Bill Kelliher - Planning To Work With Opeth And In Flames Members
Mastodon's guitarist and vocalist Bill Kelliher recently sat down for a video interview with Rocksverige.se and talked about his hopeful project with Opeth guitarist and vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt and In Flames guitarist Björn Gelotte.
Kelliher said the following: "We haven't really gotten that far yet. It's harder than I thought it would be... It is definitely a plan. We were on tour together, you know, and I was writing stuff and I was like 'hey how about I send you a riff' and [I told Björn] 'you could play anything you want' and he's like 'well if you send it to me it's going to be metal."
While things are moving slow, Bill Kelliher said he does want to try to make it work.
"I could never get my riff to sound perfect, or as close to perfect as I wanted it to, to send it to him so. I stalled out on that. I've got to re-do it and try it again."
What do you think about this possible collaboration? Maybe we will see another supergroup in the future.
Kelliher said the following: "We haven't really gotten that far yet. It's harder than I thought it would be... It is definitely a plan. We were on tour together, you know, and I was writing stuff and I was like 'hey how about I send you a riff' and [I told Björn] 'you could play anything you want' and he's like 'well if you send it to me it's going to be metal."
While things are moving slow, Bill Kelliher said he does want to try to make it work.
"I could never get my riff to sound perfect, or as close to perfect as I wanted it to, to send it to him so. I stalled out on that. I've got to re-do it and try it again."
What do you think about this possible collaboration? Maybe we will see another supergroup in the future.
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| NocturnalStalker Metal Addict Posts: 889  |
It definitely seems tasty because those are three musicians with very different song-writing styles and sources of inspiration. If they manage to find a good balance, it could result in something mind-blowing.
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| LeKiwi High Fist Prog Posts: 4099  |
Written by NocturnalStalker on 06.07.2014 at 14:07 You speak true, although I tend to lower my expectations for super-groups (or collabs)...
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| Auntie Sahar Drone Empress Posts: 5989  |
Yaaaaaawn.... somebody shoot me a PM whenever Mories and Vindsval decide to collaborate.
---- I am the Magician and the Exorcist. I am the axle of the wheel, and the cube in the circle. “Come unto me” is a foolish word: for it is I that go. ~ II. VII
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306  |
This is either going to be amazing or disastrous.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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| Vombatus Potorro Posts: 2390  |
I predict something extremely boring. The three bands are dull, and these collaborations usually come up with something even more dull. Yawnfest assured.
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| LeKiwi High Fist Prog Posts: 4099 |
Written by Auntie Sahar on 06.07.2014 at 16:49 Not everyone's into that 
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| Auntie Sahar Drone Empress Posts: 5989 |
Written by LeKiwi on 06.07.2014 at 20:07 Only the trve hipsters 
---- I am the Magician and the Exorcist. I am the axle of the wheel, and the cube in the circle. “Come unto me” is a foolish word: for it is I that go. ~ II. VII
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| Necrodamus Posts: 435  |
Hoping what they produce will sound more akin to new Mastodon, and not new Opeth or In Flames...
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| JayMo4 Posts: 314  |
Written by Necrodamus on 07.07.2014 at 01:32 I'm hoping it's something entirely different from all three. Why work on a side project just to sound like the band you're already in? But what do I know, I think Storm Corrosion was brilliant.
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| Opethian Posts: 1757  |
A side project that wont get anywhere. It will be released and within a week it will die out. This sounds boring 
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| Misfit74 Posts: 443  |
This depends almost entirely on which genre or genre blend(s) they go with. How will the vocals be? Those criteria are among the most critical to this being good or not.
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| Fallen Ghost Craft Beer Geek Posts: 724  |
It can be interesting, but I don't think it will sound like some of the bands mentioned. Though, they are what they are, and have many different influences, so if they're doing things the right way, it could be really interesting, that's for sure!
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| Necrodamus Posts: 435 |
Written by JayMo4 on 07.07.2014 at 02:14 Yeah agreed. I just say this cause I'm not a fan of the direction Opeth and In Flames are going in, but love the new Mastodon.
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| JayMo4 Posts: 314 |
Written by Necrodamus on 07.07.2014 at 20:55 Yeah, new In Flames makes me sad. I like the new Opeth alright, but not as much as the old stuff. I'm with you on Mastodon, though I've liked everything they've done.
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| Panterica Posts: 341  |
In any case, all three are incredibly busy and I think it's unlikely that will see anything from this collaboration anytime soon.
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