Nemhain – ex-Cradle of Filth – Adrian Erlandsson’s New Band; Information Provided
NEMHAIN is the new band started by ex-CRADLE OF FILTH drummer Adrian Erlandsson and his wife Amber (Morrigan Hel), along with three friends, Cherry Forever, Sam Hain and The Witch. They’ve just finished recording a demo and are sorting out a record deal. In the meantime, antiMUSIC’s Morley Seaver spoke with Amber to find out more about the band. Here is an excerpt of the interview:
antiMUSIC: Your sound is very street-ish, kind of like The Distillers (your vocals are very Brody-ish and I remember seeing pix from a couple of years ago with you, Adrian and Brody at some festival). How did you go about deciding the direction of the material you’re doing….or did it decide itself?
Amber Erlandsson: Myself, Rachel and Lisa were all teenager’s in the early/mid nineties when bands like L7, Danzig, Alice in Chains, Hole, PJ Harvey, Type O, Soundgarden, etc. were at their peak and the riot girl movement was in full swing. I’m still really influenced by that era of music and that seems to be reflected in the songs we write. We all love The Distillers and have met Brody on a few occasions but I wouldn’t say Nemhain’s music sounds that similar other than the vocals being quite raw… their stuff’s a lot punkier. I would definitely say that the music decided itself, when you’re writing stuff it really does come from the subconscious… either that or way too much booze!!! Some of the best songs have been written whilst inebriated : )
antiMUSIC: You’ve done loads of work in front of audiences, especially with Cradle. How comfortable do you feel right now in terms of fronting a band?
Amber Erlandsson: Like David Attenborough poking around in the undergrowth! I can’t even put into words how amazing it feels to be in a band, writing music and playing live. I’ve wanted to do it for so long now and I still can’t believe that I’m finally doing it after going on about it for years. It fucking rocks, it’s totally primal!
antiMUSIC: Do you feel that your presence on the periphery of the music biz has given you a good perspective on things rather than somebody just jumping into it straight from the garage?
Amber Erlandsson: Yep! From touring as a dancer/resident pisshead before I met Adrian to coming out to travel with him on tour I’ve seen a hell of a lot of things… good, bad and just plain boring. I’m definitely well prepared for life on the road and having a hippy upbringing definitely helps. No dumping on the bus and lock up all your JD!!
You can read the whole interview here.
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