DEADLY STORM zine: A few questions - interview with death metal band from Sweden

A few questions - interview with death metal band from Sweden - ROT FESTER.

Answered Daniel Tjernberg, vocalist in Rot Fester, thank you!

Ave, can you introduce your band to our readers? – When was it founded and what style of music do you play etc.?

Daniel T: Rot Fester is a newly formed project, as recently as last year! We bumped into each other one day and then everything went at breakneck speed. The intention right from the beginning was that this will be a death metal project, in true old school style.

Where and under what conditions were you recording the new album? Who was in charge of sound, production and mastering?

Daniel T: Michael Lang is the name of the man who writes the music for the band, and he has recorded all the music down on the Swedish west coast. After that I took over and recorded vocals in Goatman Studios, central Sweden. We brought in a great guitar soloist—Henke Frost—at the end, and then Dan Swanö (Unisound) mastered it.

How many copies were released and which medium was used for this new edition (CD, digital, vinyl, cassette)?

Daniel T: The album was released mainly in digital channels, but also in a pretty limited CD and cassette box editions.

Who is the author of the lyrics and how were they created and about what do the lyrics deal with?

Daniel T: I manage the writing of the lyrics together with my weapon bearer and brother Mikael. Themes and inspiration for the lyrics can come from anywhere and can often deal with human nature, horror, faith, and hope.

Who created the logo of the band, and who took care of the graphics and the website? What about you and social networks? Do you consider these things important?

Daniel T: That's really important both today and yesterday, I think: Album covers and logotypes and graphic stuff and stuff like that. It is your face, in a way; the first thing a potential listener will see. The same thing with social platforms, where you have to be represented today to communicate with your audience. The logo is made by Jonathan Harris. Overall I handle those kinda parts that you asked about, in a DIY manner.

Which label did you choose for releasing your album and why this label? Are you satisfied by how your label represents you and takes care about you?

Daniel T: We sent our demo around to a small number of record labels and Chris, who's the manager at Kvlt und Kaos Productions, got in touch shortly after and was happy to publish us. I know him from before and he is a nice guy who cares about the underground scene.

Which bands do you idolise and where do you get your inspiration?

Daniel T: As for inspiration and role models for Rot Fester and hard rock of this style (death metal), I grew up with bands such as Unleashed, Edge of Sanity, Bolt Thrower and the like.

Did you send your record to some Labels - which are the labels? How was the response?

Daniel T: We chose to send out the demo to a limited number of record labels, most of them on the medium/large scale such as Peaceville, Hammerheart… Some we never heard from again, and some wrote and thanked you and patted you on the head. You can imagine that today's labels are quite overwhelmed by a lot of bands sending in their demos. You know, sometimes you get the feeling that every other neighbor has his own band.

How many gigs have you played? Which type of gigs do you prefer, whether it's (clubs or festivals) and which of your performances would you consider as the best?

Daniel T: Rot Fester is very newly started and today we function mostly as a studio band. But everyone involved in the band plays with other bands and is meritorious in that way. Should a lucrative offer appear for a metal festival or the like, we might make it happen!

What about your plans for the future? What do you want to achieve with the band?

Daniel T: We want to keep making songs and carry the death metal banner further into the 21st century! Old-school death never went away, but always laid brooding in the deep caverns.