Interview by Kris Peters
For a band who only released their debut EP Global Suicide a couple of years ago, Norwegian metalcore outfit Fixation are making big waves in the current music scene.
After recent performances at festivals like Tons of Rock (NO) The Great Escape (UK), Summer Breeze (DE), as well as tour dates with well-established acts like Leprous, Smash Into Pieces and Djerv, Fixation are now ready to unleash their debut full length album on the world, More Subtle Than Death.
Their unique blend of electronic elements, stadium rock, and post-metal, combined with their emotionally charged and thought-provoking lyrics creates a rollercoaster of melancholic aggression that leaves audiences wanting more - which shall be provided on September 8 when their demon child is borne unto this Earth.
HEAVY caught up with frontman Jonas Hansen to find out more.
"I'm both excited and anxious," he revealed. "It's been such a long time coming now. We've been working on it for three years - or we started working on it in 2020 - and having it finally in my hands... it's insane. The fact that we're releasing it next week is crazy. I can't believe it."
We ask him to tell us more about what Fixation were striving for musically on the album.
"For this album - it's our debut album - we started this band a long time ago, we actually started in High School when we were 15 back in 2011," he offered. "We tried a couple of different things. All the guys have different musical backgrounds of what they listen to and what they play, so I think this album is a combination of everything that we have been listening to throughout the years and also trying to find a middle ground for what the five of us like now and how we want Fixation to sound. I think everyone has brought something from their past to create this sound. I don't think we tried to go for anything particular. We just made music that we felt was something we like. Maybe we have one ballad here or orchestral song there and maybe a more upbeat rock song or heavy music here... so I think the album was a combination of everything we wanted to make without specifically thinking we should make this type of sound or that type of sound. It just happened."
In the full interview, Jonas talks more about what to expect from More Subtle Than Death, where the title comes from, the singles released and how they represent the rest of the album, how it differs musically to their debut EP, the opening track and what it means, supporting Devin Townsend and more.