GOD DETHRONED Studio Diary

Metal Blade Recording artist, GOD DETHRONED wrote the following studio diary excerpts via their official website:

“Studio update #1
Posted by isaac on 2006-05-12
Yodelahi!
Just a little update from the Soundlodge Studio in Germany. Drums and rhythm guitars are already recorded and we're very pleased with the result so far. This will definitely be our best effort so far; I can feel it in my little toe!

Arien did an amazing job behind his drum kit and took his playing to a higher level. There's a lot more variation & dynamics this time and everything sounds very powerful, so expect some crazy double bass rolls, superfast fills, but above all… GROOVE!! You just hŕve to tap your feet and wave with your arms when you hear it…

It took quite some time to play all 4 rhythm guitars 100ight, but we finally made it! Also in the guitar parts you can expect technical riffing mixed with heavy melodic atmospheres. Can't say too much though, but we're extremely happy about it.
We look terribly stupid playing air drums & guitar while listening to the new songs, but I guess that's a good sign 🙂

Anyway, there's more work to do. Overdubs, melodies & bass guitar are next. I'll keep y'all updated!

Studio update #2
Posted by isaac on 2006-05-19
Back with some great news: the recording of our new album is almost finished!
Bass, clean guitars, overdubs, melodies & solo's were added since the last update, and all the pieces start to fit the puzzle. I really can't wait to hear the Serpent King terrorizing the songs with grunts and screams. My job is basically done in the studio, so it's hard to be patient now…

The wall of rhythm guitars blew us all away, so we spent quite some time to search for the perfect bass sound to match it and to make the overall sound even thicker. But the mission is accomplished! Being in the studio with TWO drummers (producer Jorg Uken also comes from that planet) was definitely a plus. “Play on the kicks!!”

Recording extra layers of melodies, clean stuff, etc. went pretty fast, but let me tell you: coming up with good solo stuff took me AGES this time!!
The last couple of months I had been practicing new techniques/licks at home, in order to use them while improvising solo's in the studio. I'm not a real fan of worked-out-solo's; I always try to create something “on the spot”. But this time some songs asked for a certain solo/atmosphere, so i just hád to work on it before getting it on tape. But I'm VERY happy about the result! I hope I'll make my mom & dad proud ;-)”