<\/p>\n Imminence are interviewed inside the new Hammer, telling us about Axis Mundi, their story so far and how they refined their signature \u2018violincore\u2019 sound.<\/p>\n Latest Videos From Louder<\/p>\n \u201cWe felt that we didn\u2019t need to put the violin everywhere, and writing [2019 album Turn The Light On], we still didn\u2019t know how people would react to it,\u201d singer\/violinist Eddie Berg says.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2018Violincore\u2019 \u2013 that\u2019s what people called it,\u201dadds lead guitarist Harald Barret. \u201cI think it hit that sweet spot of drama and emotional content. It was very hard and raw and honest, but very beautiful at the same time. It\u2019s the duality of these two things.\u201d<\/p>\n They also remember one of their most intense fan interactions. \u201cThere was a lady at a meet and greet, and she had been planning to go to our concert with her son, who had unfortunately passed away very recently,\u201d says Eddie. \u201cWe were his favourite band, and he had been hoping he would be healthy enough to come to the concert. She wanted to send the signatures with him to his grave. It\u2019s very hard to take these things in sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n Also in the new Hammer<\/a> is an extensive interview with keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen of symphonic metal stars Nightwish, as the band celebrate their 30th anniversary. He opens up about his nervousness ahead of the six-piece\u2019s debut concert all those years ago.<\/p>\n \u201cI was so scared I thought I was going to die,\u201d he admits. \u201cI think I vomited before the show. I\u2019d played shows before, but I was just the keyboardist in those bands, I wasn\u2019t responsible for those songs. Nightwish was my baby, I was like, \u2018I can\u2019t fucking do this!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Plus, we recall the demons, gremlins and erections involved in making and releasing Slayer\u2019s infamous Reign In Blood. In This Moment frontwoman Maria Brink gets the Hammer Interview treatment, explaining what it was like to be a teen mum, how she moved to Los Angeles at 25 to pursue her musical dreams \u2013 and why she\u2019s always felt like a witch.<\/p>\n Satyricon reveal how they ended up playing a fashion show, Orbit Culture frontman Niklas Karlsson explains how he went from working in a slaughterhouse to playing on a stage, and Atreyu are our guides at Amsterdam\u2019s massive MagiCon, the Magic: The Gathering convention bringing together fans of wizards, spells, and\u2026 metalcore?<\/p>\n Get the new issue \u2013 in that exclusive Imminence bundle \u2013 now through Louder!<\/a><\/p>\n
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