1. Hi, first, thanks answering this interview. Could you start it with
a little presentation of your band ?
well, After Forever started in 1995 with writing songs, back then I named it
Apocalypse. In 1996 the name changed in After Forever, and in 1997 Floor joined
us. We\'ve made 4 albums so far and two demos, we have got all kind of influences
but it\'s hard to give the style a name. That\'s why we\'re popular by both Gothic
and Metal fans, but also the more progressive world seems to like us. I\'ve always
felt After Forever gives a lot of freedom to write music for, it always changes
a little bit, but it will never loose the After Forever touch!
2. Now, you\'re recording your fourth album Remagine, can you speak
about it
yep, it will be a very diverse album. Currently, Sascha Paeth is mixing
the album and I\'m convinced it\'s the best one so far (although I always say
that:-) Invisible circles was very dark and complex, this album has also got
that side but is also very catchy, it contains the coolest melodies we ever
made I think. On the whole, this album is far more melodic than the ones we
did, is again pretty METAL but also has a lot of classical influences. Together
with Joost and Floor, we wrote the songs, you\'ll also be hearing Joost his influences,
that makes the album sound more modern and fresh! ?
3. In what it is different that the previous ones ? is it closer than
Prison of Desire or Invisible Circle ?
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4. Is there a band which you would like to go on tour with ?
I really liked each tour we did, all the bands were great and very
friendly. It\'s hard to choose between all the great bands we toured with, so
let\'s pick a band we never went on tour with: Annihilator!
5. Is a tour planned, will french metalheads see you on stage soon
?
We\'re thinking about it, we might even go on tour again with Nightmare! More
info will follow! We try to do the best we can, but the current situation with
all thge deseases of the people surrounding us made me very tired, I really
have to regain the energy that really makes me feel like touring again, but
we will eventualy, hopefully with Andre back in After Forever!
6. What is your best memories on tour ?
The tour with Nightmare/Dark Moor and Amaran, the whole tour is one memory,
a memory of a strange but very close family! The whole tour I was extremely
glad to be a musician, to be able to do this! The fabs were great, the bands
were great and the atmosphere was magic
7. What kind of relation have you got with your fans ?
A bit of a split relation, on one hand I feel very bonded with them because
their support is always overwhelming , without them you cannot survive and there
are really great poeple among them, on the other hand it\'\'s hard to know exactly
what direction the band is going but most of the fans don\'t know that at that
point, sometimes there\'s seems to be a lack of comprehension bewteen After Forever
and some fans, luckily it always turns out well. The funny thing is, fans are
very close to the band, make the band possible, but the hart of the fans isn\'t
always wishing the same thing as the hart of the band, that\'s what keeps the
whole thing interesting!
8. Could you explain to us your vision of the "spirit of metal"
you have and especially the female metale wich becoming more and more popular
?
Like most of you may know, I do not really like female fronted bands,
but I think they made a lot of people that weren\'t into metal experience their
music and and later on maybe real metal music. To me , the spirit of metal lies
in being honest as a musician and doing exactly what you want (when it\'s about
writing music), that\'s not only the case with metal of course.
9. Thanx for share your precious time, last words to all your french
fans ?
We haven\'t forgotten your support, we\'ll be back with a new album and some gigs,
BE PREPARED!!!!!!!
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