How can I get to see Blasting Shit To Bits? Has it ever got onto DVD?

Not yet. Keep following Nasum at Facebook or at nasum.com for more info once there are something to say... / Anders

This year marks 20 years since "Inhale/Exhale" was released. What's your favorite memory of that album (touring or recording, for example)?

I hope that the celebration page will answer that, if not now but in time. / Anders

How come there won't be another Nasum reunion? Is it because Mieszko is dead or you guys are busy with your own projects or both?

Because we ended the band with a farewell tour in 2012. "Farewell" being the operative word there... / Anders

Hello Anders,
Are still copies available for the 'Grind Finale' 4xLP?
And why don't you guys repress some of the old stuff like "World in Turmoil" (my favorite release) and "Blind World" etc. for limited quantities?

Greetings from Germany.

Unrest Records, who released "Grind Finale" on 4xLP has still a few copies left of the repress. And since all the 7" EP's are on it there are no need for individual represses. / Anders

Hi Anders. This is Mr. Juan Becerril from Mexico City. I'm a fan number one on this city. Can you add me on yours contacts on facebook?

No, and this goes for everybody else that tries to friend me on FB: I prefer to be private on FB, but you are welcome to follow the Nasum page. / Anders

Hej!
Jag blev kontaktade för ett par år sen av YouTube profil Siegfried Productions om min material från Nasums sista spelning.
Nu ser jag att ni har lagt upp på YouTube första videon från spelningen.
Jag är riktig stolt över att min material är med. Min frågan är: finns det någon chans att ni kommer släppa det på DVD/Blu-Ray?
Mvh
Michal

En chans finns det alltid... / Anders

Hej Anders,
Hur mar du?
Tak fur alla fan bra music :D
I'm very happy to say I saw you guys the in the UK with Dillinger, still one of my favourite gigs.
I saw that there was a DVD made of the last tour but can't find where i can get it, was it released? and where can i buy a copy?
looking forward to seeing axis @ oef this year :D

There is no DVD (yet) but the movie will be shown at OEF 2018. Check it out "live"! / Anders

I'm going to see Slayer this summer with Anthrax, Testament, Lamb of God and Behemoth. Since Slayer were obviously one of Nasum's major influences, what are your thoughts on these guys retiring?

"Major" may be a little bit of an exaggeration, but sure. We've picked some inspiration from Slayer (and, by all means, Metallica and Anthrax too). Well, of all the Big Four Slayer have been the most consistent band and they sure have had a good run, so if they feel that the time is up, I guess all we can do are lift our hats and say thanks a lot. / Anders

Will Nasum ever reunite again?

No, not as a performing band in any shape or form. / Anders

Hi Anders, I check the Nasum - page almost every day hoping for news on a possible dvd-release of the concert film. I'm from Germany so I didn't have the chance to see it yet. Anything planned for the future with the film? I was on the farewell tour and liked it a lot. Would be cool to refresh memories again. Maybe you do a limited box including dvd and concert on vinyl ;-)
All the best!
Harry

Keep watching... :) / Anders

I'd like to know if or where I can purchase a genocide superstar t-shirt. Thank you for your time

No idea. Try google.com... / Anders

hello Anders,
Here Geert from Belgium. Sorry it's not a nasum question, but maybe you can help me to find a connection with a member of Genocide superstars. I'm looking for the lyrics of 'hail the new storm' cd.
tanx and cheers
Geert

I'm sorry Geert, but apparently there are no proper lyrics to the album. You can make up your own! :) / Anders

Hello Anders! I want to know something... Why you can´t relive Nasum again with the last line up (2012) reunion 20 th anniversary? but in permanent way... that was so fantastic! Rotten Sound, Sayyadina, Burst members and great musicians. Fans of Nasum love their music, i know that´s a Utopia but why Not???

Greetings from Ecuador

Because Nasum ended as a band October 6, 2012. I would love to play with the other guys any day, but we all got other stuff to do, other bands to play in, so no more Nasum or "band with all the Nasum members"... / Anders

Tjena hur tog ni er till Maryland Dethfest? Börjar fundera på att åka dit nästa år.

Vi var på turné så... via van! :D / Anders

What chord progressions do you guys use in your music? Like the ones that are slow & crushing for death metal.

Nothing unusual really, although the drop-a tuning we used made it easy to play very harmonic chords every now and then without to much hassle. / Anders

Hi, I wonder what meaning the first two symbols on the cover of the album SHIFT. thanks.

See this previous answer. / Anders

Tjena.
Finns det någon chans att vi kommer att se reissues av Necrony?
/Wilhelm

Varken jag eller Rickard är faktiskt speciellt sugna på det. Intresset från bolag saknas inte - känns som det är någon ny som frågar var och varannan månad, men som sagt, där finns inte riktigt på våra önskelistor. / Anders

Kan man beställa en T-shirt via internet banken till er? Vill gärna ha inhale exhale tröjan i small.. Den med två människor som är bredvid varandra.
Mvh Daniel

Använd beställningsformuläret ("Place your order") så löser det sig. / Anders

Hi Anders,
I do believe there was a post a couple of years ago showcasing 4-5 instrumental only songs. Most likely a session or so. Unfortunately I am no longer able to find that and was wondering if its still up on the website or if I can retain these songs somehow. Thank you! \m/

Here you go. It was the result of a session Urban, Jon and I had back in 2005. / Anders

Hi Anders i'm a fan of nasum for more than 7 years now but something came to my attention lately which i can't just ignore like it never happened ...

Seriously what's up with the celtic cross Nasum t-shirt man ? can you give an actual explanation about it because the answer you gave to Jordan J doesn't seem clear to me.

Do you have any connections with nationalism ? Because all that years i was under the impresion that nasum are against these kind of stuff ...

I know that the t-shirt was pulled off immediately after it's release and that shows that you've realised that a lot of people can take it the wrong way (which is justified if you ask me) but what was the logic behind it anyway ?

The t-shirt was designed and printed by Relapse, and yes, I approved the design. However I wasn't aware of the, let's say "negative use" of that particular symbol.

"Do you have any connections with nationalism ? Because all that years i was under the impresion that nasum are against these kind of stuff ..." Although I think this question is really stupid, I also believe the circumstances makes it justified, so to answer it: of course we have NO connections WHAT SO EVER to nationalism, other than that the subject have been on the receiving end in a number of lyrical bashings on the albums ("The Idiot Parade" being the obvious example).

It's unfortunate that the t-shirt was made, and it's not on the market any longer. / Anders

Vilken låt var det tänkt att ni skulle köra på P3 galan innan Mieszko dog?. Minns att det skulle vara en annan version av den låten iaf.

P3 och Burning Heart ville att vi skulle spela "Wrath" i och med att vi hade gjort video på den, men vi ville grinda. Dock fanns det ett tidsspan att fylla ut och vi hade repat in en förlängd version av "Circle of Defeat" där vi helt enkelt slängde på de inledande grindpartierna en gång till där låten ursprungligen slutade. / Anders

Tja,

en användare på YouTube som går under namnet "Siegfried Productions"
hävdar att han gör någon slags live-clip sammanställning av den sista turnén som ni gjorde. Han skickar därför ut förfrågningar till personer som lagt upp klipp från era sista spelningar på YouTube där han förfrågar ifall man kan skicka klippen till honom i original.

Han hävdar att han gör detta på uppdrag av er. Stämmer det?

Japp. / Anders

Hej!

Det ligger en "Pathological Performances"-vinyl ute på Tradera för tillfället. Är det en officiell release eller bootleg? Står att det är Poserslaughter som har släppt den, men hittar ingen vidare info via google... Har du eventuellt mer info?

Visste inte ens om att den fanns. Möjlig "officiell" bootleg. / Anders

Hi Anders! I'm a big Nasum vinyl freak/collector and I just want to ask you that is there any possible way to order the domedagen 7" in each version as one pack?
Ps.: I can say that it was the greatest moment in my life when we (Freedom Is A Lie) played as a local support band in Budapest/Hungary with you guys!

Power It Up sell all versions in a bundle. Go there! / Anders

Tjena! Om man beställer nya singeln och annat från er skickas det från Sverige då och vad kan det kosta med frakt?

Ja och frakten styrs av vad totalvikten blir. / Anders

Om man letar efter Shift-CDn, men inte hittar den under merchandise här, är det ett ganska dött lopp då eller?

I betydelsen att vi inte säljer den, ja. Men det finns ju vanliga skivbutiker och distros som har den. / Anders

Vad hände med Krigshot hemsidan? Kan du fixa upp alla lyrics igen kanske någonstans? Och alla låtarna så jag slipper rota i gamma lådor med cd's.

Sidan självdog. Texter finns här och låtarna finns väl också på nätet någonstans... / Anders

Hello, what means the four symbols on the cover of the album Shift?
Thank you

Search in the previously answered questions. / Anders

Tjena Anders !
What do you think of Neaera´s cover of "Shadows" ?

I choose not to comment on specific cover versions, but my general feeling is that I am very flattered for being an inspiration for some other band. / Anders

a question for the band. what do your parents make of your music/image?

Speaking for myself: My parents obviously don't understand anything about my music, but they have always been supportive and proud of my accomplishments. / Anders

Hello. I've ordered your Couple t-shirt - European version on Feb 5th. Still got no reply from you. Thanks.

Yeah, the shop has been closed for a few weeks due to a personal move from one house to another. Will open soon again and I'll take care of all the backorders. / Anders

Hur många kassetter gjordes av Domedagen? Har du någon aning om vad man får ge för ett ex i dagens läge?

Jag har ingen som helst aning. Den pressades aldrig upp av någon firma, utan vi kopierade kassetter själva efter bästa förmåga. Så jag har faktiskt ingen aning, och det är dessutom väldigt svårt att avgöra om ett exemplar på marknaden är ett "original" eller en "kopia". / Anders

Hallå, Anders. Jag har alltid undrat varför ni stämde upp gitarrerna från A-drop till B#-drop mellan Helvete och Shift?

Det har att göra med att Mieszko och Urban upplevde att A-drop inte riktigt fungerade live. Tydligheten försvann, så då blev det B#-drop live och så följde det med in i studion. Det var B#-drop under farvälturnén också. / Anders

Is it true you guys play riff and drum parts at fast tempos like say 150

I have no idea. I haven't bothered to meassure the speed and find that kind of "extreme sport" mentality in grindcore pretty uninteresting. / Anders

Hejsan!

Tänkte bara kolla om det blir något av det ni filmade på Debaser? Var ju en hel del kameror (t.o.m. en på dig!)

tack!

I dagsläget finns det inget att berätta men om det händer något kommer vi att berätta om det för alla. / Anders

Hej! Om merch man har beställt inte har dykt upp, vad bör man göra då? Sy egna? Haha!

Tack på förhand!

Man får hålla tummarna riktigt hårt... Dessvärre har jag ingen makt över vad som händer efter att jag lagt paketen på lådan och då och då verkar det vara klåfingriga människor på Posten som norpar åt sig varorna... :( / Anders

How do you guys feel about electronic dance music? Do you guys like it or do think its killing music with its pop image? And what bands do like suck or do you think American metal or any metal needs a change?

Well, as most any other music style electronic (dance) music has a mainstream and an underground, so no matter what the mainstream does the underground remains the same. As for any modern metal, I think we've had enough of breakdowns by now... / Anders

hello it's mike of sylak open air (fr) can you send me your booking contact by mail at mike@sylakopenair.com

No. October 6, 2012 was the last show EVER. / Anders

I've Been wondering if, will you play in 2013 at Obscene Extreme America? We hope to hear you. Regards from Meéxico!

No. October 6, 2012 was the last show EVER. / Anders

Hey guys, i search the nasum shirt from the tour 2000 recycle.... Can you help me?

Well, it's not currently in production, so I can't help you with that. / Anders

What is the best place to order metal fashion gear like spiked collars & wristbands and belts.

I wouldn't have the slightest idea. / Anders

what's a common chord progression u guys use?

There is no common chord progression. / Anders

Hey guys I placed an order the day that the grind finale lps came out, plus a hat. I haven´t received any confirmation or anything, should I keep waiting? or how can know the status? Thanks

I reply within two days, but there has been a few orders with faulty email addresses so my replies have just bounced back. I would suspect that yours was one of them, so just make a new order and make sure to write your correct email address! / Anders

They don't seem to want my money. Didn't get an answer.:-/

Should be up and running by now. / Anders

Anders, can you tell me how I can get my hands on the new grind finale lp version from unrest. They don't have a proper webshop and no announcement was made about this release at their site..

Thanks!

There's a link the leads to an emal address somewhere. / Anders

I see someone already asked (hoped) to see a Nasum documentary DVD. I would like to see it as well, but I'd like to see bunch of these farewell shows stuffed into the same package. That would be amazing.

Well, something like that is what we are working on, but I rather not speak more about it until it's a done deal. / Anders

Tja! Jag läste på merch-sidan att "leftovers" kommer att ploppa upp där. Hur pass aktuellt är detta? Kommer det att dröja måntro? Tack för dem här åren och för ett fantastiskt sista gig!

Det är aktuellt och kommer att ske inom kort! / Anders

You barely even mentioned the final gig ever in the tour blog? Or is there a post coming?

Also, can you shed some light on what will happen with the gopro-belly-footage from the show?

Thank you for the grind.

It was posted today and might answer a few of your questions. / Anders

Which Skitsystem CDs did mieszko record ?

"Enkelresa till rännstenen", a session which also included the songs for the Nasum/Skitsystem split and the Ebba Grön cover "Beväpna er" which just recently got released on a one-sided 7" EP. / Anders

Hey,

Anders, I just went to the previously asked questions like I do at some times. I became more than annoyed when I read was this user named Olive wrote, meaning you would try to make money out of Nasum and its destiny. I have seen you on one of the last shows of Nasum in 2004 and two times on the farewell dates. This were some of the best times in my life. You know, I love to see people playing great music with a big message like you do. And I know your attitude, its my attitude. This is what I enjoy so much.
So what I want to say is that Nasum is definitly NOT about to make money. I can totally understand your decision when it comes to the farewell tour and everything else. This has definitly not been a tour to raise profit, this has been a tour to give the spirit of Nasum some last great times. And the same counts for Grind Finale, the compilation and everything else which happened after 2004. Anders, I, and I think 99,99% of the people know that. So fuck this dude.
Thanks so much, Anders!

And heres one last question: Do you have leftover Merch from the Farewell tour which you will put online? Unfortunatly I did not have enough money with me at the Tivoli show to buy a baseball shirt.

Thanks. Yes, there are some leftover merch that will be put up online soon, but it's mostly odd sizes and not all of the designs we had on the tour. I'm sorry to say that there isn't a single copy of the baseball shirt left among the leftovers... / Anders

tjenare! har länge undrat om låten "söndermald" från "industrislaven" är gästad av någon annan sångare eller om ni bara lagt effekt på sången? och föresten, går det fortförande att få tag i era gamla demos och LPs?

Du har lyssnat på CD:n förstår jag, där två låtar i mitten blivit samma "nummer"... "Söndermald" är den tunga instrumentala låten som är sist, sen kommer "Revolution II" som är låten "Revolution" igen fast med pitchad sång som inte sjunger någon text alls. Bara en rolig sak i studion. Gammalt jox finns möjligen att hitta begagnat, men inte nytt. / Anders

how to make electronic music with grindcore

Don't use a drummachine! / Anders

Ah, so you like Twin Peaks?

What time (of course, I'm speaking "around" what time) is the show in London expected to end? Just wanted to make sure I can get back to the hostel with the underground.

Pete

There's a curfew at 11 already so it's an early show. / Anders

Anders! I had a question I forgot to ask Keijo personally when I saw you guys in Seattle. Does he know how to speak Swedish? Seeings how you guys play songs like Löpandebandsprincipen, Den Svarta Fanan, etc... Just thought it would be interesting to know, seeings how Finnish & Swedish don't come across as sounding the same at all..

Also, Cheers for adding me to the Tattoo blog! :)

Swedish and Finnish is two completely different languages that comes from different roots. However, there are some Swedish speaking parts of Finland and for some reason some people in Finland learn to speak Swedish. Keijo and our Finnish crew know some Swedish but don't really know how to speak it. Some times Keijo speaks Swedish and he seriously sounds like the backwards speaking dwarf in "Twin Peaks". Very funny. But never the less he can sing the few Swedish songs we play. / Anders

Hi. Please help. i want to buy a ticket for this one http://www.debaser.se/kalender/8313/ but can't do it. There is то English language on site. I will arrive Stohgolm from Saint-Petersburg to see Nasum. I need guarantee like a ticket. Thank you

There are no presales as it's a free show. The only way to guarantee a "ticket" is to be there in good time. / Anders

Who knows, this logo might find future usages? There'll definitely be no more shows, or albums (though, honestly, I wouldn't mind a compilation or two, or maybe even a DVD, to come out), but there would definitely be more Nasum tattoos!

I'll send an EPS version of it to the nasum@nasum e-mail. Also, I might try to do a full typeface (font), hope you wouldn't mind?

Well, I have most of the letters in the "Nasum alphabet" already and might do something once all this touring is over, so thanks - but no thanks. / Anders

One more question - would flags be allowed at the London concert? Tried to search for info for this specific venue, but nothing surfaced.

And one more thing, if you want a vector of this, just tell me where to send it. ;) It is a Cyrillic Nasum logo that I've made.

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/5165/nasumlogocyrillicwhite.png

Don't know about flags. That is a venue question. We wouldn't mind, but I'm not sure that most of the audience will enjoy a flag in their face.

Thanks for the logo. I actually have made something similar myself when some possible Russian shows were under discussion. But you version was better! / Anders

I fucking hate to "ask" for songs, guys, and I won't, so I'll just tell you that I managed to hear some fan recordings (oh, yes, I admit that I did) of "The Final Sleep" from this tour, and it fucking rocked. I know that this tour isn't about Mieszko but about Nasum as a whole (or at least that's how I think about it), yet I really hope to hear this one when you hit London; it is a fucking golden tribute to Mieszko.

See you in London.

And a side question, can you tell me the average price for most of the tees, 'cause I'm a broke student who's not even living in London, and I really don't wanna bring a lot of money to the venue; just what I'd spent for the night.

It's fully legit to yell out your songs of choice during the shows... Just saying... I guess the average price will be €15, i.e. something like £10 in London... / Anders

Hey! Is there still no info about how to get tickets for the show in Gothenburg september 21.? Would really like to get my ticket and be assured that I'm going :)

No info. Apparently they are a bit secret at Truckstop Alaska. I can't find any info... Maybe at Facebook? / Anders

Hi Anders, i have one question. I would like to buy t-shirt red factories XL or XXL size on show at Ostrava/Barrak/. Is it possible? Thank you for your time. Sorry my english is bad. Zdenek.

It might be possible. It's impossible to say right now what we will have in stock at that date... / Anders

Hej Jesper,

would it be possible for you to let us have the back side of the Inhale/Exhale CD as high-res? You know, the gasmask people and the Gondol. I made a real sexy wallpaper back in '99 but I have lost it and my original CD is in my old country still... Thanks in advance!

Sorry, I don't have that particular image in any high res format at the moment. Perhaps you can borrow the cover from someone and scan it? / Anders

Hi guys, managed to get the tickets for the Ljubljana show so I'll be seeing you twice after Bologna (and it still ain't enough:)Will you print any t-shirts with tour dates on the back? That would be cool! Thank you for all the good grindin'!

Yes! / Anders

Dear Anders, will there be any new merchandise such as patches/backpataches to made and sold? Would you be up to do an interview via phone call, videochat etc. after your tour is over? And final question: I was thinking of making a DVD documentary on the history of Nasum 1992-2012. I would have to meet up with all the members of the band or at least the ones I can get a hold of. I have some ideas for that I would like to discuss with you about. Your show in Los Angeles at The Black Castle was great. You are all swell guys. Thank you for putting out great music and doing a final farewell for the fans :)

Mosh it up and grind the world.

We'll try our best to have patches and other smaller stuff for the final European tour as well as some new t-shirts and perhaps something else. You can contact our press contacts for interviews and such. We already have some ideas for DVD documentation, but that remains to be seen if there will be something or not. / Anders

Hi Anders, I'm from Ecuador, and luckily a could arrange a work visit to France and saw you guys at hellfest. Nasum has been really important for my music and you guys are immortal for me. Anyways man, do you have any plans to press the Nasum discography in vinyl sometime??

Relapse were supposed to put out some reissues on vinyl a couple of years ago, but I don't know what happened with that... / Anders

Hello. would you like to visit Russia this year? we can organize concerts in few big cities like Moscow, St.Petersburgh, Kazan. a lot of good guys will rave at your gigs with great pleasure.
thank you

Yes, but no. All the shows are now booked. / Anders

ok. as you stated in some previous announcement, NASUM won't continue after the farewell tour. i saw you twice so far (and it was great!) so i think it would be cool if you 5 guys (anders, jesper, urban, jon and keijo) start a new grindcore-band. is there any serious discussion between the NASUM_2012 members on this thought? you 5 guys sum up musically the great mix within the spectrum of grindcore ranging from crust-ideas from SAYYADINA, gore-ideas from REGURGITATE, hardcore-ideas from BURST, and (more or less) death metal-ideas from ROTTEN SOUND and grind-idead from NASUM!!!!

No, that will not happen. Most importantly: we all have "real" bands to focus on once this Farewell tour is over and it would be impossible for us to start a new grindcore band as it would be seen as a continuation of Nasum and people would obviously demand Nasum songs live and so on. I will not rule out that some of us will play together again in some form, but a new band with this line-up is totally out of the question. / Anders

Hey Anders, how long will you continue milking the Mieszko-death-machine? Meaning, after the comp, the r€union, the far€w€££ tour, the new m€rchandi$€ and $o on and $o on... all as an excuse for Mieszko's memory : when will you REALLY put Nasum to rest?

First of all: fuck you for bringing Mieszko's death into this question. Did you know him? Was he a friend of yours? No? Second of all: Nasum is my creation, I am the remaining founding member (and has been since 1995) and it's been a part of my life for more than half of my life and something I've put down more hours into than anything else, simply because there are thousands of people enjoying our music. They are still doing it and they will keep on doing once the final show is played October 6th. And what I do in the future to maintain Nasum is nobody's business than mine. Third of all: this is not a reunion, it has never been, and it's not about Mieszko. Fourth of all: Add as many Euro and Dollar signs you want, but you don't know shit about our economy. Don't like it? Don't go to the shows, don't buy the records, don't buy the t-shirts. / Anders

Hey dudes! Is the date in Stockholm at Debaser Medis your last date of the farewell tour? I didn't see u yet and i m planning to come there for that date! See ya!

Yes, it's the grind finale for good! / Anders

Hi, I'm thrilled to hear about you coming to play Helsinki, but quite sad that we don't get Black Breath or Skitsystem. Therefore, I was thinking of also coming for the final show at Debaser Medis. As it's a free-of-charge show, is the only way to surely get in to be waiting in front of the place early enough? Any idea what time the doors will open, and how many people the venue holds? I was thinking of also attending the Sweden Rock Cruise, which should arrive in Stockholm at 18:15 on the same day, but not sure if that would be early enough...

Yes, there are no pre-sales for Debaser Medis as it's a free show (actually free until 21.00, but it's quite likely that the place will be "sold out" by then). It's a 800 capacity club, so there should be space left after the Sweden Rock Cruise is over. I would expect that you are not the only one from that ship that wants to come to the show. Doors are at 19.00 according to the website: http://www.debaser.se/kalender/8313/. / Anders

I just wanna thank you so much for giving me and a few other people the chance to see you in prattel (switzerland) on extremefest. i never ever thought i would see you guys live after this shit happens years ago...

again, thank you so much!!!! thanks for that years of great releases thanks for your great lyrics and and least thanks again for your show. you crushed me serously.. :)

Thanks for coming, and you know that you have the possibility to catch us again on the final European tour? / Anders

Hi guys, great experience in Bologna, Nasum playing in a smelly sauna :)Thanx for enduring! Jesper mentioned that you'll be doing a small van-tour after you come back from Japan and that there's a possibility of you coming to Slovenia. When will the dates be announced? I hope I'll have the chance to see you live again! Keep on the good grindin'!

Most of the dates will be announced the coming week if everything goes as planed. So keep your eyes open! / Anders

Hey guys,

I've sent you some pics I took at the Graspop gig.
I really enjoyed your show, although you think it wasn't the best one..

Take care!

Thanks! / Anders

Guys,me and my brother came to see you in Bologna,it was fucking intense.I'm 14,this has been my first grind show,i had so much fun.too bad it was really hot inside the room.i bought some shirts to remember me of this awesome night.take care guys,you were awesome.also Jesper had a nice Sandberg.

grind your mind \m/

Thank you, and yes it sure was REALLY hot... / Anders

Hi,iwas at Hellfest and your show was my favourite of the whole Hellfest! I was just wondering why you're not planning to come back to Hellfest? It's so f***** sad! Sorry if this question has been answered,havent get everything that has been said during the show!

We're not coming back because this is the Farewell tour, and it ends in October. / Anders

Hi, will you have this year at obscene extreme fest in czech republic your great merch? Trucker cap and other?
Thanks

We will have merch at Obscene Extreme, but perhaps not any caps... / Anders

För jävla bra show på metaltown. Riktigt kul att få se er. Upptäckte er lite försent tyvärr :(

Jag undrar lite försynt om det finns några planer på att släppa en albumbox med alla skivorna i. Nu kanske grind finale redan är en version av det men det kostar ju inget att fråga. Lycka till med resten av turnén grabbar.

Mja, några sådana planer finns väl inte, men skivorna ska ju gå att köpa en och en till hyfsat vettiga priser. "Grind Finale" samlar ihop allt icke-albummaterial så den är något separat. / Anders

Do you need any more videos for the Billy O's show in Ventura CA? or The Black Castle show in Los Angeles CA?

Sure! / Anders

Tjena, Anders. Har en fråga angående mixningen av Shift som du kanske kan svara på. Vad jag förstått så spelar både Urban och Mieszko kompgitarrer på skivan, men hur har de fördelats i stereopanoreringen? Samsas de med både höger och vänster högtalare eller ligger de mixade i varsin och i sånna fall, vem spelar i höger och vem i vänster?

Vad jag minns så spelade de in varsin första- och andragitarr på de låtar båda spelar på. På minst hälften av plattan har Mieszko lagt alla gitarrer och bas av den enkla anledningen att vi bara repade halva skivan med fullt band. Å andra sidan har Urban lagt alla stränginstrument på "Creature" som han skrev och som aldrig repades över huvud taget. / Anders

How much do you guys pretend to be on tour?, it's because I know a serious promoter here in Mexico that would be interested in making a tour with you guys... any chance aftes all the shows you have booked right now!?

We'll be on tour until October, but it's a little bit too late to fit a Mexican tour into the schedule now... / Anders

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150998874820804.472821.332151650803&type=1

Above are photos from the Nasum show in Oakland! Enjoy!!!

Thanks! / Anders

Hallå! Har ni något planerat för UK, eller borde man försöka ta sig någon annanstans för att få se eer i sommar?

I sommar kommer man inte att se oss i UK... / Anders

Hello Anders.. Will you guys come to Malaysia for The Farewell Tour?? Please come to Malaysia! We are waiting. Cheers.

Please ask a serious promotor to contact our booking agent, otherwise we won't go there. / Anders

I am looking forward to coming to Japan. Sukiyaki and Okonomiyaki is delicious.
Please eat it.

Will do. / Anders

Anders... I read about the setlist they previously asked, any chance to play fury, wrath, shadows and i hate people!? would be such a dream!

Come to a show and see for yourself... / Anders

can you please post your setlist for the farewell tour including some alternative setlists?

Perhaps after the tour is totally finished. / Anders

What guitar amps or pedals are Jon and urban using to capture the different guitar sounds from inhale/ exhale material to shift songs? Cheers for coming to Australia

Obviously we're trying to get a good solid sound that will cover all of the different productions from the albums, and currently that is made with the help of some Mesa amps. / Anders

hi anders.who do i contack to get nasum play in malaysia?

Silvester Dezsi for The Agency Group Scandinavia. Tel: +46 (0)40-97 62 50 Email: silvesterdezsi@theagencygroup.com / Anders

Will you come to Russia? Rotten sound is coming to us with the Black Dahlia Murder. So why don't you?

Thx for comeback

Perhaps we do, perhaps we don't... / Anders

do you have the same setlist for all your shows?

We will have different set lengths during the tour, so there will be alternative lists. / Anders

Great show in Örebro! One of the best gigs i've ever seen but is there any chanse that you'll be playing in the southern parts of sweden or maybe denmark besides the festivals (which just are too damn expensive)? Once more, GREAT show. Thanks!

Yes, just wait and see... / Anders

Will you come to Japan?

Wait and see... / Anders

Hey guys, i was totally freaking out when i heard you´ll play some shows this year. Do you plan about playing some shows besides the festivals, maybe in Germany, France or Spain? Or is it possible to get Tickets for one Day for the Extremefest in Austria? Looks like this is the only date i´m able to go to by now.

The answer to your first question is yes, just stay tuned... As for Extremefest - they are a traveling one-day-festival thing so the ticket for Austria is for just that day. I jumped the gun there - Extremefest is a festival with rotating bands and I don't know if they sell day-tickets. / Anders

I'm not trying to be disrespectful, but wouldn't Rickard been a more relevant vocalist for this re-union, since he's the original vocalist and all. Not that there's anything wrong with Keijo.

Perhaps from a historic point of view, but not from a practical. / Anders

Please make sure to have 3Xl and 2 xl t-shirts for all us fat grinders in USA..

We'll try to do that! / Anders

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account is full (quota exceeded) >>> i got this returned when send a mail to you guys :(

That email hasn't been active in many years... Unfortunately it's still linked somewhere on the website... / Anders

Just wanted to say how chuffed I am that Nasum is going to play some shows again. It is a dream come true. See you on the west coast!!!!

Thanks and see you! / Anders

Anders! I am so glad that there will be a final nasum tour, I bought my ticket for Maryland Deathfest as soon as you guys were announced. I hope to be able to meet you and the rest of the guys there. Travel safe and grind the shit out every show in memory of Mieszko!

The shit will be grinded! / Anders

Nu kanske detta inte står särskilt högt upp på er prioriteringslista, men finns det några planer på att filma nån/några av era kommande konserter för en DVD?

För övrigt: jävligt peppad på tanken på att kunna ser er live igen! Väntar med spänning på datum i Sverige nu!

Jag räknar kallt med tusentals YouTube-klipp under resans gång, men det är mycket möjligt att något filmas lite mer proffsigt också. Sen får vi se om det blir något av det eller inte. / Anders

Nu tårar jag upp! Väldigt glad över att jag får chansen att höra era låtar spelas igen!

Live, hoppas jag, för skivorna har ju inte försvunnit... :) / Anders

Can't wait to see you in Baltimore!

:) / Anders

Hi anders !
I would like to know who is/was vegan or vegetarian in the band.
I wonder this because of some of your lyrics.

Cheers from France !

I think that everyone but Urban and Rickard has been vegetarian sometimes during their lives. Mieszko was a vegan for a while. / Anders

hello anders,is it possible that there are a complication cd from necrony with all the ep's and demo's?
it is hard to find very good stuff!!
many greetings and thanks thierry

Perhaps. We are not really dying to do it though... / Anders

Hello Anders, I hope you are well, I was wondering, is there any way on earth you could help me locate a zip up i used to have, it was the white N, with Helvete and skull on the back, mine was stolen whilst i was working in Holland, now back in the U.K, and i miss it, i cannot find it anywhere, thank you for reading my question.

If there is anyway you could help, my email address is Craigm@volumecity.com

Thanks again.

Well, I'll come over and have a look then... :) Sorry, can't help you. That design has been out of print for many years. Perhaps you can locate a copy on eBay? / Anders

hi anders
almost 2 years ago i asked you about the vinyl reissue of human 2.0 and you said ''There's a vinyl reissue of "Human 2.0" coming up soon, so don't give up the hope... / Anders'' any news on that?

Unfortunately, no. / Anders

Hi , i have a question , what was Miezkos favorite guitar and amp?
I really love the nasum guitar tunes...

Greetings from germany

I suggest you read Mieszko's report from the recording of "Helvete", I think it answers your questions. / Anders

Hi Anders!
Are there any news about Krigshot? Do you rehearse somtimes, or just talk about new stuff? Or is Krigshot dead?

An intimate question. I understand, if you don't answer it.
Is Mieszko's girlfriend ok? I mean, she survived the tsunami, but did she recover well? I'm just curious.

Best regards,
Toto

No, no, maybe, yes. / Anders

Hi Nasum,

I would like to ask you Anders, what type of china and ride you use on the album inhale/exhale? mainly that china sounds as a cymbal I was always looking for.

thanks for reply

best wishes :)

Dude, it's been 13 years since "inhale/exhale" and I can't remember what I had then. I can say this much though: it was a Sabian china. My brand of choise has always been Zildijan, except for the china where I've always used a Sabian.

Also note - as I always says when it comes to questions about particular sounds - that the cymbal has been recorded through a microphone, and processed in several ways until it ended up on the record, so it's slightly difficult to judge a cymbal by how it sounds on a record... / Anders

Happy new year Anders! Best wishes for Coldworker and your Life personally!

Look at this, those filthy snatchers stole your name!

Are they allowed to use your name?

Another questions: Did you think of releasing a last bunch of Nasum merch? I think there is big public demand!

Cheers!

Hehe, I believe that product is called "Näsum", with dots over the A, which actually is a small village in the south of Sweden, from the same part of the country where IKEA once started.

About merch... Perhaps... / Anders

It's been 6 years since that fateful day, but it seems to me yesterday ... I well remember,having had a bad feeling that something bad would happen .. yes is the usual things that we say and nothing changes, I know. . but the bitterness I felt when I saw the site closed and especially when I understund of what happened was infinitely,you were the band more interesting for me ... anxiety assails me still, especially listening to songs like "Darkness Falls"from the last album that takes me back many personal memories and nostalgia, and it seems to interpret the sadness of the event .. but However it is like as you were still,like that time has stopped,many tells you,but I repeat,thank you for this site,for what you've been and will continue to be!Your music is still alive! ..Some question:
1)You ever played the song "Ros"live?I search from the video in this site and all in Youtube but nothing,i'd like to listen it also in low quality.
2)There is a remote possibility in the future to review you and the other ex-members together, with you under voice,even for once,for one last concert? would be great..
3)In an interview,you say that after Grind Finale"There’s nothing more to release (although a picture disc release of “Shift” would be great to complete the collection, but I don’t think that will happen)",exactly what you're talking about?what is this possible picture disc?
4)There is something material from "shift" that you can still publish(in another interview you talk about some unfinished song from shift session)will never come out completed?
5)I know that the name"Nasum"is take from a film,and from a a temporary name become final.What were other possible names(if
you had thought,at that time).

1. "Ros" was never played live.
2. My voice is not fit for any live shows...
3. The three first albums were released as picture discs shortly after the demise of the band, and "Shift" was still such a "new" album that a picture disc would interfere with the sales of the normal vinyl edition. It was always a dream to have the albums complete on picture discs, but there are currently no plans to release "Shift" in that format.
4. There might be some unfinished and/or lost songs from many of the recordings, but everything that can and will be published is on the albums and "Grind Finale".
5. Wow, I don't recall any other possible band names. I think it always was Nasum. / Anders

Hello Anders,
I noticed that the Coldworker site has been down for quite a long time: what's up?

It's not down. / Anders

Hi from Czech Republic.I´d like to download live gigs Nasum from this site but not me.May someone write me,why not?
Thanx for reply.

The server that hosted the live gigs are dead and gone. / Anders

Hey there, Anders!
Its been a long time since I've last said anything on here.
I always had stated that I would get something "Nasum" related tattooed on my body, and a few days ago it came true.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/firesparkz01/76981_471884757299_512877299_5428689_8192275_n.jpg

Ive said it before, and will say it again that Nasum changed my life after hearing such excellent music. To show my appreciation and love for the music you & Mieszko were able to create in such short time, I figured this would show it. Shift seemed to grow on me a lot more recently over the millions of times I've listened to it, and those symbols, I felt were meaningful and interesting. There you have it, I don't know how to sum up the rest.. other than I fucking love Nasum, and always will!

What do you think of it? :)

Cheers.

Cool! I hope it heals well! / Anders

Hey Anders, are you planning on releasing a DVD release for your band Coldworker? it would be greatly appreciated. Thanx in Advance for your Insight.

Currently there are no such plans, but I'm sure some sort of video stuff will show up in the not too distant future. / Anders

Hi there Anders. Hope all is well.
I've been ruminating over this for some time..
But are there any meanings attached to the four symbols which make an appearance on the cover of 'Shift'?

With the exception of the symbol for recycling..

Take care!
Scott
Cape Town, South Africa.

To keep it simple, all the symbols represent different kind of subjects connected to Nasum's lyrics and the overall political themes. The first one is kind of a sun, the second one is kind of tricky, but I think it's a take on globalization and the last is the biohazard symbol. The artist had a really good explaination of all the symbols but it's nowhere to be found now. / Anders

Any plans to re-print the Napalm Death logo t-shirt? or where can I get one if it's still available?

It might happen in the future. It's a big seller and I like the design. / Anders

do you know what kind of a cap mieszko usually used?

The one that you put on your head... No, sorry don't know any brands or models or anything. / Anders

Hey Anders, this question is actually about Genocide Superstars: Do you know how many different shirt designs the band had? I own a white one with an imperial eagle and crossed scythes, if memory serves me right that particular design was also on sale one Nasum site. I always wondered if there were more shirts printed.
Thanks and best regards, Ulrich.

There was a black version of the same design printed at the same time. I also remember a 3/4-shirt, you know a white shirt with slightly longer black sleeves made with one of their logos before that. I can't remember if there were any other designs prior to that. / Anders

Hello Anders.
Do you have all the guitar tabs from Nasum ? I was searching for Shift tabs, especially for WRATH, and I can't find anything on web...
Thanks & Cheers

Nope. Use your ears! :) The few tabs that are out there on the web are mostly incorrect. / Anders

Enjoying the live Doombringer CD and wondered what distortion pedal Mieszko used live DS-1, Boss Hm-2 or just the distortion from the amp

Thanks for any answers as I know it was awhile go for these shows

I can't remember exactly, but as the Japanese promotor rented whatever stuff we wanted (go, Japanese promotor!) I guess we got the Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier and it's very possible that the amp's distortion was used. If not, it was the Mesa Boogie Preamp that was Mieszko's main distortion pedal from "Helvete" and to the end. / Anders

Hi, Anders! I have following question. Relapse records has posted Nasum t-shirt "Terror" with celtic cross on its front side. As we know this symbol usually associates with fascism. But I'm sure that Nasum is far from fascist theory. So what sence have you put in such t-shirt design?

I just answered this. As replied then, this symbol - as many others, have been used in many different ways, and it's pretty obvious that it's not used in this case to promote fascism. / Anders

Hi Anders, I guess you don't need to publsh this one but I thought this will interest you. Check the very end of this clip, should be familiar ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVAkFqbvjW0

Haha, of course I need to publish it! Amazing! / Anders

Hey there, Anders.

Its been quite sometime since I've approached you with my latest question, but the new Nasum t-shirt, "Terror", had brought something to my attention.

After a discussion with a friend of mine, he mentioned that the use of the "sun symbol" on the t-shirt has a strong tie with Nazism and white-power ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_cross ).

I'm sure this was meant to mock its previous history, but I was wondering what your thoughts were behind it, and if you were involved in the design at all?

Well, according to the wikipedia link you attached a sun cross is "a cross inside a circle", which is not the case with the "Terror" design. And according to the same article I wouldn't say the tie is particulary "strong" to nazism/white-power... I prefer the musical reference: "In modern music tablature the sun cross can denote a change of guitar from an acoustic tone to a Distortion tone", which works with the song "Fight terror with terror" that is the basis of the shirt title and quoted lyrics in the print. I approved the design. / Anders

hey man
do you remember which mesa pre-amp you used for helvete?

All the info you need. / Anders

Hi! Any news on reissues of "Inhale/Exhale" and "Human 2.0"? Looking foward for them!!!!

No news. / Anders

Tjenare!

Var det något album ni lade ner extra mycket tid på texterna eller blev det oftast så att texterna helt enkelt var en biprodukt av sången? Jag tycker att texterna till låtarna på 'Shift' är väldigt bra, därav frågan.

Riktningarna ni tog, var de medvetna eller periodvisa? Satte ni er ner och sa att nu jävlar skulle ni göra si och så eller kom det naturligt?

Mja, jag tror att det skedde gradvis när vi började förstå att vi hade en publik. Personligen tyckte jag att det var enklare att skriva texter med jämnare kvalitet när vi inte hade så sjukt många låtar på skivorna, hehe... Själva textskrivningsprocessen var lite olika mellan mig och Mieszko. Jag satt hemma och filade, medan han skrev i studion i princip när han skulle spela in sången. Funkade bra, båda varianterna.

Jag skulle inte säga att den musikaliska utvecklingen var planerad eller uttänkt. Det enda jag kan minnas är att när det var dags för "Human 2.0" så var vi lite medvetna om vilka olika typer av låtar vi behövde skriva. / Anders

Hi Anders just wondering if you've heard Wormrot from Singapore? I heard them the other day and I thought they were an amazing grind band, and thought you might be interested if you have'nt heard them, their Myspace is www.myspace.com/wormrotgrind.

Yes, they are pretty cool. / Anders

hi anders
could you place in the discography section, information about the pressing number of each nasum vinyl?i lately bought few of nasum's eps and was just wondering how many are made

I don't have that information. Should have paid attention to that in the past. / Anders

dear anders,

2 questions(if you have the time):

1) did mieszko take any courses on enigneering? or was it an intrest or something he picked up during recording sessions?

2) is it absolutley neccesary to take classes to be an engineer? i have little exp. in recording live instruments, but moderate in mixing/producing and trying to master hip hop and electronic stuff(basically using programs w/ plugins, mixing boards for certain channels, local studios for vocal tracks etc.)

i have full confidence in reaching my goal of recording/mixing other artists (esp grind/death), as well as future projects of my own..long story short im trying to get the ball rolling as soon as possible and what better to ask than one of the groups that inspired me the most(meisko's mixing techniques for his vocals in helvete are superb). after searching around the q&a, i couldn't find an answer to any of em...

1. Yes, he was in school for about a year learning the basic stuff, but I also think he had a natural talent for it. I can't really remember that he had a real interest in the subject in question before he took that course.

2. I think that it won't hurt to learn the basics through a course of some sort. Again, it's a matter of talent. I got neither any skills nor talent for sound engineering so it's just some pointless trial and error that's going on when I try to mix and shape the sound. Recording is easy, editing is easy, but mixing is something else. / Anders

Hello Anders I have never seen Nasum live "shit"

I like to download the Live Video suff but the links dont work

Please you can upload the stuff to

THX

Yes, the server where I had the songs and videos is dead so currently I have nowhere to have them. There are some stuff over at YouTube so have a look there. / Anders

Hey anders, do you know any info od the tribute to nasum, and any kind of info of the producers, cause it would be great to have'em on contact

It's already finished so you are too late... / Anders

Hello!

Is there gonna be any Nasum shirts in stock in the future?..

Maybe, maybe not. / Anders

Hey, Anders.

The shock of this year for myself was when my band (Venocide) was announced that we made it onto the Nasum tribute. We did "Disforest" in such a fast effort in my living room with cheap mics, I really wish we had the recording equipment we have now compared to back then. But anyways, have you gotten your hands and gave the CD a listen yet? Power It Up stated they released it in November, but I haven't heard much news on the tracks..

Not gotten it yet, or heard any other tracks. / Anders

heard that the split with N D is pressed in just 500 records. will there be a second press. why that few?

Yes, it's 500 copies and I wouldn't count on a second pressing. Limited edition! / Anders

Do you have some news about vinyl reissue of "Human 2.0"? Thnx a lot, tak care

Reissues of "Inhale/Exhale" and "Human 2.0" on vinyl is coming next year, can't say exactly when at this point. They include bonus tracks (related tracks, all available on "Grind Finale") and new liner notes written by me. / Anders

Anders, can you imagine going back to the bassguitar including singing? With another band or project. Someday, somehow?
I mean your vocals were also very special to a lot of people. When I think back to Inhale/Exhale... This was fucking brutal. They were truly intensive and kinda independent. Argh, I am looking for the right word which should replace "independent". Brainfuck. But I think you know what I mean.
Cheers!

Unless it's a band playing really simple music I would not consider playing any string instrument again. I'm quite happy being able to compose songs but I'm too sloppy to play the guitar or the bass for real.
Doing more vocals will never happen though. I was just lucky that I managed to record a few decent lines here and there as I lack any sort of technique for singing. / Anders

Hi Anders, I play bass in brazilian band EXPOSE YOUR HATE, our debut-cd(Hatecult) was one of the last mastered by Mieszko. We are in tribute to the nasum by "Power it up" and very proud of that. I would like to know what your expectations for this tribute. Nasum Rules!

I am excited to hear it! Some of the song choices are very surprising to me to it will be quite fun to hear it. / Anders

hi anders
i gotta a question about genocide ss do you know where i can get their lyrics, i've got 3 cd's of them but they only include some of the song's lyrics...i was bidding lately human 2.0 on vinyl it went up to 80 dolars fuck i wish i was born earlier i so i could buy it in normal pirices hehe all the best

Nope, I sort of doubt that they had any real lyrics anyway...

There's a vinyl reissue of "Human 2.0" coming up soon, so don't give up the hope... / Anders

Anders, I think that it is a pitty that most bands around are only present on myspace anymore(That's kinda topic for some lyrics. ;)). And so I am very thankful that you are keeping the "old" cyberspace tradition for Coldworker and mainly Nasum. I just wanted to let you know that you are doing great work with that and that this question and answers option is very special to me since I am taking opportunity of it for so many times. No question this time. Just an accolade!

Thank you. Yes, MySpace is boring and not particularly personal. / Anders

ok anders thanks!
maybe we shouldtry the masked face or A Welcome Breeze Of Stinking Air or sixteen.
anyway to many cool songs haha
cheers

Do it! / Anders

Finaly the Tribute to Nasum is going to be released in November. Did you already listen to all the Covers? if yes, do you have a fovorite one?

No. I'm waiting for the final album as everyone else. I am very surprised by the choises of songs though, pleasantly surprised... / Anders

hey there, you have a lot of people here in ARGENTINA that loves your music (including myself)
some day i will be doing a tribute for you guys and in memory of mieszko! i hope seeing you any time soon in south america.. you`re awesome! and the message that you give and every lyric is a great influence to me.

Thanks! / Anders

Hej.
Vad hände med Genocide SS teesen? Jag var tyvär hjärnslö och beställde aldrig någon vid tidigare tillfälle.

Slut! / Anders

är mailadressen som anges när man ska beställa aktuell?

Japp - theblackswarm@gmail.com. / Anders

my band is intrested to cover time to act from nasum and record it for our album.
do we need any kind of legal permission from you or relapse?
thanks

I'm sort of quoting the information I've gotten from Relapse regarding covers: You need to speak to John Williamson at Domino Publishing Company (johnw@dominorecordco.com) about securing mechanical licenses.
But - I would advise you to pick another song. "Time to act" is easily the most covered Nasum song out there. I don't know how many version I've heard... / Anders

Goddag Anders!

Vet du om Mieszko var med i något projekt som gick under namnet "Charles"?

Det var vi båda och det var inget projekt utan ett riktigt band. / Anders

hi anders,do you have any plan to come over asia especially malaysia?would like to meet you and talk a whole days about anythings especially nasum.

No plans right now. / Anders

And one more question that I'm curious about. During the first eight years or so there was much more growling than screaming in the music of Nasum. But after about 1999 there was almost no growling, but there was much of screaming instead. So I wonder if it was a consious decision of yours to use more screaming, or it naturally came without much considering?
P.S. Not sure that no one asked this before, but thank you for spending time on reading this, anyway.

It had to do with us starting to play live and couldn't do the dual vocals we had had on most of the records, so Mieszko obviously became the lead singer. / Anders

Hello once again.
I was just looking through the questions here... In the answer on December 1, 2008 you wrote: "One day I will try to have all the Swedish lyrics translated on nasum.com."
So, how is it going? Do you still plan to do this? I mean, more that half a year has passed, do you still remember of this intension? :) This would be great, I think.

That particular "one day" has yet not come... / Anders

bro, it would be great if you have any written guitar tab from shift album and post it here, or at least... what was the tuning of that album?, i just know the tuning for human 2.0 was A, is that right!?... cause i cover that song with my band

There are no tabs. The tuning was the same as far as I remember. / Anders

Hi, I'm from Kazakhstan, it's South from Russia. I wonder if you knew you had fans over here. :) Wanted to say that Nasum is the best grindcore band ever, no matter what. When I listen to Nasum I'm just overwhelmed with emotions, and your music means a lot for me.
One of my favourite songs is "Hets" from "Shift", the lyrics are not in English, so could you, please write in a couple of words what it is about?

Rerun of a reply written almost a year ago...

Q: Are there any english translations of your swedish songs like "Hets"?
A: Not really, but here is a "quick and dirty" translation, without any poetic ambitions...

What the fuck happened to your life and dreams?
A struggle for something unreachable and slippery
Your skin is whipped, it's beaten so it hurts
All this fucking stress drowns your life in black

What? Are you supposed to lie down and die?
Burnt out, wasted and totally run down
- Throw out the corpse, waste the shit!
Is this the thanks you will get?
Wear and waste, wear and waste - bring on the next slave

- You have to produce, concentrate, feel no guilt
You feel their eyes, you always feel the preasure
And your motivation is golden watch
Consumed by time, a slave under the stress

What? Are you supposed to lie down and die?
Burnt out, wasted and totally run down
- Throw out the corpse, waste the shit!
Is this the thanks you will get?
Wear and waste, wear and waste - bring on the next slave

What happened to your life? - Burnt out!
What happened to your life? - Run down!
The stress took over your life!

"Hets" doesn't really mean stress. I have never really found a good English word for it. It's like a mix of haste and stress. / Anders

Hey, I was wondering; what led you to designing the logo that has been a trademark for Nasum's existence? It's a unique one, surely, was there any inspiration for it?

I remember looking quite a lot at Disharmonic Orchestra's logo when drawing the original. I don't think it's that obvious, apart from perhaps the "S" which is sort of similar. / Anders

Morning, Anders.

From the years I've been listening to Nasum over and over again, "Shift" seems to give me some incredible feeling of nostalgia due to the very melodic parts in the songs. I was wondering what influenced you and the boys from Nasum to lean towards a more melodic side (Mostly the endings of "Closer to the End", "Darkness Falls", and parts of "Ros"), and who made the decision to head down that path?

I read a review online, where someone said that you guys were stealing from "At the Gates", which I thought was complete bullshit. It's really Nasum's own unique sound, and take on it.

What it all comes down to is the drop-A-tuning that was introduced completely on "Human 2.0", which also has the first melodic parts ("Shadows" being the obvious example).
As for the examples you mention - the ending of "Closer to the End" is heavily inspired by Isis and I remember Jon laughing as he said that none of his other bands would let him getting away with such an obviously stolen part. "Darkness Falls" was the last song on the album and demanded a definitive finale (it's the same on all the last songs on the albums), and it's also a sort of sentimental and sad song so the melody was obvious. "Ros" has the same kind of melodic qualities as many other songs by Mieszko, as the mentioned "Shadows" and "Fury".
At The Gates was a source of inspiration as any other Swedish metal band, but perhaps not as obvious in our sound as for example Entombed. The only thing I can certainly say is stolen from them is the break and the word "Go!" in "Sixteen" on "Human 2.0"... / Anders

Hi anders, my name is irving diaz, i'm from mexico, I would like to wholeheartedly thank Nasum, especially you and Mieszko for so many songs with that feeling of hatred, despair, frustration but at the end of hope, so characteristic of Nasum... i know that many people say it to you ... but I really love Nasum!... so I have a question ... Exactly what each symbol of the album shift means?? ... I love you guys so much that i will tatuate my chest whit an image that means a lot for me, and of course I include the symbols of the only album on all the world with those fellings printed on it and of curse is the only that I listen without forwarding any song (it+s for truth)... but i do want to understand those symbols (well, the first 2 symbols, the others are, recycle and bio hazard isn't?) ... thank you guys for such satisfaction as your music, lyrics, and knwoleadge ... Nasum forever ¢¾

Well, the first one is some kind of sun symbol and the second one is a political misch-masch that I don't quite remember the exact meaning of. / Anders

Hey,

figuring this year will be the fifth year since Mieszko's pass-away, I was wondering how you will memorize him? I mean, he will always be on your mind, but I was thinking of arranging a show here in Belgium in honour of him. I never personally knew him, which then again makes it a little bit ridiculous.

Good question. I have something in mind, but I choose not to disclose any details since I can's guarantee something. / Anders

No. LOL

Because the lyrics are very genuine, honest and heartfelt. I love them. I am also posting some of them on friends' forum to share.

All the best. \m/

yu (again)

ps: I am looking forward to buy Coldworker's LPs but it seems a little bit complicated.

Not at all, they are very cheap from me... / Anders

Dito!!!!

By the way! What is it about with this nasum-tribute thing?
We (distaste - grind from aut) would like to perform "fury", cause i (still) think it´s the best grind-song ever.
Do you know, whom we should contact, or what we should do?
Thanks anyway,
armin

It's scheduled to be released at Obscene Extreme, so you are too late. But fortunately for you. no band did "Fury" so perhaps you can be on part two if there is one...
More info at power-it-up.de. / Anders

Hey Anders, just wanted to let you know that today I was listening to Grind Finale and I was almost crying as I read through the lyrics.
I love Nasum.

yu

The lyrics were so bad...? :) / Anders

I've been a fan of nasum for a while, and randomly decided to listen to shift for nostalgia. While listening to it, I made the sad realization that I will never be able to see Nasum live. Fuck, Anders, keep doin what you're doin. I dont give a shit if you write a response to this, but I hope you read this and know you made someone very happy with your music.

Thanks a lot. / Anders

Hi, I'm an Italian fan of you, i knew your music when I listened to your Split 7" EP with Agathocles (let me say that the Agathocles' side sucked, while now the Agathocles are really good, as they've improved their technics). I'd like to ask you a few questions:
1-Have you ever been to Italy?
2-Will you be there with Coldworker in some festival?
3-What kind of music do you like, except grindcore?

1. Yes, Nasum was in Italy three times. The absolute last show was in Italy.
2. Perhaps in the future, but not this year.
3. I like a lot of music, most kinds of metal, most kinds of alternative music and some commersial.

This was question #1000 - congratulations! / Anders

what do you think about Insect Warfare??? dont you think they were the best real grindcore band in years???

I think I've listened to them, but I can't remember. I'm not keeping track of current grindcore. / Anders

hi nasum-anders!
i have a question, why was the shape of the "black swarm" t-shirt such a fkkng mess? i still refer to badly shaped shirts as nasum-shirts.
grind on!

It was a very cheap shirt. What can I say, it was our first shirt (after the debut album) and we were broke. / Anders

hey there,
is there any chance you'll print some of the "recycle" shirts ever again?

I can't guarantee it. / Anders

Hi Anders
did Nasum play in poland or had an opportunity to play?maybe you have plans to visit poland with coldworker?:)cheers

Nasum never visited Poland, but Coldworker might show up in the future. Who knows? / Anders

Evening, Anders.

I was checking out some Nasum gigs on youtube and I came across the one at "Groene Engel" in Oss. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-floYO0VkM).

Your snare drum has one HELL of a bang to it. I was wondering if you could tell me what kind of snare model that was? It sounds tight as hell, and extremely pulverizing. I love it!

I wouldn't judge the sound of a snare from a live clip on YouTube... But it's the Black Panther as usual.
Cool clip, I haven't seen it before. Completely out of sync though... / Anders

Hi Anders!

Do you know something about the Grind finale LP set repress? Are there any clear vinyls pressed?

Another...

Are there any black vinyls pressed from the Doombringer LP?

Mannnnny Thanxxxxx!

"Grind Finale" was limited to 1000 copies all black. No represses are planed. And "Doombringer" was only pressed in weird colors as far as I remember. / Anders

i play in a band and we are intrested to record a nasum cover for a bonus track in our album
do we need permission from you or from your label for any legal etc issues?
thank you

You should write to rennie@relapse.com for further instructions. / Anders

was mieszko born in sweden?because he's last name seems to me like polish or something.
is it hard to get the swedish occupation?
anyway nasum was one of the best grindcore bands in the world
hail.

Yes, he was Polish and came to Sweden at age 7 if I remember correctly. / Anders

Hi!

I just want to ask that will the videos from the download section be downloadable again?

Did you heard something about the Nasum Napalm Death split?

Thank you!

Apparently the server where I had all the videos and songs have disappeared, so I need some new place to host them...

The split is coming... some day. / Anders

åh fyfan, jag kollade nyss på spelningen ni gjorde på Hultsfred 2003, jag har aldrig fått sådana rysningar i hela kroppen som jag fick när ni körde igång Scoop. Damn. Jag har dock några frågor. Om Mieszko inte hade dött 2004, hade ni planer på att fortsätta? Andra frågan: spelade du på en black panther eller en pork pie virvel på Hultsfredsspelningen 2003 eller var det kanske någon annan?

Jag saknar Miezsko som fan, jag kan inte föreställa mig hur det är för dig som förmodligen var väldigt tight med honom.

Mvh Lènart

Ja, det fanns inga planer på att sluta. Nasum hade ju i princip bara börjat.
Det lär ha varit Black Panthern för det är den enda virvel jag äger. / Anders

Hello, Anders!

What do you think about the new Nasum shirt on Relapse, "The Engine of Death"?
It's about time a "Shift" based shirt was released.. It's got quite the interesting look to it.
Were you involved with the design/make at all?

I approved it and I think it's fucking awesome! / Anders

Good afternoon, Anders!

What was one of the funnest and most memorable shows you ever played with Nasum? There were obviously a ton of venues you played at, but I was wondering which one you had the most fun with out of them all and why?

I believe that the most fun was at different festivals, like the two times on Hultsfred, Wacken and so forth. As for venue shows... well, you can't really beat CBGB's, can you? But I think the warehouse gig we did in Lancaster at the end of the US tour was the most fun. 100% party and I even played a couple of songs with a blown up baloon - in my mouth! / Anders

Hi anders odd question here but any info would be greatly appreciated.

Do you happen to know what bass Jesper used live in the Hultsfred Festival video? Mainly Ive seen him use it in the Human 2.0 era. It was 5 string and black.

Cheers if you have any info.

Andrew.

Yes, it's my old 5-string Washburn bass, that my parents gave me on my 18th (?) birthday. It was used in Necrony and also in Nasum, like on this picture, where Mieszko is playing the bass. It's not a fancy bass at all. / Anders

Vilken är betydelsen av symbolen längst till vänster på Shift-fodralet?

"Ät din spenat varje dag, så blir du go och glad". / Anders

anders i read the link about the recording of the bass - i wondered what distortion pedal was used live?

Can't remember, but we used a sans amp to boost things up. / Anders

Evening, Anders.

Through all the Nasum albums, I was wondering which one held your favorite snare drum sound? Are you very picky on having the perfect snare sound? Did you use different snares through out each album? I thought the production from each record would change the sound of it. Overall, I really loved it on "Helvete", it had such a bang on clang sound to it.

P.S - Any more info on the Nasum Tribute CD? I'm dying to hear other bands try to cover already amazing masterpieces.

The snare is arguable the hardest "instrument" to get right in a recording, I have yet to experience the perfect snare sound on one of my own recordings. Of course playing death/grind it's extra hard especially if you want to avoid using triggers and go for that natural sound.
I can remember what snares we used. Soundlab had one of two that was primary used because they were better than mine. I don't think I've used my own snare on any (real) recording.
Can't say which album has the best snare right now, and no new info about the comp. / Anders

hey man
i have a esp/ltd viper fm 100 guitar
and i wanna use heavy strings on it
so i can get that crust grind sound you guys have
but im not sure if my guitar could hack it
and not fuck it up
have you got any idea if it would work
thanks man

p.s
i fucking love nasum
to bad you guys arnt around anymore
but im loving the other projects you all do

The sound is more about the guitar mikes, the pedals and the amp rather than the guitar and strings itself. / Anders

Hey man! I have two questions.

I know enough Swedish to know the meaning of "skit" in Swedish... Was Urban's last name made fun with or is it pronounced completely differently?

Also, I got the Grind Finale as a present from my brothers girlfriend who had it lying around (it actually was a gift from her ex boyfriend) yesterday. I saw that the booklet was layed in upside down. Is this normal?

Thanks! Happy Christmas for all of those who come looking here, or something.

Skytt isn't pronounced the same way and I can't remember one single time that we made fun of it in that sense. The word "skytt" means shooter, so it's quite different from "shit".
No, the booklet isn't supposed to be upside down so you got an unique and - would I imagine - annoying copy. / Anders

are Nasum veg(eteri)ans?

Nasum doesn't exist any more. / Anders

Hi, I write from Belém/Brazil.
Did you come for the World Social Forum?
I heard something about.
If yes, has some way to bring merch?
sorry for propably english mistakes!

Cheers

Never heard of it, so no. / Anders

i know this will sound lame
but
what is every tuning for each string
for the songs you did it for
its confuseing haha
sorry mate

Use a tuner and figure it out. / Anders

i see thanks man
i was also woundeirng what guitar equipment you used and stuff
because im working on some crust grind stuff right now
and yeah just checking what sorta equipment you used
cheers dude

Again, I recommend this text. / Anders

hey dude
hope all is well
i was woundering what tuning for the guitars you use
:D
cheers

Used, you mean. The last years: Drop-A on the recordings, Drop-A# live. First two recordings were D and then we went to B until the recording after "Inhale/Exhale" where we mixed B and Drop-A. / Anders

I see the new Grind Finale has hit the stores.Have you seen them yet?

Yes. They look good, but obviously not as good as the first edition. / Anders

hey,

can you tell me what mieszko is saying on doombringer when indroducing the song "just another hog"?
i love this part so much. its actually my ringtone for the cellphone. hehe. it's the coolest introduction to a grindsong performed live ever in my opinion!

Think I've answered this before - he's introducing the band. / Anders

Hey Anders
From your memory what guitar pedals or effects did the band use when playing live?

Basically the same as described in this text. / Anders

Hehe, positive. It's weird, but indeed, very good. Actually it isn't that weird, it's unlike anything I've seen before. Maybe my knowledge of movies is crap, I don't know. But it was very good yes, hehe. I wouldn't be able to judge other Swedish movies, I only know Fucking Amal and Pipi Longstockings, haha. I believe Fucking Amal was from the same director?

Yes, but after "Tillsammans" he turned towards more disturbing movies. / Anders

Hey man

Are you fimiliar with synesthesia? It's a mental disorder where people can see sound, or smell colors, etc. You have different forms, but I noticed you might have the visual-sound form when I read with the detailed description of the cover of Helvete: "We wanted to have the cover look like the guitar sound". I also have that form of synesthesia, and it makes your music slightly more interesting to me, because your album covers always match the colour of the sound, and even the form sometimes.

BTW: Tilsammans was on yesterday, that was one freaky ass movie, man.

Hey, not familiar with "synesthesia" since before, but I am happy that the combination of our artwork and music works fine. Aesthetics have always been important in everything I do.

Is "freaky ass" positive or negative? To me it's one of the greatest Swedish movies of all time. / Anders

Hey Anders,

After the tragedy,When i bought Grind Finale i feel very happy to have another songs from Nasum,particulary the outtakes of helvete and shift(the best album ever for me),
about this,inside "Finale"i read that there were three songs never got finished,also in one interview just you say that,before the desaster in Thayland,
there were some ideas in project for the sequel of "Shift"album before meeting in studio in january 2005...
so my question is:the six songs that we could download called"rehearsal demo by Ex-Nasum"are the result of this project,you completed the unfinished song of shift,
or there are not correlated?
and,another question:are there any english translation of"Ros"song that is song i prefer?

Thanks of all(i knew my English is very,very Shit!!)sorry..

No, the Ex-Nasum thing isn't any old Nasum songs or ideas reused.
No translation is available. One day I will try to have all the Swedish lyrics translated on nasum.com. / Anders

Hi Anders! Hope all is well with you.

This is probably a irritating question but do you happen to know what John or the older bassists tuned too?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Drop A. / Anders

Hello, Anders.

I'm not sure why I haven't asked this before.. but what was it like shooting a music video for "Wrath"?
How long did it take for the actual video to be made?
How fun was it?

Before we did it, the director said "You're gonna play the song 50 times", and we were like "Yeah, right". But actually it was true... We started around 6 in the morning or something and carried on for most of the day. It was quite exhausting in the end and as I played the song for real each time I'm quite happy we didn't do a video for one of the blasting songs. I would have died.
The most fun part was when the extras came in the coveralls and gasmasks. It was a bit strange to play with a haunting person standing next to me... / Anders

"Helvete" finns i grå splatter också...

Var sjutton får man tag i den vita (?) I/E!?

Kommer du få in några ex. av "nya" "Grind Finale"?

Den gråa är väl den splattriga? Jag har så dålig koll...
Jo, jag har har nya "Grind Finale" som promos. / Anders

Tjena! Uppskattar nasum.com som fan och kollar fortfarande in den regelbundet för att läsa Q&A delen mm. Jag samlar på Nasum skivor och då jag har en förkärlek till LP:s så undrar jag lite om fullängdspressarna som ju finns i olika färger. hur många ex finns vart och ett i? här är hur jag fått ör mig om att pressarna ser ut:

inhale/exhale 300gul, 700svart
human 2.0 100svart, 900vit
helvete 100clear, 400vit 500 grå
shift 500svart 500 röd??
grind finale 1000ex
dombringer ??
de tre försnämnda i 500ex picture disc
har du funderat på att i diskografidelen ha med hur upplagorna på skivor ser ut?
Nått nytt om ND spliten?
har också en fråga om vilka kent åtar som spelades på Mieszkos bergravning. minns att jag har lst det på sidan men inte det inte nu. vill minnas att en av dem va "után dina andetag"
till sist måste passa på att säga att jag bla genom denna sida, dina texter mm har fått uppfattningen om att du är en oerhört bra person med hög integritet, bra åsikter om musik och livet i övrigt samt med båda fötterna på jorden.

Jag har så dålig koll på pressningarna att jag inte bemödar mig med att ha med den informationen på sidan. Din lista ser ganska korrekt ut, fast "Inhale/Exhale" kom i en vit (?) press också, fördelningen mellan röda och svarta på "Shift" stämmer inte och "Doombringer" kom i fyra olika utföranden (vilka tog slut innan jag ens hann få personliga ex av dem, förutom den genomskinliga...). Kolla med skivbolagen för mer exakta uppgifter.

Splitten kommer när den kommer (vagt svar jag vet, men jag kan inte säga något mer exakt än så)...

Här är rapporten från begravningen.

Tack för de snälla orden, jag gör bara så gott jag kan! / Anders

Do you listen to any doom metal?

Not as regular as other kinds of metal. What is doom these days? Last good - if not excellent - doom band I heard was Kongh, before that Yob... / Anders

Hey man, I'm letting you know that I'm starting a blog to review bands, interview them, some other stuff as well. Would you be interested in doing an interview? Maybe Jon, Jesper en Urban as well?

Cheers

Perhaps. Can't answer for Urban and Jon though. / Anders

Morning, Anders.

I had a few questions on some music around the Swedish Scene..

1. On a previous question of mine, you said you did some rehearsal things with Regurgitate, and on some Youtube videos, I saw you on drums for one of their shows... How was that for you? Do you sometimes jam with them from time to time to get used to the songs?

2. What do you think of Retaliation? I know they were on the "Grindwork" split with you guys.. I thought some of their stuff sounded quite in the vein of Nasum. Did you ever play shows with them?

Have a good day!

I did a few shows with Regurgitate when Jocke was unable to participate, so it was basically the same setlist at every show so the songs pretty much stuck with me after the first one. We had a few rehearsals prior to each show. It was quite fun to play their songs, and I guess if they would ask me to do a show today it would be pretty easy to get the songs going again.

My biggest problem with Retaliation is the lack of lyrics, which leads to improvised vocals that pretty much sound the same all of the time that makes it hard for me to distinguish one song from another. Other than that they are cool. We never played with them during the Nasum years, but Coldworker and Retaliation shared a stage a while back. It was a noisy performance for sure... / Anders

Hey, man.

Are you planning to continue your blog about grind/death metal drummers? And my second question, Nasum is still considered as one of the greatest death/grind bands up to date. Now we have seen bands like Sayyadina, Gadget, the Arson Project, etc. from the same country as you guys. How do you feel towards the current grind scene? Note that a lot of screamo/emo/metalcore dudes misunderstand the term grindcore...

I don't have time to do any more Masterblasters interview right now, so perhaps in the future. I don't keep track of each and every grindcore band out there, but seeing as 10 years has passed since "Inhale/Exhale" came out when the grind scene was pretty small, it really looks good nowadays, so I am happy as long as people keep on playing grindcore the old fashion way. / Anders

hey...

have you ever filmed a whole nasum gig, if yes, is it possible to release it on dvd one day?

cheers from germany

Yes, and no. There are quite a few different live shows available at this page so download them for your own pleasure. / Anders

Yes! He, he, long hair again?!
Are you letting it grow because you are more into metal again through Coldworker?
Looks badass!;)

I don't think it will remain for long though... / Anders

Hey man.

I was wondering, considering that Mieszko recorded to tape, if the vinyl releases of Nasum's albums sound any different from the digital releases. Admittedly I don't know jack shit about the technicalities of recording etc., so bear with me if this is merely a retarded brainfart of mine...

cheers

Alltough the LP's and CD's are made from the same master I would say - without having done any A/B comparisons - that there are a slight difference in the sound, but that's basically because they are two different formats. It might also differ from vinyl to vinyl due to the pressing plant, the turntable and so on.
Also, only "Inhale/Exhale" was recorded on tape, everything else - from that point - was digital. / Anders

At the time you finished Shift, were there any plans for a next album/splits/comps/etc.? I'm thinking no, cause I, as a "musician in 5 bands" (I hate to call myself this way), am always planning for next shit when there's something recorded, but mostly I'm tired of that band for a while. So I can understand after touring extensively and all... But still, were there any plans? What I also wanted to know was: did you ever plan to form a thrashcore/fastcore band or a crust/d-beat band? I know Sweden had Bruce Banner in the fastcore genre. What about other guys in your environment?

Yes, we had an idea of what we wanted to do next. We were inspired by some of the more spontaneous songs on "Shift" that basically were made in the studio (for exampel "Circle of Defeat" didn't exist when we started the recordings), so the plan was to create a bunch of songs in the studio and see how that would pan out.
As for crust/d-beat - it can't possible be more crust/d-beat than Krigshot... / Anders

i still have the email i sent mieszko, suggesting that nasum should come to (east) Los Angeles, usa, to play. I was suprise he even responded explaining the technicalities of playing just a hand full of shows over here, but i wrote him a possible solution, he never responded... i got chills finding out what had happened... i could stop thinking of that ...it was 12/10/04 at 2:01am that he replyed... I just wanted to share this, Mieszko A. Talarcyk, Nasum are a great influence to me.

Ok. / Anders

hey man,

Any Necrony shirts available? I'd pay ridiculous money for a Severe Malignant Pustule, print.

thanks

No. Haven't been any for close to 15 years. / Anders

Hmm haha. So I take it you do shredding as well on an acoustic then? How was it when you wrote in Nasum? I'm guessing the same, but did you and Mieszko (and potentially the other members) write some songs together? Did someone then come up with one riff or the basics and did the other fill up the empty spades, or was the I-come-up-with-a-song-and-you-learn-it-technique more popular, or practical for that matter? If there were some mixed songs, did the credit go to whoever came up with most of the song?

Almost the entire song writing was done individually. It was most convinient and it really worked well for us. It was better to have a bunch of finished songs when we entered the rehearsal room and both Mieszko and I were fast learners so it was productive times.
He liked to keep his songs a little bit more open for adjustments during the rehearsal whereas I were more "finished" with my songs when I showed them. Of course there were exceptions but they were few.
I don't think there's a single track credited to the both of us, when it comes to the music. We wrote lyrics for each other every now and then, but basically it was 100% individual song writing. / Anders

As a writer and guitarist yourself, what guitars/amps/other bullshit do you prefer?

Cheers!

I am a composer, not a guitarist. I usually write all my stuff on a fucked up accoustic guitar that consistantly downtuned to B or A (the knob for the lower E-string is broken). So that's it really... :) / Anders

Jag lånar ett paypal konto av en bekant, men när jag tänkte skicka iväg beställningen så tänkte jag om det inte är så att jag måste få en faktura/beställningsverifiering av dig först?

Eller är det såhär att jag skickar till theblackswarm@gmail.com och sedan får en faktura med information? Och där skriver jag tröjmodell, storlek osv?

Skicka ett mail med beställning, adress och vilken PayPal som betalar och betala sen. / Anders

Tja, kan du ge lite information om beställningen via paypal. Ge mer information. Jag kan ju inte bara skicka till någon theblackswarm@gmail.com eller? Lite mer info behövs.

Jag förutsätter att du har ett PayPal-konto och då är det "bara" att skicka pengar till adressen ("Send money to"). / Anders

Hejsan!
Tänkte bara hälsa att Tellus Destruction Project har fått sin senaste demo färdigställd. Det är mixad och mastrad av Tobhias Ljung.

Gå gärna in och lyssna o sig vad som tycks =)

www.myspace.com/tellusdestructionprojectband

Faktura för reklamplatsen kommer inom kort. / Anders

Hehe okay, thanks, sorry about the stupid question. Were there any songs made for Helvete that are on there as well then?

Every single outtake is on it, except for a few "Inhale/Exhale" outtakes that are lost. / Anders

Hey, dude

What happened to the tracks that didn't make it to "Shift"?

They are on "Grind Finale", dude. / Anders

Hej igen, Anders!

I recently got the Regurgitate/Skullhog split, the one recorded back in 2006... I noticed on the back, that it said "Recording done by Anders Jakobson".
Was that just a one time thing, or have you been experimenting with recording for other bands?

That's the only recording I've done outside my own "circle" (= the Krigshot LP, Ex-Nasum "demo", Coldworker demos and Coldworker albums). Oh, yeah, I recorded the drums, bass and vocals for the second Ruin demo as well (it was actually the same weekend as Regurgitate).
Hm... to be perfectly honest there is a rehearsal thingy with Regurgitate where I play the drums also, but that's it.
I would love to record other bands, but I haven't got the time or skills to do it. Yet. / Anders

Will Nasum ever be an active band again? I believe Mieszko would have wanted Nasum to continue.

No. Who would sing? / Anders

Hey man,

In the track by track pages, you comment that you never knew why Mieszko decided to call Sixteen that way, and that you'll never find out. I recently recalled that I heard the song "Sixteen Tons" a couple of weeks ago on the radio while driving home from a friend's house. I understand it's about the misery of coal mining, and it's a pretty old song, but I guess you could interpret it differently than it's originally intended to be. Is there a possibility that's why the song's called Sixteen, or do you think that Mieszko just thought it sounded cool (with all due respect)?

Cheers

I'm almost 100% certain that that song has nothing to do with "Sixteen". It will remain a mystery. / Anders

Tja!

En snabb fråga bara (ursäkta om den har blivit besvarad förut) men, vilken/vilka stämningar använde ni på gitarrerna?

Ha det gött!

Eh... ja, för sex frågor sedan... / Anders

hi anders
would there ever by a rerelease of Nasum LPs?cheers

I'm not ruling out the possibility, but there are no plans as of now. It would be cool to have a sort of more luxurious edition made of each title, like proper gatefold covers and so on. / Anders

congratulations for the coldwalker album!nice production too
did you triggered the snare?

I don't really know what Swanö did, but if he triggered it, he sampled the natural sound of the snare and used it, that's usually how he rool. / Anders

Hey man,

did you have the chance to "live" from Nasum? And second, did Relapse or any label srew you over or ripped you off?

No. As for the second question, I would express my deepest disappointment with Clean Plate Records (as described in the "Grind Finale" booklet). That's the closest thing to being ripped off by a record label. / Anders

How many pages did the original Grind Finale booklet have?

I believe it was 80. / Anders

Thanks for answering my question. If you know why did Nasum have a different tuning live to on your records?

I was suprised at the coldworker tuning as it sounds very heavy.

We felt that it was hard to get clarity in the riffs with the drop A tuning live, it just became a big mess, so we changed it just a little bit. / Anders

Nasum guitar tuning was drop A?
Same as Coldworker?

Drop A on the records, Drop A# live. Coldworker is Drop C. / Anders

Hey Anders,

I forgot about it. How was the title of the grind finale project first meant to be?

Thanks!

Read about it here. / Anders

Are there any english translations of your swedish songs like "Hets"?

Not really, but here is a "quick and dirty" translation, without any poetic ambitions...

What the fuck happened to your life and dreams?
A struggle for something unreachable and slippery
Your skin is whipped, it's beaten so it hurts
All this fucking stress drowns your life in black

What? Are you supposed to lie down and die?
Burnt out, wasted and totally run down
- Throw out the corpse, waste the shit!
Is this the thanks you will get?
Wear and waste, wear and waste - bring on the next slave

- You have to produce, concentrate, feel no guilt
You feel their eyes, you always feel the preasure
And your motivation is golden watch
Consumed by time, a slave under the stress

What? Are you supposed to lie down and die?
Burnt out, wasted and totally run down
- Throw out the corpse, waste the shit!
Is this the thanks you will get?
Wear and waste, wear and waste - bring on the next slave

What happened to your life? - Burnt out!
What happened to your life? - Run down!
The stress took over your life!

"Hets" doesn't really mean stress. I have never really found a good English word for it. It's like a mix of haste and stress. / Anders

Do you hate Anal Cunt?

Should I? / Anders

Hello, I know this might be quite bold of me, but if you have the time, I would recommend you watch this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9hC8Y0OkAE

i found it very entertaining; it has one of Nasum's songs "Hail the Chaos" in it.

Cheers from Canada!

Haha! Very strange to hear your own voice coming out of an animated Japanese girl! / Anders

did you like the new album of rotten sound?and their drumer?i think it's amazing!

I haven't heard the album, but Rotten Sound has always been good. / Anders

tjenare! Vet inte om man ska ta merch frågor här men jag gör det ändå.

Det är såhär att jag är intresserad av "Logo" tröjan och eftersom att alla L är slut så har jag bestämt mig för att kolla med dig (er?) om ni har någon XL t-shirt kvar. Jag undrar också, om jag köper tröjan och du skickar iväg den och allt sånt hur lång tid det tar tills den kommer till närmsta postkontor eller till mig?


Mvh Lènart

Rätt, fel forum för merchfrågor. Men svaren är ja, och några dagar. / Anders

At the power it up page I read that Coldworker also takes part at the Nasum Tribute Sampler and will cover one song.
Is that true?
I thought that will be very weird for you!?
Didn't I read that you can't imagine to cover a Nasum Song with Coldworker when somebody asked you that?

Best,

Josh

Yes, it's true. It felt like the right circumstances to do it, and it was a band decision. But it's really only for the comp, the cover will not be a part of our livesets etc.

We're going to play one of my old songs from the early years, before Mieszko started to sing (and before I started to play the drums in Nasum), so comparisons with the latter Nasum sound should be obsolete. / Anders

Hi Anders.
A few questions I had were 1) How was working with Unrest records I have heard some up and down things about that guy...drunk,drug dealer etc...2.why did you choose not to work with Unrest for any other vinyl releases? 3)what's up with the split with Napalm?

1. It was one of smoothest collaborations with an underground label that I have experienced during all the years. Mike was very cool, everything I suggested he agreed to and then added all the extra stuff to make the "Grind Finale" 4xLP something extraordinary. I mean, he appologized because he could only do black and white print on the labels...

2. I didn't know about Unrest earlier and all the albums etc was already covered by other labels.

3. Not much, but one of these days... / Anders

Hey, Anders!

After buying "Rotting Paradise", I read in the back of the CD sheet that you use DB Drumshoes.. I was wondering what is the difference in using them, and how are those working for you? Did you ever use them in Nasum?

No, I've been using them for less than a year. They are very thin shoes, so it's the next best thing from playing barefooted as I used to, and they certainly protect my feet. They work fine for me. / Anders

Will you be able to see Carcass or At the Gates on their reunion tour or did you see them recently?
I will see them at Wacken. Can't wait for that...

Unfortunately, no. / Anders

vad har du för åsikter kring FRA-lagen?
vad tror du detta kommer att leda till om lagen nu inte försvinner?
kan det bli så att sverige blir en övervakningsstat som exempelvis USA?

"Du är bevakad" (Nasum, 1998)...
Tja, det återstår väl att se vad som händer, men jag fattar inte vem som ska orka kolla igenom alla "Ska vi äta lunch?"-mail mellan Bosse och Lasse varje dag... :) / Anders

Yeah! A friend of mine is playing in Poostew.
They will cover Doombringer.
Do you remember them? They were doing one of the last shows with you in October 2004.

Unfortunately not. There were so many bands on that tour. / Anders

You're probably aware of the fact that POWER-IT-UP is releasing a Tribute to Nasum LP/CD/whatever the fuck. If you're informed on which band is gonna do what song, which cover are you looking forward to the most? Personally, I think Roten Sound's cover of Resistance will be very cool.

The confirmed line-up is very exciting and if they get all of the bands they've asked it will be amazing. I'm surprised (in a good way) about the choices of covers so I'm looking forward to hearing the album. At this point I choose not to speak about what I look forward to the most among the individual bands/songs. I'm psyched about the whole release actually. / Anders

Tja!
Kommer man kunna beställa napalm-splitten här på nasum.com eller är det feto records som gäller??
Mvh Johan

Det återstår att se, men jag antar att några ex kommer att ramla in hos mig. / Anders

Greetings, Anders.

Do you know what Mieszko was saying during the beginning of "Just Another Hog" on "Doombringer"..?
I couldn't quite catch it, but was he saying the movie quote from the intro to that song?

He's introducing the band, like "This is Urban, this is Anders..." and so forth. / Anders

Have considered of making new Nasum merch ? Or maybe re-pressing a limited amount of the old merch stuff and sell it ?

Thanks.

Not at the moment. Last repress was about exactly one year ago and there are still shirts left. / Anders

Just an answer to the guy below:
Anders is the fastest merch sender I ever did buisness with!

No the question for you:

Anders, do you believe in afterlive? Do you have any belief in higher "spirits" apart from religious things which I know you don't support!?
I think religion is the worst thing mankind ever created. Just a reason and an argument for war and the included killing of innocent people. But I still believe there is something after dead. Do you agree with my opinion?

If there's an afterlife there should logically have been a "beforelife", and I have no recollection of a such. So if there's an afterlife you wouldn't probably remember this life...

But if you want to be on the safe side, become a mormon! (South Park reference) / Anders

Evening, Anders.

Any chance the new Coldworker merch will appear on Relapse.com?
It seems easier for me to order it from there.. and shorter waiting time..
But if not, I'll just end up making an order very soon for the zip up hood. =)

No, we sell our merch, and they sell theirs. / Anders

What pickups did Mieszko use in his guitars for live and recording?

I don't know. EMG's probably. / Anders

Good evening, Anders.
Hahaha, laughed pretty hard at your answer to the comment below.
But on to the question..

Is there a band that still plays today that YOU think carries on the sound of Nasum? I can't really find any bands that will ever be like the exact sound, but yeah.. do you feel there is any other musicians setting Nasum standards?

What's the fun in a band with the EXACT sound? But Sayyadina and Gadget are inte same style as Nasum. Check 'em out! / Anders

do you know what kind of a cap mieszko usually used?

i want to know because im gonna buy one same kind:)

You are a freak. / Anders

Tjena tänkte köpa lite merch av er skickade ett mail där jag bad om adressen så jag kan skicka pengarna men inte fått något svar! Checka mailen eller svara här ihh!

hare

Jag har varit lite dålig på merchfronten på sistone, tar itu med det under helgen. / Anders

Hi Anders!
Sorry about these questions, but I really need your help! Do you know something about the Inhale/Exhale LP +"7 pressing? It was only one press by Distortion or was there a second press?
If I know right than it was released on yellow "12 and "7 vinyls. Did you hear about another pressing on black vinyls?
Just because I have found one on eBay on black. So I just want to know if it's fake.
Thanxxxx for your help!

Yeah, the second pressing was on black, so it's real. That's one of the few Nasum releases I don't own myself... :( / Anders

Jo jag har märkt att du är ganska kortfattad i dina kommentarer så jag tänker inte heller skriva någon jävla bok utan jag tänker ställa en fråga.

Har du hört Totalt Jävla Mörker? Om ja, vad tycker du om dom?

MVH Tom W.

Jodå, jag har hört och sett Totalt Jävla Mörker ett antal gånger. De har sina stunder. / Anders

hey Anders,
I dont know if this has been asked before but is there a meaning for the gasmasks in the musicvideo and picutres e.c.t...?

No, it's just something that started with the "Inhale/Exhale" cover which sort of had a "pollution" theme. / Anders

Hello, Anders!

Are you a fan of prog-rock (e.g. Pink Floyd) and
have you ever listened to Tom Waits?

Not a massive fan of either Pink Floyd or Tom Waits, but of course I have listened to both. / Anders

Good morning, Anders.

Did you ever try to do vocals live out of all the years of Nasum?
Something like Flo from Cryptopsy does, having the mic set up with the drum set..
Or was it too complicated..?

Never. / Anders

Hey

I´m just intrested in what rigg Jon is using for the bass? It´s a realy sweet sound...!

What ever he had, I don't think it was used on the album. / Anders

Funny question - why did Mieszko always where a hat live and in band photos? Looks like he has a shaved head ??

You have answered your own "funny" question. / Anders

Cool. It's very nice to hear him talking, too.
Do you remember why he didn't speak in Mülheim?
Was he just croaky or did he want to preserve his voice? I'm just interested because I remember me being wondering why he didn't speak. i just thought he is a quiet guy with the loudest voice when it comes into screaming.;)

I have no memory of that incident. My best guess is that Jon was more drunk and decided to talk... :) / Anders

Hey,

I finally bought Doombringer. I love the roughness. You have done another great job!
Now heres my question: I've seen you guys live in Mülheim in 2004. I remember Mieszko being very quiet while not singing and that Jon did most (if not all) of the talking on stage. does mieszko speak on doombringer? if yes where?
thanks!
Josh

Mieszko does all the talking on "Doombringer". / Anders

Jag kom nyss på en sak, skulle de kunna va möjligt att ni säljer Nasum Merchen som finns på Relaps så att fans(så som mej själv) kan slippa onöddiga frakt kostnader, den jobbiga perioden av att vänta evigheter på den å att man kanske har råd å köpa saker i störe omgångar?

Tack för mej!

(P.S dog ganska mycke innom bords när de sista exet av Grind Finale tog slut i skiv butiken för nån dag sen :S)

Nej. De säljer sin merch och jag säljer vår. Nu när dollarn är så låg handlar det inte om så stora summor och så himla lång tid tar det inte för en beställning att komma från USA. / Anders

Hej!
Varför är inte "swedish assault" med under discography?? Är det ingen officiell utgåva? En annan fråga: Vet du hur många ex "blind world" gavs ut i? Mvh Johan

Hm, vi var väl egentligen inte med på "Swedish Assault" utan bara på en bonusskiva, men den kanske borde vara med i alla fall...? Jag tror att "Blind world" trycktes i 600 ex. Har för mig det var så, hur som helst den singel det finns minst ex av. / Anders

Hey, I was just wondering where the Coldworker artwork came from or was inspired from. The outline of the main character seems really familliar, like a horror movie or something along those lines.

I guess you are talking about "The Contaminated Void"? It's really a question for Orion Landau, the artist, but using silouette's are pretty common in art. The horror movie poster you are thinking of might be the first "Friday the 13th"? This is original art though, the man is one of the workers in Relapse's mailorder. I've seen the original photo. / Anders

Hey hey again, Anders.

Has any band or person influenced you on your drumming when you started and now?
I can say, You, Brian Harvey, or Kai Hahto are some main influences for me to pick up the sticks and begin blasting away, so I was just wondering if any bands you liked growing up made how you play today?

I am mostly influenced by rock drummers, but a real influential drummer for me as a kid was a friend of my brother. He was a really good hardrock drummer in the biggest band in town and my brother took me to his rehearsal place so I could try the big kit and so forth. I learned a lot from this and it really inspired me. Other than that my biggest inspiration ever is Neil Peart from Rush. / Anders

Hi, man.

I was just wandering, did you stop doing vocals on albums after Human 2.0 or did you do them on Shift and Helvete as well?

PS: tell Jon that next time he visits Belgium, he should bring some Sayyadina merch to a dude with a bandanna.

Cheers.

I've answered this a thousand times before... 1) I couldn't sing the songs live, 2) I couldn't sing at all without losing my voice for a week, so no thanks! / Anders

Sorry, yeah I was actually looking for his name, found it but forgot to change it then.:(

Anders, is this a bootleg one or did you print the napalm design on other shirts than on green and white ones?
thank you!

That shirt has been printed on white and on grey shirts, nothing else. / Anders

I have seen your friend Urban(?) with Victims in Essen on Saturday. They were great! He was wearing his Nasum Hoodie with the white pocket print.
Unfortunatly there were not many people around.
But they seemed to have fun. After the show they got a 5 or 6 litre glass of beer and I saw Urban posing with it.
No question, I know. But I want the people to share this funny good evening!
Best,
Josh

That was most likely Jon, as he plays in Victims. / Anders

Evening, Anders.

Did you get some new drum cymbals?
I thought I noticed some different ones in one of your new Coldworker rehearsal videos I stumbled upon on Youtube..
If so, which ones and how are they treating you? =)

The videos have the same set up as presented earlier. I have, however, updated them slightly. / Anders

Why wouldn't there be t-shirt's where would be Grind Finale CD- logo, you know what I mean? That would be cool..

Do you mean the cover artwork? I've seen bootlegs of it. / Anders

Vad har hänt med bloggen?

Ah, sorry, efter hackattackerna härom veckan bytte jag lösenord men missade tydligen att byta i bloggen. Nu är den igång igen. / Anders

Hey Anders.

I was wondering what kind of sticks you use when you are drumming?
I almost found that lighter sticks were easier to grip and enable faster speeds.. but they break incredibly easy.
Do you find any difference between the lightness/thickness?

I use a very long and heavy Swedish stick - Vincent 2R. I've played longer sticks during the last - I don't know - six years. I used to play Zildjian Super 5B but lately I've been playing the Vincent stick. I should probably try to learn playing shorter sticks though.

I need a certain weight in my sticks to be able to play at all, lighter sticks don't work at all for me. / Anders

What the fuck happened to the Coldworker page?
This is no joke right?
Did those asses destroy the site? Or did they change things so that you had to delete everything?
I'm sorry for you!

It was completely deleted. / Anders

Tjena,

tänkte bara hör mig lite om hur det ser ut på Krigshot-fronten? Kan väl tänka mig att det kanske är så aktuellt nu när Coldworker släpper nytt, direkt. Men kände ändå att jag borde fråga för att få svar.

Tack.

Det händer inte ett skit. Och det är tveksamt om det kommer att hända något mer igen. / Anders

Tja!
Hur går det med Napalm Death spliten??
Hittar ingen info om den någonstans!?

Den är på G och info kommer när det kommer! / Anders

why you used guitar pedals(for example boss ds-1)
instead of a nice guitar head?
they are noisy and when you recorded helvete with messa boogie you had the best result!:)

Ok. / Anders

Kanske en dum och irrelevant fråga, men du får svara om du tycker det är meningsfullt (för mig är det uppenbart det eftersom jag frågar):

Tekniken du använder i Q&A-delen på nasum-sidan, är det en färdig modul, eller något du / ni knackat själva? Om det är en modul, är det freeware eller något man köper?

Ha det gott!

Ära vare gud i höjden, funktionen har jag gjort i slöjden! Det är typ en vanlig gästbok egentligen rakt upp och ned. / Anders

Good mornin', Anders.

During the beginning process, the start of Nasum, and even in the later era,
I was wondering what your means of funding Nasum were?
Obviously you had some help from the fellow members,
but.. Did you have a side-job, or endorsements?

I always had an interest in how someone starts up a band, and how it's paid for..

Music has always been a free time occupation for me, and every dollar earned has went back into the band in some way or another (equipment, rehearsal room rent etc). It was actually not until the last Nasum tour that we earned some private money, which incidentally mostly covered what we lost in income from taking a month of from work. You have to be on another level to actually live on the music. / Anders

Hi!

Are there any places where I can buy Grind Finale anymore or do I have to start looking from the 2nd hand cd-shops?

Its' possible that the occational distro still carries brand new copies of it (perhaps even the Relapse Mailorder), but I don't know of any. Amazon has the Japanese version, but it's pretty expensive. / Anders

Hej
Gavs "domedagen" ut i olika färger eller är det grönt omslag som gäller??

Jag antar att du syftar på det ex som ligger på eBay. Det är äkta och säljaren är en pålitlig person (som t.ex finns med på flera av våra tacklistor!).

Jag tror omslaget kopierades upp på vilket papper vi än kunde hitta. Jag kom inte ihåg några gröna ex, men som sagt - det är ett äkta ex. / Anders

Hey!

I noticed the Krigshot "Orebro-mangel" t-shirt is gone. Will it ever come back?

Most likely: no. / Anders

Oi, Anders.

I was wondering what songs you play for a warm up when practicing with Coldworker, or just by yourself?
Obviously, you'd play your own stuff, but do you cover any other songs just for the hell of it?

No. / Anders

När kommer nya coldworker skivan? eller åtminstonde lite smakprov?

Lite fel forum för att ställa en sådan fråga, men i maj ska skivan komma. / Anders

hi,
the last message confuse me..what do you think about Relapse merch??they still sell the shirt.a silly question I know !
maybe the guy should buy a doombringer pre-order package with a shirt^^!!
..and some bootlegs are cool.don't forget the Napalm Death "Bootleg In Japan" :-D
people should buy bootlegs,but don't buy bullshit!!!
cheers my friends

Well, Relapse don't sell bootlegs, they sell authorized merchandise that's OK'ed by the band. Bootlegs are not OK'ed by the band, and does nothing to support the band. Nasum always had a lot of integrity when it came our records and merchandise and to see some shitty product out there is a terrible feeling because the average fan doesn't know what it official or not.
And "Bootlegged in Japan" was an official release, despite the name... / Anders

is there any site i could buy shirt with grind finale logo?

I really don't know what that means. But as far as I know there are none. Officially. I've seen bootlegs, but don't buy bootlegs. That's ot supporting a band! / Anders

Hej igen!

Jag ville bara veta arför inte relapse har prodikterna som finns här och varför produkterna på relapse inte finns på denna sida. hur kan det komma sej?

Nasum Fanatiker

Därför att Relapse gör sina grejer och jag gör mina grejer. / Anders

Hey again, Anders.

I had asked this question awhile ago, I think like 8 months ago or something, but I kind of left out the overall, main question I meant to ask.

I've seen so many grindcore band videos, and I noticed all the drummers will be doing the blast on the snare with their left hand, while they hit the hi-hat and symbols with the right hand. I noticed you do that, too.

You, being a drummer for so long, I wanted to know if that was the actual correct way of doing it? Or is it just a righty/lefty kind of ordeal? I find myself, when I'm drumming, to be doing the snare blasts with my right hand.. opposite of what I see in the grind videos.

"Hi-hat and symbols..."! That was funny! Anyway, for me playing a blastbeat is a matter of co-ordination - right foot & arm / left arm / right foot & arm / left arm etc. It is essentially a normat 2/4 beat with the second hi-hat/cymbal beat left out. For me it would be impossible to play a blast with right hand/arm on the snare.

In my opinion the "blast with the right hand on the snare" is a completely different beat, as played by Cannibal Corpse for example.

But any way you slice it is good I guess. There are no correct ways to do anything anymore. So if it works and sounds good, then just do it. / Anders

I ordered this Inhale/Exhale longsleeve awhile ago from Rockabilia site and i got a e-mail of them saying that the fucker's dont have it anymore...i was wondering could i make 1 for myself ?

Hail Nasum

I'm not comfortable with that. / Anders

Just a quick question about the Mesa Preamp Mieszko used. Is it a V Twin or a V2 pedal? I can't see the model on the Helvete studio diary pictures but I think it's a V Twin. Thanks in advance.

You are correct. / Anders

Kommer Doombringer säljas som vanligt i Sverige eller är det en bra idé att beställa från Relapse?

Jag antar att den får den vanliga distributionen, om inte annars lär jag väl sälja ett par ex själv. / Anders

Hey again, Anders.

I was reading in some of the archives about how you would edit/polish songs and such..
Let alone, lots of Grind Finale was edited with.

Did you take any lessons on working with music editing,
or did it come along naturally from playing around with music programs and what not?

It really isn't that advanced as it might sound like. Basically it just a matter of adjusting the EQ and levels, with the aid of good plug-ins. For "Grind Finale" I got a crash course from Dan Swanö and then I had 150+ tracks to practise on. / Anders

sooo, the split with Napalm Death will contain selections from the live set and possibly "Unchallenged Hate" and the Doombringer CD is the entire set? I'm a bit confused now. Or is it different live recordings/tracks for each release? Will Napalm Death cover "The Masked Face"? That would a dream come true to you, I guess.

It's the same 16 songs on the releases. The old cover trade idea was canned millions of years ago. / Anders

He he, this sounds nice!
What did you do to improve the quality of the recording?
Thanks for this, Anders!

Basically the same thing as on "Grind Finale". It was a little bit of editing and then some tweaking with the Firium plug-in. / Anders

Good morning, Anders.

When I heard the news about the new CD,
I think I woke my parents up from screaming.

I was wondering if the album is mastered and all the like?
Or is it just a live recording with stage mics and such?

Feels nice to have a piece of Nasum be released when I'm a huge fan,
seeings how I was In grade 8 when Shift was released, and I had no clue what "grindcore" was!

Yes, it's mastered but it's a very rough recording from start so don't expect any high quality shit. Just a rough slice of life on stage with Nasum. All info about the recording is in the blog archives. / Anders

Hey Anders,

What is Doombringer? I am confused because I read about that release on relapse.com
And normally we receive news at first from you...

Aha... Guess I have some announcing to do... soon. / Anders

Hey Anders what do you think of Flesh Parade?

Haven't listened to them in years... Can't even remember what they sounded like. / Anders

Som trogen läsare på dvdkritik ser jag mycket av det du ser! En tanke som slagit mig är att ni inte har skrivit något om Chris Carter och hans serier. Talar förstås då om i första hand arkiv x men också han utmärkta serie millenium. Är det något som inte har fallit herrarna i smaken eller har det helt enkelt inte funnits tid?

Det har väl snarare inte varit aktuellt. Men i höstas såg jag faktiskt om lite "Arkiv X"- och "Millennium"-avsnitt. / Anders

Vet att du är trött på att "tycka till" om olika saker men jag är väldigt nyfiken på din åsikt om mayhems senaste album ordo ad chao?

Har inte hört den faktiskt, men jag har gillat det mesta Mayhem hittat på de senaste åren så jag får kolla upp den vid tillfälle. / Anders

What was in your mind when you wrote lyrics to 'Dis Sucks' ?

Long live Nasum.

Probably a little irritation about the "Dis" trend that had passed a few years earlier. / Anders

Tjo!

Jag undrar bara om tröjorna på Relapse är något som bandet har godkänt som produkt eller om det bara är Relapse som myglar ut dom som Nasum produkter!

// Nasum Fanatiker

Allt som släpps via Relapse är godkänt av oss (mig). / Anders

Merry christmas, Anders!

I can say that 2007, has been the year of Nasum for me.
There has been no other band in the world that I have spent as much time listening to, or learning about, ever.

I thank you.. and Mieszko, for all the time spent into Nasum, as it has inspired me beyond belief into music, and becoming more creative.

Cheers, and Happy Holidays to you!

Let's make 2008 the year of Coldworker then! / Anders

Hello again, Anders!

It's been awhile since I've pondered my latest question about Nasum..
until at school yesterday my friends kept asking me about something.

I bought the Nasum zip-up hoodie off Relapse back in August,
and usually from time to time people would always ask me "Why is the N in Nasum, always around a recycling sign"?
I didn't really have an answer, but I tried to explain the political lyric structure you guys would do..

And then I wondered what was the recycling logo all about..?
Did it have a meaning behind it for you to use?

Thanks,
and I'm incredibly excited to hear the upcoming Coldworker album (Finally bought The Contaminated Void a few weeks ago at a record shop) =D.

Basically it's just graphics without any proper meaning. The first time we used the recycle symbol was 2000 on the tour t-shirt for the Napalm Death tour (the same design that's available now as "Recycle"), and at some point a drunken punk came to the merchtable and asked what it meant. As it is a combination of the recycle symbol and the Eye of Providence, I said something along the lines of "recycle everything you see and make something new". In other words: be inspired.
But basically it's just graphics. / Anders

What up Anders, hope all is well. Read about the new album on the Coldworker site, can't wait to hear it.

Me too! / Anders

Hi! I wonder how Mieszkos girlfriend Emma is today? Is she alive?

Yes. / Anders

haha. don't understand anything. allt meck!
is this you sitting on the bed, anders?

Yeah. A 14 year younger version of me, or something. / Anders

liten fråga bara! är det du som sitter på sängen och håller på att göra på dig av skratt?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02o4UC-C548

Hehe, ja, så där kul har man på kvällen i Finspång medans man spelar in "Pathological performances" på dagarna. Ska erkänna mig skyldig till "stop-motion"-animeringen när en mössa äter upp två temuggar, plus att jag håller i kameran under den avslutande - mycket improviserade - låten.

Och ja, jag är Snülf-Balder (obs, korrekt stavning) utan händer också. Tycker för övrigt fortfarande det är hur kul som helst när Rickard kommer upp ur golvet i Musikhörnan.

Det finns en "deleted scene" från denna session där jag intervjuar en bas utan strängar. Bara i Finspång... / Anders

did necrony ever use drum machine?
cymbals sounds like midi to me..

Nope. It's all Rickard. / Anders

Hallå Anders, allt väl!

Jag försöker få tag på Nasum - Grind Finale och måste säga att det är ett jävla helvete. Jag har totalt missat släppet av denna skiva (beror på att jag upptäckt er _alldeles_ för sent, börja lyssna på er musik för 4 månader sedan).

Vad jag har förstått så kommer ni inte att släppa fler ex av denna sjukta bra och råa skiva? Varför har ni valt att göra så, det finns många fler än jag som vill ha den!!

Har försökt beställa från amazon.com, finns en massa säljare där som påstår sig ha den i lager men när man väl beställer så finns den inte.

Jag är kapabel att göra i princip vad som helst för att få nävarna på ett ex!!

Lev väl!

"Vi" har inte valt någonting, utan det var Relapses beslut att "bara" trycka 15 000 ex. Antar att de trodde att de skulle räcka ett tag, men de tog slut tämligen fort. Antar också att skivan är så pass dyr att göra att det inte riktigt funkar att beställa 1000 nya ex som med andra skivor.

Men skivan finns ju hos Relapse... / Anders

Hi Anders! It's me again, Random Dude!
How's stuuf going?

Remembered how I asked that question about that quote from Tillsammans (probably not, haha)? I tried to find it in Swedish but I can't find it anywhere! Could you be so friendly to type it here? Sorry, but I don't know anyone from Sweden, and it's a pretty cool sentence, haha!
Thanks anyways!

Cheers!

Browse through the earlier questions. / Anders

Hi Anders,

is there any differnece between the nasum logo shirt you are selling and the logo shirt relapse is selling?

thanks

Yes. / Anders

Jag har en fråga angående en uppsats jag skriver som jag hoppas du kan svara på. I japanutgåvor på de skivor du släppt är "bookletsen" på japanska eller är de precis som de amerikanska/europeiska utgåvorna? Det är ju det där pappret dom sätter på ryggen på skivorna som är på japanska men är det allt?
Jag har ju några japanutgåvor själv men dom står fortfarande inplastade i skivhyllan.

I "mina" japanska skivor så är det med en tunn extra booklet med översättningarna. Den vanliga bookleten är som den är överallt annars. Men det finns säkert undantag. Har ett svagt minne om någon tidig No Fun At All CD som japanerna hade tagit ut texterna till själv (och skrivit ut på engelska) med måttligt lyckat resultat. / Anders

Hello,

I´d like to buy Grind Finale - but is there any difference between those two listed versions on amazon?
I mean - is it possible that one version is the digipack version with the booklet and one not?

please help!

The first one is the world release and the other is the Japanese release. They are exactly the same apart from a small extra booklet with Japanese translations. / Anders

Hello again, Anders!

Since I live in Canada and all..
I was just wondering what kind of music makes it on the radio in Sweden..?
Are bands like 'Katatonia' and such getting a lot of airplay?
Their new music seems like it would be the kind to get played on the radio from where they originate..

I don't listen to the radio so I can't really say. On the national radio channels (not the commercial ones) there are a few metal shows that plays everything from Foo Fighters to extreme noise, it's the same channel that awarded Nasum with a price for "Helvete" back in 2003. / Anders

vet du något om några fina grindspelningar i örebrotrakten såhär års? eller om det händer något spännande hos regurgitate?

Har det någonsin varit några fina grindspelningar i Örebro (förutom Filthy Christians på Kulturhuset (originalet alltså, inte det som heter så idag) 1990)?
Regurgitatefrågor får du ta med Regurgitate. / Anders

How did His Hero is Gone influence your writing songs with Nasum?

Not that much, just another good band I'd like to listen to for inspiration, but it really didn't show in the Nasum songs. / Anders

"Utan att säga för mycket så kommer Sagan om Nasum att avslutas med 'Den svarta fanan'"

Nu har du redan sagt för mycket. ;)
berätta?

Patience, my young padawan... / Anders

why do you usually use one label for cds, and another for lp's?

The more the merrier! / Anders

What do think about the use of triggers?

As long as the drums doesn't sound like a drummachine it's OK. / Anders

Hallå!
Jag håller på och läser en kurs om globalisering inom musikindustrin. Varje föreläsning får jag då "Deleted Scenes" på hjärnan av självklar anledning. Var kommer det klippet i början från, "Globalization is expanding..."?
En annan sak jag tänkt på varje gång jag lyssnat på "Grind Finale" är om "Stealth Politics" som ju är en grym låt med ett schysst sväng. Det är ju denna låt som avslutar sagan om Nasum kan man säga, rent kronologiskt. Om du fick välja vilken låt du ville att avsluta "Sagan om Nasum", villken låt skulle det vara? "This is..." som både första och sista låt kanske?

Alla samplingarna på "Shift" plockades från olika "independent media"-sajter, från nyhetssändningar, intervjuer och lite allt möjligt. Jag har ingen koll alls på källorna eftersom jag spelade av det som lät intressant och jobbade med dem senare. Några av dem är montage dessutom.
Utan att säga för mycket så kommer Sagan om Nasum att avslutas med "Den svarta fanan"... / Anders

hey there, usual salute to the awesome nasum, rather splendid krigshot, coldworker etc.. love it all ;)

but yeah, random question that don't think has come up, i apologize if it has but i was just curious... on the helvete song violation, the lyrics are as you mentioned about animals. just wondered from reading them if you (i say you as you wrote the lyrics as apposed the whole band) are vegetarian/vegan/or just plain against animal abuse etc. of course i could be reading to much into things but had to ask as I'm a vegetarian myself and nasum is among my altime favorite bands.

thanks for your time

hope i catch the next coldworker show in london, bloody missed the last one!

I used to be a vegetarian when I wrote the lyrics, but not anymore. How ever the lyrics are more about the whole industry rather than food. / Anders

Hey, Anders man.
I always wondered what the sample that starts out at Just Another Hog meant. I always had an obsession with Swedish. It's very cool. (It is Swedish, right?)

Greetz.

It's from a very good movie called "Tillsammans" ("Together") and the translation of the samlple is actually on IMDB's page for "Tillsammans": "Don't take this personally, but you're so fucking stupid." (which actually should be followed by "You're so fucking fooled." to complete the whole sample.) / Anders

no grindcore bands have drum machines? i didnt know that, thats interesting. Wouldnt bands like the berzerker and agoraphobic nosebleed be categorized in a genre called "cybergrind"?

Call it whatever. In my conservative mind grindcore is played by a drummer not a machine. That's it. / Anders

How do you feel about grind bands with drum machines or triggers?? Ala' Agoraphobic NoseBleed or the locust...Is unrest records a european label?

There are no grindcore bands with drummachines... The essence of grind is a drummer beating the shit out of his or her drums as fast as possible. Anyone can program a fast blast on a drum machine.

Unrest is from Canada. / Anders

Enbart om jag får spela där själv. / Anders

ya' i mean print my own design just for my private collection,not for profits or anything...

if that's ok with you..

then i'll send you an e-mail of the design i did...

OK. / Anders

Hey, Anders.

I also encountered an Idea like that before..
There is a local T-Shirt making place,
and I was going to get the cover of Helvete or Blind-World.. and post it on the cover,
and choose a lyric from the CD and put it on the back..

So that wouldn't be a copyright issue?
Most of my friends know me for the kid obsessed with Nasum with and always wearing a Nasum shirt, so I figured I'd carry on my tradition.

Well, technically I guess it's violating the copyright laws, but I doubt that any one will haunt you down for making a t-shirt or two. I did a few one-off t-shirts back in the days myself. / Anders

can i print my own nasum t-shirt...

with my own design..

i'm just askin' so that i won't get sued or anything..

If you mean print one (1) t-shirt for yourself, the answer is maybe (= I want to see what you plan to print). If you mean multiple copies, the answer is no way... / Anders

tjaba, visste du om att ett band från sverige covrat er inhale/exhale, inte precis lika bra som er version, men lite kul ändå.

www.deviant.se där finns den.

Jodå, den är svängig tycker jag. / Anders

did you use drum machine with necrony?

Nope. Old school triggers had a drum machine feeling for sure... / Anders

Hello,
you being a Swedish and all, I'd like to know what you think of the following video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ApJFkLsxek

Thanks,

A Fan

I am anti-vomit so I can't watch that stuff. / Anders

hey, nasum is one of my all-time favorite bands. i even put the song "i hate people" on a mixtape i was invited to do: http://mixtape.nitrocorpz.com/index.php?mixtape=escaphandro

i always wanted to know about the swedish nasum lyrics. is there a translated version of those songs?

that's it, keep it up. nasum is in my heart forever and coldworker rules too!

cheers from brazil

No, that's a project for the future that probably not will happen... / Anders

Pealse men Let me know what Nasum means I wanna get a tattoo from the name of the band but i will not do it untill i know what the fuck NASUM means

Either it means "a grindcore band from Sweden that I really like, so much that I am willing to put their name on my body" or it doesn't. Get "Grind Finale" for the real explaination. / Anders

När kommer nästa Masterblaster (?) intervju?

Vet inte om det blir några fler. Gjorde en liveintervju med Adam från Misery Index i somras, men mp3-spelaren sparade inte det 45 minuter långa samtalet. Det tog dessvärre knäcken på mig. / Anders

Hm, nä jag vet inte varför det inte funkar. Jag provade med stort "O" precis som du sa, men inget...
Tänkte kommentera det faktum att ytterligare en skivbutik läggs ner, kommer hela kedjan läggas ner? Även Rocks-butiken i min förra hemstad Kalmar la ned för inte så längesen. Hur lång kommer det ta innan vi står här utan några skivbutiker alls? Är inte mycket som är mer rogivande än att gå och bläddra bland gamla hårdrocksvinyler (nu är ju dessa affärer väääldigt sällsynta), även bläddra genom cd-skivor förstås. Känns väldigt trist!

Jag känner inte till Rocks vara eller icke vara, men personligen har jag sedan länge ansett att skivbutikernas hemvist är på nätet, även om det så klart är trevligt att stå och bläddra emellanåt. / Anders

Hm, jag försöker kommentera på blogen men det fungerar inte. Jag skriver i anti-spamgrejen precis som det är meningen, men någon kommentar syns där inte.

Funkar fint, du kanske skriver en nolla i stället för ett stort O som andra bokstav? / Anders

Fysiskt eller bara mentalt?
(med andra ord, var du in i "pitten"?)

I "piten" har jag inte varit på måååånga år. / Anders

Jag kommer ihåg att du tipsade om Municipal Waste när hazardous mutation. Därmed så antar jag att du såg dem i år på augustibuller, vad tyckte du om spelningen?

Municipal Waste fucked me up! / Anders

Hey,

does this swedish post "only" mean that they sell Grind Finale 30 % lower?
Thanks,

Yes, it's a local store that's closing down and selling everything for 30% less, including a few copies of "Grind Finale". / Anders

hello! I have one question: What is the four symbol on the Shift album? (I speak english a litle bit..sorry)

thank you! hi

I think most of the symbols explain themselves. The tricky one may be the second one. The artist - Robert Samsonowicz - had a good explaination at his website earlier, but it seems that it's not there anymore. / Anders

Hey Anders!
I know this is kinda an annoying question that anyone can ask, but is there any chance you or someone else could give me the tabs for Dead Mirror on guitar?
If you're too lazy, I totally understand, I hate writing tabs too haha!

Cheers, and thanks anyways!

I'm sorry, I don't remember the riffs. / Anders

There's no Chance that you reprint Genocide Superstars Shirts, or?
Me and my friends came to late and we are always looking for those shirts on ebay but they never appear....
We'd be some that buy them!
Greetings,

No, I will not print more GSS t-shirts. However, someone else might do it in the future. But not me. / Anders

Hey, Anders.

I've checked out Nasum a few times on www.metal-archives.com, and it caught my eye that you are still in a band "Route Nine"?

Are you still involved with it in anyway?

Nope. Not a real "band" per definition, just something me and Dan Swanö did three session with back in the early 90's. / Anders

How long will you be printing shirts and who does the printing for you?

The current stock may be the last one ever, but who knows? I'm using a local printer. / Anders

Hey there,

I got this information from an old Rock Hard magazine. It was Fenriz's own statement in an interview... Think it was no joke and kinda serious!
I want to believe!;)

OK. / Anders

Haha. Belive it or not , but I can actually confirm that some of the old blackmetalers have actually become punk in mind, I see them now and then at concerts at the blitzhouse in oslo (headquarters for the norwegian punk/hc/crust scene). Both fenriz and maniac from mayham has been seen there. Not that I am really a black metal fan though, just confirming the last post.

Well, yes, that's not really news, but if the story about Fenriz being arrested in South Africa protesting against apartheid (which means that it would have taken place in the 80's or 90's) is true, seems highly unlikely to me... / Anders

Did you now that Fenriz from Darkthrone was beeing arrested when protesting against apartheid in South Africa?
It was something I read sometime ago. Thought that this is very interesting. He seems to be a good guy.
It just came back to my mind when I saw you wearing a Darkthrone Shirt on the Coldworker Site...
Greetings,

Somehow that story sounds slightly unbelievable, but who knows? First I've heard about it. / Anders

hey there,

i am always very interested in the questions people are asking here..
so why were this two outstanding answers not being answered within the last days? I mean there are still 2 unanswered questions left since some days while others have been answered...
strange question i know, but i just want to hear something since nasum.com is the site i am checking almost everyday..;)
cheeeeers!

They are not questions per se, but includes information that I need to save for a while and I'm too lazy to move the information elsewhere! / Anders

Hello Anders!
Since I myself is a very openminded listener and listen to all kinds of music (of course including grindcore and Nasum), it would be interesting to know whether you listen to any music that is not metal/punk/grind?

Yes. / Anders

Hey Anders!
How are you doing (I don't know you, but it's something I just ask everytime I talk to someone)?

I'd like to ask you a couple of things about the sound you guys produced on 'Shift' and 'Helvete'. I ask this because I'm very interested in recording techniques and sound, and of course music.

The first thing I wanted to ask you was how did you manage to get the raw, roaring sound of the guitars? Effects, pedals, amplifiers, etc...?

The second thing was at the beginning of the songs Fight Terror With Terror, and some other (I can't remember, heh), there is this weird sound generated. I can't describe it, but you'll know what I mean. Were that samples or guitars, or...?

The final thing I wanted to ask is that you used a certain cymbal on some songs. The only thing that pops up in my mind is Living Next Door to Malice. There are some other songs, a whole bunch even. Only the ones on Helvete pops up. Anyways, you used a certain cymbal that made a China-like sound while you blasted. You used that cymbal to mark certain notes on guitar, or that's how it seemed to me. I hope you know what I mean. So the question is, what cymbal was that?

Bye, take care.
Sorry for your loss, as it was one to many.

-Blast Fast, Die Slow

1. This is certainly the most frequently asked question, that I have answered numerous times. And again: the sound of a recorded guitar is made out of the mikes on the guitar, the amp, the cabinette, the eventual pedals used, the mike(s) that recordes the sound, the size of the room, the soundboard, eq's and effects and not to forget the actual musician who plays the guitar. The easy answer is: we're from Sweden - that raw, crunchy, fat sound is in our blood! :) But for a more detailed description, check out Mieszko's "recording of Helvete".

2. Is it the feedback during the drum introduction you are thinking about?

3. That was a China cymbal! / Anders

Hey there, Anders.

I finally started to get back into drumming again,
and I wanted to ask if you for a tip or something.
Have you found it easier to play blastbeats open handed or close hand?

P.S - My friend and I are planning to do some type of Nasum Tribute, I was going to choose about 30 songs ranging from any EP, CD, Demo tape or what not you have made. I'll give you a shout when it's complete =).

I guess with "open handed" you mean to have your fingers grip the bounce of the stick instead of using your wrists/arms? That is the correct way to play any beat, but to my knowledge I've only seen one blastdrummer do it (that be Danny of Napalm Death).
I would say that I guess I play "closed" by default, but sometimes I try to work of the bounce and if you master that technique I think the blasts can be both solid and hard.
But in the end, any way that works is fine as long as you don't hurt yourself or get tired fast etc. / Anders

Vem av sångarna är det som sjunger i The engine of death?

Mieszko och han Rogga som lade lite bakgrund här och där. / Anders

Tja! Tänkte först och främst tacka för eran musik som är så grymt bra. Och era texter som är lika bra, om inte bättre! Tycker speciellt låtar som The Engine of Death, Take a look at society och andra låtar ni gjort med liknade budskap, är riktigt bra. Var det någon speciellt i bandet som låg bakom skrivandet av dem låtarna, eller var det alla?

Tja, låtarna du listade är skrivna av mig respektive Rickard så då är det väl "alla" som skrev låtarna... Hm... / Anders

Hello, Anders!

I was checking out a few Nasum videos on youtube.com,
and I found one of you guys playing at Hultsfred.
I figured out most of the songs, since the sound was intense, and then a new singer came on-stage for "Think". Was that Rickard?

Yes. / Anders

skumt hittar inte skivan någonstans....får väl ta och leta vidare då! En liten annan fråga om du skulle ranka de bästa grindcore banden i sverige, vilka skulle det vara?

Prova att kontakta dem på deras MySpace (där det finns nya låtar att lyssna på) för inköp.
Jag tänker inte ranka mina kollegor. / Anders

did you and mieszko had a death metal band called bloodshed?
if yes how can we hear?

Yes. Or a short lived project. A couple of rehearsals and then a recording and that was it. I only have the Bloodshed songs on cassette and DAT, but hopefully one day I will be able to put them online. / Anders

några aningar när nya sayyadina skivan verkar släppas? Du kanske till och med har hört den?

Jag fick den häromveckan. Den är kanon. Mycket bättre än första plattan. Antar att den är ute nu. / Anders

do you accept money for merch with the western union program?

No. I have tried that before but it's extremely complicated for me to ultimately get the money. / Anders

alright guys,im in a band called ichabod vega.we have some songs done and were looking for some feedback.you probably get this alot but it would be amazing if you could have a listen and let us know what you think www.myspace.com/ichabodvega

cheers

Sounds pretty cool, nice riffs and that. Sounds like a drum machine though and the vocals are a little bit too noisy for my taste. Also some parts sounded a little bit "jokey", like that fishfingers sample in the first song.

Keep it up. / Anders

is it true that napalm death recorded the song "the masked face"?
if yes where can we find it

No. / Anders

have you ever recorded nasum material with the boss metalzone pedal?or only with the ds-1?
for the bass guitar you used 1 or 2 channels in the recording studio?
do you like martial arts?

There's been a bunch of different distortion pedals used during the 15 recording sessions, the DS-1 was more frequent than the Metal Zone.
As for the bass guitar I don't quite understand the question, but if you're wondering if we tracked the bass twice that only happened on the "Domedagen" demo. Of course in some parts (like breaks and such) the bass is overdubbed, but mainly it's just one bass track. It's possible Mieszko used a number of mikes tracking the bass on several channels to mix it together, I can't remember. / Anders

Är Grind Finale slutsåld ifrån dig redan?

Redan? CD:n har jag aldrig (officiellt) sålt och vinylerna gick snabbare än blixten. / Anders

I was amazed with all the nice grindbands that came out from Sweden in late 90´s like Nasum, Regurgitate or Sayyadina....now I´m totally into spanish grindcore, bands like Looking for an answer or Nashgul. I think they are like a new hope for the people involved in old school grind nowdays, what do u think about this bands??

Don't believe I've heard them. / Anders

Hur ofta uppdateras merch mailing listorna?

Aldrig numera. Alla som beställer får personliga mail när paket postats. / Anders

Hello there, Anders.

I had a few questions I was wanting to ask;

1. Had you ever planned on having the cover for "Helvete" on a T-shirt? I thought it was a really unique looking picture.

2. I have boughten most of the Nasum shirts for sale on Relapse.com, and I must say the new "Wrath" design is fucking WICKED.
Was that a new design Relapse or you created?

1. No.
2. No, that's the work of Orion at Relapse. I made some suggestions for changes that he incorporated (mainly how the logo was displayed in the design). I'm anxious to see how it looks for real (if you have missed it - here's a link. / Anders

t-shirtarna är det samma exakt samma som coldworker t-shirtarna? och den långärmade, hur pass stora storlekar är den i?

Normala, samma förhållande som tröjorna. / Anders

Tjenare Anders.
Satt och funderade på varför det inte gjorts några kepsar med nasumrelaterade tryck.?
En vanlig svart keps med den vita nasumlogon, eller ännu bättre "in memory of Mieszko"- logon med årtal som på t-shirten du lät trycka. Det känns fortfarande bra att jag hann komma över den sista av dem.
Anyway, en keps skulle sitta fint på min snart snaggade skalle.
Ha det fint!
Peace

Det har funnits kepsar. Flera gånger. Problemet ligger i att det har varit svårt att hitta riktigt bra sådana. Unrest Records har gjort Nasum kepsar som ska vara schyssta - mina ex har fastat hos Rugge/RGTE så jag vet inte hur de ser ut. / Anders

hey what's up?
why you don't use trigger to the bass drum so we can hear it better?

I am a fan of the organic, real drumsound. If you can't hear it, listen more carefully. / Anders

hey anders

id just like to say that all the things you have done in nasum along with all the others (of course) have had a huge influence on me!

i wondered if you knew how i could find a good grind drummer there seems to be a very big lack of them in the uk!
also im loveing the coldworker stuff its quite sick!
hope to see you guys here soon

cheers
danny

Thanks for the support. Well, try to post some "looking for a drummer"-notes in the local record and music stores. It's a start. / Anders

Tjena,

I got my merch-stuff from Sweden to Germany within 3 days. Your "service" is incredibly fast, the shirts and the sweater look great!
I am collecting band-shirts. How many do you have?
What's your favourite one from another band and what's your fave from Nasum?
Tack and greetings,
Josh

I probably have too many band shirts for my own good. Current "other band" favorite is the Converge hoodie I bought during the Coldworker tour and current Nasum favorite is the "Bugs" sweatshirt. Always loved the design and it works really good on the sweatshirt. / Anders

Hallå Anders. Skivsamlarintervjun vi gjorde ligger online nu. tänkte nämna den här så andra kan läsa:
http://www.kulturkrockzine.se/display.php?id=45

Ha det fint

Tack för det. / Anders

Tja Anders, jag diggar nasum rätt hårt, men det är en sak som jag inte riktigt förstår, vart går gränsen mellan grind (som nu nasum är) och typ crust/hardcore (som till exempel skitsystem osv)?

Är det dominerande blastbeats är det grind. Lite enkelt sagt. / Anders

How did nasum get hooked up with unrest records?
Do you listen to any of the bands on th label?

Actually Nasum never hooked up with Unrest, they hooked up with us via Relapse. I hardly know what else they have released... But any way you slice it, Mike is one of the coolest, most dedicated persons I've talked to in the recordbusiness. / Anders

något förband spikat för kvällens rens med coldworker?

Morbidity. / Anders

Tjenare Anders.
jag undrar om det fortfarande går att få tag i nasum merchandise någonstans? typ t-shirts med mera.
ha det gött!

Ta en titt på sidan om några dagar så får du t-shirts till förbannelse... / Anders

hi anders,mind if u can put some rare picture of nasum for example the 1st pose band which never publish in the website..or mayb picture of your home practicising studio..or mayb others old collection picture that u can share with us..

grind finale is the best grind album in the world for me.in the inlay show up one of the flyer nasum play with cryptopsy.what you think about them from musically view?

Everything is in the "Grind Finale" booklet or on the website.
I'm really not a big fan of Cryptopsy, but there's no discussion that they are talented people. / Anders

Hello !

We know that Nasum always gave us an apocalyptic and transcending music. But if the music is huge, what is the albums' sound ?!?

So one and just one question : What will happen to Master Mieszko's Soundlab ?

P.S. : Nasum for ever !

This has been answered before. Soundlab is now the headquarters of Millencolin. Sometimes recordings are done there. It's very likely that the drums for the next Coldworker album will be recorded in Soundlab. / Anders

thats pretty wicked (i just got up and tried it.)

but what i was talking about was the part of 'no sign of improvement' at about 20 seconds in.
(sorry if i didnt make that clearer)

That's just a guitar thing. / Anders

hey anders, do you know how the high pitched part of the intro to 'no sign of improvement' on inhale/exhale was done?
ie. what pedals or effects were used

I guess you mean "I see lies"? It was a guitar cable pressed against a metal chair. It's true! See the Track by track for further info. / Anders

Hey, Anders.

I believe you are going on tour in... a day or 2, so I wasn't sure if this question would make it to you in time,
but were there any songs of Nasum that you had a hard time playing live? Like a more difficult song to play live, rather than in the studio?

The "too hard to play live"-some were those that basically were impossible for Mieszko to sing and play at the same time. As we never worked on lyrics and song rhythms during the creative process, only during the recording process, some songs ended up with song arrangements that were only doable in the studio. / Anders

Hallå!
Jag besöker dvdkritik relativt ofta. Måste ge beröm för en mycket bra sida! Jag hittade för någon dag sedan att du tycker att Almost Famous är den bästa filmen någonsin!? Jag kan inget annat än hålla med! En underbar film, jag älskar verkligen extramaterialet till den särskilt det när man själv måste sätta på "Stairway To Heaven", hur kul som helst!:) Det skulle vara kul med någon form av kommentarfunktion på sidan, det är inget ni har några planer på?

Hur går det med nya Coldworker-låtar? Det var ett tag sen vi fick nyheter om dessa. Något som kommer spelas på den stundande turnén?

Jag har fått för mig att du är ett Smashing Pumpkins-fan, stämmer det? Isf, vad tycker du om den nya låten och vad har du för förväntningar på nya skivan? Tycker själv att låten bådar väldigt gott inför skivan, var orolig med tanke på Billys senaste soloverk men det här känns som SP igen!
Hm, blev lite spretiga frågor och kommentarer hoppas det är lugnt!
Ha det!

Kommentarfunktion kommer eventuellt i framtiden. Vi får se.

Just nu ligger vi lågt med de nya låtarna och tar upp tråden i juli efter turnén. Vi har sju låtar skrivna, några komplett med texter, så det går framåt.

Jag har goda förhoppningar på nya Smashing Pumpkins. "Tarantula" tycker jag är en helt okej låt, lite old school blandat med Zwans positiva anslag. Billy Corgans soloskiva är min största skivbesvikelse någonsin, så SP:s nya lär ställa allt till rätta igen. / Anders

Hey, Anders.

I read through the "Grind Finale" booklet a few times, and I saw that you liked your vocals the best on "Dis Sucks", and they were prety damn good, and to the questions...

1. What other song(s) did you think your vocals shined on?
I thought "This Is.." was pretty good, since you did some brutal growling, with some screaming. =D

2. Which song(s) did you have most fun with your vocals on?
I've made a few grind/death songs, myself, and it sure is fun to grab the mic and just give it hell.

1. I'd say that I am most satisfied with the vocals on the "Regressive Hostility" recording (from which "Dis sucks" came from). On the following two albums that I sung on there were so many tracks that the vocals only became "good" the first takes.

2. Again, I'd like to point out a complete recording rather than some specific tracks, and it that case I think it was the "World in turmoil"/"The black illusions" session as it was the first time I sung for Nasum. The result is so so but it was quite fun to complete the songs with vocals. As a result I lost my voice for a week, as described in the "Grind Finale" booklet. / Anders

hello anders,
I got the Nasum Grind Finale from Mike at Unrest.I asked him some questions about the release and the work for this monster.now I think it´s one of the best produced vinyl editions ever.the cd book was/is amazing,but the vinyl version is a dream!!!
I always read questions about old and rare Nasum stuff.you guys,ask me,maybe I can help you!
this is no commercial,it´s a support for one of the best bands in the world!so no kiddies,only vinyl junkies^^!!
http://www.myspace.com/666ga666

my question:
did you hear something about a Nasum tribute or Nasum cover bands?
I have read that you skated.Do you still have a skateboard or skate stuff?
I don´t think that you skate every day,but maybe you buy some bread at you local baker^^!
cheers ga

1. I get the occational cover song every now and then but I don't know anything about any tributes or cover bands.
2. Yes, I have a beat up old school skateboard in the attic somewhere. It has not touched ground in quite a while... / Anders

Good mornin, Anders.

Listening to all of the album "Helvete" today,
I was trying to figure out if Shane Embury played on any more tracks other then "Whip" ? If so ... which ones?

Not on the album, but he played on a few other tracks from the "Helvete" session, released on the "Grind Finale" 2xCD/4xLP. / Anders

Hello,

Did you ever take any Drum lesson when you began drumming or after a few years into drumming? One more question, Do you have any advise on balance in grinding?

Thanks for Reading
Billy.

I took lessons for eight years when I began drumming at age 10. To answer the other question I need to know what kind of balance you mean. But generally speaking I do not have any good advise at all, but focusing and practising! / Anders

Hallå!
På tal om Hellfest... Måste vara en av, om inte det, bästa line-upsen till Hellfest av alla Europas festivaler. Grymt mycket bra band! Vilket ser du själv fram emot att få se?
Vad tycker du om Secrets of the Moon som också spelar där? Grym progressiv Black Metal som känns som något som skulle tilltala dig!?
Ha det!
/Richard

Ja, det är helt bisarrt vilken line-up det är. Personligen är jag idagsläget mest sugen på Machine Head eftersom jag torskat rejält för "The Blackening", men givetvis lockar Mastodon något enormt. Men jag kommer att göra mitt bästa för att se Korn, Cannibal Corpse, Mayhem och lite Earth Crisis. Och kanske Slayer.
Synd att jag inte blir kvar hela festivalen. Hade varit kul att hänga med Napalm Death och spana in Immortal och - förstås - Neurosis... (Converge kommer jag att se vid andra tillfällen under turnén).
Secrets of the Moon har jag inte hört. Tack för tipset. / Anders

it's not really a question (please excuse my poor english i'm a dumb french guy ^^)..just to say that 3 years after the tragedy , Mieszko is still alive in heart of true fans of nasum (like me)...
i saw you a the fury fest in france in 2004 , and i met you just after your show on the main stage , just behind the drum kit on stage,me and my band played this year with bunch of fucking ggod bands like you guys !!
this year we play again at the same fest (called hellfest now) and the "souvenir" of your show is still in my head..
this post is just a "tribute" to mieszko and nasum...thank you guys for what you've done !
nasum rules !

Thanks, see you at Hellfest then! / Anders

Gött! Kommer du göra helt nya tryck eller bara reprints av de gamla?

Kan bli en ny variant av någon gammal (dvs färgförändringar, typ av plagg etc). Har inte riktigt bestämt mig än. / Anders

I just read that relapse "throw out" your split with pig destroyer and antigama for free if you buy anything there.
Are there other ways to get the split?

Best,
Josh

It's a mailorder only 7" so I guess you have to buy something to
get it! / Anders

Kom igen nu Anders, skicka iväg en beställning på svarta tröjor med nasum-logo på nästa gång du ska trycka nånting med Coldworker

Jag KOMMER att göra nya Nasum-tröjor i sommar. Jag lovar! / Anders

Hi!
What about the Nasum/Napalm Death split?

...and

Do you know someone who wants to sell a World in turmoil Green vinyl?

Thanx a lot!

Two questions, one answer: No idea. / Anders

Känner du inte en arrangör som kan dra ihop någonting? Vore skitballt!

Ska ni inte återuppliva Nasum igen då föresten? vore asballt.

R.I.P Miesko

Så vitt jag ser det så finns det nog inget utrymme i Örebros konsertliv för en spelning innan sommaren. Massor med jox på gång.

Den andra frågan var dock jävligt dum. / Anders

Men gud va du är bitter Anders, det enda han vill är ju att se er spela. Sen kan väl band faktiskt arrangera spelningar själva. Tror inte ni är så stora att det inte skulle funka

Bitterheten är kanske inte helt på blodigaste allvar... :)
Men ändå: jag har varit arrangör tidigare i livet och det är inget jag tänker plocka upp igen. Det finns massor av duktiga arrangörer i stan som gärna får sköta den biten. / Anders

nej men det vore kul om ni kunda dra ihop några kompisband och bara lira nånstans

Fortfarande en uppgift för en arrangör. / Anders

kan du inte fixa ett gig med coldworker,regurgitate och gadget i örebro? vore riktigt bra!

Ser jag ut som en arrangör? / Anders

Var kan man få tag på genocides lyrick´s alt. tabs??

Det finns inga texter och tabs finns det nog inga heller. / Anders

Good morning, Anders.

I read a previous question and you said Coldworker and Pig Destroyer were going to be doing a split?

In my opinion, that would honestly be one of the best splits ever created. =D

Any news on this topic?

Not really. It's a Coldworker, Antigama, Pig Destroyer split for Relapse's mailorder. Our track is the bonus from the Japanese version of "The Contaminated Void". Don't know how exclusive the other bands material is. / Anders

Hi anders.
I was wondering what the japanesse writing on the 'grind' t shirt converts to in english? i assume it says grind but im curious.

much respect, your music will inspire me for a lifetime.

Yes, it's "grind" ("fun-zai") in Japanese. / Anders

Hey Anders
Have you heard any of "Job for a Cowboy"? If so, then do you think they are any good? Because here in America their is a massive popularity wave over these guys, but quit frankly I dont see anything so special about them, perhaps its the bands young age that gets everyone so enthused about them. Im not saying there bad im just confused why their so popular:)

R.I.P. Mieszko

Never heard of them. Funny name though. / Anders

Tja! Har fått hem Grand Finale vinylen och wow säger jag. Det jag undra är var denna graverad från CD släppet lr var det från en CD-R av dom "omasterade" filerna?

"GRIND Finale", gosse "GRIND"... Vinylen gjordes från samma mastring (dvs min hemmagjorda sådan) som CD:n. / Anders

Hey, Anders! I've been searching the web for some time, and I still haven't found out what is actually Nasum. I know you took the name from that Frankenstein movie, but ... what is actually Nasum?

Get hold of "Grind Finale" and you'll know. / Anders

Hey again, Anders.

Does having someone else in your band with the same name ever get confusing?
Say if someone in Coldworker asked "Anders" to do something, you answer, but they actually directed it to Anders Bertilsson? =D

The nature of the question usually indicates which Anders it's for. But "Anders" is usually me, and "Bertilsson" the other Anders. / Anders

vad tror du om den? av det lilla jag har hört så verkar den kunna blir riktigt riktigt bra

Den blir säkert fin. / Anders

har du någon aning om hur det går med den nya sayyadina skivan?

Kommer i juni. / Anders

Hey, Anders.

I know your drumming is more then just speed,
involving technical, groove stuff and what not, which sounds kick ass,
but I was wondering what your fastest song on drums was for Nasum?

I thought "Supernova" was pretty damn lightning fast.

I honestly have no idea. I think the blast tempo is pretty even on all tracks. Live a few songs usually was sped up on purpose, mostly on the closing blast part. / Anders

Hej Anders,

Grindcore i all ära, men har du/ni aldrig funderat på att väcka Charles till liv igen? Enligt mig är "Orden inom mig" den bästa skiva som släppts i sin genre. Har förresten gamla konsertbilder på er från Badhuset nån gång på 90-talet (kanske inte är ensam om det).

//Kim

Nej, det är inte aktuellt. Jag står för det givetvis, men det är som sagt inte aktuellt att ta upp igen. / Anders

Hi!

just wanted to ask you about one thing that is like a shared concern for all of us. How is your hearing after these years of playing so loud? Ringing or anything, since I haven´t seen any plugs in your ears while playing live. Thanks for everything.

I've been "plugged up" for many years. I always carry earplugs on me. No major tinnitus yet. / Anders

Hejsan anders, vem är sångaren på dom första låtarna på "grind finale" låter tungt. Hade ni planer på att lägga ner ändå om Mieszko hade överlevt?(kanske lite känsligt men är tvungen att fråga)


R.i.p. Mieszko, saknaden är stor!

Rickard Alriksson, originaltrummisen sjunger på de första 66 låtarna. När det gäller den andra frågan så hade det berott på vilket skick han hade befunnit sig i. Om han t.ex hade dragit på sig liknande skador som hans flickvän så hade det troligen varit slut på Nasum som turnérande band. / Anders

Good day to you, Anders.

Meaning to ask this before, I forgot about it.
I was wondering why "No Paradise For The Damned" was re-done and put on "Shift" when it was already on "The Black Illusions" like... 8 years difference between the albums.

Is there some meaning behind that song in order for it to be re-recorded?

I just think it's a powerful track, and who's ever desicion to re-do it, was a damn good one.

It's pretty much explained in the "track by track" (see the discography section):

4. No Paradise for the Damned

- This is the only rerecording of a released track we've done for any of our albums. We didn't plan to record it, it just happened. We had talked about adding this song - originally from the Abstain split - to our liveset but never managed to really pick it out from the badly played and badly recorded original release. But somehow we came to talk about it during the "Shift" session and I went home and pushed myself to finally pick it out. So I did it and we recorded it, but it never made it into the liveset anyway.

---

Apart from that I think the song added a feeling of the old days, a more straight on grindcore song among the more modern songs we wrote. / Anders

Kommer Coldworker til å holde noen konserter i Norge?

BTW, sjekk ut grunnmiksen for en cover jeg gjør av Napalm Death - Scum: http://emilhenry.nux.no/scum-mix-2.mp3

Någon gång ska vi väl komma dit. / Anders

Hi Anders!
Nasum was great and Coldworker kill us all!
Just to say it and confirm that Pigsty is a really good grind band!
Hope see you in France soon!

Is June 22 soon enough for you? / Anders

Hey, Anders! Just got the video concerts loaded, and I got a say, Nasum was ruling the stage! This stuff is A-W-E-S-O-M-E!

By the way, what do you think, which Rage is better? Rage or Rage Against the Machine?

Rage without the machine is the old metal band, right? Well, I'd pick RATM then. / Anders

Jag har haft den här frågan på skallen flera dagar nu, och jag lyckas inte släppa den. Känn dig fri att utmåla ditt svar hur du vill, om det skulle kännas som ett intrång på ditt privatliv.

Men jag har suttit och läst texterna till varenda låt ni har gjort. Speciellt är det dessa textrader som speciellt fångade min uppmärksamhet, och dessa var:
Capitalism takes its last sigh
As the fundamental values return.

Jag vet även att Mieszko skrev massor av liknande grejor, så nu till min fråga. Hur var det politiskt ställningstagandet i Nasum?

Vi sa vad vi tyckte och kände i texterna och sen kan jag väl erkänna att texterna var tillskruvade lite extra för effektens skull. / Anders

Hey Anders,i have a question about Grind Finale.Are they pre-order copies the rest of them or are there still copies on it a CD in stores?

As far as I know they are all sold out. / Anders

hey Anders what do you think of Regurgitate? and whats your favorite release by them? thks

Worst. Band. Ever. I must say that the first split is such a relentless recording that it remains my favorite just because of that. But it's all cool. / Anders

Howdy, Anders.

I was checking through the "Human 2.0" page on the Discography part of the site, and I saw what you had said about it...

"Human 2.0" was partly destroyed in the mastering. "

I noticed that this album had a much more raw sound to it, a really wicked/brutal, crisp quality, but what exactly happened with the mastering..?

If you could tell me, I thank you dearly.

(P.S. - The new drums look awesome! =D )

The overall sound got a little bit distorted in the mastering. / Anders

I am Finnish, so I'm taught Swedish, and I can pick a bit up from what Nils has asked you, Mr. Jakobson.

So did you play drums on Shift? I'm a bit confused about a few words you used in the answer to Nils' question.

As I previously said, Shift is my fav album by Nasum. The riffs are PURE POWER and the drumsounds are ones of the best I've ever heard in GrindCore. What was the snare brand & model if you remember? It sounds a bit like my friend's 70's Slingerland 14"x5.5" snare.

Yes, I played the drums! I'm totally sure that the snare that was used was Soundlab's DW snare. / Anders

Hur spelade du in trummorna Helvete och Shift? Såvitt jag kan höra så har ingen metronom använts i alla fall (menar inte att det är otajt snarare att tempot inte håller exakt samma BPM genom låtarna), spelade du in trummorna samtidigt som du fick lyssna på en slaskgitarr?

Ja, det är så vanligt folk spelar in musik... Skämt åsido, ett par partier är inspelade till klick, till exempel mittenpartiet i "Doombringer", slutet av "Worst case scenario" och något mer kanske. Några låtar på "Helvete" spelade jag in utan någon slaskgitarr, alltså bara trummade. / Anders

I was just now listening through the Nasum discography, with reading the lyrics and thanks from the sleeves while listening. When I got to Human 2.0, something caught my eye, you thank Blizzard Entertainment. Was someone of Nasum a big Diablo/Warcraft/Starcraft fan then?

Still trying to find Grind Finale from somewhere to my collection, but not looking so bright, cant seem to find it anywhere inside Finland.

Mieszko was huge gamer. One of his last private projects were creating music for videogames. It sounded really cool actually so I'm pretty sure that his music would have been picked up by some game company. / Anders

You're damn right, sorry!

I've downloaded the live show recorded in Belgium with Shane Embury, and I've noticed Mieszko introduces Mitch Dickinson as a drummer on the Terrorizer cover. What did you play? Did you have two drummers?

Hm... he says "Mr Anders Jakobson on the drums", maybe the "Mr" part makes it sound like "Mitch". Mitch didn't join us on stage until after the Terrorizer song though. / Anders

Have you heard some grindcore bands from Serbia like Acroholia or Cobi's Death? What do you think about Brazilian grinders Ophiolatry (www.ophiolatry.org)?

Never heard any of the bands you mention. You know, I don't only listen to grindcore just because I've played in a grindcoreband. / Anders

Hello there, Anders.

I listened to Grind Finale a hell of a lot over the spring break, and the one song that really got to me was, "God-Slave America", and I read it was supposed to be on Human 2.0 but it wasnt..

The intro has to be one of the best riffs you ever came up with, why wasn't it placed along with the other tracks from Human 2.0?

Yes, the intro was great, but the rest of the song wasn't, which is why it wasn't picked to end up on the CD. As the song was permenently discarded (at that point), I believe I tried to use the intro during the song writing of "Helvete" but never managed to work it into a song. Or perhaps I forgot about it? / Anders

Hey Anders
Have you heard of the Czech Republic grindcore band called "Pigsty"? When you hear them tell me what you think, because I think they are one of the most intense and wild bands that ive heard in a while. They have that crushing effect like Nasum did. But you guys were a hell of a lot better.See ya later Anders and keep on grinding buddy!!

Never heard about them, but they sound cool. / Anders

Is there a possibility to have ANY kind of correct tabs from Shift? To me, it really is the best album from Nasum. And I love the post-melancholic riffs from songs like The Deepest Hole and Closer To The End.

If the tabs are a no, then just let me know what tuning the guitars were on Shift.

[Respect, forever, R.I.P Mieszko Talarczyk]

As far as I know there are no tabs whatsoever from "Shift" available somewhere and don't know that riffs anymore so I can't write them down.

The tuning was "drop-A". / Anders

Cheers, Anders! A 15-year old grind/death fan wants to know, is Ex-Nasum going to continue his life after those excellent demos?

P.S. Do an interview with Danny Herrera.
Keep yer grinding!

Ex-Nasum might do something again in the future but there are no plans for it at this point. Maybe it will happen, maybe it won't. / Anders

hi anders,
i read somewhere that anal cunt made a song making fun of mieszko. do you know what that song that was? also was there some bad blood between nasum and anal cunt that caused seth to write that song or was he just being random jackass like usual?

(ps coldworker and pig destroyer should do a split)

Bla bla... this is old news that I've commented on a few times already. Look at the previous answers.

(ps We actually will...) / Anders

Yes,
this was my suggestion!:)
I would love it, too!
But Anders should put priority into writing good music!

Anders, do you like the band The Black Dahlia Murder?
Besides Nasum they are my favourite musicians!
Even if they have some melodies inside their style, i think they are almost not to beat in brutality!

best regards,
Josh

I've heard the "Miasma" album and it was pretty good. / Anders

hey anders,
what about a last run of merch?
somebody made the suggestion of printing something on unhooded sweatshirts, i think they are called crewnecksweatshirts. that would be brilliant and i would love it!
greetings,
Jeremy

Might happen, might not happen. It's not of any priority for me right now to handle old merchandise. / Anders

Well, thank you for taking the time to translate that.

Oh, I just ordered Grind Finale from Relapse, and finally got it a few days ago. It's fucking amazing, and I wanted to know if you were the one who created the cool looking logo on the actual CD (the barbed wire surronding the bullets)?

It was Orion at Relapse who did that. / Anders

Good morning, Anders.

I was wondering if you could translate that big message into English, because it seems like an important one if you posted the question.

If you can, thank you with all respects.

The question was about song writing, in an abriged version something like this:

Q: How did you write songs for Nasum? As I've understood it you didn't collaborate but wrote your own songs. Or did some songs emerge from jams? How is the average way you write a song? Any other tips for song writing and creativity?

And my unabriged reply:

A: Mieszko used to leave some room for jaming when it came to the arrangements of the songs, and sometimes a song was born in the spur of the moment. Generally speaking I am not a fan of creating in the rehearsal room - you can be creative there, but to stand and try to come up with things from scratch is a waste of time.

For the Coldworker album everyone contributed with riffs and then we pieced it together, but now we have begun writing more on our own which is a result of us finding our collective style. So my song writing is pretty much in the same way as in Nasum, with the obvious differences (and I'm not really meaning musically).

Most of my riffs emerge when I pick up the guitar as I watch tv or something. You play a little and all of a sudden something resembling a riff is there, and then you polish it until the form settles. In connection with this usually another riff appears as a follow up and then you start to feel what it is - a verse, a chorus, an intro?

After a while you have a few combinations of riffs that might be pieced together to a song, or it becomes multiple songs, or you realise that you can combine two riffs and make something more exciting out of it.

And so it goes. The last year I've picked up the habit of writing down every riff I make not to lose them. The song writing in Coldworker consists of all of us sending recorded riffs and tabs to eachother so everyone can try it at home to make us more effecient on location. It's become a cornerstone in our way of working.

I think about music a lot and now and again ideas are born in my head that I then have to try and "pick out" on the guitar. The Coldworker song "Return to Ashes" is an example of that. Among the new songs we're writing right now there is a part that I first wrote on the drums. I sat drumming through the song as long as it was written and then continued with a slightly strange 2/4 backbeat with some accents and stuff and then went to the guitar to figure out how the riff should be played. It ended up a very good and odd riff, but I think that that method of writing only works when you have a drumpart that is out of the ordinary.

My best tip is to document yourselves as much as possible. You have to have the opportunity to listen to your songs objectively without playing at the same time. I.e. a rehearsal or a simple demo is a must for my song writing right now. A song is rarely finished once you've played it through and feels that it's alright. It's a first draft and there are always things to improve.

Good luck with the song writing - to be creative is the best thing I know! / Anders

yo Anders!
do you hear great polish grindcore bands - Rze¼nia and Trocki? If not - try those sites:
for Rze¼nia - http://www.selfmadegod.com/main.php?go=mp3_common

And Trocki -
http://www.redrum666.risp.pl/muzyka_pl.html

And what you think about those bands?

Hm, they were OK, but not really something I'd listen to everyday. / Anders

Tjenare Anders, vill först önska lycka till med Coldworker! Ni manglar den bästa döds jag hört på länge.

Jo, det är så att jag funderade på en sak angående låtskrivandet. Hur brukade det gå till när ni skrev låtar i Nasum? Som jag förstått så samarbetade ni inte med musiken till enskilda låtar, utan du skrev dina och Mieszko sina. Eller uppstod även låtar när ni jammade tillsammans på repningar osv?

Om vi tar det genomsnittliga tillvägagångssättet för dig att skriva en hel låt, hur brukade det gå till? Hade du en massa olika riff på lager som du pusslade ihop till en låt i efterhand under en längre tid, eller hade du en klar bild i huvet av låten från första början? Kom du på dom flesta idéerna i huvudet, eller när du jammade med guran?

Om du har några övriga tips och trix för låtskrivande och kreativitet så skulle det uppskattas!

Tack för att du tar dig tiden att svara!
MVH /Anders

Mieszko brukade lämna lite uttrymme för jammande när det gällde arrangemangen på sina låtar, och någon enstaka gång föddes väl en låt i stunden så att säga. Generellt sett är jag inget fan av att försöka skapa i replokalen - man kan vara kreativ i repan, men att stå och hitta på grejer från scratch är lite slöseri med tid.

Till Coldworker-plattan var det mycket så att alla bidrog med riff och så pusslade vi ihop det, men nu har vi börjat skriva mer individuellt vilket hör samman med att vi fått hum om vår gemensamma stil. Så mitt låtskriveri går till på ungefär samma vis nu som till Nasum med vissa skillnader så klart (och då menar jag inte direkt musikaliskt).

De flesta av mina riff kommer fram när jag plockar upp gitarren samtidigt som jag ser på tv eller något. Man spelar lite och plötsligt dyker det upp något som liknar ett riff och så putsar man lite på det tills formen sätter sig. I samband med detta brukar det alltid bli så att något mer riff dyker upp som fortsättning och så börjar man känna efter vad det är för något, vers, refräng, intro?

Efter ett tag har man ett par olika kombinationer av riff som kanske går att pussla ihop till en låt, eller så blir det flera låtar, eller så märker man att man kan kombinera ihop två olika riff för att få till något som känns lite mer spännande.

Och så där håller det på. Det senaste året har jag tagit för vana att skriva ned alla riff jag gör för att inte tappa bort dem. Låtskriveriet i Coldworker går till så att vi skickar inspelade riff och tabbar till varandra INFÖR ett rep så att alla kan prova på det hemma först och vara mer effektiva på plats. Det har blivit en hörnpelare i vårt arbetssätt.

Jag tänker mycket på musik och då och då föds idéer i huvudet som man sen får försöka "ta ut" på gitarren. Coldworker-låten "Return to Ashes" är ett exempel på det. Bland de nya låtarna vi skriver på just nu finns det ett parti som jag skrev på trummor först. Jag satt och trummade igenom låten så långt som den var skriven och fortsatte sen med ett lite halvudda 2-taktskomp i baktakt med lite accentueringar och jox och gick sen till gitarren för att lista ut hur riffet skulle gå. Det blev ett väldigt bra och udda riff, men jag tror att det skrivsättet enbart funkar om man har ett utstickande trumparti.

Mitt bästa tips är dock att dokumentera sig så mycket det går. Man måste ha möjlighet att lyssna på sina låtar objektivt utan att spela samtidigt. Alltså - en rehearsal eller enkel demo är ett måste för mitt låtskriveri just nu. En låt är sällan färdig när man repat igenom den och tycker att den känns bra. Det är första utkastet och det finns alltid saker att fila till.

Lycka till med låtskriveriet - att skapa och vara kreativ är det bästa jag vet! / Anders

Hello.
Nasum's show with Blockheads was filmed in Nancy (France), Austrasique on the November 2 2004.
Have you got the video, or do you know who filmed it ?

Never seen it. It was a good show, very crowded and very sweaty. / Anders

Hey, i was planning on getting a Krigshot shirt, but i noticed that there were only a few left and the last update was 2 months ago. They still in stock for the Larges?

Yeah, the numbers are up to date. / Anders

Tjena! När kommer bilderna på nya setet som du snackade om i bloggen?
Jag är väldigt nyfiken måste jag säga!

Ja, jag har glömt bort att ta med kameran till replokalen varenda gång jag tänkt på det (senast idag - onsdag), men jag ska dit i morgon så då får den följa med. Så då kommer bilderna snart! / Anders

Hey Anders.
I was recently reading through the track by track breakdowns and on the song "sometimes dead is better" you said you didnt like your vocals in that song.Why didnt you like your vocals, I thought they kicked ass!

keep on grinding man!

I think they came out forced and "throaty" and not really how I wanted my voice to sound. I believe there were multiple retakes to patch together something that sounded good. / Anders

Tjena Anders
var längesen jag kikade efter skivan nu, men kommer vinylen till grind finale ut för köp snart? har läst lite men inte fått nått defenitivt svar, ha de gott och lycka till med Krigshot.

Hm... ja du, den kom ut för ganska länge sedan nu och har redan sålts här på sidan. Här är en svensk distro som säljer den. / Anders

Just an update about the Carcass Shirt on Ebay:

I contacted The Managing Director of Earache Digby Pearson and he said the following: ,,This is an official t shirt..yes hard to believe I know..carcass approved this!! The first official shirt in 15 yrs."

Isn't it disgusting?

Well, how about that. I'm not buying it though. / Anders

Why did Nasum add a second guitar player?
What were your thoughts about guitar solo's, or harmony guitar parts in nasum songs (seems like there were many more parts in later nasum songs where guitars play different things)
Cheers for being available to answer questions

It was a lot of those types of parts already in the older material that we were unable to mirror live, so that was the basic thought behind adding a second guitarplayer. / Anders

Well, I did not know that. Thanks for the info!
I am the best example that this still could lead to worse interpretations than the religious messages shown on the shirt!

Sure, it's a pretty distasteful t-shirt never the less. / Anders

Hey wuts up man.
I just wanted to know in your opinion your top 5 grind albums?

OK, this is the last "top 5/favorite" something-question that I'll answer for a while. Enough is enough, OK?

How about:
Napalm Death - "Mentally murdered"
Terrorizer - "World downfall"
DropDead - first LP
Repulsion - "Horrified"
Carcass - "Symphonies of sickness"? / Anders

Hey anders,
Please look at what the fuck they are selling on ebay

I was shocked when I saw that somebody creats shirts of Carcass where swastikles are shown. I don't have any contact adresses from the former Carcass members but I think they would be shocked even more since this would put them in the wrongest light i can imagine. Do you know how to report such shit to ebay?
Best,
Josh

Well, it's not the Nazi swastika, but the old Hindu symbol (see this link), which makes sense since all the other symbols on the t-shirt are religious symbols, which really hasn't got anything to do with Carcass.

I guess you could send the link to Earache and they might report it or whatever. / Anders

Discharge till Augustibullret i år. Något du har planer på att se?

02.-04.07 Lindesberg – Augustibuller 2007 (Sweden)

http://www.mad-tourbooking.de/tour.html

Jo, Augustibuller brukar jag hamna på så det lär man väl se. Dessvärre måste jag säga att Discharge inte var så överdrivet spännande på Fury Fest 2004, men om de ställer sig på en scen bokstavligen 40 minuter hemifrån så är det klart att man spanar på dem. / Anders

What is your favourite Napalm Death recording? And from Carcass?

Little remark on the drumcomputerbands-subject:
The Berzerker was mentioned.They use a drumcomputer but not on the second cd,titled "Dissimulate",it's with a human drummer.
That record is extremely fast and is certainly worth checking out.

"Mentally Murdered" and "Symphonies of Sickness".

Well, I haven't heard enough of The Berzerker to really speak about this subject, but from what I have heard I'd really like to hear the drumming without the triggers... / Anders

Hallå!
Vad gillar du bandlistorna till de svenska festivalerna så här långt? Vad ser du mest framemot i sommar, förutom turnén med Coldworker då?
/Richard

Hultsfred ser ju fint ut, men det blir ingen resa dit i år. I övrigt har jag inte kollat några bandlistor. / Anders

Hi Anders!
Reading your answer about the fastest band you know, i noticed the point where you say you only listen to bands with human player. I substantially agree with you if we think about the overall sound of a real drum compared to that of a drum machine. Still, i think that a couple of "drum machine bands" are worth listening to: for instance, i really like some agoraphobic nosebleed records, and also in ministry we can find many drum machine parts...oh, well, anyway, he point is, if a band has no real drummer, do you preclude to yourself listening to it?
bye bye from italy!

Yes, I realised that my answer was a little bit one-dimentional. What I meant was that when it comes to BLASTING bands the efforts of the human drummer is what does it for me. Anyone can program a beat and increase the BPM to the max, but what fun is that? When it comes to grind the thing that defines grind is the tempo of the drummer, so it you add a machine into the equation you have missed the point.

You are totally right - there are lots of very good bands with drum machines, like Ministry, Godflesh and a few others where the drum machine in a way is a defining part of the sound. In grindcore it isn't.

Sorry for being a little bit "short" in my previous answer. / Anders

Hello Anders

Is that chorus in "Worldcraft" somehow influenced by LARDs "Faith, Hope and Treachery"? To me it sounds similar with those background noises.

I wouldn't say that. I doubt that Mieszko even knew about Lard in the first place. / Anderes

What is a really good guitar to look for for grind/death speed playing? I'm fairly new to the genre, but I'm interested.

Obvious answer: ask a guitar player. The standard answer: it's not only the guitar that makes the sound - strings, pedals, effects, amps, technique etc have their part in the picture, but look for a guitar with EMG mikes would be my answer. / Anders

Hey Anders!!
What is the fastest band that you have ever heard? Probably the berzerker or something?

I only listen to bands that have a human being playing the drums. And my general idea about fast music is that a band is only as fast as the band as whole is. There are bands where the drummer explodes in short fast bursts while the others still play at normal speed. Sorry, but that isn't fast music.
So according to all this, I believe that the fastest band I listen to is Hate Eternal. A consistant fast speed through out the songs and the album. / Anders

Hey again.

I'm making a poster of my favorite bands, using the cover's of their albums and such, and when I got to Nasum, I couldn't quite make out what the picture was from the "Domedagen" demo... it almost looks like a fireman being trained, but I highly doubt that.

Do you happen to know what the image for this was?

Mieszko designed that cover but I believe it is a soldier kicking a corpse or something. / Anders

Greetings from a rather stormy Canada.

In the beginning of "Just Another Hog", is that a movie clip of someone talking or was it one of you guys speaking during the recording of Helvete?

No, it's from a movie. I think I've answered this question before some time... / Anders

Marcus Nasum Fan from Germany It would be a pity really if to her to you dissolves I at your place the tape would further lead in the name of Mieszko he was a good man why all that surrender so his name further lives he would wish this also determines if you also continued in his name. Greeting Marcus P.S. Nasum is a really cool volume

Ok...? But Nasum is dead and gone forever. Please accept it. / Anders

Anders, vilka är dina favoritband? Både inom den extremare musiken och den lite lugnare..

Jag orkar inte svara! / Anders

I watched the Obscene Extreme DVD 2005 and saw the interview with sayyadina (great band). They said that the grind scene in sweden is actually very small with lots of bands sharing members and not that many people actually come to shows. Jon L. said something like they like to play in Germany for bigger crowds. I really love the swedish grind/crust scene and wonder if you see things this way.
Dream bill
Birdflesh
Sayyadina
From the Ashes
General Surgery
Jigsore Terror
Skitsystem
Coldworker
Your is a great CD - good interesting death/grind with melody and thoughtful lyrics
disregard what Terrorizor mag says
GRIND TO SURVIVE

Yes, there are some truth to what Jon says. For exampel Birdflesh, Sayyadina, General Surgery and Jigsore Terror have the same drummer (at least live for most times). As for shows it really depends on the bill of the night. A sort of mixed bill generally draws a bigger audience. / Anders

I didn't know that this anal cunt said this. If this is true I am deeply shocked. I know there are stupid people on earth but I cant't imagine those stupid people saying something like this.
Such a guy should be treated by justice, I mean the socalled governement.
I am not that family with law and all that but isn't that a crime already?
I am so sorry to hear something like this...

If it had been a crime then AxCx would have been in jail a long time ago as they've always have had provocative songtitles. I think the freedom of speech allows them (and everyother band) to name their songs to whatever.

I don't know if anything happened with that "song" or not. I don't even care, but if it's released I guess the reactions from people will come quite natural. Not that Seth would care. / Anders

hey Anders!!
I was just wanting to tell you I was recently reading some earliar posts and I couldnt help but see something saying "I'm glad that faggot from nasum is dead"from a band called anal cunt (what a joke).I just wanted to tell you that ,that kind of stuff dissapoits me when people say they are glad someone else has passed away,also they are an american band and that shows a negative reflection on America,I wanted to tell you please dont be pissed at Americans just because some dumbass clueless band has to be gay. Were not all like that (thank god).I know this isnt a question but rather a statement and opinion,I just had to tell you this so you didnt think we were a bunch of low lives.Keep in mind we all love you man.

No worries. / Anders

men den vita?
är det nått speciellt med den?
för att jag har bara sett picture dics på helvete vinylen.

Nä, det är den vanliga vinylutgåvan som kom ungefär samtidigt som CD:n (kanske någon månad senare). Den finns i grå, vit och genomskinlig vinyl. / Anders

jag läste på nätet om att helvete LPn utan pic disc är rare?
har jag fel eller inte?
disken är tvär vit iaf...

Den "Helvete"-vinyl som är mest rare är den genomskinliga. / Anders

hey anders!
do you know where i can get the frank lee-lyrics of "the world just stopped"?
besides:
the coldworker-album is great! i got it a few days ago and it's really amazing!

You'll find the lyrics on the Franky Lee album! / Anders

Hey, Anders.

I usually check the Nasum site weekly to see if updates and such are happening, and something that has caught my eye each time is the;

" Yet unanswered questions: 1. "

I've seen that there for awhile, and was thinking what the question was? I'm thinking it could be a personal question, if so, I'm sorry for asking this question.

Yeah, it's rather a message than a question so I'm saving it for future use. / Anders

Tjena Anders! Fick nyligen hem ett ex av "Blind world" spliten i brevlådan, så nu undrar jag om alla ex var gjorda i blå vinyl. Stämmer det?

Ja. / Anders

Hi Anders!

Let me ask you a question; what equipment did Nasum use to get that guitar sound on Shift? And how many guitar tracks are there (on the average) per song? :)

This question was recently answered in Swedish, but here's a translation then:

Neither Urban nor I remembers the exact details from the recording as it wasn't documented in any way, but it's very likely that the recording was quite similar to "Helvete" when it comes to the guitars, i.e. Mieszko miked the guitars with a couple of mikes (I have a slight memory of only two for "Shift") and all guitars were dubbed (four tracks of guitars in total). / Anders

Tjena Anders.
Jag har en fråga angående blastbeats.
Jag har spelat trummor ett ganska bra tag nu, men jag är helt självlärd och min teknik är nog inte den mest genomtänkta, men ja har problem när ja ska grinda. min vänster hand (jag spelar med höger hand hi-hat) hänger inte riktigt med och den liksom låser sig på något sätt. samarbetar inte. som om motoriken inte stämmer, men de konstiga är att ja kan virla snabbt till förbannelse, men så fort jag ska grinda så uppstår detta problem. Vet du nåt knep, eller måste ja helt enkel öva mer?

Cheers!

Hej du! Jag kan inte utläsa av din fråga om problemet enbart uppkommer när du grindar med högern på hihaten eller om det är hela tiden. Generellt sett tycker jag att det är lite knepigt att grinda på hihaten för det blir ju korsade armar och lite trängre med plats för vänstern. Om man grindar på riden så blir det en mer naturlig rörelse och i och med det enklare. Så funkar det om du grindar på riden?

I och med att du skriver att du klarar av att köra en virvel utan problem kanske du ska analysera hur din vänster funkar när du virvlar och jämföra det med grindandet. Flyttar sig armen på något sätt, slår du någon annanstans på trumman etc. Om du försöker hålla vänstern på samma sätt så ska det realistiskt sett inte vara några problem. Ett sätt att öva kan kanske vara att virvla som vanligt först och sen fortsätta och virvla med högern på hihaten.

Lycka till med problemet och ditt fortsatta grindande. / Anders

Salutes from Canada.

Before my question, I must say that out of all the band sites I've been on, you are the most dedicated to the site, answering questions daily and just all together showing a lot of dedication to the fans, it's awesome =).

But yes.. Out of the hundreds of Nasum songs I've listened to, the one that confused me the most, was "Soendermald", from "Industrislaven"... I know the song is the same as "Ingenting Att Ha!", but the vocals are... psychotic regurgitating sounds.

I was wondering if you could tell me the story or the answer behind the song?

Yet again the fucked up tracklist on the "Industrislaven" MCD haunts me. When the CD was printed two tracks were merged into one, making half of the tracklist incorrect. The songs "Mer rens" and "Ditt öde" is track #8 on the CD when it should have been #8 AND #9. So the rest of the list is one wrong.

"Söndermald" is actually that slow instrumental track and the song you are asking about is called "Revolution II" (as it's a reprise of "Revolution"), and it was supposed to be a hidden bonus track, but it got it's own track #, thus making the tracklist "correct", when it comes to the number of titles and the number or tracks.

I can't quite remember why we did "Revolution II" in the first place. I think it had to do with the original having an improvised vocal part in the middle and we decided to do an all improvised take with a pitch shifter. Something like that. / Anders

hello,
will you do more nasum merch?
greetings

I. Don't. Know. / Anders

Thanks for the great Coldworker Stuff!

This is a bootleg right?

greetings,
JOsh

Yes. / Anders

Hey there, Anders.

Have you ever thought about recording a drum video?
I've seen some awesome demo's of other drummers, and I think you could do the same.

Maybe a tutorial on how to do grindcore, or just some wicked beats of yours?

=).

No, I will not do a drum video. It would in all honesty be the worst drum video ever. I've got nothing against those who do those videos. / Anders

a lot of greetings from italy!!
i think i'm one of your youngest fans. i'm fourteen and i want to play guitar like you. is there any tip about playing grindcore guitar?
thank a lot

Playing grind isn't much different from playing punk or metal or any other aggressive type of music. I think you should work on getting the basic guitar playing techniques into your system and then work on speed, muting techniques and so on. Good luck! / Anders

i really like scandinavien languages and swedish is not that far from german like suomi, which i guess is one of the most difficult languages out there.:)
do you speak or understand any german? i heard that the swedish or norway children are learning something at school!
greetings,
josh

No, I never learnt German in school, but I guess I understand a few words. Swedish, Norweigan and Danish comes from the same language root as German, while Finish comes from a completely different root. / Anders

Good afternoon and or whatever the time may be.

I had another question I thought of today, when I was listening to "Really Fast" and realized Rickard was doing the drumming.

How hard was it (especially in the grindcore genre) for you to switch from playing guitar, to jump right into playing the drums permanently?

Thank you for all the time you have spent answering my questions =).

Not that hard in terms or switching instruments as I've been a drummer since I was ten and playing the guitar since I was 17. But it was a little hard to play grindcore, as I hadn't done that before. It was hard but I felt that I could do it so I did it.

You need to get "Grind Finale" and read all the stories about the recordings. / Anders

Greetings, compadre

Quick question

With which nasum album, when writing and recording, do you think you were most in touch with your emotions and most connected as a band?
Cuz sometimes things happen in our lives or in our world just once, but is enough to bring about a change of emotions, and youd feel that the inspiration would just flow out and the album would feel right.
Im just wondering which album was closest to that speculation?
Cheers me amigo
Sorry about the length of this post just like in my last question, but now i realise im just fucking making it longer with every word.
Omid

Quick and very hard... Well, I don't think any of the albums was born out of any "life changing" emotions. Perhaps "Shift", as the band was going through a lot of "shifts" during the making of it, but I can't recall that as a source of inspiration.

On "Human 2.0" there's a song called "Sometimes dead is better" which was my way of dealing with a broken relationship. That song and a couple more were directly inspired by personal things. / Anders

i don't understand anything! can't you translate what the swedish grindos are saying, anders?;)

Nope. A reason to learn Swedish perhaps? / Anders

Hei.

Hva synes du om den nylige Etiopia/USA-intervensjonen i det anarkistiske Somalia?

Synes fortsatt du burde mase ihjel Jon Lindqvist eller Jesper om å legge ut bass-tabs.

Jag är inte insatt i det anarkistiska Somalia eller det som rör det så jag har ingen åsikt.

Tvivlar på att Jesper eller Jon är kapabla att skriva bastabbar... / Anders

Hello Anders excuse me if I'm disturging you... I would like to know what are the favourite metal bands of you and Mieszko (RUST IN PEACE FRIEND...) Thank you very much for your answer, it's simply curiosity...
P.S. Another question, do you know if Nasum's t-shirts are distributed in Italy??? Thanks NASUM YOU'RE THE BEST OF GRIND

Lately it's become pretty uninteresting for me to have "favorite bands". I don't know why, but I just can't get together to sum up my entire life's worth of listening to music and come up with "a favorite metal band".

If there's any Nasum t-shirts distributed in Italy they are probably bootleg shirts. / Anders

Kommer du fixa några nya tröjor snart, eller är det värt att beställa från Relapses hemsida?

Vet inte. / Anders

Hallå!
När jag lyssnade på "Helvete" idag så tänkte jag på en sak jag inte tänkt på tidigare... Alla texter är på engelska, den enda fullängdaren med bara engelska texter på och den enda fullängdaren med svensk titel. Var detta något planerat eller en slump?

Skriver du några grindcorelåtar nu för tiden, eller får idéer iaf? Efter 15 år som låtskrivare i grindcore går det väl inte bara att sluta, eller?

P.S. Rugge måste ha gått o blitt galen! Han säljer sin röda "Blind World"tischa på ebay nu! Måste ha!:)

Titelspåret är ju på japan utgåvan, så lite svenska blev det ju... Även om just den låten inte har någon text.

Slump eller inte, spelar det någon större roll? Det finns ju t.ex mängder av death och black metalband som har skivtitlar på latin men knappast sjunger på det språket. Titlarna på våra skivor valdes med omsorg och inte alls beroende på låtarna på skivan.

Det är gott om grind i de låtar jag skriver till Coldworker även om det inte är några renodlade grindlåtar. Jag blir lite sugen ibland, men jag får utlopp för det jag vill göra i Coldworker så just räcker det. / Anders

Greetings from Canada, again.

I had my I-pod on a Nasum shuffle and I got to the intro of Industrislaven.

I wasn't quite sure what the sound was in the beginning.
Sounded like people mining or guitar feedback?

Do you happen to know what it was? =)

The squeeking sound came from hitting the leftovers of the guitarstrings once they were tied to the tuning knobs. Of course there's a lot of effects on the sound, which made it sound "industrial" (and I think this inspirerd the title of the record). I think there are some "drumstick against guitarstrings" noise in there as well. I usually skip the intro when I listen to "Industrislaven" so I can't quite remember what's in it right now. / Anders

Hey Anders sorry about your loss.My question is which cd of yours is the most brutal and intense? My friends say its Human 2.0 ,but the most favorite is Helvete.I just wanted to know the opinion of the pro himself.
P.S. You guys were the best ever,you guys owned any band i know and i know a hell of a lot of bands!I have high hopes for Gadget,they kick ass and have lots of potential.Well anyway good luck in the future man and keep on grinding we all love you to death.
R.I.P-Mieszko(a legend)

I don't see Nasum's music as brutal. That was never the intention, we were more out for a crushing effect than a brutal. But the recording I think sounds most brutal is the "World in Turmoil/The Black Illusions" recording - a 100% DIY raw brutal feeling.

Of the albums I think the one with the most brutal passages is "Shift". Like the opening riff/part of "Particles" or the pumping Bolt Throweresque part in "Circle of Defeat". Nasum never got more brutal than that. / Anders

I hope you like it our version for "Time to Act".
http://paginas.terra.com.br/arte/diagnosecrust/facada/
We are Facada grindcore from Brazil. Cheers!

Yeah, sounds great! / Anders

ok.I have hopes that they will appear once.i hear Coldworker.mastership!!your drumming is bestial devastation!!world class!

Bestial devastation it is! / Anders

Happy new year Anders!
Greets from The Netherlands

Same to you. / Anders

hello!greetings from poland!where i find nasum guitar tab from longplays???particularly from shift.i want to learn it because i wish to be one men cover band (guitar/vocal)i learn napalm death,regurgitate and other and i want to record it.

You have to use your ears to pick out Nasum songs, because there aren't any tabs available, and the few that actually are available are not 100% accurate. / Anders

Hur i helvete gjorde ni gitarrljudet på "shift"? Fuskgjort efteråt eller nån superkombination av massor av distboxar? Skulle gärna vilja veta...

Varken jag eller Urban kommer ihåg några exakta detaljer från inspelningen och eftersom vi inte dokumenterade den alls finns det inget nedskrivet.

Sannolikt var det ungefär samma inspelningsförfarande gällande gitarrerna som vid "Helvete", dvs Mieszko mickade upp gitarrerna med ett antal mickar (något i mig säger dock att det bara var två mickar till "Shift") och gitarrna stereodubbades (alltså fyra gitarrer sammanlagt).

Till vissa slingor, halvdistade partier etc användes pluggen AmpFarm men alla kompgitarrer är "på riktigt". / Anders

Hello, again.
I was listening to A Request For Guidance a few minutes ago, and amonst the beautiful snare drum assault, I wondered about 2 things.

1. I couldn't quite make out from the photos, but what set of drums did you use for most of your shows?

2. What album of Nasum's did you enjoy most of your work on?

All the best to Krigshot =) !

1. On the later shows (= the European tour, some of the Swedish festivals and a few off dates) I played on my current DW set (as seen in the recording of "Helvete" diary. On the first European tour with Napalm Death and a few other shows I used my previous green Pearl set (as seen on this picture). Other than that I played on other bands sets or backline provided by the promotors.

2. I haven't listened to the Nasum albums in a while, but I actually listened to the Making of "Preview of hell" mp3 today and was surprised by the druming. Generally speaking I am not fully satisfied with any of the albums drumwise, compaired to the Coldworker album which is basically faultless (?), but to say something I say "Helvete". / Anders

Hey there Anders,
before I ask my question, I'd like to say how fucking wicked your technique of blast beats are. I dont know if its the extra kick you throw in, it just suits everything you play.

But to the question;
Does the band you are in now ever play any Nasum songs? for fun or tribute?

Never ever. / Anders

thrash band Propagandhi !-) I would say angry melodic hardcore!did you saw the band live?I visited a show back in 2001.for free! 3 guys kicked my balls!listen to a Propagandhi cd or live.it´s not the same!they play fuckin´fast,but in a melodic,positive way...I can´t explain!that´s the same feeling when I listen to songs like The Deepest Hole,Fury,Stormshield...sometimes I hear some Millencolin tunes in Nasum songs!?did I say that?don´t curse me!but that´s my feeling when I listen to some Nasum songs.and that´s it what I miss now.
greetings to coldwörker

Well, Millencolin is hardly the only band who uses melodies. But; being close friends since forever and co-existing as bands side by side it's possible that something rubbed off from one band to the other. Look at the studio documentary on the latest Millencolin disc and see how Larzon is grinding as soon as the camera is pointed at his direction... / Anders

Your show in Nancy, France, 2 nov 2004 was recorded by 2 or 3 cameras, do you know who did that ? And if we can have the film ?

I don't know of any filming of that show. / Anders

Hey man.

Im a drummer from ireland, and not to lick your balls like everyone else does cuz im sure your sick of it, but i admire your drumming technique, both fast and slow Some of those blast beats get so fast, moreover conveying of anger it would seem
.
I was wondering what your take was on the thrash band propagandhi, cuz you covered one of their songs and you guys have a lot in common, like it seems to me you both used your music partly as a medium to promote a message, just as my band (warning shot) attempts to do.

Sorry about the huge length of this post, its ridiculous.

May the grind be with you.

Omid

The hardcore band Propagandhi, I guess you mean...

Well, Propagandhi was and is one of the most political bands I know about and their enthusiasm really inspired me although I am not a political person in the same way they are. Plus, I really enjoyed the music and so did Mieszko. At that point "Rio de San Atlanta, Manitoba" was their rawest song so it was fairly easy to make a cover of it and sort of stay true to the original feeling of the song and presenting it for an audience who probably weren't aware of them, instead of doing another cover by a band that they already know about. / Anders

Hello Anders,

Are there plans for a Nasum live dvd?

Mieszko 1974 - 2004

Never. / Anders

hi,how can I order the grind finale vinyl monster?I want to buy more to get a discount.is that possible?

Nope. My copies are more or less sold. / Anders

vad tycks om birdflesh? Hoppas att det blir mycket fina nytryckningar

Lite för mycket ploj för min smak, men okej. / Anders

Hello !

Is there any chance to get my hands to the Live In Hultsfred '03 video ? Will it be posted to the site ?

Long live Mieszko !

It will not be posted on the site. Look for it elsewhere. / Anders

Nu börjar det närma sig december. Har du nån aning om vilka nytryckningar du kommer göra gällande merchandisen?

Nej. Jag har lite annat att tänka på just nu. / Anders

Hallå!
Enligt Mike på Unrest Records så kommer du ha en del av den merchen han ska göra. Är det så? Isf vet du när du kommer ha det?

Ja och nej. / Anders

Har du hört nya Deftones-skivan?

Inte än. Jag har den dock. / Anders

So is it a green light for us?

Well, you should check with Relapse how to do it properly, since they own the songs. / Anders

Hi Anders:

I find the riffs on "Scoop" and "Wrath" irresistible and want to play them on guitar.

I'm having a difficult time figuring them out and cannot find the tabs for them online.

Do you know where I could find the tabs for these songs?

Thanks,

Noel

Sorry, no idea. Most Nasum tabs out there are mostly wrong anyway. / Anders

Hello Anders!

Can you tell me from which movie the sample is at the beginning of "Blind World" from the split with Agathocles?

Thank you very much

"Flesh for Frankenstein". / Anders

anders,
just wondering about the t-shirt production. they're friggin awesome, but also friggin hard to get off your website. my closet feels empty without the "grind" shirt, which i cant find anywhere else. help? advice?

Friggin' in the riggin'... Well, the designs I've made are not licensed to any other t-shirt seller, so I guess you have to search the used markets for copies.
I think I will do another round of t-shirts in December but I don't know what designs as of now. / Anders

Hey Anders, would appreciate if you could give us some brief plannings for NASUM tribute compilations. We heard that nothing has confirm. We're from Asia and maybe we could work something out and do Asia version of the tribute if the 'world' version tribute didn't work out well. Please let me know about this. We will come out with proposal if we have the green light and we'll initiate a new email for discussion. I can be reached via kia@symphonicblast.net Cheers bro!

I don't anything about tributes. That's all the insight I can give you. / Anders

Hey man I've been without a computer for a very long time. Just here to say its good that the vinyl is finally happening and it is great to see coldworker up and happening.

On question i've been meaning to ask for a long time that i'm sure has been answered at one point. What does the "mangel" in orebromangel mean when it is put in that context?

Well, "mangel" means "mangler", like the apparatus you need to get your sheets and stuff flat and nice. But in Sweden we (= extreme music fans) use "mangel" as a description of how good, rough, extreme and noisey something is. I can't translate it to one good English word. It's like you're mangled by a wall of sound. So you are getting mangled by some "mangel" from Örebro.
The "Örebromangel" title is of course comes from a classic Swedish hardcore tape called "Stockholmsmangel" wíth some of the prime hardcore bands of the 80's Stockholm scene. / Anders

Tja, hur ser affischen ut i sin helhet? Den som följer med Grind FInale-Lpn alltså.

Som framsidan på plattan. / Anders

Anders, will Grind Finale vinyl be released in the US at any point? it looks amazing and i would love to own it but the shipping to america is very expensive.

also, is there colored vinyl for the release?

thanks man

Well, it's relesed by a Canadian label so it will be available in the US. Relapse will have 100 copies in their webshop in a near future. They will probably have a more resonable price for American buyers. The postage rate is pretty much insane here.
The vinyl has the color black, the only true vinyl color! / Anders

härligt! du vet inte vad det är för typ av kepsar? Du har inga bilder från de kepsar som ni har haft förut? För vad jag har förstått så har ni haft det?

Jag vet inte exakt, men jag tror att de kommer att vara ganska tajta kepsar. De skulle komma i två storlekar, S/M och L/XL. De tidigare kepsar vi haft har inte varit några höjdare. / Anders

Det är inte aktuellt med några kepsar när du tar tag i tröjorna?

Faktiskt är det kepsar på gång genom Unrest Records, men jag vet inte riktigt när de kan dyka upp. / Anders

I have a question about merch, and I dont know if it has been asked yet or not, sorry if it has been.

Will any more Nasum merch be made, because I am looking for the Crass style logo and the NASUM GRIND logo. Thanks for your help

P.S Coldworker is sounding SICK

Thanks

I will deal with the merch in December, but I have yet not decided what to reprint. / Anders

Hello!

I wanted to know if there are plannings for a NASUM tribute compilation in future, such as some labels did with Brutal Truth for example. If yes, could you post a contact adress where bands can apply to become a part of it.

I would be grateful for an answer.

thanks!

People are asking me this all of the time but so far nothing has happened. / Anders

Ta en titt på dessa två klipp, våra första gig med grindcorebandet. Skulle va kul med lite respons!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WfSw5fqSLc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsiSg6m9Qo0

Låter schysst! Lite svårt att höra riffen, men grymt trumspel. Men om ni ska kalla er "grindcore" får ni har lite högre blastratio i låtarna... / Anders

Hej Anders!

What is your favourite swedish band(s)?

Greets from Hungary.

Doktor Kosmos. / Anders

vad är det för något de ska spela in i din studio då?

Lite låtar, kanske någon 7" eller så. Jag vet inte. / Anders

du vet inte någon om en möjlig spelning i örebro?

För RGTE? Nä. / Anders

ok härligt! har du någon favorit av deras plattor? tänkte också p åsom du har hört deras kommande platta sickening bliss?

Jag måste ju säga att debuten, och då snackar jag splitten med Vaginal Massaker, är en riktig klassiker. Råare än så kan det inte bli.
"Sickening bliss" är cool, lite råare än de senaste albumen, men ändå i samma klassiska RGTE-anda. Två låtar var med i det senaste livesetet jag körde med dem.
Apropå RGTE så ser det ut som de kommer till Örebro i början av december och spelar in några låtar i min replokal. / Anders

Märkte nyss att låtordningen under lyrics på "Human 2.0" står i fel ordning. "Riot" och "The Meaningless Trial" ska byta plats.

Tack. Undrar hur fan det gick till? / Anders

Hur var det nu? gillade du regurgitate innan du lde känna Urban? och är du ett fan av deras musik, eller gör du bara en god gärning och hjälper dem ibland?

Jag lärde väl känna Rugge någon gång 1992-93 tror jag det var, och Urban stött man på när de var här och spelade fast vi lärde inte känna varandra på allvar förrän han började provspela med oss 2003.
Regurgitate är bra så det är inte enbart en god gärning. / Anders

Anders
Why was Nasum able to write so many song?
Did you and Mieszko write whole songs seperately or bring rough ideas to rehearsal? Did guitar parts come first or drum/vocal patterns? I think you guys wrote consistently strong brutal material and hid all the bands you claim to have borrowed from well
Grind is the Answer

Well, the band was around for 12 years or something which could explain the amount of songs written. But, yes, we wrote whole songs and hardly ever jammed or wrote stuff on the spot in the rehearsal room. / Anders

From the Candlemass forum.
"You never know what's the reaction. I guess it was last year when Swedish grindcore act Nasum was here in Tampere and at least one of their members had been earlier in a death metal band Necropsy who's 7" I really liked earlier. However, a friend of mine told me not to talk to them about Necropsy. To this day, I don't know why, but I didn't talk.

Are you Necropsy?

Necrony was the name of the band. While in Nasum I wasn't really that keen on talking about my previous band, especially since there was huge missunderstanding about Necrony evolving into Nasum. That was very not true.
And I hope that forum post is dated 2004 because "last year" we were in Tampere, was in 2003. / Anders

Maybe i'm not first but... check this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anperN8ZCmk

Yes, it's a clip I can't have on nasum.com due to copyright reasons, but if it's on YouTube it's ok. Too bad YouTube fucks up the quality and too bad the original file is very out of sync. / Anders

Är de små i storlekarna?

Inte direkt. Kolla schemat på merch-sidan. / Anders

Tjena Anders! Måste bara fråga en sak.
När mieszko vrålade som han gjorde, hade ni höjd volym på mikrofonen eller kunde han verkligen skrika sådär jävla bra som gjorde?

För isf så måste han ju varit en av de bästa i världen på att vråla sådär!

Mvh / Fredrik

Konstig fråga, man kan ju inte skrika lågt. / Anders

Vad är det för märke på coldworker tröjorna? är det printer som det är på nasum tröjorna?

Japp. / Anders

Hej Anders!
Snälla, skulle inte du vilja gå in på:
www.myspace.com/andsoshedied
och lyssna och säga vad tycker?

Psst! Coldworker är bra! Bra jobbat! ^^

Lite svårt att höra vad som händer, men det låter ganska coolt. Får lite Converge-vibbar stundtals och det är aldrig fel. / Anders

Har du några nytryckningar av tröjor på G? Tänkte på den nyhetsposten du la upp förut och hörde efter.

Jag vet inte hur det blir faktiskt. / Anders

så det går inte att beställa skivorna från dig?

Jo. / Anders

Har du alla nasum skivorna på lager om man vill beställa?

Knappt. Det är rätt tunt i hyllorna... / Anders

Hi Anders.
I Listened Nasum In a cd of releapse and I just said: Grind Core is what I want to do, I did not know Nasum was finished but I understand this kind of love and friendship stuff.
I have an individual grind Core project called PROYECTO PANICA and I just have recorded my first demo-cd in my own house but ditribution is very hard.
from colombia a friend

Well, good luck with your project! / Anders

I read most of the post here and now - finaly - i wanna say: Anders! With all respect - people LOVE Nasum, no Mieszko! "Another day, another death"!!! For me this is fucking sad because many stupid fucks live in peace, and really good people die. But this is fucking reality! Then...Why NASUM end here, now ? We - Nasum fans - wanna hear one more time you fucking scream! We wanna hear some real gind! You & crew are the masters of hard, noisy shit...so - please - don't kill NASUM...or the world has no chance...
I know...this is not a question...
You don't miss Nasum ?

Goddamnit, Nasum quit due to the obvious reasons, please respect it. Life goes on. / Anders

hi anders.what kind of gear did nasum use to record human 2.0 bass parts?

Bass gear...? I have no fucking clue. / Anders

Vad är det jag ser!?
Under "Out now" på Unrest records hemsida finns "Grind Finale"!
Är den på gång nu alltså!?

En månad till release uppskattar jag. / Anders

Thanks Anders for this lyrics - fuck! really deep :(
I see the point - polish fans never see the "live Anders action" so maybe this is the chance and D&D ale wery hard&noisy shit...and if we (polish fans) please ? You must see us in "action" - belive me, you be very happy...our reaction for song like D&D ale very "lifeles" so... I count on you!
And tell me why World in turmoil are soo sad? Some life problem or something? Silent Sanguinary Soil are soo..."unhappy"...
And - what do you think abount Bathory ?

PS

Again sorry for poor english :)

I think the title "World in turmoil" says it all. Never liked or listened to Bathory. / Anders

You are cruel Anders! But I understand you decision (or maybe it's a "copyright" problem?). Ah what i wanna say? You scream on World in Turmoil? And who scream on En Valrd Utan Hopp? And can you translate text of this heavy shit for me (us)?

No, it's just that I don't see the point in doing Nasum songs with any other band than Nasum.
I only do deep vocals on "World in turmoil", all the other vocals are Mieszko's.
Lucky you, I had a translation of that song:
---
A WORLD WITHOUT HOPE

Our lives have no meaning, our seed gives no crop
I have thought so many times that we might as well just die

Show me a human, show me one happy soul
Show me a truth that isn’t blackened

Our children have no future, our seed gives no bread
I have thought so many times that we might as well just die

Tell me how many people suffers on this earth
How can you feel hope when the only thing that awaits is death?
---
Pretty depressing shit! / Anders

If you really come to us (poland) with Coldworker...can you play some NASUM shit? Like DISTORTION & DISINFORMATION...
And again
ZAPRASZAMY DO POLSKI !!!

Absolutely not. / Anders

Hallå, Jag har för mig att jag hört att Napalm Death spelade in The Masked Face nån gång (för Nasum/ND splitten). Vet inte om det var här men du borde väl veta, ni spelade ju in Unchallenged Hate (som dessutom var EXCELLENT!). Isåfall har du hört den? Vet du när dom spelade in den?

Tack så mycket
PS: Tragiskt att Jesse Pintado skulle kila vidare...

Nej, de spelade aldrig in den. Det var däremot den låt de (= Shane) tänkte att de skulle spela in i utbyte mot vår "Unchallanged hate". Hade varit enormt stort om de hade gjort det, men tyvärr. / Anders

Tjena,
Jag vill minnas att ni för ett bra tag sen hade en länk-sektion på nasum.com.
Förutom standardgrejerna hade någon även en sektion för spellänkar. Vem var spelnörden? Lirade ni tvspel mot varandra mellan repningarna, vem var bäst?

Det var Mieszko som var spelnörden. / Anders

Vad är anledningen till att det kanske inte blir någon bildvinyl på "Shift"?

Att det inte blev någon samtidigt med de andra berodde på att det var så många vanliga vinyler kvar då, så det blev en intressekonflikt. Om det ska bli någon bildvinyl så är det något som Burning Heart, No Tolerance och GMR får ta ställning till i första hand. Känns lite som om tåget har gått, men man vet aldrig. / Anders

så det är någonting på g om att spela på satin?

Nej, men i och med att det inte direkt kryllar av spelställen i Örebro kan man dra slutsatsen att när det blir dags för en spelning så lär det bli där. / Anders

1. Bästa Napalm Death skivan?

2. Vad skulle du tycka om att spela på satin med coldworker?

1. Omöjligt att svara på, men nya "Smear Campaign" är riktigt, riktigt bra.
2. Är inte det oundvikligt? / Anders

at first
NASUM is my fucking life.and a part of you lives in me forever.nobody can copy NASUM,it´s the spirit of grind,metal,punk and the influce of melodic core,rock´n roll...lyrics about war,hate or human emotions.you gave us more then music...

questions:
when comes the grind finale lp in stores?
do you want to play in another grind core band again?
where can I get rare nasum stuff?

Answers:
1. Soon!
2. I already do.
3. eBay? / Anders

tjena anders, undrar bara en grej angående storlekarna på hoodsen... finns ju ingen measurement för hooden storlek small, men är den mycket större än xs? eller går det jämföra med t-shirten storlek small? ha det gött. //Fritjof

Någon centimeter extra här och där. / Anders

like eq wrote:polish fans is the best ;) i hope you play some coldworker concerts in poland i will very enjoy this shit in poland so bring your asses into poland hehe :) ...::.:zapraszamy:.::...

p.s sorry for post about stricto coldworker in NASUM site :)

nasum for all who knows what world going to...

Let's hope for a visit to Poland in the future! / Anders

Jag har länge tämkt göra en "Till minne av Mieszko/Nasum" flash film, och min fråga då är om det är okej att använda foton från eran hemsida och någon låt från något era album, så som typ låten HETS, från shiftplattan, som jag tycker skulle passa in skitbra.Eller måste man be om tillstånd osv?

Ärligt talat så ser jag inte poängen med en sådan film över huvud taget. Men om du ändå tänker göra den kan du väl ändå välja en låt som Mieszko gjort. "Hets" har han inte gjort. / Anders

Hi Anders
what do you think of the band's Exhale and Splitter?
I think their both great especially Splitter, them and a hell of alot of other grindcore band's really show the impact which Nasum had on Grindcore, you guy's have had the biggest impact on Grind since when it started with Carcass, Extreme Noise Terror, Napalm Death and Brutal Truth and that is some mighty boots to fill which you guy's done perfectly.
Listen out for the Extreme Noise Terror split with Driller killer on Osmose Productions The Extreme Noise Terror side is the most brutal to date by the band and it's classic Extreme Noise Terror Mixed with Extreme Grind.

Exhale and Splitter are cool bands. They keep the Swedish grind going! / Anders

eBay-länk
Necrony-prylar är eftertraktat:)
T-shirten är sådana som ni tryckte upp va? Att den är "official release" alltså...
Hoppas på en bra spelning på fredag! Vilken dag det kommer bli, Krigshot, Gadget, Skitsystem och till sist Mob 47!!

Tröjan är officiell, men det var Poserslaughter som tryckte upp den. Vi gjorde endast en vit tröja med "Mucu-Purulent..."-omslaget. / Anders

Hi Anders, it's me again. I don't think this was answered here already... is the pic. disc version of "Shift" coming any time soon? I picked the other three albums up oin pic. vinyl, so it'd be nice to have Shift on pic. vinyl too.

I honestly don't think there will be a picture disc of "Shift", but I hope so, but at the moment it feels very unlikely. / Anders

Takk for siste svar.

Men dette er uansett ikke tilfellet med hamp. Industrihamp har såvidt THC (og det er da mindre enn 0.3%, kontra 10-14% i marijuana). Det er også ulike voksmønster. Hamp-planten vil vokse fort, ta mer næring fra de mer sårbare marijuana-plantene, og mest sannsynelig ødelegge planten ved å skjerme den for sol (eller eventuelt pollinere den). Mange europeiske land har hatt stor suksess med hampdyrking, uten at det har blitt narkotikakarteller av den grunn.

I mitt syn er det bedre at folk har majja som drog fremfor f.eks amfetaminer og heroin. Vi må merke oss at det er substanser som alkohol og tobakk som gjør mest skade på samholdet. Vi må også spørre oss om det er folks rett å ødelegge seg selv. I hvilket som helst av tilfellene, virker det fornuftig å legalisere cannabis sativa både som drog (særlig til medisinsk bruk hos kreftpasienter, MS-lidende og heroinmisbrukere som trapper ned) og industriplante. Skadene på kroppen er minimale kontra andre rusmidler. Avhengighetsgraden er kun der i den forstand at man kan bli psykisk avhengig, men dette foregår som regel kun i samvær med andre droger.

Samt, hampfrøet er rikt på næringstoffer og kan med stor suksess brukes i f.eks brødverk. Frøet inneholder alle de 8 aminosyrene kroppen ikke produserer selv. Mange bruksområder, med andre ord.

OK! / Anders

hey Anders. Sorry for stup questions but why you never in Poland? Polish fane are probably the best in the world :)

We never got to play in Poland when the band existed. Too bad, I've heard many good things about the Polish fans. / Anders

Noensinne hørt Towering Flesh from Pig Destroyer's Terrifyer-album? Forøvrig, hva synes du om cannabis (hasch) i medisinsk bruk, og hamp-planten i jordbruk? Hamp kan bl.a brukes til å lage utrolig sterkere klær, og fiberplast (som kan brukes til å bygge bl.a biologisk nedbrytbare biler -- Henry Ford eksperimenterte med ideèn, men siden U.S.A er en kooperativ fasciststat fikk han eventuelt ikke lov). Det er med andre ord ett sterkt alternativ til dagens skadelige og høyst ineffektive bomullsindustri, for å ikke snakke om papirindustrien.

Det är sant att hampa är en resurs som skulle kunna användas i olika industrier, men jag undrar om det skulle funka i realiteten eller om den fria odlingen bara skulle leda till mer drogtillverkning?
Har inte lyssnat på Pig Destroyers "Terrifyer"-platta. / Anders

Hey Anders, when I was listening to Grind Finale the other day I noticed that the sound of especially the "Human 2.0" session tracks sound a lot different to the album songs. Weren't these songs mastered? I remember you wrote that Human 2.0 was partly destroyed during the mastering and these songs actually show. I know the entire Grind Finale release was remastered by you but the other songs don't sound that different to the original versions.

Well, the "Human 2.0" recording was quite fucked up even before the mastering so it's really no wonder the unused songs from that session sounds crappy too.
My mastering work on "Grind Finale" was more a matter of adjusting the output volume from one session to another and also adjusting the EQ slightly so the overall sound became more even and not a direct transfer from the original sources. A more "professional" masterer would have worked more with the stuff but I didn't feel that it was necessary to put a lot of money into such demanding work. / Anders

Is there a chance to get The hooded Sweatshirts in Large or X-Large

No. / Anders

Tja Anders, ja ville bara säga att Nasum covern som var inspelad o länkad här i ett tidigare inlägg var helschysst, gött mos!
ps. vad gör man om man man har blivit bestulen på en Nasum hood och personen i fråga vägrar att lämna tebax den? bör man gråta?? den finns ju dessvärre inte kvar i min strlk heller :( d.s

Låter inte som du blivit bestulen utan att du har en jobbig polare som behöver läxas upp! Hälsa på han, ta med trumpinnar och grinda som fan på han! / Anders

hi Anders! me again! so how bout GRIND FINALE lp version? still on progress? hope u will tell the news on NASUM.COM and it become easy if i can buy it from u. thanks!

More info will come soon. / Anders

Tjenare!

Jag tänkte bara höra om du har någon aning om hur många ex av Shift som har sålts världen över?

Ingen aning. / Anders

tänkte bara höra om vad du tycker om Diskonto och Massgrav. Och ifall du har deras senaste split skiva. Om inte, så kan jag säga att den var hur bra som helst! mvH / fredrik

Jag fick den plattan häromdagen och har inte hunnit lyssna på den än. / Anders

Hey ,ive been listing to Nasum since i can remember and i was woundering if u could recommend another brutal GrindCore band that is maby close to yur caliber,been hard to find anything that matches your true brutality.

How about these bands?
Gadget
Sayyadina
Splitter
Regurgitate
Rotten Sound / Anders

Hi Anders!! Hey dude check this link:
http://paginas.terra.com.br/arte/diagnosecrust/facada/
We recorded "Time to Act", our homage for the almigthy Nasum. The other 3 songs are from Facada from Brazil and it will be in our debut CD. Is there any chance to include "Time to act" in our record? Cheers!!

Yes, but you have to clear it with Relapse first. relapse@relapse.com / Anders

Hallå!
Necrony kassetten som heter "promo tape 93-94", vad innehåller den för låtar?

"Under the black soil" och "Forensickness". Samma som senare släpptes på bild-10". / Anders

Är du förtjust i The Kristet Utseende?

Inte speciellt. / Anders

vad tycker herr Jakobsson om Rotten Sound?

Dom tycker jag om. / Anders

Hi Anders,
i mean, how do you get the croaking voice? I would shout too, but i don t know how it works. Can you help me there please?
thanks :)

Just do it, I can't really explain the technique (especially since I didn't sing it). / Anders

Hi Anders,
in the Song "Black Vision" is a deep and a croaking voice. Can you tell how it works please.

Nasum is very well. :)

You sing in one way, and then in the other, and then in a third way on the chorus. / Anders

Hej Anders.
Det slog mig just att låten "Cut to fit" har ett riff som är vädigt likt ett i "Twinkle Twinkle Little Scar". Är det samma riff?

Har inte hört "Cut to fit" förut då jag inte har införskafat Grind Finale förrän igår.

Ha det gött.

Jag fattar likheten, men det är inte samma riff. / Anders

Hi Anders

i recently started listening to nasum and really getting into the music,sadly bumped out that you guys dont play anymore,but is the ex-nasum project gonna go any further

Not very likely, but I am not ruling out another session in the future. / Anders

Vet du om någon av Nasums låtar spelats i de andra medlemmarnas olika band sedan bandet la ner? Tex, vad skulle du tycka om medlemmarna i Coldworker ville spela någon Nasum-låt?

Alla andra band har nog med sitt eget material så det finns inte behov för att plocka in Nasum-låtar, och skulle någon i Coldworker lägga fram den idén skulle jag säga nej på en gång. / Anders

hi Anders!
there was a shirt design in the merch called 'olive', or kinda like that.
could you give me the name of the font, or a vectored image of the design?
thanks!

The font is called "Crass" (as was the shirt). It's a free font that shouldn't be hard to find. Do a google search for it. / Anders

hur fan i helvetet kan trummisen spela så snabb .. o ändå i takt ?? fy fan asså !!!

Spela i otakt är det väl ingen som vill göra? / Anders

There was songs on here a while back that were from one of your side projects in the download page. could you guys put those back up so i could download them?
Thanks

And which side project was that? If it was the "Ex-Nasum" thing, it's still here. / Anders

Do you have any lyrics to any SxOxB songs?

Thanks

Well, I have the ones that are on the Napalm Death/S.O.B. split 7". / Anders

With the new coldworker site launched and album being recorded, do you feel we are nearing the end of Nasum.com?

Well, the updates will be fewer, but the end is not near. / Anders

tjenare anders ja e en liten örebro kis vid namnet anders som har fastnat för necrony något så otroligt ..så de vore ju ganska trevligt att äga något som ni gjort, en tröja vore riktigt skyst eller en skiva som antagligen är enklare att få tag i .. vart kan ja hitta necrony grejer ? kanske är lättast att få tag på de i örebro ?

Det enda jag kan erbjuda är cd:n som finns på merch sidan. / Anders

What mean "MNC" ?

Multi-National Corporations. / Anders

from wich movie came from intro to the blind words song ?

"Flesh for Frankenstein". / Anders

HI Anders! It's not possible to download "preview of hell"s making of! so.....what to do?

Should working now. The link was fucked up. / Anders

När folk ändå frågar vad du tycker om saker så... Rikard sa att du bytte till dig ett ex av Massgrav/Diskonto i Gävle, gillade du den? Eller är det fortfarande "Dis Sucks"? Hehehe...

Saken är den att bytet inte riktigt är fullbordat än... Jag hittade inte Rikard när jag skulle dra så jag gav min del av bytet till William och sa att Rikard får skicka Massgrav/Diskonto senare, och det har inte hänt än för jag har inte hunnit maila min adress... / Anders

What kind of gear did Mieszko used?

I think I've sort of answered this before. / Anders

What is your take on the latest Gadget cd? Also have you heard Misery Index's version of Digging In?

Obviously Gadget kick major ass (especially live) and "The funeral march" is great, although I sort of dislike the production slightly. I have not hear Misery Index's Nasum cover yet, but I am fucking dying to! I am so flattered! / Anders

What happened to the lyrics of DLTD ? everywhere i look on sites there is just: deleted.. is this a joke? There is a lot more text in the song.
greetz

Well, obviously there are no lyrics to that song. / Anders

Hej Anders.
Varför är du inte vegetarian längre? Tycker du inte synd om djuren? Animal liberation. Alla djurförsök är mord.

Att äta djur är väl inte djurförsök... Skämt åsido - igen, alla är inte vegetarianer av samma skäl. Jag har lärt mig att uppskatta vegetarisk mat och äter det ofta, men jag behövde en annan sorts kost för att må bra och då slutade jag med den 100%-iga vegetariska dieten. / Anders

Hi! Did Mieszko was Polish?

Yes, Mieszko was born in Poland, but lived most of his life in Sweden. / Anders

Hey Anders, just wondering what crashes you use in your cymbal setup? From the Osake and Munchen gigs uploaded on the site i can see you predominantly use 2x crashes and a china? What hats/ride to you also use? Many thanks for the inspiration.

I've forgotten to write down my set up the last 4-5 times I've been near my cymbals, but now - finally...

Hihats: Zildjian K Custom Dark 14"
Left crash (my POV): Zildjian Z Custom Medium 18"
Right crash: Zildjian A Custom 20"
Ride: Sabian HandHammered Raw Bell Dry 21"
China: Sabian AAX Chinese 20"

There you go! They can be heard on "Shift" and that Munchen gig. In Osaka I played cymbals provided by the promotor. / Anders

Tjenare.

Visste du om att Genocide Superstars-låten "Stairsweeper" är med i Viva La Bam säsong 3, avsnitt 8? Lite lustigt att just den låten dök upp mot slutet.

Bam is down with d-takt alltså. / Anders

Kom igen, nu är alla medium-tröjor slutsålda. Går det inte att köpa in lite nytt? Eller är det inte lönt? Tänker på White N.

Det är i dagsläget inte aktuellt med några fler nytryckningar av Nasum-merch. Det som finns är det som finns. / Anders

Hallå!
Tänkte bara höra om du kommer sälja Vinylen av "Till vilket pris som helst"??
Den ska väl komma nu i veckan vad jag förstått!?

Några ex kommer jag väl att sälja. / Anders

I'm very sorry, I don't know, what happened and I don't know than Nasum don't play. I'm sorry

Well, someone died. / Anders

What about shows on this year? I haven't found any show on this year. Thanx

You are joking, right? / Anders