Norwegian Extreme Progressive Metal pioneer, Ihsahn (EMPEROR), has released the cover of KENT’s “Dom Andra” featuring KATATONIA’s Jonas Renkse. The track is taken from the forthcoming “Fascination Street Sessions” EP, which is to be released on March 24th via Candlelight Records.
Ihsahn comments: “Prior to getting involved with this project, I’d been talking to Jonas Renkse (KATATONIA) about doing a cover of the Swedish band KENTand the song ‘Dom Andra’, and what better opportunity to do a cover of a Swedish band, in Swedish, with a Swedish vocalist, in Sweden with one of the top producers in Sweden. Needless to say, Jonas did a stunning performance of the song and I hope the rest makes it justice too!“
Throughout the whole experience, the URM Academy team captured everything on video, with Jens Bogren adding commentary to the production techniques used, with detail on mic placements, preamps, and drumhead tunings, sharing his methodology and drilling down into what goes into a recording such as this.
Ihsahn adds: “The idea was to capture high-end recordings of real instruments in great rooms, and we had an amazing setup for drums, guitars, bass, and even a vintage Hammond organ with Leslie, Wurlitzer, Rhodes, etc., recorded through Fender combos and analogue pedals etc. This was an amazing experience, and very educational, as I love everything related to music production. Both the Fascination Street and URM teams were incredible, and I believe everyone involved had a great time, in spite of 14–16 hour workdays. I’m very happy with how everything came together and for those interested in the technical aspects of how it was made, there will be a thorough course coming soon at URM Academy.”
“Fascination Street Sessions” track listing:
- The Observer
- Contorted Monuments
- Dom Andra (KΕΝΤ cover)
You can watch the official video for “Dom Andra” below:
