Interviews About Albums: ACROSS THE SHADE - Madness (2025)
In this new interview, we sat down with the Polish Melodic Death Metal band ACROSS THE SHADE to ask questions about their album, "Madness".
1. What can you say about this new EP/CD?
This album was meant to be ready a few years ago. But lineup changes made the work take much longer than we expected. But after 6 years since the last album we finally did it! Madness is ready and will be released on 24 Jan this year.
2. What is the meaning of the EP/CD name?
Our previous album was about having hope. So let's say that this time all hope is gone and eventually everything turns into madness. This album is about not giving up and fighting with our monsters. Trying to keep our minds intact. In the end, it is a very tough journey.
3. Which one is the composer of the CD/EP?
Kamil and Bartek worked on most of the tracks together. Basically, we don’t have songs that were created only by one person. We shared our ideas and made changes with mutual approval. Even if someone brought 90% of ready songs, there are licks and small details added by another
4. If you had to pick one song, which one would you pick?
Tough choice, because we didn’t treat any of those songs as just filler on this LP and every song has some emotional load behind it. For example “Don’t Fall Asleep” is the first song created by us for this record, but “Wilted” is an old song, created around 2017/18, which went through tons of modifications up to this point when we decided we wanted it in this form. On the other hand, the first single “Kingdom” is heavy and fun to play and we are sure it can be fans' favorite. But because of the time spent with, heart and soul we’ve put into it, the one special song from this record will be “Wilted”
5. Is there a special message in this EP/CD? If there is what it is?
For the past couple of years, all of us went through some phases and chapters. Like we said earlier, the whole album is about defeating obstacles. We had a pandemic and we still have war, all of us lost a piece of ourselves during that time. Maybe somebody lost someone close, maybe this post-pandemic reality is very hard for others because of the economic situation…all of this, all this crazy circus is constantly spinning, driving us mad. But when we can see, that we can fight against this madness, then we can truly spread our wings and do what is best for us
6. Are there some lyrics that you'd love to share?
Our favorite part from 'Wilted':
“Today is the day when winds will collide
With our hopes, with our dreams
Today is the day when I want to be
That evil force that kills us all”
7. Which inspirations have been important for this album? Like musically or friends, family, someone you'd love to thank especially?
To be fair there are a ton of inspirations from every aspect you’ve mentioned earlier. Every single EP or full record, is some kind of highlight of your life. The sum of your/our current self. Where are you in life with a job, with love, with anything else. And we can treat it as a general principle. Since we started to create new music for this LP we wanted to do something heavier, still, create a Melodic Death Metal but add a few more strength points to Death Metal in this MDM equation, compared to “Hope”. But I think everyone can find something for themselves on this CD
8. Something to add??
We hope you’ll find something on this LP that resonates with you if it will be music or lyrics. Share it with your friends and if you see madness around you, keep fighting until you’ll conquer it.
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