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Almost there…

After some time of insanely hard work, the fourth track for the next album is really shaping up. The structure for it is pretty much done and the rhythm guitars have been 95% nailed as of this morning. I still have bass to record, not to mention the time it takes to do the orchestras and whatnot before it’s really completed. I have been listening to this tune over the last few days to really dissect it and work with different approaches to it, something that has paid off big time yet again. A few weeks ago I was pretty sure which one would be the opener for the next opus, but after writing this 4th song I believe there might be a new sheriff in town (I fucken finally managed to get a cowboy reference into a news post). Talk about luxury problems. It’s time to really go through the guitars closely, to see if I have fucked up somewhere (which I never do) before putting down the bass and then move on to the keyboards so this bastard of a song can join the other 3 in all their glory. I haven’t decided on how many tunes the next album will hold, but with these 4 songs we are well over 40 minutes of running time, so you can see where this is heading… Yes – towards absolute domination.

I am off again to continue my mission. Stay tuned for more updates and make sure to show your appreciation for The Hate by buying one of the awesome shirts we printed some month ago. If you don’t, you’ll never burn in hell with us. And we wouldn’t want that, right?

Creating domination…

The 4th tune for the next masterpiece is currently under construction and it’s turning out ace, as expected. I’m trying out a few new things in this one to see where it leads me eventually. Still a long way to go before this one is completed, but at least it’s starting to take form according to what I had in mind when I started working on it. There’s a few things in this one that I really have to work on to make them a reality. It’s all in my head at the moment, and that part is easy. The fun and hard part is to transform those ideas into reality. But I am getting there.

I can’t believe the writing for this coming album is going so fantastic, as I have stressed numerous times before. I still have tons of stuff lying around that I have been writing the last couple of months, so there’s no shortage of stuff to use for the songs. It’s just a matter of putting it all together to make this the best damned album in our career, just like we have always done before. We are absolutely stepping up a few levels composing-wise for this one. I have pushed myself real hard when it comes to the guitars and some of the stuff is definitely material that I couldn’t play just a few years back, which puts s smile on my face. Together with my beloved companions, Jörgen, Tobben and Ruby, we will create a piece of sheer beauty and brutality, that’s for sure.

There you go, just a quick heads-up on the process of writing the new album. As soon as I have something new to reveal you will find it at this very site. Oh, and there are still copies available of the new shirt. Make sure to order your copy.

Updates as promised.

I told you that I’ll keep you updated on the process of writing for the next masterpiece, so here we are again. After yesterday’s update I devoted myself to wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy, and gluttony. Oh, and in between I managed to wrap up the third track with its orchestrations, some re-played bass and everything else you can think of. You can see it playing in my Winamp if you look to the right. Like it, huh?*

As soon as I started writing this tune I felt that it will be the one starting off our next album, and when you hear it you’ll understand why it’s chosen as the opener. Or not. You never know. I understand it anyways, and that is kind of important in the grand scheme of things, I guess. Well, not much more to say right now except that I am moving on to the fourth tune now. Oh, and ofcourse – don’t forget to show your support by purchasing the new shirt. That’s not asking for too much, now is it? We haven’t sold enough to pay the printer yet, that’s how much money we make on this shit, haha…

*No, you can’t fucken listen to the picture, dammit! Stop clicking the damn thing already.

And we move forward yet again…

After spending yesterday going thru the recorded guitars and doing some fix-ups, all the Xiphos work is now done for the third track. And yeah, so is the bass. I’ll check the mentioned low-end closer for eventual shit to be replayed after I am done with the orchestral arrangements which are about halfway completed. Some of the guitars for this one were quite a bitch to nail actually, but it turned out great in the end after some frustrating sessions and insane downstroke picking de luxe. So, what we have here now is (soon) 3 completed tunes for our next album. And already we have passed 30 minutes of material, with just fucken 3 songs. Yes, I am not making it easy on myself so do not expect to hear this new album on the radio anytime soon, ok? Anyways, the process goes on and as soon as the orchestral bits are arranged for this one I am moving on to the fourth one. I can’t believe it’s gone this fast to compose for album 8 – it’s just beautiful when it happens, as mentioned before.

Stay tuned for continuous updates on everything, and once again – BUY THE DAMN SHIRT WE JUST PRINTED!

Shirts left and more news on the writing process…

First things first. What you see to the left is a me and The Tool of Doom, Death and Domination. Yeah, that would be my beloved Xiphos, my companion in writing the best music you ever heard. Anyways, just a quick heads-up on the process incoming.

Last week I finished up the second track for the next album and it turned out excellent. I aimed for a little different approach in this one and I am very satisfied with the outcome. But now to the funny thing, as I was working with that track, putting down the final touches on it, this particular riff just downright dawned on me. So I started to work on the 3rd track right away (besides that, I have 2 more that are under construction) and suddenly a huge part of that one was composed. It’s beautiful when that shit happens. Inspiration is just pissing down on me and when I listen to what I have composed so far (and what my beloved band mates have said), I have no doubt that this will be a very natural step from “BTNA” towards another level for what we can, and will, do with the coming album. As I have stated (and you’ll hear it many more times during this process) before, we still have a very long way to go before this one is recorded and released – but keeping you updated regularly feels like the right thing to do. You who give a shit about what we do absolutely deserve it. If you have any questions about this coming album or anything else TPH-related, do not hesitate to join our forums and communicate with us. We are there for you.

Also, there are still shirts left that I’d like to get rid of. Click this link and show us your support. I sure thought we’d get rid of 60 shirts easily, but it doesn’t really look like it so far, haha… Thanx to you who already did your duty and bought one. It’s highly appreciated.

I’ll get back to composing now, coz as you know – I have an album of insanity to complete.