Interview With Angelica Rylin
The Murder of My Sweet is a Swedish cinematic metal band founded in 2007 by drummer and producer Daniel Flores.
“Beth Out of Hell” will be released worldwide on August 21 2015. THE MURDER OF MY SWEET Angelica Rylin: lead and background vocals Daniel Flores: drums, keyboards Christopher Vetter: guitars Patrik Janson: bass guitar |
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An Interview with vocalist Angelica Rylin
I had the great pleasure of talking to Angelica Rylin of the
band, "The Murder Of My Sweet" on the eve of their good vs. evil
inspired concept album, "Beth Out Of Hell". The album is a soaring,
triumph of soaring angelic vocals and heavy symphonic metal riffs. All wrapped
around an epic tale of love and evil, let loose upon the world.
Congratulations on an awesome album
Thank You.
What is the mindset when you put the album together? Did you set out
with the focus of creating a concept album or did it flow naturally?
The idea of Beth came
to us we finished the last album, "Bye Bye Lullaby." It was an idea
that stuck so we decided to do something with it. The last three songs of that
album were sort of a prologue to this album. It was also a way for us to test
the waters and to see if there was a potential to the story. We felt that it
was and we had a clear goal of what we thought the album could become. A rock
musical if you wish. We basically had a concept of heaven and hell and all the
world disasters pinned on the character of "Beth" and her obsession
over a man. This man it turns out is an archangel.
How long did it
take to write the whole album?
It took some time
because we wanted to do a lot of research. Probably a year working on that and
the writing. The hardest part was to make it all come together. To make a story
that makes sense to the listeners. And then even longer to create the music. We
worked on parts parallel to each other. Daniel (drums) and I worked together
and we found inspiration from each other. His playing a riff might trigger
something in me and then I can come up with a chorus line or vice versa.
Any plans to tour
the U.S.?
We haven't made any
plans just yet. Well thoughts about going on tour, but to bring this album to
life on stage would be quite the project. I know we would want to do it really
big. Have a movie screen for visual parts of the story. We have great visions
for it but you never know. We are around In Europe and Sweden of course. Never
in Japan or the States but we have that on the bucket list.
There is a tremendous amount of emotion on the disc. It's not the
same old symphonic metal formula. Is it hard to tap into those emotions?
I think for this album
it was really a great opportunity for me to explore storytelling. It has always
fascinated me. I had a lot of fun doing it. Putting myself into the character.
Performing with my voice in a kind of actress way was a challenge but it was
very rewarding. I had to be genuine. I had to go inside and just become Beth.
Any other career
choices?
Of course it is hard
to make money as an artist today. I am actually studying communications, and
social media.
What is your
favorite city?
One of the best
opportunities as an artist is traveling but you rarely get to visit the actual
cities. But one city we have been to a bunch of times is Paris. It is beautiful.
Any favorite
female fronted rock singers?
We actually have a
facebook community called eve's apple where we all communicate with a bunch of
different singers in the genre. It is great, like a family. We all meet up if
we are near each other. We Skype. I am so proud to be in the same business as
them. The female scene has exploded in Europe over the last couple of years. It
is great that all these strong women are doing rock and metal.
Have you ever been
approached by a female fan who said you inspired them?
Yes actually. On
social media and the stage. It is one of the most rewarding moments in your
career when that happens. I am very proud to feel that people can reach out and
tell you these things. The power of social media. The barriers are really no
longer there anymore.
Any message for
the fans?
Of course. Check out
the last three songs on Bye Bye Lullaby if you want an intro to the new album.
Check out the videos already uploaded on you tube. We tried to put a cinematic
touch on these videos.
Ok metal fans check out the upcoming release by The Murder of My Sweet. This album delivers on all fronts!
