OMNIUM GATHERUM Guitarist Talks About Upcoming Album

February 15, 2008

Scratch the Surface webzine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Markus Vanhala of Finland's OMNIUM GATHERUM. An excerpt from the interview follows:

Scratch the Surface: What can you tell us about the writing process of your new album? How are the new songs developing?

Markus: "It's been maybe the easiest record composing project so far, it seems that the songs have composed itself within a very short period. We have over 10 songs ready and waiting some hard arrangement process, though we have very busy schedule as the recordings are starting already in March and we have a tour to play before that and lots of work to do... But, I'm still very enthusiastic about the coming release as it's really having the strongest potential yet!"

Scratch the Surface: Have you already settled for a title for the new album?

Markus: "No, we haven't got yet any title, so the working title is "a big 4th."

Scratch the Surface: What about the recordings, have you already chosen a studio and a producer to work with?

Markus: "Yeah, we have just booked all the studios. It's going to be done in three different studios; drums will be recorded in Sound Supreme by Janne Saksa (ROTTEN SOUND, AMORAL, MANITOU etc.),other recordings will be done at the same place as "Snakes Way", which is our local SouthEastSounds studio in Karhula, Finland. The mixing and mastering will take place in Örebro, Sweden at the legendary Unisound studio by the legendary Swedish metal master Dan Swanö, who has done albums for EDGE OF SANITY, OPETH, KATATONIA, DISSECTION, BLOODBATH, NIGHTINGALE etc. I surely am really eager about this as I'm a big EDGE OF SANITY, NIGHTINGALE, MOONTOWER fan!"

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