BW&BK Exclusive: ARCH ENEMY Guitarist MICHAEL AMOTT - “It Seems That A Lot Of (Live) DVDs These Days Are Just Shot In Front Of 300 Fans In A TV Studio In Poland”
March 6, 2009, 15 years ago
BW&BK; scribe Carl Begai recently caught up with ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott to discuss the band's live DVD, Tyrants Of The Rising Sun - released back in November 2008 - and their forthcoming studio album. Following is an excerpt from the interview.
“It seems that a lot of DVDs these days are just shot in front of 300 fans in a TV studio in Poland,” Amott laughs. “They all look the same. We always want to offer the fans something special. I don’t know, maybe we waste money, but we pride ourselves on putting product out that we feel the fans deserve. We want to be proud of what we put out, we want it to be awesome for the fans and the band. We think the fans are worth it.”For Amott the issue of video sharing channels like YouTube and the downloading that goes with them isn’t much of a concern with regards to DVD sales. He’s willing to give the fans the benefit of the doubt.
“If you’re content to simply sit in front of your computer and watch one clip at a time on YouTube at a low resolution, I think you’re semi-retarded (laughs). That’s just me. YouTube is great for checking out rare stuff, but if the material is out there and officially released why not buy it? I remember when Children Of Bodom put out their DVD (Chaos Ridden Years), I was curious to see what it looked like, so I checked out YouTube. Somebody had ripped the whole thing and put it up song by song, but I ended up buying it because I couldn’t sit there and watch it like that. I like YouTube for checking out stuff like Michael Schenker playing live in 1981 on a Belgian TV show or something. That’s when video channels make sense, because seeing those rare clips is awesome.”Go to this location for the complete story.
