Interview:
In your bio you said Fell plays "slow Heavy Metal". How's that different from Doom Metal, or is it different? At least on your most recent EP I also sensed serious Thrash Metal and even Death Metal influences, am I right?
You are very right. We grew up on Black Sabbath, and graduated to Slayer in our teens. We have been in Thrash, Hard Core & Punk bands as well. So, though the majority of our tunes are pretty slow and doomy, we can't help but tear loose on some faster stuff every once in a while.
The topics you touch in your lyrics are deeply rooted in Norse mythology, and your music also "reeks" of Bathory influence, do you agree? How come you chose Norse mythology and not something local?
I'm honored you noticed the Bathory influence. We've been listening to Bathory since the early Black metal days, but I consider Hammer Heart one of the greatest masterpieces ever written. I've been fascinated by Norse mythology ever since I was a young boy reading Thor (my favorite marvel comic). I do a lot of reading / research on Norse mythology. It strikes a chord in me through genealogy, and history. I am also very interested in Ancient Alien theory which is what "Cosmic Architect" is all about.
I think a band's name say or at least should say a lot about the band's music. What does Fell mean to you and where does it come from?
Fell is old Norse for "Mountain". It kind of has a dual meaning for me. In relation to music, it's huge and Heavy! On a personal level, we love nature and being in the presence of mighty trees, rivers and mountains. It just feels right. On our first ep, the title track has a line I was inspired to write after reading the book "Outlander". The main character basically says, a man has to have a Mountain! I have many in fact that I like to call home.
I'm curious how is your local scene and the local audience reacting to your music and the topics you talk about in your music.
Sacramento has a pretty good Doom scene, lots of great slow heavy bands! So musically we have peers and fans that react positively towards the riffs we are laying down. The last gig had some skinheads that were super pumped by the lyrics in particular. I don't know their politics, but we bonded over the gods and the mythology. I will state here that we in no way endorse white supremacy or racist bigotry.
You've recorded your 2017 EP, Cosmic Architect, at Padded Room Productions. Is it a home-studio, or a real studio? The production is much better than your previous EP, but it still cannot be considered top notch, correct? How do you feel about it?
Good guess! Yeah, Padded room is operated by a very cool dude out of of his home in Winters, CA. When we recorded the first e.p. We were the first live band he recorded. So we did a bunch of stuff wrong, and with the new ep (a year later), he was much more experienced, and we did things a little differently. It also goes without saying that we had a different drummer on the new ep. We are good friends with the old drummer, but life paths caused a mutual split. So the drummer on the new ep is just different. different feel, different sound.
What's the aim of Fell as a band for the near future? What would you like to achieve, let's say, in 2018?
Unfortunately, we have once again lost our drummer. So first up, is to get someone new on the kit. Then, play more shows, write and record some new material. We are planing a 7" vinyl release, possibly a split with some of our brothers out here and a full length release titled "Nine".
Thank you so much for listening to our music and giving us the opportunity to be a part of this release!
November 2017
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