Last 10 questions and answers

Question from Candy (IP: 88.183.204.173) posted July 19, 2010 18:28:08:

Q: 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

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

Question from Mizako (IP: 203.32.142.5) posted July 13, 2010 05:02:58:

Q: 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

A: 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

Question from Serge, Ukraine (IP: 178.95.44.154) posted June 18, 2010 15:38:45:

Q: 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?

A: 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

Question from Markus (IP: 95.117.55.113) posted June 16, 2010 00:00:29:

Q: 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

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

Question from Jordan J. (IP: 74.210.93.242) posted June 8, 2010 03:08:10:

Q: 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?

A: 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

Question from L (IP: 134.83.1.241) posted May 10, 2010 21:02:19:

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

A: All the info you need. / Anders

Question from sick (IP: 78.1.133.126) posted April 14, 2010 12:41:40:

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

A: No news. / Anders

Question from Mark Distorsore (IP: 83.252.98.175) posted March 8, 2010 15:29:25:

Q: 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?

A: 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

Question from Lee (IP: 90.197.224.140) posted February 27, 2010 00:46:42:

Q: 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.

A: Yes, they are pretty cool. / Anders

Question from lucas (IP: 83.8.218.174) posted February 5, 2010 11:29:26:

Q: 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

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