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Måndag 8 Mars kl. 16:08

Music journalists revisited...

Like I stated before we where in Umeå this weekend at "Hous of metal" and just as we expected metal it was! Was kind of a strange booking for us being on a festival with mostly death metal bands and playing before Lamb of God...don`t get me wrong I for one sure doesn`t mind it but it can get a bit weird sometimes.
We had a great time though and thanks to all the people who came out.
Also a special thanks to lamb of god for being awesome dudes (and giving us their beers too hehe)
 
Sometimes I get mad. Not often and not without reason so please don`t take what you are about to read below too seriously because I`m not really as pissed as it may seem. I am just really, really tired of crappy journalists.
In particular people who are sent to review a live performance of a band. This is not only about us because I read this stuff alot but in our case it`s for example about what "shallow, commercial and utterly crappy" music we play.
 
I know I`ve been over this before but music journalist are possibly one of the most retarded kinds journalists out there! Of course not everyone but I guess it`s kind of like bosses: Alot of people who dream and strive to be the boss of other people are assholes but of course not all of them. Come on, don`t tell me that`s not true?
 
Anyways, back to Mr music journalist (insert name of failed local music journalist here):
Hey I mean I respect your opinion and all buddy and I can totally agree in some cases about the live performance bit but what I can`t understand is journalists crapping about the music we play because that`s not what you are there to review! Hahaha It´s actually not your job to decide because that would be a MUSIC review or even an ALBUM review. Do you see the difference here?
 
It´s a funny thing really becuase I thought that they would have gotten over that by now. A live review that describes how crappy our genre of music is really isn`t a live review so basicly you are not doing your job as a journalist. Period.
If you wanna bitch about how some music "destroys" the music scene as a whole and is "dumbening" peoples music taste because it doesn`t match your requirements for "good" och maybe "intelligent" music go ahead, I mean that seems to be a part of your job. Just let me throw someting out there for you:
 
Stick to doing your job. I know it`s a hard thing that everyone around you is sick about hearing about your bitching and opinions but dude try to be a pro.
I love critique and I have no problem with it, in fact we have gotten bad reviews from people I am friends with because they didn`t think our performance (the show etc.) was good and that particular time and place. No problem with that, I can sometimes even agree, we are not always where we wish to be.
However saying that our music is "dumbening" and an "insult to people who love heavy music" is not only insulting us and our fans but it`s mostly an insult to yourself actually. That`s not what you are there to do, tell those opinions on the internetforums and facebook groups with the rest of the 15 year old people who hate everything around them because they need to feel some kind of connection and a release for their frustration with the world.
It doesn`t belong in a proffessional journalist content at all.
 
If we are dumbening music, then I`m pretty sure you are dumbening journalism.
 
 
That`s the way I look at it anyways!
 
 
To leave this post on a somewhat positive note:
 
 
Alex "the face" Svenningson
 
 
 



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Tis. 9 Mars kl. 06:57

Haha invite the dumbass to the "hata dead by april" group on facebook, where all the other retards with barely no opinion att all writes a stupid comment every 3.rd week, wrongspelled and totally meaningless thing about how much they dont like DbA...

Mån. 8 Mars kl. 20:02

This journalist didn't come from aftonbladet did he? ;) Because if that is the case, then it's like talking to a wall, either way, you guys are awesome, just forget about the critics, all the good bands weather it is their early or late days always get some kind of shit. Also, who was the supporting singer for you guys at House of metal?

Mån. 8 Mars kl. 19:20

I totally agree with you Jo! I'm not a musician at all but intentional misrepresenting of a band or a live performance is the worst thing that can actually happen to a musician or a band. because many ppl are about to read this and they get a bad opinion about that band and never ever listened to one song or saw this band live. and let me tell you.. you guys aren't that bad live ;-) NEVER STOP! xx




Onsdag 3 Mars kl. 22:37

Thank god it`s...wednesday?

Middle of the week issues, half way there I keep telling myself. The old classic of just longing for the weekend. 
Usually i don`t have that problem since I`m now "working" in the usual sense but now I am educating myself as I said before and am back in standard time...get up in the morning and tired as hell when I get home with the feeling of not having any time to do anything!
Just a couple of weeks left of that stuff so and I am really stoked to play this weekend...I mean Lamb of God...Behemoth...Hypocrisy...holy shit!
Feels like we are a bit on the soft side but hopefully the people off Umeå have a broad taste in music.
Afterwards we are having some drinks with Jacob who directed the "angels of clarity" video and some other friends. For once we actually get to have a good time and not fly back early as fuck the next morning, great success!
 
 



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Lör. 6 Mars kl. 10:04

The way I look at it mma balances of my drinking skills! haha I`m not gonna train to be a pro anyway, I have to enjoy myself too you know!

Fre. 5 Mars kl. 14:00

You should not drink as much as you do if you wanna be a great mixed martial arts guy! Alchohol kills your skills!

Tors. 4 Mars kl. 19:13

agreed! ;)

Tors. 4 Mars kl. 15:09

Soft or not, you guys will rock! good luck :)




Söndag 28 Februari kl. 13:01

After ski party band!

Yes we where indeed the entertainment of the friday evening afterski in sälen and it was a blast actually! It was a bit different than what we usually do but it`s always great to get a bit of diversity!
Erik did a great job behind the kit and we all got good and drunk afterwards collecting some material for the next tourdiary episode...
Spekaing of the tourdiary I haven`t made one of those in a while, partly because we haven`t played that much but also because I haven`t hade the time. However I am getting my thumbs out right now to do one when I have som time left so keep your eyes open!
 
XOXO



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Sön. 28 Februari kl. 17:24

Finally another tour diary! :D




Tisdag 23 Februari kl. 19:32

Enough with the country titles...

I`ve had a packed schedule in the last week! Been educating myself in how to run a company (in other words a business education) so don`t be to surprised if you see me beside Donald Trump very soon! I try to expand my mind and learn new stuff as often as I can and get the possibillity to do so and this is something I think can really be of use for me! I spent almost the whole weekend with mma, got to meet one of the sports big guys (in all sense possible) Mr Alistair Overeem.
He was at a training camp in gothenburg with my good friend Hamid Corossani and alot of other great guys like Tor Troèng, Alexander Gustafsson, Iril Latifi and alot more. Since I said in my last input that I`ll write about what I want even if it`s not an mmablog...but I mean just look at this fucking guy, is he HUGE or what?
Hamid is just a couple of cm shorter than me....and Alex in the background is a tall guy too... "Are you talking to me, punk?"
 
I hope Alistair will get a great next fight and defend his title as the Strikeforce heaveyweight champion of the world. Not to shabby title to carry around...
 
It was truly great fun this weekend for an mma fan like myself, big thanks to the guys for letting me visit and take some pictures!
 
On thursday Erik Thyselius is coming to GBG to reherse with us for our gig in Sälen on friday He`s truly and awesome dude and it`s gonna be a blast to share the stage with him! I mean Scarpoint, Face down, Terror2000, construcdead...this guy has been (and is in) in some awesome bands!
 
 

Watch that hair go, Alex can NOT do that! (the hair that is)
That little mohikanhaired, skinny bastard is in thailand right now...in the middle of the biggest snowchaos in swedish history...BASTARD!
 
 
 
See ya soon fuckers!



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Sön. 28 Februari kl. 12:45

Yes indeed I do! I simply can`t be the best at everything I do! Hehe

Fre. 26 Februari kl. 07:04

I bet you suck bigtime at MMA!




Måndag 15 Februari kl. 22:06

Time well wasted...

I have this thing for naming my blogposts after albums och songs...If anybody can tell wich one this is I will by that person a beer, I promise!
 
I`ve gotten some mails and comments regarding how much I write about mma and stuff that`s not "dba" in my blog wich I think is kind of funny actually. I mean I know it`s not an mma blog but it`s MY freakin`blog and one of the perks of it being MY blog is that I can write about what I freakin`want!
If you wanna write about dead by april everyday then do it yourself because that`s just way to boring to me! I`m sorry!
After all this is not my job or something I get payed for to do, I do it for the sole reason that I enjoy it. I try to put some dba info in there as often as I can but sometimes there just nothing to say and/or I am bored with writing the same shit over and over again.
It would look something like this:
"Well today we did nothing at all because we don`t have anything booked and have some time off. I didn`t speak to anyone in the band because we have time off and when we do we try to not do anything that relates to the band. I don`t really know what the other guys are doing but probably spending time with their families and...."
 
the next day: Copy the text above.
 
As you can see that shit would put me to sleep right away! If I was forced to only write about what happens in the band I would do something else for free with the little spare time I actually do have so if you think it`s uninteresting you don`t have to read it. Isn´t that great?
 
However there are news coming on the dba front soon...probably big news too! Until then I will have my little hobby blog where I write what I want and upload pictures of stupid shit. That`s just how it is.
 
However if you want to know anything you might wanna ask or give me a suggestion of what you would like to know more about. Otherwise you leave me no choice but to write about what I love!;)
 
Peace



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Tis. 23 Februari kl. 21:27

Kan det vara Brad Paisley kanske? Albumet har samma namn. Men..jag dricker inte öl...tar gärna en cider istället.

Mån. 22 Februari kl. 21:20

Well I don't really care what you wright about i'll read it anyway It has become sort of a morning routine to read a couple blog's by bands i like. But since you ask; I'd like to know what equipment you use to create the DBA keyboardsounds. And anything else you'd like to share about specific production techniques for other instruments. Now hurry, Just a idea

Lör. 20 Februari kl. 18:57

Har aldrig upplevt detta problem, det är ju din blogg och skriver om din vardag, och har man inte fattat det så är något fel. :D

Lör. 20 Februari kl. 15:26

Come to Hovefestivalen, Norway! :D

Ons. 17 Februari kl. 19:22

Do I have this pleasure then? =)

Ons. 17 Februari kl. 15:01

see you soon in germany! :D

Tis. 16 Februari kl. 22:02

GAAAAAAHHH! Next time I`ll have to take some more unknown country artist! I will stand by that beer though as I am a man of my word!=)

Tis. 16 Februari kl. 19:20

I thought i may take you up on the promise you sort of 'proposed'. sounds fun! Wld this blog name be from ''The Ugly Ducklings'' (song)- ''Time well wasted '' OR Artist: Brad Paisley Album: Time Well Wasted Song: Time Well Wasted i shld say the blog name corresponds with innehållet of ur blog. Looking forward to that beer =)

Tis. 16 Februari kl. 17:51

Brad Paisley, Time Well Wasted (:

Tis. 16 Februari kl. 13:32

Haha, kanske inte en låt eller artist som den genomsnittliga DBA-lyssnaren diggar men vet man att Keith Urban skrev förra låten (Days go by) har man nog ganska bra aningar om vem som skrev den här, hehe! CMA-nördar torde inte ens behöva blinka innan. :)
Förresten, har du hört Pontus Assarssons version av Days go by? En låtskrivare neråt dina trakter som var med Fame Factory för en herrans massa år sedan.

Tis. 16 Februari kl. 13:26

LOL det var roligt å läsa " free time " grejen även fast du typ skämta. roligt att läsa vad ni gör på fritiden och vad ni har på sidan om. om ni träffas ofta utanför bandet och hittar på saker osv

Tis. 16 Februari kl. 13:10

I've read several "top blogs" who's recently got a lot of shit comments on because the readers try to make decisions for what the bloggers should write. So annoying. Write about whatever you want, like you're doing, if people don't like it, then they should just let the blog be and come back at another time ;) Looking forward to dba news but I'm not gonna nag about it ;) Enjoy the rest of the week.




Lördag 13 Februari kl. 17:30

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Awesome picture! Not.



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Tis. 16 Februari kl. 19:05

trevligt att träffas den kvällen. Super roligt vare!

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Lör. 13 Februari kl. 18:03

are you drunk? you uploaded this pic some hours ago the first time! :D :D




Lördag 13 Februari kl. 17:28

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Me and marcus took our buddies from yashin out to sticky fingers for drinks after their gig yesterday.



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Lyn 
Lör. 13 Februari kl. 23:14

My yashin booooooooooooooooooys! <3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3




Lördag 13 Februari kl. 03:15

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With our great buddies from yashin! Scotland rules!



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Lör. 13 Februari kl. 11:33

yashin's new album is awesome! and marcus looks a little bit... drunk?






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