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WARNOT
Interview by Tom Mathers
Rocknation: Hello Bjorn and welcome to Rocknation. You released
WARNOT “His Blood is Yours” on Nightmare Records. How was your
writing and recording process for this release compared to working in
Cloudscape?
Bjorn: Thanks for your interest in the WARNOT debut album “His Blood
Is Yours” First...I had the luxury to work without stress and deadlines,
and a really strong vision to create something special. I started with the
writing around 2009-2010 and continued the writing until I was satisfied
with 17-18 demo songs. Then I took a break for a month and after that
with fresh ears I picked the 12 songs that ended up on the album. Without any contract signed, I Recorded
the 12 songs in my own studio in
Helsingborg. When I was writing
for CLOUDSCAPE I sometimes
changed the style and the
instrumentation to fit the band.
Rocknation: Please name of music
influences of other bands that help
create your music for WARNOT.
Bjorn: In no particular order I would
say: Van Halen-Van Halen,
Dream Theater-Images and Words,
Sting-Fields of Gold, Symphony XDivine Wings Of Tragedy,
Queen-Greatest Hits I II III.
Rocknation: Why did you decide to
use seven vocalists instead of one
for this release?
Bjorn: Because I think it fits right
SCELERATA
Interview by Tom Mathers
Rocknation: Your band name is very original what does SCELERATA stand for?
Scelerata: Thank you very much! We chose this name because phonetically it sounds very
similar to ‘accelerated’ in the Portuguese language, which is our native tongue here in
Brazil. Later on we found out that it actually has a meaning in Italian and in Latin, meaning something like ‘criminal’ or ‘bad guy’. Also, according to an ancient Roman legend,
Scelerata was a name of a portal, and whoever crossed it would have its fate written and
doomed.
Rocknation: You have some music heavy weights Andi Deris (Helloween) and Paul DiAnno
(ex-Iron Maiden) on your new CD tell us about how that happened.
Scelerata: Scelerata is Paul DiAnno’s backing band here is Brazil, so we already were great
friends with him for a few years. In one of our past tours we invited him to record some
vocals and he, very kindly, agreed right away. We wanted him to write as well, because, as
you all know, he is an extremely talented, creative and gifted musician. He wrote a part of
the lyrics for In My Blood and the melody he sings. And there is a smaller part in Rising Sun
that he also sings. Andi Deris’ appearance is thanks to Charlie Bauerfeind, the producer of
the album. We sent Charlie our demos and he showed our music to Andi Deris. Andi really
liked our singer and made himself available to write a song for the band. Of course we
agreed with that, and so he sent us this amazing song called Must Be Dreaming. It is one of
the highlights of the album, so we are very thankful to Andi.
Rocknation: This is your 3rd album how did the writing and recording differ from your last
albums?
Scelerata: The main difference is that we worked with an outside producer this time. Charlie
Bauerfeind is one of the major European metal producers, working with bands such as
Helloween, Blind Guardian,
Motörhead, Saxon,
Hammerfall, Halford, Axel
Rudi Pell and many others.
We sent him the demos,
he sent us many ideas for
arrangements, and he mixed
and mastered the album.
The drums were recorded in
Germany in Blind Guardian’s
Twilight Hall Studios under
Charlie’s production. I can
say this all made a great
difference on how great and
big the album sounds.
What moments stand out
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into the theatrical songs, and
gives the album diversity.
Rocknation:Who designed your
CD cover?
Bjorn: The fantastic artwork was
penned by the well-known Mattias
Norén Sweden. Love it all! The
booklet, the CD print.yeah, it all!
Rocknation: Did any of the press
reviews compare some of the
songs to Cloudscape style or
sound?
Bjorn: Yes, some of the the reviews compared WARNOT and
CLOUDSCAPE. And what most
of them pointed out was that
WARNOT is a lot darker sounding. Here is one review example:
(If you are looking for something
different to add to your metal collection, then look no further. WARNOT
is definitely worth taking some time to check out. Their blend of progressive, theatrical, gothic metal and other metal styles makes them
unique.) Source: http://chaoticriffsmagazine.com/music_reviews/august/
music_reviews_august2013.html
Rocknation: What plans do you have for 2014?
Bjorn: I will continue my recordings, that’s for sure. This time there will
be some new awesome vocalists and musicians aboard. Ex.. Anette
Johansson-SHIVA, Nina Åkerlund- DAN HYLANDER BAND, Hans Persson- Ex.CLOUDSCAPE and Carl Malmqvist-SCANDAL CIRCUS.
Rocknation: Thank you for taking time for this interview and last words
to the fans.
Bjorn: Thanks to you all! I would like to wish everybody a great, creative
and healthy 2014. If you would like to get updates regarding Warnot, you
could visit at: www.facebook.com/warnot.band?ref=hl.
Hope to hear from you again! Best Regards, Bjorn Eliasson-WARNOT
being on tour as Paul DiAnno’s backing band in Brazil?
Scelerata: Being Paul’s backing band means a lot to us, it is just very flattering. Paul is a
living legend, and to have the honor to play all these great metal anthems with the one
person that recorded the originals is a blast. We put our hearts on stage and do our best
every time we are there with Paul. He is a great guy, knows exactly how he wants the band
to play and is great to be around. Actually, in three days from now we will be boarding a
rock cruise here in Brazil with Paul. We will be playing the Motorcycle Rock Cruise, with a
Scelerata full concert as well.
Rocknation: You live in Brazil. What is the music scene like F