LIFE AFTER DEATH

摘要

The history of music production includes a handful of people who defined the sound of entire genres. Often secretive and protective of their techniques, they created the sounds that others are asked to emulate. In 1989 Tomas Skogsberg defined the sound of Swedish Death Metal, and to this day artists go to him to get that sound. Australian guitarist Joe Matera travelled to Sweden to be recorded by the reclusive Skogsberg, and captured this rare interview. Situated in the outskirts of a remote town about an hour's drive from Stockholm, Sunlight Studios is synonymous with the sound of Swedish Death Metal. It was here that the sound of the genre was formed, with Entombed's groundbreaking debut album 'Left Hand Path', produced and engineered by Tomas Skogsberg. Aside from Entombed, Skogsberg has left his mark on recordings from At The Gates, Darkthrone, Katatonia, The Backyard Babies, The Hellacopters and more. Working out of a converted barn with relatively simple equipment, Skogsberg's approach is more about the attitude than the gear...