This interview episode's guest Tuomas Saukkonen of the Finnish Melodic Death Metal Band Wolfheart talks about the band's upcoming studio album King of the North and the creative process behind it. Tuomas also shares the secret for his writing process on this album, feat. songs like Skyforger, The King, Ancestor and Cold Flame, as well as talks about the band's new structure with Lauri Silvonen's and Vagelis Karzis' vocal spotlights which weren't part of the Wolfheart's arrangement in the past. And of course, talks about the news around Tuomas' Before the Dawn band and their new single Downhearted released this week. Enjoy!
00:00 - Intro
01:17 - New album
04:10 - Build it up
06:21 - When history is not an option
09:00 - The new structure
10:44 - Not for everyone
13:41 - Songwriting
16:16 - Before the Dawn
Release Date: 16.09.2022
King of the North tracklisting:
01 Skyforger
02 Ancestor feat. Jesse Leach
03 Knell
04 Desolated Land
05 The King
06 Cold Flame feat. Karl Sanders
07 Headstones
08 Fires of the Fallen
09 Eternal Slumber
King of the North will be available in the following formats:
- LP Gatefold Vinyl Black
- LP Gatefold Vinyl Die-Hard Ed. Marbled Cyrstal clear/ Black + Poster + Slipmat (limited to 300)
- LP Gatefold Vinyl Marbled Orange/yellow
- CD 6-page Digisleeve
- Digital album
WOLFHEART are:
Tuomas Saukkonen - guitar, vocals
Joonas Kauppinen - drums
Lauri Silvonen - bass, vocals
Vagelis Karzis - guitar, vocals
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