machinaesupremacy

It'll take a while, probably. We even saw something get worse recently. We, as part of Spinefarm, owned by Universal, used to be able to just email them and tell them to release claims on YouTube and the like so that we and fans who requested it could use the music without being penalised for it. However that's become worse and we can't get a full release of those claims anymore. And to top that, they admit they're wrong and say they're probably going to change it come fall.

The biggest labels have the hardest to change. We'll see smaller companies lead the way on this and eventually the big ones will follow. As we've chosen to be on the inside in this (as opposed to our completely DIY ways before we got signed) we try to give them our perspective as often as we can. Sometimes it ends in good dialogue, sometimes, as when we released our Assembly Live DVD on The Pirate Bay ourselves, they call us up and say "What the fuck is this?"

We try to do our part in this, to speak out and also influence from within.

Heh, we actually already did that once. But it was never completed and not everyone in the band enjoyed it. But I've (Rob) not given up on releasing that some day.

If only given one album to choose from, it's hard to beat A View From The End of The World. It truly is an album we are all so proud of. Some fans, especially ones who've been with us for over a decade, would probably cite Redeemer as the one that provides the truest Machinae Supremacy showcase. Luckily, we feel that most of the world we've done holds a certain standard and wherever in our discography you land post-Deus Ex Machinae will be a pretty solid showcase.

I'm assembling a text to explain the most relevant parts, and characters, which I hope to have ready by the time the album is released. The gist of the story is as follows:

"In Europe, in the near future, a select few have the ability to grant superhuman powers to those willing to pay the price — a piece of their soul. The main protagonist, a psychopathic former assassin, finds herself responsible for the lives of two young activists — one with an important destiny to fulfill — and hunted by the authorities and a dark enemy from her past."

Hey, thanks!

1. No, sorry.
2. Who knows. We do like it and now that we've taken the time to explore that style it might influence future songs. One never knows.
3. The new album is a concept album around an original story, but there are some cultural references of course.