10 questions with Jim Edström bass player! Another Hell

 Its another edition of "10 Questions with..." this week its Jim Edström bass player for Another Hell!!

1)      How long have you been playing your instrument

I started playing the bass when I was 11, so 15 years give or take!

2)      At what age did you start listening to Metal

I remember being in the first grade, I was a snotnosed 7 year old who had found a Guns 'n Roses CD in his older sister's room, the Use your Illusion album. A few days later I was telling my friends at school about the hardcore band I had discovered when a big and strong third grader told me Metallica was much better. Being at a young and impressionable age I dug upp a cousin who owned Ride the Lightning, and when the Fight Fire with Fire main riff started I was hooked for life :)

3)      Which Band or Bands introduced you to Heavy Metal

I listened solely to Metallica for years and years until I was introduced to Machine Head!

4)      What are some of your favourite Metal Band

I have a weak spot for groove metal with driving bass drums, Fear Factory is one of my absolute favourite bands. Other bands that make my head bang are deathier groups like Intr0naut and Abysmal Dawn. I'm weak for music where the drummer gets to blast the bass drum until you think either the drum or his feet are about to explode :)

5)      In your opinion which Metal band is the true Grandfather of Heavy Metal

That's a tough question, but you can't talk about the grandfathers of metal without mentioning Black Sabbath. I also like Deep Purple and think they should have a little credit for co-inventing the new genre.

6)      Are there any other Genres or sub-genres set apart from your current style of music that you listen to personally.( if i was to look in your IPOD library what would we find)

I absolutely love Pink Floyd, if you were to check my music library you'd find a lot of Pink Floyd and other progressive rock, but also some reggae and some fusion. As a bass player, the non-metal music I tend to listen to is that which is a challenge to play on bass!

7)      Was your choice of instrument, influenced in anyway by possible band postioning?  (IE choose drums because you didn’t want to be up front)

I started playing the bass because I had seen a gig with some of the local legends at a young age, and it looked so fun to play the bass! No pick, just fingers! So I didn't have any thoughts about what it would be like to get a spot in a band in the future but in retrospect I feel I chose the right instrument. Bass players are few and far between, so I've never even had to ask people if they need a bass player, they just look me up instead. Perfect if you're a lazy bum like I am!

8)      How would  you best describe your music and who are your influences

 Wow, you know it's really tough to describe your own music. We kinda just play what we think sounds good and I personally don't think about what it sounds like. I've heard people comparing us to DevilDriver and Machine Head among other bands. It's a groove metal base, with sprinkles of death- and black metal groinkicks, sludge breakdowns and general mayhem? Krille is the one thinking up most riffs so the influences are what he's into at the moment. I can't speak for the rest of the guys but I tend to want to put bits 'n pieces of Fear Factory in new riff ideas, much to Samu's dismay!

9)      What do you like or dislike about playing a live show?

 I absolutely love the energy that flows, both from the band on stage and the audience. I view going to a concert as being more about the visual than the audio. When I go to see a band live, sure, I'm happy if they play their songs flawlessly with perfect sound quality, but if they have to do it on the expense of the stage show (ie standing perfectly still and just hammering out perfect notes) I tend to lose interest. I think people go to see a band to do just that, SEE the band. I care less if they don't hit every note as long as they are entertaining to watch on stage.

10)   Lastly what is the most F!cked up thing you have ever seen or experienced at a live show you have performed.

I remember playing most of a concert with the bass unplugged :D I don't have any stories from Another Hell gigs yet because we haven't even had time to do any shows what with rebooting the band and forging a whole new set of songs. I'm looking forward to doing some live shows with AH so I get some awesome gig stories from us too!