interview with Wulfgar
Who are you? Im Thommy Lindskog, the drummer for Wulfgar
What´s the name of your band? Wulfgar
Can you tell about your band? Started with some friends wanting to play metal back i 2005. Simple as that.
Where are all band members from?South of Sweden
What was the ambitions of the band when you started?Just to play some lokal livegigs but it soon grew much bigger then that
Could you explain your music to someone that haven't heard you?Oldschool epic death metal with a viking lyrics
Where was your first gig? Kristianstad
Where was the latest gig? Not sure. I think it was a festival called tivolirock
Who writes your songs?/Who writes the music who writes lyrics? Mainly it was our former member morgan but now we do it together
What genre do you feel you are? Death metal
Why did you pick that particular style?Just like that kind of music
What are your songs about? Norse mytologi
Do you write your own material or mainly covers? Only own material
Have you made any albums?/If yes what are they?
1 with gods and ledgens unite
2 midgardian metal
And we have a new one comeing soon.
Do you have any clips on YouTube? Plenty. Just typ in wulfgar
What got you started in music?I always liked music and just wanted to be a part of if
At what age did you start playing? I was 25
How old were you guys when you first stood on stage? 25
What year was the band started? 2005
Best/worst gig you've played? Best gig was firebox metalfest in finland, worst i dont remember
What places will you be playing in in the imidate future? We are in the studio at the moment so we dont have any gigs planed
What has been the best/most promising gig so far? Firebox metalfest
Have you had any bigger tours from start to now? Not tours but we have been in germany and finland a couple of times
What are the plans for the rest of the year? Recording our new album
Where do you usually play? Usually just lokal gigs
How do you get psyched up for a gig?With beers
What are your goals with your music? Spreading it as much as possible
When did you decide to go all in for the music? We never did
Is it easier to get your inspiration from older bands or from bands more modern? Both i think
How do you feel about the downloading of music instead of buying albums? I love it. Great way to spread the music
Besides your own music, what genres and bands do you listen to? Allmost all rock/metal
What do you hold most dear? My daughter and soon to be wife
What would be your greatest fears for the future?Not having them around
Have you been part of any other projects? Yes, im also the drummer for the band Nymf
What do you work with outside of the band and the music? I work at Sölvesborgs port
What would you do if there was no music? Invent music
How important are your fans? Very important, without fans your band has no meening
What's the funniest/most memorable thing a fan has done for you? One sent us candy from his country
How often do you rehearse? Once a week
Where do you rehearse? Bromölla
Name 2 of your own songs you like at the moment?
Fight, win, kill & conquer.
The death of yggdrasil
What do you feel is the best live band you've seen? At the gates
What drives a band that isn't all that famous and renowned to try to make a living on their music and to keep playing? The love of music i think
Do you have any webpages?Just Facebook
Any pearls of wisdom for all other bands out there? Go you own way and play the music that you love, not what others like
Describe your show, visually and musically Like a fist in the face over and over
How do you view the musicindurty of today? It kind of sucks
What advice would you like to give other bands? Do your own thing
Tell us about upcomming gigs and why we should be at them? We have non booked
How would you describe your sound in one sentenceLoud
