal, and Melodic Metal of course. 0:48 (Olavi) - Honestly; we are a Swedish Death Metal band from the beginning, but we're trying to be as much Heavy Metal as possible but at the same time keep the Death Metal. 1:01 (Interviewer) - This is quite interesting. Can we take the opportunity to talk to you about this since, you're insiders. In the past it was Hard Rock then Heavy Metal and that was it. Then the growling came... 1:12 (Olavi) - (Continues)... Speed Metal, then Thrash Metal, then this Growl vocals that created Death Metal, then came Black Metal, those that are Satanists, then there is Folk Metal, Viking Metal, you name it! 1:27 (Johan) - It's a sea of sub-genres in Metal, which is pretty cool in a way, in my opinion; it's cool to see all these different styles that work quite good actually. 1:34 (Interviewer) - I've been thinking about this one thing: Is it hard to... How do you guys feel about... It feels sometimes that the delicate and dynamic have to take the backseat for the harder metal sound? 1:43 (Olavi) - I don't agree with that, because it's the hard shredding that is the dynamic and delicate.
Part 2: 1:52 (interviewer) - The hard shredding is the goal? 1:54 (Olavi) - No! not the goal, but it can be the strength in some way. 1:58 (Johan) - It depends a little on what band you're listening to, I think... I mean we're trying to mix a lot of styles so our songs have a lot of various sound to them. There are some shredding but there are also quite a handful of calmer songs. But if you're not used to this music, with the vocals that are very unique, but also the double bass drums that you hear a lot of; and that can be quite overwhelming if you haven't heard it before... 2:26 (Olavi) - (Continues)... Then the down tuned guitars can be something that normal people are not familiar with hearing. 2:32 (Johan) - We're trying to work with a whole lot of melodies etc. on the guitars, to try to bring forward a more melodic variant of Death Metal; that maybe will appeal to more people; and in Europe we have a lot of crossover fans from all kinds of genres ranging from Hardcore to Black Metal to Heavy Metal and Death Metal that likes us. 2:57 (Olavi) - At the same time we should point out that we are doing the things we like ourself. We are fans of Death Metal and ordinary Hard Rock. We want to have a combination of those genres. 3:09 (Johan) - We come from that, we grew up with that music. I have seen a video of Olavi when he was 8 years old and mimes to KISS and jumps around, which is really cool to see. I mean, we grew up with the early Hard Rock and the music that came in the 80's... 3:27 (Olavi) - (Continues)... New wave of British Heavy Metal, and at the same time the heaviness of the Death Metal, the brutality from Death Metal, the aggression from Thrash Metal, like Slayer and the melodies in Judas Priest and Iron Maiden.
Part 3: 3:40 (Interviewer) - It must be like this also: There are so many bands today so it must be important to do it a little differently from the rest and be a little bit more unique, right? 3:45 (Johan) - Absolutely. It is; especially in Sweden, we are still more popular abroad and you notice how good reputation Swedish bands have internationally. 3:57 (Interviewer) - Why's that? 3:58 (Johan) - Good musicians, good bands; I think Sweden has been fantastic in regards to this: Just take a look at bands like "In Flames... At the Gates etc." They have really promoted Sweden as a music nation. And it's fun that In Flames have been noticed like that internationally. 4:15 (Olavi) - I think it comes from that we got a chance at a early age to learn to play intruments in school; you could borrow a place where you could practice, and borrow the instruments without having to pay for everything and I think that is really good because being a musician is not cheap e.g. buying a drum kit for your child is not free. 4:52 (Interviewer) - When I was young you listen to rock music in the 70's and then came Ted Nugent etc...blabla. It's important to know your scales right? 5:13 (Olavi) - Of course it's important; you have to master the instrument that you're playing. 5:20 (Johan) - I listen to a broad range of music myself e.g. normal Rock and even some Pop if it's good. In the genre we're playing in, there is a lot of talented and skillful musicians that master their instruments.
Part 4 (Last): 5:38 (Interviewer) - You feel like they breathe down your neck? 5:44 (Johan) Haha, what I mean is that in this genre that we're in, you get a chance to live out and try the new things you want to try out, because you can do so many extreme stuff; that wouldn't be that easy to do in normal Rock for example. But that is just my opinion; I'm just a simple vocalist! Haha. 6:05 (Olavi) - I can't do anything more than agreeing with that. 6:09 (interviewer) - There are a lot of competition, so it's important to perform at the highest level? 6:15 (Olavi) - Yes, but it's the competition that pushes you to your limits. 6:21 (Interviewer) - How much do you practice? 6:23 (Olavi) - Well... right now, nothing. When we are in/off season, it's 9 to 5 everyday, now when we are touring we don't practice. 6:44 (Johan) - You're thinking about it a lot, and if we can try out new/different things, but it's on auto-mode by now. 7:03 (Olavi) - We play every fourth day, so we don't have to practice. But if we would do something different then of course we would have to practice. 7:20 (Johan) - It can happen that we're throwing in some different songs from time to time, but most often we have a pre-chosen set-list so we don't have to practice those songs, since we know them so well. 7:29 (Olavi) - It's when we're writing new songs, that we're practicing from 9 to 5. Last question: What bands do you like to see personally now on the festival?
lol Yeah. It's interesting hearing Johan Hegg speak Swedish! I've only ever watched English interviews. Will be seeing Amon in Australia this November too, it shall be fricken' sweet
Translation Part 1:
0:01 (Interviewer) - I got to say, it was fun, when I stood on the stage and watched you guys play, eh, up came the Japanese drummer of the band Bluestone Company and watched your drummer; he was very impressed of the tempo and at the same time the graceful playing. It's interesting when you're on stage yourself, to see the pounding of the double bass drums, and at the same time the delicate play.
0:28 (Johan) - He (Fredrik) is good.
0:29 (Interviewer) - This genre; I'm a layman in this field, tell me what genre your music belongs in?
0:36 (Johan) - It's Death Metal basically in the core, where we come from; then we have developed our own little style from that, with a lot of inspiration from Heavy Metal, and Melodic Metal of course.
0:48 (Olavi) - Honestly; we are a Swedish Death Metal band from the beginning, but we're trying to be as much Heavy Metal as possible but at the same time keep the Death Metal.
1:01 (Interviewer) - This is quite interesting. Can we take the opportunity to talk to you about this since, you're insiders. In the past it was Hard Rock then Heavy Metal and that was it. Then the growling came...
1:12 (Olavi) - (Continues)... Speed Metal, then Thrash Metal, then this Growl vocals that created Death Metal, then came Black Metal, those that are Satanists, then there is Folk Metal, Viking Metal, you name it!
1:27 (Johan) - It's a sea of sub-genres in Metal, which is pretty cool in a way, in my opinion; it's cool to see all these different styles that work quite good actually.
1:34 (Interviewer) - I've been thinking about this one thing: Is it hard to... How do you guys feel about... It feels sometimes that the delicate and dynamic have to take the backseat for the harder metal sound?
1:43 (Olavi) - I don't agree with that, because it's the hard shredding that is the dynamic and delicate.
Part 2:
1:52 (interviewer) - The hard shredding is the goal?
1:54 (Olavi) - No! not the goal, but it can be the strength in some way.
1:58 (Johan) - It depends a little on what band you're listening to, I think... I mean we're trying to mix a lot of styles so our songs have a lot of various sound to them. There are some shredding but there are also quite a handful of calmer songs. But if you're not used to this music, with the vocals that are very unique, but also the double bass drums that you hear a lot of; and that can be quite overwhelming if you haven't heard it before...
2:26 (Olavi) - (Continues)... Then the down tuned guitars can be something that normal people are not familiar with hearing.
2:32 (Johan) - We're trying to work with a whole lot of melodies etc. on the guitars, to try to bring forward a more melodic variant of Death Metal; that maybe will appeal to more people; and in Europe we have a lot of crossover fans from all kinds of genres ranging from Hardcore to Black Metal to Heavy Metal and Death Metal that likes us.
2:57 (Olavi) - At the same time we should point out that we are doing the things we like ourself. We are fans of Death Metal and ordinary Hard Rock. We want to have a combination of those genres.
3:09 (Johan) - We come from that, we grew up with that music. I have seen a video of Olavi when he was 8 years old and mimes to KISS and jumps around, which is really cool to see. I mean, we grew up with the early Hard Rock and the music that came in the 80's...
3:27 (Olavi) - (Continues)... New wave of British Heavy Metal, and at the same time the heaviness of the Death Metal, the brutality from Death Metal, the aggression from Thrash Metal, like Slayer and the melodies in Judas Priest and Iron Maiden.
Part 3:
3:40 (Interviewer) - It must be like this also: There are so many bands today so it must be important to do it a little differently from the rest and be a little bit more unique, right?
3:45 (Johan) - Absolutely. It is; especially in Sweden, we are still more popular abroad and you notice how good reputation Swedish bands have internationally.
3:57 (Interviewer) - Why's that?
3:58 (Johan) - Good musicians, good bands; I think Sweden has been fantastic in regards to this: Just take a look at bands like "In Flames... At the Gates etc." They have really promoted Sweden as a music nation. And it's fun that In Flames have been noticed like that internationally.
4:15 (Olavi) - I think it comes from that we got a chance at a early age to learn to play intruments in school; you could borrow a place where you could practice, and borrow the instruments without having to pay for everything and I think that is really good because being a musician is not cheap e.g. buying a drum kit for your child is not free.
4:52 (Interviewer) - When I was young you listen to rock music in the 70's and then came Ted Nugent etc...blabla. It's important to know your scales right?
5:13 (Olavi) - Of course it's important; you have to master the instrument that you're playing.
5:20 (Johan) - I listen to a broad range of music myself e.g. normal Rock and even some Pop if it's good. In the genre we're playing in, there is a lot of talented and skillful musicians that master their instruments.
Part 4 (Last):
5:38 (Interviewer) - You feel like they breathe down your neck?
5:44 (Johan) Haha, what I mean is that in this genre that we're in, you get a chance to live out and try the new things you want to try out, because you can do so many extreme stuff; that wouldn't be that easy to do in normal Rock for example. But that is just my opinion; I'm just a simple vocalist! Haha.
6:05 (Olavi) - I can't do anything more than agreeing with that.
6:09 (interviewer) - There are a lot of competition, so it's important to perform at the highest level?
6:15 (Olavi) - Yes, but it's the competition that pushes you to your limits.
6:21 (Interviewer) - How much do you practice?
6:23 (Olavi) - Well... right now, nothing. When we are in/off season, it's 9 to 5 everyday, now when we are touring we don't practice.
6:44 (Johan) - You're thinking about it a lot, and if we can try out new/different things, but it's on auto-mode by now.
7:03 (Olavi) - We play every fourth day, so we don't have to practice. But if we would do something different then of course we would have to practice.
7:20 (Johan) - It can happen that we're throwing in some different songs from time to time, but most often we have a pre-chosen set-list so we don't have to practice those songs, since we know them so well.
7:29 (Olavi) - It's when we're writing new songs, that we're practicing from 9 to 5.
Last question: What bands do you like to see personally now on the festival?
Förut kunde jag inte förstå den här intervjun, men nu har jag lärt mig svenska och jag kan förstå vad dem säger. Jag älskar Sverige och Amon Amarth 🤘
lol Yeah. It's interesting hearing Johan Hegg speak Swedish! I've only ever watched English interviews.
Will be seeing Amon in Australia this November too, it shall be fricken' sweet
this sounds soooo cool
asså du är världens bästa sångare
Mjo håller med andra frågan där. Amon var sjukt svårsmält i början men när man väl kom in i det så jävlar. Mitt favoritband nu :).
I don't understand a word except "death metal" and "heavy metal" and the various other forms they're listing--but hell it's Amon Amarth! Awesome! :D
HAHA simpel sångare !, du är världens bästa death metal growlare Johan Hegg !
HAHA jag påpeka på det också!
Thank you very much, still its a beautiful languag :D
I wish they would write some songs in Swedish! It's so hypnotic and sexy to listen to Johan speak it :)
Johan har en sån härlig mörk röst. :D
Johan has such a nice deep voice.
Fan va sexig röst Johan har.
min kommentar var ett svar till hejjee. Jag håller med dig att han har riktigt grov röst
hard to imagine that noone would be running over going OMFG AMON AMARTH... and whoa his voice is sooo low
aweseom
Skön intervju! Amon Amarth rules!
nu vet jag varför jag lärde mig svenska. fuck yeeeeeaahh
so Beautiful Language =)
does somebody can translate this interview, please? since i don't speak Swedish
@jollestudio Aa dom är från Haninge utanför sthlm tror jag :P
@Dorkus89Malorkus höre dom första gången idag och de var som ett knytnävs slag i ansiktet. DE E SkIT BRA!
ett par fina killar! :P
Han är duktig Fredrik faktiskt.
gött!
mangla tvätten såklart?
que dice?
Märks att Johan har riktig pondus! En sån snubbe som gör rummet tyst när han kommer in :D
translation please?
Done.
HAIL AMON AMARTH FROM DENMARK!!!\\m//
Bliv ved med det gode arbejde drenge!!!xD
His name even sounds brutal.
amon amarth är fett grymma sverige ftw
Johan Hegg is the God of Singers.. but listen to the singer of Fear the Abyss he kicks ass also
Them:"Swedish*
Me:"O.O I love you."
actually a pretty good interview . too bad it was in swedish so not everybody understands . its rare nowdays with good interviewers .
I suddenly REALLY wanna learn Swedish
I think they should speak Swedish in some of their North American tours. That would be awesome. Swedish pride!
00:14 johans thinking "da fuck is this guy saying?"
00:16 johans thinking "oh wait I speak swedish :)"
could someone please translate for me?
Maybe a little late ;) but it is translated in the comments now.
Haha I don't understand anything except "Death Metal"😂
@transneltal Success.
They are pretty much saying that they are "death metal" but want to play "heavy metal" insted.
de borde nämna meshuggah också!
They talk about their own metal genre and other metal genre :D
Yeah, awesome ^^ Must be.
Johan Hegg är Sveriges Chuck Norris.
I did understand Death Metal... not much more^^ sounds cool though!
"you name it" made it into Swedish. Go figure.
Johan Hegg är en grym sångare.
@lmlRockPrincesslml What about block mett-ole? Don't forget the norwegians!!
Johan Hegg should participate in a viking's movie
johan hegg is a real life viking!
tumba :)
Death "Metttal"? XD Heh Sweet!
Haha, dödsmetall!
Amon Amarth
That's easy for them to say :)
"Swedish Detah Metal band."
What.
that's because his veins has Thor's blood.
Somebody translate this shit
wow johan is more viking when he speaks in swedish hail sverige!!!!!!
@n00bpwnz3r11 halalua!
ofta death metal dem är fan viking metal
SWEDEN RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
amazing how many mistake swedish for spanish. lol u clearly hear that swedish is swedish DUH! and im not saying that cause im from sweden myself ;P
Johan Hegg makes Swedish sound manly
mettall metall xDD
its sound a bit funny^^
but awesome band
Wat labert der da???
Men jag är lite kvinna :)
Swedish sounds like an Italian speaking Norwegian.
Sub's? :p
I've translated the whole interview in the comment section.
He sounds drunk, which also might be the cause of his loudness.
så jävla tunga! :P
vad töntigt det låter när han säger dödsmetall!
wtf are they saying lol
det lät lite gay