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Hallowed PDF-article Design by Daniel Källmalm WRITTEN BY: DANIEL KÄLLMALM change of plans. Like with tour responsibility for themselves and limits exposure to contagions but Anticipation of Noises then suddenly you can’t do that PICTURES: PROMOTIONAL AND COVER dates. others to help the situation and also because it can be a source for In a way the situation forces anymore. It is a big chunk of your PUBLISHED ON: 2021-03-13 - We made some tour plans do their bit to make the situation creativity, something that Danny creativity as you are forced to life removed. plans, but we needed to change go away as quickly as possible. thinks is the case for him. think new and activate yourself All those fans and musicians The album was recorded before and I think we need to change Because if people don’t take - Sure, you tend to kind of when you cannot go out on tours, forced to avoid this interaction the Covid happened, it was them again. responsibility this is just going revert to what you do best and if visit shows and whatever. But that is a part of the experience finished before the lockdown The tour plans are for May at to go on and on. It is difficult, you have more time to do it, you there is of course a big part that for people that enjoy music begun and that lockdown meant the moment but, that is likely human beings are social beings have the opportunity to do good is removed from everyone when probably builds an energy that that the album was delayed. to change as it seems to take by nature and a lot of people are work. I do a radio show here in we can’t go on tours, visit shows will be released in some strong - Which means that we have more time than that before the struggling, I am not because I am the UK for radio station Planet or sports events, or other things experience when the crowds are been very frustrated waiting a situation is good enough to allow not a very sociable person. Says Rock, they asked me to interview that you do along with many finally allowed again. long time to share the music with crowds again. And Danny thinks Danny and laughs. Dave Grohl from Foo Fighters a other people. And in regard to - I am just trying to imagine other people. But in the grand that people are looking too much The writer of the article can little while ago. I asked him what the tours there is an important how amazing it will be when you scheme of things it is not too bad, to their governments to solve the only agree, as Danny points out he has been doing and he said part that is removed. go to the first gig, I think the first we all got our health and I think situation for them. when we talk; he hates everyone. he’d never been busier doing all - It is tough not only for venue that Thunder plays in will that is the most important thing. - Whilst governments are in But isolation, social distancing kinds of things. That’s what we musicians but for audiences, probably need a new roof. It is Hard to argue with that, even charge and make policy, I think and not meeting people can be all should be doing. because if you are used to going going to be like a massive volcano though it means a constant the individuals need to take social good as well. Not only because it out to see band play live and going off. Hallowed PDF-article 2 3 Hallowed PDF-article Design by Daniel Källmalm Design by Daniel Källmalm Before that happens the record the album, like a 2-CD-version is being released and it has been of the album. We said “hey, but anticipated by the fans, Thunder that’s only four tracks, what are has a big and loyal fanbase says we going to do?” Then I had the Danny and they are very excited idea that we should go into the about the advance tracks that has studio and rerecord live with been released so far. extra players, there were eight of - We had a lot of fun when we us. The rule was to start the song made it. We changed the way we and finish it, we were not fixing works a couple of years ago and anything up, just do until we feel now we only go into the studio for like we nailed it. a couple of weeks and record the They did that for eight songs best tunes we have at that time, that got a different spark in and then we go away. We do that comparison with the songs on a few times until we got an album the actual album, and these songs made, and the good thing is that can be found on the 2-CD-version we only do it for a short period so of the album. A good value for it never feels like work, it always the fans, and on the band’s web feels like fun. I think it shows up you can find quite a few bundles in the music when you hear it. of the album. With such an approach it is also As a writer I have to admit that easier to keep the songs fresher one of my favourite questions to compared with working long ask is the one about the favourite stretches in the studio. song, as usually you get the most - It feels like we’re having diverse answers there and I think good all the time because we everyone has a favourite song are laughing and capture all the even though they don’t want to best tracks and we just sit back admit it, so what about Danny? and listen. We have known each - I think that my favourite other a very long time so we are song is the one that I struggled very honest about the good stuff the most to sing, there is a song and the bad stuff. Nobody in the called I’ll Be The One which is a band has an ego and if somebody ballad. For some reason I couldn’t screws something up we just get the weight right, I am good say “you were rubbish on that at singing loud but not very one…”, and then we laugh and good at singing quietly and that we do it again. It is easy, I think particular song is quiet. I think it that is what you get when you took me three different attempts have been together in a band for on three different days before a long time. I was happy. That is not how it normally happens, it usually All The Right Noises takes about an hour and this took ”All the right noises” was recor- way too long. Because it was the ded in three sessions and Danny biggest challenge it is the one I explains that they wrote 21 songs am most pleased about. in total, recorded 15 of them, and Is it the best one on the album? from those 15 they decided on - I don’t know, it makes me eleven for the album. But that happier that the rest. wasn’t all for the four tracks that But there is a lot of good songs didn’t end up on the album. on the album, and it covers a - The record label decided that diversity of subjects with social they liked the other four that commentary, some heavy didn’t go on the album. And they subjects that leads Danny to give asked if we couldn’t put those Luke (Morley, the guitarist and tracks on a different version of main song-writer) a suggestion. Hallowed PDF-article 4 5 Hallowed PDF-article Design by Daniel Källmalm Design by Daniel Källmalm Danny Benny Chris Harry Luke - I spoke to Luke recently and I never really listen to our music line from the second verse in that and photographed the sculpture youth, so it is hard to compete * The Singing Ringing Tree is a asked “could you do me favour after we have finished it normally song. The band agreed that it against the sky when the sun with your first album. But a lot of wind powered sound sculpture and take some happy tablets, I because all I can hear are the was a good title and then started came up. The photo was taken at people have said that they think set in the landscape of the Pennine need you to be happier when things I hate and I am never really researching images for weird three thirty in the morning and it it is the best one, I don’t know if hill range overlooking Burnley, you make the records”. There satisfied with what I have done. I musical instruments. is not photoshopped. He sent me that is right but I’ll take it. Lancashire, England. is a lot of misery on this album, like what the other guys do but - We came across this picture videos and kept telling me how ”All The Right Noises” was but I think it is delivered in a I can only hear mistakes and the of this sculpture called Singing cold it was, I think that he was released on 2021-03-12. Completed in 2006, it is part of the really interesting way, and it is bits where I didn’t hit it the way Ringing Tree*, and there is two of trying to make me feel bad, but series of four sculptures within happiness too.