1. You've decided to launch Det around 2022. What led you to create Det? Why did you choose the name Det, and what does it refer to?
Atte: We were out at bar with Jari and met Miikka for the first time, after short talking about music, after not too long Miikka asked if we should go to play some day, we decided to go and see what happens without any further plans or even with out practicing any covers for that. At first rehearshal things worked out very well, we just started to jam and in couple of hours songs "Death Night" and the core of "Gate" was made. When thinking name we thought it should be something short, easy to remember and that gives you immidiately imagine in your head about band and stays there. So we came out with name DET. The letters were later inspiration for our song and album name "Destructive Elite Terror" but afterall the band name is just DET, all on caps, no dots.
2. Although you're involved in other projects, it seems that Det is the common link between that more classic side and the more brutal and devastating side of the bands you come from. Is Det an outlet for your more classic side? What's happening in Finland? All the bands that emerge seem to have an extraordinary quality and quickly manage to break through?
Atte: Its the mix of what we all listen, speed, death, black, thrash, heavy metal and punk. There is more metal bands in finland per capita than anywhere in the world, so that causes it, there is also lot of bands who doesnt ever get even a gig so its just top of the iceberg those bands who break through. Because there is so much bands its difficult to get gigs in finland since most clubs are booked over 6 months forward. But the good side is that there is large scene and you have always someone to ask help if needed and even music is not competition you are not going to release shit demo if your friends just dropped killer one so it keeps quality high.
3. You'll soon be releasing your first album, which comes with a couple of demos, a split album, and a compilation. Does the release of this album mark the beginning of a new era for the band? How did you approach the recording and writing of this first album? Can we sense a significant change in sound, or will you remain firmly rooted in a more underground tone? What brands of instruments did you use in the process?
Atte: I see releasing of a new album as a natural continuing of what we have been doing so far. Surely its or best producted release so far but at the same time we wanted to keep it sounding rough because overproducted material doesnt work with this music, it needs to keep its primitivity and with that im very happy of the outcome. I used Fender Jazz Bass in recording, I have couple of other basses too but i have so grown to play with it that i use it all the time i play in live or studio, also it have very different tone when picking from closer to microphones or closer to frets so i took advantage of that already when making songs so i have noticed it doesnt sound how i want it with other basses.
4. Det manages to capture the essence of the classic eighties sound, where thrash was a fundamental influence, without abandoning other elements of the style such as black metal or death metal. Perhaps unlike bands similar to you, while still managing to sound raw, you maintain a density and darkness that distances you somewhat from more common trends within similar bands. How would you describe the sound of the new album for those who haven't heard it yet? What bands or styles influence you when composing music for Det?
First of all thank you from your words, thats what we have been looking for, not to stay in one under genre but to mix all of it as we like it. I think too many bands nowadays stay in one under genre and repeat old classics even they could do the same and mix some of other under genres and make their own recipe. Since we started after every show some one come to say "you sounds like Venom" and another one said "you sounds like Sarcofago", we started to count and got to 35 different bands before someone said second time Nifelheim. So have to say Nifelheim at least, but basically everything that have come in metal until 1991 have been influencing us, stuff after 1991... not so much.
5. Terror, death, Satanism, and darkness are themes present in your lyrics, but nothing that strays from the script within the genre. Is this theme necessary? Is it somehow imposed in a style like thrash? Who's in charge of writing the lyrics, and what other topics do you cover in them?
Actually there is nothing satanic at our lyrics, it was known desicion from the beginning to leave it other bands. As i saw in some Carcass interview "real life is far more scarier" so our lyrics is about death, war, real criminal cases and some of them are closer to horror movie stuff. I have allways hated to write about stuff that are happening at the moment because they usually age like milk. But since wars are escalating around the world i tought its time to write something about that because its not aging badly and fits for our music. Not picking sides but again telling about horrors of real life. Also there is some lyrics about real life serial killer stories and so on. All of us are writing both music and lyrics.
6. You've made the leap to Dying Victims Productions to release the new album, an album that will initially be released on CD and vinyl. How did the opportunity to work with Dying Victims Productions for the album's release come about? How important do you think it will be to have a pair of physical formats, CD and vinyl, from the outset to give visibility to the new release?
Atte: We simply sent our promo demo of 6 songs from album to Dying Victims and they liked it and offered us deal. For us its crucial to have music on physical format, and at least for me physical formats is not to promote to album but album itself, digital format is to promote the physical album.
7. What can you tell us about the recording, mixing, and mastering process for the album? Did you work in a professional studio, or was it something you did yourself, without help from anyone outside the band?
Atte: We recorded it at our rehearshal place with our good friend Anselmi Ahopalo. I played with him in my first band Excuse and he have been recording also lot of other releases like Asphodelus and Emissary.
8. The cover of the new album does seem to have a more black metal feel, at least primitive. Who designed the album cover? What does it represent, and how does it relate to the album's content?
Atte: It repents our music, primitive, agressive and stays in your head after first sight. I got idea of making the letters from primitive veapons and Antti Suo from Witchcraft nailed it perfectly. We had other idea first for the cover but then after seeing logo for the first time we decided its better for the debut album to have just logo on it and keep it simple and stylish.
9. I mentioned at the beginning of the interview the quality of Finnish metal. It seems to be quiet, but every week releases of amazing quality arrive from your country. You're not that big a country in terms of population, and perhaps you haven't received as much attention as, for example, in Norway, Sweden, Germany, or even, if you ask me, Poland. How does this feel from the inside? How do you feel as Finns about the quality of your extreme metal? What bands do you recommend?
Atte: I see your point, here is not too many people so at one point, 10 years ago, it was like metal gig every evening but from the audience you could count that 80% of it was members of other bands, now specially past 3-5 yesrs there have become new generation of death metal scene wich is propably bigger than ever and more people are going to shows. It have also bring many good young death metal bands, for example Malformed and Whisper. From the older bands i would recommend Beherit and Archgoat.
10. Blood, sweat, and guts are something that comes across in your music. Do you manage to capture this live? What's a Det concert like? What can your fans expect from your concerts? What dates do you have planned to present the new album?
Atte: Definitely, our live shows have been great and our music works even better live than from album, so if you like our album, be sure to come to shows. Also we have decided not to add 2 guitar harmonies, synths or anything we cant play with this trio. So the live is always 110% DET. We have Baltic tour 7.-10.11, then, what i personally have been dreaming whole my life: 13.11 we play in ferry, overnight at seas, metal and alcohol, cant wait. 22.11 Chamber Metal Night where we play with our good friends from Witchcraft and Vincent Revenge. 5.12 we play in Helsinki and 10.1 in Tampere.
11. How did you get started in music: first concerts you attended, first albums you bought? What event in your life made you want to be a musician?
Atte: I was listening Rammstein (and only Rammstein) since i was 10 years, then couple of years later i found Megadeth and that was it, i wanted to play music, and even more than that to be in a band, also my first festival was Tuska 2010 where Megadeth was headlining, there were also basically all bands i listened at that time so its something i will never forget. First albums i bought was full Rammstein catalogue and all the lives and what fan boy can need. Then later came Judas Priest and other classics, quite quick after founding Megadeth when my dad showed it to me i went to deep end of Thrash metal and found bands like Dark Angel, Mutilator, Sadus and Rigor Mortis. Nowadays im more in to black and death metal but real thrash and speed still rips!
12. What album represents the essence of black metal for you? What recent albums have you bought?
Atte: For me, since first hearing to this day Bathory-Bathory have been best album from any genre so difficult to say anything else. Last album i bought was Bölzer - Hero LP, couldnt stand those clean vocals when it came out so i left it without buying for 9 years, now i saw it at vinyl store for good price so i decided to give it a try and i still dont like too much the clean vocals but those riffs are so great that i can live with them and been actually playing it quite a lot lately, good album afterall!
13. Thank you very much for taking the time to answer these questions for Black Metal Spirit. If you'd like to add anything for Det fans, this is the place. I hope you enjoy the questions.
Thank you, good questions! For our fans, listen to our singles and demos for now and our album when it comes out and see you in the gigs! And remember to drink!
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