SOURCE – We’re about two weeks off from your highly anticipated album Everything Rots being released. What are you and the rest of Cabal feeling as the countdown gets shorter?
Andreas Paarup (Vocais) – At this point we just feel super excited, we’ve been working very and hard and very long on this album, so finally getting to share it with the world feels very exciting.
SOURCE – Let us focus on the new album. Can you tell us something more about the title Everything Rots?
Andreas Paarup (Vocais) – The title is pretty self-explanatory, all things come to an end and everything rots, that’s the harsh reality of life.
SOURCE – You’ve already shot videos for this album, and you have other ones coming up. How important are videos in 2025 for promoting albums?
Andreas Paarup (Vocais) – We do have one more video up our sleeve that’s ready to drop with the album. Videos are still pretty important in 2025 in our opinion, as pairing the music with a visual side is when it comes to its fullest.
SOURCE – How can metal bands maintain financial sustainability while competing for attention in an era where music consumption is heavily reliant on streaming platforms?
Andreas Paarup (Vocais) – There’s probably not one answer that works for everyone, but our approach has been to learn how to do a lot of things on our own, our music is self recorded, mixed and mastered by us, we edit our own videos and when we tour we sell merch ourselves, basically we do as many things as we can on our own, which allows us to keep expenses down.
SOURCE – How do bands manage the pressure to constantly release new music and content in order to stay competitive in a fast-paced industry?
Andreas Paarup (Vocais) – It’s hard but we just buckle down and treat this as the job it is.
SOURCE – I’d like to talk about the Danish scene. What impact did Mnemic and Raunchy have on Danish music culture and identity?
Andreas Paarup (Vocais) – We definitely grew up listening to those bands, but how much of an impact they have on todays scene is hard to tell as both bands haven’t been active for many years and there’s no current Danish bands sounding like them. Recently Mnemic did do a handful of reunion shows that seems to have done very well.
SOURCE – What is your take on the rise of artificial intelligence, whether it be designing album covers, helping with music, or in some cases, entire albums created by AI bands?
Andreas Paarup (Vocais) – Using AI to create art is lame, don’t do that. Using AI to help you with boring tasks can be very helpful though.
SOURCE – If there is anything you would like to add, please do…
Andreas Paarup (Vocais) – Go spin ‘Everything Rot’s when it drops and make sure you come out to show a near you.
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