Metal Anarchy

During an interview with 99.7 The Blitz, In This Moment guitarist Chris Howorth and singer Maria Brink discussed their new album. According to Howorth, the effort is “heavier in some ways [and] more experimental in some ways.”

Howorth said the following:

“It’s not [done] yet, but it’s being worked on. We have, like, 12 to 14 songs already done, and we’re working on a few more. So we’re thinking mid-next year [for a possible release date]. We’re gonna probably be releasing a couple of songs before the album comes out. But we have one going. It’s number nine, and we’re ready.”

Brink continued:

“Yeah, it’s happening. And this is the first time this ever happened to us where we actually did go in to record our album and came out — well, I guess it happened to us with ‘The In-Between’ [song] on our ‘Mother’ album. We did go back in and do another song, which wound up getting us nominated for a Grammy. But we did this album and then stepped back and realized that it wasn’t quite done. And that doesn’t happen to us a lot. Through our career, we typically do our album, and then we’re, like, ‘Yes, it’s done. This is it.’ Where this time, we did realize, like, it needs more. We wanna make sure it’s perfect and we wanna make sure it’s right and not rush that process.”

Howorth also discussed the musical direction:

“Maria and I are always trying to not be boring and not do the same thing and not be normal and not have it be just what everyone expects. So we’re always pushing — and I think we pushed really, really hard for this one to be really, really weird. And it is really weird. And so we’re now coming back and going, ‘Okay, let’s figure out a way to balance it.’ I think it’s weird in a way that it’s heavier in some ways, more experimental in some ways, but it also has all those same aspects of it. And that’s what we’re trying to find the balance. We wanna be super creative and push the boundaries, but also not lose sight of our sound and what we do and what people love about us and all that stuff too.”

Brink also added the following after being asked if they are “pushed more by chaos or calm”:

“I think it’s a balance, really. Because for us, and especially for me, like I live my everyday life up until my album, and for tours, I guess I get to be on stage. But I have to suppress everything, and I’ve got all kinds of things brewing in me at all times. I’m like a pressure cooker, and once we get into the studio, it’s my place to release. And the same with stage. So I think that there is chaos that builds up that needs to be released with an album and stuff. And I think that’s what puts us into the metal category, just the emotions, the rawness, the angst, all that stuff we have to release. But I think it depends also on what you’re going into an album like as well — like, mentally, where are you? Are you sad? Are you angry? Are you dealing with death? Are you dealing with new beginnings? Because everything you’re emotionally going through really resonates into the music.”

[via Blabbermouth]