Pic courtesy of: Dismember "As soon as you put the new album on you’ll hear that is Dismember, that’s for sure, I would say that the new songs are very intense, we’ve had some really fast shit on the old albums but the new takes the price"

CR: Can you describe the sound of this record? Does it bring any surprises, or is it going to be back to basics? Pure angry and fast death metal like Dismember usually gives us
Matti Kärki: As soon as you put the new album on you’ll hear that is Dismember, that’s for sure, I would say that the new songs are very intense, we’ve had some really fast shit on the old albums but the new takes the price, there’s still room for some harmonies (aaaaargh, so hard to resist those Iron maiden riffs) and slow stuff, but the overall feeling of the album is just brutal.

CR: Can this album be compare to any other record you guys have done in the past, just to get a clear idea of what we are talking about here, because I have read in past interviews that after leaving nuclear blast you guys wanted to go back to basic death metal, after being harass by that company to play something “that sells more”, or this album its and evolution for dismember.
Matti Kärki: Yeah, this album is a kind of “evolution” for us, this is actually the first time we have two guitarists who’s able to all the guitar work by them selves, previously David used to do most of the stuff, so this is a new experience, also it’s nice to have new input into the band through Martin, he’s really contributed a lot to the new album.

CR: In what studios are you guys working the next album, and for how long where you there? What are the most annoying parts of recording an album (if there are any) and the most “enjoyable” ones? Do you remember how you guys felt the first time you step on a studio to record anything, a demo a song or an entire album?
Matti Kärki: We’re recording at SAMI studios here in Stockholm ; we just recently completed all the hard work and went on to mix the damn thing.
The most annoying thing that happens in the studio is when the “technology”do not work, the most enjoyable would be to get it done.
Yeah, I remember my first recording; it was a low budget shit demo tape with Therion.

CR: Where Ironcrosses Grow was nominated for a Grammy, are you guys expecting that sort of recognition for this new album, and are the expectations high?
Matti Kärki: Nah, we don’t think about Grammy’s, we just want to good and brutal music.

CR: New Record label, new record; are the problems over between you guys and the record labels…this is your third label, what happened to Karmageddon you seemed very positive about them
Matti Kärki: Somehow it just did not work out with Karma so we moved on to Regain, hopefully all our label troubles are over now.

CR: You have lost two bass players over the recent period of time; does that fact have altered the process of writing music for Dismember? Loosing your latest bass player haven’t affected you or any members of the band in a more personal level and have it done so have this been a problem recording this new album?
Matti Kärki: No, we’re still good friends with Johan, no hard feelings at all.
Of course the loss of a band member affects the writing, there’s one less to contribute to the whole picture, I do not think that the material on the new one would be much different even if Johan would still be a member, but still, he might had some killer riffs.

CR: I have read that Dismember is not your or any member of the band only activity, is more like a different lifestyle or a side project of your lives, what are your main activities or jobs other than Dismember? And would you like to just focus on Dismember and forget about other activities?
Matti Kärki: We are full time musicians now, we used to have jobs, all of us but now we’re doing the band full time.

CR: How important are the album covers for Dismember, the art and time put into it? And could you mention a couple of album covers you remember with appreciation of your band and others?
Matti Kärki: Album covers are really important; it is the first thing the fans see when the new album is out so if you’ve got a killer design it will appeal more.
Covers that I like? Well…Old Iron maiden covers are really good, I remember sitting and staring at them for hours and hours trying to find all the details, as for our own covers “Death metal” is the coolest in my opinion.

CR: You guys got in trouble with the law in the past because of you lyrics and you cover art I think (you came out clean), does that ever happened again, do you guys still receive criticism from up tied moralist?
Matti Kärki: After the incident with the English customs we’ve had no troubles whatsoever.

	Pic courtesy of: Dismember "Nah, we don’t think about Grammy’s, we just want to good and brutal music"

CR: The Swedish metal movement is incredible and well know all over the world, why do you think this is, that so many amazing bands including Dismember came from the same country? What are they feeding you guys?
Matti Kärki: Probably because we have nothing better to do with our spare time and we eat “tunnbröds rullar”.

CR: What other American (referring to central and south America ) bands have you guys heard, other than Sepultura!
Matti Kärki: Pentagram, Sarcofago, Krisiun, Nephast, Rebealliun and Volcano to name a few.

CR: What do you think about what happened to Iron Maiden in the Ozzfest, and the whole Sharon Ozzborne incident? Would you guys play in a future Ozzfest if ask to?
Matti Kärki: I do not really know what happened but I have not heard anything good about Sharon .
Yeah, we would play the Ozzfest if got the chance, good promotion what ever would happen.

CR: Do you have any comments or a clear position on mp3 sharing software or in trading music via mp3 format with people in a non profit kind of way, since that topic these days is in pretty much every musician mind
Matti Kärki: Haven’t made up my mind about this yet and since I do not have a clear stand point I decline to make a comment.

CR: What do you remember about the gig that you guys played here in San José, Costa Rica and in El Salvador back in 2004, was it your first time in Central America?, did you had any expectations about the crowd and the countries?
Matti Kärki: Both shows were excellent!!!!  We would love to come back (and we will), we knew before hand that the crowd was going to be crazy, so we were prepared for that.

CR: Would you sincerely like to come back if the opportunity presents it self once more, I know we cant offer you guys a 2000 persons assistance, but we can give you the heart and soul of those who show up.
Matti Kärki: Yeah, we would come back anytime, you guys rule!!!!