Evergrey’s Tom S. Englund on The MetalSucks Podcast #541

This week on The MetalSucks Podcast, Evergrey’s Tom S. Englund returns to discuss the band’s 14th studio album Theories of Emptiness, due out this Friday, June 7. During our chat, discuess what went into the promotional picture where the band is covered in mud and the experience cleaning all that off after the shoot. We also discuss the music video for “Falling From The Sun” and some of the artistic decisions that went into its creation, Looking to the band’s future plans, Englund lists the countries Evergrey will be visiting for the first time on their upcoming South American tour. He also shares how he got Adam “Nolly” Getgood involved in the mixing process early on for the new album, how the constellation on the cover artwork has a direct tie-in to the album title, and some of the projects he’s currently working on in the world of video games.

Petar goes solo this week as he answers a fan’s email about the recently released docuseries Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza, how the series missed a major change in the industry, my theory on what changed the festival, and how modern music has been formatted since to audiences.

Song: Evergrey “Falling From The Sun”
Song: Evergrey “Say”
Song: Vision of Atlantis “Armada”