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Interview with

Rain6

who plays the guitars, keys and sings (backing vocals) in this Norwegian band. He talks about the songs on the previous Mortal Love-album 'I Have Lost...'.

Existence
Rain6: ‘We wanted the opening song to be very dynamic and make the listener feel ‘warmed up’ after the song, to be a kind of ready for the rest of the album. The song also had to be a gate that immediately took the listener back into the story we began telling with our first album. The lyrics of the song pick up exactly where Mortally Beloved (the last song on our first album ‘All The Beauty...’) left off. We did this to make the connection between the two albums clear, and continue the story which we are telling. The song came out of a little melody line and piece of text Damous had been carrying in his head, and we just built it from there.’
 
Serenity
‘This is the first song that was completed for the album, if I’m not wrong. It was a song that came out of the chord progression Gabriah had been toying with using a church organ sound. It was basically a question of giving it the right arrangement. It’s a short, up-tempo, almost Paradise Lost-ish tune that is meant to get the listener going after the somewhat more complex opening track. Lyrically it tells of how the character bitterly realizes that Serenity, peace and calm that is, is more than likely lost forever.’
 
Spine
‘Spine is maybe not your typical Mortal Love song, (or your typical goth-song for that matter) but we felt it had such crushing weight that it sort of demanded space on the album. It is a very riff-oriented number that pays homage to many of our influences, be it Metallica, Pantera or the like. What I like most about this song is the melodic interlude that explodes in this thundering riff-o-rama! Not to over explain this, but spine is of course a metaphor - I am sure most of us have known spineless people in our lives, figuratively speaking.’


 

Adoration
‘Looking back, this is an obvious choice as a single and Massacre did a good job picking it. This song came about when I was exploring this echo-pedal I had come across. I found this dreamy melody line which Lev put some power chords on top of. It is a very simple song, but it has that great melancholic feel to it which is so typical for music that we love and are inspired by. It tells about how the ability to love and feel compassion is withering in the main character.’
 
Senses
‘Some say this song has a ‘poppy’ feel to it. If by ‘poppy’ melodic and hooky is meant, I would agree. I don’t listen that much to music that is simply played to be fast or grim, I need the melody lines and the beauty (although I’m well aware of the fact that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, to each his own I guess). Those who can pull that off and still be heavy have my utmost respect. The lyrics here are pretty obvious, losing one’s ability to feel or sense anything must be what hell is like - you might as well be dead.’
 
Empathy
‘I wrote this song pretty much to be a comfort to myself in a particularly dark period. What I love about it now, is that the sadness and melancholy shines through and makes the song sound like bliss and a broken heart all at once. The lyrics here also fit the song perfectly - if you read the lyrics and feel confused about what I’m saying here; remember, it’s all about perspective. Who is actually singing and to whom? Seek and you shall find...’
 
Reality
‘Here we wanted a real rollercoaster-ride of a song and I think we accomplished that. It’s dynamic and takes the listener further and deeper on the ride than the story we are telling. It uses more male vocals than most of the other songs on the album and that might be something we want to explore further in the future. I say MIGHT, because you never really know where the future takes you. In this song the character starts to think about which of the things our minds tells us, is reality.’
 
Sanity
‘And, of course, the next thing to go after the start questioning your own mind is your sanity. I think we succeeded in letting the music mirror this. Lev is the mastermind behind this song and the driving riff really underlines the lyrics.’

 

Identity
‘I like the way this song was build. The chorus is really beautiful, and when Cat added some higher octave vocals on the second and third chorus I could really feel the hairs on the back of my neck standing up. I still do! As Lev said, those choruses sort of sum up the feel of the whole album.’
 
Hope
‘Lyrically I think this is the best we’ve produced so far. I mean, it’s so sad! Cat’s voice just sort of makes it ten times sadder as well, you know? This song is heavily influenced by one of the best bands I’ve ever heard: 30 Seconds To Mars. Which is kind of funny, ´cause on their new single Attack the chorus is somewhat reminiscent of the chorus on Hope. I severely doubt they have listened to Hope though…;-)’
 
Memory
‘This is another song I think we managed to make really sad, but still beautiful. I guess that’s what melancholy is – at least to me. It is so much fun to play and one of my favourites on the album, although this changes almost daily! With Hope and Memory the character is really falling apart. I mean, if you dare not or cannot hope for anything, and your memory is gone, then there really isn’t much left.’
 
Everything
‘Within the lyrics of this song lies so many clues to the story we’re telling so I don’t want to comment any further on them. Our producer Zet did a great job with the programming on this one, making it not your typical Mortal Love song, but yet somehow unmistakably us.’

 
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