BW&BK Exclusive: PRIMAL FEAR Bassist MAT SINNER - "The Recording Process For The Last Album Was The Most Difficult One In Our Career"
September 21, 2008, 16 years ago
In a recent interview with BW&BK; about his new SINNER album Crash & Burn, PRIMAL FEAR bassist/co-founder Mat Sinner discussed juggling both bands and the success of Primal Fear's last album, New Religion.
"I have to admit that Primal Fear is my priority," says Mat. "I can live as a professional musician because Primal Fear is always touring. We have a good contract and we’re a successful band all over the world. I had to step back with Sinner because Primal Fear was so successful. I don’t know what would happen with Sinner if we could do it full time, but that’s not something I question. I wouldn’t turn things back to find out now because I prefer to look to the future.” "Right now, for me, Primal Fear has the best line-up of our career," he adds. "We have sensational musicians in the band, and with Magnus Karlsson on second lead guitar now things are amazing. He’s not only a great lead player, he’s a good producer and a good songwriter. I’m looking forward to seeing what comes out of him being in the band. And from a musical point of view I think Primal Fear is at its peak."Mat admits to having mixed feelings about Primal Fear's last album, New Religion, a record that was hit and miss with their otherwise loyal fanbase.
“I was satisfied with the numbers, because if you change record companies you never know what will happen," he says, referring to the band's move from Nuclear Blast to Frontiers. "The recording process for the last album was the most difficult one in our career because we had some (internal) problems. On the other hand I was very proud of the team because we could work around the problems and get the album done. I’m very proud of some of those songs, like ‘Fighting The Darkness’ because it’s 10 solid minutes. We still play it live and the people love it. There are other songs I’m not happy with. The most important thing is that Frontiers did a good job, so we’ll go on in this way. With the mood we have in Primal Fear now, I think we’ll come up with a really strong album next time out."
Watch for the complete interview in BW&BK; #113.
