MARDUK Guitarist: 'I Have My Interests And I Don't Care What Other People Think About It'

September 17, 2009

MARDUK's founding guitarist Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson recently spoke to Zero Tolerance magazine about the band's new album, "Wormwood", and his hobby of collecting militaria. When asked if he worried that his collection might lead some into making incorrect assumptions about his politics, Håkansson said, "I really don't care what people think — I don't give a flying fuck. I have my interests and I don't care what other people think about it. That's their problem."

Of his collection, the guitarist said it comprised "mostly WWII militaria, but I've got some older things, as well, more related to Swedish history. I've met people over the years who have the strangest things you could ever imagine when it comes to collecting militaria; it's always fascinating to see what people have in their collection. Mine is quite modest, but I collect things I like — uniforms, medals, daggers, bayonets, things like that."

Turning his attention to MARDUK's new album, "Wormwood", and his writing partnership with vocalist Mortuus, Håkansson commented, "We share a lot of views and ideas, so we very much throw ideas at each other and work on the songs together. It's not like one guy writes it all; we share a lot of ideas and we really build it as a band. Also, I don't know if it's been my band – I formed the band, but it's always very much been a group that works together...What I like is that when you get a new member in a band, you want him to participate, to become a part of the unit and work together. That's why you have a band; otherwise, you would have a solo project. It's very much a band, even more than ever before, on this album everybody participates — even our new drummer has actually written music for this album. I'd say we're more of a unit on this album than we've ever been before."

For more information, visit www.ztmag.com.

"Wormwood" will be released in the U.S. on October 13 via Regain Records (September 24 in Europe). The CD was recorded at Endarker Studios in Norrköping, Sweden with engineer/producer Magnus Devo Andersson.

"Wormwood" track listing:

01. Nowhere, No-One, Nothing
02. Funeral Dawn
03. This Fleshly Void
04. Unclosing The Curse
05. Into Utter Madness
06. Phosphorous Redeemer
07. To Redirect Perdition
08. Whorecrown
09. Chorus Of Cracking Necks
10. As A Garment

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