QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

This feature was an ongoing fan interview that now is closed for new questions. More than 1100 questions are answered on this page. If you want to ask something, you can always post a question in the comments at Nasum's Facebook page or send an email to nasum@nasum.com.

Question from Darrel posted September 19, 2018 20:34:18:
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How can I get to see Blasting Shit To Bits? Has it ever got onto DVD?
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Not yet. Keep following Nasum at Facebook or at nasum.com for more info once there are something to say... / Anders
Question from John posted August 1, 2018 03:13:00:
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This year marks 20 years since "Inhale/Exhale" was released. What's your favorite memory of that album (touring or recording, for example)?
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I hope that the celebration page will answer that, if not now but in time. / Anders
Question from Albert posted May 27, 2018 02:01:57:
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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?
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Because we ended the band with a farewell tour in 2012. "Farewell" being the operative word there... / Anders
Question from Jacob posted May 19, 2018 13:25:03:
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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.
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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
Question from Juan Becerril Mexico City posted May 15, 2018 19:15:11:
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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?

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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
Question from Michal posted April 8, 2018 19:29:59:
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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
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En chans finns det alltid... / Anders
Question from Know Won posted April 8, 2018 18:31:54:
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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
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There is no DVD (yet) but the movie will be shown at OEF 2018. Check it out "live"! / Anders
Question from Rob posted February 26, 2018 18:42:38:
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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?
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"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
Question from Jack posted December 27, 2017 01:18:25:
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Will Nasum ever reunite again?
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No, not as a performing band in any shape or form. / Anders
Question from Harry posted June 3, 2017 01:54:42:
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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
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Keep watching... :) / Anders
Question from Fezz posted December 10, 2016 20:59:43:
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I'd like to know if or where I can purchase a genocide superstar t-shirt. Thank you for your time
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No idea. Try google.com... / Anders
Question from geert lourdaux posted November 23, 2016 20:14:59:
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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
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I'm sorry Geert, but apparently there are no proper lyrics to the album. You can make up your own! :) / Anders
Question from David posted August 8, 2016 23:48:49:
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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
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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
Question from Johan posted July 19, 2016 19:34:11:
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Tjena hur tog ni er till Maryland Dethfest? Börjar fundera på att åka dit nästa år.
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Vi var på turné så... via van! :D / Anders
Question from Marcus posted June 6, 2016 18:41:18:
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What chord progressions do you guys use in your music? Like the ones that are slow & crushing for death metal.
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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
Question from Rafox Lima posted March 21, 2016 14:19:17:
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Hi, I wonder what meaning the first two symbols on the cover of the album SHIFT. thanks.
Question from Wilhelm posted December 2, 2015 12:32:58:
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Tjena.
Finns det någon chans att vi kommer att se reissues av Necrony?
/Wilhelm
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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
Question from Daniel posted August 27, 2015 15:55:25:
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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
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Använd beställningsformuläret ("Place your order") så löser det sig. / Anders
Question from Alex posted July 15, 2015 18:34:49:
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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/
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Here you go. It was the result of a session Urban, Jon and I had back in 2005. / Anders
Question from Kostas posted December 26, 2014 20:04:18:
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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 ?
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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
Question from Arnold posted November 22, 2014 01:40:30:
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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.
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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
Question from HEKE posted November 19, 2014 09:25:46:
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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?
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Japp. / Anders
Question from Richard posted March 25, 2014 23:58:56:
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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?
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Visste inte ens om att den fanns. Möjlig "officiell" bootleg. / Anders
Question from Attila Nemeth posted March 23, 2014 01:12:18:
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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!
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Power It Up sell all versions in a bundle. Go there! / Anders
Question from Nicke posted February 17, 2014 19:52:06:
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Tjena! Om man beställer nya singeln och annat från er skickas det från Sverige då och vad kan det kosta med frakt?
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Ja och frakten styrs av vad totalvikten blir. / Anders
Question from Lisa posted December 11, 2013 09:03:02:
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Om man letar efter Shift-CDn, men inte hittar den under merchandise här, är det ett ganska dött lopp då eller?
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I betydelsen att vi inte säljer den, ja. Men det finns ju vanliga skivbutiker och distros som har den. / Anders
Question from Arnold posted June 22, 2013 13:54:52:
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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.
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Sidan självdog. Texter finns här och låtarna finns väl också på nätet någonstans... / Anders
Question from Stefano posted May 14, 2013 21:31:00:
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Hello, what means the four symbols on the cover of the album Shift?
Thank you
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Search in the previously answered questions. / Anders
Question from Janni posted March 17, 2013 20:28:48:
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Tjena Anders !
What do you think of Neaera´s cover of "Shadows" ?
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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
Question from Spyrus X posted March 14, 2013 23:28:48:
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a question for the band. what do your parents make of your music/image?
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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
Question from Dmitry posted February 13, 2013 16:43:55:
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Hello. I've ordered your Couple t-shirt - European version on Feb 5th. Still got no reply from you. Thanks.
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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
Question from SuperLinoPuro posted February 7, 2013 19:48:47:
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Hur många kassetter gjordes av Domedagen? Har du någon aning om vad man får ge för ett ex i dagens läge?
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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
Question from Nils posted January 25, 2013 02:55:18:
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Hallå, Anders. Jag har alltid undrat varför ni stämde upp gitarrerna från A-drop till B#-drop mellan Helvete och Shift?
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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
Question from Joey posted January 19, 2013 03:02:39:
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Is it true you guys play riff and drum parts at fast tempos like say 150
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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
Question from Jimmy posted January 12, 2013 19:33:19:
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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!
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I dagsläget finns det inget att berätta men om det händer något kommer vi att berätta om det för alla. / Anders
Question from Chrisse posted January 10, 2013 19:37:03:
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Hej! Om merch man har beställt inte har dykt upp, vad bör man göra då? Sy egna? Haha!

Tack på förhand!
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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
Question from Wes posted January 2, 2013 05:07:08:
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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?
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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
Question from mike-sylakopenair posted December 28, 2012 14:53:03:
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hello it's mike of sylak open air (fr) can you send me your booking contact by mail at mike@sylakopenair.com
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No. October 6, 2012 was the last show EVER. / Anders
Question from Eliel posted December 24, 2012 17:36:53:
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I've Been wondering if, will you play in 2013 at Obscene Extreme America? We hope to hear you. Regards from Meéxico!
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No. October 6, 2012 was the last show EVER. / Anders
Question from sarah posted December 18, 2012 19:16:08:
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Hey guys, i search the nasum shirt from the tour 2000 recycle.... Can you help me?
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Well, it's not currently in production, so I can't help you with that. / Anders
Question from Chris posted December 13, 2012 02:59:31:
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What is the best place to order metal fashion gear like spiked collars & wristbands and belts.
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I wouldn't have the slightest idea. / Anders
Question from Mark posted December 4, 2012 21:29:27:
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what's a common chord progression u guys use?
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There is no common chord progression. / Anders
Question from Daniel Flores posted November 19, 2012 22:05:33:
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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
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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
Question from Josh posted November 9, 2012 19:07:20:
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They don't seem to want my money. Didn't get an answer.:-/
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Should be up and running by now. / Anders
Question from Josh posted November 7, 2012 10:06:20:
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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!
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There's a link the leads to an emal address somewhere. / Anders
Question from Andy posted November 6, 2012 14:37:58:
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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.
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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
Question from Christoffer posted October 30, 2012 20:47:17:
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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!
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Det är aktuellt och kommer att ske inom kort! / Anders
Question from Emil posted October 25, 2012 01:57:36:
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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.
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It was posted today and might answer a few of your questions. / Anders
Question from Grinder666 posted October 14, 2012 01:36:34:
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Which Skitsystem CDs did mieszko record ?
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"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
Question from Josh posted October 13, 2012 19:46:05:
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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.
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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
Question from Felix Forsgren posted October 8, 2012 20:45:36:
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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?
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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
Question from Marcus Lundy posted October 5, 2012 19:37:44:
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how to make electronic music with grindcore
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Don't use a drummachine! / Anders
Question from Pete posted September 23, 2012 17:16:51:
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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
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There's a curfew at 11 already so it's an early show. / Anders
Question from Jordan J, posted September 14, 2012 08:57:47:
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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! :)
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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
Question from Levchuk Taras posted September 12, 2012 12:12:28:
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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
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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
Question from Callum posted September 11, 2012 16:56:47:
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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?
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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
Question from Callum posted September 11, 2012 14:22:28:
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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
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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
Question from Callum posted September 10, 2012 23:24:30:
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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.
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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
Question from Erik posted September 10, 2012 13:51:57:
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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 :)
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No info. Apparently they are a bit secret at Truckstop Alaska. I can't find any info... Maybe at Facebook? / Anders
Question from zdenek - czech posted September 9, 2012 16:01:19:
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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.
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It might be possible. It's impossible to say right now what we will have in stock at that date... / Anders
Question from Rasmus Foght posted September 6, 2012 15:01:59:
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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!
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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
Question from Dimitrij posted August 6, 2012 18:19:30:
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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'!
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Yes! / Anders
Question from Cyril Wright posted August 6, 2012 00:19:34:
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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.
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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
Question from Daniel Flores posted August 5, 2012 05:54:13:
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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??
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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
Question from Ildar posted July 27, 2012 11:51:34:
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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
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Yes, but no. All the shows are now booked. / Anders
Question from Ingmar Versolmann posted July 23, 2012 12:07:14:
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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!!!!
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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
Question from Olive posted July 22, 2012 23:43:50:
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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?
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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
Question from Luca posted July 18, 2012 17:46:20:
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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!
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Yes, it's the grind finale for good! / Anders
Question from Ossi posted July 16, 2012 15:19:18:
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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...
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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
Question from Christoph Brawand posted July 10, 2012 21:02:50:
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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.. :)
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Thanks for coming, and you know that you have the possibility to catch us again on the final European tour? / Anders
Question from Dimitrij posted June 30, 2012 03:38:41:
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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'!
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Most of the dates will be announced the coming week if everything goes as planed. So keep your eyes open! / Anders
Question from Wim posted June 27, 2012 16:59:51:
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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!
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Thanks! / Anders
Question from Gianmaria posted June 23, 2012 13:29:52:
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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/
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Thank you, and yes it sure was REALLY hot... / Anders
Question from CYpher posted June 20, 2012 19:23:29:
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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!
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We're not coming back because this is the Farewell tour, and it ends in October. / Anders
Question from Tomas posted June 20, 2012 15:27:55:
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Hi, will you have this year at obscene extreme fest in czech republic your great merch? Trucker cap and other?
Thanks
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We will have merch at Obscene Extreme, but perhaps not any caps... / Anders
Question from Henrik posted June 19, 2012 20:34:07:
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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.
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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
Question from Matthew P. posted June 19, 2012 07:49:17:
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Do you need any more videos for the Billy O's show in Ventura CA? or The Black Castle show in Los Angeles CA?
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Sure! / Anders
Question from Nils posted June 17, 2012 17:11:24:
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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?
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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
Question from Irvingrind posted June 15, 2012 04:21:25:
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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!?
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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
Question from Valerie LittleJohn @NoCeiling Photography posted June 9, 2012 23:37:00:
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http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150998874820804.472821.332151650803&type=1

Above are photos from the Nasum show in Oakland! Enjoy!!!
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Thanks! / Anders
Question from J posted June 9, 2012 15:06:09:
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Hallå! Har ni något planerat för UK, eller borde man försöka ta sig någon annanstans för att få se eer i sommar?
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I sommar kommer man inte att se oss i UK... / Anders
Question from Zull posted May 29, 2012 18:00:08:
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Hello Anders.. Will you guys come to Malaysia for The Farewell Tour?? Please come to Malaysia! We are waiting. Cheers.
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Please ask a serious promotor to contact our booking agent, otherwise we won't go there. / Anders
Question from m posted May 23, 2012 15:42:09:
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I am looking forward to coming to Japan. Sukiyaki and Okonomiyaki is delicious.
Please eat it.
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Will do. / Anders
Question from Irvingrind posted May 22, 2012 01:41:36:
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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!
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Come to a show and see for yourself... / Anders
Question from otto posted May 21, 2012 16:58:44:
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can you please post your setlist for the farewell tour including some alternative setlists?
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Perhaps after the tour is totally finished. / Anders
Question from Nydvar posted May 20, 2012 09:20:11:
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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
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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
Question from rudie posted May 19, 2012 19:13:42:
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hi anders.who do i contack to get nasum play in malaysia?
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Silvester Dezsi for The Agency Group Scandinavia. Tel: +46 (0)40-97 62 50 Email: silvesterdezsi@theagencygroup.com / Anders
Question from Paul posted May 16, 2012 05:28:00:
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Will you come to Russia? Rotten sound is coming to us with the Black Dahlia Murder. So why don't you?

Thx for comeback
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Perhaps we do, perhaps we don't... / Anders
Question from carl posted May 14, 2012 08:11:31:
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do you have the same setlist for all your shows?
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We will have different set lengths during the tour, so there will be alternative lists. / Anders
Question from Micke posted May 13, 2012 16:17:23:
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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!
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Yes, just wait and see... / Anders
Question from m posted May 12, 2012 23:07:30:
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Will you come to Japan?
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Wait and see... / Anders
Question from Joh posted May 4, 2012 15:32:32:
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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.
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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
Question from J.T posted April 12, 2012 16:59:09:
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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.
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Perhaps from a historic point of view, but not from a practical. / Anders
Question from Chuck posted February 23, 2012 04:29:53:
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Please make sure to have 3Xl and 2 xl t-shirts for all us fat grinders in USA..
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We'll try to do that! / Anders
Question from faizal posted February 17, 2012 05:03:21:
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Failed to deliver to ''
LOCAL module(account my58075@tele2.se) reports:
account is full (quota exceeded) >>> i got this returned when send a mail to you guys :(
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That email hasn't been active in many years... Unfortunately it's still linked somewhere on the website... / Anders
Question from Hesher posted November 26, 2011 01:20:11:
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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!!!!
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Thanks and see you! / Anders
Question from Paul Shaw (Canada) posted November 20, 2011 17:32:09:
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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!
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The shit will be grinded! / Anders
Question from Richard posted November 19, 2011 17:09:07:
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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!
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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
Question from Mackem posted November 7, 2011 20:42:48:
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Nu tårar jag upp! Väldigt glad över att jag får chansen att höra era låtar spelas igen!
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Live, hoppas jag, för skivorna har ju inte försvunnit... :) / Anders
Question from Brian posted November 4, 2011 20:42:36:
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Can't wait to see you in Baltimore!
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:) / Anders
Question from Lucas posted October 22, 2011 12:20:15:
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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 !
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I think that everyone but Urban and Rickard has been vegetarian sometimes during their lives. Mieszko was a vegan for a while. / Anders
Question from thierry de jaegher posted July 27, 2011 08:44:05:
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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
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Perhaps. We are not really dying to do it though... / Anders
Question from Craig posted May 18, 2011 20:08:20:
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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.
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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
Question from lucas posted March 1, 2011 12:11:10:
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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?
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Unfortunately, no. / Anders
Question from Dominik posted February 15, 2011 22:01:28:
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Hi , i have a question , what was Miezkos favorite guitar and amp?
I really love the nasum guitar tunes...

Greetings from germany
Question from Toto posted February 11, 2011 21:14:30:
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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
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No, no, maybe, yes. / Anders
Question from a2m posted January 28, 2011 14:10:47:
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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 :)
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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
Question from Josh posted January 5, 2011 14:11:29:
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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!
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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
Question from Simone posted December 31, 2010 00:34:02:
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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).
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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
Question from sorcio posted December 25, 2010 08:31:32:
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Hello Anders,
I noticed that the Coldworker site has been down for quite a long time: what's up?
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It's not down. / Anders
Question from kalihane posted December 25, 2010 01:52:58:
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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.
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The server that hosted the live gigs are dead and gone. / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted November 30, 2010 03:58:52:
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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.
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Cool! I hope it heals well! / Anders
Question from Cammy Southwind posted November 26, 2010 20:52:20:
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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.
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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
Question from Scott posted November 1, 2010 20:37:26:
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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.
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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
Question from Mattack posted September 20, 2010 03:52:21:
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Any plans to re-print the Napalm Death logo t-shirt? or where can I get one if it's still available?
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It might happen in the future. It's a big seller and I like the design. / Anders
Question from Memotrezky posted September 11, 2010 12:37:29:
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do you know what kind of a cap mieszko usually used?
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The one that you put on your head... No, sorry don't know any brands or models or anything. / Anders
Question from Ulrich posted September 2, 2010 14:31:19:
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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.
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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
Question from Candy posted July 19, 2010 18:28:08:
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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
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Nope. Use your ears! :) The few tabs that are out there on the web are mostly incorrect. / Anders
Question from Mizako posted July 13, 2010 05:02:58:
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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
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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 posted June 18, 2010 15:38:45:
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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?
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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 posted June 16, 2010 00:00:29:
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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
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Haha, of course I need to publish it! Amazing! / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted June 8, 2010 03:08:10:
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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 posted May 10, 2010 21:02:19:
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hey man
do you remember which mesa pre-amp you used for helvete?
Question from sick posted April 14, 2010 12:41:40:
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Hi! Any news on reissues of "Inhale/Exhale" and "Human 2.0"? Looking foward for them!!!!
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No news. / Anders
Question from Mark Distorsore posted March 8, 2010 15:29:25:
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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?
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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 posted February 27, 2010 00:46:42:
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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.
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Yes, they are pretty cool. / Anders
Question from lucas 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
Question from steven.. posted February 5, 2010 10:17:29:
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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...
A:
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
Question from Torte posted January 26, 2010 11:17:12:
Q:
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
A:
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
Question from Irvingrid posted December 30, 2009 20:23:36:
Q:
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
A:
It's already finished so you are too late... / Anders
Question from Rami posted December 10, 2009 11:12:47:
Q:
Hello!

Is there gonna be any Nasum shirts in stock in the future?..
A:
Maybe, maybe not. / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted December 3, 2009 00:49:11:
Q:
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..
A:
Not gotten it yet, or heard any other tracks. / Anders
Question from grindattack! posted November 26, 2009 20:04:02:
Q:
heard that the split with N D is pressed in just 500 records. will there be a second press. why that few?
A:
Yes, it's 500 copies and I wouldn't count on a second pressing. Limited edition! / Anders
Question from Prolog posted November 20, 2009 21:50:38:
Q:
Do you have some news about vinyl reissue of "Human 2.0"? Thnx a lot, tak care
A:
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
Question from Josh posted November 11, 2009 17:51:56:
Q:
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!
A:
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
Question from Cláudio posted November 8, 2009 00:01:04:
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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!
A:
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
Question from Lucas posted November 4, 2009 08:22:04:
Q:
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
A:
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
Question from Josh posted October 31, 2009 21:35:18:
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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!
A:
Thank you. Yes, MySpace is boring and not particularly personal. / Anders
Question from H posted October 29, 2009 02:48:57:
Q:
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
A:
Do it! / Anders
Question from Josh posted October 22, 2009 15:13:54:
Q:
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?
A:
No. I'm waiting for the final album as everyone else. I am very surprised by the choises of songs though, pleasantly surprised... / Anders
Question from GEORGINA =) posted October 20, 2009 22:50:48:
Q:
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.
A:
Thanks! / Anders
Question from Andreas posted September 30, 2009 22:18:00:
Q:
Hej.
Vad hände med Genocide SS teesen? Jag var tyvär hjärnslö och beställde aldrig någon vid tidigare tillfälle.
A:
Slut! / Anders
Question from Rugge posted September 27, 2009 15:33:24:
Q:
är mailadressen som anges när man ska beställa aktuell?
A:
Japp - theblackswarm@gmail.com. / Anders
Question from H posted September 23, 2009 01:26:03:
Q:
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
A:
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
Question from the destroyer of worlds posted September 4, 2009 15:56:23:
Q:
Goddag Anders!

Vet du om Mieszko var med i något projekt som gick under namnet "Charles"?
A:
Det var vi båda och det var inget projekt utan ett riktigt band. / Anders
Question from tiong posted September 1, 2009 10:11:18:
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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.
A:
No plans right now. / Anders
Question from deadmeat posted July 30, 2009 09:40:16:
Q:
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.
A:
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
Question from deadmeat posted July 30, 2009 07:26:27:
Q:
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.
A:
That particular "one day" has yet not come... / Anders
Question from irvingrind posted July 29, 2009 20:41:23:
Q:
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
A:
There are no tabs. The tuning was the same as far as I remember. / Anders
Question from deadmeat posted July 29, 2009 20:21:30:
Q:
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?
A:
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
Question from Omen posted July 23, 2009 20:41:38:
Q:
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?
A:
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
Question from Jordan J. posted July 17, 2009 21:55:34:
Q:
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.
A:
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
Question from irvingrind posted July 16, 2009 08:41:01:
Q:
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
A:
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
Question from Omen posted June 28, 2009 13:16:28:
Q:
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.
A:
Good question. I have something in mind, but I choose not to disclose any details since I can's guarantee something. / Anders
Question from yu posted June 20, 2009 05:00:32:
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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.
A:
Not at all, they are very cheap from me... / Anders
Question from armin schweiger posted June 17, 2009 12:34:16:
Q:
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
A:
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
Question from Yu posted June 16, 2009 02:58:26:
Q:
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
A:
The lyrics were so bad...? :) / Anders
Question from Jon posted June 13, 2009 23:43:32:
Q:
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.
A:
Thanks a lot. / Anders
Question from Matteo Berni posted June 12, 2009 16:36:02:
Q:
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?
A:
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
Question from Grindersorpresa posted June 8, 2009 20:36:08:
Q:
what do you think about Insect Warfare??? dont you think they were the best real grindcore band in years???
A:
I think I've listened to them, but I can't remember. I'm not keeping track of current grindcore. / Anders
Question from dan posted June 6, 2009 23:14:59:
Q:
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!
A:
It was a very cheap shirt. What can I say, it was our first shirt (after the debut album) and we were broke. / Anders
Question from Johannes posted June 5, 2009 12:53:30:
Q:
hey there,
is there any chance you'll print some of the "recycle" shirts ever again?
A:
I can't guarantee it. / Anders
Question from Lucas posted May 22, 2009 11:37:04:
Q:
Hi Anders
did Nasum play in poland or had an opportunity to play?maybe you have plans to visit poland with coldworker?:)cheers
A:
Nasum never visited Poland, but Coldworker might show up in the future. Who knows? / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted May 17, 2009 05:58:37:
Q:
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!
A:
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
Question from Hunetele posted May 14, 2009 20:55:32:
Q:
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!
A:
"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
Question from M posted May 9, 2009 13:31:05:
Q:
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
A:
You should write to rennie@relapse.com for further instructions. / Anders
Question from k posted April 27, 2009 18:25:43:
Q:
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.
A:
Yes, he was Polish and came to Sweden at age 7 if I remember correctly. / Anders
Question from Hunetele posted April 21, 2009 20:30:18:
Q:
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!
A:
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
Question from Lènart posted April 7, 2009 13:44:45:
Q:
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
A:
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
Question from Jordan J. posted April 7, 2009 05:02:53:
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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?
A:
I approved it and I think it's fucking awesome! / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted March 12, 2009 19:03:56:
Q:
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?
A:
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
Question from Andrew Coutts posted March 11, 2009 23:16:01:
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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.
A:
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
Question from Anders posted February 11, 2009 22:20:08:
Q:
Vilken är betydelsen av symbolen längst till vänster på Shift-fodralet?
A:
"Ät din spenat varje dag, så blir du go och glad". / Anders
Question from Blastface posted December 30, 2008 02:37:02:
Q:
anders i read the link about the recording of the bass - i wondered what distortion pedal was used live?
A:
Can't remember, but we used a sans amp to boost things up. / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted December 29, 2008 05:53:48:
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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.
A:
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
Question from dino posted December 28, 2008 14:16:08:
Q:
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
A:
The sound is more about the guitar mikes, the pedals and the amp rather than the guitar and strings itself. / Anders
Question from Omen posted December 26, 2008 12:20:54:
Q:
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.
A:
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
Question from krakozyabra posted December 26, 2008 11:44:55:
Q:
are Nasum veg(eteri)ans?
A:
Nasum doesn't exist any more. / Anders
Question from Victor posted December 23, 2008 02:09:25:
Q:
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
A:
Never heard of it, so no. / Anders
Question from ryan posted December 21, 2008 09:42:56:
Q:
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
A:
Use a tuner and figure it out. / Anders
Question from ryan posted December 20, 2008 10:37:28:
Q:
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
A:
Again, I recommend this text. / Anders
Question from ryan posted December 18, 2008 13:41:20:
Q:
hey dude
hope all is well
i was woundering what tuning for the guitars you use
:D
cheers
A:
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
Question from Finland posted December 15, 2008 19:19:54:
Q:
I see the new Grind Finale has hit the stores.Have you seen them yet?
A:
Yes. They look good, but obviously not as good as the first edition. / Anders
Question from Josh posted December 15, 2008 13:30:34:
Q:
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!
A:
Think I've answered this before - he's introducing the band. / Anders
Question from Grindfan posted December 13, 2008 05:21:52:
Q:
Hey Anders
From your memory what guitar pedals or effects did the band use when playing live?
A:
Basically the same as described in this text. / Anders
Question from Omen posted December 7, 2008 17:29:15:
Q:
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?
A:
Yes, but after "Tillsammans" he turned towards more disturbing movies. / Anders
Question from Omen posted December 7, 2008 12:12:08:
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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.
A:
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
Question from SIMO posted December 1, 2008 16:59:36:
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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..
A:
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
Question from Andrew Coutts posted November 30, 2008 03:31:40:
Q:
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.
A:
Drop A. / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted November 29, 2008 21:16:35:
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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?
A:
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
Question from Richard posted November 21, 2008 03:39:19:
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"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"?
A:
Den gråa är väl den splattriga? Jag har så dålig koll...
Jo, jag har har nya "Grind Finale" som promos. / Anders
Question from jonas posted November 18, 2008 14:54:57:
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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.
A:
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
Question from Finland posted November 12, 2008 19:58:35:
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Do you listen to any doom metal?
A:
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
Question from Omen posted November 3, 2008 18:09:23:
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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
A:
Perhaps. Can't answer for Urban and Jon though. / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted October 28, 2008 03:02:10:
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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!
A:
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
Question from Omen posted October 27, 2008 14:49:26:
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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...
A:
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
Question from martin posted October 24, 2008 11:41:36:
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hey...

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

cheers from germany
A:
Yes, and no. There are quite a few different live shows available at this page so download them for your own pleasure. / Anders
Question from Josh posted October 18, 2008 22:06:08:
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Yes! He, he, long hair again?!
Are you letting it grow because you are more into metal again through Coldworker?
Looks badass!;)
A:
I don't think it will remain for long though... / Anders
Question from Dantrooper posted October 16, 2008 22:49:25:
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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
A:
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
Question from Omen posted October 15, 2008 20:51:51:
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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?
A:
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
Question from davud posted October 15, 2008 09:29:06:
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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.
A:
Ok. / Anders
Question from Ryan posted October 14, 2008 05:43:56:
Q:
hey man,

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

thanks
A:
No. Haven't been any for close to 15 years. / Anders
Question from Omen posted October 13, 2008 19:33:36:
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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?
A:
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
Question from Omen posted October 12, 2008 19:11:01:
Q:
As a writer and guitarist yourself, what guitars/amps/other bullshit do you prefer?

Cheers!
A:
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
Question from Corrosion posted October 10, 2008 13:30:15:
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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?
A:
Skicka ett mail med beställning, adress och vilken PayPal som betalar och betala sen. / Anders
Question from Corrosion posted October 9, 2008 21:17:28:
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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.
A:
Jag förutsätter att du har ett PayPal-konto och då är det "bara" att skicka pengar till adressen ("Send money to"). / Anders
Question from Nils posted October 9, 2008 03:25:19:
Q:
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
A:
Faktura för reklamplatsen kommer inom kort. / Anders
Question from Omen posted October 4, 2008 23:52:12:
Q:
Hehe okay, thanks, sorry about the stupid question. Were there any songs made for Helvete that are on there as well then?
A:
Every single outtake is on it, except for a few "Inhale/Exhale" outtakes that are lost. / Anders
Question from Omen posted October 4, 2008 14:23:07:
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Hey, dude

What happened to the tracks that didn't make it to "Shift"?
A:
They are on "Grind Finale", dude. / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted October 2, 2008 06:10:59:
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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?
A:
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
Question from Ed posted September 30, 2008 04:12:17:
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Will Nasum ever be an active band again? I believe Mieszko would have wanted Nasum to continue.
A:
No. Who would sing? / Anders
Question from Omen posted September 24, 2008 17:53:23:
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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
A:
I'm almost 100% certain that that song has nothing to do with "Sixteen". It will remain a mystery. / Anders
Question from Larry posted September 12, 2008 20:28:32:
Q:
Tja!

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

Ha det gött!
A:
Eh... ja, för sex frågor sedan... / Anders
Question from Lucas , Poland posted September 11, 2008 12:43:38:
Q:
hi anders
would there ever by a rerelease of Nasum LPs?cheers
A:
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
Question from J posted September 10, 2008 01:55:47:
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congratulations for the coldwalker album!nice production too
did you triggered the snare?
A:
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
Question from Omen posted September 9, 2008 19:05:25:
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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?
A:
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
Question from Finland posted September 7, 2008 12:47:41:
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How many pages did the original Grind Finale booklet have?
A:
I believe it was 80. / Anders
Question from Blastvader posted September 7, 2008 09:03:42:
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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.
A:
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
Question from Blastvader posted September 6, 2008 06:16:54:
Q:
Nasum guitar tuning was drop A?
Same as Coldworker?
A:
Drop A on the records, Drop A# live. Coldworker is Drop C. / Anders
Question from Josh posted September 2, 2008 19:42:22:
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Hey Anders,

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

Thanks!
A:
Question from Ä posted August 22, 2008 21:40:59:
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
Question from Lars posted August 19, 2008 23:25:59:
Q:
Do you hate Anal Cunt?
A:
Should I? / Anders
Question from K. G. posted August 19, 2008 17:32:03:
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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!
A:
Haha! Very strange to hear your own voice coming out of an animated Japanese girl! / Anders
Question from N posted August 16, 2008 17:15:37:
Q:
did you like the new album of rotten sound?and their drumer?i think it's amazing!
A:
I haven't heard the album, but Rotten Sound has always been good. / Anders
Question from Lènart posted July 30, 2008 19:41:37:
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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
A:
Rätt, fel forum för merchfrågor. Men svaren är ja, och några dagar. / Anders
Question from Josh posted July 26, 2008 15:37:50:
Q:
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
A:
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
Question from Lyndon posted July 25, 2008 16:33:37:
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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?
A:
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
Question from Jordan J. posted July 16, 2008 23:08:14:
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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?
A:
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
Question from Josh posted July 9, 2008 01:55:05:
Q:
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...
A:
Unfortunately, no. / Anders
Question from crown posted July 9, 2008 00:08:16:
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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?
A:
"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
Question from Josh posted July 3, 2008 11:40:45:
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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.
A:
Unfortunately not. There were so many bands on that tour. / Anders
Question from Omen posted July 2, 2008 22:20:26:
Q:
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.
A:
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
Question from J posted July 1, 2008 14:10:15:
Q:
Tja!
Kommer man kunna beställa napalm-splitten här på nasum.com eller är det feto records som gäller??
Mvh Johan
A:
Det återstår att se, men jag antar att några ex kommer att ramla in hos mig. / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted July 1, 2008 10:10:24:
Q:
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?
A:
He's introducing the band, like "This is Urban, this is Anders..." and so forth. / Anders
Question from Finland posted June 27, 2008 15:57:15:
Q:
Have considered of making new Nasum merch ? Or maybe re-pressing a limited amount of the old merch stuff and sell it ?

Thanks.
A:
Not at the moment. Last repress was about exactly one year ago and there are still shirts left. / Anders
Question from Josh posted June 16, 2008 21:21:59:
Q:
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?
A:
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
Question from Jordan J. posted June 16, 2008 02:30:03:
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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. =)
A:
No, we sell our merch, and they sell theirs. / Anders
Question from GrindTerror posted June 12, 2008 03:19:44:
Q:
What pickups did Mieszko use in his guitars for live and recording?
A:
I don't know. EMG's probably. / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted June 4, 2008 21:47:04:
Q:
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?
A:
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
Question from Nasum Fan from Finland posted June 3, 2008 11:43:40:
Q:
do you know what kind of a cap mieszko usually used?

i want to know because im gonna buy one same kind:)
A:
You are a freak. / Anders
Question from Arvid posted May 10, 2008 11:53:38:
Q:
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
A:
Jag har varit lite dålig på merchfronten på sistone, tar itu med det under helgen. / Anders
Question from Attila Németh posted May 9, 2008 16:52:43:
Q:
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!
A:
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
Question from Tom W. posted May 8, 2008 15:40:49:
Q:
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.
A:
Jodå, jag har hört och sett Totalt Jävla Mörker ett antal gånger. De har sina stunder. / Anders
Question from lorenzo posted May 4, 2008 20:07:21:
Q:
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...?
A:
No, it's just something that started with the "Inhale/Exhale" cover which sort of had a "pollution" theme. / Anders
Question from Jimmy posted May 3, 2008 02:44:32:
Q:
Hello, Anders!

Are you a fan of prog-rock (e.g. Pink Floyd) and
have you ever listened to Tom Waits?
A:
Not a massive fan of either Pink Floyd or Tom Waits, but of course I have listened to both. / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted April 28, 2008 18:19:47:
Q:
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..?
A:
Never. / Anders
Question from Emil posted April 27, 2008 13:33:26:
Q:
Hey

I´m just intrested in what rigg Jon is using for the bass? It´s a realy sweet sound...!
A:
What ever he had, I don't think it was used on the album. / Anders
Question from Grind Terror posted April 25, 2008 06:52:12:
Q:
Funny question - why did Mieszko always where a hat live and in band photos? Looks like he has a shaved head ??
A:
You have answered your own "funny" question. / Anders
Question from Josh posted April 19, 2008 19:16:33:
Q:
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.;)
A:
I have no memory of that incident. My best guess is that Jon was more drunk and decided to talk... :) / Anders
Question from Josh posted April 18, 2008 19:19:41:
Q:
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
A:
Mieszko does all the talking on "Doombringer". / Anders
Question from Tim posted April 16, 2008 17:22:20:
Q:
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)
A:
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
Question from Johan posted April 10, 2008 10:44:27:
Q:
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
A:
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
Question from Jon posted April 8, 2008 03:09:51:
Q:
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.
A:
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
Question from Jordan J. posted March 31, 2008 18:44:40:
Q:
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?
A:
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
Question from Omen posted March 30, 2008 20:46:14:
Q:
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.
A:
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
Question from Josh posted March 29, 2008 16:04:31:
Q:
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!
A:
That shirt has been printed on white and on grey shirts, nothing else. / Anders
Question from Josh posted March 26, 2008 15:10:06:
Q:
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
A:
That was most likely Jon, as he plays in Victims. / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted March 26, 2008 02:19:57:
Q:
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? =)
A:
The videos have the same set up as presented earlier. I have, however, updated them slightly. / Anders
Question from Nasum - Master of Grind posted March 24, 2008 14:13:00:
Q:
Why wouldn't there be t-shirt's where would be Grind Finale CD- logo, you know what I mean? That would be cool..
A:
Do you mean the cover artwork? I've seen bootlegs of it. / Anders
Question from Goregrinder posted March 16, 2008 20:15:27:
Q:
Vad har hänt med bloggen?
A:
Ah, sorry, efter hackattackerna härom veckan bytte jag lösenord men missade tydligen att byta i bloggen. Nu är den igång igen. / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted March 14, 2008 16:48:47:
Q:
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?
A:
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
Question from Josh posted March 10, 2008 00:43:50:
Q:
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!
A:
It was completely deleted. / Anders
Question from Lord Bengt posted March 6, 2008 12:24:43:
Q:
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.
A:
Det händer inte ett skit. Och det är tveksamt om det kommer att hända något mer igen. / Anders
Question from Johan posted March 4, 2008 14:21:51:
Q:
Tja!
Hur går det med Napalm Death spliten??
Hittar ingen info om den någonstans!?
A:
Den är på G och info kommer när det kommer! / Anders
Question from N posted March 3, 2008 19:04:54:
Q:
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!:)
A:
Ok. / Anders
Question from Erik R posted February 28, 2008 16:53:51:
Q:
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!
A:
Ära vare gud i höjden, funktionen har jag gjort i slöjden! Det är typ en vanlig gästbok egentligen rakt upp och ned. / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted February 22, 2008 08:06:04:
Q:
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..
A:
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
Question from -W- posted February 22, 2008 07:22:15:
Q:
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?
A:
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
Question from ---- posted February 21, 2008 16:24:36:
Q:
Hej
Gavs "domedagen" ut i olika färger eller är det grönt omslag som gäller??
A:
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
Question from Vinkelvolten posted February 17, 2008 18:22:08:
Q:
Hey!

I noticed the Krigshot "Orebro-mangel" t-shirt is gone. Will it ever come back?
A:
Most likely: no. / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted February 16, 2008 22:26:59:
Q:
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?
A:
No. / Anders
Question from Goregrinder posted February 15, 2008 12:04:27:
Q:
När kommer nya coldworker skivan? eller åtminstonde lite smakprov?
A:
Lite fel forum för att ställa en sådan fråga, men i maj ska skivan komma. / Anders
Question from GA posted February 9, 2008 10:45:59:
Q:
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
A:
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
Question from Kikko posted February 1, 2008 21:05:04:
Q:
is there any site i could buy shirt with grind finale logo?
A:
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
Question from Tim posted January 25, 2008 09:35:35:
Q:
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
A:
Därför att Relapse gör sina grejer och jag gör mina grejer. / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted January 23, 2008 05:52:06:
Q:
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.
A:
"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
Question from Finland posted January 21, 2008 17:14:35:
Q:
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
A:
I'm not comfortable with that. / Anders
Question from Markus posted January 16, 2008 10:56:58:
Q:
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.
A:
You are correct. / Anders
Question from Niclas posted January 13, 2008 23:44:37:
Q:
Kommer Doombringer säljas som vanligt i Sverige eller är det en bra idé att beställa från Relapse?
A:
Jag antar att den får den vanliga distributionen, om inte annars lär jag väl sälja ett par ex själv. / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted January 13, 2008 19:40:49:
Q:
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?
A:
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
Question from Markus of Nyctophobic posted January 12, 2008 18:49:07:
Q:
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.
A:
It's the same 16 songs on the releases. The old cover trade idea was canned millions of years ago. / Anders
Question from Josh posted January 11, 2008 09:51:03:
Q:
He he, this sounds nice!
What did you do to improve the quality of the recording?
Thanks for this, Anders!
A:
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
Question from Jordan J. posted January 11, 2008 07:10:58:
Q:
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!
A:
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
Question from Josh posted January 9, 2008 22:50:03:
Q:
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...
A:
Aha... Guess I have some announcing to do... soon. / Anders
Question from Tony posted January 9, 2008 21:16:41:
Q:
Hey Anders what do you think of Flesh Parade?
A:
Haven't listened to them in years... Can't even remember what they sounded like. / Anders
Question from Goregrinder posted January 7, 2008 18:01:33:
Q:
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?
A:
Det har väl snarare inte varit aktuellt. Men i höstas såg jag faktiskt om lite "Arkiv X"- och "Millennium"-avsnitt. / Anders
Question from Goregrinder posted January 3, 2008 16:20:46:
Q:
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?
A:
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
Question from Finland posted January 3, 2008 14:53:46:
Q:
What was in your mind when you wrote lyrics to 'Dis Sucks' ?

Long live Nasum.
A:
Probably a little irritation about the "Dis" trend that had passed a few years earlier. / Anders
Question from Tim posted December 29, 2007 22:26:26:
Q:
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
A:
Allt som släpps via Relapse är godkänt av oss (mig). / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted December 25, 2007 20:14:18:
Q:
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!
A:
Let's make 2008 the year of Coldworker then! / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted December 19, 2007 07:57:20:
Q:
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.
A:
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
Question from Brian P. posted December 11, 2007 21:15:42:
Q:
What up Anders, hope all is well. Read about the new album on the Coldworker site, can't wait to hear it.
A:
Me too! / Anders
Question from Christopher posted December 9, 2007 00:04:49:
Q:
Hi! I wonder how Mieszkos girlfriend Emma is today? Is she alive?
A:
Yes. / Anders
Question from josh posted December 7, 2007 20:34:10:
Q:
haha. don't understand anything. allt meck!
is this you sitting on the bed, anders?
A:
Yeah. A 14 year younger version of me, or something. / Anders
Question from Goregrinder posted December 6, 2007 23:21:03:
Q:
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
A:
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
Question from n posted December 4, 2007 00:47:46:
Q:
did necrony ever use drum machine?
cymbals sounds like midi to me..
A:
Nope. It's all Rickard. / Anders
Question from Marcus posted December 1, 2007 14:23:04:
Q:
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!
A:
"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
Question from Random Dude posted November 26, 2007 20:18:54:
Q:
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!
A:
Browse through the earlier questions. / Anders
Question from Josh posted November 26, 2007 14:45:10:
Q:
Hi Anders,

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

thanks
A:
Yes. / Anders
Question from Richard posted November 22, 2007 23:21:50:
Q:
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.
A:
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
Question from Oliver posted November 22, 2007 16:33:55:
Q:
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!
A:
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
Question from Jordan J. posted November 8, 2007 01:20:05:
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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..
A:
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
Question from Goregrinder posted October 27, 2007 14:56:08:
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vet du något om några fina grindspelningar i örebrotrakten såhär års? eller om det händer något spännande hos regurgitate?
A:
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
Question from BT posted October 23, 2007 02:12:40:
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How did His Hero is Gone influence your writing songs with Nasum?
A:
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
Question from Niclas posted October 20, 2007 22:44:39:
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"Utan att säga för mycket så kommer Sagan om Nasum att avslutas med 'Den svarta fanan'"

Nu har du redan sagt för mycket. ;)
berätta?
A:
Patience, my young padawan... / Anders
Question from svett posted October 16, 2007 19:56:58:
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why do you usually use one label for cds, and another for lp's?
A:
The more the merrier! / Anders
Question from trish posted October 16, 2007 19:55:53:
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What do think about the use of triggers?
A:
As long as the drums doesn't sound like a drummachine it's OK. / Anders
Question from Richard posted October 16, 2007 01:32:08:
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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?
A:
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
Question from Mark (waffling fan) posted October 15, 2007 19:58:04:
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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!
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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
Question from Random Dude posted October 14, 2007 13:22:52:
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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.
A:
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
Question from nasumforever posted October 13, 2007 09:09:12:
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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"?
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Call it whatever. In my conservative mind grindcore is played by a drummer not a machine. That's it. / Anders
Question from dominque posted October 11, 2007 22:41:46:
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How do you feel about grind bands with drum machines or triggers?? Ala' Agoraphobic NoseBleed or the locust...Is unrest records a european label?
A:
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
Question from Richard posted October 11, 2007 14:41:17:
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Enbart om jag får spela där själv. / Anders
Question from Naza posted October 8, 2007 20:03:36:
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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...
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OK. / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted October 8, 2007 07:28:02:
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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.
A:
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
Question from Naza posted October 8, 2007 00:54:00:
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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..
A:
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
Question from Måns posted October 4, 2007 20:59:04:
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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.
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Jodå, den är svängig tycker jag. / Anders
Question from N posted October 3, 2007 23:38:07:
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did you use drum machine with necrony?
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Nope. Old school triggers had a drum machine feeling for sure... / Anders
Question from ChurchOfSolipsism posted September 26, 2007 21:48:09:
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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
A:
I am anti-vomit so I can't watch that stuff. / Anders
Question from rafael posted September 25, 2007 21:30:22:
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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
A:
No, that's a project for the future that probably not will happen... / Anders
Question from RacsonecroGrinder posted September 24, 2007 17:57:37:
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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
A:
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
Question from Stalin posted September 24, 2007 01:47:37:
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När kommer nästa Masterblaster (?) intervju?
A:
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
Question from Richard posted September 24, 2007 01:17:31:
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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!
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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
Question from Richard posted September 23, 2007 03:42:56:
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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.
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Funkar fint, du kanske skriver en nolla i stället för ett stort O som andra bokstav? / Anders
Question from Johan posted September 20, 2007 21:06:59:
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Fysiskt eller bara mentalt?
(med andra ord, var du in i "pitten"?)
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I "piten" har jag inte varit på måååånga år. / Anders
Question from Johan posted September 20, 2007 18:05:49:
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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?
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Municipal Waste fucked me up! / Anders
Question from Josh posted September 18, 2007 20:44:26:
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Hey,

does this swedish post "only" mean that they sell Grind Finale 30 % lower?
Thanks,
A:
Yes, it's a local store that's closing down and selling everything for 30% less, including a few copies of "Grind Finale". / Anders
Question from Andy posted September 16, 2007 15:20:03:
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hello! I have one question: What is the four symbol on the Shift album? (I speak english a litle bit..sorry)

thank you! hi
A:
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
Question from Omen posted September 16, 2007 13:53:10:
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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!
A:
I'm sorry, I don't remember the riffs. / Anders
Question from Sven posted September 15, 2007 23:42:40:
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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,
A:
No, I will not print more GSS t-shirts. However, someone else might do it in the future. But not me. / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted September 12, 2007 20:54:28:
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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?
A:
Nope. Not a real "band" per definition, just something me and Dan Swanö did three session with back in the early 90's. / Anders
Question from trish. posted September 12, 2007 00:43:57:
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How long will you be printing shirts and who does the printing for you?
A:
The current stock may be the last one ever, but who knows? I'm using a local printer. / Anders
Question from Josh posted September 9, 2007 22:28:36:
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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!;)
A:
OK. / Anders
Question from Chris posted September 9, 2007 02:51:57:
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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.
A:
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
Question from Josh posted September 2, 2007 21:31:23:
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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,
A:
Somehow that story sounds slightly unbelievable, but who knows? First I've heard about it. / Anders
Question from josh posted August 31, 2007 23:39:18:
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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!
A:
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
Question from linus posted August 29, 2007 11:40:23:
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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?
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Yes. / Anders
Question from Omen posted August 23, 2007 15:00:25:
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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
A:
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
Question from Jordan J. posted August 17, 2007 22:08:44:
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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 =).
A:
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
Question from Matthias posted August 11, 2007 17:34:50:
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Vem av sångarna är det som sjunger i The engine of death?
A:
Mieszko och han Rogga som lade lite bakgrund här och där. / Anders
Question from Matthias posted August 11, 2007 04:31:15:
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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?
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Tja, låtarna du listade är skrivna av mig respektive Rickard så då är det väl "alla" som skrev låtarna... Hm... / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted August 3, 2007 19:28:27:
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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?
A:
Yes. / Anders
Question from Goregrinder posted August 2, 2007 20:31:39:
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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?
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Prova att kontakta dem på deras MySpace (där det finns nya låtar att lyssna på) för inköp.
Jag tänker inte ranka mina kollegor. / Anders
Question from P posted August 2, 2007 00:51:38:
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did you and mieszko had a death metal band called bloodshed?
if yes how can we hear?
A:
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
Question from Goregrinder posted August 1, 2007 19:33:20:
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några aningar när nya sayyadina skivan verkar släppas? Du kanske till och med har hört den?
A:
Jag fick den häromveckan. Den är kanon. Mycket bättre än första plattan. Antar att den är ute nu. / Anders
Question from P posted August 1, 2007 00:48:18:
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do you accept money for merch with the western union program?
A:
No. I have tried that before but it's extremely complicated for me to ultimately get the money. / Anders
Question from satch posted July 30, 2007 15:45:48:
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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
A:
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
Question from L posted July 30, 2007 14:23:35:
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is it true that napalm death recorded the song "the masked face"?
if yes where can we find it
A:
No. / Anders
Question from L posted July 26, 2007 14:09:45:
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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?
A:
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
Question from Walti posted July 23, 2007 01:54:11:
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Är Grind Finale slutsåld ifrån dig redan?
A:
Redan? CD:n har jag aldrig (officiellt) sålt och vinylerna gick snabbare än blixten. / Anders
Question from Pete posted July 19, 2007 17:33:33:
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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??
A:
Don't believe I've heard them. / Anders
Question from Goregrinder posted July 19, 2007 12:06:22:
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Hur ofta uppdateras merch mailing listorna?
A:
Aldrig numera. Alla som beställer får personliga mail när paket postats. / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted July 18, 2007 10:52:44:
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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?
A:
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
Question from Goregrinder posted July 17, 2007 12:09:09:
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t-shirtarna är det samma exakt samma som coldworker t-shirtarna? och den långärmade, hur pass stora storlekar är den i?
A:
Normala, samma förhållande som tröjorna. / Anders
Question from Linus posted July 16, 2007 04:27:00:
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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
A:
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
Question from L posted July 15, 2007 22:37:54:
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hey what's up?
why you don't use trigger to the bass drum so we can hear it better?
A:
I am a fan of the organic, real drumsound. If you can't hear it, listen more carefully. / Anders
Question from danny posted July 14, 2007 12:21:01:
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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
A:
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
Question from Josh posted July 14, 2007 11:10:54:
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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
A:
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
Question from Niclas posted July 12, 2007 01:59:06:
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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
A:
Tack för det. / Anders
Question from Jonas posted July 9, 2007 00:20:26:
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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)?
A:
Är det dominerande blastbeats är det grind. Lite enkelt sagt. / Anders
Question from seppa tow! posted July 7, 2007 21:10:30:
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How did nasum get hooked up with unrest records?
Do you listen to any of the bands on th label?
A:
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
Question from Goregrinder posted July 7, 2007 12:21:37:
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något förband spikat för kvällens rens med coldworker?
A:
Morbidity. / Anders
Question from jesper posted June 29, 2007 19:44:12:
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Tjenare Anders.
jag undrar om det fortfarande går att få tag i nasum merchandise någonstans? typ t-shirts med mera.
ha det gött!
A:
Ta en titt på sidan om några dagar så får du t-shirts till förbannelse... / Anders
Question from tiong miss nasum posted June 26, 2007 14:47:08:
Q:
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?
A:
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
Question from Samson posted June 21, 2007 17:49:15:
Q:
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 !
A:
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
Question from thomas posted June 19, 2007 18:42:26:
Q:
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)
A:
That's just a guitar thing. / Anders
Question from thomas posted June 18, 2007 23:05:36:
Q:
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
A:
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
Question from Jordan J. posted June 14, 2007 05:32:14:
Q:
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?
A:
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
Question from Richard posted June 9, 2007 02:20:38:
Q:
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!
A:
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
Question from Jordan J. posted June 2, 2007 04:18:23:
Q:
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.
A:
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
Question from GA posted May 30, 2007 10:01:52:
Q:
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
A:
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
Question from Jordan J. posted May 28, 2007 08:19:15:
Q:
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?
A:
Not on the album, but he played on a few other tracks from the "Helvete" session, released on the "Grind Finale" 2xCD/4xLP. / Anders
Question from bIlLy posted May 28, 2007 00:48:10:
Q:
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.
A:
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
Question from Richard posted May 24, 2007 01:33:42:
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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
A:
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
Question from yohan. posted May 23, 2007 19:53:17:
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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 !
A:
Thanks, see you at Hellfest then! / Anders
Question from Niclas posted May 22, 2007 10:44:50:
Q:
Gött! Kommer du göra helt nya tryck eller bara reprints av de gamla?
A:
Kan bli en ny variant av någon gammal (dvs färgförändringar, typ av plagg etc). Har inte riktigt bestämt mig än. / Anders
Question from Josh posted May 19, 2007 00:07:58:
Q:
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
A:
It's a mailorder only 7" so I guess you have to buy something to
get it! / Anders
Question from Niclas posted May 18, 2007 15:42:19:
Q:
Kom igen nu Anders, skicka iväg en beställning på svarta tröjor med nasum-logo på nästa gång du ska trycka nånting med Coldworker
A:
Jag KOMMER att göra nya Nasum-tröjor i sommar. Jag lovar! / Anders
Question from Attila Nemeth posted May 17, 2007 16:41:35:
Q:
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!
A:
Two questions, one answer: No idea. / Anders
Question from Nasumfan 4 ever posted May 15, 2007 09:40:24:
Q:
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
A:
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
Question from Tord posted May 14, 2007 13:52:00:
Q:
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
A:
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
Question from Goregrinder posted May 13, 2007 12:55:32:
Q:
nej men det vore kul om ni kunda dra ihop några kompisband och bara lira nånstans
A:
Fortfarande en uppgift för en arrangör. / Anders
Question from Goregrinder posted May 13, 2007 09:22:49:
Q:
kan du inte fixa ett gig med coldworker,regurgitate och gadget i örebro? vore riktigt bra!
A:
Ser jag ut som en arrangör? / Anders
Question from PshyCom posted May 11, 2007 18:57:06:
Q:
Var kan man få tag på genocides lyrick´s alt. tabs??
A:
Det finns inga texter och tabs finns det nog inga heller. / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted May 6, 2007 08:04:46:
Q:
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?
A:
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
Question from Andy posted May 6, 2007 07:43:54:
Q:
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.
A:
Yes, it's "grind" ("fun-zai") in Japanese. / Anders
Question from jacoballen nasumfan guy posted May 1, 2007 04:42:06:
Q:
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
A:
Never heard of them. Funny name though. / Anders
Question from Mattias, ljudnörden posted May 1, 2007 03:39:49:
Q:
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?
A:
"GRIND Finale", gosse "GRIND"... Vinylen gjordes från samma mastring (dvs min hemmagjorda sådan) som CD:n. / Anders
Question from SG posted April 30, 2007 11:34:28:
Q:
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?
A:
Get hold of "Grind Finale" and you'll know. / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted April 30, 2007 00:21:34:
Q:
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
A:
The nature of the question usually indicates which Anders it's for. But "Anders" is usually me, and "Bertilsson" the other Anders. / Anders
Question from Goregrinder posted April 29, 2007 22:10:52:
Q:
vad tror du om den? av det lilla jag har hört så verkar den kunna blir riktigt riktigt bra
A:
Den blir säkert fin. / Anders
Question from Goregrinder posted April 29, 2007 12:31:23:
Q:
har du någon aning om hur det går med den nya sayyadina skivan?
A:
Kommer i juni. / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted April 28, 2007 21:07:57:
Q:
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.
A:
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
Question from Kim posted April 28, 2007 00:17:43:
Q:
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
A:
Nej, det är inte aktuellt. Jag står för det givetvis, men det är som sagt inte aktuellt att ta upp igen. / Anders
Question from Jukpak posted April 27, 2007 00:56:30:
Q:
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.
A:
I've been "plugged up" for many years. I always carry earplugs on me. No major tinnitus yet. / Anders
Question from L. Nici posted April 25, 2007 20:30:48:
Q:
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!
A:
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
Question from Jordan J. posted April 22, 2007 06:51:50:
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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.
A:
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
Question from EH posted April 21, 2007 14:18:11:
Q:
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
A:
Någon gång ska vi väl komma dit. / Anders
Question from BOUBOU posted April 21, 2007 10:56:40:
Q:
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!
A:
Is June 22 soon enough for you? / Anders
Question from SG posted April 20, 2007 23:15:50:
Q:
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?
A:
Rage without the machine is the old metal band, right? Well, I'd pick RATM then. / Anders
Question from Hulken posted April 20, 2007 11:34:42:
Q:
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?
A:
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
Question from Chad posted April 18, 2007 20:13:03:
Q:
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?
A:
As far as I know they are all sold out. / Anders
Question from GrindR posted April 17, 2007 11:20:50:
Q:
hey Anders what do you think of Regurgitate? and whats your favorite release by them? thks
A:
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
Question from Jordan J. posted April 15, 2007 10:11:40:
Q:
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 )
A:
The overall sound got a little bit distorted in the mastering. / Anders
Question from Arthemesic / Atrium posted April 15, 2007 01:11:55:
Q:
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.
A:
Yes, I played the drums! I'm totally sure that the snare that was used was Soundlab's DW snare. / Anders
Question from Nils posted April 13, 2007 16:30:04:
Q:
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?
A:
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
Question from Marko posted April 12, 2007 16:52:03:
Q:
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.
A:
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
Question from SG posted April 11, 2007 20:29:17:
Q:
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?
A:
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
Question from SG posted April 11, 2007 10:36:20:
Q:
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)?
A:
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
Question from Jordan J. posted April 8, 2007 20:33:28:
Q:
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?
A:
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
Question from JacobAllenNasumfandude posted April 5, 2007 03:40:14:
Q:
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!!
A:
Never heard about them, but they sound cool. / Anders
Question from Arthemesic/Atrium posted April 2, 2007 15:32:50:
Q:
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]
A:
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
Question from SG posted April 1, 2007 12:21:21:
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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!
A:
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
Question from HL posted April 1, 2007 00:23:45:
Q:
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)
A:
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
Question from Josh posted March 28, 2007 23:53:27:
Q:
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
A:
I've heard the "Miasma" album and it was pretty good. / Anders
Question from Jeremy posted March 28, 2007 00:37:58:
Q:
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
A:
Might happen, might not happen. It's not of any priority for me right now to handle old merchandise. / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted March 27, 2007 16:01:52:
Q:
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)?
A:
It was Orion at Relapse who did that. / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted March 25, 2007 21:50:57:
Q:
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.
A:
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
Question from eq posted March 24, 2007 09:23:59:
Q:
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?
A:
Hm, they were OK, but not really something I'd listen to everyday. / Anders
Question from Anders posted March 23, 2007 01:31:11:
Q:
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
A:
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
Question from Anthony.R. posted March 22, 2007 18:43:16:
Q:
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 ?
A:
Never seen it. It was a good show, very crowded and very sweaty. / Anders
Question from Jon posted March 20, 2007 00:15:42:
Q:
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?
A:
Yeah, the numbers are up to date. / Anders
Question from adam posted March 14, 2007 17:33:53:
Q:
Tjena! När kommer bilderna på nya setet som du snackade om i bloggen?
Jag är väldigt nyfiken måste jag säga!
A:
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
Question from Jacob allen the nasum fan dude posted March 9, 2007 05:48:59:
Q:
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!
A:
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
Question from Stefan posted March 7, 2007 17:18:02:
Q:
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.
A:
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
Question from Josh posted March 7, 2007 11:41:33:
Q:
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?
A:
Well, how about that. I'm not buying it though. / Anders
Question from BT posted March 7, 2007 04:09:52:
Q:
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
A:
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
Question from Josh posted March 6, 2007 22:48:51:
Q:
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!
A:
Sure, it's a pretty distasteful t-shirt never the less. / Anders
Question from H posted March 6, 2007 19:55:46:
Q:
Hey wuts up man.
I just wanted to know in your opinion your top 5 grind albums?
A:
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
Question from Josh posted March 6, 2007 18:04:46:
Q:
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
A:
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
Question from Dogma posted March 6, 2007 13:36:53:
Q:
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
A:
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
Question from Johan posted March 4, 2007 14:37:25:
Q:
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.
A:
"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
Question from Richard posted March 4, 2007 03:08:49:
Q:
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
A:
Hultsfred ser ju fint ut, men det blir ingen resa dit i år. I övrigt har jag inte kollat några bandlistor. / Anders
Question from patatromb posted March 2, 2007 09:55:03:
Q:
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!
A:
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
Question from Andreas posted March 1, 2007 20:11:35:
Q:
Hello Anders

Is that chorus in "Worldcraft" somehow influenced by LARDs "Faith, Hope and Treachery"? To me it sounds similar with those background noises.
A:
I wouldn't say that. I doubt that Mieszko even knew about Lard in the first place. / Anderes
Question from Mark posted February 28, 2007 05:32:09:
Q:
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.
A:
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
Question from jacob allen nasum fan dude posted February 27, 2007 17:36:14:
Q:
Hey Anders!!
What is the fastest band that you have ever heard? Probably the berzerker or something?
A:
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
Question from Jordan J. posted February 23, 2007 02:14:48:
Q:
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?
A:
Mieszko designed that cover but I believe it is a soldier kicking a corpse or something. / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted February 18, 2007 18:32:21:
Q:
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?
A:
No, it's from a movie. I think I've answered this question before some time... / Anders
Question from Marcus posted February 18, 2007 10:50:44:
Q:
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
A:
Ok...? But Nasum is dead and gone forever. Please accept it. / Anders
Question from Träsoppa posted February 10, 2007 00:34:30:
Q:
Anders, vilka är dina favoritband? Både inom den extremare musiken och den lite lugnare..
A:
Jag orkar inte svara! / Anders
Question from Ben Terror posted February 9, 2007 13:06:07:
Q:
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
A:
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
Question from Josh posted February 6, 2007 14:32:15:
Q:

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...
A:
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
Question from NASUMFANSUNITE posted February 5, 2007 20:54:56:
Q:
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.
A:
No worries. / Anders
Question from Matte posted February 5, 2007 14:50:57:
Q:
men den vita?
är det nått speciellt med den?
för att jag har bara sett picture dics på helvete vinylen.
A:
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
Question from Matte posted February 5, 2007 13:03:59:
Q:
jag läste på nätet om att helvete LPn utan pic disc är rare?
har jag fel eller inte?
disken är tvär vit iaf...
A:
Den "Helvete"-vinyl som är mest rare är den genomskinliga. / Anders
Question from c-tip posted February 2, 2007 15:12:26:
Q:
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!
A:
You'll find the lyrics on the Franky Lee album! / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted February 1, 2007 03:16:06:
Q:
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.
A:
Yeah, it's rather a message than a question so I'm saving it for future use. / Anders
Question from Daniel posted January 31, 2007 17:39:12:
Q:
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?
A:
Ja. / Anders
Question from Antti posted January 30, 2007 23:12:39:
Q:
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? :)
A:
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
Question from Radioslakt posted January 25, 2007 15:12:36:
Q:
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!
A:
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
Question from Jordan J. posted January 24, 2007 08:04:30:
Q:
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?
A:
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
Question from pete posted January 24, 2007 00:19:29:
Q:
hello,
will you do more nasum merch?
greetings
A:
I. Don't. Know. / Anders
Question from Josh posted January 19, 2007 12:14:05:
Q:
Thanks for the great Coldworker Stuff!

This is a bootleg right?

greetings,
JOsh
A:
Yes. / Anders
Question from Jordan J. posted January 17, 2007 22:29:34:
Q:
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?

=).
A:
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
Question from bre dyrene posted January 16, 2007 22:08:02:
Q:
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
A:
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
Question from inspector gadget posted January 14, 2007 01:13:07:
Q:
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
A:
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
Question from Jordan J. posted January 13, 2007 04:06:53:
Q:
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 =).
A:
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
Question from Omid posted January 12, 2007 23:19:53:
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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
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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
Question from inspector gadget posted January 12, 2007 14:30:06:
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i don't understand anything! can't you translate what the swedish grindos are saying, anders?;)
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Nope. A reason to learn Swedish perhaps? / Anders
Question from LL posted January 11, 2007 15:16:33:
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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.
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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
Question from Stefano, Taranto (Italy) posted January 9, 2007 16:53:39:
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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
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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
Question from Niclas posted January 7, 2007 00:41:45:
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Kommer du fixa några nya tröjor snart, eller är det värt att beställa från Relapses hemsida?
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Vet inte. / Anders
Question from Richard posted January 6, 2007 20:49:27:
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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!:)
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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
Question from Jordan J. (Canada posted January 4, 2007 08:01:52:
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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? =)
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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
Question from Jacoballen nasums number 1 fan posted January 3, 2007 19:50:37:
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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)
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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
Question from Ari posted January 3, 2007 18:17:21:
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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!
A:
Yeah, sounds great! / Anders
Question from Ogieñ posted January 2, 2007 18:57:35:
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ok.I have hopes that they will appear once.i hear Coldworker.mastership!!your drumming is bestial devastation!!world class!
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Bestial devastation it is! / Anders
Question from maarte posted January 1, 2007 17:18:29:
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Happy new year Anders!
Greets from The Netherlands
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Same to you. / Anders
Question from Village Idiot aka.Ogieñ posted January 1, 2007 14:48:41:
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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.
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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
Question from Jonsson posted December 31, 2006 15:38:50:
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Hur i helvete gjorde ni gitarrljudet på "shift"? Fuskgjort efteråt eller nån superkombination av massor av distboxar? Skulle gärna vilja veta...
A:
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
Question from Jordan J. posted December 31, 2006 10:06:23:
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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 =) !
A:
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
Question from Jordan J. posted December 28, 2006 08:41:05:
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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?
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Never ever. / Anders
Question from lord-gore posted December 26, 2006 22:43:38:
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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
A:
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
Question from Anthony posted December 26, 2006 02:21:15:
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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 ?
A:
I don't know of any filming of that show. / Anders
Question from Omid posted December 24, 2006 01:15:06:
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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
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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
Question from URR posted December 20, 2006 10:53:39:
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Hello Anders,

Are there plans for a Nasum live dvd?

Mieszko 1974 - 2004
A:
Never. / Anders
Question from lord-gore posted December 3, 2006 10:59:29:
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hi,how can I order the grind finale vinyl monster?I want to buy more to get a discount.is that possible?
A:
Nope. My copies are more or less sold. / Anders
Question from Fågelmamman posted November 26, 2006 11:06:13:
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vad tycks om birdflesh? Hoppas att det blir mycket fina nytryckningar
A:
Lite för mycket ploj för min smak, men okej. / Anders
Question from Finnish Nasum fan ;) posted November 23, 2006 19:53:06:
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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 !
A:
It will not be posted on the site. Look for it elsewhere. / Anders
Question from Niclas posted November 15, 2006 12:35:58:
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Nu börjar det närma sig december. Har du nån aning om vilka nytryckningar du kommer göra gällande merchandisen?
A:
Nej. Jag har lite annat att tänka på just nu. / Anders
Question from Richard posted November 14, 2006 01:50:18:
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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?
A:
Ja och nej. / Anders
Question from Airplane posted November 2, 2006 15:56:52:
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Har du hört nya Deftones-skivan?
A:
Inte än. Jag har den dock. / Anders
Question from Kiaa posted November 2, 2006 06:55:12:
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So is it a green light for us?
A:
Well, you should check with Relapse how to do it properly, since they own the songs. / Anders
Question from Noel posted November 1, 2006 23:31:57:
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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
A:
Sorry, no idea. Most Nasum tabs out there are mostly wrong anyway. / Anders
Question from Andreas posted November 1, 2006 13:59:15:
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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
A:
"Flesh for Frankenstein". / Anders
Question from justin posted October 31, 2006 21:21:50:
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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?
A:
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
Question from Kiaa posted October 31, 2006 14:26:14:
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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!
A:
I don't anything about tributes. That's all the insight I can give you. / Anders
Question from Jon Long posted October 28, 2006 03:56:59:
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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?
A:
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
Question from Niclas posted October 27, 2006 17:46:00:
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Tja, hur ser affischen ut i sin helhet? Den som följer med Grind FInale-Lpn alltså.
A:
Som framsidan på plattan. / Anders
Question from darrell posted October 27, 2006 01:52:50:
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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
A:
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
Question from Goregrinder posted October 25, 2006 16:23:12:
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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?
A:
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
Question from Goregrinder posted October 25, 2006 14:08:45:
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Det är inte aktuellt med några kepsar när du tar tag i tröjorna?
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Faktiskt är det kepsar på gång genom Unrest Records, men jag vet inte riktigt när de kan dyka upp. / Anders
Question from A Broken Today posted October 24, 2006 01:48:34:
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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
A:
I will deal with the merch in December, but I have yet not decided what to reprint. / Anders
Question from Daniel Polsinger posted October 22, 2006 16:58:01:
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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!
A:
People are asking me this all of the time but so far nothing has happened. / Anders
Question from Nils posted October 20, 2006 23:40:14:
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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
A:
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
Question from Toto posted October 18, 2006 16:10:38:
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Hej Anders!

What is your favourite swedish band(s)?

Greets from Hungary.
A:
Doktor Kosmos. / Anders
Question from Goregrinder posted October 10, 2006 18:24:04:
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vad är det för något de ska spela in i din studio då?
A:
Lite låtar, kanske någon 7" eller så. Jag vet inte. / Anders
Question from Goregrinder posted October 10, 2006 16:22:56:
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du vet inte någon om en möjlig spelning i örebro?
A:
För RGTE? Nä. / Anders
Question from Goregrinder posted October 10, 2006 12:13:46:
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ok härligt! har du någon favorit av deras plattor? tänkte också p åsom du har hört deras kommande platta sickening bliss?
A:
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
Question from Richard posted October 10, 2006 01:41:25:
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Märkte nyss att låtordningen under lyrics på "Human 2.0" står i fel ordning. "Riot" och "The Meaningless Trial" ska byta plats.
A:
Tack. Undrar hur fan det gick till? / Anders
Question from Goregrinder posted October 9, 2006 22:22:30:
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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?
A:
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
Question from Ben Terror posted October 7, 2006 13:46:54:
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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
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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
Question from Holger B. posted October 6, 2006 22:33:30:
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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?
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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
Question from eq posted October 3, 2006 15:40:12:
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Maybe i'm not first but... check this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anperN8ZCmk
A:
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
Question from Kalle posted September 22, 2006 21:23:24:
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Är de små i storlekarna?
A:
Inte direkt. Kolla schemat på merch-sidan. / Anders
Question from Fredrik posted September 21, 2006 22:54:38:
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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
A:
Konstig fråga, man kan ju inte skrika lågt. / Anders
Question from Kalle posted September 21, 2006 15:27:19:
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Vad är det för märke på coldworker tröjorna? är det printer som det är på nasum tröjorna?
A:
Japp. / Anders
Question from Jonas posted September 20, 2006 20:43:41:
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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! ^^
A:
Lite svårt att höra vad som händer, men det låter ganska coolt. Får lite Converge-vibbar stundtals och det är aldrig fel. / Anders
Question from Niclas posted September 20, 2006 13:01:25:
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Har du några nytryckningar av tröjor på G? Tänkte på den nyhetsposten du la upp förut och hörde efter.
A:
Jag vet inte hur det blir faktiskt. / Anders
Question from slajsarn posted September 18, 2006 20:58:08:
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så det går inte att beställa skivorna från dig?
A:
Jo. / Anders
Question from Slajsarn posted September 18, 2006 20:03:57:
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Har du alla nasum skivorna på lager om man vill beställa?
A:
Knappt. Det är rätt tunt i hyllorna... / Anders
Question from Harold Rivera posted September 18, 2006 08:35:03:
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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
A:
Well, good luck with your project! / Anders
Question from eq posted September 17, 2006 03:23:28:
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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 ?
A:
Goddamnit, Nasum quit due to the obvious reasons, please respect it. Life goes on. / Anders
Question from xdicaniofanx posted September 11, 2006 23:37:18:
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hi anders.what kind of gear did nasum use to record human 2.0 bass parts?
A:
Bass gear...? I have no fucking clue. / Anders
Question from Richard posted September 11, 2006 22:00:38:
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Vad är det jag ser!?
Under "Out now" på Unrest records hemsida finns "Grind Finale"!
Är den på gång nu alltså!?
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En månad till release uppskattar jag. / Anders
Question from eq posted September 9, 2006 08:59:20:
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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 :)
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I think the title "World in turmoil" says it all. Never liked or listened to Bathory. / Anders
Question from eq posted September 8, 2006 14:49:29:
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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)?
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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:
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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
Question from eq posted September 7, 2006 14:13:49:
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If you really come to us (poland) with Coldworker...can you play some NASUM shit? Like DISTORTION & DISINFORMATION...
And again
ZAPRASZAMY DO POLSKI !!!
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Absolutely not. / Anders
Question from Lasse posted September 5, 2006 17:07:17:
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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...
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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
Question from Martin posted September 4, 2006 05:32:32:
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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?
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Det var Mieszko som var spelnörden. / Anders
Question from Richard posted September 2, 2006 16:30:03:
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Vad är anledningen till att det kanske inte blir någon bildvinyl på "Shift"?
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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
Question from Kurt posted September 1, 2006 22:25:46:
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så det är någonting på g om att spela på satin?
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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
Question from Kurt posted September 1, 2006 11:24:02:
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1. Bästa Napalm Death skivan?

2. Vad skulle du tycka om att spela på satin med coldworker?
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1. Omöjligt att svara på, men nya "Smear Campaign" är riktigt, riktigt bra.
2. Är inte det oundvikligt? / Anders
Question from lord gore posted August 16, 2006 12:22:13:
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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?
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Answers:
1. Soon!
2. I already do.
3. eBay? / Anders
Question from Fritjof posted August 14, 2006 15:20:01:
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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
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Någon centimeter extra här och där. / Anders
Question from khozeen posted August 14, 2006 01:54:36:
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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...
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Let's hope for a visit to Poland in the future! / Anders
Question from UNKNOWN posted August 9, 2006 20:39:40:
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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?
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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
Question from Lee posted August 4, 2006 11:25:43:
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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.
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Exhale and Splitter are cool bands. They keep the Swedish grind going! / Anders
Question from Richard posted August 2, 2006 23:51:50:
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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!!
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Tröjan är officiell, men det var Poserslaughter som tryckte upp den. Vi gjorde endast en vit tröja med "Mucu-Purulent..."-omslaget. / Anders
Question from Markus of Nyctophobic posted August 2, 2006 12:44:45:
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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.
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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
Question from Emil posted August 1, 2006 17:05:33:
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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.
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OK! / Anders
Question from eq posted August 1, 2006 14:54:23:
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hey Anders. Sorry for stup questions but why you never in Poland? Polish fane are probably the best in the world :)
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We never got to play in Poland when the band existed. Too bad, I've heard many good things about the Polish fans. / Anders
Question from Em posted August 1, 2006 09:00:49:
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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.
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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
Question from Markus of Nyctophobic posted July 30, 2006 00:09:14:
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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.
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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
Question from B posted July 29, 2006 13:48:10:
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Is there a chance to get The hooded Sweatshirts in Large or X-Large
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No. / Anders
Question from Cody posted July 26, 2006 16:26:12:
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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
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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
Question from lawan! posted July 24, 2006 16:46:34:
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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!
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More info will come soon. / Anders
Question from Bobby posted July 23, 2006 16:47:37:
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Tjenare!

Jag tänkte bara höra om du har någon aning om hur många ex av Shift som har sålts världen över?
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Ingen aning. / Anders
Question from Fredrik posted July 22, 2006 14:42:08:
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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
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Jag fick den plattan häromdagen och har inte hunnit lyssna på den än. / Anders
Question from Phobia posted July 21, 2006 19:49:31:
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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.
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How about these bands?
Gadget
Sayyadina
Splitter
Regurgitate
Rotten Sound / Anders
Question from Ari www.myspace.com/facadanagoela posted July 21, 2006 17:07:20:
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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!!
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Yes, but you have to clear it with Relapse first. relapse@relapse.com / Anders
Question from Richard posted July 20, 2006 16:19:19:
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Hallå!
Necrony kassetten som heter "promo tape 93-94", vad innehåller den för låtar?
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"Under the black soil" och "Forensickness". Samma som senare släpptes på bild-10". / Anders
Question from Pastorn posted July 19, 2006 23:44:30:
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Är du förtjust i The Kristet Utseende?
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Inte speciellt. / Anders
Question from NJ posted July 18, 2006 02:15:43:
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vad tycker herr Jakobsson om Rotten Sound?
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Dom tycker jag om. / Anders
Question from grindy posted July 13, 2006 19:28:03:
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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 :)
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Just do it, I can't really explain the technique (especially since I didn't sing it). / Anders
Question from grindy posted July 13, 2006 11:31:39:
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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. :)
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You sing in one way, and then in the other, and then in a third way on the chorus. / Anders
Question from Grind Dog posted July 12, 2006 18:33:06:
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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.
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Jag fattar likheten, men det är inte samma riff. / Anders
Question from Chad posted July 11, 2006 04:42:22:
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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
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Not very likely, but I am not ruling out another session in the future. / Anders
Question from Danne posted July 10, 2006 13:45:16:
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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?
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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
Question from gemby posted July 9, 2006 13:55:21:
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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!
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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
Question from Mattis posted July 3, 2006 02:19:19:
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hur fan i helvetet kan trummisen spela så snabb .. o ändå i takt ?? fy fan asså !!!
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Spela i otakt är det väl ingen som vill göra? / Anders
Question from Gene posted June 27, 2006 23:20:33:
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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
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And which side project was that? If it was the "Ex-Nasum" thing, it's still here. / Anders
Question from posted June 25, 2006 04:40:21:
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Do you have any lyrics to any SxOxB songs?

Thanks
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Well, I have the ones that are on the Napalm Death/S.O.B. split 7". / Anders
Question from Jon Long posted June 24, 2006 07:55:08:
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With the new coldworker site launched and album being recorded, do you feel we are nearing the end of Nasum.com?
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Well, the updates will be fewer, but the end is not near. / Anders
Question from anders posted June 19, 2006 21:44:05:
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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 ?
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Det enda jag kan erbjuda är cd:n som finns på merch sidan. / Anders
Question from teehi posted June 11, 2006 20:58:16:
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What mean "MNC" ?
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Multi-National Corporations. / Anders
Question from EQ posted June 9, 2006 18:04:13:
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from wich movie came from intro to the blind words song ?
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"Flesh for Frankenstein". / Anders
Question from Horse Nose posted June 8, 2006 17:35:16:
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HI Anders! It's not possible to download "preview of hell"s making of! so.....what to do?
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Should working now. The link was fucked up. / Anders
Question from Steffe Diskonto posted June 8, 2006 09:04:34:
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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...
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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
Question from Costas posted June 7, 2006 03:09:42:
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What kind of gear did Mieszko used?
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I think I've sort of answered this before. / Anders
Question from Beavis posted June 4, 2006 08:58:16:
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What is your take on the latest Gadget cd? Also have you heard Misery Index's version of Digging In?
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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
Question from pino posted June 2, 2006 11:30:42:
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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
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Well, obviously there are no lyrics to that song. / Anders
Question from The True Walain posted June 1, 2006 20:35:12:
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Hej Anders.
Varför är du inte vegetarian längre? Tycker du inte synd om djuren? Animal liberation. Alla djurförsök är mord.
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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
Question from R.W posted May 30, 2006 13:23:40:
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Hi! Did Mieszko was Polish?
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Yes, Mieszko was born in Poland, but lived most of his life in Sweden. / Anders
Question from John posted May 29, 2006 06:27:12:
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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.
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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
Question from Niclas posted May 28, 2006 17:25:52:
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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.
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Bam is down with d-takt alltså. / Anders
Question from Håkan posted May 23, 2006 01:03:29:
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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.
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Det är i dagsläget inte aktuellt med några fler nytryckningar av Nasum-merch. Det som finns är det som finns. / Anders
Question from Richard posted May 22, 2006 01:43:55:
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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!?
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Några ex kommer jag väl att sälja. / Anders
Question from FleshGrinder posted May 19, 2006 10:58:31:
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I'm very sorry, I don't know, what happened and I don't know than Nasum don't play. I'm sorry
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Well, someone died. / Anders
Question from FleshGrinder posted May 18, 2006 12:43:15:
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What about shows on this year? I haven't found any show on this year. Thanx
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You are joking, right? / Anders
Question from Jon Long posted May 17, 2006 00:18:56:
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I have a question for you concerning double bass. I got a double pedal recently (christmas) and I am having a tremendous amount of dificulty getting my heel up technique down (i've been a heel down drummer for my 2 year carreer) as well as getting my 16th note bass rolls any faster than a pathetic 120bpm. When I play at around 100 bpm or so, my feet start twitching and turning the 16th notes into sextuplets. As for the heel up, my feet start to move up when the pedal wants to go down and vice versa.

Now that thats out of the way.... i'm asking because you said that you had to get back into straight 16th for deathmetal in Coldworker, and I can play quick footwork with the bass, but just not 16ths. The answer I commonly get to this is just "practice a LOT, very slowly". And that doesn't always work out just right as my feet pretty much sporadicaly twitch and speed up at just about whatever tempo. Any ideas? I'm going crazy over this.
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Well, first off - I have just recently started playing double bass for "real" (despite 23 years of drumming) as it was something I needed to add to my style in Coldworker. That said I am hardly the expert on the matter, but I have made some progression lately and I'd be happy to share it with you.
I recognise the sort of flaws you described: feets twitching and problems having the beats even in the same tempo. It's very frustrating.
The obvious solution is to practise as much as you can. I'm not into the "practise very slow" idea because you don't learn double bass to play slow. If it's slower than what you can accomplish with only one feet then what's the point? I think the thing is to find a tempo that feels nice and that you are comfortable playing and then practise in that tempo.
For me it was much easier to play double bass in 6/8 than in 4/4, so that's maybe something you can try aswell.
When I started to focus on really learning double bass I started practising at home by just putting a pillow on the floor and sit on a normal chair doing double bass motions with the legs to any sort of music. My girlfriend thought it was weird but I believe it helped.
Then it's just a matter of practising it on the drums. For me it's always easier to play to a good riff than just play a beat by yourself. So get a tolerant member of you band to play along!
When it comes to the heel up/down problem, I don't really know what to say. I think your body will tell you what technique suits you the best and then just go with it. I've recognised when I've studied myself during rehearsals that I tend to alter a lot between the techniques. I can actually say that at one point one feet was heel down and the other heel up so I guess my body is working on that.
Here is a great "foot technique 101" from Derek Roddy's forum. There's a lot of interesting things to read here along with some cool video clips. Have a look, get inspired and get going with the drums! Good luck! / Anders
Question from Stefan posted May 16, 2006 19:11:08:
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Tjao Anders!
Bara undrar om ni någonsin spelade "Bullshit Tradition" live? Och ifall det finns nånting i form av ljudklipp eller filmklipp av den live någonstans ? Ifall ni gjort det någon gång, spelade ni den snabbare än vanligt då eller som vanligt? bara kul o veta :)
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Jadå, den var ganska vanligt förekommande under perioden som trio. Jag tror sista gången vi spelade den var i Turku 26/4 2003 då vi körde den som extra-extranummer helt orepad och då gick den ju rätt kasst. Vi brukade ofta köra den allra sist och då blev så att man la i en extra växel lagom till sista breaket.
Det finns två liveupptagningar av låten att lyssna på i de livekonserter jag nyligen lagt upp på Audio/Video-sidan. / Anders
Question from Horatius Horror posted May 16, 2006 01:07:09:
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Äru laddad inför Fredagen Anders. OBD o TJM på samma kväll, kan de bli bättre ;)
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Eller Tjo och Tjim som man skulle kunna skriva om det som. / Anders
Question from M posted May 14, 2006 17:19:26:
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Hello!

This question is directed to Anders. Do you play with metronome? What's the speed you usualy play blast beats and "skank" beats (if not the same)?
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I have never played grind to a metronome. / Anders
Question from Constantin posted May 14, 2006 14:48:48:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JRfjKdcGwo&search=nasum

Crazy, isn't it? ;)
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This one was better!.
Thanks for the link, I hadn't thought of YouTube as an source for Nasum clips. / Anders
Question from Jens Matsson posted May 13, 2006 13:43:48:
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Hejsan anders skulle du kunna tänka dig göra reklam för denna nya svenska grindcore/goregrind community (http://goregrinder.mylava.net) på nasums hemsida för att få ett bättre samband mellan svenska grindcore/goregrind lyssnare? Det är förståeligt om du/ni i nasum inte vill. Men jag gjorde iallafall ett försök, för jag vill att musikstilarna ska växa i sverige så vi får upp flera såna band på scenerna runtom i sverige. Hade bra!
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Att publicera detta räcker väl? / Anders
Question from Fredrik posted May 10, 2006 23:56:45:
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Tjena Tjena!
Bara undrar om ni fått tag i någon sångare till "Coldworker", och om ni har det, så skulle det vara skitkul om du la ut nån mp3 med det.. Eller blir det till att vänta på eran första spelning? ...Ska bli iaf bli skitkul att se! För låtarna ni har utan sångare är kanonjävlabra!!
// Fredrik
Question from Andreas posted May 6, 2006 11:42:54:
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Tjena!!

Kommer man kunna köpa Grind Finale ifrån hemsidan?
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Japp. Vinylen alltså, inte CD:n. / Anders
Question from Richard posted May 5, 2006 21:59:27:
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Hej!
Såg den här Blind World t-shirten på ebay häromdagen: http://cgi.ebay.com/NASUM-BLIND-WORLD-SHIRT-necrony-carcass-regurgitate-7_W0QQitemZ4873148457QQcategoryZ306QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Det är inte den officiella eller? (Med World in Turmoil-trycket på ryggen).
Väntar med spänning på Grind Finale-vinylen. Vet du något ungefärligt pris så man kan börja spara??
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100% bootleg. Ser ut som skit också.
"Grind Finale" LP:n blir inte billig, men förhoppningsvis inte för dyr heller. / Anders
Question from Johan posted May 5, 2006 21:58:35:
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Tjena, har en fråga om symbolerna på omslaget till "Shift". Andra symbolen från vänster, vad föreställer den egentligen? En kille med ett bränbollsträ bakom ett stängsel?
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Jo just det.
Lite mer info. / Anders
Question from Jon Long posted May 3, 2006 03:30:22:
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Hey, I'm bummed that there arent any more Helvete sweatshirts in stock. In fact, I was going to buy the last one, but it got sold before i could buy it. Anyways, do you know the whereabouts of a large one, or do you know anyone personally who is looking to get rid of theirs?
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Nope. / Anders
Question from nils holger olof karlson (no, not from sweden...from germany....) posted April 27, 2006 01:25:36:
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First, hats off to the download section, verrry nice! The only thing that makes me wonder ist, why aren't ALL those lovely videos also available in the mpeg format? This would be very nice! However, thanks a lot for all this great grinding stuff!!!
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Good question. Well, I guess it has to do with the sizes of the files really. Avi with DivX is really good for compressing the files without losing the quality (too much). / Anders
Question from Adam posted April 26, 2006 16:50:40:
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Tack för svaret på den förra frågan om "Asen vill jävlas"

Nu har jag två till! haha

1. Vad säger Barney i videon där han pratar svenska?
2. Vad säger killen som kommer in och pratar i låten "Krigshetsare" med krigshot, ca 1.14 in i låten

Tack på förhand!
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1. En jävla massa djur och annat.
2. "Killen" (= jag) babblar om George Bush. / Anders
Question from gambino posted April 23, 2006 19:41:34:
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i am french and wants to know how buy your marchandising, it's very difficult to understood how doing.

for exemple, i would like to buy your hood sweat with japanese langage

thanks and sorry for my bad english ^^
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This page explains it all, but the design you want is not available. / Anders
Question from Johan posted April 22, 2006 09:45:58:
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Do you like Meshuggah and if "Yes",what's your view on their records,which do you like most/least and any favourite songs?
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I've been a fan of Meshuggah since before their first LP. I even did some distribution of their demo back in the days... Unfortunately I have not been too impressed by their latest records. I think they sound a little bit too experimental for my taste and I hope they will go back and do some proper songs on their next album. / Anders
Question from Richard posted April 21, 2006 04:00:42:
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Tackar för svaret.
Hur är det med sjutummarna? Är det bara Warhatespliten och coverjsuan som finns i flera färger eller?
Jag har en liten fråga om vad du tycker om ett av mina absoluta favvoband, Dia Psalma som är tillbaka på vägarna igen, tycker du att det är grymt som fan eller hade dom lika gärna kunnat låtit bli detta, enligt din mening? Ska bli kul att se både er o Dia på augustibuller, samt en massa annan grym punk!
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Ja, så är det - Warhatesplitte: svart, vit, genomskinlig, cover-sjuan: gul, svart.
Dia Psalma... ja, vad ska man säga... Jag var kanske inget jättefan när det begav sig, men visst det är väl kul att de kör igen. Hörde lite inside information från deras Umeå Open-gig och det finns i alla fall inga rockstjärnedivaliteter i bandet.
Augustibullers höjdpunkt blir Mob 47 och inget annat! / Anders
Question from Adam posted April 20, 2006 23:37:07:
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Har en ganska onödig sak att fråga men jag måste veta!

Vem är det som säger "Låt mig va ifred" i Asen vill jävlas med Krigshot?
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Det är Mieszko som fick för sig att sjunga på skånska. Det är inte så konstigt egentligen då han bodde i Malmö när hans familj kom till Sverige, men jag antar att det egentligen är en liten blinkning till alla skånska råpunkband. / Anders
Question from JRH posted April 20, 2006 23:02:18:
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Hey Anders,

I know you're a big Tool fan, and I was wondering if you've heard the new album yet? If so, what are your thoughts? Personally I was blown away when I heard the whole thing... Vicarious didn't stand out too much, but I was fucking blown away by the remainder of the songs. Hope you're doing well, keep grinding.
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Yes, I heard the whole album, not more than once or twice yet, so I can't speak much about it. I've been playing "Vicarious" repeatedly since I got hold of that one and I think that one is a true killer. As for the album in total I must hear it many more times before really have an opinion but as a first reflection I have to agree with someone on the Relapse board who said that he wished they had rocked out more... / Anders
Question from Richard posted April 18, 2006 18:30:35:
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Hallå!
Schysst spelning i fredags!
Jag har en Nasumsamlar-fråga som jag hoppas du kan svara på. Hur många olika versioner kom varje album ut i? Mer än dom som finns på diskografi-sidan. Typ cd:s om det var fler än den "vanliga" och den japanska, och vilka olika färger på vinylerna som finns. Finns det några testpressar eller liknande också kanske?

p.s. finns det möjlighet att höra Joel nånstans från hans gamla band? Phobos fanns inte med på NAs sida...
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När det gäller CD:s så finns det bara de som finns listade på diskografisidan och de individuella sidorna. Jag har hört att det ska finnas en brasiliansk utgåva av "Inhale/Exhale" med två sekunder mellan varje låt (dvs knappast gjord från Relapses master...) men jag har inte sett den och kan inte svära på att den finns. Det är även möjligt att det finns fler bootlegs därute, men officiellt finns bara de som jag listat.
Vinylerna då... jag är lite osäker men jag tror "Inhale/Exhale" finns i gul och svart, "Human 2.0" i vit och svart, "Helvete" i grå, vit och genomskinlig och "Shift" i svart och röd plus picture discs på alla utom "Shift". Testpressar finns det säkert, jag har bara "Shift" på testpress.
Jag vet inte om det finns några Phobos-låtar på vift, men det är ju möjligt så klart. / Anders
Question from Patrik posted April 17, 2006 18:27:10:
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Tjenare anders

Du jag måste bara fråga..vad va nasum för nått inom politik? asså typ vänster, socialdemokrat osv.??
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Nasum hade ingen gemansam politisk tillhörighet. Vad vi tyckte individuellt är privat men man kan väl läsa sig till det mesta i texterna. / Anders
Question from Emil Henry posted April 16, 2006 16:38:13:
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Hei Anders! Coldworker er jævla fint. Gratulerer!

Hvis du kunne snakket med Jon eller Jesper, eller kan besvare dette selv (i og med at du spiller gitar og bass, eller spillte; jeg vet ikke?); har du noen tips til konstruksjon av grindcore-sanger? Noen spesielle skalaer som ble brukt i Nasum? I det hele tatt noen tips?

Sikkert nokså dumt spørsmål, men jeg er nysgjerrig.

(dette gjelder hovedsakelig for bass og gitar - men kan like så godt gjelde for trommer)
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Det är bara att mangla, krångligare än så är det inte! Låter det schysst så är det schysst. / Anders
Question from John (Norwich, UK) posted April 15, 2006 04:38:54:
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Hey Anders, you're one of the small few drummers that have really influenced my drumming and i owe you a great deal. I was just wondering though what kind of batter/reso heads do you use for your toms and floor toms? If at all possible could you let me know your setup to give me an idea of what ure using.

Keep it grind man!
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I use Evans G2 coated on my toms because the resonate very well with my DW drums. They last a long time and stay in tune so you don't have to care about that too much. / Anders
Question from Patrik posted April 13, 2006 21:31:50:
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tjenare anders, jag har läst en hel del av era texter med nasum och alla är ju på något sett politiskt riktade men det är en låt som jag inte ser någon politik i...Can De Lach på Inhale/Exhale skivan, är det något politiskt med den låten? isåfall vad är det ni menar? eller är det bara en helt opolitisk låt?
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Det är en helt opolitisk låt baserad på boken "Desperation" av Stephen King. / Anders
Question from steffe posted April 13, 2006 20:07:51:
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Fan va sur du låter hela tiden :)

En annan sak, vilken tid börjar Krigshot spela imorrn egentligen?
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Sorry, men jag tycker att ämnet är ganska irrelevant.
Det ska vara tyst på 44:an kl 22, så vi kliver väl på strax efter 21. / Anders
Question from anonym posted April 13, 2006 19:51:38:
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har du någon/några sångare till coldworker på g som är på g?
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På G. på G? :) Japp, det har vi faktiskt. Mer info snart! / Anders
Question from steffe posted April 13, 2006 16:43:28:
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Ja, det gjorde jag faktiskt. Kan inte tänka mig att man mår så mycket bättre utav att inte äta fläsk, men får man fråga dig vad är din anledning är då?
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Man mår bäst av en varierad kost och vad den består av är upp till var och än. Det finns viktigare saker i livet än att fokusera på än vad folk äter och inte äter. / Anders
Question from steffe posted April 12, 2006 23:47:48:
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Varför är du inte vegetarian längre? Rätt sjukt att helt plötsligt tycka förtrycket är okej!
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Du tar för givet att alla som är vegetarianer är det på samma grunder som du själv. Så är det inte. / Anders
Question from Jon Long posted April 10, 2006 05:41:11:
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Yo, I LOVE the coldworker stuff. It would sound amazing with vocals, so jump on that. I was wondering, where did the name coldworker come from?
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Oskar and I was really racking our brains trying to come up with a name that would fit the music, the lyrical approach and not be used by 300 bands already. As I was looking into some word I stumbled across "coldwork" and loved the meaning of the word. We added "-er" to the end to make it more "personal" and to escape the obvious comparisons with other bands. / Anders
Question from Eugen posted April 9, 2006 19:10:12:
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Please can you tell me, what the name NASUM means ?
thanx
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Buy "Grind Finale" and you will find out. / Anders
Question from Constantin posted April 3, 2006 19:44:38:
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Hi,

somehow I can't download the live-recordings from audio/video-section. Just wondering if anything's wrong with it.

//Constantin
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Sorry, the links were wrong. They are working now. / Anders
Question from Ben posted April 3, 2006 08:45:53:
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To Anders

I don't really have a question. Well I sent you an email, I hope you can read it sometime, but I just wanted to say; I'm sure you've heard this enough times and it might not mean alot, but I just wanted to say thanks for all the great music, and for all the great inspiration over the years. I first started to listen to Nasum when I was about 11 or 12, I'm 20 now, and I'm sad that I never got to see you guys play live. Much respect and love for Mieszko, his family, and ex Nasum.

Thanks for keeping the dream alive. Thanks for the great music. I can't wait to hear more of it when the time is right for you. Every time I listen to Nasum I am very happy and motivated; sometimes i feel very lonely and depressed and your music makes me feel very comforted

I hope to hear more music from you. Much respect. And I hope you could reply to my email when you had a chance.

Respect to you Anders.
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More music from me is already available. / Anders
Question from Robin posted March 31, 2006 20:47:18:
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Har ni i bandet någon gång fått skit från andra band (eller allmänt "metalfolk") på grund att ni är vegetarianer (och vad jag vet så dricker du ej alkohol)?
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Nej. För övrigt är jag inte vegetarian längre. / Anders
Question from Z from Czech posted March 30, 2006 13:46:23:
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Hi, Z from Czech is here. I have some questions. Czech Rock/Metal magazine SPARK wrote, you will produce your live stuff. If is it true, when will it and which label will it expends. Thank You and good Luck!
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What I have said in interviews is that there is no more studiosongs with Nasum left to release, but there might be some liverecordings released if the material sounds good enough (and are good enough playingwise) to be released. So far the only thing that is good enough to be released on record is the live recording from Japan that I have talked about that we have a little preview of on the Audio/Video page.
The other stuff I have found so far is not good enough for CD/vinyl but good enough for the web, so there will be some liveclips at nasum.com pretty soon. / Anders
Question from tromb posted March 30, 2006 09:19:58:
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hi anders!
are you going to update (create...) the FAQ page ever? considering that you continue to receive always the same questions in Q&A, it should be a good idea...or at least this is my point of view!
See ya!
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One of these days... Right now nasum.com is not my highest priority, but soon I will have some time to do odds and ends at the site. Something new might appear this weekend. / Anders
Question from Lasse posted March 27, 2006 19:56:35:
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Hallå Anders, Jag var så pass lycklig att få en Regurgitate/Grudge split idag och såg att du gav dom omslaget! Vad tusan är det för nåt egentligen, har du hållt på med några fler omslag till andra band?
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Någon gång i forntiden skickade någon bilder från den mexikanska tidningen Alarma! till mig och det var väl någon bild därifrån som jag lånade/gav till RGTE. Mer än så var det inte. / Anders
Question from Dan posted March 27, 2006 12:18:31:
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So 25% of Shift's material was considered "recycled" even by the band itself?!
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No. It's just artwork. / Anders
Question from Daniel M posted March 27, 2006 09:04:23:
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On the Shift CD, Nasum used a motif of three arrows in a triangle shape among the 4 cover symbols, and later this became an integral symbol on the Grind Finale CD...
Could you please explain the significance of this symbol to Nasum, and what it means.
(Where I come from- Australia- this symbol usually refers to "recycle")
Thanks, Anders, and I just want to say I am totally enjoying G.F.! Also, many people probably say this, but a listen in one sit down is nothing but pure enjoyment for me! GRRRIND!
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I guess that particular symbol means recycle all over the world, and what is "Grind Finale" doing but recycling old songs? It's not more complicated than that! / Anders
Question from Amir posted March 26, 2006 12:28:51:
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Hello Anders, My Name is Amir.I'm From Malaysia. I Would Like To Ask U About How To Buy Nasum T-Shirt.. For Your Information,I Don't Have A Credit Card.. Can I Pay You A Cash Money Through Mail..?? Thanks.
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Yes. / Anders
Question from Richard posted March 25, 2006 03:29:12:
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Hallå!
Hur menar du att framtida släpp skulle uppfattas som att du/ni mjölkar ur det sista?
Skulle det inte vara schysst om ni kanske hann med att släppa det du listade innan Grind Finale-vinylen så att det verkligen fick bli det absolut sista. Dom som skulle tro att det var för att tjäna några sista slantar på Nasum förstår ju verkligen inte Nasum då... Hur går det förresten med ND-spliten??

ps. du har möjligtvis inte kvar något ex. av The bloodbath is coming?
/Richard
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Många tycker redan att "Grind Finale" är att mjölka pengar ur Nasum (att det inte finns några som helst mängder pengar i skivsläpp är dock ett fakta de har missat...), men ändå: Bandet lades ned tidigt 2005, att hålla på och släppa skivor med Nasum 2007-2008 känns inget vidare.
Det finns inga nyheter om splitten och jag har inga ex av skivan du nämnde. / Anders
Question from Fredrik posted March 24, 2006 21:27:07:
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Är det du som äger Öl-flaskan från P3 Guld Awards?
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Jag vet inte om någon av oss behöll någon som minne. Jag tror fotot är det enda vi har. / Anders
Question from Paul posted March 24, 2006 20:36:27:
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How many copies of Grind Finale were pressed (2000?) also is it now considered Out Of Print.

Any word on the status of a vinyl release for Grind Finale? I can imagine that this would be a complete Masterpiece on Vinyl and I know that I would love to have it in my Collection as do others.

Just wondering, thanks again.
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As far as I know the "limited" printrun is 7500 so I would not expect it to be out of print already!
Nothing is decided on the vinyl yet, but I guess it will be done eventually. Hopefully quite soon as I would not want future Nasum releases (in my world the "Grind Finale" vinyl, the "Shift" PD and the Nasum/Napalm Death split) to appear as greedy attempts to milk out the last money from the band.
/ Anders
Question from Robert84Ger posted March 22, 2006 11:04:44:
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You have written: nasum never come back.
I think an album dedicated to Mieszko, demanding and extrem played will be the best farewell!
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"Grind Finale" is the best farewell. / Anders
Question from Niclas posted March 17, 2006 11:13:10:
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När kommer det in nya ex av tröjorna? Dvs Shift och Helvete-hoodies'arna.
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Du ska inte räkna med att det kommer nya. / Anders
Question from Richard posted March 17, 2006 01:23:05:
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Hej!
Tänkte bara höra med dig om du vet vad det är för kvalitet på filmningen på erat gig på cbgb's?
Den ligger ute på ebay nämligen, går ut om nån timme...
/Richard
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Den videoupptagning jag är inte så bra ljudmässigt eftersom det typ saknas virvel på hela konserten... Köp inte! / Anders
Question from Takumi posted March 15, 2006 11:30:47:
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I´m a traveler from Japan. Now I´m in Göthenborg.
I beg a favor with you.
I would like to go to Mieszko´s grave and pray his good sleep. All I know is that it´s in Örebro.
So will you tell me how I can get there from the Örebro station, woun´t you?
I´m going to Örebro tomorrow or next day.
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Take a cabride to Almbykyrkan (Church of Almby) and then locate an area within in the cemetery called "Syrénen" (there are maps at the cemetery) and Mieszko's grave is at Syrénen 130. As far as I know it still has no proper gravestone and look like on these pictures. / Anders
Question from Trevor posted March 15, 2006 03:22:02:
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Hiii dogeeeee. What's the quote in the beginning of "Just Another Hog" mean? Peace dogeeeee!
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Already answered. / Anders
Question from Sam posted March 14, 2006 01:36:14:
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Hey, I'm doing a power point presentation on you guys for school. I was wondering how to correctly pronounce everyone's names in the most recent line-up. It'd be greatly appreciated.
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Something along the lines of:
Me-yeah-sch-go Tah-lahr-sch-ick
Ah-nders Yahkohb-son
Uhr-bahn Sk*-y**htt (* like J in Julio, ** like y ín Reality)
Joon Lihnd-qwist / Anders
Question from Emil posted March 11, 2006 21:05:52:
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God dasg! Tenkt noe mer på drum-tutorials for grind/punk?
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Nej, det har jag inte. / Anders
Question from germangrindfaction posted March 11, 2006 11:48:26:
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Hi there
I am proud that i have seen one off the last Nasum Shows in germany! In Bremen it was an great Gig and i am so sorry about Mieszko.

Now to my Question:
What are your plans for the future?
Can we hope on an new nasum album or will Nasum never come back?
Greetings from Germany
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Nasum will never come back. / Anders
Question from Anders posted March 10, 2006 19:43:47:
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Tjenare anders.

Jag tror du skrev något i bloggen om att krigshot skulle spela på en svensk festival i sommar där alla crusties brukar samla sig, antog då att det var augustibuller du menade? Vore guld om ni kom dit! Så jag blev förjävla glad när jag såg i senaste close-up på konsertguiden att ni skulle komma dit. Dock har ju inte buller släppt er på hemsidan än. Men du kanske kan avslöja om det stämmer? close-up skrev ju trots allt med er så du kan ju ändå inte få skäll av bullret om du berättar så att säga :)

/mvh, anders
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Jodå, så är det. / Anders
Question from Daniel posted March 9, 2006 19:22:37:
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Tjena Anders!
En fråga angående Krigshot:
har ni något satt release datum på "Till vilket pris som helst"
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Nja, jag vet inte. Releasepartyt är ju den 14/4 så antingen kommer den ut då eller lite tidigare. / Anders
Question from Misslyckade posted March 9, 2006 13:59:22:
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Damn that new Krigshot sounds good! I can compare it only to Örebromangel, the only album I have. So, will the new one ever be available on CD?

ps. The new vocals are great! With all respect for Mieszko's work on the earlier ones of course.
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Yes, it's coming on both LP and CD on Communichaos with distro in the US by Profane Existance.
I hope you're not using "Misslyckade" as a screen name, because it's really not the correct way to use that word. / Anders
Question from calvin posted March 9, 2006 07:41:11:
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since i live allll the way in canada, and i doubt you'll be comming here anytime soon i was wondering if i sent you my copy of "grind Finale"..would you be able to sign it?
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Sure, that would be possible. Email me for details. / Anders
Question from Fredrik posted March 8, 2006 21:08:04:
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Tjena Anders!
Måste bara fråga några saker :)

Vilken av era 4 skivor har sålt mest och vilken av dom gjorde er "kända" liksom?

Om jag skulle gissa så är det "Helvete" men man vet ju aldrig. Hehe!

G.y.M // Fredrik
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Jag tror att svaret är "Inhale/Exhale" på samtliga frågor. Sålt mest eftersom den funnits längst. / Anders
Question from julien posted March 8, 2006 20:23:25:
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hello, i would like to know if it would be possible for you to send me all the bass tabs of all your albums by email, or otherwise if it exist a book for sale with all your bass tabs?
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No, it's not possible nor does such a book exist. Listen and pick them out yourself! / Anders
Question from steve posted March 6, 2006 05:05:45:
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hey over there at the nasum front, im from america and i love nasum i cant get enough. i really really want some shirts but im a fat kid and need a xxxl is there any chance u will be reprinting any of the nasum shirts and if u do can u let me know via this forum so i can special order a xxxl id even rock a xxl tight for you guys, let me know. thanx.

NASUM4LIFE!
steve
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Hey, I know there are some demand for bigger sized t-shirts but the demand is too small to actually have those sizes in stock. But if you (and the other larger fans that wants bigger t-shirts) just get in touch and let me know what you are interested in I might be able to do some special order with the next reprint.
This goes out to the smaller dudes and dudettes too that need extra small or girlies. Again: Get in touch and I'll save your emails. I've got yours, Steve. / Anders
Question from tyo_grindbaztard posted March 5, 2006 08:12:53:
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hai..,Im Grind Legion from Indonesia? ehmm...
Okey my questtion, "When you show in Indonesia? cuz im Maniac Grindcore, hehehe... Thank's and Good Luck ...
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Question from Jon posted March 4, 2006 02:04:40:
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On the topic of merch...will there be anymore size Large sweatshirts printed?

Most of the fans probably won't be able to fit into a small or XS sweatshirt.
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I'm not sure it will be more reprints. / Anders
Question from gore posted March 3, 2006 16:12:29:
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hi.
I´m from germoney.
Why don´t u sell more shirtz and other stuff?
bye
NASUM 4 life
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Because people don't buy anymore. / Anders
Question from Brann posted March 3, 2006 15:06:56:
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It' s probably one of these questions where you'd think: 'Why in the world would people wanna know this?' Right?
Do you like following bands or scene-icons (or whatever they may be called):
Spazz, G-anx, Hellnation, The Locust, Discordance axis, Black army jacket, Massgrav, Bruce Banner, Melt banana....

Just being nosey ;)
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Most of them I've heard, some of them I really like, so sure I like them. I'm going to see Bruce Banner live tonight as they are coming to my town. / Anders
Question from Jonas posted March 1, 2006 13:15:47:
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tycker du inte ens att min kruka var lite söt? :)
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Den var väldigt fin. / Anders
Question from Axel posted March 1, 2006 12:51:02:
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"Låten är en liten känga (hoho!) till den våg av Dis-band som kom under 90-talet som inte hade så mycket nytt att komma med. Så titeln är en liten ordvits, såklart."

Ja, för KRIGSHOT är ju jävligt nyskapande.
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Vi är i alla fall inte ett Dis-band enligt formulär 1A som gällde på 90-talet, och det var det texten lite skämtsamt kritiserade. Inte blodigt allvar, bara en rolig text. / Anders
Question from Jonte posted February 28, 2006 21:44:41:
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Vad menas med Dis Sucks?
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Låten är en liten känga (hoho!) till den våg av Dis-band som kom under 90-talet som inte hade så mycket nytt att komma med. Så titeln är en liten ordvits, såklart. / Anders
Question from Gudde posted February 27, 2006 21:32:34:
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Tjena Anders!

Tänkt på det ett tag nu, eller ah, sedan Helvete kom ut.
"The hardcore elite, we curse you all", vad/vilka syftar ni på då?
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Hardcoreeliten, enough said. / Anders
Question from Richard posted February 27, 2006 00:37:35:
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Hallå!
Har för mig att du svarat på en liknande fråga tidigare men kunde inte hitta den: Tryckte ni någonsin några tröjor i Necrony? Om ni gjorde det, du har möjligtvis inte nån på lager du kan tänka dig att sälja?
Längtar till den 14e april, ska bli grymt! Ska du se nånting på Close-ups festival i sthlm den helgen?
Ha de!
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Vi tryckte en vit med 7" omslaget och Poserslaugter tryckte upp en svart med demoomslaget. Du får kolla begagnatmarknaden efter dem.
Tror inte det blir något besök på Close-Up-festivalen för min del. / Anders
Question from Xitram posted February 25, 2006 11:11:47:
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Hi Anders,

I´ve never figured out, what you were screaming in the song "This is it". I mean the part which is not printed in the lyrics. "This is what it´s all about, this is why we play, this is why we make your day, this is it..." and then ?
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Hehe... it's in Swedish, I can tell you that much. I'd like to keep it like a secret along the lines of Jeff Walker's grunts at 0:41 in "Ruptured in Purulence"... / Anders
Question from Jon posted February 25, 2006 02:20:11:
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Hey Anders, it's great to finally see an update. The new videos are absoloutley amazing. I hope to see more very soon.

Also, are you guys always so nonchalant looking when you practice (your new band and previoiusly in Nasum)?
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More is defintively to come!
I think we're just focused, but if you are confident in your playing it's easy to just relax and grind. / Anders
Question from Jens posted February 21, 2006 16:04:16:
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Håller med föregående talare. Verkar mycket lovande. Inte så bra ljud dock, men det är ju förståligt... Ser fram emot ev smakprov framöver!

Tänkte på en annan sak. Du skrev inget om nån sångare? Nån på G eller?

Funderarockså lite vad som händer med "ex-nasum" projektet? Kan man hoppas på fler låtar och kanske nåt slagt skivsläpp i framtiden eller lägger du allt krut på nya gruppen ett tag?

Ha det

/J
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Det står i blogg-kommentarerna om sångare och lite andra planer.

Ex-Nasum är ett projekt i ordets rätta bemärkelse och får plockas fram när alla inblandade har tid, och med två riktiga turnérävar som Jon och Jesper involverade är det inte så ofta scheman går ihop, men förr eller senare blir det en andra session. Min vision är att göra ett par låtar till och spela in en EP eller vad det kan bli och sen vara nöjd med det. Jag får min grindkvot uppfylld i det nya bandet och vill hellre satsa på det.
Jag har dock kommit på ett mycket bra bandnamn till Ex-Nasum som jag nämt för Urban och Jesper. Ubbe tyckte det var fyndigt och Jeppe sms:ade "[förslaget] kan vara det bästa bandnamnet jag hört på länge", så det är ju alltid något.
Om det nu blir det så får ni veta det vid nästa session... / Anders
Question from Fredrik posted February 21, 2006 13:03:42:
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Tja Anders. Grattis till nya bandet, låter jävligt schysst hittils iallafall. Ville bara säga det.
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Tack! Vi planerar inte att låta sämre i fortsättningen! :) / Anders
Question from dedroid posted February 18, 2006 14:42:19:
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Fan ta "sikas"! Han kommer brinna i helvetet om de finns, eller hur?
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Nja, nu var det ju inte han som hittat på titeln. / Anders
Question from undergrind antinazi posted February 18, 2006 13:58:51:
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hello from greece .doyou think grind must send a more reactive poltical message?because i do so
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I prefer - with the heritage from punk - that grindcore has some sort of political twist and that band uses their opportunity to say something, but in the long run - who cares? The music comes first. / Anders
Question from Freddie posted February 17, 2006 08:47:05:
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Hello Anders!
Satt o läste här precis, och kan inte hålla mig från i att fråga om det här om Anal Cunt´s titel på en av låtarna på kommande album. "Im glad that faggot from Nasum is dead". Stod att du inte orkar bry dig. Men ni som turnerat med A.C, är dom hatisk mot alla i världen eller äre bara som alla andra har.. En bitchig image!?
För jag skulle säkerligen ha brytt mig, för att man får uppfattningen av att ni var/är rätt bra vänner. Eller var det bara "on the road"?

Och sen sista frågan:
Hittade en Brun "Human 2.0" t-shirt på Tradera. Är det erat tryck eller är det hemmagjort? För har aldrig någonsin sett den :| och va tydligen "otroligt rare"

Tack så mycket på förhand / Fred
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Skulle knappast påstå att vi är vänner bara för att vi turnerade några dagar ihop... Men om du är bevandrad i A.C.:s värld så är detta en typisk titel som ska provocera i vanlig ordning. Och även om jag tycker att det är en högst olämplig titel (och som jag givetvis blir ledsen av) så tänkter inte jag slösa min tid och energi på detta. Om någon annan tar illa vid sig så är det fritt fram att tjafsa med dem, jag orkar inte.
Brun "Human 2.0"-tröja har jag inte sett, men det finns en tjeckisk halv-bootleg som säkert gjordes i brun färg. Den har utdraget tryck och ser bokstavligt talat FÖR JÄVLIG ut så undvik. / Anders
Question from Sami posted February 17, 2006 02:19:44:
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antar att de andra inte skulle ha något emot det, jag kan ha väldigt fel men) inte vill det...

Men ifall du är osäker p.g.a kvaliteten bör du tänka om. Det finns mycket med Nasum som jag har sett på eran hemsida som jag skulle vilja ha på DVD istället för PC. T ex när ni är på Finlandsbåten (2003?), alla videos (som är jättemånga :-)) och Hultsfredsspelningen m.m. Det måste finnas många mer klipp som är i jämförelse lika bra? Jag bryr mig inte så mycket om (Bild/ljud) kvaliteten .
Jag vill bara väldigt gärna se de, på min DVD istället för på PC:n... Dessutom slipper ju du ha alla klippen på någon server.... :-)
Så du slipper ju serverspace ;-)

Lika mycket som jag ser "Grind finale" (+ alla album såklart) som ett dokument över er karriär, audielt (stava), så vill jag ha ett visuellt dokument av eran karriär! Kanske är en egoistisk önskan men, men...vore coolt ialf!

Och alla som tror att DVD:n säljs bara för pengarnas skull får ju gärna tro det...
Så Anders, tänk på det (ovan) innan du säger nej!?
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Nej, det blir ingen DVD. Man kan ju knappast använda 5-sekundersklipp tagna med en digitalkamera på en DVD, och ta betalat för det?!
Kvalitén är för dålig och det finns inte speciellt mycket mer att gräva fram, speciellt inte för göra en sorts karriärtäckande film. Det som det finns mest av är konserter från samma period där vi spelar samma låtar så det är ju inte så mycket att hurra över.
Det kommer mer klipp till hemsidan så småningom och då är det väl bara att bränna en egen DVD om det är så att det inte passar att se klippen på datorn. / Anders
Question from Brian P. posted February 16, 2006 16:03:40:
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Ok, what's the English translation of this...?

..."i'm glad that faggot from nasum is dead" - Ny låt ifrån Anal cunts kommande album. Beef? AC spelar i Norge i slutet på april, får vi se blod?
A: Orka bry sig. / Anders
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The poster claims that "I'm glad that faggot from Nasum is dead" is a song on the new A.C. album and wonders if there's a beef going on and if it will be bloodshed when A.C. comes to Norway, and my reply is that I don't bother to care. / Anders
Question from grindersson posted February 16, 2006 11:15:17:
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Hello Anders! Have you checked Cretin yet? Total Repulsion/Terrorizer worship. Felt good to hear such a filthy "noise" again.

http://www.relapse.com/ecards/Cretin/
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Yes, I've heard it allready, looking forward to hear the whole album (and see Orion's stunning artwork in detail...). / Anders
Question from sikas posted February 15, 2006 19:15:21:
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"i'm glad that faggot from nasum is dead" - Ny låt ifrån Anal cunts kommande album. Beef? AC spelar i Norge i slutet på april, får vi se blod?
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Orka bry sig. / Anders
Question from Christoffer Sandstrøm posted February 15, 2006 18:35:50:
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Hittade den inte på dagbladets hemsida, men scannade recensionen så den ligger på min sida (http://www.calmdesigns.net/div/nasumanmeldelse.jpg) om du vil se den.
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Tack, roligt att läsa. / Anders
Question from Christoffer Sandström. posted February 14, 2006 19:36:37:
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Tjenare!

Gratulerar med en 5/6 i en av norges största tidningar (dagbladet). Kanske du inte tar det så possitivt, men det var ganska överaskande för mig att dom faktisk recenserade den! Grindcore är inte den vanligaste genren att recensera i norska tidningar..

Annars måste jag bara säga att jag är mäktigt imponerad av hur bra du har remastrat/mixat grind finale. Har en del av era mindre releases (7", comp osv.. ) men ljudet är ju helt överläkset (trots för att orginalena har ju sin charm).

Lycka till med den nya krishot releasen (väntar i spenning!) och det nya "ex nasum" prosjektet!

(ursäkta den dårliga svenskan, men många år i norge har förstört den).
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Trevligt med recensioner. Finns den på nätet? Skicka länk i så fall. / Anders
Question from Richard posted February 14, 2006 00:15:16:
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Hallå!
På en tidigare sida benämner du Carcass som pathalogical grind, vad innebär detta?
Själv använder jag endast benämningarna gore grind och grindcore, finns det flera??
Egentligen är det förstås helt ovesäntligt men håller på med en analys av grind som genrer.
Tack!
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Kanske ingen officiell benämning men ändå. "Pathological" får i detta fall representera Carcass tidiga texter som definitivt INTE är "gore". / Anders
Question from Pontus posted February 13, 2006 15:39:18:
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Är det en omöjlighet att ett smakprov på Krigshots nya inspelning kommer upp på sidan en tid innan realesen? är grymmt sugen...
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Nej, det kommer smakprov. / Anders
Question from Andreas posted February 12, 2006 22:24:18:
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Snabb fråga vad det gäller 'Grind Finale'. Alla ställen jag sett den på kostar den runt 250:-, förutom på interpunk där den bara ligger på 16 $, men jag antar att det är samma version som de andra eller hur ligger det till?

Och kommer ni sälja den här på hemsidan och vad kommer den kosta då?
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Det finns bara en version av skivan.
Jag kommer inledningsvis inte att sälja skivan via hemsidan, och om jag gör det någon gång vet jag inte vad den ska kosta.
Rekommenderar Sound Pollution enligt tidigare, 189 kr. / Anders
Question from Jakub_Poland posted February 12, 2006 11:46:01:
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What kind of snare drums do you prefer? I play a lot of blasts and d-beats,and sometimes slow with fast double pedal (sorry for my bad eng., i cant describe it better) so in some way its similary to nasum. Now i would like change my old snare drum for better, could you help me to choose somethng. thx for any help oh and i can pay about 250 euro:)
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I like a snare with a good snap and a warm tone. The snap is usually a tuning thing, but the warmness comes from wooden snares, so have a look at some wooden snares. I don't like piccolo snares.
My personal snare is a Mapex Black Panther, but on the recordings I have used Soundlab's snares, Pearl and DW, don't know the models. / Anders
Question from andreas posted February 10, 2006 22:51:26:
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Vem tilldelas egentligen dom SAMI/STIM pengar som är tänkta för mieszko?
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Jag antar att det går in i dödsboet och sedan tillfaller familjen. / Anders
Question from justin from california posted February 10, 2006 22:41:07:
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anders, are you starting any new bands? nasum was and always will be my favorite band, and i figure anything else you are in will be just as good if not better. thanx.
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Short answer: Yes! Longer answer coming in a blog soon... / Anders
Question from lovely_body_twisted_into_codes posted February 10, 2006 06:54:48:
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three questions:
1.) did rickard play drums at the first and the second nasum-show (Åstorp/Sweden & Berlin/Germany)?
2.) why was rickard not interested to do live-shows?
3.) what is rickard doing now (band)?
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1. No.
2. Too lazy to grind.
3. Rocking the shit out in The Accidents. / Anders
Question from Micke posted February 9, 2006 23:41:18:
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Tjena anders,

Hörde precis för 5min sedan The Clash på radio, p3. Och jag undrar får ni några pengar för det eller hur fungerar det i den branchen?

Ha det bra.
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Jo, det är så kallade STIM-pengar det handlar om. / Anders
Question from Gudbjörn Valgeirsson posted February 9, 2006 21:32:10:
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Tjena Anders!

Jag och en polare har en uppgift i skolan, där man ska arbeta med en viktig händelse från 1987 till idag eftersom vi föddes -87, och detta ska göras inom någon estetiskt inriktning.
Och våran första tanke var direkt att göra någonting om Mieszko, men kom på senare att det kanske är lite för smalt, med tanke på att det är en lärare som ska sätta betyg osv. Så vi bredda det till Tsunamin fast med fokus på Mieszko. Och vi har tänk att spela in 1 el. 2 låtar och klippa ihop någon filmliknande grej., med material från när vi spelar in låtarna och lite nyhetsklipp om själva katastrofen. Och nu till frågan, är det lugnt om vi använder foto/film material från nasum.com till detta projekt?

Tack på förhand /Gudbjörn Valgeirsson

P.S gbg hc/metal www.defconone.net
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Ja, det kan ni väl göra antar jag. / Anders
Question from Emil Henry posted February 9, 2006 18:28:56:
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Tjenare!

Vil du noen gang vurdere å skrive noen veiledende artikler for trommespillere, iom. at, som du svarer til Sean, du nylig har begynt å se mer på de tekniske aspektene i spillingen din. Holder selv med på et norsk grindcore-eksperiment for tiden, og mens jeg ikke har trommer tilgjengelig, må jeg programmere de (selv om det hadde vært bedre med ekte trommer; en trommespiller som driver bandet med all sin kraft og sin hele sjel), og da hadde det vært utrolig greit å vite noen råd især på konstruksjon av rytmer i grindcore, altså, når bruker man china etc. (selv om det er ingen lysende fasit over det hele).

Fortsett med Krigshot-punken. Jævlig suverent.
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Nasum.com nya Modern Drummer eller? :) Kommer jag på något bra att skriva så kanske jag gör det, men det tekniska är något för proffsen att behandla.
Men när det gäller just chinaanvändadet så styrs ju det givetvis att rytmen i gitarriffet. Jag tror det finns mycket att utforska där. T.ex vända blasten mitt i och chinamarkera det man inte markerade först. Har man ett trumset med mycket cymbaler kan man nog få till en del jävligt fräcka saker genom att flytta runt slagen.
Det får räcka för idag! / Anders
Question from Fredrik posted February 9, 2006 17:10:08:
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Tjänare Anders!
Sitter här och går igenom lite gamla "klenoder", bl a Route Nine. Har både demo (som jag fick tillsammans med Necony '93-'94) och 7:an ("Before I close...). Men, släppte ni något mer egentligen, du och Dan??
Och, kan man inte beställa "Grind Finale" från er? Eller har jag varit totalt blind och missat något uttalande från er om saken??

Skål!!
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Vi gjorde ytterligare en inspelning efter 7" som var ungefär lika mycket "demo" som den första inspelningen, dvs inte alls. Alltihop släpptes för några år sedan under namnet "The Works" på en remastrad CDr som Swanö gav ut. Tror inte han säljer dem längre.
Jag säljer inte "Grind Finale", bäst pris verkar Sound Pollution ha, 189 kr. Mycket bra pris. / Anders
Question from Sean (England) posted February 6, 2006 19:24:40:
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Hello, hope you are cool? I was wondering what kind of set up you have in regards to your kick pedals 'action and tention and is your bass drum skin tuned looseer or tighter? also do you play heal up or heal down when you 'grind blast' or play 16ths notes on the kicks?
whould you say that you hit the kicks with more force or is it catching it on a nerve?, as some drummers play real ligh,t heal up, and triggered I am just trying to figure out how to sustain ones playing thanx again, We will spread the Grind !
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It's sort of funny that you ask this question now because I haven't payed much attention to analysing the technical sides of my playing and my equipment until just recently, so I am actually able to answer some of your questions.
First of all, I play heal down. It's possible that the heal goes up a bit during the blasts and d-beats, I have to study that some time. I would say that my beats are fairly hard - I would definitively not label them as "light".
The bass drum head is tuned average towards tighter. A good bounce is always nice.
The spring on the right beater is about in the middle and it's about the same for the left. This configuration only works for my current style of drumming where the left one only fills in on occation. I am currently trying to figure out how to play double bass and this configuration isn't working out. By tightening the spring in the left one I will be able to play easier with my weaker left leg, but when I tighten the spring now the beater ends up in a weird angle that prolongs the distance against the skin, so I need to do some hardware surgery to change the angle and see what happens. I actually bought the tools I need today. / Anders
Question from Jakub _ Poland posted February 6, 2006 11:17:31:
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Hi, i would like to know what kind of snare drums did you use on Human 2.0, thank you for any help.
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No idea. Please see previous answers to questions about equipment on the recordings. / Anders
Question from Sean (England) posted February 3, 2006 13:44:59:
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Thank you for your answears my friend. I went out and got 'Grind finale' this moring (only just got the money together) excellent stuff! as a musician(guitarist) i like to study an artists progression from the inception of a project up until the end, i find it helps me learn how to get better at music my self.

Q are u a self taught drummer, do u play on feeling rather then using music theory and did it take a long time to master the blast with all the little cymbal intricacies?
are there any tips or practice ragimes for improving stamina and mastering the blasts? as im trying to educate a drummer friend of mine so we can GRIND! he can blast very sloppy for about 30seconeds with a declining tempo hahah!

Ps You are a modern day Mick harris! blast on!
ps again even know i'm a guitarist im obsessed with drumming(i wouldnt have to programme beats if we had good enough drummers here)
THANKS for your time.
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I went to "music school" for 8 years (age 10 to 18). That sounds fancier than it is but to break it down for you I will explain. Every kid in Sweden gets a chance to play music after school, of course for a fee, but the chance is there. If you're intersted in learing an odd instrument like the upright bass or the trombone you can rent these instruments at a fare rate. You can join ensembles and play different things alongside your specific course.
So I went and learned a lot about technique, rudiments and such. I played in a couple of ensembles and even a big band for a while, so I had my share of drum education during those years.
While you learn how to play the drums you don't really learn how to be a metal or grind drummer, that stuff you have to learn the hard way, and to answer your question I think I rely more on feeling than theory in this case, thought all the stuff I learnt of course is in my backbone and an important part in my playing. That is probably most evident in the more "alternative" blasts I do.
The cymbal rhythms/accents came from Assück at first (especially the "Misery Index" 12") and was something I could be able to incorporate once I felt really confident in the blasts. Mieszko - who by far is the musician I've played the most with - loved that stuff and often came with rhythm suggestions that I had to learn, so much stuff came from him.
I am in general a very un-technical drummer so I haven't got any proper tips for improved blasting. I think the trick is to just practise, play and play. When I moved from the guitar to the drums in Nasum my blasts were sloppy, short and weak so I'm sure he will improve very soon. / Anders
Question from Viktor posted February 3, 2006 00:16:39:
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Hej Anders!
Du har inte funderat på att ta fram nån typ av affisch till merch? *host* mittuppslaget på shiftkonvolutet *host*

Ha're!
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Eh, nej. / Anders
Question from David Söderberg posted February 2, 2006 16:38:05:
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Tack för svaret, Anders.

Har man ett band man gillar med en låt man gillar är det roligt att göra en hyllnings-cover - Enligt min mening.

/ David Söderberg.
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Jovisst, men du pratade om "lite covers"... Hur som helst - kör hårt! / Anders
Question from Sean posted February 2, 2006 13:15:39:
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Dear anders hope you are ok, i am a huge fan of the band and was lucky enough to see you live in Bristol England with Sikth and D.E.P a few years ago.
DO you find that the Grind scene in sweeden has a bigger fanbase then that of England where there really is no grind movment, 'Grind' has become a buzz word, most people think that kill switch engaged are grindcore? this sux, i'm trying to find musicians who want to Grind in the UK, the standards of musicianship are really bad here for extreme music, drummers cant blast or even blast in time. the ride work when your blasting on 'Scoop' blow me! respect. ps we are very sorry for the loss of mieszko RIP.
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Well, it's really hard to compare scenes and such but I think it would be easier for a Swedish band of Nasum's size to do 10 shows in England, than an English band of the same size to do 10 shows in Sweden.
I would say that there are few people that only listens to grindcore here - at our Swedish shows the audience were always very diverse with punk, hardcore kids, metalheads and so on, so I don't really know what to say about this.
The "Scoop" blast actually has accents on the china, but if you hear it as the accents are on the ride I believe the beat may sound stranger than it in reality is. / Anders
Question from Ed Baker posted February 2, 2006 02:21:08:
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Have you settled your media file hosting issues?
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I'm going through some different options right now. / Anders
Question from jon posted February 2, 2006 02:10:51:
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when will you be getting more sweatshirts?
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Not in a while, perhaps never. / Anders
Question from David Söderberg posted February 2, 2006 01:37:02:
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Hellou Anders,

hade tänkt lira lite Nasum-covers för att komma igång lite i replokalen med nya grind-projektet.
Jag kan inte hitta några tabs eller liknande på era låtar.
Hade tänkt köra Wrath, finns det något att hitta?

Tacksam för svar.

PS. Grind Finale har gett mycket intressant lyssning.

/ David Söderberg
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Nej, de tabs som finns på nätet är inkorrekta. Ni får ta ut låtarna själva, eller varför inte skriva egna låtar för att komma igång? / Anders
Question from Fredrik posted February 1, 2006 12:34:50:
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Tjena Anders!
Köpte några dagar sen Grind Finale på soundpollution och det är en av de snyggaste och bästa samlingar som något band någonsin lyckats ordna.

Jag undrar över eran cover på låten "Bullshit Tradition" (vilken jag tycker är bättre än originalet då den är mer kompakt och snabbare) körde du enfotsgrind på den också!? För jag kan liksom inte begripa det isf, de flesta band kör ju med tvåfotsgrind när det går så snabbt och ändå så går det fortare på de flesta av era låtar och läste att du alltid kört med enfotsgrind :|.

Och en sista fråga, när kommer Krigshot´s nya att få tag i ? IVrig som satan på den med :D

Hare skitbra!
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Jag har aldrig spelat tvåfotsgrind i hela mitt liv. Det är en teknik jag inte behärskar och dessutom låter lite illa. Visserligen kan man få upp hastigheten ytterligare ett snäpp med den tekniken men i mina hörs det att något är galet.
Birdflesh-Adde sa en gång när jag gnällde att "om du ska springa så fort du kan så använder du väl båda benen" och visst ligger det något i det, men ur min synvinkel är det något som blir fel när högerbenet går på halva hastigheten jämfört med högerarmen. Jag får inte ihop det i huvudet och därför har jag inte ens testat det. Kanske är läge att göra det nu?
Krighots nya LP, eventuellt med namnet "Till vilket pris som helst", kommer förhoppningsvis i mars. Den 18/2 ska vi mastra och fram tills dess är det mix som gäller. / Anders
Question from Richard posted February 1, 2006 02:34:10:
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Hallå!
Är den utlovade bäst-2005-listan på gång?

Du har ingen aning om var det går att få tag på de två första splitarna och ep:n (Smile when you're dead, Blind World, ... Turmoil). Har fått ihop de mesta albumen i min samling men dessa tre kan jag bara inte hitta, hur många ex släppte ni förresten Industrislaven mcd i? Blev stolt ägare till den här om dagen. Vilket av era släpp är det mest exklusiva?

Har du någon samling av ett band som du är riktigt stolt över?
Många frågor på en gång som vanligt...
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Ajfan, hade jag utlovat den offentligt...? Ugh...
De tidiga singlarna dyker upp på eBay/Tradera titt som tätt så det är väl bara att gå in där regelbundet så dyker de nog upp förr eller senare.
"Industrislavens" upplaga har jag ingen aning om, kanske 1500-2000 ex. Jag tror "Blind world" är den skiva som finns i minst antal ex, typ 600. Tja, eller vänta nu, "Grindwork" kanske bara kom i 500 ex? Någon av dem i alla fall.
De artister jag har flest skivor med är Kiss och Frank Zappa, men det rör sig bara om vanliga utgåvor. Inga obskyra samlarobjekt. / Anders
Question from Adam posted January 31, 2006 22:32:33:
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hey whats up Anders i was wondering what the person in the beginning of "just another hog" is saying and is that one of you guys? thanks

PS: Grind Finale kicks ass!!!
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No, it's not us. It's a sample from a Swedish movie called "Tillsammans", known internationally as "Together". The line is roughly translated to "No offense, but you are so fucking fooled", a line which ties "Doombringer" and "Just another hog" together. / Anders
Question from W. posted January 31, 2006 20:46:34:
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Hi Anders!, Do you know how i get the sound used on Shift? (come close to the sound)
The Amp settings, Treble Middle and Bass, scaled 1 - 10 and how much distortion scaled 1-10 (if you not exactley know just say what you think?)
Would be great!
Respect and greetings!
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Treble: 5,6, middle: 8,2, bass... No, just kidding. How do you expect me to remember such a thing? Also - as I've written so many times before in this Q&A - the sound you hear (when speaking about guitars) is the microphones on the guitar's recording of strings being played by a certain person, through a distortion pedal and though an amp, captured by another microphone or two, into a recording equipment, eqed by a computer and a mixing desk, mastered and finally going out through your speakers and into your ears. Now tell me how to recreate that exact sound... / Anders
Question from simon posted January 31, 2006 19:59:06:
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Tja Anders!!! Jag undrar bara hur du gör för att skrika så där mörkt och härligt?
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Det undrar jag också. Hur det gick en gång men aldrig mer alltså. / Anders
Question from Bon posted January 31, 2006 17:15:02:
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Hi, i would like to ask about mieszko's fender amp.
what model exactly is it? and how it sounds? (better than a triple mesa???)

thanx for your time, grind finale kicks asses!
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Fender Dual Showman Reverb. Don't remember the year right now, but I think it's from the 70's. How does it sound? Fucking killer! / Anders
Question from Petter posted January 31, 2006 16:43:23:
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tänkte bara säga att med poffen från totalitär och du (anders) så kan den nya krigshot skivan inte bli något annat än grymt bra!
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Vad är det för fel på Jallo och Björn nu då?! :) / Anders
Question from Daniel posted January 31, 2006 14:03:21:
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ville bara ge mycket beröm för arbetet på Grind Finale fick den idag och tycker den äger allt.
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Varsågod. / Anders
Question from Erik R posted January 31, 2006 08:34:06:
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Hej igen, Anders: Närå, jag har full förståelse för att det kan bli jobbigt att folk ber dig ha en åsikt om allt. Personligen tycker jag att det är mer intressant med dina åsikter för att du är recensent än för att du är musiker, då jag brukar läsa dina alster i tidningen. När du sen visat att du svarar snabbt på inläggen här blir det ju (ibland alltför) frestande att få en "second opinion" på saker man själv gillar.

När jag ändå inte kan hålla mig borta härifrån kollar jag väl om jag får svar på en fråga till: Visst var det du som berättade om mumindräktsfrågan? Hur skulle du ha svarat om du fått den i en intervju?
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Ah... mumindräktsfrågan... Ska väl dra den för ovetande. På 90-talet fanns det ett väldigt bra svenskt fanzine som hette Primitive Art (som sedan blev ett skivbolag, kanske till och med var det då också), som gjorde väldigt bra och roliga intervjuer. En fråga som ställdes till saliga death metalbandet Afflicted var "Om ni skulle få ett gig som förband till Slayer med enda kravet att ni var tvungna att spela mumindräkter, skulle ni ta den spelningen?" (ungefär så)
Skulle jag spela i mumindräkt? Jag tror att den där gigantiska näsan skulle förhindra ett smidigt grindande, men för sakens skull säger jag. Jag har spelat ett par låtar med en uppblåst ballong i munnen under sista giget på USA-turnén 1999 så det är ju nästan samma sak.
Frågan blir lite rolig när man tänker på vilka band som åkt som förband till Slayer de senaste åren. Jag menar, kan man bli så mycket mer mumintroll än Slipknot? / Anders
Question from KarlAnal posted January 31, 2006 08:31:28:
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Krigshot patchen med en döskalle finns bland annat på www.Skitsylen.tk(Sverige) och på www.insanesociety.net(Tjeckien)

Billigt och bra!
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Se där. / Anders
Question from Stefan posted January 30, 2006 21:41:32:
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tjena anders, har letat å googlat å spanat å krypt på internet ett bra tag nu. och det jag letar efter är:
en patch! den broderade runda med Krigshot (örebromangel) vet du ifall de går att få tag i den nånstans, tror jag hittade den i polen nånstans men de verkade som det mer var screentryck på en bit tyg, vet att jag sett skitsnygga patches, nått du vet något om? tack å adjö å lycka till med musiken i framtiden! me love longtime
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Aldrig hört talas om. Så fort det handlar om patches så är det inget som jag varit inblandad i. / Anders
Question from dennis posted January 30, 2006 18:50:21:
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varför fungerat det inte att lyssna på mp3 filerna tänkte höra på dom så att jag kan veta ifall jag ska grind final för det jag hört av nasum var ett klipp på p3 guld galan på 10-15 sek för ett år sen eller något sånt där skulle uppskata ett svar snart tack på fötr hand
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Det går alldeles utmärkt att lyssna på mp3-filerna. / Anders
Question from W. posted January 30, 2006 17:16:56:
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Hey Anders, i wondered what your favorite nasum songs are (to listen to, not to play)
I like Fury most followed by Hets, The Deepest Hole and Darkness Falls, all from the shift album.
I liked songs like Krossa and Fear much too! Wonder why they never ended up on the full-lengths.
anyway keep up the good work!
Greetings
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They are too many to mention, but if you read the album track by track breakdowns you should figure out some of may favorites.
We never really thought of rerecording tracks released on 7" EP's for our fullengths, apart from the rerecording of "No paradise for the damned" on "Shift". / Anders
Question from grindcore_is_art posted January 30, 2006 12:37:54:
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i heard, that you are not a fan of drumcomputer-grind-bands, is that because you hate the sound of drumcomputers or is that because you hate non-physical drumming?
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For me the whole thing about grindcore is that the drummer beats as fast as he can and drives the other musicians to perform with energy. Remove the blasting drums and most riffs could easlily be mid-paced metalriffs.
Having a drummachine and claim to play grind is a huge offence against me and everyother grindcoredrummer out there. It's like a few cars in the Formula 1 race should be placed on rails like some train.
I think some music benefit from having drummachines. I wouldn't have loved Godflesh and Pitchshifter if not for the stiffness and odd sound their drummachines add.
The same arguments - to a lesser degree - can be applied to the drummers that loves to trigger all their drums instead of using the natural sound of the drum. What's the point of playing as good as you can and then make it sound like a drummachine? I don't get it! / Anders
Question from Erik R posted January 30, 2006 11:21:20:
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Tjena Anders,

Lite nyfiken på vad du tycker om två band, dels In Flames, och dels dina bolagskollegor i Accidents.
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Måste jag ha åsikter om allt? In Flames - tja, det är duktiga och värda sin framgång men jag kanske inte helt går igång på deras stuk. The Accidents går jag mer igång på. / Anders
Question from Diego posted January 29, 2006 21:15:40:
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Hi Anders!
Any news about the live split with Napalm Death?
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No. / Anders
Question from Joey posted January 29, 2006 20:11:01:
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Tjenare Anders, nu börjar bli orolig över grind finale jag tänke köpa på det dära stället där jag hittade den i 2 upplagor.

På den som släpps nu idagarna så står det 2 skivor i förpackning, men på den andra som är billigare står det 1 skiva i förpackning.

www.megastore.se
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Det finns fortfarande bara en utgåva så jag vet inte vad de håller på med i just den butiken. Som jag fattar det som är som är dyrare med releasedatum 30/1 den som distribueras av Border, medan den andra med releasedatum 24/1 importeras från USA, trots att det är samma skiva. Det är bara att välja: köpa den direkt, eller vänta 5-8 dagar och spara 30 kr. / Anders
Question from Santere posted January 27, 2006 18:09:53:
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when is the grind finale double cd thing coming out in Europe. Like in finland.
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On Monday! / Anders
Question from Joey posted January 27, 2006 14:43:11:
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Tjenare Anders.
Jag såg på nån internet skivbutik att det säljer en Limiterad upplaga av grind finale, som verkar vara från amerika, den var dessutom 40 spänn billigare, finns det någon sådan, den var dessutom till salu redan nu.
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Det finns bara en utgåva av "Grind Finale", och den är begränsad till 7500 ex. Det finns i och för sig den japanska utgåvan också, men någon extra "limited" finns inte.
Är de 40 spänn billigare är det bara att köpa på studs. / Anders
Question from cube posted January 27, 2006 08:29:32:
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when will there be an update at the photo-section?
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Some time when I have A LOT of spare time to do it. / Anders
Question from Feideri posted January 26, 2006 21:50:57:
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Is there any possibility that we might see Nasum live dvd some day?
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No. / Anders
Question from Fredrik posted January 26, 2006 12:11:55:
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Tja! Jag igen, med denna eviga väntan på Grind Finale på att den ska komma ut snart, bara några dagar kvar. Alltså det jag undrar är hur folk får tag i den innan? Alltså Hade jag fått den tidigare om jag beställt den ifrån Relapse? Pre-Order? Om inte, hur fan får folk tag i den annars ? :|

Och tack så mycket för tipsen, ska lyssna igenom Assuck lite mer innan jag yttrar mig, hehe. Dömde dom lite grann på namnet så drog en slutsats att det var Rå-goregrind hehe.

Tack för att ni framfört världens bästa Grind!
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Du hade sannolikt fått tag på den tidigare via Relapse. De har skickat ut pre-orders sedan innan jul. / Anders
Question from Richard posted January 26, 2006 01:31:55:
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Hallå!
Är Jesper mallig nu när han har vunnit dubbelt så många P3-guld utmärkelser än du?;)
Tänkte höra vad du tycker om att fansen trycker egna pins och så med Nasum på? Tänkte nämligen fixa pins med Nasum-loggan och Gasmask-trycket på, är det okej med er eller?
Vet du några tatueringsstudios som gjort Nasum-tatueringar? Funderar på att skaffa en nämligen.
Och till sist, vad tycker du om bandet Dying Fetus?
Många och lite spridda frågor...
Ha de bra!
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Jesper är bara förvånad och förbluffad och har förmodligen samma problem med sina Burst-kompisar om vad de ska göra med priset, som vi hade för ett par år sedan. Vi hade den i studion, nu ligger den på mitt köksbord tills vidare.
Om han skulle vara mallig så får jag bjuda på det, för jag var nämligen en av de fem som satt med i juryn och valde fram de nominerade och slutligen vinnaren.
Tryck pins och patchar om ni vill det. Gäller det större saker än så har jag synpunkter på det hela.
Min kompis Mogge på Needle Deamon i Örebro har gjort Nasummotiv så han har vanan inne.
Dying Fetus tycker jag inget speciellt om. Har aldrig fastnat för dem, men de verkar vettiga textmässigt och det gillar jag. / Anders
Question from Power Trip posted January 25, 2006 23:15:26:
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Did Koro influence you in anything that you do?
I have heard that they did influence Napalm Death.
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Koro? I'm afraid I have never heard of them. / Anders
Question from Power Trip posted January 25, 2006 23:03:35:
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Any idea of what yet?
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Yes. / Anders
Question from Power Trip posted January 25, 2006 22:47:39:
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Anders!!! are you gonna be doing anything new in the future?
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Yes. / Anders
Question from Fredrik posted January 25, 2006 17:40:50:
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Tja Anders!
Alltså har en fråga som godamned måste ha blivit besvarad nångång, men orkar inte rota igenom alla frågor som du fått hehe.
Är Green Peace någonting som ni/du är partisk i? Tänkte mest på alla texter om att Stoppa Djurplågeri/Försök.
Och kan du rekommendera andra band som ni blivit inspirerade av genom era texter. Alltså inte band som lirar Goregrind som t.ex Regurgitate,Agathocles Assuck, Arsedestroyer och Bathtub Shitter. Några band med eran stil på texter, det enda jag vet är Dropdead och Sayyadina som är underbara band. Såg du btw, Sayyadina/RottenSound på Kafe44 sist?. En jävla bra spelning!

Hade Kanon / Fredrik
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Jag är inte medlem i några organisationer idagsläget.
Du behöver nog spana in texterna på Assücks skivor innan du kallar dem för ett goregrindband... Det kan ju nästan inte bli mer politiskt än så. Jag skulle inte kalla något av de där banden för goregrind, för övrigt, med undantag för Regurgitate möjligtvis...
Band som inspirerat oss textmässigt... tja, Napalm Death, Propagandhi, Refused, Dropdead, Assück, Manic Street Preachers osv - dvs band som har något vettigt att framföra.
Nej, jag var inte i Stockholm och såg Sayyadinia/Rotten Sound men jag följer turnén med spänning på nätet. / Anders
Question from Downfall posted January 25, 2006 17:31:51:
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Where could I get a Nasum Tribute CD? How can my band be officially allowed to cover "the deepest hole"?
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As far as I there are no tributes available. Yet. Anyone who wants to cover Nasum is allowed to do that by the band. I have to check if there is any problems with the recordlabels regarding this. / Anders
Question from Steve posted January 25, 2006 01:03:38:
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Is Grind Finale going to be available for purchase through you anytime soon?
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Eventually, but right now I recommend you all to buy it where you usually buy albums. I especially recommend Relapse's online store which has an amazing good price for "Grind Finale". / Anders
Question from Chris. G. posted January 24, 2006 22:53:24:
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I get that you listened to grind but what got you into grind? What made you think that this is something you wanted to do? Sorry if I confused you or I am confusing you.
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Well, I guess it was just natural after chasing speed through "Fast as a shark" and "Silent scream", grindcore just seemed like the ultimate energyrush and is sure is fun to play. / Anders
Question from Freidrisch posted January 24, 2006 21:17:29:
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Finns intervjun någonstans att få tag på med Studio Pop från P3 guld awarden?
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Jag tror du är ute efter Studio Pop-reportaget och inte de små snuttar de filmade på P3 Guld-galan. Hur som helst så vet jag inte om det kan cirkulera på någon fildelningsserver någonstans. Det är möjligt. / Anders
Question from Chris. G. posted January 24, 2006 21:16:40:
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Thank you for responding to my earlier message yesterday. I do have a question today though. What do you think helped get you into Grind and make the music that you made?
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It's a little bit strange question that I am not sure I totally understand. The obvious answer is other grindcore records...? / Anders
Question from Jesus Crust posted January 24, 2006 20:51:47:
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Hi, where I have search NASUM live shows for year 2006? Are you going to play in Czech Republic?
Thanx
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Goddamnit, Nasum is DEAD! / Anders
Question from Chris. G. posted January 23, 2006 21:24:17:
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I would just like to thank you for making some of the most amazing music I have ever heard. Everything that I have found that had "Nasum" on it I have have purchased and cheerish. I even made my email account after one of your songs. It's not fair that Mieszko has been taken away. I guess. I really don't have a question just having the chance to talk to a member of my favorite band is amazing. Your music helped me out alot. Thank you all for all that you have done for me.
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You are welcome. / Anders
Question from Fredrik posted January 22, 2006 21:32:29:
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Hur blir det med återupplivningen av Blood From The Soul? Kommer det hända, eller står det still?

Med vänliga hälsningar, Fredrik.
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Ärligt talat: säg det. / Anders
Question from Robin posted January 21, 2006 19:21:15:
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Tjenare!

Vad är det för märke på t-shirtsen? Är det Fruit Of The Loom?
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Citat merchsidan: "All Nasum t-shirts are printed on "Printer" t-shirts, model "Heavy", except for the "Crass" design which is printed on "Grizzly", model "Profile"." / Anders
Question from calvin posted January 21, 2006 04:24:51:
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i found a copy of grind finale in my local HMV here in manitoba,canada (jan 20th) but it says its release date in north america is the 24th,how is this so?
either way, i picked it up as soon as i seen it :) and all i can say is im blown away! awsome book too
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The official release date is the 24th, but you shop decided to sell it early, and I don't hear any complaints about that, right?! :) / Anders
Question from Scepsis posted January 21, 2006 00:03:00:
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hey there. you know, i really wonder whether i can simply ignore some things i read on your page... i think it's very strange for a band like you, which certainly had a political "left-wing" (is there a term like that?) relevance, to release a CD at a label called "No Tolerance Records"... I can't laugh about "Genocide Superstar" either... i think a behaviour like that really sucks. i am a bit disappointed because i thought of you as a very straight band with which someone could really identify himself... i don't have an explicit question, but i would like to know what you think about that...
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Sorry, but I don't know what to repond to these opinions of yours. Exactly what in the word combination "No tolerance" is making you upset? What makes that labelname less OK than for instance "Poserslaughter" who has released two records with Nasum? And regarding Genocide SuperStars - everything about them - name, titles, artwork, etc - was supposed to provoke and guess what? It worked because you feel provoked and feel the urge to question me about a band that I am not a member of and of a label whose name goes very well with our supposed "left-wing" politics. I have no tolerance for sexism, racism, injustices, drugabuse, prejudice and so forth. Do I need to continue? / Anders
Question from Jon posted January 20, 2006 23:36:17:
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Ok, I shouldn't have worded it exactly like that. I think New Storm sounds just like Prelude after the intro part. But it sounds like it in the sence of a much heavier and rougher demo.
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I don't agree one single bit. Just because the tempo of the songs are similar and that they are in some sort of "moshier" style they don't sound like each other. The riffs are not like each other at all, as for the structure etc. / Anders
Question from Jon posted January 20, 2006 21:28:53:
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I am refering to "New Storm" on the "Hail the New Storm" album.
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Ok, sorry, I didn't see it when I had a quick look at tracklist. But I don't understand how you can describe them as "more or less the same song"?! They doesn't even sound like each other! / Anders
Question from grindersson posted January 20, 2006 15:43:19:
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I got my copy of "Grind Finale" yesterday. Great way of documenting your history and progress.

Double "digibook" looks fine also, but to put it frankly, package is not very top-quality product. Booklet is gonna tear of soon, cause it was already almost detached when i bought it. Well, i can live with that, cause booklet is otherwise awesome and full of intresting information/anecdotes.

Have you seen those two " perfect collections" by Discordance Axis or were they even used as a model/inspiration when planning "GF"? DA put their "documentary" in DVD-cases, which are awesome and they also include massive booklet with linear notes/history/pics/song by song commentary. Dave Witte also rules !
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Yes, the package is a little bit fragile, so you should handle it with care. The "end papers", as I think they are called (the first and last sheet that binds the cover with the booklet) should have been printed on thicker paper.
I have not seen those Discordance Axis collections. The "inspiration" for the package came from Tool's "Salival" DVD/CD. The first packaging suggestion was a double DVD-digipack with a pocket for the booklet, but it wasn't possible to fit the thick booklet we needed in that package. / Anders
Question from Jon posted January 20, 2006 00:37:50:
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Hey, I'm fairly sur eof this but just now thought to ask....

are the GSS songs "the new storm" and "air - a prelude to hell" more or less the same songs?
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On what release is "The new storm"? I can't find it on my records. / Anders
Question from Jens posted January 14, 2006 13:58:46:
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Tjena

Du vet inget om repulsions kommande DVD? Verkar vara hemskt tyst om den.. gillar du ens dom?

/Jens
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Vet inget om den. Repulsion regerar! Fast jag har inte hört denna version av bandet, men de är säkert bra. / Anders
Question from Lee posted January 13, 2006 16:31:26:
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Hell yes. I can't wait for 25th January as Rotten sound are playing with Sayyadina it's gonna be so fuckin brutal, What are the band's like live so I know what i'm ready for? I love Murderworks, Exit, and Fear gave us Wings, Is their anyother album's you'd reccommend from Either band?
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I've yet not seen Sayyadina on stage but I believe it to be tight, wild and short! Rotten Sound is a freaking killer machine on stage so you are in for a real treat. I am not familiar with Rotten Sound's early stuff so I wouldn't know what to recommend. Sayyadina has no previous albums but their 7" EP's are worth tracking down. / Anders
Question from Daniel posted January 12, 2006 20:33:12:
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Hörru Anders, man kan väl visst ha blastbeats trots att man spelar punk? Så jävla noga är det väl inte? ;)
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Ja, men inte i Krigshots punk. / Anders
Question from Viktor posted January 12, 2006 18:04:32:
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Hej Anders,
Hur mår Mieszkos flickvän nu ett år efteråt?
Jag menar alltså fysiska skador...

Hoppas hon mår bra...
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Hon har men för livet, men med tanke på vilka skador hon åtdrog sig och hur illa det kunde ha gått, har hon repat sig väldigt bra. Emma är en stark person och jag tror det har haft inverkan på hennes återhämtning. / Anders
Question from Adam posted January 12, 2006 17:28:50:
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Tjena!

Vad använder du för trumset och cymbaler?

Tack på förhand!
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DW-trummor, Mapex-virvel, Sabian/Zildjian-cymbaler. För lite mer information och bilder kolla in "The recording of..." och "The making of..." på denna sida. / Anders
Question from Mattias posted January 11, 2006 23:01:16:
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Jag ställer en fråga som kanske verkar dum, men varför är ni med på skivor som heter "Genocide SuperStars: Iron Cross" och "Genocide SuperStars: I - Hail the New Storm", samt har tröjor med trycket "Genocide Superstars; Victory or Genocide". Är det här någon sorts ironi, eller varför har ni gjort dethär?
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Jag är inte med i Genocide SuperStarts. Du får fråga någon som är det. / Anders
Question from Richard posted January 11, 2006 20:03:41:
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Hej!

Måste bara sålla mig till hyllningskörerna för Grind Finale! Fick mitt ex idag och jäklar va utförlig och bra den är!
Om skivor såg ut som denna skulle skivbranschen inte ha de problem de har idag!
Tack som fan!
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Tack själv! / Anders
Question from Werppa posted January 10, 2006 23:13:03:
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hi!
I have to ask this. I just got Krigshot's album Örebromangel and my question is that are you guys planning to but blast-beats (and more grinding) to Krighshot's upcoming material? I really like Örebromangel, but it sounds too "punk" to my ears
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Well, Krigshot is a punk band so blastbeats have no part of our sound, sorry. / Anders
Question from Molina Engblom posted January 10, 2006 19:26:19:
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Hej!
Jag undrar vilken skiva som varit roligast att göra?
Jag tycker iallafall att alla skivor jag har hört är helt underbara. Det går inte att undvika att lyssna på dem. Like I said. Så tack ska ni ha.
Puss och kram!
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Att spela in album är ofta väldigt långa och påfrestande studiosessioner som givetvis är roliga på sitt sätt, men också jobbiga. Jag tror att de roligaste inspelningarna var några av de tidiga inspelningarna som bara varade i några dagar, som var lite mer spontana och lättsamma även om det var koncentrerat arbete inblandat också. Ska jag välja någon så är det nog inspelningen till samlingen "Regressive Hostility". Det var första gången vi hade riktigt bra ljud, jag hade kommit in i min roll som trummis i Nasum och låtarna var jävligt tillfredsställande att spela. Det är också den inspelning som jag sjungit bäst på i mitt tycke. Den är absolut en favorit av så många olika anledningar och således den roligaste. Bör även nämna "World In Turmoil"/"The Black Illusions"-inspelningen som var den första jag spelade trummor på. Den inspelningen var väldigt DIY och det var kul att se att vi fick fram något trots den begränsade utrustningen.
Men det var väl album du frågade om antar jag, och ska jag välja någon så är det nog "Helvete" som var roligast. Dels var den en sorts comeback för oss efter ett par tunga år där bandets vara eller icke vara hängde på en tunn tråd, och dels var det - precis som med "Regressive..."-inspelningen - en produktion som fick ett jävla bra ljud, låtarna kändes starka och som grädde på moset hade vi både Shane Embury och Jörgen Sandström på besök i studion. Det var grymt kul på alla sätt och vis. / Anders
Question from JRH posted January 10, 2006 16:06:08:
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What is your favourite Nasum cover art? I was drawn into Nasum by the cover art for Human 2.0, which I felt was very against the grain of traditional grind artwork. However, I would say that Helvete is my favourite. I always felt that the artwork for each Nasum release somehow captures the essence behind the music, was that something the band tried to achieve? How much creative input did you guys have into the artwork with each release?
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I can't really pick between them, because they are all different and represents different things.
Yes, artwork was important for us and something that we were very involved in. We believed in the whole package: music, lyrics, artwork, production etc, and what you see in the end is according to our wishes and directions. / Anders
Question from Pontus posted January 10, 2006 15:18:44:
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Ingen fråga!, bara beröm!

Fick Grind Finale i går, vilket jävvla jobb du måste ha haft med den?? Grymmt att du inte lessnade och la ner hela grejjen, det kunde väl inte gått helt smärtfritt (Grind Finale-processen asså)

Helt grymmt!
tack!
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Jag har ju inte gjort allt själv, men det är ändå mycket tid och kärlek nedlagt från mitt håll. Jag lessnade aldrig - att jobba med musiken och textmaterialet gjorde enbart att jag fick en starkare relation till låtarna. / Anders
Question from Niclas posted January 8, 2006 23:14:09:
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Vet att det här står någon annanstans på Q&A-sidan, men orkar helt enkelt inte leta igenom 40 sidor efter svaret.

Vilken film kommer början till "Blind World" ifrån? "..is the perfect... Nasum" menar jag.
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"Flesh for Frankenstein". / Anders
Question from Jon posted January 8, 2006 22:23:14:
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Hey, are you aware of any GSS live bootleg video or audio out there?
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No, I am not. I believe that GSS did less than 20 shows in all so I don't know how many of these were recorded or not. I am pretty sure that the band didn't do any recordings themselves. / Anders
Question from Jompa posted January 8, 2006 13:54:58:
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Vad tycker du om svenska band som typ Fireside?
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Jag tycker om Fireside. / Anders
Question from Ben Terror posted January 8, 2006 07:38:03:
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Anders,
What sort of ear plugs did you use playing in nasum?
Did you use a click track when recording drums?
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My God... I used some cheap and good earplugs that you buy at the pharmacies in Sweden. Don't think you can get them anywhere.
We used click track for certain parts, like the end of "Worst case scenario", the middlepart of "Doombringer" and such. Never during the fast parts. / Anders
Question from anders k posted January 7, 2006 17:44:27:
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tjenare. min fråga var om necrony har spelat någonting efter upplösningen ? hade ju vart förbannat kul o höra necrony på nytt ! jag var ju nåra år förliten när necrony var igång så ja han inte se live heller .. hehe
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Nej. / Anders
Question from Keng posted January 6, 2006 04:08:46:
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Have you ever heard some grindcore bands from Thailand like Failure Trace, Masochist, Biopsy Cunt, Gory vomit.....?
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I have not. Those were some shitty names, by the way. / Anders
Question from Christoffer Sandström posted January 6, 2006 03:51:08:
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Tjenare!

Det materialet som är copyrightad av svt... Kunde man inte höra om det eventuelt var möjligt att få det ? Med tanke på allt som har hänt skulle man ju tro att det inte hadde varit några problem. Försökte själv att hitta en mail adress, men lyckades inte... inte för att jag är nån klypa på research exackt, men du är ju journalist ;)
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Jag tror inte de tar hänsyn till sådant. Copyright är copyright, / Anders
Question from Anders posted January 5, 2006 20:18:22:
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Tjena Anders. Om jag förstått rätt så jobbar du som musik-recensent... gick du någon speciell utbildning för att bli det? Hur blev du det? Tycker det verkar som ett jävligt kul jobb som jag själv skulle kunna tänka mig att jobba som.
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Nja, min enda "utbildning" är att jag startade ett fanzine 1990, men i backspegeln var det inte förrän jag lyckades nästla mig in på tidningen som jag lärde mig att skriva om musik på riktigt.
Här vill jag rekommendera min kompis Fredrik Polbacks bok "Musikjournalistik" som jag formgivit omslaget till, och även gjort sajten musikjournalist.nu där du i utdrag ur boken lär dig lite om hur man kan gå till väga för att bli musikjournalist. / Anders
Question from Kolle posted January 5, 2006 19:47:56:
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vad är d-takt?
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D-takt är det typ av trumkomp som figurerar främst i käng/crust men även i vanlig punk. Namnet lär komma från Discharge som var tidiga med detta trumkomp. / Anders
Question from Joey posted January 5, 2006 18:43:38:
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Tjenare Anders, du är ju fantastiskt jävla grym på att blast-beata, du råkar inte ha nåt bra starttips på blastning?
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Ge dig fan på att fixa det så ordnar det sig. Öva genom att köra några takter d-takt eller 2-takt och sen blasta lagom länge och repetera. Sen går det som en dans. / Anders
Question from Sebbe posted January 5, 2006 14:37:32:
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Important!

What chinacymbale is used on Inhale/Exhale?
LOVE the sound of it!
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It was a Sabian china. I can't remember the model (never been good at that). It's broken now so I am not using it anymore. It broke just before "Helvete" but it's used there anyway.
As always when it comes down to sound - what you hear is a result of the types of mikes that capture the sound, the distance to the cymbal, the natural room reverb, the eq:ing, the mix, the mastering and your personal eq on your own stereo so what you hear might not be exactly how the cymbal sounds in real life.
But, alas, the cymbal had a nice tone from the start. It was used on every recording from the "World in Turmoil" session to "Helvete". / Anders
Question from JRH posted January 4, 2006 23:55:37:
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Hello again Anders, once again I am sorry if this question has been asked in Swedish. In the Bio section of this site I noticed the following passage:

"The new line up debuted at a show in Uppsala together with Tragedy. Parts of the show was filmed by Swedish TV who did a feature about Nasum in the music show "Studio Pop"."

Is there any chance of getting this footage up on the site? I know you don't plan on doing a Nasum DVD, but I'm trying to compile as much footage as I can for myself, and to have something filmed professionally outside of the "Wrath" video would be a great addition to the collection.

Thanks
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I think the chances are very small. That footage is copyrighted by Swedish TV so I can't just put it up (I don't have it in digitial form anyway), so unless someone has is in his/her computer and is filesharing it I think it will be very hard to get hold of this. The piece is very short anyway, about 2,5-3 minutes and most of it is talk anyway. / Anders
Question from catweasle posted January 4, 2006 14:43:04:
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hi, do you go to the sziget festival in budapest (hungaria) at 9-16 august

rock on

www.metalpriest.de
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What do you think? / Anders
Question from Andreas posted January 3, 2006 20:19:21:
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Grävde du ner "grind finale" i jorden vid Mieszkos grav, eller hur gick de till när han slutligen fick skivan?
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Se sista bilden. / Anders
Question from Björn posted January 3, 2006 12:36:31:
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Tja Anders! Vad tycker du om Rentokiller?
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Jag har inte hört tillräckligt mycket för att ha en riktig åsikt, men jag tycker att de låter arga och fina. / Anders
Question from Grinder posted January 2, 2006 23:24:34:
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Who is SAYYDINA?
A:
Question from M posted January 2, 2006 14:42:00:
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Hi Anders!
It'd be cool if you made a search filed in this Q&A forum... Can you do it?! It's very difficult to search 420 questions for the answer we're looking for...

thanks
M.
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Might happen, might not happen. Who says life should be easy? / Anders
Question from Bernhard posted January 1, 2006 20:09:09:
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How do you say the name Mieszko Talarczyk ?

I'd say something like Myshko Talarshyk (in English) or is this completely wrong ?
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This has been answered already - check out the previous questions and answers. / Anders
Question from William posted December 31, 2005 22:58:55:
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är det möjligtvis Olle Sarri som språkar i början av just another hog?
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Jo. / Anders
Question from Nathan Dufour posted December 31, 2005 22:11:01:
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Hey Anders! Happy New Year and happy holidays and everything else, hope that you are doing well. I just have a quick question regarding the Nasum Grind design... What language is the non-English script in? Thanks for your time. Oh and also, Grind Finale is a most fitting testament to Nasum and all the great things you guys did. R.I.P. Mieszko. \m/
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The script is Japanese and should be read as "funzai", which is Japanese for "grind". / Anders
Question from JRH posted December 31, 2005 21:55:39:
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just received my copy of Grind Finale in the mail!!! it is great to see that Relapse sent the pre-orders out so early... and it was well worth the wait... A FUCKING BRILLIANT ALBUM!!! Love the book too, thanks for all the effort that went into this Anders, it's worth a lot more than the monetary value. Good job!!!
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Thanks a lot. / Anders
Question from Markus of Nyctophobic posted December 31, 2005 05:23:59:
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Anders, have you heard the new Terrorizer song "Doomed Forever" yet? What do you think of it?
If you haven't heard it by now, go here: http://www.myspace.com/terrorizergrindcore
All the best for 2006.
A:
As far as I know it's from a 2003 demo or something, so it's not especially new. Unfortunately I can't say that I like it much. What's with the downtuned guitars?! / Anders
Question from Brian P. posted December 30, 2005 22:17:28:
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Happy New Year, Anders. Party hard, party smart.
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You too! / Anders
Question from Viktor posted December 29, 2005 23:57:42:
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Hej Anders!
Fick äntligen Grind Finale häromdan, och det är fanimej det finaste jag äger! Grymt!

Nu till min fråga... Var Nasum ett skriva-hemma-och-ta-med-till-repan-band eller mer improvisera-mera-band?
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90% skriva hemma, resten jamma. / Anders
Question from Rob Bacic posted December 29, 2005 23:54:06:
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Have you heard of the band Municipal Waste & their great thrash/crossover album Hazardous Mutation on Earache?
Sorry about the last question...
Question from JRH posted December 29, 2005 17:28:08:
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Hi Anders, sorry to ask you so many questions, but I was wondering what drew you guys to sign with Relapse? Did they approach you, or were you label hunting at the time? Were they hesitant at all about signing a band that didn't have much touring under their belts? Were you happy with their level of promotion of Nasum?
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Relapse was of the first labels we approached back in 1993 when we had recorded our first split 7" EP. We sent out a tape with the tracks (this was before the record was released) to a bunch of labels whose addresses we had picked from flyers etc. I remember getting a letter from Relapse that said: Yes, we are interested in selling your 7", which wasn't really the point. The form letter we sent out was clearly for fishing more 7" deals.
Some years later Mieszko did the "Grindwork" 3" MCD and Relapse helped us to sell it and showned interest in the band. A few more years down the road we had released "Industrislaven" and probably recorded the "World in Turmoil/The Black Illusions" records and decided to see if Relapse still was interested and at some point we sent them "Regressive Hostility" recording and they signed us on that one. We've been told that Nasum is the only band they have signed "unseen", but I don't think that is entirely true. The rest of the story is here.
Yes, we were happy with what Relapse did and still do for us. / Anders
Question from Dziaro posted December 29, 2005 17:24:53:
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hello nasum. i have bad english, so sorry. will background for computer be online for grind finale? i would like big image of cover for my computer.
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Maybe, I don't know yet. / Anders
Question from Rob Bacic posted December 29, 2005 01:48:56:
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Hi Anders,
I have just recently gotten into Nasum thru the masterpiece that is the Shift album & would like to ask if you might have any plans to maybe travel down under to Australia at some point to hang out for a change of scenery & enjoy seeing & hearing some cool Aussie bands???
Anyway, goodluck w/ everything you choose to pursue in the future mate & all the best for the New Year
-Cheers!
Rob
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Maybe you should read this before asking such a question. / Anders
Question from Richard posted December 29, 2005 00:03:15:
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Hej Anders!
Hoppas du haft en bra helg!
Nu är det dags att förhandsboka Grind Finale och jag undrar var man ska köpa den för att ni i bandet ska få mest pengar? Får ni mest om jag köper skivan från cdon som säljer den för 269kr eller får ni lika mycket om jag köper den på Relpases hemsida för $16?
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Haha, ja det är vilket som. Du ska kanske tänka på vad som är billigast för dig och då är ju Relapse klart bäst. Jag vet ännu inte vad andra svenska affärer kommer att ta för den. / Anders
Question from Johan posted December 28, 2005 17:59:35:
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1.some time ago,you posted a video online in which Barney (friendliest man in the music scene) was talking Swedish.I always wondered (since I don't understand Swedish,shame on me!),what was the good man actually saying in that video?
2.Imagine Napalm Death asks you to become their second guitarplayer,would you accept the offer?
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1. He was saying most of the Swedish words he's picked up from touring with Swedish band - odd phrases and mostly animals.
2. No. I am a drummer you know. / Anders
Question from Von posted December 28, 2005 17:47:13:
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Now that it's been a year since the tsunami, I find myself thinking often of what Nasum's music has meant to me in the short period that I discovered the band before the tradgedy. The creativity, power, and message behind Nasum is something very rare in music these days. I can't wait to hear Grind Finale, and have already pre-ordered my copy from Relapse.com, but I was wondering when I saw the photos from Mieszko's grave, do you have any fears that someone might steal Mieszko's copy of "Grind Finale" from his grave?
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If that happens I hope the ghost of Mieszko and the others at the graveyard will haunt him forever... Ultimately I want the family to take care of the copy, I just thought it was appropiate to put it there on the one year aniversery. I didn't plan to do it first, I just grabbed a copy as I was leaving home just to show it as I promised in my eulogy but as I stood there I thought it was the right thing to do. / Anders
Question from Emil Henry posted December 28, 2005 12:36:16:
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Hei igjen.

Hva slag utstur sverget Nasum til på bassgitar- og gitarfronten? Forsterkere, trommer etc.? Hadde forøvrig Mieszko (RIP) noen formell videre utdanning, i og med at han visstnok var god med audioteknikk (ingeniørsaker)?

Krigshot ser jævlig bra ut!
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Utrustning har jag svarat på tidigare, och det går att se på bilder etc. Mieszko gick en ettårig utbildning i ljudteknik, resten lärde han sig själv. / Anders
Question from bong posted December 26, 2005 01:47:08:
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Hail from the Philippines!

What's up, (ex) Nasum!!!

I have no question, I would just like to say that this is the best band website I have seen! I haven't been here in a while since the release of Helvete, so this is the first time I saw this Q&A page. It's fucking awesome and cool of you Anders to have this page and even answer your fans! I wish you happiness in your personal life and music. It would be cool if other bands have this feature in their site to interact with fans.

Ranting over. I got no question but any comments would be really cool. hahaha
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Thanks. / Anders
Question from Jon posted December 24, 2005 02:01:29:
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Hey, how come you guys chose to include a USB cable on the cover of Grind Finale?

It just seems like a very odd thing to put on a cd cover.
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It was Orion's (Relapse) idea. I think it's brilliant, it sort of goes along with the futuristic approach we had on "Human 2.0". The idea of the cover was to pick inspiration from all our other covers. / Anders
Question from JRH posted December 22, 2005 21:37:39:
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outside of grind, do you write any other music? anything more "commercially accessable"? i know you're a fan of all kinds of different music, and obviously a great writer (as is shown in MANY Nasum songs), but do you plan on ever doing anything outside of the realm of extreme metal ?
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During the mid 90's I was in a lot of different bands (all inside the alternative style though) and wrote some non-metal stuff, but since 1998 I've only written grind (apart from a few Krigshot-tracks), so now I am actually hopelessly stuck in this writing style. I wouldn't know how to begin writing something else, especially "normal" music. / Anders
Question from CoLoneL KurtZ posted December 22, 2005 13:11:22:
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OOOOOOHHH shit!!
Grind Finale is so.... beautifull!!
But I have some questions:
How will be "Grind Finale" bought?? Only on the Net or in the shops where we find other Nasum cd's?
Will Grind Finale be limited? How many do you product?
Thanx for an answer (and sorry if my english sucks, i'm french).
Good luck, and thanx for everything you've done and you do.
Goodbye Mieszko, see ya in a grindcore paradise!!
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Yes, "Grind Finale" will be available at the usual places where you can buy Nasum/Relapse records. It's limited in the sense that it will not be available forever, but it's not a small, numbered edition. / Anders
Question from tuoski posted December 21, 2005 11:37:33:
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The Ex-Nasum -project recordings sure sound damn good! I'm looking forward to hearing it some more in the future.

And boy am I looking forward to January ;)

Have a noisy xmas and new year.
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Thanks! / Anders
Question from JRH posted December 19, 2005 17:45:14:
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Anders, what kind of label interest have you had for the new "ex-nasum" project? Have Relapse or Burning Heart approached you about it? Do you plan on touring with this new project, or will you just take it slow and see what happens with it? Are you going to produce the album yourself (with your newly aquired talent), or will Dan Swano? Any ideas on what we can expect as far as lyrical content goes? Will it be a political approach similar to some of the Nasum material, or something else?
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1000 questions...
As stated over and over again - this is a project, not a band - so it will exist on a pure project level, i.e. get together when the time is right, write some songs, record demos, perhaps record a record of some kind. I don't think shows or tours are in the picture, to be honest.
I would estimate that the lyrical content should be as old school as the music and not have a political approach. There was an original plan for the lyrics when I approached the guys about the project, but I don't think we will follow that plan due to the quality of the songs. / Anders
Question from Micke posted December 19, 2005 14:29:36:
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Underbara demolåtar, vill ha mer av denna varan.

Vem är påtänkt som sångare?
Är det antingen Jesper eller Rickard, eller någon helt annan?

God jul på er alla.
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Om Rickard vill vara med så blir det han som får sjunga. Annars får vi väl se. / Anders
Question from Brian P. posted December 18, 2005 19:18:02:
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Nice demos, man. Thank you. Have a great holiday season.
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Same to you! / Anders
Question from Jens posted December 18, 2005 14:47:44:
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Hello

Du svarade på en tidigare fråga såg jag att man får 99% av nasums låtar när man har Grind finale och samtliga fullängdare..

Vad är den sista procenten som saknas..?

/jens
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Det är tre eller fyra låtar från "Inhale/Exhale"-inspelningen som är försvunna och några få från de andra som aldrig färdigställdes med sång, mycket som jag själv inte har kopior på. / Anders
Question from Davida Loca posted December 17, 2005 20:29:05:
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Hello!

Well here's a question I've been asking a couple people I know and no one has a accurate answer. I thought why not ask someone who is actually in a well known grindcore band... here it is:

According to books like "Choosing Death: The Improbable Histroy of Death Metal and Grindcore" and many other people within the metal/punk scene, Napalm Death are considered to be the "gateway" band to extremeness in the extreme metal/hardcore world being they've supposedly invented the "blast beat" and shcizophrenic hardcore punk (aka grindcore today.) What do you feel about Napalm Death's contribution to the extreme world? Would there have never been any blast beats in death/black metal if it wasn't for Napalm Death? Was grindcore in fact invented by them?

This is a debateable quesiton I know, but what are your feelings on this being you were apart of the whole grindcore movement?
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To begin with: Napalm Death did not invent grindcore. I'm not sure who did, but band such as Seige, Lärm and early DRI should be considered inventors in this case.
But: Napalm Death was the first band to put grindcore on the map (much due to John Peel's radioshow in England), so they probably had a lot of influence on extreme music in general, and ultimately how things are today. I've never seen Napalm Death as the reason for blast beats in death/black. I think it would have came natural in those genres eventually anyway.
Bands have always been looking for ways to be more extreme, and increasing the speed is certainly one way to do it. I remember when I first head Accept's "Fast as a shark" during the 80's and was totally blown away by the speed. A couple of years later I heard Slayer's "Silent scream" and felt that it was so fast that I couldn't hardly listen to it. A year later I heard grindcore for the first time and understood that the speed limit was reached (in hindsight: not really!).
So Napalm Death's contribution to the extreme world is priceless but I don't think they are the direct reasons to those things you mentioned.
/ Anders
Question from Jens posted December 17, 2005 15:23:05:
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Skulle vilja tacka personen som tipsade om regressive hostility auktionen här! Vann den nyss! Mycket kul, kommer även bli stolt ägare av Nasum/Agathocles spliten snart..!

Jobbar upp mig i samlingen...

Har anders nån skiva han är stolt över?

/Jens
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Kul, Septic-Dennis tjänar grova pengar...
Skiva jag är stolt över? Nja, men när vi ändå talar om trollen så kan jag ju skryta (?) med att jag har AxCx:s 5643 låtars 7" EP. Alltid något. / Anders
Question from Jens posted December 17, 2005 14:11:42:
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Hej!

Vilka dödsmetall band gillar du, om du gillar nåt förstås...?

/Jens
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Mest den gamla skolan - Entombed, Morbid Angel, Edge of Sanity och band från den tidsåldern. Det senaste "nya" banden som jag tyckte var riktigt bra var väl Nile i samband med deras debut-CD, sen blev det lite tjatigt. / Anders
Question from Jimmu posted December 16, 2005 18:06:12:
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Tack för svaret!

Då måste jag ställa en följdfråga=) Varför var napalm death och DEP så bra då? jag har träffat DEP och dem var mycket trevliga!

Va svarade Seth på er lilla You look divorced-kör då?

Det roliga är ju att han faktiskt är frånskild. haha. Och att han skrivit om en massa människor som ligger i koma och är homosexuella. Och han vaknade för inte så länge sedan upp ur en koma. Ödets ironi kanske?
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Vi såg ju upp till Napalm Death som fan och man har ju en viss bild hur ens förebilder/idoler är. I många fall stämmer den inte alls, men i detta fall var det helt perfekt. Inget krångel alls och inget bråk, förutom när Jesper och Shane diskuterade en Star Wars-detalj, haha!
Dillinger Escape Plan å andra sidan var närmare oss i ålder och sånt så det blev liksom en bra kontakt mellan oss. Det var kul.
Seth suckade till och flinade lite lätt och fortsatte vara bakfull. Ödets ironi, precis, det är väl bara en tidsfråga innan han kommer ut ur garderoben också... / Anders
Question from andreoli christian posted December 16, 2005 15:35:10:
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hello anders
im chris from bergamo (italy) ..i write for this questions.....
is possible have a contact with your friends or another your friendly people for have a video registration of the live concert of nasum in csa dordoni in cremona in december 2004....before i search this item with a metal people in italy but is impossible have this item..................
because not create in a NASUM merch...a t-shirt from the cover of a first disegn of grind finale cd (the design with a skull and a big amp. write NICE NOISE is a very funny design and is a very istinct of of a NASUM sound )...thank for your patience chris
nasum forever - forever nasum
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I don't think there was anyone filming the last Nasum show in Cremona.
The "skull and amp" drawing you talked about was NOT the first design for "Grind Finale"! A t-shirt is not planed with this design. / Anders
Question from Jimmu posted December 16, 2005 12:38:11:
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Hej anders.

Jag vet inte om dessa frågor har ställts tidigare, men jag kunde hitta dom iaf.

Vilket är ditt favoritband att turnera ihop med?

Och hur va det att turnera ihop med Seth och grabbarna i Anal Cunt? Hur va Seth som person?

Tack!
A:
Favoritband att turnera med var Napalm Death och Dillinger Escape Plan.
Att turnera med AxCx var inget speciellt för i ärlighetens namn var vi och Napalm Death som åkte tillsammans medan AxCx och Pig Destroyer åkte ihop. Det var bara mest under gemensamma middagar (populärt i Japan) och vid gigen som vi sågs och jag kan väl säga att vid ett tillfälle gluffsade Seth i sig en rejäl sked wasabi.
Jag vet inte vad jag ska säga om honom som person. Jag pratade aldrig med honom, men när AxCx kom upp till Toys Factorys kontor och Seth såg lite seg och bakfull ut sa hela Nasum i kör: "You look... divorced", och det var otroligt roligt.
("You look divorced" är en av AxCxs fina titlar för de som inte vet.) / Anders
Question from Cody Cruz posted December 13, 2005 21:58:09:
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tjena Anders
Jag är bara lite nyfiken på vad du har använt för program för att remastra(EQ:a) låtarna till grind finale??
A:
Jag satt i Cubase och använde mig främst av en plug-in som heter Firium som man kan använda för att läsa av en EQ-kurva från en källa och sen använda den på andra. Så jag läste av "Shift" eller "Helvete" och satt sedan och laborerade med de andra inspelningarna. Lite vanlig EQ-ning blev det också. / Anders
Question from JRH posted December 13, 2005 20:09:12:
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1.Who do you feel are the most important grind bands today? Bands that really define the genre and breathe new life into it.

2.Where do you see the future of grind, do you see it reverting back to it's grass roots a little or do you think we'll continue to see cross-genre bands that expand the boundaries, so to speak, of grindcore (eg. The Berzerker)?

3.Do you think we'll ever see another major label "cash grab" of grind bands like we did in the mid 90's with Carcass and Napalm Death?

4.What is one band you wish Nasum could have toured with that you were never able to?

5.When you were playing guitar in Nasum, what tunings did you use, and what was your guitar of choice?
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1. I don't know. Just because I used to play grind, I don't know every band that does it! :)
2. I can't tell really. I guess grind will never be huge or trendy, but I imagine that bigger bands can bring some grindinfluences to their stuff. We heard it on Slipknot's latest, some say System Of A Down have grindparts now (I don't) and Soilwork has a pure grindsong on their latest (song is called "Blind eye halo" - check it out!). Five years ago I heard more grindinfluences in the hardcorebands but it really didn't catch on, so I have no idea what to expect of the future.
3. I wouldn't say that grind made it to the major labels. Anyway - black metal is a more commercial extreme style so they'll keep to that.
4. Converge. It almost happened, and could have happened during 2005.
5. I had a Ibanez with EMG-81 (still have) and the tuning during my guitar years started with a D-tuning (first two recordings) and then became a B-tuning. / Anders
Question from Fredrik posted December 13, 2005 17:55:36:
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Tjena Jag (igen)

Bara undrar lite snabbt om du har lust att lägga ut "Godmorgon Idiotjävel" här på sidan idag? Skulle så jävla gärna vilja höra deni Remastered. Snälla kan du inte göra det ?

Skulle vara evigt tacksam!

Och undrar också om du jättegärna vill sälja den där flaggan ni använde scenen i Hultsfred? Skulle betala massvis för den :D

Hade skitbra / Fredrik
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1. Nej, köp "Grind Finale" i januari.
2. Nej. / Anders
Question from Roy posted December 13, 2005 12:29:33:
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I'm a guitarist turned drummer for a grind band here in the philippines. I played the drums because it's hard to find drummers who likes grindcore here (I wonder why? They're all into deathmetal & all there blastbeats are 1 to 2 seconds long only. Anyway, with regards to my drumming, I have some questions: What kind of cymbals do you use? Is there any particular cymbal do grind music use? I've seen your Live In Osaka video, why is it your cymbals sounds differently than mine & are so noisy & mine are not? The one I used from live gig are noisy but the one I bought for myself wasn't.
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My prefered cymbals are Zildjian or Sabian, fairly big (18-19-20") and fairly thick (heavy) so they last. My right crash (from my point of view) is more or less my main "part" of the drumkit so it must hold for all the beating.
You should not judge the sound of my cymbals from the Osaka video because first of all - those cymbals were part of a rented backline and not mine, and second of all the sound has been compressed by a videocamera and then damaged by the videoclip compression, so the sound is really far from the truth. / Anders
Question from Jeff posted December 12, 2005 05:24:05:
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Okay Anders, it's totally up to you, just wanted to share my thoughts.. I hoped that maybe there was a little chance I could get you to be grinding again.. But I truly understand, and I respect your choice.

I'm looking forward to hearing from your new project.. Which genre will it be? Or is that too early to tell?
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It's old school grind. / Anders
Question from Max posted December 11, 2005 22:55:39:
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What about some merch for the BIGGER Nasum fans ? I mean, most of the stuff seems like its designed for emo guys ;)
A:
I am sorry about the lack of bigger t-shirts (and the really small stuff too), but it's really hard to stock up on that stuff since I don't sell much of it.
But contact me and tell me what you are intrested in and I might print something for you at the next restock. This offer is of course valid for other people as well who wants stuff in other sizes than the available ones. / Anders
Question from Jeff posted December 11, 2005 22:11:59:
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Hey Nasum!

I have no real question, I just wanted to tell you a couple of things..

First off, I truly, deeply feel for the loss of Mieszko Talarczyk.. When I read the stuff you had written about him on this page, I felt like crying.. I didn't know him as person, but I am a very big Nasum fan, and just imagining what you guys must be going through, it's.. Horrible.. But I'm glad to hear that you're getting upwards again.. Everything's going to be alright.. I just wanted to tell you, that I too am really sorry that he is no more.. It hurts deeply in my heart.. I wish you the best of luck for the future, and please: Try to keep your mood up..

Second: I'm also very sorry to hear that you have stopped Nasum entirely.. I know that you have written that no one knows what the future will bring, and I really DO NOT want to be selfish, especially not in your situation, but just the thought of Nasum being no more, that is sad.. I would also very much like to see you guys live some time, but of course I fully understand if you cannot keep doing this, being in Nasum.. I truly do.

But what I really want to say, is this: I did not know Mieszko personally or anything, I am only a fan.. But what do you guys think that he would want you to do if he should die? Personally, even though I did not know him, I think he would want you guys to carry on, and still be an active band.. No matter what happened, I think he would want you guys to keep going.. And don't forget the song you guys yourself wrote: "Go!".. "Never give in, never give up, you have to stand strong. If there's a will, there is a way, just f*cking carry on".. That song have helped me a lot when I have been down, and I just wanted to remind you of how you felt when you wrote that..

Well, that was all for now.. A reply would be nice..

And again, good luck to all of you in the future.. Grindcore forever!
A:
Well obviously it's impossible to know what someone dead would have liked or not liked. One year ago would I have told the other guys: "If I die tomorrow, I want you to carry on"? I don't know.
In the end it's not really up to that person to decide for the others what to do, it's a matter of how things feel.
I don't know if you play in a band yourself but I am sure you've heard about "band chemistry". Well, we felt that an important ingredient was missing and that it currently is impossible to find.
I am as sorry as the next guy that we never got to do a proper US/Canada tour, or that we never explored the parts of Europe that were unknown for Nasum, or got to Australia and what have you, but a reunion of Nasum isn't really an option anymore.
In a way, the new project I have with Urban and Jon (and ultimately Jesper and hopefully Rickard) will sort of fill the gap Nasum left, although the style of this is slightly different. I am planing to share our October recording with you guys pretty soon (I need to remix it) and you will hear for yourself.

As for "Go!" it was a try to write some sort of positively charged lyrics as a counterpart to our normal lyrics which fed on the negative parts of life and society (something that goes along very well with the aggressive music), and I am glad that it helped you, but it will not bring Nasum back from the dead. / Anders
Question from Lars Winston posted December 11, 2005 21:53:30:
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BIG Nasum fan. A guy from a local metal band here in Alaska showed me Inhale/Exhale, and now I can't stop listening to "When Science Fails".

My question is more rhetorical than anything, though. When are you guys gonna start grinding again?!

MUCH respect to the Talarczyk family.
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We are not. Nasum is dead. / Anders
Question from Richard posted December 11, 2005 19:55:48:
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Hej!
Tänkte bara berätta för alla Nasum-fans att jag hittade regressive hostility-plattan på tradera idag. http://www.tradera.com/auction/aid_22028790

Ha de gött!
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Grymt! / Anders
Question from Jens posted December 11, 2005 19:20:38:
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Hello

Kan man förvänta sig att även Jon och urban svarar på frågor här?

/J
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Om en fråga ställs specifikt till Jon eller Urban (eller någon annan ex-Nasummedlem) så ska de givetvis få möjlighet att svara på frågan. / Anders
Question from Brian P. posted December 11, 2005 18:31:31:
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No question, just mad props for Grind Finale Anders. You did a great job on the mastering. Hands down, my best CD purchase for 2005.

Oh yeah, I do have a question. Any chance of you merch'ing a Necrony T?
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No, that will not happen. / Anders
Question from Jake posted December 11, 2005 17:55:08:
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Tja Anders! vad tycker du om Converge?
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Om man säger så här: "You fail me" var förra årets bästa skiva enligt mig. / Anders
Question from Molina Engblom posted December 10, 2005 12:57:40:
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Goddag!
Nasum är väldigt speciellt för mig.
Oavsett på vilket humör jag är på så kan jag lyssna på er. Man drar på högsta volymen och bara njuter! ^^ Underbart. Nu till frågan. Hur kan ni vara så bra?!
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Vi åt snällt vår spenat som barn. / Anders
Question from JRH posted December 9, 2005 22:36:31:
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1. is your bass drum technique "heel/toe" or do you play with your foot in the middle of the peddle?
2. which radiohead album did you prefer, Kid A or Amensiac? ;)
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1. I can't really tell... I think it's some sort of "toe-to-middle-of-the-foot" technique.
2. Hands down: "Kid A"! One word, five letters: R U L E S! / Anders
Question from Hallsbergaren posted December 9, 2005 13:01:21:
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Vad tycker du om One man army and the undead quartet?
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Jag tycker ingenting för jag har inte hört dem. / Anders
Question from jens posted December 8, 2005 19:04:13:
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Tack för det bra svaret!

Du har ingen aning om Hostile Regression existerar fortfarande och hur chanserna är att få tag i skivan?

Det är en av få nasum släpp jag inte kommit över... har bara sett den 1 ggn på ebay dessutom.

/Jens
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Det verkar inte som bolaget finns längre, men den gamla länk jag hittade - http://go.to/hrr - går till ett annat finskt skivbolag som visserligen enbart säljer death/black, men ändå måste vara besläktat med tanke på att de använder adressen. Du kanske kan maila dem och kolla relationen och om det finns något ex kvar. / Anders
Question from Jens posted December 8, 2005 05:15:10:
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Tjena

Det skulle vara lite kul och veta vilket regurgitate släpp du gillar bäst.

Samt nasum borträknat fullängdarna.. Äger du 1 ex av alla era skivor..?

/jens
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Angående RGTE så är det just nu deras senaste inspelning (från vilken det finns en låt att ladda ned på deras hemsida) som jag gillar bäst. Annars måste jag säga att deras debutsplit med Vaginalmassaker är en klassiker i ordetsrätta betydelse.
Klart jag har alla Nasum-skivor (!) och den som jag gillar mest är "Regressive Hostility"-inspelningen (inleder disk 2 på "Grind Finale"), då den betyder mycket personligen för mig.
/ Anders
Question from Linus posted December 7, 2005 08:46:41:
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tja Anders.

undrar vad du tycker om Cult of Luna?
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Jag tycker de är rätt bra. "The beyond" blev jag helt knäckt av när den kom medan jag inte blev lika imponerad av "Salvation" som inte alls hade samma krossande känsla utan lät mer "gjord" med sina postrockiga låtar. Men visst är de bra. / Anders
Question from Cody(C.O.H) posted December 7, 2005 04:07:07:
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Tjena Anders
Ibland kommer jag på mig själv att jag inspireras väldigt mycket av ditt trumspel, och märker av att vissa saker smittar av sig väldigt lätt i mitt eget trumspel. Min fråga till dig är just om du känner att du tillför inspiration till andra trumisar, lr är du som dom flesta trumisar självkritisk(lr de är väl alla iofs)? Känner du liksom att du tillför något för andra med ditt trumspelande?
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Jag skulle aldrig påstå att mitt spel är speciellt unikt på något sätt - allt jag gör har någon annan gjort tidigare, men om folk får inspiration från mitt spel så är ju det förstås helt i sin ordning eftersom jag i min tur plockat massvis med inspiration från andra trummisar under de 20+ år som jag spelat.
Trummisar som jag plockat massvis med inspiration från är bland annat: Neil Peart (Rush), Pete Sandoval (Morbid Angel/Terrorizer). Derrick Plourde (Lagwagon), Paul Burdette (His Hero Is Gone/Tragedy) och John Bonham (Led Zeppelin) - det är alla trummisar som tillfört något till mitt spel, som jag "snor" idéer ifrån hela tiden.
Jag går väl inte runt och känner att jag tillför något till andra, men jag fattar att min musik och mitt spel påverkar andra eftersom det ändå är en del som lyssnar på mina skivor. / Anders
Question from Jens posted December 6, 2005 18:22:25:
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Så, hur mycket landade auktionerna på? Blev lite överaskad att "grindworks" kom upp i så pass mycket sist jag kollade.

Dock väl spenderade pengar om man har lite över...

/Jens
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Jag är mer överraskad av slutpriset på Nasum/Warhate (600 kr) eftersom det är en skiva som går att få tag i (i annan vinyl dock). "Grindwork" stannade på 1005 kr. / Anders
Question from Fredrik posted December 6, 2005 15:33:01:
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Hejsan! Antar att denna fråga är otroligt svår att kanske svara på, men är bara så nyfiken :D

Vilken låt/låtar har det varit väldigt väldigt svårt att lära sig på trummor som ni gjort?

Hare skitbra // Fredrik
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Jag kan inte påstå att någon låt varit "väldigt väldigt svår" att lära sig, däremot har en del varit jobbiga att spela och andra jobbiga att få till.
"I hate people" var knepig att orka med på grund av alla kängpartier som staplades på varandra. Från början var låten mycket längre också, men det löste sig med lite bearbetning. Fortfarande var den lite av en plåga att spela, ingen höjdpunkt i låtlistan för min del.
"The smallest man" på "Shift" har en massa småfiffel i slutet som var lite krångligt att få till. Jag satt faktiskt själv i repan och filade och filade på partiet och är inte helt riktigt nöjd med hur det blev på inspelningen.
På "Grind Finale" finns en överbliven Jesper-låt som heter "A civil critique" som har en väldigt bökig vers bestående av ett långt riff som ska markeras med grind och det var också en del jobb att få till det.
Något sådant. / Anders
Question from BOU posted December 5, 2005 22:16:58:
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SALUT NASUM!
I just want to know if there is a special meaning throug the fucking great song CAN DE LACH?
BOU FANATIK NASUMER
Question from Paul S posted December 5, 2005 05:22:32:
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Anders,

I was wondering if you can tell me anything about a band from Sweden called Sarcoblaster?

I know one of the guys from Millencolin was in this band, and their song Corruption on the Bad Taste Records CD - Quality Punk Rock is really good. It has a nasum feel to it, so I was wondeirng if you know anything about this band, because I can't find much other than this track, and it is pretty good!

Figured maybe since nasum shared studio/jam space with millencolin members at one time you might have some info.

Thanks,
Paul
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I believe you got an answer from Larzon by mail, but for the other collectors out there. Sarcoblaster was an all Millencolin project where Larzon and Mathias played some hareder hardcore just for the fun of it. Of the few recorded songs Sarcoblaster had, the song you've mentioned is the only one remaining to be heard.
There is no relation to Nasum other that I believe that the project picked their name of the Necrony track "Multi-locular Morphea-Sarcoblasters"... / Anders
Question from Diego posted December 3, 2005 12:02:21:
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Hola Anders!
This is only to know your opinion about the long awaited return of Terrorizer, last news I have says they yet has signed with a record label.
About Grind Finale package is awesome dude.
Peace
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In all honesty I fear that this return will disappoint the fans a lot. Terrorizer have a lot of expectations to fulfil, and that will be hard for them. / Anders
Question from Richard posted December 2, 2005 18:27:42:
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Hej!
First of all. To Jarkko: Here you can find some "rare" (japanese releases) Nasum cd's like Human 2.01: http://www.bigcd.com/store/index.php
Vilka Napalm Deathplattor var Lee Dorrian involverad i? Har letat lite men inte fått nån klarhet, du kanske vet?
När du säljer alla fyra skivorna i ett så är det ingen särskild box va? skulle vara lite kul om det kunde bli någon typ av box av dom i framtiden, men det är väl inget som prioriteras kanske...
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Han var med på "Scum" (B-sidan), "From Enslavement..." och "Mentally Murdered" (+ singlar och skit).
Nej, fyra-packet är bara de fyra skivorna till ett bra pris. Ingen box, och någon sådan är inte aktuellt. / Anders
Question from Jarkko posted December 2, 2005 14:31:33:
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Hello! How are you guys doing? I've heard rumors that someone ov you (the nasum guys) plays in sayyadina (or sumthing like that).. This true? Do you know if there's any chance on getting the Human 2.01 cd anymore?
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First question: Yes!
Second question: It should be available in Japan at least. / Anders
Question from zak_mackracken posted December 2, 2005 09:14:39:
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is the song nr 49 called "helvete" from grind finale disc 2 the japan bonus track from your cd "helvete"?
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Yes. / Anders
Question from Viktor posted December 1, 2005 17:33:58:
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Hej Anders!
Du som även skriver låtar, vad har du för gitarr/er?
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En akustisk av typ skolmodell och så någon farlig röd Ibanez med konstig form, finns på bild här (basen längst till höger är också min). Jag kan med 99% säkerhet säga att samtliga Nasum-låtar jag skrev, skrevs på akustisk gitarr. Låter det bra akustiskt, låter det bra med dist och fett ljud. / Anders
Question from Akim posted December 1, 2005 14:46:57:
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Hello Anders, I just wanna tell you this question :
"Why Nasum called its 3rd album helvete ?" Cause I'm from switzerland and some people told me "why helvete ?" when they saw my nasum t-shirt. Because an helvete is also a person whom live in switzerland.

Grindly regards
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Yes, I know that. You can read about the title here. / Anders
Question from equimanthorn posted November 30, 2005 21:32:01:
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About this nasum ppolish site.... Can you help with this (info, pics and other stuff) ?
And...what about server ?
I wanna make OFFICIAL site..no fan-site....
And what about copyrights ?
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If you want to make an official site in Polish (is it really necessary when nasum.com exist) - you have to do everything by yourself. I am doing nasum.com and that's it. / Anders
Question from Lasse posted November 30, 2005 19:49:03:
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Jag undrar över Necrony covern på Impetigo låten Dis-Organ-Ized. Hur pass stor inspiration var Impetigo på Necrony? och när jag ändå frågar skulle det vara möjligt att lägga upp nå Necrony mp3 på nasum.com för oss som inte hört dom?

Det var allt, tack!
A:
Det var väl inte en av de största inspirationskällorna, men de fanns ju där som någon mystisk beståndsdel i hela goresvängen. Det ska tilläggas att jag fick "Dis-organ-ized" nedskriven av låtförfattaren själv (Stevo), som även hjälpte till att ta ut "Swarming vulgar mass..." till samma inspelning.
Jag har planer på en Necrony-sajt med alla låtar för nedladdning, men så länge CD:n finns att köpa får den nog vänta lite. / Anders
Question from equimanthorn posted November 30, 2005 18:46:43:
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I wanna say sorry for my previous "post"... but....
Maybe this is because I see new video from Behemoth...I know ...I'm suck...
But....I have question...
Can I make OFFICIAL POLISH NASUM SITE ???
Mieszko roots are from Poland so polish fans maybe they wanna know about NASUM in their |country| langue....
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Sure, do what you want. / Anders
Question from Anton posted November 30, 2005 15:30:21:
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Hej Anders!

Vad tycker du om bandet Kent?
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Jag tycker inget speciellt, om jag ska vara brutalt ärligt. Det verkar ju som man måste dyrka eller hata dem och jag gör inget av det. / Anders
Question from Håkan posted November 30, 2005 09:27:09:
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Förstod inte riktigt blog-posten. Vilka hooded sweatshirts kommer finnas att köpa när du har fått in allt som ska tryckas upp igen? Skulle haft en White N, storlek S, men jag vet alltså inte om jag borde spara pengarna eller ej.
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Allt klarnar i kväll. / Anders
Question from Sami posted November 30, 2005 01:26:29:
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15st (enkla/svåra) frågor:

1.Vilka är dina tio i topp album 2005? Behöver inte vara i inbördes ordning. Det är svårt jag vet.
2. Favorit Nasum skiva?
3. Dina topp 5 Grind skivor (inte Nasum och Napalm death nu!)?
4. Metallica eller Iron maiden?
5. Millencolin eller The Accidents
6. System of a down. Skräp eller geni?
7. Sveriges bästa band nu (2005)?
8. The haunted eller At the gates?
9. Ishockey eller fotboll?
10. Ozzy eller Dio?
11. Favorit trummis/gitarrist/sångare/bassist/keyboardist, alltså en av varje?
12. Bästa film max 5st?
13. Bästa bok max 5st?
14. Vad var det som gjorde Nasum speciellt mot andra Grind-band (enligt dig)?
15. Ifall du har någon aning om vad som var Mieszkos favoritband (eller något album han tyckte var bra, eller någon låt)?

Svåra frågor? Visst är det, det! Hoppas du har tid till dem. Skriv gärna ut tiden det tog att fundera ut svaren. :-)
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Hm... nu är det väl inte tänkt att den här funktionen ska användas på det här sättet, och jag svarar bara på vissa frågor.

1. Detta kommer jag redovisa i en blogg när året är slut.
2. Alla (det är som att tvinga en förälder att välja "favoritbarn").
3. Repulsion "Horrified", Assück "Anti-capital", DropDead "s/t", G-anx "Masterplan", Terrorizer "World Downfall".
4. I det långa loppet Iron Maiden, även om Metallica betytt mer musikaliskt. Metallica fick mig att gilla hårdare metal, tyvärr i samband med att Cliff Burtons bortgång annonserades i klassiska radioprogrammet Rockbox.
5. -
6. Mer geni än skräp, men lite överskattat, fast väldigt bra ändå. Solklar åsikt?
7. Burst.
8. At The Gates. Tveklöst.
9. -
10. -
11. Trummis: Neil Peart, gitarrist: Steve Vai, sångare: -, basist: -, keyboardist: Jens Johansson.
12. -
13. -
14. Att vi tog grindcore på blodigaste allvar och gjorde något eget samtidigt som vi bevarade essensen av det hela.
15. Mieszkos favoritband var Kent och med ned i graven fick han - via Millencolin - ett signerat ex av Kent nya skiva, paradoxalt betitlade "Du och jag döden", en skiva han aldrig fick höra. / Anders
Question from Kitty posted November 28, 2005 17:37:12:
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Jag ska köpa tröjor och bor i Sverige.
Beställning mot postförskott är är inte möjligt, eller?
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Nej, men vill man inte skicka cash kan man få ett bankkonto att sätta in pengar på. / Anders
Question from mike posted November 27, 2005 18:57:41:
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Blir det reprint ziphoodtrycken också eller bara t-shirtsen?
Question from Brian P. posted November 27, 2005 18:10:55:
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The next 30 to 60 days should prove interesting. The band's got a new album release, and it's the anniversary of Mieszko's stage exit. You planning anything special?
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Not really. Everyday is special! / Anders
Question from craig posted November 27, 2005 17:17:11:
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anders, just want to say, the grind finale cd is looking really fucking cool!

craig
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It does! / Anders
Question from satchmo posted November 27, 2005 14:21:01:
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what was your proudest moment in the history of nasum?
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I'm proud of everything we accomplished, but I guess being hand picked by Napalm Death to be their support act qualifies as one of the proudest moments. / Anders
Question from Richard posted November 27, 2005 01:42:26:
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Fy satan vad cool Grind Finale verkar, det är nästan lite taskigt att lägga ut bilderna när vi inte kan få den på två månader;) Längtan blir så mycket större.
Jag har en fråga angående utformningen. Är den inspirerad av David Bowies 30 års-jubileumssläpp av Ziggy Stardust (världens genom tiderna bästa skiva för övrigt) som hade en liknande utformning, eller är det endast Tools Salival som ligger till grund (äger den tyvärr inte så vet inte riktigt hur den ser ut)?
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Det är exakt samma typ av förpackning som Tools "Salival". "Ziggy Stardust"-utgåvan (som jag också har) är inte alls samma typ av förpackning (även om vissa likheter finns). / Anders
Question from Danne posted November 26, 2005 21:03:37:
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hej Anders skit snygga bilder på Grind Finale längtar till den släpps. kommer att köpa den vad den än kostar men vet du vad ni kommer att ta för den här på shopen? har sett att den ligger på 269kr på cdon.com. tack /Danne
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Det är inte alls säkert att jag kommer att sälja den. Skulle nästan kunna "lova" att jag inte gör det inledningsvis. Vad sen skivaffärerna tar är upp till dem, men det är meningen att den ska säljas till ett vettigt pris. Relapses pre-orderpris på $16 (ca 130 kr) är ju ruskigt lågt och bra. Det är ju bara att jämföra med cdons pris som är det dubbla!
Med andra ord: Har ni möjlighet - beställ från Relapse! / Anders
Question from Bob posted November 26, 2005 18:51:44:
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Anders, I guess if Mieszko was still around he'd be the person to ask, but maybe you can answer my question. Why did Nasum have no guitar solos (besides the odd guest appearance)? Was Mieszko more of a "riff" guitarist than a technical player? Personally I fucking love the dynamics of Nasum and the fact that you didn't put focus on the technical and show-boaty "solos" that other bands rely on, but I'm in a grind band with an asshole who constanly wants to add solos where they aren't needed!!! Hope you can give me some insight into the creative mindset of Nasum.
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We never saw guitarsolos as one of the basic cornerstones in our music. It was rather something we added as an effect when the song needed it. Mieszko was more of a rhythm guitarist than a solo guitarist but he has recorded his share of solos for Nasum - just listen to the older albums. It's all the work of Mieszko.
I think you need to talk about what you want to do with your music with your fellow bandmembers. If something feels all wrong you should probably talk about it. / Anders
Question from lawan! posted November 26, 2005 17:40:41:
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hi! you has play guitar and bass.and drum with NASUM. so don't have idea to make one-man-band? maybe it becomes something great?hehe...
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What's the fun in having a one-man band? / Anders
Question from Jon posted November 26, 2005 15:36:04:
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the packaging is fucking stunning Anders, thanks for sticking to your guns and going ahead with such a "complicated" package (as far as the printing went). well done, i can't wait!!! any chance of getting the release pushed forward by a week or two? hehehe
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I don't think so, I guess "Grind Finale" has it's place in Relapse's release schedule. But it might be possible that they ship pre-orders prior to the release date. I have to check that out. / Anders
Question from lawan! posted November 25, 2005 10:23:09:
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which reprint design you did?
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You'll find out when they are available. But this is a clue. / Anders
Question from hesher posted November 25, 2005 10:15:27:
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When you are blasting are you usually doing a single kick blast? Sometimes its so fast i cant figure it out. Thanks and I hope to hear you bashing the drums in another band soon.

CHEERS!!!
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I only do single kick blasts. I don't think it's that fast, but thanks for the kind words. / Anders
Question from Ed Baker posted November 25, 2005 06:08:39:
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This is going to sound retarded but, am I correct in assuming the shipping prices are already added into the merch prices? In other words, does incl. = including, or incl. = include, as in you need to include.

btw nasum, has always had *the* best band website, mostly in terms of available information and completeness.
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Does this line (as written on the merch page) give you any clue?

ALL PRICES INCLUDES SHIPPING COSTS!!!

/ Anders
Question from Brian P. posted November 25, 2005 03:31:36:
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Whow, that "equi" guy's got some issues. The ecard thing on Relapse is really cool, man. Dig it. Can't wait for Finale.
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I hope to have my copy later today... Woo-hoo! / Anders
Question from KarlAnal posted November 24, 2005 21:08:08:
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en snabb fråga bara.
vad heter fonten på "Crass" tröjorna ni har.
och vart finns dem tro?
MVH
Karl
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Den heter just "Crass" av förklarliga skäl! Här finns fonten. / Anders
Question from Joey posted November 24, 2005 19:43:38:
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Anders, körde ni med triggad kagge?
Tycker inte det låter som det, så jag är väldigt imponerad över ditt trumspel.
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Det är lite blandat, bokstavligt talat. Jag minns inte helt och hållet, men i alla fall på de sista skivorna är det både det akustiska ljudet och en triggad version som blir det slutgiltiga ljudet. Det är ett ganska vanligt sätt att få fram trumsound numera.
Läs gärna Mieszkos detaljerade beskrivning av "Helvete"-inspelningen för mer information om hur det gick till i studion. / Anders
Question from equimanthornh posted November 24, 2005 19:20:15:
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Hi ! I wanna say one thing - my english is fucking poor... but...
I come from Poland ("like" Mieszko :) ) and i wanna say one thing.. T-SHIRTS for poor Nasum fans from poland cost too much money...And I dont have this fucking money. Why they cost soo much ?

PS

Quorthon die (fuck!), Docent from Vader die(fuck) and Mieszko die (fuck!!!) but why Nergal from polish fucking looser-poser-band not die ?! "I HATE THIS FUCKING SHIT"... Doom is closing in...
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By my standards our t-shirts are fairly cheap, but of course they might seem the opposite for other people who compairs the price to what they pay in their countries. Also, a big part of the total price is the shipping which is very expensive when it comes to international shipping.
Regarding your PS: You should not ask the life of someone, I think that is very low... / Anders
Question from Kalle posted November 24, 2005 15:51:11:
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Hur långt tid tog det att skriva en nasum-låt? Det är säkert olika, men genomsnittstiden ungefär.
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Det är helt omöjligt att svara på. / Anders
Question from Johannes posted November 22, 2005 15:54:08:
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Goddagens! Blev jävligt till mig när jag läste på Q&A (sidan 6 tror jag) att Genocide SS kanske skulle börja lira lite igen, kanon att du uppmuntrar dem till det också. Accidents är i och för sig guld, men eftersom Genocide SS hela tiden utvecklades i rätt riktning vore en ny skiva nästan som en våt dröm för undertecknad och flera i kretsen. Du vet inte om de tänkt plocka in någon för att ersätta Mieszko eller om de tänkt köra på den kvarvarande sättningen? Bandinavel ist krieg, vore la inte vanhedrande mot minnet om någon annan (helst scenkändis) axlade rollen som den tredje vokalisten. Shift är f.ö. det bästa Nasum åstadkommit, tack för musiken!
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Om de kör något så antar jag att det blir för att ge bandet en snyggare avslutning än att bara stänga butiken rätt upp och ned. Vad jag har förstått finns det material av Danne och Rickard skrivet som nästan täcker upp en hel fullängdare (GSS plan var ju att spela in en ny platta under 2005), så bara de repar borde de gå smidigt. Men jag tror inte det blir mer än så, och sannolikt ingen rekrytering av en ny medlem. / Anders
Question from Jesper posted November 21, 2005 00:03:25:
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Hej, först vill jag bara skriva att ni är ett underbart och inspirerande band.

Nu till en fråga; Vart fick ni namnet Nasum ifrån?
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Ordet dök upp i C-filmen "Flesh for Frankenstein" som jag och Rickard tittade på och garvade åt ungefär samtidigt som vi startade bandet. Ordet blev ett internt skämt och kändes självklart som namn. Inte helt klockrent idag, men å andra sidan fanns det inga alternativ då. / Anders
Question from lawan! posted November 19, 2005 04:07:31:
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you will reprint t-shirt right? so it old design or new?have idea for red N hooded and grind hooded?say hello to our math teacher.URBAN!
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I have not decided what to reprint yet, but no new designs, that's for sure. / Anders
Question from Jim posted November 18, 2005 15:47:08:
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When did you first start playing drums? Did you take any formal lessons? And do you have any tips on how to get a good blast beat? Sorry if this has been asked in Swedish before.
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I started at age 10 and took after school lessons weekly until I was 18. I joined percussion ensembles and eventually a big band during those years. At age 12-13 I started playing in bands, so I've been doing this for a quite long time now.
I couldn't do a proper blast until I started playing the drums in Nasum at age 23 and the only thing that worked for me was to be devoted to making it and practise, practise, practise. Just do it! / Anders
Question from Lasse posted November 18, 2005 12:56:28:
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Hej Anders, Kommer du att göra nån track by track för Grind Finale också? (blir många låtar att gå igenom)
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I "Grind Finale" bookleten är den en ganska detaljerad "session by session" som jag lagt ned ganska mycket tid på, så jag kommer nog att avvakta lite med en track by track för alla 152 låtar, men jag utesluter det alltså inte. / Anders
Question from Dan posted November 18, 2005 11:28:37:
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MATH TEACHER hahaha *choke*
PLEASE tell me which ex-Nasum member was a math teacher, I'm begging you! It was Jon, wasn't it? He sure is a weird fucker!
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Urban was the math teacher. / Anders
Question from Richard posted November 18, 2005 00:12:18:
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About the auctions:
Which currency do we bid in and does the bid include shipping??
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Bid in whatever currency you'd like to pay with. I will pay for shipping. Good question though - I've added this to the auction info. / Anders
Question from lawan! posted November 17, 2005 17:42:24:
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how many total gold N hooded did you print?
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I don't know exactly, but I would estimate something like 60-70 hoods. / Anders
Question from Richard posted November 16, 2005 23:46:45:
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Hallå!
Jag antar att det är du som skrivit recensionen på Project Hates senaste album i Nerikes Allehanda... Är den monstertrummis du syftar på du själv kanske?? Skulle du tacka ja om du blev erbjuden??
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Nej, jag är ingen death metal-trummis. / Anders
Question from Ben Terror posted November 16, 2005 00:42:20:
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On the grind finale hoodies on the back is the words
"fuck the system that fucks you every fucking day"

Where are these words from? - nasum lyrics???

Good to hear you are grinding again with a new project
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It's from a song called "Fuck the system" (duh!) that originally is from the Regressive Hostility compilation, soon to be on "Grind Finale". It's my number one favorite line in a Nasum lyric ever! Mieszko wrote it. / Anders
Question from Grinder posted November 15, 2005 20:41:42:
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This question may have been asked in Swedish already, but was there any material that Nasum had been working on or planning to record prior to Mieszko's death? Any material "left over" ie: rough demo recordings, tracks without vocals yet recorded, etc?
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Nope. We were supposed to work on new songs in January. / Anders
Question from JRH posted November 15, 2005 18:42:43:
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Hey Anders, any chance of getting some high res images of Grind Finale to use for backgrounds, etc? Also, what kind of day jobs did the members of Nasum have throughout your career?
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1. Maybe after the release.
2. Everything from math teachers to sound engineers, from sex educators to webdesigners... / Anders
Question from lawan! posted November 15, 2005 14:23:52:
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"official" we mean "stuff that we printed and sold by ourselves". Stuff printed by record companies, merchandise companies or bootlegers are to be considered "unofficial" in this case.
- it's mean nasum merch on relapse site is unofficial?-
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Not really - authorized but not made by the band. I think the passage you've quoted is pretty clear in it's definitions. / Anders
Question from Niclas posted November 15, 2005 10:04:51:
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Hej.

Okej, är S mycket större än XS? Är lite tveksam om den är för tight bara. Men måtten för längden frampå verkar stämma överrens med de tröjor jag har sedan tidigare.
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Jag kan inte svara på det för jag har inte måtten till en S, men det är väl "chest"-måttet du får kolla med andra tröjor. / Anders
Question from Niclas posted November 14, 2005 23:25:54:
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Hej Anders.

Finns det absolut INGEN chans att du kommer köpa in nya "White N"-tröjor? Skulle väldigt gärna ha en S, men självklart är det bara XS som finns kvar.
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Nej, jag kommer inte att göra fler av den modellen. Den hör ihop med "Helvete" och den tiden. Kolla måtten, en XS kanske passar i alla fall. / Anders
Question from lawan! posted November 14, 2005 16:23:02:
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no idea to make video behind the album. i mean how did nasum record Inhale/exhale, Helvete, Human2.0 and Shift.maybe it become something great to share with nasum fans.just an idea.
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Well, that would be great if there actually were some photage of the recordings to show. There are nothing. You'll have to do with my detailed information texts and the track by track breakdowns at the Discography page. / Anders
Question from Kalle posted November 14, 2005 13:10:32:
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Vad är skillnaden på blastbeats och grind?
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Jag skulle påstå att det är samma sak. / Anders
Question from Richard posted November 13, 2005 18:08:49:
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Tjena!
Jag ska åker över atlanten till New York om en månad. Har du några bra tips på skivbutiker i staden, kanske där man skulle kunna hitta några Nasumrariteter och liknande?
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Inte den blekaste. Det är lite skillnad på Örebro och New York... En sak kommer jag dock ihåg från New York-vistelsen 1999 - de har garderober i skivbutikerna där man måste hänga in väskor, jackor etc. / Anders
Question from Cody posted November 13, 2005 13:03:26:
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Tjena Anders
jag är lite nyfiken på vad det är för "inspelningsutrustning" du har skaffat dig. Du skriver att du typ gör de på laptop'en, är de nåt man själv skulle kunna införskaffa för en billig penning??
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Det beror på om du tycker 30 000+ är en billig penning... / Anders
Question from Jon posted November 13, 2005 01:30:17:
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I noticed new merch on the Relapse Nasum page. Are you going to have the "Grind Finale" hoodie or teeshirt available on nasum.com?
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Nope, that's Relapse's merch, but I can tell you that the t-shirt and hood are really, really cool. I love them already. So I can recommend you all to buy them from Relapse's mailorder. / Anders
Question from pung posted November 12, 2005 17:16:12:
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Minns du vad mieszko körde på för förstärkare under shift? mesa? eller körde han den tidigare med fender-marshall-boss?
sorry om du redan svarat på detta. hittade ingenting.
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Minns inte. / Anders
Question from Trummis posted November 11, 2005 22:49:40:
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Tjena!

Ville bara veta om du kör blast-beat(grind?) med 1 pedal eller med 2?
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Har svarat på detta tidigare, men det är en fot som gäller. Dubbelfotsgrind låter skit i mina öron. / Anders
Question from Calvin posted November 11, 2005 01:06:27:
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hey Anders,
seems im the only canadian here :) became a fan after hearing inhale/exhale,which was an EXCELLENT album
my question is how come you guys didnt tour canada?
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We never got the offer to go there. / Anders
Question from lawan! posted November 10, 2005 02:09:45:
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Hi Anders! bout your new band with all Nasum members, have get the name Band? which label will you use? still Relapse?is this band play like Nasum?
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First of all it's a project and not a band. There is no name nor label attached to the project yet. The music is grindcore so it's definitively compairable with Nasum since there's only ex-Nasum members in the project! / Anders
Question from Jeppe posted November 9, 2005 19:38:59:
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Tjenare! Du råkar inte fått "tjyvlyssna" ngt på det nya som Skitsystem spelade in för några dagar sen? Är nästan lika sugen på det skivsläppet som på Grind Finale!
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Nej, jag har inte hört ett knyst! / Anders
Question from Oskar posted November 9, 2005 17:01:27:
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Lyssnar på FURY för femtioelfte gången och får fortfarande gåshud av den.

Helt sjukt vad grindcore kan vara vackert.
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Vid femtitrettonde gången vänder det... / Anders
Question from Lee posted November 9, 2005 13:40:20:
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Have you ever lost a cd you really loved and went and bought another copy?
My Nasum-Shift cd just disappeared oneday and I was well pissed off but now im happy as I bought it again.
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I re-bought Tool's "Lateralus" because I accidently damaged the CD, but I don't generally lose CD's! / Anders
Question from Sebbe posted November 8, 2005 16:25:59:
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Hur har ni planerat att gå till väga efter Mieszko Talarczyk's tragiska bortgång... Ska ni köra vidare eller känner ni att Mieszko inte går att byta ut?

MVH Sebbe
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Men va fan... Sett den här länken på startsidan: The future of Nasum? / Anders
Question from Andreas posted November 7, 2005 21:55:56:
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Har du inte funderat på att det kanske kan kännas bra att åka till samma strand å så?
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Absolut inte. Vill jag minnas Mieszko räcker det med att gå till replokalen, valfri restaurang i Örebro eller till graven. Han kommer inte tillbaka bara för att man åker till Thailand. / Anders
Question from Anton posted November 7, 2005 20:04:27:
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Hej Anders!

Har du några planer på att lägga upp fler filmklipp från olika konserter? Det är hur kul som helst att kolla på när man som jag, aldrig fick chansen att se er live :/
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När jag dyker på några bra klipp kommer de att åka upp. Jag har lite schyssta grejer på video som jag ska försöka göra i ordning någon gång. / Anders
Question from Andreas posted November 7, 2005 19:28:54:
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Nä, de förståss. Men ska inte du ner något?
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Nej, det ska jag inte. / Anders
Question from andreas posted November 7, 2005 19:14:00:
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Kommer någon att få stålar av staten för att åka på semester i thailand för att hedra minnet av Mieszko?
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Om man åker dit av den anledningen blir det väl knappast någon semester. I övrigt vet jag inte. / Anders
Question from Christoffer posted November 6, 2005 20:13:37:
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tjenare!

Undrade om du kanske ville ge lite feedback på ett par låtar från mitt bands sista demo?

Grind/hc grejs.. hadde varit toppen! äftersom nasum absolut är ett av dom banden som fick oss till att börja lira grind.

http://www11.nrk.no/urort/user/?id=25931

Grinda på! Ser fram till både Grind finale och det nya prosjektet ditt, och självklart det nya Krigshot grejerna!

(ursäkta min svenska, men den har blivit lite rostig äfter några år i norge...)
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Låter schysst! Fortsätt med manglet. / Anders
Question from lawan! posted November 5, 2005 21:35:46:
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is grind-finale last material from Nasum?Nasum is finish and the webpage will finish too?i means no more Nasum new merch or anything?
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It is the last record with studio material from Nasum, one or more live records might appear. I will sell Nasum merch as long as there is an interest and the webpage will live on, if not forever but for a long time. / Anders
Question from Tresåppa posted November 4, 2005 13:30:48:
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Hej igen.

Hittade ett par ställen nu. Är det fler som är intresserade av Nasum-patches, rekommenderar jag:

www.skitsylen.tk
http://www.distroy.tk

5:- är det garanterat värt.
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OK. / Anders
Question from Tresåppa posted November 4, 2005 11:40:46:
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Tjenare Anders.

Tänkte bara fråga om du har någon aning om var man kan köpa så kallade "patches" med Nasum-motiv på? Har sett ett flertal personer gå omkring med just detta på sina kläder, och oftast med Nasum-loggan på. Är det någon annan som har nån aning, kontakta mig då via mail-adressen: maiden150@hotmail.com
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Inte en susning, men det finns väl några DIY-nissar som gör egna någonstans. / Anders
Question from Kristian Viitanen posted November 4, 2005 01:26:42:
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Hur ställer ni er till det ni var och fortfarande är ett av världens bästa grind-band? Och att ni har inspirerat många människor runt om i världen att lyssna på/spela grind? Vill ni känns vid detta eller tar ni till den svenska blygsamheten? Tack för allt
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Ja, vad ska man säga? Alltså: vi hade en "mission" att föra grindcoren vidare när vi körde igång på allvar, och i och med att vi lyckades göra det (att inspirera Napalm Death att börja grinda igen är väl nog bevis) så är det klart att man känner sig stolt och nöjd. Jag tycker bara det är roligt att ge något tillbaka till genren eftersom det finns en rad band (upprabblade i en tidigare fråga) som inspirerade mig på samma sätt som några kanske finner inspiration i Nasum.
Hellre det än att ha fått folk att hata grind! / Anders
Question from jon posted November 3, 2005 21:23:13:
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Hey, what kind of drum heads did you use on Shift and Helvete?
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Evans I guess, as everyone can hear...? / Anders
Question from satchmo posted November 3, 2005 15:15:12:
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who are the top ten bands who enspired you guys to play grind?
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In no particular order: Napalm Death, Carcass, Terrorizer, Repulsion, Assück, Napalm Death, G-Anx, Filthy Christians, Morbid Angel and Napalm Death. / Anders
Question from Foss posted November 2, 2005 10:19:54:
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Just read some news here... I was wondering if your project has a name in mind for it?
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Yes, but it's to early to tell. / Anders
Question from martin posted November 2, 2005 03:57:20:
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Yo Anders,
Do you have any opinion about noise? (merzbow, nordvargr, masonna etc). Being a grind-dude, do you ever listen to extreme electronic music?

(also, check out Muga, top-fuckin-notch grind from japan)
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I'm not too crazy about noise actually. I listen to some electronic music but I don't what the level of extremeness is... / Anders
Question from Anton posted November 1, 2005 15:35:04:
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Tjena Anders!

Jag har för mig att du skrev någonstans att du skadade halsen riktigt illa under inspelningen av Inhale/Exhale. Vad hände egentligen och fick du några bestående men?
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Skadade och skadade... alla gånger jag lagt sång har det slutat med att jag tappat rösten efter allt oproffsigt skrikande, och någon gång - kan ha varit under den inspelningen - var det blod i spottet, så det var liksom inte min grej. / Anders
Question from Z from Czech posted October 31, 2005 09:43:31:
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Hi, I´m from Czech republik and I´m big fan of NASUM. My english is not well, but my question is.
When RELAPSE expending GRIND FINALE in USA? On the Relapse webpage is date 11/15/2005. My friend is coming from USA to Czech Republik 11/25/2005 and would be buy it me. I´m sorry to my English. Thanks and good Luck. Z.
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"Grind Finale" is delayed to January 2006, so it will not be available by the time your friend is leaving for the Czech republic. Sorry! / Anders
Question from Kimper posted October 30, 2005 23:50:00:
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Anders, du som är feminist. Vad tycker du om Feministiskt initiativ (F!)?
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Jag har ingen åsikt ännu. Jag tror att de kan röra om lite i grytan på ett positivt sätt, men så länge de är suddiga i sin övergripande politik är de svåra att se som ett partipolitiskt alternativ. / Anders
Question from Constantin posted October 30, 2005 20:15:15:
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Do the symbols on the "Grind"-Shirt have any particular meaning?
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Yes, it's Japanese word "funzai" that means "grind". / Anders
Question from jonas arvidsson posted October 30, 2005 20:04:16:
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Vill bara hedra skriva in och hedra bandet Nasum och speciellt då dej anders som jobbar med sidan. Smart att bara ha ett QochA efttersom det det bara blir en massa skitsnack på forum efter ett tag. förstår att du inte vill ha ett forum för lite varstans så finns det klåpare som med skärmen som skydd tänjer på gränserna och provoserar andra fans. I nasums fall kan det bli extra illa.
Fan vilken skiva shift är!!j ag tycker att den står sig för jävla bra mot de andra skivorna, enligt mitt tycker är det nasums bästa platta. hade velat höra dessa dängor live.
vill berömma dig för att du inte återupptrycker upp vissa shirts/hoods, det är roligare om de är lite ovanligare. i så fall är det roligare med nya motiv. tröjorna skall åldrars och slitas med tiden.. /jonas
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Tack för de snälla orden. / Anders
Question from Eikka posted October 28, 2005 17:08:26:
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Is Angel of... Krhm... The Engine of Death some kind of a homage to Slayer?
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The title is obviously an homage to Slayer's "Angel of death". Musicwise the riffs are inspired by Mayhem and Carcass, and the verse riff is one recent Napalm Death mid-tempo riff played faster. / Anders
Question from pottan posted October 28, 2005 12:57:21:
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yo! hur går det med FAQ sidan?? Hade varit tufft om den blev klar.
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Uppenbarligen går det inte framåt. / Anders
Question from lawan------------- posted October 28, 2005 03:28:29:
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no idea for reprint red N and GRIND(japan font in the middle) on hooded sweat-shirt? or reprint white N on other size?
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No. / Anders
Question from Cody posted October 28, 2005 00:30:49:
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tjena Anders
hörde från Mogge Lundin igår att du var en jäkel på trummor typ redan vid 12 års ålder, hur kommer det sig att du då började som gitarrist i Nasum o inte trummis? de kanske står nånstans i historiken, men de har jag tydligen missat isf.
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Jag började spela trummor när jag var 10, och blev sedan "tvingad" att börja spela gitarr i gymnasiet och då var ju det något nytt och kul och under några år där låg jag väldigt lågt med trummandet. När jag började spela med Rickard och Danne Wall i Necrony så var ju Rickard trummisen och så fortsatte det så tills han slutade i Nasum. / Anders
Question from Treesoup posted October 27, 2005 17:14:16:
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Ditt paket? Personligt eller till för försäljning på sidan?
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Jag kommer inte att sälja Relapses tröjor. / Anders
Question from Treesoup posted October 27, 2005 15:04:10:
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Hallå. Hur går det med dessa, kommande t-shirts? Stod något i bloggen om att Relapse trycker upp tröjor och liknande just nu. Nån aning om när de blir klara osv osv?
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De har funnits (från Relapse) sen ett bra tag tillbaka (nyhetspost om detta från 30/9). Jag har själv inte sett dem än eftersom mitt paket från Relapse fastnat i tullen... / Anders
Question from Niclas posted October 27, 2005 13:44:09:
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Hallå.

Tänkte bara höra efter: Hur kommer förpackningen till Grind Finale se ut? Som en vanlig dubbel-cd-ask eller något speciellt i och med det sista och största släppet?
Question from Fredrik posted October 27, 2005 00:42:11:
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Tjena! Nu äre jag igen :D

Satt o funderade på en sak, "Godmorgon Idiotjävel" kommer det vara remastered på den versionen på Grind Finale ? Den som jag har är liksom tyst på nåt vis, eller liksom lite sänkt ljud om man säger så. Eller är den riktiga versionen så, att en ska låta så?

Hare skitbra / MVh / Fredrik
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Allt på "Grind Finale" är remastrat för att få en jämn och bra nivå och en behaglig balans mellan de olika inspelningsljuden. Det var inte lätt men i slutändan blev det rätt bra faktiskt. / Anders
Question from Niclas posted October 26, 2005 23:02:26:
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Hallå igen.

Tänkte bara höra efter om det finns någon live-version av det underbara spåret Fury. Det är min absoluta favorit i Nasum's historia, och skulle göra/ge precis vad fan som helst för att få se en live-video eller höra ett live-spår av den här låten. Så, har du någon aning om det finns något sånt någonstans?
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Den har aldrig spelats live. Däremot kommer originalversionen av låten att ges ut på "Grind Finale" i januari. / Anders
Question from Johan posted October 26, 2005 21:59:41:
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Kommer Genocide SS att släppa någon ny skiva ? Om jag hör rätt så är det inte bara Mieszko som sjunger.
Du kanske har svarat på denna frågan tidigare men jag hittade inte den i arkivet.
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Låtar finns skrivna så om du håller tummarna riktigt hårt så kan det blir en (sista) skiva... Två av de kvarvarande medlemmarna är numera väldigt upptagna med The Accidents, men jag har hört att det dykt upp ett visst pepp på sistone, delvis på grund av de stora t-shirtintresset här... Och varje gång jag träffar dem tjatar jag på dem om att göra en skiva till, så jag drar definitivt mitt strå till stacken! Med tanke på hur förbannat skönt det var för mig att spela med Jon och Urban häromsist tror jag att GSS-killarna skulle må väldigt bra av att spela tillsammans också. / Anders
Question from Jon posted October 26, 2005 17:49:54:
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Hey Anders,

Congrats on the new band, do you have a name yet? And for that Brazilian dude, check out The Zen Of Screaming DVD.
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Maybe we have, maybe we haven't... / Anders
Question from Toto posted October 26, 2005 16:55:51:
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Hello Anders!

Do You like Mob-47?
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Yes! / Anders
Question from Diego Massili posted October 26, 2005 16:52:32:
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hi anders,
fisrt of all, me and others friends in my city love nasum and we started a grind band because of you guys and napalm. We are doing what you did in the past, trying to be like napalm! We are playing nasum, or trying to be like nasum with a little bit of meshuggah! :D
I have another band for 8 years and im starting this project and trying to start a label for crust/core/grind bands, not big, just underground. I would like to know if there will be possibility to have any help of you in any aspect. We, brazilians love fast/core bands like nasum and any improve for the scene from the another country that has good underground basis would help! I can, try, since i didnt start the label yet (like i said, its small, small!) catch up european grind/core/crust bands to get released in Brasil, its what i intend as also release brazilian bands in europe.

Another question, could u recommend me how to get voice hard/strong and good breath to sing lot of words like miesko did? I loose my voice quick and breath sometimes and how to get good sync playing guitar/singin.
Man, im sorry for the long question and would be amazing have your tips/helps and with permission could i send you private emails if u can help me about the label?!

well, thats it for now....
ahh btw do u know anything about it?
"the brazilian tribute to nasum?" i wanna be in touch with thiss guys!
do u like/know of any brazilian band?
cya keep strong!
best regards!
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Sorry I can help you with the label or to "voice coach" you since I don't know what Mieszko's secret was. Practise, maybe. I think that some people has the ability to sing and others don't, I didn't so I just hurt my throat and so one. The record label for the Brazilian tribute is flamesrecords.com. / Anders
Question from Niclas Boman posted October 26, 2005 12:58:47:
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Tjenare Anders.

Läste någonstans att "White N"-tröjan var ett minne blott. Kommer den alltså ALDRIG mer säljas? Var väldigt intresserad av den förut, men när jag nu äntligen har pengarna som behövs, finns den inte längre i rätta storlekarna. Nå? Menar, det är ju bara X-small som finns inne. Ganska små skulle jag gissa på.
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Den kommer aldrig mer att säljas när de sista XS-tröjorna är slut. / Anders
Question from Richard posted October 25, 2005 01:42:04:
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Hej!
Vad tycker du om Bursts senaste platta? Jag fick den idag och tycker den är bra, levde inte riktigt upp till förväntningarna jag hade efter Prey On Life dock.
Sköter du uppdateringar och så på deras hemsida också eller lämnade du över ansvaret efter att du gjort designen, vilken är väldigt schysst för övrigt;)
Ha de/Richard
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Jag tycker "Origo" är årets bästa svenska skiva.
Jag gör vissa "hårda" uppdateringar på deras sida, men det finns ett administrativt system i botten som de använder för uppdateringar av det mesta. / Anders
Question from Fredrik posted October 23, 2005 15:27:18:
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Hej Anders!

Ville fråga om du spelar trummor i nått band nuförtiden? Om du gör det så kan du väl styra en spelning inne i Örebro! Så man kan få se/höra ditt kungliga trumspel! Ställer mer än gärna upp med att styra lokal och förband!

* en liten bonusfråga: Spelar du med en eller två fötter på baskaggen när du kör Blastbeat?
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Mitt nuvarande trummande kan du läsa om i bloggen. Och givetvis är det enfotsgrind som gäller! / Anders
Question from Citrus posted October 23, 2005 13:45:18:
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Hej Anders.

Har den riktiga gravstenen kommit upp än?
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Nej. Förhoppningsvis till årsdagen. / Anders
Question from Achim Stäbler posted October 23, 2005 13:36:02:
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Hey!
Will those hooded zippers be available again sometime?
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Maybe. / Anders
Question from Felix posted October 23, 2005 10:54:31:
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Hej! Undrade bara vad Jon och Jesper tar med sig för instrument till replokalen med tanke på att de båda spelade bas i Nasum?

Fast Jon är väl gitarrist i sina andra band?

Kanske svarade på min egen fråga nu men man vet ju inte:)
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Gitarr. / Anders
Question from Chris P. posted October 22, 2005 09:06:08:
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Hey Anders, I play drums and I really like the sound of your cymbals on Shift. I was wondering on the brand, size, model. I'm starting a thrash/grind band and the cymbals that I use for my other band are to big and heavy. Your help would be sick.
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Again concerning sound: it's not the cymbals/pedals/guitars/whatever that does it, it's the mikes, the room, the eq and the talent of the engineer that makes the sound. That said, I can't really tell what I played on during the "Shift" recording because I might have bought some new ones since then. But big and heavy cymbals rules! / Anders
Question from Lauren posted October 21, 2005 18:23:43:
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Hi Anders,
Did you ever want to use Nasum as a platform for political change? Were you or Mieszko ever interested in sponsoring or advocating for a personal and particularly important cause or organization through the albums of Nasum (through the artwork or music)? Was the band ever trying to accomplish a specific goal (political or otherwise) with the lyrics and ideologies?
Thanks for the wonderful music in the legacy of Nasum. Mieszko, you, and the other band members of Nasum are blasting my ears all the time.
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The answers to your questions are basically no. Music came first for Nasum, although we spent a lot, perhaps even more, time on our lyrics. The lyrics were political but they were the political views of the individual writers, not the band as a unit. We left the preaching to the bands who felt that music obviously was less important. / Anders
Question from Lars posted October 21, 2005 09:59:50:
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Anders skall en gång ha sagt att Nasum betyder Näsan, dvs bestämd form av näsa. Nasus tror jag betyder Näsa...eller vafan!?
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Vem bryr sig? / Anders
Question from jon posted October 20, 2005 21:18:53:
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What exactly is "Krigshot"?
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This is Krigshot.
Or... do you wonder what the word means? It means "Warthreat" or "Threat of war", which ever sounds best for you. / Anders
Question from Daniel posted October 20, 2005 20:02:08:
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tja Anders detta var Daniel igen läste förra frågan om vad nasum betyder. betyder inte det näsa på latin?
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Det kan man väl inte heta, eller? / Anders
Question from Jonte posted October 20, 2005 16:52:09:
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Ok. Har tänkt länge på namnet Nasum, vad det betyder och så vidare. Såg för ett tag sen när någon frågade att det var en "väl bevarad hemlighet". Men jag är nyfiken. SÅ, har det något att göra med något av dessa två alternativ:

Sorterar man sin skivsamling i bokstavordning så kommer Nasum direkt efter Napalm Death. (Beror visserligen på hur många skivor du har men..)

Det är taget från Andy Warhol's film "Flesh for Frankenstein".

Ursäkta att jag tjatar. Men va fan
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Alternativ ett: Löjligt!
Alternativ två: Mindre löjligt! / Anders
Question from Emil Henry posted October 20, 2005 02:27:37:
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Hva syns dere om V.I.T.R.I.O.L (Benediction og Mistress) og Irrumator (Frost og Mistress) sitt band, Anaal Nathrakh? Riktignok ikke grindcore, men søren; utrolig fett å høre på!

PS: Kondolerer mvh. Mieszko Talarczyk død.
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Inget jag har hört, faktiskt. / Anders
Question from John posted October 20, 2005 00:12:10:
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Hallå Anders, om du har tid så gå in på http://www.orjapiiskuri.tk/ och säg vad du tycker, om annars så får det vara.

Ha det!
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När jag hade tid (26/10) fanns det inget att tycka till om... / Anders
Question from anonymous posted October 18, 2005 11:34:26:
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hej!

är du väldigt deprimmerad eter det som har hänt eller har det mesta gått över?
tycker du ibland att livet nästan inte har någon mening?
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Vissa dagar är värre än de andra, men jag har ingen dödslängtan. / Anders
Question from Ben Terror posted October 18, 2005 05:11:56:
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Once and for all for us english speakers how do you say Nasum
is it:
-Nawsum
-Naysum
-Narsum
Because in Australia people say it all of the above ways.
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None of the above!
In all honestly I think everyone can pronounce however they want, (because we pronounce it very Swedish here) but to be as close as possible to the true pronounciation you should listen to the intro we have on the "Blind World" 7" EP, or "Grind Finale" for that matter... / Anders
Question from Daniel posted October 17, 2005 10:41:23:
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tjena Anders undrar bara om du gillar mortician och om du har hört nått från deras nya cd? skall du gå och kolla på dem i gbg 11/11. samt så undrar jag om du gillar nile? ha det skitbra/ Danne
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Kan inte påstå att Mortician är något favoritband av olika anledningar. Tycker att de i väldigt liten dos har sina poänger dock. Nile är ju klart bättre. Såg dem 1999 i USA och det var ju rätt så coolt. Legendariska trummisen Pete Hammoura (numera inte med i bandet) är lätt topp-5 av de coolast trummisar jag sett live. / Anders
Question from Viktor posted October 17, 2005 01:32:04:
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Hej Anders!

Finns det nån chans att få tag på "Polar Grinder"?
har letat o letat men den verkar slutsåld...

Är det ebay som gäller eller?

/Viktor
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Jag sålde alla mina ex i somras, men det är möjligt att några av de andra banden har kvar exemplar. Kolla med Regurgitate, Gadget etc. Annars är det nog begagnatmarknaden som gäller. / Anders
Question from Förorening posted October 16, 2005 15:52:31:
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Tjena Anders...orkar inte läsa igenom allt så detta finns säkert svar på en massa ställen. men hur går det med Bandet ni kanske skulle starta med Dolving och dom???
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Inga nyheter. / Anders
Question from Adam posted October 13, 2005 15:12:00:
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Hallå där! Om man ska ta och lyssna in sig lite på Napalm Death...var ska man börja? Vilka skiva?

Hej å hå!
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Dubbelmackan "Noise for musics sake" innehåller ju det mesta från Earache-åren, bland annat den fantastiska "Mentally Murdered" EP:n i sin helhet, kanske den Napalm Death-release som inspirerat mig mest i Nasum. Fast samlingen är mycket överkurs också. Napalm Death har ju haft olika skepnader under åren som inte uppskattats av alla, men nu på senare år har de ju börjat röja igen så underskatta inte de nyare skivorna.
Om du ätit din spenat duktigt kan du till och med få ett promo-ex av senaste plattan i princip gratis av mig. Maila i så fall. / Anders
Question from Fredrik posted October 13, 2005 01:16:36:
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Tja Anders" Jag igen..
Du alltså går det att få tag i "Industrislaven" MCD nånstans?..Kan tänka mig att folk frågat innan här, men hittade ingen fråga. Har du ingen man kan köpa ?.
Letar ihjäl mig snart efter den där! :Dhehe

Hare skitbra // Fredrik
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Din enda chans är eBay eller någon annan begagnadmarknad. Skivan är slutsåld sen säkert 7-8 år sedan, så det är kört. Jag kan erbjuda den på vinyl eller rekommendera dig att skaffa "Grind Finale" när den kommer. / Anders
Question from marco posted October 12, 2005 07:24:05:
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Hey mr. Nasum i've got a Qustion about Orderring some cool Nasum Stuff! I come from Germany , which is the best way to order some stuff ??? Thanx end Greetings marco
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How to order. / Anders
Question from gudde posted October 11, 2005 11:44:27:
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finns det inte material för att släppa en dvd?
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Nej. För 100:e gången. / Anders
Question from Trish posted October 9, 2005 23:04:52:
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Vad tycker du om band som Nine Inch Nails & Tool ?
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Det är två fina band. Jag föredrar nog Tool före NIN, men "With teeth" är ett av årets starkaste album. / Anders
Question from Jon posted October 8, 2005 04:32:23:
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Hey Anders, did you guys ever think about printing a limited edition Mieszko shirt to be released with the first few copies of Grind Finale? I think it would be a great touch.
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I don't really want "Grind Finale" to be too connected with Mieszko's death so the two things are seperated with the In memory of Mieszko t-shirt available seperately. / Anders
Question from Viktor posted October 7, 2005 00:47:49:
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Hej Anders!
Hur ser din trum-uppsättning ut?
Vad har du för märken på trummor, cymbaler etc?
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DW-trummor (med Mapex-virvel), cymbaler är blandat Sabian och Zildjian. Kolla Här för lite bilder och sånt. / Anders
Question from Anton posted October 5, 2005 22:35:52:
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"to take part of the Manifest award, which is the independent labels' Grammy award"...är det grammisgalan som menas? Om inte, vad är det då för något, vilken "gala", vilket pris?
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Precis som det står: "Manifestpriset, de oberoende skivbolagens Grammisgala". / Anders
Question from Brian P. posted October 2, 2005 19:20:00:
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What up, man. Is there any chance of putting the Munich show, 11/11/2004 on DVD? Would you be willing make an informal copy for some cash?
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Just download it and make your own copy! I don't think the quality is good enough though. / Anders
Question from Daniel posted October 1, 2005 17:01:38:
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Hello Anders!

Since I'm in Sweden (Skövde) now to study here until christmas I'd like to visit Mieszko's grave. Can you tell me where exactly to find it?

Thanks a lot! With deep regards,
Daniel
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I've answered this before. Read the previous questions and answers. / Anders
Question from Eric posted October 1, 2005 00:24:15:
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Hey Anders,
My question is, do you have any plans to join or start another band anytime in the future?
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I certainly want to. / Anders
Question from Lars posted September 30, 2005 15:57:00:
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Anders! Vad har du att säga om The Dillinger Escape Plan? Något du uppskattar?
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Faktumet att jag just nu har på mig en DEP-tröja när jag skriver detta borde väl säga en hel del, inte sant? / Anders
Question from Robin posted September 30, 2005 11:50:40:
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Ok! Det trodde jag aldrig. Hehe.
Då kanske du skulle fundera på att göra en Nasum skateboard? Hehe. Skulle vara grymt.
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Nej, det är inte aktuellt. / Anders
Question from Mange Artmark posted September 29, 2005 23:02:15:
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Hej Anders! Jag undra bara om du och resten av före detta medlemmarna i Nasum spelar i något band annat band nu (förutom Krigshot)? Det vill man ju inte missa.
Nasum lever kvar i våra hjärtan!
Question from Robin posted September 29, 2005 21:01:56:
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Ok! Tänkte nämligen skära ut dem tecknena på min skateboard. Tyckte dem var snygga. Kan ju liksom inte ha nåt som jag inte har en aning om va ddet betyder. Apropå skateboard, vad tycker du om skatare? Hehe.
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Jag var skejtare i slutet av 80-talet/början av 90-talet. Åkte med Matte (Millencolin), Dan Wall (Genocide SuperStars etc) och lite annat folk. Jag var väl ingen höjdare direkt, men en jävel på ollie kickflip! / Anders
Question from Robin posted September 29, 2005 12:51:53:
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Tjenare Anders!

Tänkte fråga vad de kinesiska tecknena på "GrinD" t-shirten betyder.
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Det är japanska tecken och de betyder "grind". Uttalas "fun-zai". / Anders
Question from Christian posted September 29, 2005 08:08:50:
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Hej!

Tänkte bara fråga vad du tycker om Agoraphobic Nosebleed och sådan grind?
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Vet inte vad du menar med "sådan grind", men jag har den bestämda uppfattningen att trummaskin inte har ett skit i grind att göra. / Anderes
Question from maarten posted September 28, 2005 20:49:15:
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heee anders those sweaters are they coming back in the L, XL, XXL sizes?
greets maarten
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M-L-XL for the Gold N design are being printed right now. / Anders
Question from Fredrik posted September 28, 2005 15:33:13:
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Tjena Anders! Är det bestämt vilket datum Grind Finale kommer släppas än?. Tänkte ifall jag hade missat det på Bloggen eller Current News eller nånting. Har hört med flera st andra cdbutiker också, men dom visste inte heller. Börjar bli totalivrig nu juh :D hehe.

Och sen har jag en till fråga, kommer du printa nya White N och Gold N Zipped?. Kommer annars att beställa hem en Gold N, men är osäker på den eftersom det är Small.

Hoppas allting är lugnt och så annars och att allting rullar på som det ska // Mvh Fredrik
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Hur har du missat toppnyheten ”Grind Finale” artwork and release details?
Nya Gold N är på tryck nu. White N är ett minne blott. / Anders
Question from Simon posted September 27, 2005 19:37:46:
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Förlåt ifall denna fråga redan är ställd, jag läste ganska många sidor bakåt men jag hittade den inte...
Jo jag undrar vilka band som du lyssnar på just nu ? Jag har precis upptäckt grindcore genren men vet inte riktigt vad jag ska lyssna på.. Nasum är ju väldigt bra men eftersom bandet inte gör nya album eller turnerar längre så vore det kul att hitta lite nya band som inte har slutat spela. Tack på förhand!
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Jag har inte direkt hört någon ny spännande grindcore de senaste månaderna, utan hänvisar till tidigare tips här och bloggen om svenska band som Splitter, Sayyadina, Gadget, Jigsore Terror och Regurgitate så klart.
Jag jobbar delvis som recensent så jag hör hela tiden en massa ny musik. Idag har jag till exempel lyssnat på Institute, Children of Bodom och Coheed and Cambria. / Anders
Question from Anton posted September 26, 2005 17:48:50:
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Ursäkta min okunskap, men vad är MCD och vad är det en förkortning av?
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Mini-CD läser jag det som, det vill säga inte en fullängdare utan en halv fullängdare kanske? Mer än en singel, men mindre än ett album. / Anders
Question from Matt posted September 26, 2005 00:33:52:
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How is that recording equipment working out for you?
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I haven't really had the time to fully explore it yet, but the equipment itself is really good so it's all depending on me really. / Anders
Question from Calle Granehult posted September 25, 2005 15:52:18:
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Morsning!

Erik Ohlsson som skrivit några av texterna på "Blind world", är det Millencolin-Erik?
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Yes box! / Anders
Question from viktor posted September 24, 2005 18:15:04:
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hej anders, lite merch frågor...

1. den där "coola grejen" som skulle komma, kommer den?

2. kommer du få in helvete-cd:n inom kort?
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1. Jag hoppas fortfarande kunna erbjuda den "coola grejen" vid ett senare tillfälle (fick tänka bra länge innan jag kom på vad jag beskrivit som en "cool grej"...).
2. Jag har faktiskt funderat på att ta in "Helvete" i någon form eftersom det är den enda platta som jag inte erbjuder i någon form, så det kommer sannolikt att hända. / Anders
Question from Lasse posted September 24, 2005 16:56:31:
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Hej Anders, Jag har några frågor

1. Hur uttalas Mieszko Talarczyk igentligen?
2. Kommer det att släppas en split med Napalm Death eller kommer det inte bli nåt, det vore ju vädigt synd
3. Vad tycker du om porn/goregrind band, jag tycker det är mest fånigt. Ja utom Carcass då och några till
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1. Det har jag redan svarat på en gång, leta i de tidigare frågorna och svaren.
2. Det får framtiden avgöra.
3. Porr tycker jag har väldigt lite med grind att göra, jag fattar inte vad som är roligt/häftigt/bra med det. Gore har jag större tolerans för eftersom jag har lättare att se humorn i det hela. Carcass spelade ju som vi alla vet pathological grindcore och det har ingenting med porr eller gore att göra. / Anders
Question from Jon Long posted September 24, 2005 03:24:15:
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Hello, I was just looking back on all the things that you guys have accomplished over the years. It brings a tear to my eye to see that you guys are finishing up with Nasum with Grind Finale. You have done so much for me as a musician, fan of music, and as well as the entire genre of Grind. Thank you guys for sticking together as long as you can. Rest In Peice Mieszko
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Thanks for the kind words. / Anders
Question from Danfukkka posted September 23, 2005 14:10:03:
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Hey there,
I wonder if you could make all the Krigshot tracks available for download as you can't find most of the stuff on CD/ vinyl anymore anyway... (cheeky, isn't it?)
peace
Dan
Question from grg dn posted September 22, 2005 23:19:17:
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i was wondering if you could put the sofa picture up for download. maybe even a really larg one so i can have it printed out. i've always loved that picture.
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If you have a scanner you could scan it of the record cover. I don't think I have that one as a high res image... / Anders
Question from Leo posted September 22, 2005 00:38:30:
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hello anders!what's up?
can you tell me what guitar and bass equipment nasum used on touring?
thank u :)
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I would love to give you an exact and detailed answer but unfortunately I can't do that right now. Another time? / Anders
Question from Jonas posted September 19, 2005 20:50:33:
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Hej Anders!
Varför slutade du med sånginslag, du har ju grymt mäktig röst!
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Det var en rad anledningar. Den främsta var väl att det var uteslutet för mig att sjunga live, varför det blev konstigt för mig att sjunga på skivorna. Sen tycker jag ärligt talat att jag inte hade en bra röst och det var rena turen att den blev bra i vissa låtar. Jag hade inte de fysiska förutsättningarna för att sjunga och blev ganska allvarligt "skadad" de gånger jag sjöng. Ett par timmars skrikande och jag kunde inte prata på en vecka, så det var liksom inget som passade mig. / Anders
Question from Nils posted September 19, 2005 19:55:55:
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Ok, fast jag var inte han med Nasum-tröjja ;).
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Då var det väl någon annan då! / Anders
Question from Nils posted September 19, 2005 18:04:39:
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Tjenare Anders!

Jag såg att du också var på slagverkskonserten igår på konserthuset. Jag och min kompis satt och prata lite Nasum sen såg ja att du kom in och sa till han "vafan, det där är ju Anders!"...vad gillade du konserten? Själv tyckte jag det var lite för mycket marimba och melodiska instrument, hade helst sett att de gav mer uttrymme med virvlar och sånt. Som första och sista "låten".
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Jo, jag såg en Nasumtröja igår på Konserthuset... Hehe... Jag tycker dock tvärtemot dig att inslagen med de melodiska slagverksinstrumenten var roligast och funderade på hur de skulle kunna låta ihop med ett grinidande trumset... / Anders
Question from Paul S posted September 16, 2005 19:47:55:
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Is there a way we can download the nasum font, not just the logo, but the actual font you use to create all the letters etc..

You've done mieszko, skitsystem, and nasum. Wonder what my name would look like in the nasum font lol!

Thanks,
Paul
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The logo is handdrawn by me and all additional letters for the other words I created in PhotoShop using the five letters of "Nasum". / Anders
Question from Adam posted September 16, 2005 09:39:06:
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Hello Anders!

What you think about anarchy?
A:
I think a little bit of anarchy is necessary to get some movement in the society, but I do not believe in total anarchy. / Anders
Question from Roger (Bogge) Svensson posted September 15, 2005 21:29:56:
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Hej!!!!
Ville bara beklaga sorgen,Mieszkos bortgang har skapat ett stort tomrum efter sig. Jag vill aven passa pa att fraga om du ar intresserad av att satta ihop ett GRIND band med mig?

Bogge(B.War ex marduk) Los Angeles

Ps:Halsa Jon fran mig
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Kanske lite knepigt med avståendet... Tack för de snälla orden. / Anders
Question from Robin posted September 15, 2005 18:20:53:
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När det gäller luvjackorna som Relapse ska släppa - kommer du tala om här på sidan när de släpps, eller är det upp till oss själva att tokspana på Relapse' hemsida?
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Får jag reda på det så är det sannolikt att det är via Relapse hemsida, men jag lovar att säga så fort jag vet. / Anders
Question from Fredrik posted September 15, 2005 17:43:56:
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Tja Anders! Hehe har en liten konstig fråga. Alltså jag såg på en snutt från No fillers just Killers när du spelar med Regurgitate, och hörde att sångaren säger att deras riktiga trummis var sjuk så att du fick hoppa in. Alltså det jag undrar är om du lärde dig deras låtar skitsnabbt precis innan själva konserten eller kunde du alla rent innan?. För att om du skulle ha hunnit träna på låtarna så borde den riktiga trummisen varit sjuk ett bra tag. Hehe hur låg det där till egentligen, hehe ursäkta den konstiga frågan men har alltid undrat :D. Hare skitbra // Fredrik
A:
Så här var det: Jocke, Regurgitates ordinarie trummis, drog på sig en ganska allvarlig ryggskada så han var sjukskriven från jobb och grind en längre tid, typ ett år tror jag så Regurgitate låg lågt (öh?) med konserterna.
När jag står på tågperrongen i Örebro på väg till Stockholm och sedemera till Japan januari 2004 ringer Rugge och frågar om jag kan tänka mig att ställa upp på en konsert i mars. Jag funderar väl lite och tackar ja. Jag sms:ar till Urban och ber han bränna en låtordnings-cd så jag kan lyssna in mig på låtarna ur en trummissynvinkel. I Stockholm får jag cd:n och på lediga stunder i Japan skriver jag ned låtarna på ett sätt så jag fattar vad jag ska spela.
Lite senare gör väl jag och Urban ett eller två rep och sen repar vi hela ligan ett par gånger innan det är dags att åka till Tyskland.
Efteråt tycker jag att i och med att jag är inrepad på låtordningen kan vi lika gärna göra ett par spelningar till så det blev två till i Sverige och sen lämnade jag över trumpinnarna till Jocke som blivit hel och fin igen. / Anders
Question from KARLANAL posted September 14, 2005 19:20:03:
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Hur mkt kommer "Grind Finale" att kosta ungefär!?!? eller är det ej klart ännu?? ska bli ruggigt ballt! :)
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Det är upp till skivaffärerna. / Anders
Question from john posted September 14, 2005 10:30:47:
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Hallå, tror du att jag och mitt band fixar att spela Shadows?
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Det beror väl på hur bra du och ditt band är på att spela, och det kan jag ju inte avgöra såhär. / Anders
Question from Anton posted September 12, 2005 18:29:24:
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Tjenare Anders!

Har du några planer på att gör en "Making of.." på "Shift"? Vore himla kul att se bilder bilder från inspelningen och läsa sig igenom skapandeprocessen, precis som man kan göra på "Helvete".
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Tyvärr finns det varken bilder eller text från inspelningen. Vi struntade helt enkelt i det eftersom vi gjorde det så ingående med "Helvete". / Anders
Question from viktor posted September 11, 2005 15:16:44:
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tja anders,
kände du mieszko innan han kom in som gitarrist i nasum?
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Ja, men det var en ganska ny bekantskap. / Anders
Question from Cody posted September 10, 2005 13:01:47:
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I apologize if this question has already been asked in Swedish but I was wondering if you knew of any good quality Nasum guitar tabs?
Thanks
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No. / Anders
Question from Duke posted September 10, 2005 08:01:01:
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Vi förstår att det är jobbigt när samma frågor kommer igen. Men kan du inte skaffa en sökfunktion, så underlättar det för alla?
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Kanske det, men först och främst ska jag väl försöka lägga upp FAQ-sidan igen och lägga in en Q&A FAQ (förkortningar rules!). / Anders
Question from Simon posted September 9, 2005 20:29:24:
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Tjena Anders!

Du har inte funderat på att lägga ut lite tabs?
Det skulle nog många uppskatta...eller är det yrkeshemligheter ;D

Ha det!
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Suck... Du har inte läst de tidigare frågorna och svaren, va? / Anders
Question from Hagge posted September 9, 2005 08:47:51:
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Jao. Fan, ja har letat mycket efter charles hårfager/charles plattor, men ja har fan inte hittat en enda, de e inte så att du ligger på en hög som du vill sälja eller? jag äger "orden inom mig", men vill verkligen höra mer.
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Jo, jag har lite skivor. Maila så får du veta mer. / Anders
Question from Someone posted September 8, 2005 23:09:53:
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Hi there!
I was reading the HELVETE process of recording, but when I tryed to download "Making of" Preview of Hell (mp3) the link was not working...

I've downloaded this before, but I've lost it somehow. Can you put it back online?

Thank you!
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The link is working fine now. Thanks for the bug report! / Anders
Question from Viktor posted September 8, 2005 18:35:58:
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Hej Anders!

Några nyheter om projektet med Shane Embury och Peter Dolving?

tack
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Nej. / Anders
Question from Diego posted September 8, 2005 18:21:35:
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Hola Anders!
In the detailed information of Helvete CD/LP the songs Go and The Final Sleep are not in correct order. Can you repair this?

Peace and Grind.
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Hm... I wonder how that happened? / Anders
Question from The German Stilzkin posted September 7, 2005 15:01:07:
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Hey.

to german guy: it is not so hard to understand swedisch like it may look on first sight. take some time, and you will at least get the main issues and answers! it is almost like dutch, only a bit harder to understand... i think.

thanks for the great new vid in your dl section! i am so fucking angry i did not visit this gig...! Anyway...

Anders, is it somehow possible to send you some mp3 files (or just one~) from own grindcore projects? when i started my "band" i was so much inspired by nasum; actually i started it BECAUSE of nasum. i know that i will NEVER be able to keep up with you, the greatest grinders on earth, but i would really love to know what you think about it and i would really appreciate an experience like that.

Regards.Stilzkin
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Sure, please use yousendit.com to mail the songs to me. / Anders
Question from jonatan posted September 6, 2005 20:53:12:
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det här är väl inte riktigt en fråga, men jag hittade både inhale/exhale och human 2.0 bildvinyler på cd/record-exchange, och dessa såg helt nya ut. jag trodde att de var svåra att hitta? eller hade jag bara tur?
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Upplagan är inte så stor men skivorna släpptes nu i somras så det är inte så förvånande att de finns. Jag kommer nog att ta in några till mailordern snart. / Anders
Question from he_who_infects posted September 6, 2005 14:28:04:
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When nasum was founded, were there any discussions about other bandnames? If "yes", what were the suggestions?
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1992. There were never any discussions about another name for the band. / Anders
Question from micke posted September 6, 2005 11:16:42:
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Vad syftar/betyder titeln "human 2.0"???
Och heter den bara"human 2.0" för på andra delen på osaka filmen innan ni lirar Shadows, säger Mieszko "...from our new album human 2.01..."???
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Skivan heter så i Japan. "Human 2.0/2.01" betyder vad man vill att det ska betyda. Det är fritt fram för egna tolkningar. Läs mer här. / Anders
Question from Guy from Germany posted September 6, 2005 10:56:04:
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Is it possible for you, to translate the swedish questions/answers into english?
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No, it's too much work. / Anders
Question from Johan posted September 6, 2005 10:47:58:
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Är det bara jag som tycker att introt till "The Final Sleep" påminner om "Wherever i may roam" med metallica?
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Haha, rolig koppling! Har inte lyssnat på Metallica-låten på länge, men den går väl i ungefär samma tempo. Ska lyssna och jämföra. "The Final Sleep" hade "Crowbarlåten" som arbetsnamn, så inspirationen kom från ett par andra amerikaner alltså. / Anders
Question from Palle posted September 5, 2005 22:36:44:
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Exakt vilka musikstilar är det som går hem hos dig ?
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Exakt allt som låter bra i mina öron! / Anders
Question from Forced posted September 5, 2005 21:52:01:
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"Vad är det med dig då din jävla sopa?"

... va bara tvungen.
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Inte ett rätt faktiskt. Lägg ned nu då? / Anders
Question from Toto posted September 5, 2005 20:32:10:
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Hello Anders!

Do You like Anti-Cimex?
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I'm not a huge fan but I like most of the stuff I've heard and respect them for what they did for Swedish hardcore in the world. / Anders
Question from Micke posted September 4, 2005 23:08:15:
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Vad är det för jävla sopband?

vilket band är det du pratar om?
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Inte helt rätt det heller. Och jag har ingen aning om vilket band det är/var. Kan vi släppa detta nu? / Anders
Question from Hagge posted September 4, 2005 18:24:29:
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"Va e de med den där jävla sopan?" e de de du säger?
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Nej. Ganska nära men, nej. / Anders
Question from Viktor posted September 4, 2005 12:35:24:
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Hehe jag hör "blablabla jävla sopa" tror jag.

förresten vet du vad Mieszkos mockingbird hette som va med på nån bild här på sidan? Jag tror det stod att han köpte den i Japan.

Tack
A:
Ganska rätt. Men inte helt.
Gitarren hette BC Rich Mockingbird så vitt jag vet. / Anders
Question from Viktor posted September 4, 2005 03:13:57:
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Tjena Anders!
Vad säger du i början av old and tired?

"If you listen really close (and understand Swedish) you can hear me talking shit about the band in the other room..."

Väntar spänt på Grind Finale!

Grind on!
A:
Lyssna noga så hör du! / Anders
Question from Theodore posted September 3, 2005 18:44:37:
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Will you perform any concerts in the next months?
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Hello? The band is dead. Where have you been? / Anders
Question from alexander posted September 2, 2005 18:59:38:
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tjena! :) ni har inga funderar på att göra nasum pins och patches, typ back patches och sånt? :) . ha det.
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Nej. Det är fritt fram för alla DIY-patch-Nissar att göra egna. / Anders
Question from Gustav Svensson (gudsonen) posted September 1, 2005 18:58:35:
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Hej, du som dunkar så mycket på trummorna kanske kan ge mig lite tips om var man kan köpa ett trumset. Kanske du har ett till salu....?
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Nej, mitt är inte till salu! Har ni ingen musikaffär där nere i Blekinge? / Anders
Question from Bertil posted September 1, 2005 09:53:35:
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har du några planer på o trycka upp hoodie's?

själv skulle jag vara väldigt intresserad av det :)
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Det finns en tanke att kanske göra hoodies lite senare i höst, men jag vet ärligt talat inte. Vi får se. / Anders
Question from leech posted September 1, 2005 09:47:42:
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in how many projects/bands are/were you involved? can you give us some information? i read something about a project with swanö called "route nine"! what about the non-grindcore-project with embury? etc.? were there any teenage bands/projects? thx
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The only bands worth mentioning is the ones on the related bands page. I have nothing to add about Route Nine, Blood From The Soul (the project with Shane) or my teenage bands (which actually includes Necrony). / Anders
Question from Chronophobia posted September 1, 2005 09:30:08:
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hej pa deg, when will you update your foto-gallery with photos from your tour (autumn 2004) and from your last show in cremona?
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When I have the time (and strength) to do it. / Anders
Question from David posted August 31, 2005 22:53:01:
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Tja! . vill bara veta hur jag gör för att beställa!?
å hur länge tar det innan man får det man beställt?
A:
Jag tycker det framstår ganska tydligt på how to order-sidan. Jag skickar beställningar en eller två gånger per vecka, så beroende på när beställingen kommer till mig kan det ta allt från en dag till en vecka. / Anders
Question from Diego posted August 30, 2005 20:46:40:
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Hola Anders!
Only one question about your last tour. The track list of München show was the same for all the tour? Maybe the same track list you played in Barcelona? Sorry two question man.
A:
Yes, it was the setlist for the whole tour, but on occation we changed it due to different reasons, but that was mainly removing one or two songs due to time limits or something like that. I don't remember changing the setlist in Barcelona. / Anders
Question from Nils posted August 30, 2005 14:04:19:
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Tjenare Anders!

Ja bara undrar hur länge du har manglat trummor?

Älskar Engine of death, så jävla bra!
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Började trumma för 22 år sedan. / Anders
Question from Brian posted August 30, 2005 03:07:14:
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How about that, the crass shirts are almost sold out all ready. You got to make hoodies with that design. I really like that the design has "swedish" in it for some reason. Maybe it is exotic to us that are not swedish.
A:
There has been hoodies with that design. Black with red print. / Anders
Question from pompom posted August 29, 2005 21:25:16:
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hur mycket pengar fick du ihop på dom "välgörenhets tröjjorna"???
A:
Det kommer att redovisas inom kort. Väntar på ett besked från Röda Korset. / Anders
Question from Rickard posted August 29, 2005 20:03:19:
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Har Nasum något att göra med att det spelas Kristet i högtalarna efter spelningen i München??
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Japp. / Anders
Question from Mistir posted August 29, 2005 19:21:20:
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Får man fråga vems ide det var med USB-kablarna till GrindFinale-omslaget?

IT-Grind var det visst någon som sa.... :P
A:
Det var Relapse idé. Genialt tycker jag. / Anders
Question from JRH posted August 29, 2005 18:56:33:
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Anders, first off, the artwork is amazing for Grind Finale, and I always liked Tool's packaging for "Salival", so I can't wait to see what you guys came up with. Secondly, will there be any wallpapers, etc with the Grind Finale artwork? I'd love to have that as the background on my computer.
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I'll have to ask Orion to make one then. / Anders
Question from Patrick posted August 29, 2005 16:01:47:
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Anders, what do you think about blabbermouth.net quoting your writings in the blog recently?
A:
I wish they could quote my news instead, because that are what matters. The blogs are personal, although I don't mind them quoting them, but again: the news are what matters.
I was actually hoping for a piece on the "Grind Finale" details I published the other day, but no... / Anders
Question from Bertil posted August 29, 2005 09:41:02:
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tjena anders!

har funderat på detta länge men har bara inte blivit av att fråga förrän nu

vad tänkte du när du fick reda på att bush vart omvald i presidentvalet?
A:
"Himmel och pannkaka!"
Nej, men det var ju en ganska stor besvikelse att det blev som det blev. Vi följde valet på fransk tv på ett litet hotell i Nancy. Ett eventuellt presidentskifte var ju något vi hoppades på med titeln "Shift" så det var ju ett bakslag att det inte blev så. / Anders
Question from Fredrik posted August 29, 2005 00:23:41:
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Hej Anders.

Tänkte bara höra om priset på Grind Finale är påtänkt än så länge? Tror jag kommer ha lite ont om pengar den närmaste tiden. Men eftersom skivan är ett måste, blir det till att spara undan till den.

Riktigt fint omslag måste jag tillägga.
A:
Det är ju en dubbel-CD så det kan väl vara en ledtråd. Jag vet faktiskt inte. Jag har velat att den ska säljas till enkelpris, men jag vet inte om det blir så. När som helst kommer den upp på Relapses sida och då kommer priset att stå där. Sen är det ju i och för sig upp till svenska skivaffärer att sätta egna priser. / Anders
Question from Gudde posted August 27, 2005 15:20:58:
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Tjena Anders.
Undrade bara vad som händer med Miezkos studio.
Tar du över och fortsätter driva den eller läggs den ner eller hur blir det?
Ha de fint!
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Studio ägs numera av Millencolin som grupp (de köpte den alltså av Mieszkos dödsbo och Matte (Millencolin)), och de kommer ha den som sin replokal/demostudio, samt vid tillfälle hyra ut den till band som har egna tekniker.
Två produktioner har gjorts där i somras med Mammuth och The Accidents. Den senare släpps som CD i oktober på Burning Heart och jag har hört lite av den och den låter riktigt bra. / Anders
Question from Robin posted August 26, 2005 14:38:22:
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Tjenare!
Vad tänkte du på när du skrev texten till "Hets"
Tycker texten är så jävla härligt..

Hade bra!
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"Härlig" är väl kanske inte det ord man tar i sin mun för att beskriva den nya folksjukdomen utbrändhet, för det är ju det den handlar om kort och gott.
Att det blev det temat var faktiskt helt slumpartat. Vi hade alltid arbetsnamn på låtarna, och den här hette "hetsiga låten" eller "hetslåten" för att den var så hetsig och jag gillade ordet och skrev texten utifrån det. Ganska annorlunda sätt att jobba på, åtminstone för mig. / Anders
Question from Christian posted August 23, 2005 22:32:34:
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Tänkte bara hjälpa killen som frågade efter Asterisk-sidan:

http://hem.passagen.se/axelxxx/asterisk/

den adressen funkar fortfarande.
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OK Xitram, see the address for Asterisk* above. But the band is still dead.
Tack, Christian. / Anders
Question from Xitram posted August 23, 2005 18:51:30:
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Howdy Anders,

are you thinking about putting the old Linklist with Bands you played with, Bands from the Swedish Grindscene, etc. back online ? If not: do you remember the Internet adress from "Asterisk" ? I wonder if they will be getting new stuff out.
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Nope. No linklist. The old address for Asterisk* was http://crash.to/grindondotcom, but that address is unfortunately as dead as the band. Asterisk* is no more. / Anders
Question from Henrik posted August 23, 2005 17:55:11:
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Hejsan,skulle beställt t-shirtar men länken "how to order",funkar ej bra för mej alls:S..

ni har inga hotmails man kan skicka beställningen på istället:)?

//Mvh Henrik
A:
Eh? Vad menar du? / Anders
Question from tiong posted August 23, 2005 09:43:47:
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hello anders.It'ss me tiong from Symphonic Blast Production Malaysia.Wanna ask u for the permission to give an interviews .It'll just about nasum,your life and some sort of the general stories about sweden scene and others bands.it'll be for our 1st issue of newsleter.U can visit our website www.symphonicblast.com.Take Care.Grind On
A:
Well, email the questions then. / Anders
Question from alex thrash posted August 22, 2005 02:01:55:
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hey anders,

do you listen any hardcore, metalcore, etc?
A:
What exactly are hardcore and metalcore these days? It was something completely different 15-16 years ago when I started listening to hardcore. But, yes. / Anders
Question from JRH posted August 21, 2005 17:28:19:
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Hey Anders,

Do you know what gauge and brand of strings that Mieszko used? What gauge and brand do you use when you play guitar? Also, what brand and size guitar picks did you guys use?
A:
I only play on an acoustic guitar with strings that should have been exchanged a long time ago...
Sorry, I can't help you with the strings and picks. It's not the secret behind our sound if you thought so... / Anders
Question from tuoski posted August 20, 2005 14:49:34:
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Are you Anders perhaps interested in such musical styles as reggae? Just interested. Many say "you can't dig metal and reggae the same time". I know that's bullshit, but it just popped in my mind to ask you.
A:
You can listen to whatever you want, as far as I am concerned. Reggae, however, isn't my kind of music. / Anders
Question from Lasse posted August 18, 2005 22:17:06:
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Vore inte något slags forum intressant att ha på sidan? Där man kan prata om viktiga och oviktiga saker med Nasumdiggare världen över.
A:
Detta har jag svarat på tidigare (är det ingen som läser tidigare frågor innan de postar nya?) - forum börjar alltid så bra, alla är vänner och tjo och hejsan. Men efter ett tag blir det störningar och massa skitsnack och påhopp och tråkigheter, och jag är så jävla less på allt sånt.
För övrigt finns det väl nog med forum på andra sajter där forumsugna Nasumdiggare kan komma loss? / Anderes
Question from Olav posted August 17, 2005 11:56:47:
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Hi Anders! Have you ever considered to make a Nasum album by yourself, after Mieszko died? As the last remaining founder of Nasum....

Greetz,
Olav
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No, Nasum is dead and gone. Well, not gone, but Nasum is a finished chapter musically. / Anders
Question from Johan posted August 14, 2005 14:49:10:
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Tjenare!

Hur beställer man kläderna igentligen?
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Kanske länken "How to order" ger dig en ledtråd? / Anders
Question from Johan posted August 14, 2005 11:50:54:
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När du sålde ut "gamla" skivor så stod det att Human 2.0 vinylen var vit, men mitt ex är på svart vinyl.

Jag vet inte om det är något du har koll på, men det nämns inte på sidan för skivan under discography.
A:
Ojdå. Grattis, du fick en limited edition (100 ex) som jag inte ens äger själv... / Anders
Question from Foss posted August 14, 2005 02:24:22:
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are you familliar with the wikipedia? Its a web based encyclopedia where anyone can make submissions. There is a page for Nasum, but its very breif, also there is a page for Mieszko, but its empty. It would be really cool if you could make some submissions in your free time. I think the wikipedia will eventually replace the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as the culmination of all the worlds knowledge, I'd hate to see Nasum under-represented...
A:
Yes, I've been to the wikipedia page for Nasum and as I remember it, it was pretty good. I actually submitted changes to the discography that was pretty weird and incorrect at first.
I will look more at it at some point as well as polishing the Swedish version (well, kind of...) which is really bad.
Funny comparison to the Hitchhiker's Guide... Hehe! / Anders
Question from Sammy posted August 12, 2005 05:49:07:
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Anders, back in mid July you mentioned that you were waiting on final submissions of the artwork to "Grind Finale". I can't wait to see the package, do you have it all finalized yet? Can we have a preview? PLEASE!?!?!?!?!
A:
Patience... / Anders
Question from Eric posted August 11, 2005 23:16:07:
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Hey Anders, I just have a simple question. How come Nasum never toured the U.S.? I know you played Milwaulkee Death Fest or whatever, but thats all I know of. I was always hoping you would come to Cleveland. Did you have something against the U.S.?
A:
Our first tour ever (1999) was eleven dates in the US and then we returned to Milwaukee in 2001.
We had nothing against the USA, but all the tour offers we got after 2001 were not to our satisfaction and would only make us lose money. Going on tour means you have to take an unpaid leave from work, and if one is not getting back what you lose (or at least close to it) it's really not worth it.
But the USA was next on the list and if things would have been different we would most likely allready played there at this time... Sad but true.
I've read some comments by people on message boards over the years that "Nasum wants too much money! Nasum are rockstars!" and whatever - no, we wanted a deal that was equal to what an American band would get if they come to Europe, and noone offered us that. / Anders
Question from JONAS posted August 11, 2005 01:52:57:
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hej, är split skivan med skitsystem något av en raritet?

ha det!
/Jonas
A:
Nja, den finns ju i 1100 ex och vi har gjort andra splittar i mindre upplagor, så den är väl ingen superraritet direkt. / Anders
Question from jonte posted August 10, 2005 20:59:42:
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har namnet Nasum någat att göra med att det kommer precis efter Napalm Death om man sorterar sina skivor alfabetiskt?

intresseklubben hälsar
A:
Nej. / Anders
Question from JRH posted August 9, 2005 17:21:28:
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Hi Anders,

Are the Krigshot MP3's going to be put back up on the Krigshot page/site? I went to listen today and all the links are broken.
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I'm sorry for that. Now the links are working again. / Anders
Question from daniel posted August 9, 2005 15:26:53:
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hej Anders jag har en lite fråga angående vad du tycker om att man kopierar musik typ laddar ner från internet är det ok om man inte har råd att köpa typ skivor eller nåt.
jag tycker att alla skall kunna lyssna på musik och om man har så ont om pengar att man inte kan köpa mer än nån och man skulle vilja ha mer musik.nu finns det ju inte så många personer i sverige men.
själv köper jag skivorna mina mest för att jag gillar att få helheten med texter och så men också för att stödja gruppen om det är en bra som inte har tjänat miljoner och gör av med hur mycket som helst.
tack anders
mvh danne
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Det här är ju en het fråga, men generellt sett tycker jag att nedladdning är OK till en viss gräns. Själv laddar jag ner låtar när jag letar efter något speciellt (något gammalt t.ex) eller något jag vill lyssna på inför ett skivköp, eller bootlegs. Jag kan också ladda ned skivor som jag vet att jag kommer att köpa eller få, bara för att lyssna lite i förväg. Jag laddar till 90% för eget bruk, utan ambitionen att sprida det vidare.
Jag tycker hetsjakten på nya skivor är helt absurd (t.ex när det kommer mp3-"releaser") och ogillar när nedladdning sätts i system. Jag tycker det är tråkigt att det växer upp nya generationer som inte har något som helst förhållande till album - det är bara filer i deras dator. Förr i världen var det en viss poäng i att gå till skivaffären dagen då en skiva släpptes. Kanske hade man hört en låt på radio innan. Det var spännande och viktigt, i alla fall när vi 70-talister var kids. Nu är det jakten på att ha allt FÖRST som är viktigt, och det är trist.
Samtidigt förstår jag att folk inte har råd med all musik de vill ha, och det är ju skivbolagens fel eftersom de trissat upp priserna. Tänk om de hade spenderat alla pengar de lagt ut på värdelösa kopieringsskydd (som inte funkar) på att sänka priset på skivorna (spendera för att sänka, går det?) i stället?
Band tjänar minst pengar på sina skivor. Det är skivbolagen som får pengarna, men det är också skivbolagen som lägger ut pengar på inspelning, distribution och marknadsföring. Band får pengar när musik spelas i radio eller på tv, eller live.
I helgen gjorde Ralf i Mustasch en marknadsföringsundersökning om vilka som köpt eller laddat hem deras senaste skiva. Flest människor skrek att det laddat hem den, och det struntade Ralf i. Huvudsaken var att de kom på spelningarna.
Så kan man tycka, men det är ju tyvärr inte så enkelt. Banden - oavsett om de får pengar för skivor eller inte - är beroende av att skivor säljs för annars kan de inte göra fler skivor. Små, oberoende skivbolag är de som lider värst av nedladdningen, samtidigt som de oftast är de som uppmanar till nedladdning. Det är en paradox.
Att spridingen av mp3:or hjälper ett band att nå ut är självklart, och för små band är detta oumbärligt, men samtidigt är det så att alla vill ha betalt för det de gör. Ingen vill gå back. Att skapa musik är inte gratis, och för att band ska fortsätta skapa musik måste de få någon typ av ersättning.
I ett perfekt samhälle skulle nedladdare frivilligt betala något till de band de vill "stödja", kanske skicka en 20:a för att man laddat hem lite låtar. Det låter kanske lite, men det är en större ersättning än vad de få för ett sålt ex av en CD.
Hur ska man sammanfatta detta? Jag vet inte. Om du vill stödja ett band ska du följa ditt samvete. / Anders
Question from Anton posted August 8, 2005 20:06:46:
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Tjenare Anders!

Jag satt och tittade på ett avsnitt av South Park alldeles nyss, och så säger en av karaktärerna (till min stora förvåning) något i stil med: "Stick and Stones may braek my bones". Så jag undrar helt enkelt om just den raden i "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Scar" är hämtad från det programmet?
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Det är ganska vanligt uttryck, som jag indirekt snodde från en av Jespers texter. / Anders
Question from fifty posted August 8, 2005 11:50:51:
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Hello !

I like the "Nasum" logo. This one, who's at the top on the left. Is there a font-police? (Sorry, I don't know the word in english).

Thanks & Good Afternoon !
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The logo is hand drawn by me, so there is no font! / Anders
Question from udin.... posted August 5, 2005 19:24:35:
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hai guys its good to know nasum website back again.i wont to know who will take a vocal know.
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No one. The band is dead. Haven't you read this? / Anders
Question from Thunderwind posted August 4, 2005 19:47:45:
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Hello outta there! I'm the (dirty) transcriber for the french Nasum fan site you'd give your authorization for, and while transcribing your biography, I've faced a problem. I don't know what is a nightliner

quote :
Spring 2002: After a pretty long break from everything Nasum flew to England and shared a nightliner with The Dillinger Escape Plan and Rabies Caste

So could you please expect in simple words waht is that thing, because i am in a will to give the best information page about Nasum for french fans (and they are numberous) i know it's really boring but i did'nt find what it could be, and maybe it is a specifical term, so that is my question. Sorry for boring request, and tanks for the time you'd take to read my words.
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A nightliner is a big tour bus with beds in it. The beds are called bunks and are very small and not particulary comfortable, but it's the best way to travel when you're on a tour where you have to drive very far to get to the next show.
There isn't a Swedish word for nightliner, so most people say nightliner in Sweden too. / Anders
Question from Alejandro posted August 3, 2005 18:04:20:
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Hi Anders i write from Mexico City. Have plans for a dvd release?
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Nope. Please read previous Q & A's before posting. / Anders
Question from Jensklas posted July 30, 2005 12:08:24:
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Hallå hallå!

Du har sagt att du vill (har jag för mig iaf) spela i nån ny grupp. Har du hittat några att lira med? Eller åtminstone nån person att ev starta en grupp med?

Antar att det är grindcore du helst skulle lira eller?

Skojigt med alla skivor du säljer för tillfället.. man blir lite för sugen nästan...

Ha det!
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Jag gillar olika sorters musik, och vad jag kommer att spela beror helt på vilka människor jag träffar. / Anders
Question from sebbe posted July 29, 2005 21:38:48:
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hallå

jag undrar krigshot vem i krigshot var en föredetta band medlem i nasum...och jag undrar ochså vem det är som sjunger det är ju två röster en mörk ochen ljusare ... tack i förhand // sebastian
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Jag och Mieszko spelade i Krigshot. Mieszko hoppade dock av efter vår enda spelning på Hultsfred 2003. Krigshot är just nu vilande. Men det är bara en röst i Krigshot på skiva och det är Mieszkos. / Anders
Question from RUDY posted July 28, 2005 15:57:45:
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HI ANDREAS,CAN YOU TELL ME HOW MANY NASUM LP HAVE BEEN PRESS?HOW MANY COLOUR VINLY FOR EACH TITLE.AND ALSO FOR THE 7INCH.
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It's Anders not Andreas! I haven't got that kind of information, so I don't know. / Anders
Question from Dadde posted July 27, 2005 23:13:44:
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He mixed / mastered our latest album: To What End?-"Concealed below the surface" on the 6-8th of december. Thought you might want to know. www.towhatend.se

Ingen fråga jag vet Anders, men snubben verkar ju vilja veta. Ser fram emot att höra musik från dig igen när tiden är mogen. Mieszko är saknad av många, och det måste vara tufft att börja skapa musik igen utan killen som du spelat med i evigheter. Lycka till! Ses / Dadde
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There you go Brian, but Rotten Sound was still the last recording he did as far as I know.
Tack för info, Dadde. Jag har faktiskt börjat plinka ihop några låtar men vi får väl se vad det blir. / Anders
Question from Brian P. posted July 27, 2005 20:38:17:
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What up, Anders. Do you know the last project Mieszko worked on? After absorbing Exit, which he produced in 9/2005 to 10/2005, I'd love to get my hands on his last project. All I know, Exit, which is my first experience with Rotten Sound is fuck'n sick. Without even reading the album credits, I knew Mieszko's hand was on that album.

The more I learn of his work, the more I empathize with those whom knew him best.

Later man.
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Obviously you mean Sept-Oct 2004 for the Rotten Sound album... Well, after that we went on tour and I don't believe he worked with something else after that until he went to Thailand, so Rotten Sound is definitively his last big recording, and a good one indeed. / Anders
Question from Christian posted July 27, 2005 19:44:09:
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Thank's for your answer! I know this bands already! The Sayyadina-part on the Swedish Assault compilation was great. So I was a little bit disapointed about their album. The material seems to be older stuff. What kind of music do you listen except grindcore? What do you think of bands like Isis or Neurosis?
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Well, the Sayyadina album is all new stuff, but you maybe thought of the comp tracks?
I listen to all sorts of music, and Isis and Neurosis are among my favorites. / Anders
Question from Christian posted July 27, 2005 15:21:21:
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Hey Anders! I just wanted to ask how much time you spend in front of the computer! The site is really the best site of a band I've ever seen! Christian
P.S.: Can you recommend some band that are as good as NASUM. The time to october is really very long!!!
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Probably too much time... :)
You should check out the other Swedish grindcore sensations, for example Gadget, Sayyadina and Splitter. Check out the webpages for mp3's and info. / Anders
Question from Oskar posted July 27, 2005 13:49:22:
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Varför klagar alla på Human 2.0 ljudet?
Är det bara jag som tycker det är helt klockrent?

Visst kanske inte den mest lyssnarvänliga mixen...
Men råare blir det ju inte!
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Smaken är väl olika, helt enkelt. / Anders
Question from Robin Andersson posted July 27, 2005 11:06:21:
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Tjena Anders.

Om jag förstod ett tidigare svar korrekt, så tjänade ni inte mängder med pengar på Nasum.
Så min fråga är; Gjorde ni något vid sidan av Nasum, för att få pengar till instrument, räkningar och allt annat som skall betalas?

Personligen tycker jag det är rätt lustigt med såna här grejer. Till exempel vet jag att karlen som sjöng i Embraced (och numer sjunger i Burning Engines) jobbar som dagisfröken (dagisherre?!).

Må väl.
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Ja, vi jobbade (jobbar) precis som vanliga människor, dock inte som dagisfröknar. / Anders
Question from Jussi posted July 26, 2005 20:36:00:
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Is there any genocide superstars shirts and if there is where can I get one?
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I don't know, but you can write to the Genocide SuperStars drummer and ask. / Anders
Question from Fredrik posted July 26, 2005 01:22:32:
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Tjena Anders! jag igen..Det var en sak som jag funderade på.. Varför hoppade egentligen Jesper av Nasum?, var det för att han ville satsa på Burst eller på just nånting annat? Eller var det ni som bestämde det liksom?.

Hoppas att det för övrigt är bra med er.

Tack så mycket Mvh / Fredrik
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Ja, för fan, vi kickade den jävla idioten! ...eller inte! :) Faktum är att Jesper skrev en uttömmande förklaring till varför han hoppade av och jag tänkte först posta den här som svar, men det är en otroligt lång text. Kontentar var dock att det började hända saker för Burst och det blev för komplicerat att hålla ångan uppe i två band, speciellt som det fanns geografiska problem att överkomma också. Så Jesper valde det band som kändes bäst för honom, och ingen kan anklaga honom för att ha gjort fel val. Dessutom fick Burst verkligen bollen i rullning i och med Relapsedebuten "Pray on Life" och nu ser vi alla fram emot nya "Origo". Heja Burst och Jesper! / Anders
Question from DANIELE posted July 25, 2005 14:23:48:
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hello anders, I must say that the road that you have followed in order to modernize the site is fantastic, comments song for song, not only what they says, how is born, how it is played, this site is becoming my newspaper [Question manually truncated by admin]...
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Hello Daniele, and thank you for your VERY LONG post. I think it's better that you contact me via email for the answers. Write to nasum@swipnet.se. / Anders
Question from Janne posted July 22, 2005 16:12:15:
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Förslag om återtryck av tröjor blir aktuellt:

Tryck upp nya crass-luvtröjor + crass-t-shirts (i alla färgvarianter), samt gör luvtröjor med Blind World-motivet (både röd och svart).
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Det är noterat, men tyvärr är sannolikheten ganska så låg för nytryck av de motiv du nämnt. / Anders
Question from lars posted July 21, 2005 17:24:17:
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öhm.....vad körde nasum i för stämmning på guran och så om man får fråga?
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Det har jag redan svarat på. Läs tidigare frågor och svar. / Anders
Question from Daniel posted July 21, 2005 04:25:57:
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Hi Anders,

You've spoken of mastering/EQing some Nasum live minidisc material from time to time...
I was wondering if you could tell me what you listen to the music on for doing this? Headphones? Studio monitors? And which type?
What is you prefered mastering software?

I'm pretty interested in sound engineering, so that's why I'd like to know what sort of sytem you use. I'm thinking of investing in some monitor speakers some time soon.

Thanks, Daniel.
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I am just a novice in the world of sound, and so far I have only mastered one thing and that's the "Grind Finale" 2xCD... I worked in Cubase, tweaking some EQ knobs and using some plugins. Nothing advanced but it improved the sound. I borrowed a pair of good headphones from Dan Swanö, but I had to listen to what I produced in different environments (like homestereo, discman, carstereo) to see that it sounded alright. The big challange with "Grind Finale" was to get an even sound through out the album, not only adjusting the volume but adding treble there and bass there. It was quite a task but I am satisfied with the result. / Anders
Question from Rikard posted July 19, 2005 16:21:40:
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Tja. Eftersom du lika som jag tycker att mastringen på Human 2.0 är lite "sådär", har du funderat på att göra en re-release som är remastrad? Skivan ska väl ändå ges ut på nytt som bildvinyl?
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Jag tror inte det går att göra några större underverk med orginalinspelningen så som den är. Det vore faktiskt bara att slänga pengarna i sjön. / Anders
Question from Candy (Lyon, France) posted July 19, 2005 15:56:06:
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Hi Anders,

In the set-list of Grind-Finale, we can find several yet unreleased songs (especially on the second disc...).

Can you explain a lot about where does those songs come from ? I suppose that most of them are outtakes from each of your albums...
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Most of them are. However, "Grind Finale" has lenghty liner notes by myself that gives you very detailed information about the 15 studio records Nasum did including the unreleased songs, so I advice you to pick up the album once it's released. I don't feel like sharing information that is featured on the album as I've worked hard to compile content outside the songs that maked the record worth buying (and not downloading). / Anders
Question from Jonas posted July 18, 2005 21:46:34:
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Hejsan Anders!
Hoppas allt rullar på!
Vill inte låta tjatig, men jag undrar bara hur det går med Miezsko-tröjorna, typ minneströja?
Ha det!
/Jonas
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Jag har vid upprepade tillfällen sagt att jag tar itu med merchtryckning (gammal som ny) efter sommaren, så håll ut! / Anders
Question from Chris-Ten posted July 18, 2005 14:48:50:
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Hejhej! Satt för ett tag sen och kollade på spelningen från Hultsfred 2003 på Hultsfred TV. Efter Final Sleep drar spelade ni en sån jääääävla slagdänga som gjorde att håret reste sig på skallen......PUH!!!!! Vad heter den och var kan jag få tag på den? Jag kan inte hitta den på fullängdarna. Lös detta problem nån plz. Jag blir galen snart =)
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Låten är "Löpandebandsprincipen" från "Industrislaven". Finns på fin vinyl i vår shop just nu... / Anders
Question from san nie yon posted July 18, 2005 08:48:11:
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hejsan! i heard, that the word "nasum" was taken from a polish frankenstein-movie, where in a special scene dr. frankenstein ordered: "please, bring me the nasum". you took this word without knowing, what it means and what the right spelling is. is this true?
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Not entirely true. We took the name from the movie "Flesh For Frankenstein" (1973), which is an American/French/Italien collaboration. The doctor says "What we really need now is the perfect nasum", and by viewing the scene (or hearing it, as you can on our first recording) you KNOW what the word means. / Anders
Question from JRH posted July 18, 2005 06:27:20:
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Hi Anders,

What are some of the sales figures for Nasum's albums? Which countries were you most popular in in terms of sales? Were you ever able to, or at least on the verge of being able to make a decent living off of your music? Did Relapse do a good job when it came to promotion of your albums in the USA? Anything else you can tell us about the cover art for Grind Finale?
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1 + 2) I have never got a complete breakdown of the sales and statistics over which countires that likes us the best. I have statements from certain periods and I haven't actually summed up everything, buy roughly 10-15000 copies per album in total, except for "Shift" that probably hasn't reached 10 000 yet.
3) Not at all.
4) I believe so.
5) The idea of "Grind Finale" in general is to collect everything Nasum did between 1993 and 2004, and that goes for the cover as well. The cover is inspired by past Nasum art. Think an early Napalm Death cover in 2005... You'll see it soon! / Anders
Question from Daniel posted July 18, 2005 04:24:37:
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Hello Anders,
This is not so much a question as it is a suggestion.
Perhaps a small section could be made on your site with a list of known recorded NASUM cover songs by other bands? And maybe even a link to their webpage? i.e. [Bandname/Cover recorded/Link]

I know this site is pretty much strictly about NASUM (which is great!), but maybe this feature might introduce people to some new bands that were influenced by NASUM in the same kind of way some people may have been introduced to NASUM via their inclusion on the Carcass Tribute CD. (Although most people would have heard of you before that came out, I would hope!!)

I know of at least one:-
"Inhale/Exhale", recorded by EBOLIE on S/T CD
www.ebolie.cjb.net

Thanks, and keep up the brilliant work! Finest and most interesting band page on the net!
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It's a good idea, but at the moment I am aware of around five Nasum songs recorded by other bands so the list really isn't that impressive. But in time maybe. I call all fans to report all Nasumcovers they can find (preferebly with a mp3 of the song...) and send the info to me. / Anders
Question from Scott from Pittsburgh posted July 17, 2005 08:37:31:
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i was wondering if you could tell us the lyrics of Nasum songs that are not in english? or maybe give a link to a translator site that can actually translate it. Thanks
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It's on my to do list, so translations will be available, one day. I wouldn't recommend a translator, the result would be wrong and confusing. / Anders
Question from Dennis posted July 16, 2005 16:15:29:
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Hej Anders,

Du som sett napalm death rätt många gånger: Låter deras trummis lika stel och trist live som på skiva?

Tack för inspirerande trumspel på alla Nasum-plattor!
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Jag tycker Danny får oförskämt mycket skit för sin, i mitt tycke coola stil. Danny är en mycket säker och tajt metal/grind-trummis. Han är ingen Tommy Lee direkt, men han gör det han ska och han gör det i det närmsta prickfritt. Jag har studerat honom relativt noggrant och noterat att hans teknik är helt perfekt. Handlederna jobbar febrilt, inte armarna som tröttar ut många trummisar. Danny kan få till en helt perfekt och hård d-takt som många borde avundas. Han ser inte ett behov av att hävda sig med häftiga fill in eller alternativa komp, han bara manglar stenhård det han ska mangla, och det tycker jag är jävligt coolt. Det passar Napalm Deaths ganska genomgångende kompromisslösa och supertajta still. Ta er till Augustibuller och titta på en trummis som är just den där stommet ett band ska luta sig emot. / Anders
Question from Rabalder, the German Grindcore-Mastermind posted July 16, 2005 00:45:14:
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Greetings.
Great Page! I couldn't wait for it to relaunch and checked the side while there was the report of the tsunami tragedy almost everyday. the downloads are great.

there are two questions...
1) what's your private favourite song from nasum? not vital information, but fun to know.
2) why are you called nasum? i looked it up in a latin dictionary and it said it was "nose"...

sorry if the questions have already been posted, but on the one hand i don't speak swedish, and on the other hand i am too lazy to read all 130 questions. oh, sorry for my bad english.
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1) It's impossible for me to pick one favorite. If you read the track by track commentaries for the albums you'll notice that I noted some as personal favorites.
2) The word was a joke between Rickard and I during the time we started the band, and we couldn't help ourselves and used it as our name (without knowing that the band would grow pretty big in 5-10 years...). The original meaning lost it's - well, meaning - quite fast and "nasum" for me always meant "A grindcore band from Sweden".
And don't worry about your English, we all speak and write bad English here... / Anders
Question from Lee posted July 14, 2005 22:13:04:
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Hey Anders
when did you write the stuff for the Aggressive hostility Compilation as it's the best Nasum stuff I've ever heard, is their anywhere I can get the lyric's from for your song's on the cd.
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The Regressive Hostility stuff (not Aggressive!) was the last thing we did before getting signed to Relapse. It helped us get there for sure. One of my favorite recordings of Nasum. Lyrics are here. / Anders
Question from Simon posted July 14, 2005 21:00:14:
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Tjena Anders!
En kort fråga bara: Vilka trumstockar använder du?
Ha det!
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Zildjian Super 5B. "Super" betyder att de är lite extra långa. Att jag fastnade för dem var en ren slump men efter det kan jag omöjligtvis spela med någon annan modell, speciellt inte de av vanlig längd. / Anders
Question from Sorti posted July 13, 2005 22:21:17:
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Hej Anders. Jag som ni sörjer Mieszko väldigt mycket..men håller ni på att leta eller ska ni leta efter en ny medlem? jag tycker som ni att han är omöjlig att ersätta och vill inget illa med de här brevet..jag vill bara ha information...
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Information. / Anders
Question from Torge posted July 13, 2005 12:19:11:
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Dear Anders,
thank you for letting me host 3 sonx on goreKing.de,
but you didn't say anything about the Necrony-stuff.
I love the "Pathological Performances" and think it's a real classic. If I could host song 4 "Gynopathological Excav-Eater" and/or song 9 "Effervescing Discharge Of Putrescent Corpulence" that would be awesome!

Thanks a lot

Torge
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Well do it then! / Anders
Question from Matt posted July 13, 2005 05:34:51:
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How, exactly, do you pronounce "Mieszko Talarczyk", and could you write up a personnel bio for him. What was his families heritage? What did he do growing up? How did you two meet? What were his interests outside of music?

I, like you, and many people around the world, have been through some difficult times recently. The only thing that never seems to let me down is music. Thank you for keeping NASUM.com there for me.
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It's pretty easy to pronounce but hard to write in a way that makes sense. It's a Polish name you know, but I think we got a hang of how to say it. Something like this: "Me-yeah-sch-go Tah-lahr-sch-ick" (100% "Hipp hipp"-varning på detta, eller vad säger ni svenskar?).
I have ended the first name with "go" eventhough the name in reality ends with "ko", but I feel it has got more of a g-sound than an English k. The same with "ick" in the last name. Actually, it should be a sound between an i and a y. At least in Swedish.
Record your pronounciation attempts and I will say if you've got it or not.
I don't know if I'm the right person to write a biography for Mieszko. I have written something about how we met in my eulogy and in the liner notes to "Grind Finale". Let's keep it at that right now, OK? / Anders
Question from Fredrik posted July 12, 2005 14:45:33:
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Tjena Anders!

Jag bara undrar om man kan få tag i Nasum teckensnittet någonstans eller om du har så att du kan skicka det, om det inte är helt privat då förstås.. Skulle vilja använda just det teckensnittet till att göra en tatuering som har med grind att göra.
Har du någon aning om hur jag kan få tag i den?

Mvh / Fredrik
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Jag antar att det är loggan du syftar på. Ja, du den är handritad 1992 och alltså inget typsnitt. Officiellt finns det bara bokstäverna n, a, s, u och m samt k, i, t, y och e från gången jag skrev Skitsystem. Och - just det - w, c och o från en misslyckad "www.nasum.com"-logga.
Nu finns det i och försig ett par till sedan jag gjort en grej som ni snart får se, men som sagt - det finns inget typsnitt. Antingen tar du upp Nasum-loggan i PhotoShop och klipper till egna bokstäver eller så ritar du för hand. Vill du ha hjälp med ett specifikt ord kan jag förstås rycka in.
Inspirationen till stilen på bokstäverna kommer - tro det eller ej - från Disharmonic Orchestras logga! / Anders
Question from Alvin Schmalvin posted July 12, 2005 13:11:43:
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Heyhey, I can´t get the Scoop vid to work - I only get the sound, not the video... I´ve tried it on two different computers, what do I need to do?
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I think you have to install the codec DivX - go to DivX.com and install it. It's free and very useful. / Anders
Question from Christian posted July 12, 2005 12:11:29:
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Hej Anders! Jeg ville bare gerne vide, hvor langt er I kommet med Grind Finale? Hvornår bliver den udgivet?
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Relapse håller på med omslaget. I övrigt har jag inte hört något mer om release än. / Anders
Question from Richard posted July 11, 2005 21:46:10:
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Kommer du göra någon "Track by track" till "Grind Finale" sen när den kommer ut? Vet du något mer ang. den förresten?
A:
Inga nyheter alls, faktiskt. Lite lågsäsong på sång just nu. "Grind Finale" har ganska ingående "linernotes" som kommenterar inspelning för inspelning så till en början får de duga. / Anders
Question from tak ah lah posted July 11, 2005 18:29:11:
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between today is the day and sonic youth,
a rock metal projekt???
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Who knows? / Anders
Question from tak ah lah!!! posted July 11, 2005 17:10:56:
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NASUM(Anders)+the HAUNTED(Singer)+NAPALM DEATH(Shane)+FAITH NO MORE(Billy)=The next grindcore storm?

PEACE

HOPE SEE YOU SOON IN FRANCE...a french NASUMER.
A:
It's not a grindcore project. / Anders
Question from Johan posted July 10, 2005 19:40:40:
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Tjena Anders.
Har en liten fråga....Hur fasen fick ni så grymt gitarrljud live?
Jag kör själv nedstämt i B, men hittar verkligen ingen stärkare som pallar det.
Och som jag förstått det, så körde ju ni ännu lägre.
Sen hoppas jag att många av t-shirtarna som fanns här på sidan trycks upp i nya upplagor....jag vill nämligen ha 5-6 st som inte finns och få tag på nånstans som det verkar. Ha det bra!
A:
Bra gitarrmickar, bra pedaler och bra stärkare = bra ljud. Det finns inga genvägar. Jag antar att det är den senaste livesnutten du utgår ifrån? Om det är så så minns jag att det var Mesa Boogie Dual/Triple Rectifier-stärkare. Sen så råkade vår ljudkille Bo Lund vara riktigt duktig på att ratta ljud och speciellt gitarrljud. Det var han som rattade oss på Hultsfred sista gången och då var ju ljudet jävligt bra.
På skiva stämde vi i B och droppade till A men live stämde vi upp en halvton och droppade, detta för att få ett tydligare ljud. / Anders
Question from tuoski posted July 10, 2005 12:33:58:
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Thank you Anders for the new stuff you've brought up on the page! Talk about dedication...

Greetings from southern Finland, damn it's hot! 29,5 degrees Celcius in shade, how's Sweden?
A:
Around 30 each day. I'm fucking melting! Yesterday I sat outside in a park with the laptop and wrote some of the commentaries. That was nice. / Anders
Question from Linus posted July 10, 2005 01:47:08:
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Tjena

Har man alla Nasum-låtar som någonsin spelats in när man äger alla 4 nasum-Cd:na och Grind finale?
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Till 99%. / Anders
Question from Niklas & resten av Splittergrabbarna posted July 9, 2005 19:58:13:
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Tjena Anders.

Inte direkt en fråga men Splitter vill tacka för att vi blev omnämnda i shift-bookleten. Tack som fan för er support!

Jag vet inte om du vart informerad men vi var i kontakt med eran bokningskille i december för att boka in ett nytt Nasum/Splitter-gig i Huddinge i början av året. Det slog som en käftsmäll när Mieszko bekräftades saknad. Synd att vi inte får spela ihop något mer!
A:
Jo, vi fick erbjudandet men vi hann inte ta itu med det innan det gick som det gick. Jag hörde på omvägar att ni gjorde någon grej vid spelningen (eller så har jag drömt det) i Mieszkos ära. Bra gjort. Lycka till med Splitter - nu ligger det på ert ansvar att driva svensk grindcore vidare! / Anders
Question from Braindead posted July 9, 2005 19:02:27:
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Tjena Anders! Vilken är din favorit Nasum låt eller låtar?mina är Fight Terror with Terror,the masked face,The Engine of death,Darkness Falls...
A:
De är väldigt bra låtar du listat, absolut bland mina favoriter. Jag vet inte om jag kan plocka ut mina absoluta favoriter. Snart kan du läsa mina kommentarer till alla albumlåtar och i och med det se vilka jag skriver extra gott om. / Anders
Question from Danny posted July 9, 2005 02:02:16:
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Hej Anders.

Kul att läsa om konserter du går på, men vad är du för en konserttyp Är det banging längst fram som gäller eller är det taktfast nickande/klappande i mitten/längst bak?
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Det är väl mera den senare typen. Det var länge sedan jag stod längst fram och öste. / Anders
Question from JONAS posted July 8, 2005 18:56:49:
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Hej Anders! Hoppas allt är bra!
Jag vet att min fråga kan vara en av dom dummaste på mycket länge, men jag vill bara veta,
tycker du om gruppen The Locust?
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Jag har inte lyssnat så överdrivet mycket på dem om jag ska vara ärlig. Men jag har faktist recenserat dem en gång. / Anders
Question from mfsarif posted July 8, 2005 08:26:49:
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hi anders.i want to request something frm you.Did u have a extra lyrics want to give me.Maybe i can use it into my own band and ill put some note that this lyrics from anders nasum.Hopefully u have and can give me.Keep on the spirit of nasum.
A:
No, I haven't got any unused lyrics if that's what you mean. / Anders
Question from Fredrik posted July 8, 2005 01:05:08:
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Heya Anders! Can we expect to see you on this years Augustibuller?

And what distortion did Nasum use for their guitars?
A:
Yes, I'll be there. About distortion it really varied. Sometimes pedals, sometimes preamps, sometimes amp distortion... / Anders
Question from sarif posted July 7, 2005 07:14:01:
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hi anders.i really need one big picture of nasum.i want to print it out with color,frame it and put it in my room.pls anders.i really need it.u can send it to my email mfsarif@gprotechnologies.com
A:
I will add the press photos to the site this weekend, I promise! / Anders
Question from torge posted July 6, 2005 13:40:12:
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dear anders,
i would like to ask if i could host the sonx of your mp3-section on http://www.goreking.de ? not all just 5-10.
a little video would be cool, too.
and i need some necrony-stuff for the upcoming goregrind-classic-section.

please say yes!

cheers torge
A:
You can take three (3) songs. / Anders
Question from victor fábio posted July 6, 2005 01:01:55:
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Thanks Anders!
The Brazilian Tribute is Comming!
Waittttttt

;)
A:
I'm waiting! :) / Anders
Question from Bazzi posted July 5, 2005 21:25:35:
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Jag såg att dom hade Helvete picture discen på Sound Pollution idag, du letade väl efter vart man kunde få tag på den?
A:
Det var väl mest för internationella köpare som jag letar. / Anders
Question from Kai from Germany posted July 5, 2005 16:15:27:
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hey anders!

i´m looking for a close-up photo of mieszko in a good resolution and quality to use it for a tattoo. i´ve been looking in your galaries, but there was only one pic that seems to fit (galarie 8 pic 2). i want a picture that embodies mieszko´s energy and passion, so i think a live-pic would be best. maybe you can help me out somehow by sending me a link or something else helpful? Exspecially your lyrics mean so much to me, so the tattoo will quote the song "fury": "When the seas calm down but only then will our fury finally sleep" Thank you for so much you don´t know! Kai burningparadise@gmx.de
A:
I have emailed you that specific picture in the biggest version I have. I don't know if it's big enough. / Anders
Question from jamie posted July 5, 2005 10:48:56:
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is mieszko's grave in a public cemetary? if so, where is it? i would like very much to visit it, i have 2 of his picks and i would like to leave one by his headstone.

nasum is an inspiration to all forms of extreme music, thank you for enlightening us, and our music world.
A:
Mieszko is buried at the Almby kyrka (Church of Almby) in Örebro. The exact "address" of the grave is Syrénen 130. Mieszko's grave is still without a proper headstone since they are waiting for the soil to settle so the stone won't fall. / Anders
Question from victor fábio posted July 5, 2005 05:18:16:
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Anders,
I have a little proposal for you.. It´s comming along a "Brazilian Nasum Tribute" (with only Brazilian Bands). We still have a long way to go...
But First I need your Authorization!? And if there´s any way you could help it (photos, bio, memory of Miesko...), I would really appreciate that.
my contact if you need is: victor@flamesrecords.com
A:
You are free to do whatever you want to celebrate the memory of Mieszko/Nasum, but as I've explained earlier I do not want to be involved in the workprocess. It's too weird. / Anders
Question from Charlie, England posted July 3, 2005 03:41:19:
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Hello, is there any way in which you may make a message board for this site please? so we can talk about stuff? thanks
A:
I am not sure that I want a message board. I can easily add one to the site, but a message board always lead to a lot of negative shit (and by that I DON'T mean negative opinions about Nasum - critizism I can handle), and I am so very tired of negative shit on the Internet where unsecure people hide behind their aliases and talk shit about eachother. I don't want such a feature on this site. So, I don't know about a message board right now. / Anders
Question from Ben Terror posted July 2, 2005 12:34:13:
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Anders,
Nasum are one of the main reasons we got together and made some of our own grind. The DIY ethic is important. I will continue to spread the word of the bands great work in Australia.

We wrote a song called 31/12/04 when the death toll reached over 50 000. Then we found out about Mieszko. We are currently recording this and other songs in our home studio.

If you have time can you check out our first song at
http://www.mp3.com.au/BeyondTerrorBeyondGrace

regards
Ben Terror
A:
Well, good luck with the grind! / Anders
Question from jonatan, finland posted July 2, 2005 12:02:33:
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hej anders. kommer tröjorna, exempelvis luvtröjorna med dragkedja att komma i nyupplaga?
eller måste man skynda sig fort som fan att beställa någon av de få som finns kvar?
A:
Jag kommer att prioritera nytryckningar av t-shirts snarare än hoods, så just nu gäller det att köpa de som finns. / Anders
Question from M posted June 30, 2005 19:00:32:
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Hy!
Could you please put the media section online again?
I'd like to be able to download your backgrounds/wallpapers again... ;)
A:
Maybe. / Anders
Question from prakangR posted June 30, 2005 06:23:32:
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This is prakangR hailing from malaysia..my Q is:

1)what is Nasum guitar tuning/setup?

2)how can i get the human 2.1 album? is it still around?
A:
1. Tune to B and then drop to A.
2. "Human 2.0" can be bought from me. "Human 2.01" (the Japanese edition) can be bought from Japan. There is no "Human 2.1"! / Anders
Question from JONAS posted June 29, 2005 21:37:44:
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när kommer livelåtarna upp på sidan?
A:
När det är dags. Tålamod för sjutton! / Anders
Question from Candy (Benighted - France) posted June 29, 2005 14:37:37:
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Hello Anders,

First of all, the new Nasum.com design is very Great !!!
Here's my question : On the "Collapsed" compilation released by Ritual Records in Japan, there is a live version of "Shadows" among others.
I tried to buy this very nice item, but it's out of print.
I thought this song was (without doubt, he he...) on Grind Finale, but as I saw the song list, it wasn't the case...

Do you think it 's possible to find this song anywere ? Impossible to find it for download...
Perhaps can you add the song in the Grind Finale song list ??!? he he he...

Greetings
Candy
A:
"Grind Finale" only includes studio recordings, why it's impossible to add live songs. I think I have listened to that "Shadows" recording once. It's not that good and we didn't pick it for the comp. Maybe it's out there in some Japanese guys shared mp3's. / Anders
Question from tuoski posted June 29, 2005 14:30:44:
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Hello Nasum!

What does the voice in the beginning of "Stormshield" say exactly? I comprehend part of it, someone having dedicated his life to making money etc... I love the song btw.

Then in the beginning of "Just another hog" someone says something in Swedish. I thought it was something like "Are you blind, deaf or stupid!?" in English. What might that be?
A:
Sample in "Stormshield" (from the movie "Seven"): "This is a man who dedicated his life to making money by lying with every breath that he could muster".
Sample in "Just Another Hog" (from the movie "Tillsammans"): "Fattar du, ta inte det här personligt, men du är så jävla dum i huvudet, du är så jävla lurad!" roughly traslated to "Don't take this personal but you are so fucking stupid, you are so fucking fooled!". / Anders
Question from chuckie hardcore posted June 28, 2005 22:17:16:
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Is the Nasum/Napalm Daeth 10" ever going to see the light of day? I'm sure that I read in past issue of Resoundzine/catolog with Nasum as a feture interview that some of the stuff, for that record had been recorded?If I'm wrong, sorry, but I myself along with other fans of both groups would like too anything about this record;why it would not be put out, when (if so).Thanks, for you time.
A:
I think it's the "Helvete" studio diary that you're thinking of (it was also published in Resound). Anyway - all the old ideas are scraped - read this blog for the latest news regarding the split. / Anders
Question from Dantrooper posted June 28, 2005 17:55:03:
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Hey, you remember the preview to preview to hell-file you made available for download before Helvete was released? YOu told us that you recorded many songs of the album via Minidisc, and as the sound absolutely rocked my bottom here's my desperate plea once again to give us the songs for download.
Plz understand: We just LOOOOOVE raw sound and I fell in love with Miescasdsadko's guitar as soon as I heard it. So please reconsider. thx
A:
At the moment I feel that I want to keep all rehearsals and such for myself. It's my memories. But I might share something one day if it's good enough to be released publicly. Our rehearsal records were always meant for us, for development of the songs, so they are often quite unlike the final versions of the songs. / Anders
Question from Cody posted June 28, 2005 17:19:51:
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Tjena Anders!
Undrar om du har kvar samma trummor som på Helvete inspelningen? I så fall undrar jag vad den "färgen" kallas, och om det är lackat, oljat trä eller om det är är s.k "wraps" runtom. Har själv ett DW set o funderar på att byta utseende på dom, jag gillar utseendet på ditt set.

p.s spelar du alltid barfota lr? hehe
A:
Jo, trumsetet är kvar. Jag har ingen aning om vad det kan kallas. Det är som en slags svart bets på träet. Det är ingen heltäckande färg och heller inte något som klistrats på det. Svart bets är vad det är.
Japp, jag spelar alltid barfota. / Anders
Question from Bertil posted June 28, 2005 03:57:02:
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ursäkta om frågan är lite väl personlig (inte min mening)

vad är det som har varit jobbigast under tiden från att mieszko var försvunnen tills idag?
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Att en människa som hade så mycket livsglädje i sig inte längre finns. / Anders
Question from Richard posted June 27, 2005 19:51:56:
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Har du några planer på att utöka bildgalleriet? Vad jag gärna skulle vilja se är promobilder från alla fotosessions ni tagit! Och gärna fler livebilder och annat smått & gott!
A:
Så småningom kommer det mer bilder. Just nu jobbar jag med andra webbprojekt privat så jag har inte tid till några större uppdateringar på nasum.com (och uppdatera fotogalleriet är ett stort projekt tidsmässigt!), men det kommer. / Anders
Question from Max posted June 26, 2005 12:28:12:
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Hello! Portugal salutes you guys for the excelent music you wrote!
Keep writing songs, Anders!!!

Can you please translate "Nasum" to english? ;)
A:
Nasum = "a grindcore band from Sweden". / Anders
Question from Paco posted June 25, 2005 16:58:56:
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I´m from Spain...and I would like to know what are your favourite grind bands from Spain??? do u enjoy any new band specially??
A:
I'm not that involved in the Spanish scene. I think Haemorrage has done some cool stuff. One Spanish band that I really like is Ekkeia, but they are a hardcore band. / Anders
Question from Michael posted June 24, 2005 23:56:27:
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"Q: Hey Anders....

...or if you guys would find it appropriate, will you please make In Memory T-shirts for Mieszko? Everyone should be able to show their love.

A: There will be something sooner than you think... / Anders"

Antog bara att det skulle vara en tröja.. vad annars?

kom och tänka på en annan sak också. Hur många trumpinnar och skinn har du slagit sönder sen du började spela i nasum?
A:
Något sådant har jag inte hållt räkning på. Däremot kan jag säga att jag sällan slår av trumpinnar eller slår trumskinn tills de spricker (det har nog aldrig hänt i Nasum, förutom något bastrummeskinn möjligtvis). Jag hade tur med pinnarna, de blev bara grymt slitna i de flesta fallen. / Anders
Question from Michael posted June 24, 2005 13:42:00:
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Det går inte att lägga en förbeställning på memorial tröjan tillsammans med grind finale?

kommer båda vara limited?
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Jag vet inte vad du pratar om för tröja, och "Grind Finale" kommer inte att vara limited så det behövs inte göras någon förhandsbeställning. / Anders
Question from Daniel posted June 22, 2005 00:45:54:
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Tjenare Anders! du såg möjligtvis inte ett långhårigt drägg springa runt på hultsfredsfestivalen med "Blind World" t-shirt?
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Det gjorde jag inte. Det hade ju varit mäktigt och se den tröjan. / Anders
Question from Amanda posted June 20, 2005 21:00:03:
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cha. ja har läst att ni ska släppa en samlings skiva. när kommer den?? era skivor spelas dyngnet runt har hemma hos mi. dom e svin bra!
A:
Läs. / Anders
Question from pavo@grindcore.net posted June 20, 2005 15:46:57:
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hello there,
i've waited a long time with this because in the last (sad) months i didn't want to waste your time with my "important" questions.
1. can you send copies of the following LPs (vinyl)?
INHALE EXHALE, HUMAN, HELVETE (x2)
2. will there be a new nasum-lp in time? if yes, i would suggest jesper to be the front player and -there's no better grind-voice on earth - the main growler, of course (but i like yours, too, anders)

if the LPs are available you may send them to sven from yellow dog or directly to myself (i can give you the adress per email then)

all my condolence (is this correct english?)
pav/berlin
A:
1. The only LP I can SELL you is "Helvete". Please check out the merch page for details.
2. No. / Anders
Question from Daniel M posted June 20, 2005 14:47:11:
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Hello Anders,
Firstly, I really like the new look of the NASUM web-site! Great design...

My question is, having seen photos of a DW double bassdrum pedal on your kit, I'd like to know how do you prefer to set your pedal up? Very tight springs? Beater angled close to skin, or far back? I don't expect a really detailed answer, but I have the same pedal, and as a fellow drummer, I'm just interested in how you might set it up as love your drumming on all the Nasum CDs!

Holding my breath for the mighty GRIND FINALE!
Good luck with your computer recording in the fututre... hope u keep making music - you're a great song writer and lyricist!

Please check out my band's web page, if you have time to. :)

Thanks Anders!
A:
Actually, I have never experienced much with the springs, weights, angles and such. I do prefer that the two beaters feels the same regarding the mentioned stuff but other than that I haven't done much but using the goddamn pedals! :)
Anyway - lately I had to lower the beaters slightly since they begun to lose while playing, but that's the only adjustment I've done for years. / Anders
Question from FreeBase posted June 19, 2005 22:45:08:
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Hejsan!

Jag bara undrar över bandet "Krigshot" där jag såg att du var med. Är du trummis där också?. Och sedan undrar jag om vad Krigshot är för musik, alltså jag har ju hört dom. Men har hört massa olika från folk o folk, är det Grind av nåt slag eller är det Punk/Crust?.

Mvh // Angelica
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Kolla nasum.com/krigshot för mer info och låtar. / Anders
Question from vän posted June 19, 2005 20:26:50:
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Hej. Jag vet att Mieszko funderade på att låta tatuera en logga (en bild med en detaljerad hand tror jag det var). Fick han någonsin den gjort? Vad var det för logga/bild?
A:
Det var den här träsnittsliknande illustrationen på en hand som tar tag i ett hjärta (typ som man plockar äpplen) som finns på Carcass "Heartwork" som han ville göra. Det gick så långt att jag tog fram ett original till han när vi åkte till USA 1999 eftersom vi trodde att vi skulle hitta folk som kunde tatuera oss gratis. Men någon tatuering blev det aldrig. / Anders
Question from Baptiste Sutter (switzerland) posted June 19, 2005 18:55:45:
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Hello,
At fisrt I want to say sorry! I can't imagine Mieszko died! I always listen your CD and I think about him...He was a God...And he always will be one!

My band and I play Grind and we have composed one song in memory of Mieszko! I would to send you this song when we will record it ok?
And after we will need some help to find a label and like that, play our music fo a long time...

Will stay in my heart...Forever...

Baptiste

P.S.: endless_bleeding@hotmail.com
A:
Yes, send your song. I can't help you with a label though. / Anders
Question from Thor posted June 18, 2005 14:49:05:
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Mierre var en stor influens i musikproduktion och jag har jämfört hans mixar mot mina många gånger i studion, men vad händer med Soundlab nu?
A:
Det har jag redan svarat på. Läs tidigare frågor och svar. / Anders
Question from Ben from NZ posted June 16, 2005 00:27:56:
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Hey Anders! Greetings from New Zealand!

First off I want to offer my condolences. I am so sorry, for you, for his family and for Nasum. I can't believe I will never get to see Nasum. I had always planned in tracking you guys down one day and getting to see you destroy. You are one of, if not, my favourite bands. I can't wait for Grind Finale!!!

Secondly, I just wanted to know what brand your t-shirts and hoodies are?

Thanks man, stay strong!
A:
Well, your part of the world was of course on our wishlist so it's really too bad that we never got there.

T-shirts are usually Printer Heavy and hoodies Fruit of the Loom. / Anders
Question from james phillips malvern,worcestershire,UK posted June 15, 2005 20:29:12:
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i know this is my second post today but i would just like to thank anders for what a brill job he does putting this website together and all the time and effort he puts into it. not may bands still manage their own websites

nice one anders keep up the great work.

please can you give me some tips on how to write songs as i find it very hard.
A:
All though I've written over 100 Nasum songs, I am not a master of the art of song writing. I just go along with what feels right. I guess that when you start to write you have to think about the music all of the time and try out new arrangements and ideas in your head before you decided on what will be the song.
On "Grind Finale" there's a song whose working title was "The bicycle song" which indicated that it was a song that I came up with biking and then picking out of my head. If I had written down all the "bicycle songs" I've had over the years I would easily have one album worth of material! / Anders
Question from Sven posted June 15, 2005 17:16:12:
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Synd Anders, att du missade Behemoth när du va på SRF, det var överlägset det bästa detta året...
Annars va Satanic Slaughter gött o få se innan dom la av och Defleshed med Modin som skinpiskare.... Hur kommer det sig att du missade dessa underbara band?

over 'n' out.

/Sven

PS. Kanske jag va en av dom me Nasum-tröjja du såg på SRF. Har en luvtröjja med logga! DS.
A:
Men jag såg Behemoth i Tyskland förra året på Morbid Festspeile eller vad det nu hette. Nasum-tröjorna jag såg var t-shirts förutom munkjackan som Swanö hade på sig... :)
Och för övrigt "missade" jag ingenting - jag såg det jag ville se. / Anders
Question from james phillips Malvern,Worcestershire posted June 15, 2005 15:10:01:
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dear anders
before i heard your music i wasn't really into this type of music until my friend gave me one of your albums (inhale/exhale.)

i would like to know what bands your into at the moment and what bands made you think i wanna start a band.

please become active again even if that means the there are no vocals as NO ONE can replace Mieszko.
your music has grabbed me by the balls
A:
I listen to a lot of music all of the time since one of the things I do to earn my living is reviewing music. Right now I'm all into the new Foo Fighters album.
I guess Kiss was the first band for me and ultimately the band that made me want to be a musician. / Anders
Question from Andreas posted June 14, 2005 22:32:08:
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Tjena Anders!
Måste säga att jag avgudar trumljudet på inhale/exhale. Är det trumljudet helt akustiskt eller ligger det nån typ av trigg på i efterhand??

Keep on rokkin!!
A:
Jag minns inte. Möjligtvis är det trigg på bastrummorna, eventuellt blandat med det akustiska ljudet. Det här är en typisk fråga som Mieszko borde ha svarat på... / Anders
Question from Brian P. posted June 14, 2005 21:50:41:
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I'd have to say Shift is my favourite. There's a ferocity there, like "Wrath" and "Circle of Defeat", in both lyrics and music. It just seems, from that album, you guys are really pissed off, at least when you recorded the CD. Controlled anger, to the benefit of self and others. In this humble fans' opion, my fav is Shift, however, I'll hold off until I get my grimey hands on "Grind Finale".

Thanks, man.
A:
Well, to be honest it's a tie between "Helvete" and "Shift". I know that when I listened through "Shift" once it was finished I felt that it had elements from the early days of Nasum, so it is in fact capturing both the old and new. But "Helvete" was probably the album that made Nasum "click" if you know what I mean. / Anders
Question from Brian P. posted June 14, 2005 21:19:46:
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I have a question for you Anders: which album do you think best reflects the spirit or philosophy behind Nasum's work? (and I do apologize if this question's been already asked in Swedish)
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I would actually say that "Grind Finale" will be the ultimate Nasum album since it really sums up all the different stages in the Nasum development.
But I guess that's not the answer you'd like. I can't really pick the best one since they are all special to me. For example the first one was born out of love for grindcore and we didn't really have a clue what we were doing resulting in a collection of songs rather than an album. Some song should have been excluded for the sake of quality and length but it seems like "Inhale/Exhale" is everyone's favorite so what the hell...
I guess in the end I would pick "Helvete". That's the best one. / Anders
Question from Felix posted June 14, 2005 16:47:16:
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Hello Anders!

When I listen through your albums I hear the evolution of your sound (more hooks, melody, technical stuff and influences from other genres etc.) In what direction do you think Nasum would have gone with the next couple of albums if you still existed as a band?

ps. Please continue to write stuff like the article about Sweden rock festival and post it here, I enjoyed reading it!
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We did have a recording scheduled for January. The idea was to just go into the studio and see what happened, to try to do something different and not so "planned".
I don't know how things would have developed on future albums. I hope that things would have taken a little different direction once Jon and Urban started to write more songs for Nasum. / Anders
Question from Jul. posted June 14, 2005 16:07:47:
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Hello,

I've got just a little question...I'm french and I want to make a Nasum's fan-site (of course no official, juste for "fun" ). Am I able?

Sorry for my bad english ;) and Good Bye.
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You can do what ever you want. But I can't say that I honestly see the need for a fan-site... / Anders
Question from Craig posted June 14, 2005 06:38:25:
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Hey Anders....

I feel a great void in me musically to know you guys won't be playing, and when I heard his body was identified, it was the closest I have ever come to crying about someone I never knew. If it isn't too much trouble emotionally, or if you guys would find it appropriate, will you please make In Memory T-shirts for Mieszko? Everyone should be able to show their love.
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There will be something sooner than you think... / Anders
Question from Ari posted June 13, 2005 23:48:09:
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Hi Anders. I'm a huge fan from Brazil and I play in a band very influenced by Nasum. If you want hear the songs here http://paginas.terra.com.br/arte/diagnosecrust/facada.htm
and tell something.
Who's in the Maktmissbrukare's cover?
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Hey, that was some great stuff! Sounds a little bit like Terrorizer. Great vocals, drumming and guitarwork! I like it.
Re: the guys on the "Maktmissbrukare" cover... I have no idea! If I find the original picture one day I might learn it from the caption. They should be considered "models" that just happened to fit the "Maktmissbrukare" theme. In hindsight we should probably done the old punk thing with a black tape over the eyes... / Anders
Question from Markus posted June 13, 2005 23:31:13:
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Hey Anders,

this might have been answered two posts below but since I don't speak Swedish, I just wanted to know what's gonna happen with Soundlab?

Thanks and keep your head up.
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Yes it was, but here it is in English: Soundlab is now owned by Millencolin who will use the studio as their headquarters, i.e. rehearsal space, storage, office, demostudio etc. At one point Matte told me about renting the studio to bands that has a technician that can handle ProTools but I don't know how much effort they will put into that right now. / Anders
Question from Toto posted June 13, 2005 22:45:46:
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Hey Anders!

Do you like Driller Killer?
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I haven't seen the movie, and I haven't listened too much to the band. The little I've heard haven't really stuck in my head. / Anders
Question from Fredrik posted June 13, 2005 17:14:13:
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Tjena Anders, tänkte bara höra hur er relation till Studio Soundlab kommer att bli nu framöver? Lämnar ni den för gott? eller finns det någon annan exempelvis Nasum-medlem som är en jävel på att ratta ljud?

Med tanke på att Studion i sig drog till sig en drös grymma band. Och självfallet blev platta efter platta ett jävla mästerverk tack vare mannen som en gång satt bakom spakarna.

Lycka till med framtida projekt och allt ni kan glädjas åt i framtiden.
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Soundlab Studios ägs numera av Millencolin som kommer att ha den som sina "headquarters" och jag vet att Matte löst pratade om möjligheterna att hyra ut den till band som har en egen tekniker som kan ProTools, men jag vet inte om de kommer att göra så eller inte.
Med andra ord kan det finnas en möjlighet att man hamnar där igen, men sannolikt inte. / Anders
Question from olle posted June 12, 2005 23:56:39:
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vintertid behöver en trummis i göteborg. kan du tänka dig att joina? börjar bli frustrerad. kolla in våra låtar på www.vintertid.net.
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Tack, men nej tack. / Anders
Question from calle posted June 10, 2005 23:40:23:
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ååå så jävla skit allt som hänt.... skulle se er i oktober men tänkte..... äh ser dom nästa gång......

kommer sakna er som faan!!!!

finns det möjlighet å få signade skivor eller kanske tillochmed få tag i live eller rep tape eller..... kanske tillochmed demo tapes???
kontakta mej på cliff_rha@hotmail.com

ta lugnt!!!
calle
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Jag signerar gärna skivor åt de som vill det i samband med beställningar. Det är tänkt att något liveaktikt ska komma ut, mer om det en annan gång. Reptaperna behåller jag för mig själv. Några personliga minnen måste jag ha. / Anders
Question from Gardh H-hammar gamal penfighter från hymen tiden posted June 10, 2005 23:34:47:
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Tja Anders !

Sorligt hela skiten !!!

Nasum är ett bevis på att grindcoren fortfarande har starka rötter...

Fortsätter du mangla i nått annat band ?
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Tjena Gardh! Ja, vi får hoppas att jag kan hitta nya människor att mangla med. Just nu är det torrt. / Anders
Question from Bill posted June 10, 2005 16:22:10:
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Hey Anders! it's good to see this website back up! man i cried when I found out about Miezko and and i'm a fan from canada by the way...anyways enough with that. I was wondering if you guys will put out a home video or something???even a little DVD bonus dics would be cool. that's all...CHEERS ANDERS JAKOBSON!!!!

LONG LIVE NASUM!!!!
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I've answered questions like this before - check out the previous answers. / Anders
Question from Henrik posted June 9, 2005 21:51:35:
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Du vill inte berätta skälen till att du funderar på att sluta vara vegeterian?
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Nja, jag vet inte. Det ger mig inget längre och jag behöver förmodligen lägga om mina kostvanor för att må bättre. Fast jag vill klargöra att om jag slutar vara vegetarian så kommer jag ändå äta 75-80% vegetariskt. Jag kommer inte förvandlas till grottmänniska! / Anders
Question from Dan posted June 9, 2005 19:33:28:
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Hi Anders,

I was just wondering if there's any chance in the future of printing English translations of the Q&A's that are printed in Swedish. I noticed one of them mentions Genocide Superstars, and that's one thing I've been wondering about, whether or not GSS will continue.
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No, I don't think that will happen. It'll be too much double work. But regarding Genocide SuperStars... Well, everytime I meet the remaining members and encourage them to go on, but I think they will just keep it low right now and see what happenens. Dan and Richard has lots of stuff going on with their band The Accidents so I guess they will devote most of their time to that band right now. / Anders
Question from Rx posted June 9, 2005 12:18:45:
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Has the word "necrony" a special meaning?
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No, it's just a combination of "Necro" and "Crony", so in a way it has a meaning. / Anders
Question from Niklas posted June 9, 2005 01:18:14:
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hej! jag läste i ett tidigare inlägg att du o shane från Napalm Death kanske skulle starta ett projekt tillsammans. vad kommer de bli för stil? ja vet att man borde fråga saker om Nasum här men ja va bara lite nyfiken. hoppas de e lugnt...?
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Det är en återupplivning av Shanes gamla projekt Blood From The Soul som släppte en skiva på Earache 1993 eller 1994. Det är ganska experimentellt kan man väl sammanfatta det. Jag träffade Shane på Sweden Rock så vi tog tillfälligt i akt och diskuterade vidare. Jag vill ändå vara lite begränsad med snacket om detta projekt än så länge eftersom projekt allt oftare skrotas än genomförs, men det ser bra ut just nu. / Anders
Question from Daniel posted June 8, 2005 11:53:43:
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Sorry if my question will be answered with the release of "Grind finale", but you have to understand I can't wait for such a long time ;)...

Anyway, my question is:
Will it contain the Japan only tracks of the albums as well? In your post it says "non-album tracks", so probably not...?
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"Album" in "non-album" referers to the original releases so the Japanese bonus tracks are all on "Grinde Finale"! / Anders
Question from Joe posted June 8, 2005 08:41:16:
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Deepest condolences to Mieszko, his friends, and family. I have a question about some of Nasum's beliefs as a band and as individuals. I have noticed lyrics in the past that have a strong animal rights message, such as "Fucking Murder" and "Fur," just to name a few. What is Nasum's stance on animal rights? and your stance? and Mieszko's stance? Did the entire band agree on animal rights? Did all or any of you support a vegetarian/vegan lifestyle? Were any of you active in animal rights at one time or another? Just curious. Thanks and best of luck in the future.
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I believe that Mieszko was a vegetarian for the last 10-11 years of his life and at some point he was a vegan, probably at the same time he wrote "Fucking Murder!" and "Fur". We were never any hardcore activists for animal rights but it was one of many issues that we attacked in lyrics. Eventhough we had simular political ideas in our lyrics, Nasum was very much a group of individuals with different opinions and I can't really speak about the others opinions, but I assure you that no one - vegetarian or not - was against animal rights! / Anders
Question from Trisse posted June 7, 2005 09:04:21:
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Ursäkta att jag tar upp din tid, men jag har bara en snabb fråga.

Kommer man se någon av er spankulera runt på någon festival i sommar?

Jag beklagar sorgen, Lycka till i framtiden
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Jag kommer att "spankulera" på Sweden Rock, Hultsfred och Augustibuller åtminstone. De andra vet jag inte. Försöker locka Urban till Augustibuller - både Napalm Death och The Kristet Utseende spelar ju! / Anders
Question from Erik Rosenberg posted June 6, 2005 21:33:33:
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Hej Anders,
Snygg sida. Ett värdigt minne av Mieszko. Kände honom allt för dåligt, men det tiotal gånger vi träffats har jag bara goda minnen av.

Borde inte The Products finnas med på related bands?
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Nej, skulle vi lista alla band vi någonsin har varit med i så skulle vi hålla på hur länge som helst. Det är de som har mest släktskap med Nasum, främst musikaliskt, som får vara med på sidan. / Anders
Question from Christian posted June 6, 2005 16:42:01:
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Is your diet also vegan or vegetarian?
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It's currently vegetarian, but I'm considering giving up the vegetarian life style soon due to different reasons. / Anders
Question from Christian posted June 6, 2005 15:29:52:
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Somr friend told me that you are straight edge! I wanted to know if that´s true and when you decided to become straight? What reasons brought you to this decision?
Good luck in the future! I hope you soon found a new band!
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Well, yes I'm 100% drug free, so I guess I qualify as a straight edge person. I always have and always will hate drugs. I stopped drinking and alcohol five years ago this summer. The reason is simple: I don't need drugs in my life. / Anders
Question from Backlund posted June 6, 2005 14:58:50:
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Hejsan! Jag igen...
Skulle bara vilja veta när "Grind Finale" kommer ut att köpa =).
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Något exakt datum finns inte än. September/oktober är den period vi pratat om, men så fort vi vet mer exakt så kommer det att framgå här på sidan. / Anders
Question from Marie posted June 6, 2005 11:34:01:
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Hej,
jag har lyssnat på nasum sedan close up turnen med haunted och nine, och vill börja med att säga tack. Både musik och texter, ni har gett mig mycket styrka. Vill också säga att jag sörjer Mieszko, önskar er och hans familj allt gott i framtiden.

Funderade på att köpa nån ny tröja, då min är lite gammal nu.. Den jag har är en beige variant som ni sålde på den turnen, girlie. Kan inte se att ni har några girlie storlekar nu.. Jag är en tjej size small, kan jag köpa en x-small t-shirt då? Ni har inga tjejmodeller alls eller?
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Vi har två stycken "Shift girlies" kvar i storlek small. Det är en mycket snygg tröja med guldtryck. Den passar nog bättre än en vanlig x-small. / Anders
Question from Lars J posted June 5, 2005 12:44:32:
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Tjena Anders & Nasum!
Såg i bild galleriet att nån hade tatuerat Nasum loggan på ryggen, o läste även i nåt tidigare inlägg att nån hade funderat på att tatuerat återvinningsmärket. Min fråga är då, hur känns det för er som band att folk förevigar Nasum o sånt som är relaterat till Nasum på sin kropp? Känns det typ hedrande eller hur känns det? Det märks ju ganska uppenbart på så sätt att ni verkligen har gjort nånting bra iaf.

Take care!
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Det är klart att det känns otroligt smickrande, precis som när folk utsmyckar sin bil/skinnjacka med Nasum-loggan eller för den delen har på sig våra tröjor. Jag har svårt att se något negativt i det hela.
Personligen kan jag dock inte riktigt förstå varför man väljer att tatuera in loggan på ryggen - det är liksom för stort för mig att förstå... / Anders
Question from Anders posted June 4, 2005 15:19:57:
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Tja, jag undrar om du vet vart man hittar lite info om Genocide Superstars. Har dom ingen hemsida? Har googlat men hittar ingenting. Skulle gärna vilja ha deras texter eftersom dom inte följde med skivorna.
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Genocide SuperStars har ingen hemsida. Fanns inte texterna med på skivorna har jag svårt att tro att de finns någon annanstans... Du får hitta på egna texter helt enkelt! / Anders
Question from Gudbjörn Valgeirsson posted June 4, 2005 14:55:57:
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Kommer det att bli någon som helst chans att se er på scen igen?
Kanske med en massa gäst sångare?
Gör en benefit turné för Tsunamins offer, med massa gästsångare, det skulle vara guldvärt.
Nasum! - vi älskar er!
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"Nasum is no longer an active band. There will never be another studio recording or a live show. Nasum ended with the death of Mieszko." / Anders
Question from Cody posted June 3, 2005 10:29:51:
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I was wondering if the studio diaries and the info on the recording of Helvete would ever be put back onto the site.
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As mentioned in the answer below I have lots of additional updates to do on the site, so you can expect that sort of info to return in the future. Keep an eye on the Update log. / Anders
Question from JRH posted June 3, 2005 02:23:52:
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I was wondering if the videos are going to be posted back up in the Downloads section anytime soon?

Also, I received an email from Mieszko 1 week to the day before the Tsunami which has been of great help to my writing, I actually recently packed my shit and moved from Australia to the US and formed a grind band, his words have been very helpful! Good luck with whatever you do in future Anders.
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I have a list of additional updates to do on the site, and bringing the videos back (at least some of them - we do not have unlimited serverspace anymore) is defintively on it. / Anders
Question from Jonas posted June 2, 2005 18:32:59:
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Hej på dig Anders, måste berömma dig för den fina sidan du knepat ihop!
Och sen till frågorna;
vad betyder egentligen ordet nasum? har för mig att det stod i den förra gästboken, men jag har glömt det!
och sen undrar jag vilket skivbolag som ska släppa picture-skivorna, anar att GMR är förkortning av nått, eller?

ha det kanon!
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1. Se frågan under.
2. De heter GMR Music, vet inte om det är en förkortning eller något. / Anders
Question from forget your tomorrow posted June 2, 2005 08:38:18:
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can you explain the meaning of nasum?
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Until the truth comes out in the "Grind Finale" booklet, Nasum still means "a grindcore band from Sweden"... / Anders
Question from Jevon M. posted June 2, 2005 07:48:29:
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Hello Nasum and Crew just wanted to say thanks for all the music you guys have done and will do in the future (w/o nasum of course R.I.P.) you guys are like gods to me i was wondering if relapse or any other company will release some of your earlier works on cd or vinyl cause getting split cd's and anything before industrislaven is reaaaaaaally frickin hard. or if you know where i can order some please tell me. Stay Grind
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Read this. / Anders
Question from Brian P. Hoadley posted June 1, 2005 23:43:09:
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Yeah, that was kinda lame. I read on teufelstomb.com, which was from blabbermouth.com, that Nasum would be re-releasing Inhale, Human, and Helvete on vinyl. My primary collection is vinyl, mainly so I can frame the covers. I've got Industrial and want the others.
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Well, the re-release is picture discs, so it's not the normal vinyl edition.

And - ehum - the title is "Industrislaven", nothing else! :) / Anders
Question from Solitude posted June 1, 2005 22:49:09:
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yoo jag igen som frågade om DVD haha..kom på en sak TIll Om det finns nån möjlighet att få tag på En högupplöst bild på Shift Framsidan?? skulle nämligen Vilja tatuera Retur märket...(om det är okej)???
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Skicka mail så ska du få det du vill ha. / Anders
Question from Solitude posted June 1, 2005 22:41:24:
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Tjena Anders!! du bara tänkte är det några planer på nån DVD eller nått med Nasum??skulle vara jävligt coolt?
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Se tidigare frågor och svar. / Anders
Question from Brian P. Hoadley posted June 1, 2005 21:16:23:
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Yo Anders, received my mail order copy of "Inhale/Exhale" thru Relapse last night. Loved my first listen! After having listened to the later albums first, I can see how progessive the early years were. Truth maintained throughout the Nasum period is clearly represented when looking at all the works together. Nice.

Are you planning to release the vinyls thru Relapse? I've got "Industrial" on vinyl and find ordering Nasum on Relapse US quite convenient (you know, no international shipping).

I was thinking, after knowing Mieszko thru the writing, only a tsunami could take out such vibrance. His death, in such a way, has an element of honor to it. It took the powers of the physical world to extinguinsh that life.

Just a thought, and some props on "Inhale/Exhale".

Oh yeah, please don't post this note. These words are for you, man.
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It's pretty hard to answer your question without posting your question... Which I don't fully understand, which vinyls are you talking about? Of the albums the first two are sold out and the third ("Helvete") Relapse released and the fourth I don't think they have bought any copies of, which is kind of strange.

Just for the record: This Q and A function should only be used with the intention to get your question answered on the site. If you want a private conversation just write an email! / Anders
Question from Chuckie Hardcore posted June 1, 2005 00:57:35:
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I sent you (Anders) an E-mail at least a month back about the idea of some sort of a tribute maybe feturing unrealed Nasum, Genocide SS, Krigshot stuff and maybe have bands suchs as the Peep Show, DS-13, Entomed and Project Hopless contributing stuff as well?Many other fans of Mieszko would be very intrested in just such a comp;what better way too pay tribute to the guy? Call it "FRiends of Tragedy" Since you where in Krigshot with him, that this would be something too think about?
If others out their read this, please share you ideas about this idea, for a tribute comp. Would like to hear other suggestions as well?
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I think it's a pretty bad idea, actually. However I am not interested in putting together some kind of tribute (I mean to be the person organizing the whole thing), it's too much work and too much feelings involved that makes the whole thing so unattractive.
"What better way too pay tribute to the guy?" Well, I would say that you should listen to and buy the stuff he wrote and recorded for Nasum and other bands (as a producer). That's Mieszko's legacy. / Anders
Question from Mikke posted May 31, 2005 23:26:38:
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Det ser lite utplockad ut på merch-sidan, kommer du att trycka upp fler tröjor?
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Troligen, men just nu är jag mest angelägen om att bli av med det som finns. / Anders
Question from Leo Mauler posted May 31, 2005 21:01:52:
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My late condolences for the department of Mieszko. Nasum's music truly was and is one of my greatest inspirators in creating music of my own, and the world of extreme music is now one excellent band, and even moreso, one excellent songwriter poorer. I wish the best for you people in your future projects. Stay strong and innovative.
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Thanks for the kind words. Once again I should perhaps point out that all the other ex-Nasum members are active in other bands, check out the related bands page for more info. / Anders
Question from tiong posted May 31, 2005 07:59:40:
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hi anders.wish you all the best in the future.u r the good drummer.always admire on ur drum skill technique and the way you blast the drum.in future,did u plan to make another band maybe still playing on grindcore and playing drums ? sorry for this question.i really need to know.long live forever nasum.
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Well, I have plans, dreams, whatever about a new band. I know what I want to play, but I need to find the right people to play with, which isn't the easiest thing. / Anders
Question from Joanna posted May 30, 2005 22:35:17:
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Hej Anders, vilket jobb du har lagt ner på sidan, minnen och att hedra Mieszko... är säker på att han uppskattar det där han är på andra sidan. Jag mailade en hel del med honom för några år sedan och har en del fina bilder på honom och er två som han skickat till mig. Undrade ifall du kanske vill ha dom? Eller förmodligen så har du redan dom, kan tro att de är tagna till ett skivomslag och sedan är det nån konsertbild på Mieszko. Hur som helst önskar dig/er allt gott. Tack fär att du orkat göra denna sajt.

Miezko... Tänker på dig. Du _är_ en hjälte.
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Tack för inlägget. Jag tror jag har de foton du nämner. Spar dem du som minne! / Anders
Question from Lee posted May 30, 2005 19:40:41:
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Hey Anders

It's sad that Nasum are no more and I and many, many other fan's will miss the music you created,
I really hope you can get back on your feet in the music world and set your talent's free once again ,I know i for one will be waiting.

RIP Mieszko

Best of luck for what the future bring's for you Ander's.
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Thanks. / Anders
Question from Backlund posted May 30, 2005 18:49:53:
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Tack så mycket för tipset om "Sayyadina" dom var bra som fan.
Hoppas att allting rullar på och så. Skulle vilja höra ett tips på hur man grindar så jävla bra som du gör, har alltid spelat mycket grind på trummor, men inte liksom åstadkommit nånting riktigt sjysst. Men när du gör det så ser det så goddamn lätt ut.

Har du bara tränat dig till det eller har du nåt bra tips :D

Tack på förhand
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Jag har egentligen inget bra tips förutom det lite torra "övning ger färdighet". Det låter trist men så är det. När jag tog över trumstolen i Nasum 1996 fick jag slita som fan för att det skulle bli bra. Det lät svagt och sviktande, men det var bara att ge sig fan på att det skulle gå så gick det. Sen att min spelstil blev som den blev ä väl lika delar koncentration och image... / Anders
Question from salm posted May 30, 2005 17:47:50:
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do you want some fotos from your last gig in cremona/italy? grz salm (vienna/austria/europe)
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Yes. We want photos and videos and whatever you got (not only you, Salm!) with Nasum. Please send us everything. / Anders
Question from Johan posted May 30, 2005 17:38:49:
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Tja, jag vet inte riktigt vad jag ska skriva, det här är nog femte försöket att skriva, men jag vill bara säga att Mieszkos död känns jävligt tung och att jag hoppas ni trycker upp nya t-shirts då de flesta i medium är slutsålda. Och sist, när kommer era "pic-discs" att släppas?
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Jag vet inte, men det ska jag försöka ta reda på. / Anders
Question from Eric (from Germany) posted May 30, 2005 13:30:50:
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Hello Nasummembers, hello Anders,

I'm a little bit sad about the end of Nasum, but I can understand your decision. Thank you for your explanation, Anders.
I think the music you've created sends the power, the spirit and the energy, all this, what, so I think, music stands for.
I hope I'll read your names in booklets again.

I wish the girlfriend of Mieszko the best recovery, and all friends and family the strength to carry on.

Sincerely
Eric

PS: Just one question: One of my favourite song on "Shift" is "Hets". Unfortunately I can't speak Swedish, but I'm curious what's meant by this song.
So, if you have any time, would you translate this into English?
Please excuse my English.
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I will try to translate all the lyrics that is in Swedish sometime in the future. I know other timed when I've tried this I've tried to hard to make them rhytmically right, and that doesn't really work. I'll just try to translate the essence of them next time.
"Hets" is about a quite huge problem in society today, how people are consumed by stress and demands and work until they get exhaused or burned out. It's actually one of my better lyrics - it discusses a big problem and it got a good flow in it.
I guess one way to translate the title is "Frenzy". Actually I named the song since it felt kind of stressy, and then I developed the lyrics keeping the working title.
/ Anders
Question from Danne posted May 30, 2005 01:50:39:
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Har igentligen ingen fråga, men jag ville bara säga att ni får lycka till i framtiden, med era nya projekt och jag hoppas att få se ex- nasum medlemmar ute på vägarna igen! Kände inte Mieszko så väl men under den veckan vi va i Soundlab, så förstod vi att det va en riktigt schyst snubbe! Han kommer att va saknad!

Mvh - Daniel och resten av MISS MOFET
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Tack, lycka till själva. / Anders
Question from vän posted May 30, 2005 00:03:11:
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Kommer ni att lägga upp länken till Mieszkos dödsannons igen?
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Den är uppe. Klicka på Mieszko i kanten. / Anders
Question from Magnus Svärd posted May 29, 2005 22:41:02:
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Skulle ni inte kunna lägga med en bonus-dvd till grind finale med live-clip då? Om de t.ex bara finns 3 låtar me bra ljud o bild så skulle det vara fantastiskt bara det!
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Nej. / Anders
Question from Göran Luft posted May 29, 2005 12:24:54:
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jag fattar att ni inte kan spela utan en medlem men skaffa en ny, bara fortsätt
Ni ÄGER!
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Fattar något om sorg och saknad, eller är du helt och hållet egoist? Det är inte bara att "skaffa en ny medlem", speciellt inte för att någon tjatar om det. Respektera vår sorg och vår åsikt om att Mieszko inte går att ersätta. / Anders
Question from Dennis posted May 28, 2005 15:31:15:
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Hej Anders. Läste intervjun med Napalm Death i senaste Close Up Magazine och där nämner ju Shane Embury att ni har pratat om att dra igång ett projekt. Låter iaf som att det skulle kunna bli fruktansvärt bra, men kommer det att bli något av det?
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Jag har inte vela prata om det här tidigare för det är alltid en enorm risk att det inte blir något av projekt, men nu ser det i alla fall ut som det är på gång.
Sanningen är att idén väcktes redan för över två år sedan då jag skjutsade Shane till flygplatsen efter att han varit med på "Helvete"-inspelningen. Jag frågade om han någonsin hade tänkt göra något med av projektet Blood From The Soul som han gjorde en skiva med på 90-talet. Och ju mer vi snackade ju mer lutade åt att vi skulle göra något tillsammans.
Lite senare kom en skiva med demos Shane hade gjort och sedan dess har det hängt lite i luften. Vi har haft problem att hitta rätt sångare tills jag föreslog Peter Dolving och han är nu med på banan och har tydligen börjat göra sångarrangemang och texter till Shanes demos.
Förhoppningsvis spelar vi in i höst, men som sagt man vet aldrig vad som händer med projekt. Shanes demos är dock mycket bra så det ska bli kul att spela dem på riktigt. / Anders
Question from Göran Luft posted May 28, 2005 15:12:15:
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jag tycker det är mycket synd att bandet lägger ner!
Ni va ju asgrymma! Snälla fortsätt
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Det går inte. Vi saknar en medlem. / Anders
Question from Tuomas posted May 28, 2005 10:36:46:
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I just wanted to tell you Anders how much Nasum means to me. Thank you for bringing the page up again, and for the coming "Grind Finale". I'm really looking forward to that release.

It's hard to explain, but there's a certain feeling in my heart when I listen to your music. That flame stays lit as long as I endure. I hope it means something to you, that you have touched people.

Sometimes it feels like I've shed my share of blood, sweat and tears, but I think there's still much to endure for. I wish you strength to carry on.

I remain yours faithfully,
Tuomas
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Of course it means something. Thanks for the kind words. / Anders
Question from Justin posted May 28, 2005 07:13:12:
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Hello Anders,
Just wanted to let you know - I was at the St. Louis, MO show when you came and played the Creepy Crawl on the Contamination 3.0 tour back in 99'. I had never heard of Nasum before and I was an instant convert that night. Mieszko made mention it was your first run through the states. I can't thank you enough for that show...I'll never forget it. So much energy! You guys are and will forever be killer in my book. Cheers! R.I.P Mieszko.
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Thanks for the praise. At first I didn't remember the Creepy Crawl but I did. I remember that we met a guy with a homemade Nasum t-shirt after the show, and I also remember that the club was in a kind of scary part of the town (at least in the eyes of a guy from a small town in Sweden) and there were some drunks beating eachother with bottles on a parking lot next to the club... Nice...
The first (and unfortunately only) US tour was something special for us as well, so thanks for showing up! / Anders
Question from Seoung hwan-Kim(HELL THIS TIME) posted May 28, 2005 06:44:08:
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Hi. I'm english not very well. I'm sorry.
I'm your band vvvery like. My friends likessss your band.
We are south korea grindcore band 'HELL THIS TIME'
Many people are waiting for your band
I very want you and your family to come to South Korea.
It is grory if it performs together with you

come on!!!!!!

nasum is forever!!!!!
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Nasum is no more, so we can't come to Korea. Good luck with the band! / Anders
Question from Nathan Dufour (from Canada, eh!) posted May 28, 2005 05:19:59:
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Hello and hails to all. I am saddened to hear that Nasum is no more, but I fully respect the decision made. My question is this more like two, sorry about that. I hope the forum isnt limited to one question. On "Helvete" there is a song called Slaves to the Grind and I was wondering what the reasoning behind writing a song about grind was? I mean, power metal bands write about metal all the time and how great it is, but I have never heard a Grind band write about the excellence of Grind. I was just wondering if that song is meant as kinda making fun of power metal? (though the lyrics are very sincere). Second, another song/lyric question. "Twinkle Twinkle Little Scar", from Shift, is clearly about domestic violence. Was that song inspired by something that happened in Anders personal life, or was it more of a societal comment on abuse and the damage it causes? Thanks for your time, for bringing the site back, making this forum, and most of all, thank you for the music! Grind your mind.
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Re: "Slaves to the Grind": The song isn't about grind in general but rather about Nasum and the situation we were in when we were writing the "Helvete" album. We felt some pressure to something better than what we preiviously had.
The lyrics can also be applied on anyone that has to struggle to improve. I remember Mieszko once said that it could even be about Napalm Death, so it's just a matter of how you interper it.

Re: "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Scar": I have no personal experience of domestic violence - thank you very much - and the lyrics came together by accident more or less.
I remember that it started with the first lines of chorus (then: "Count the scars in MY eyes") and were supposed to be about being hurt in a more psychic way, but one thing led to another and the subject of domestic violence came up, something that I previously only had touched upon in the lyrics to "Dead Mirror" (look for it here).
It's just a subject that feel is very disturbing and terrible. / Anders
Question from Anders posted May 28, 2005 00:24:11:
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Ville bara skriva att det käns jävlitg häftigt att få svar av världens bästa och snabbaste trummis, Anders Jakobsson!

och en engång är jag väldigt ledsen för det som hände med Mieszko.
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Jag är tyvärr varken bäst eller snabbast, men tack ändå! / Anders
Question from Dendra posted May 28, 2005 00:18:59:
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Hi!

I just wonder if there are any grindcore band in your style or something, I dont like Goregrind and such bands as Mortician, Fuck IM DEAD, Anal Cunt , Anal Blast etc.

So I wonder if there are a band in your grind-style(?), who has political lyrics, not about Old men raping children...

I´m searching for somthing more like you guys...
I love your music, your grindcore is the best, no one will ever beat you.

And all my respect to Miezsko and friends.
Terrible! R.I.P

Thank you // Andrzej
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Well, the first two bands that come to mind is two Swedish acts, namely Sayyadina (with Jon ex-Nasum) and Gadget. They are both playing grindcore that is quite simular to Nasum. I suggest that you head to their webpages and download whatever samples they have and I'm sure you'll love it! sayyadina.com and gadgetgrindcore.com.

Good luck discovering new grind! / Anders
Question from Fredrik posted May 27, 2005 23:53:07:
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Tjena! I eran platta "Industrislaven" är det Miezsko som vrålar där också?, det låter faktiskt inte som det. Det låter mer som honom du spelade in låten "Think" med. För övrigt har eran sida fått en otroligt snygg design.

Och till sist all min respekt till Mieszko, hans närmaste och käraste.

Men hoppas iaf att ni kommer fortsätta grinda på iaf, för bättre grindcore band kan man inte hitta.
Grind Your Mind!

MVH ///Fredrik
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"Industrislaven" var sista skivan med Rickard och det är han som sjunger så klart, fast det är också första skivan som Mieszko sjunger ljust på. Han kväker lite i "Skithus" bland annat. / Anders
Question from Sam Schrader posted May 27, 2005 20:29:18:
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This isn't a question as much as it is a statement. I don't cry a lot, but when I heard about Mieszko, I cried. I was one who was blessed with spending a night with him and getting to know him and what kind of person he was. He was a kind spirit and would do anything for fans.

My love and best wishes go out to his girlfriend, his parents and of course the rest of the band. While I haven't known Mieszko nearly as long as you guys, I feel in some way connected to him.

I will never forget and I will miss him.

Sincerely,

Sam Schrader
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Thanks for caring. / Anders
Question from Oliver posted May 27, 2005 20:07:45:
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First for all, I hope all of you are fine. No, I don't know anyone of you, the thing is I know how much it hurts and how long it hurts. I really think that it was o good step forward, to whatever, to have the site online again.
I really engulf all the texts here since I know Nasum and I still do so, I also love what anyone of you wrote, the thing is I never see Nasum live just listening to the records and I guess is some sort of mental savaging when I start reading the sad things on this site, anything. . .
Start and stop crying, without knowing you in real life, but I think it's something like remembering again e.g. funerals I visited all of them were so damn hard.
Guess I'm talking too much sometimes, but I hope you know what I mean.
Wish you all the best,
Oliver
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Thanks for caring. / Anders
Question from Walti Hösli posted May 27, 2005 19:48:00:
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Jag undrar om det finns nån distro eller mailorder som säljer era merch? Det mesta i M är ju slutsålt.

Sköt om er! Har tänkt på hur hemskt ni och anhöriga måste haft det sen Mieszko försvann och sen identifierades...
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Om det finns intresse så kommer vi göra mer i framtiden (och med tanke på alla beställningsmail som ramlat in under dygnet så verkar det finnas det!), men tills vidare erbjuder vi det som finns i lager. S passar säkert! :) / Anders
Question from Brian P. Hoadley posted May 27, 2005 19:11:52:
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Just read the narrative, Anders. Honestly, I'm not surprised, and I understand completely. I've read the lyrics, man, some of them written by you. I believe, as an artist, your talents will take on new forms and mediums. Fire cannot be contained as long as oxygen feeds it. May that fire bring forth new life.

I've neither met met you nor seen Nasum perform. The words, however, are connective. As is the metal.
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Well, I hope you are right. / Anders
Question from Brian P. Hoadley posted May 27, 2005 18:57:34:
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No questions from me. Glad to see the site back up and Nasum is still moving. "This fucker ain't dead yet! Let's see what he'll do!" Mad love.
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Thanks. / Anders
Question from Anders posted May 27, 2005 18:25:27:
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Först och främst vill jag framföra min respekt till Mieszko och hans närmaste. Jag blev otroligt chockad när jag fick höra att han omkom i katastrofen, eftersom att ni var mitt favorit grind band.

1. kommer det ut nån Nasum dvd? jag skulle inte bry mig om det var dålig kvalitet på en del av klippen eller nåt.

2. Och vart kan man köpa Industrislaven?
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1. Jag har redan svarat på DVD-frågan, men på svenska då: Just nu finns det inga planer, men om vi upptäcker att det finns tillräckligt med bra material att göra ett försök kanske vi gör det. Vi får se helt enkelt.

2. "Industrislaven" på 12" vinyl kan köpas av mig. CD:n är slut sen 7-8 år sedan... Men den är ju med på "Grind Finale" så klart. / Anders
Question from Jelmer Birkhoff posted May 27, 2005 17:04:56:
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(and to read the newspaper articles who mentioned him as a “heavy metal star”!)

He was a metal star!!

All the best from Holland,
Jelmer, Marijn & Tjan.
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If he was a star of some sort, he was a GRINDCORE star! Nothing else! :) / Anders
Question from noisegrind posted May 27, 2005 15:04:45:
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First of all my deepest to mieskzo family and nasum members.
i have a long show called "Live in Hultsfred 2003" and i think that it could be a really good dvd
what do you think about it ??¿?

thanks !!!!
cheers!!!!
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Well, it's by far the best videorecording of Nasum that I have seen, and it sounds quite good as well. It shouldn't be too hard to get the rights for it and use parts of it in a DVD. But right now there's no such plans. We'll see. / Anders
Question from Backlund posted May 27, 2005 12:54:42:
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High Respect to Nasum and Miezsko first of all.

Do you have any plans for the future? Will there still be "Nasum"?.

And when will there be a grind festival or something like it?.

Love you Guys!

"Grind Your Mind" // Fredrik
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Again: Please read this long text. / Anders
Question from Niklas posted May 27, 2005 12:38:02:
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Tja! kommer "Grind Finale" släppas i vanliga skivbutiker? eller kommer man bara kunna få tag på den genom er och relapse? ha de bra
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Eftersom Relapse har distribution i vanliga butiker så borde även denna release hamna där. Fast "Grind Finale" kommer inte att vara "en vanlig skiva" utan mera som en box (beroende på vad det nu blir för förpackning). Så jag vet inte. Men räkna med att det går att köpa den direkt från oss om den inte kommer i butik. / Anders
Question from emoride posted May 26, 2005 22:21:16:
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will nasum exist in a form in the future? (new singer:( new band name?)....keep on with your spirit!!!
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Please read this long text. / Anders
Question from Michael posted May 26, 2005 21:23:07:
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1. Will you expand the merch section? like caps, carmarks, and old t-shirts, and such. It would really be appreciated by the fans?

2. How long do we have to wait for Grand Finale(Örebro,Sweden)?

3. Will you make any last public performance, any Goodbyes shows, anything? It would be really cool to have a last show in Örebro. Just a dream.

I wish the members and relatives of Nasum good luck in their future lives.
Miezko in our heart.
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1. I don't know yet. I'm now most interested in get the sales going to get rid of the stuff I got in stock. The general interest will decide what will happen with the merch in the future.

2. The tentative release time is September/October, but right now I can't give any exact date.

3. No, I'm sorry but we can't do any shows. / Anders
Question from Johan posted May 26, 2005 20:14:16:
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First of all my deepest respect to the members of Nasum and the family an friends of Mieszko. I'm glad that you will release the "Grind Finale"-cd's,I look forward to them.

My question: Have you also concidered to release a DVD? It would be so great to see the spirit from Nasum and Mieszko again at home.
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Thanks for the respect!

Well, I'm afraid that there isn't enough material (at least in a decent quality) to collect on a DVD that will make it worth the money. I considered making a DVD to include in the "Grind Finale" set, but it was enough work to compile the music for the set.

I'm not ruling out a possible video document of some kind, but I rather think it's going to be something that the fans can download and burn themeselves than a pro printed DVD. We'll see. We have time to think about it. / Anders

BIOGRAPHY

The complete biography of Nasum covering the entire history of the band, from the early years to the end of band in 2004... And a slight addition of the 2012 Farewell return. To the biography

DISCOGRAPHY

The definite guide to the Nasum discography with lots of photos of every release, along with all possible information and comments written by Nasum's Anders Jakobson. To the discography

IN MEMORY OF MIESZKO

Nasum remembers former lead singer, guitarist, song writer and producer Mieszko A. Talarczyk with eulogies, pictures and more. Includes Mieszko's own words about the "Helvete" recording. To the In Memory of Mieszko page

SHOWARCHIVE

A complete run down of each and every show Nasum performed from the first one in 1995 to the final stage appearences in 2012. To the showarchive

Lyrics

Lyrics to all Nasum songs, organized release by release. To the Lyrics

T-shirt History

A gallery of most of the official and Nasum produced t-shirts. To the T-shirt history