Hello, this is Matthieu from french metal webzine Lords Of Winter (http://www.lordsofwinter.com). Here is an interview for Unmoored!!!!!!!

1. Unmoored exist since 1993 but for many of us, the release of "Indefinite Soul-Extension" is also the first time we listen something from your band. What did it passed for Unmoored during all this years?
Well, what can I say! Our former label, Pulverised Records, was not the best label in the world when it came to promotion and distribution. When our albums were released, it never really felt like they were released for real, so to speak! You hardly could get hold of them anywhere and their promotionwork, like ad’s in major magazines and so on, was always very close to nonexistent. I'm not saying that Pulverised was a crappy label, cause they weren't. It's just that it always felt like there was something missing and I guess that's why they had to call it a day in the end. Anyhow, as goes for our life as Unmoored, before the release of “Indefinite Soul-Extension”, we started off back in the late winter of 1993. Recorded three demos between 1994 and 1997. Signed to Pulverised Records, in the summer of 1997. Recorded our debut-album, "Cimmerian", at Sunlight studios later that same year. Went through som line-up changes and the n recorded our second opus, called "Kingdoms Of Greed", at studio Abyss, at the end of 1999. Went through some more line-up changes, before recording the promo, simply called "Promo 2001", which eventually got us signed to Code666, at the beginning of 2002. Indefinite Soul-Extension was recorded at the Abyss studios and Cristeria Mastering, in the winter of 2002/03.

2. Many of "Indefinite Soul-Extension" reviews that I read are very positives. What are the main critics you have seen? It seems that 2003/2004 is the time of recognition for Unmoored!
Yeah! The respons has been truly awesome thus far. I’ve read like 30-40 reviews of it and there is only like three or four, that has been not so good. Those who have heard our previous work think our new album is a natural progression for the better, while those who haven’t heard our music before, think our new album is a positive surprise. Maybe 2004 is the year when Unmoored will see the light of day, for sure...I guess time will tell:)

3. I have to describe your music I will tell it as a progressive death metal with black metal influences. How do you describe it yourselves?
Progressive death metal with black metal influences:)

4. Unmoored comes from Sweden but your music is more interessant than a big part of what the bands of this country release since few years... If I have to compare your musical way I will talk about bands like Opeth or Edge Of Sanity more than bands of classical scandinavian melodic death metal. What do you think of that and what is your opinion about sweden metal scene?
I agree with you on that one. Maybe that we don´t have that much in common with Opeth, but Edge Of Sanity on the other hand, is quite a fair reference. Since you ask, I'd say we're more of an old-school unit, than anything, which isn't that strange really, considering we've now been around for 10 years. As goes for the Swedish metal scene, it seems to be growing bigger and bigger every day. Bands like “In Flames”, “Soilwork”, “The Haunted“, “Nasum”, “Opeth” and “Entombed”, have all grown pretty big here in Sweden, the last few years. In fact, the scene as a whole seems to be very active at the moment. New bands pop up all the time, which I think is very cool.

5. A classical question now: what can you tell us about your lyrics? Are there any concept or main ideas in "Indefinite Soul-Extension" or in Unmmored?
On our first album, entitled "Cimmerian", they dealt with all kinds of shit. No real theme or anything, mainly because all its material was written during a very long period of time. The lyrics on "Kingdoms Of Greed", on the other hand, have a main thread, running all through. You could say, they all kind of deal with the act of conceiving desires and the aftermath of doing covetous deeds. The lyrics on "Indefinite Soul-Extension", also spring from a conceptional theme. I will not go into what they're dealing with though, since they are very personal and my intention is to keep them that way.

6. You signed a deal with Code666 which is one of the best european label today. How do you meet them and what do you think of their work for you? And what about the other bands of the label?
Code666 have done alot for us and our music, helping us spreading the name. If you compare being signed to Pulverised Records and being signed to Code666, I’d say it’s like not being signed and being signed, if you catch my drift:) Code666 is all about the love of the music. They are extremely dedicated and supportive and they’re always backing us up, no matter what. As goes for the other bands on Code666, I think “Bloodshed” and “Handful Of Hate” are among their best!

7. The current line-up of Unmoored is not very old. How is the composition process for "Indefinite Soul-Extension"? Is it Christian who bring the most important part of musical ideas or is it a total band effort?
It’s pretty much me, on my own, trying to squeeze out the very best I can, riff-wise and so on! Then I do a pre-productional thing. Once done, I send it off to the other guys and they do their thing. This is basically the way all our albums have come up, music-wise. I wouldn’t say it’s the most bandlike way of doing it, but it works for us.

8. You record this album with Tommy Tagtgren in Abyss studio. How was the recording process? Are you totaly satisfied of your collaboration with Tommy?
Working with Tommy Tägtgren at the Abyss studios, is always a pleasant experience, being the kick-ass producer and friendly guy, that he is. It’s usually a very laidback atmosphere to work in, but recording “Indefinite Soul-Extension” was anything but laidback. We only had one week, at our disposal, nailing rhythm-guitars, bass and drums, so we pretty much had to work around the clock, in order to get it done in time. Vocals, guitar-leads and synthesizers were all recorded at another studio, owned by our lead-guitarist, so those things weren’t as stressful nailing, as the foundation was. Considering it being a very hectic recording, we do think the outcome is very good. Of course there are always things you could have done better, in a different way, excluded and so on, but I guess that’s never gonna change. If you were to be 100% satisfied with an album, there would be no point in continuing really, since not being completely satisfied is the trigger needed, i n order to top yourself, in the future. At least, that's how it works for me.

9. A question about your old records now. What do you think of each one of them? Can you describe all briefly all of us to our readers?
“Cimmerian”, was recorded at Sunlight studios with producers Tomas Skogsberg and Jocke Pettersson, back in 1997. Material-wise, I think it’s a very good album. Performance-wise and production-wise, I guess it’s ok, considering it being a debut-album:) “Kingdoms Of Greed” was recorded back in 1999, at the Abyss studios, together with producer Tommy Tägtgren. I must say I’m pretty satisfied with this album, as a whole. Material-wise, it features some of our best songs to date. Performance-wise, it’s a definite change for the better, compared to “Cimmerian” and production-wise, it’s top-notch.

10. What are your projects for Unmoored? Have you any plans for a tour? Any ideas for the next album?
At the moment, there’s nothing planned, live-wise. We’d love to come out and play though. Hopefully we’ll be able to do so in a not to distant future. As goes for a new album, it looks like we will be entering studio Underground, in late 2004. We have some ideas for the new one, but nothing is really settled yet, so I guess you just have to wait and see:)

11. A personnal question now: what was your first contact with metal? What are your main influences? And how long ago did you listen to this kind of music? What do you think of the come back of old bands like Maiden or Priest?
The album, which got me into metal in the first place, was “Master Of Puppets” by Metallica. That was back in 1987. Once introduced to metal, I immediately started to explore it’s wide spectrum of sub-genres and it wasn’t long before I came to lend more and more towards its extremes. Slowly, but surely it turned me into the death metal guy I am today and has been for like 15 years now. As goes for bands I’ve come to dig throughout the years.....damn...I don’t even know where to begin. Let’s just say Iron Maiden isn’t and never has been one of them, even though I think they are ok. I was more into Judas Priest, Slayer, King Diamond, W.A.S.P. and Metallica, back in the good old days, but I do think it’s cool that bands such as Maiden and Priest still are around and I’m very much looking forward seeing Judas Priest live, now that Rob Halford is back in the band again:)

12. The interview is now over. Thank you for your responses. I let you the last word.
Thanks for shown interest Matthieu! Bottoms up everyone!