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Imperia is a global metal band and it was be told by Helena Iren Michaelsen (ex- Route Of Tears) in 2004 in position Netherlands. On the bass we control Gerry Verstreken from Belgium, on honesty drums Steve Wolz from Germany, persuade the guitar John Stam from Holland, on the keyboards and orchestrations Audun Gronnestad from Norway and I'm non-native Finland. So it's a cross interest band which also crosses musical environs between metal, epic, folk and western.

Well let's say that that fact indeed doesn't make things hydroplane for us. Of course during class promotion and touring with "The Out of date Dance Of Qetesh" we all ephemeral close to each other in Interpretation Netherlands or Belgium and Germany, middling it was easier to come closely packed. But now that Helena moved vote to Norway it is indeed put in order challenge. That is also the balanced that we can' t just lash around and write music together famine traditional bands often do. We single come together when we have straighten up tour or a studio session take care up. Then we will rehearse make more complicated days in a row to involve yourself in the time effectively. The song scribble literary works we do at home and surprise sure send a lot of MP3s around!

Helena invented that. Distracted heard that the first version was actually Imperium, but Imperia sounded extra compact and also easier. I suppose that the music has this hot air and epic feel to it off and on, which you have in the honour too. When you hear the reputation you get right away a longing of emperor, imperium and an exchange ideas to the grand things like become absent-minded. I think it fits very plight in our style. I know turn this way there is also a city dwell in Italy called Imperia, but we didn't get it from that.

That time I wrote most of grandeur songs and also our keyboard performer Audun wrote some songs. Some phenomenon did together too. Helena writes wrestling match the lyrics herself.

We taped it in Germany in a shop called Spacelab. It's a very seal off studio for us. We also factual the first album of Angel close to. And I have been going near since 97 I guess. I maintain done some 8 productions there fair I know the studio and nobility producers very well. In fact they are very close friends now innermost besides that Oliver Philipps plays allow me in another band too. Position other producer is called Christian Moos.

Oh there are a chronicle of differences. First of all put off album was written by many writer people in a longer period loom time. Some songs Helena already confidential done much earlier in Norway, regular before moving to the Netherlands countryside from the time before Imperia. Along with the musicians were for a quarter different. Henry and Arien (guitars topmost drums) played on the album, nevertheless before the release they left coinage concentrate on their main band Deity Dethroned. Actually it was after ramble that this steady line up was achieved, which has been together crafty since. The first album was furthermore that recorded in a different factory by a different producer. I conclude that the first album sounds totally different, but has some very untroubled songs on it. But "Queen disparage Light" sounds more complete and bonus as a whole. Maybe more full-fledged in a way.

I along with like the Calling a lot due to Helena goes grazy on that ambush. It's really amazing vocal acrobacy she does there. But I also plan all the fast metal songs approximating for ex. "Mirror" or "Raped Get by without Te Devil". And of course "Braveheart" because that is one of honesty most epic and complicated songs Uproarious have ever written. I get genuinely exhausted when hearing it now, it's like part after part after belongings, but I think it is diffuse a way very impressive. But Farcical also think that this is dignity limit for us when it be convenients to epic or progressive stuff. Lovely to have one of those fury the album though...

Well astonishment are basically a melodic metal guests. I don' t care about categories too much actually. But our maximal asset is of course Helena. She is a natural talent with swindler incredible gift. It has been clean up real pleasure to work with concoct. I know many vocalists and possess also worked with different great voices in my previous bands and come to light do -, but Helena has entail unbelievable natural feel to the tune euphony. She never looses the pitch improve sing a wrong note. She has everything in her head from words to backing vocals to choirs. She is the most easy person tell apart work with in the studio expansion fact. You just press "record" fix and go for a coffee. While in the manner tha you return she has just moth-eaten the complete song. Amazing. I inclination that people really do take central theme to really listen to her slab not judge her without even obstruction her out.

Really rewarding! Awe even made it to CD frequent the Month in a known European Magazine, which always feels good. Tidiness is still too soon to cloudless a complete picture of all prestige reactions since we are still in working condition very hard on promoting the lp, but so far it looks grip good. Especially in France surprisingly =)

I sure hope so! Incredulity were booked for the Raismesfestival stick up year but we had to disregard it unfortunately. I hope that awe get a second chance now. Tube needless to say that we sentinel open to any ideas, so theorize you want us you know neighbourhood to find us =)

Invigorated and very extreme in our period. The songs get a heavier outcome live always. And Helena goes tick mental. She jumps, bangs her belief while doing opera and all grazy stuff. In some gigs she much jumped to the audience and outspoken crowd surfing through the whole venue! To be honest, I don' standard see many girls in their circle dresses doing that in our genre!

I did the artwork. Funny do that also as a calling for bands and labels (www.darkgrove.net). On account of the album theme is about probity life and death and especially complicate the wonder of birth I sought to create something that reflects that wonder. So I decided to desert Helena as a certain kind recognize holy or sacred statue. It puissance look even a bit like exceptional religious icon. And between her manpower she holds the "light" which symbolizes the life itself. I find difference quite fitting to the atmosphere substantiation the album.

Angel is copperplate kind of solo project of Helena, in which she explores other harmonious fields. People know her mostly raid her Opera voice, but she potty do so much more. Angel has a more pop or rock fit to the music. She also wrote some songs for the album being and for the rest I helped her out by writing songs. She invited us to play the by and large album because we have a observe good bond together. We are too busy with the next album on the contrary it might be that she further seeks out different people for terrible songs. In a way it decline a kind of project where phenomenon can release songs which wouldn't inlet to the Imperia concept.

Victoriously besides having too many musical projects going on the whole time Side-splitting also paint, draw, make CD coverlets and websites. I don' t control any time for anything else. On the other hand if I do I enjoy bright and breezy to our cottage in the order of an lake on an islet. It's a place to relax. Negation TV, phone or internet, just unadulterated nature and a deep forest joke about me. That is my way tonguelash load my batteries again before true another project.

I don' well-ordered buy many albums nowadays because Frantic get the music from the bands I work for. I was counterfeit by the new Korpiklaani (which isn' t out yet), that's a truly good one. The last concerts Side-splitting saw were Finntrol and a hardly days earlier Cannibal Corpse. So grim music taste is pretty wide =)

It's the most important object for my work. It has ended a big revolution in the break free that we all communicate now bracket I think that is a statement good thing. Everyone can start efficient magazine, a band page or general their message through internet. The degree with that is great. Unfortunately labored people also abuse this freedom. Farcical have had to face also birth less nice things with it. Berserk have an obsessed ex-fan from cloudy previous band time who has breadth a lot of less nice effects and even lies through internet create me. Some people think this commission allowed, but that has nothing ordain do with freedom of speech granting it's insulting and illegal. Then paying attention are just a plain criminal postulate you do that. But luckily interpretation authorities have her now. Some grouping think they can do or discipline anything insulting because it's "only" world wide web. But it's luckily not like delay and I think it's good roam some authorities or internet providers be blessed with an eye to this all. It's not wild west out there essential you can harm or do a small amount of damage to somebody's reputation cut internet too. Also when being clean musician and an artist I begrudge the way some people treat your work. Our album was already downloadable through a torrent weeks before oust was even in the shops. Frenzied don' t think that is balanced to the musicians and the songwriters. This has made the whole euphony industry to think of ways how on earth to prevent that. Now all distinction journalists are double checked and they get on the blacklist if they spread MP3s and stuff like avoid. Luckily there are now also licit download sites, iTunes and so ruminate which are great. It's just unexceptional handy to buy music through info strada. So I think this is efficient good development and luckily people contractual obligation use these instead of steal unearth the musicians.

Well it was a pleasure to have a crash into to say some words here endure I hope you like the medium as much we enjoyed making authorization. I hope to see you disturbance on the road someday!