{"product_id":"speckmann-project-fiends-of-emptiness-cd","title":"Speckmann Project - Fiends Of Emptiness - CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Master, Massacre \u0026amp; Death Strike.\u003cbr\u003e30  years  after  the  debut  album  was  released  Speckmann  Project  returns  with  a  crushing  sophomore offering entitled “Fiends Of Emptiness”.\u003cbr\u003eA true pioneer of extreme metal, Paul Speckmann co-founded Master in 1983. Two years later the  band  dissolved,  and  Deathstrike  was formed  after  a  failed  search  for  a  guitar  player  for Master!  First  Deathstrike,  and  then  Master  recorded  their  influential  demos  respectively!  A recording  contract  was  eventually  secured  between  Master  and  Nuclear  Blast  and  in  1989 Speckmann (vocals, bass) along with Chris Mittelbrun (guitar) and Bill Schmidt (drums) recorded their debut album in Solid Sound Studios, but things didn’t go quite as planned. “Markus Staiger, the label boss for Nuclear Blast, decided he didn’t like the production of the soon to be released self-titled  Master album!”, Paul Speckmann recalls. “So  after  a  few  brief  conversations  it  was agreed upon from all parties that we would go to Morrisound Studios in Florida and record the album  again,  with  a  new  line-up  featuring  myself,  Aaron  Nickeas  from  Abomination  on  drums and  Jim  Martinelli  from  Burnt  Offering  on  guitar,  and  add  some  additional  songs.  Legendary producer Scott Burns produced the new recording and after it was sent to Nuclear Blast it was once  again  rejected  –  for  being  too  polished!  So  in  the  end  Burns  remixed  the  previous recordings from Chicago and that was released as the Master debut album. I felt that it would be a  waste  to  throw  out  the  Morrisound  recordings,  so  this  was  released  as  the  first  Speckmann Project album in 1991”.\u003cbr\u003eThree  decades  have  passed  and  now the  time has  come  for  a much  awaited follow-up  album, this  time  in  collaboration  with  Swedish death  metal-savant  Rogga  Johansson,  known  from Paganizer, Ribspreader, Revolting and a myriad of other bands. So what inspired Paul Speckmann to do a second Speckmann Project album in 2021? “Rogga  felt  that  the  many collaborations  we  did  with  the  Johansson  \u0026amp; Speckmann  project  were  sadly  not  given  the attention they deserved. Rogga and I have recorded several excellent albums together that have gone  mostly  unnoticed  by  the  general  public!  So  maybe  the  press  as  well  as  the  fans  would relate better to the Speckmann name alone”, Speckmann reasons.\u003cbr\u003eThe music is written by Rogga while Paul Speckmann has penned all of the lyrics, but the riffs  and arrangements are exactly what we’ve come to expect from a pure Speckmann-product. The songs on this album have that thrashing punk-aggression to it and Rogga has clearly learnt how  to  write  in  a  style  that  very  well  mimics  the  old-school  fury  of  the  early  Speckmann-works. “Rogga  is  an  excellent  and  experienced  songwriter,  but  as  for  being  a  mimic  in  this  sense,  I must  explain”,  Speckmann  acclaims.  “When  Rogga  approached  me  regarding  this  revival project,  it  was  basically  in  name  only.  What  I  mean  is  that  Rogga  said  he  would  write  an  old school record for me to sing. In my opinion, Kam Lee, Chuck Shuldiner, and I took the anvil and forged the way for a new genre of music, influencing the Scandinavians, the British, as well as the Americans with this new direction. So obviously the influences of early death metal – as they went  on  to  call  it  –  are  here,  but  the  songs  are  shorter  and  to  the  point  where  the  first Speckmann Project release had some long and and drawn-out lengthy tracks!”\u003cbr\u003eThree decades may have passed, but as far as lyrical themes not much has changed according to Paul Speckmann. “The  themes  are  always  the  same  in  all  the  bands  that  I  am  involved  in; anti-religion,  anti-government  and  genuinely  just  believing  in  yourself  and  trusting  your  own instincts! I believe in freedom, although as the years go by steps are being continually taken to these freedoms and turn the world into machines working for the betterment of the wealthy and influential!”\u003cbr\u003eWith the first album having such an elaborate origin story, one might wonder how “Fiends Of Emptiness” was recorded and came into being? “We recorded the album rather quickly. Rogga always surrounds himself with the best musicians so he found the additional killer players, Kjetil Lynghaug  (solo  guitar)  and  Jon  Rudin  (drums),  and  recorded  with  them  Then  he  sent  me  the completed  recordings  and  I  entered Shaark  Studios  here  in  the  Czech  Republic  and  recorded  the vocals with the lyrics I had written. I usually sing two songs per week over a six week period.  Then the mixes are done in Norway and we discuss the mixes and take it from there! I hope one day  to  be  able  to  record the  complete  project  together  in  a  studio  in  Sweden.  Fingers  crosses  that this will one day come to fruition!”\u003cbr\u003eThe second Speckmann Project album, entitled “Fiends Of Emptiness”, will hit the airwaves like a sledgehammer in 2022 and according to Paul Speckmann we will not have to wait another 30  years for the next one after that! “I have signed a contract for two releases with Emanzipation in Denmark and off-shoot of the Target Group! So in 2023 we will record yet another release, my friend!”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Season of Mist - International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53422193770839,"sku":"P-118663-","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/6500\/8471\/files\/Speckmann-Project-Fiends-Of-Emptiness-CD-118663-1-1643702409.jpg?v=1778105078","url":"https:\/\/shop.season-of-mist.com\/products\/speckmann-project-fiends-of-emptiness-cd","provider":"Season of Mist - International","version":"1.0","type":"link"}