2 Hours 29 Minutes with Dan Swano of EDGE OF SANITY | INTO THE DARKNESS Interview

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[@TheLundbergReport]

The band Dan is talking about 19:00 is Without Grief. Jonas Granvik was the vocalist. Without Grief were signed to Serious Entertainment, which Jacob Hansen owned.

[@codyryan8898]

This was amazing guys! Dan swano needs more recognition as the guy is multi talented in the vein of Devin townsend. Moontower his solo album from 98 is a masterpiece and let’s be honest crimson 2 is basically his second solo album. Everything he does is awesome and that second witherscape album the nothern sanctuary is killer! Great riffs and Melodie’s on that album. Also his production on opeths orchid is groundbreaking. Massive influence to me and my project Earthmind.

[@ashequekhan9763]

To me, Dan Swano is the modern day Motzart. He is that kind of genius musician.

[@putridtorso]

This was so f*cking interesting and fun to listen. Please make an part 2 with Mr. Dan Swanö!!!

[@ReaperMetalProductions]

Sounds like we have to!

[@thrashmaniac99]

Dan Swano is my all-time favorite musician. Everything he does is gold (Edge of Sanity, Bloodbath, Nightingale, Witherscape, and more). This is an incredible interview, guys. Bravo to y'all!

[@ReaperMetalProductions]

Happy you could fan out and enjoy it, thanks for watching

[@Ghostorm3]

Finally long form and in depth interview with my biggest musical hero, ill be listening to this more than once since there's so many amazing stories he has to tell. And yes...a part two, three and four as well! Thank you to Reaper Metal for being fantastic interviewers and to Mr. Swano for sharing his stories.

[@Ronin.84]

I been following Dan’s work my whole life. Really cool hearing about the early days swedish death metal. I would definitely like a part two 🤘🏻

[@oceanwoe]

This is one of the most interesting interviews I have ever heard. Been a Swanö fan since the early 90s, and even had him working on one of our albums.

[@nvmbrsdoom5]

This was a fun interview to listen to, and of course we're very appreciative of him mentioning us. Having been a fan of his and writing to him since back in the early '90's it was always a dream to work with him someday, and we were so fortunate that he agreed. We've grown so much over the years as a result of working with him and the input he's given us even just in the mixing/mastering context. And his work keeps getting better every time as well, so we're happy to continue on with him. Dan's a part of the family now, so to speak. And he doesn't make fun of me for all the Journey riffs I steal, which is appreciated, lol. Keep up the great work guys, really enjoy the show. - Larry, Novembers Doom

[@warphalak]

Wow! Mister Swano... can we have more like buttons?

[@DmitryKvasnikov]

That's probably the best podcast I've been listened like ... ever?

[@ReaperMetalProductions]

Thank you!!

[@MichaelKeelphotography]

Yes... Part 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6

[@sozhran]

Man, was it an interview to end all interviews! We definitely need a part 2, if only to cover the rest of EoS and the whole of Nightingale, Witherscape, and ODYSSEY. P.S. Dan's impressions of other people are absolutely hilarious XD

[@ReaperMetalProductions]

It’s been a moment since living this interview but I remember cracking up most at the Dissection story of how there are what 3 mixes

[@sozhran]

@@ReaperMetalProductions also Dark Funeral, "are we faster than Marduk?!1"

[@kiekan]

Definitely would like a Part 2 for Mr Swano! Would love to hear more about the writing and recording process of the first Crimson album.

[@ReaperMetalProductions]

Great I love talking recording just never sure if it’s boring for people. As I keep plastering in the comments, we have the RMP Fan Club now and asking interview questions is one of the perks of you wanna help us out getting part 2 going read more about it www.patreon.com/reapermetalproductions

[@johnottwein336]

Best interview ever. Would love to hear Dan’s take on the Secrets of the Black Arts recording. Can’t wait for a part two.

[@LuisDominguez-mw9ly]

Dan Swanö is my musical hero, all his work is completely amazing. Thank you so much!

[@mauimallard154]

Dan is one of the most creative minds out there. Although i am not a ruge fan of Death Metal, his work is always amazing. Nice to see him doing fine.

[@ReaperMetalProductions]

Swano DM only for ya?

[@kastcerion]

Yeah we need a part II with Dan!!!

[@ReaperMetalProductions]

We might need to build up more fan questions first. We have the Reaper Metal Fan Club now which interview questions is one of the perks of ya wanna check it out and help us out with part 2 www.patreon.com/reapermetalproductions

[@adamgentile9714]

I would love to hear him talk about recording the band “millencolin” lol. Dan is great.

[@Ca11mero]

If you ever let Dan come on again (which you should). I would love to hear more about Jon Nödtveidt as a musician, the recordings of the Marduk albums and probably the most important one that wasn't touched on in this interview - Quorthon. There must be some stories regarding him and the impact the music had.

[@valeriantakashiseethaler1503]

Part 2 would be great. Was really nice. My brother and I, we grew up with listening to Dan Swanö, Katatonia, Opeth, so it's really nice to hear some backstory vibes. Especially the practical stuff was interesting, how the recording went and so on. Really cool.

[@Jgrav]

Yes to part 2 for Scott and Dan. Amazing stuff!

[@gruu]

This is the interview with Dan Swanö I ALWAYS wanted. You guys are awesome for making this happen. SO damn interesting, great questions and everything too, thanks a thousand!

[@gabrielalemes5351]

I've been following Dan's carrer for a few years now, read and listened to a couple of interviews ... But somehow, I can't get enough! He is my favorite musician, ever, and the way things just happen with him is astouning. The two hours and half just passed by. Please, a part 2 would be amazing. Would love to know more about Unicorn, Witherscape and his time with Godsend, just to mentioned a few.

[@robertg305]

Dan Swanö is an absolute LIVING LEGEND!

[@sadekx5251]

Stellar episode👌

[@sadekx5251]

How about part 2 with Bloodbath stuff?

[@under-one-flag]

What a fucking legend

[@scottbonner6376]

So glad you guys did this interview, Dan has been an inspiration since Edge of Sanity released Nothing but Death Remains. Great questions and I love how in-depth he got. Thank you guys so much.

[@ModzTheMantis]

Great, great interview. Good to see some recognition for Dan, he's greatly underrated. Part 2 is a must! It would be awesome if he could talk a bit more about: - how he ended up singing on "Theli" and "A'arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming" by Therion - how he remembers recording songs for Steel with Åkerfeldt and Lindgren. - how he ended up leaving Edge of Sanity and what he thinks about the "Cryptic" album - what happend in Bloodbath that led to him leaving the band - how did Bloodbath get Peter Tägtgren to become the new vocalist after Mike's departure - the origins of Witherscape (and if there are plans for a new album) Thanks!

[@GMHG777]

Really great interview, Dan is pretty much a genius as a musician/engineer/business man. Really sharp dude !

[@ReaperMetalProductions]

Indeed and a fun person to talk to

[@Hell-Awaits]

Nice Interview with Kulan. Still have all their demos from back in the days.

[@Jazzguitar00]

Please do a part II of this! I don't really understand what happened with him getting "kick out" of Edge of Sanity and and the Cryptic album and then him doing Crimson II by himself, I'd like for him to give all the details to that! I also wanted to hear about Purgatory Afterglow; he talked about Entombed having a legendary guitar tone but I feel like Purgatory Afterglow has my favorite "Swedish DM" sound. Also some Witherscape and Nightingale would be cool!

[@ReaperMetalProductions]

Great follow up questions Afterglow definitely has a ballsy guitar tone of its own

[@jpnou8454]

We need a new episode with Dan Swanö!

[@DEADLINETV]

Loved every second of this! Do another one! Love to get into the music production side of things!

[@pyre6955]

We need endless parts, not just part II 🤘🏻

[@AdAstra78]

Along with David Vincent, Dan Swano has the finest "ooh/yah/ugh" vocal punctuation in metal history in my opinion. Y'know, when riffs kick in etc. Don't know how else to describe it... His friend/bandmate in Pan-Thy-Monium did a damn good job of that too. Ahh, the days...

[@gape2782]

Great interview. Part 2 please. I need more Dan Swano.

[@urs4794]

Really, really, awesome and entertaining interview! Could listen to Dan's tales for hours on end! 🖤

[@chuckandimeforeve]

great job, and I'm all for part II!

[@runcis182]

Part 2 is a must!

[@valgalder]

This interview is amazing. Thank you guys!

[@ReaperMetalProductions]

Thanks for tuning in! Check out our other interviews if you haven’t already

[@stevecastaldi3508]

Great episode!

[@ninocotone7256]

This was super Cool! Thanx!

[@karlhaikara1629]

You definitely need to do more parts of this one! More nerdy the better

[@ericsyre9418]

Dan is the perfect interviewee. He has so much to say and he's very open about everything.

[@thatsameenergy]

I subscribed because of this interview and the dissection bit. These are fucking awesome!

Wow! This was awesome listening to! Dan Swanö is my favourite musician of all time. Hearing this made my day! 😇😇 subscribed!

[@hmetaljustin]

Yes part 2 for sure!

[@mrnielaudio]

More Dan, more Scott. Yes, please.

[@celluloidprojectile]

Epic! Thanks for Dan.

[@kingamplify8904]

Amazing interview guys i enjoyed every minute of it, Dans such a great guy

[@codyryan8898]

You guys need to get Akerfelt on the show! That would be amazing

[@grindkrusher]

Man, awesome interview and insights.

[@MrMaksVolkov]

as for me Dan Swanö was the only one person who made "Thats it!" in my head when all others gets me bored)) lol)) so, Dan, thank you so much for "Thats it" thing that is not annoying more than 10 years!) Best regards! Repeat please)))

[@eddiemaiden4751]

Great interview and very informational. Keep 'em coming guys

[@AfroMan5900]

This is awesome, great interview with with of the giants of death metal, and rock music in general. Dan is involved in so much it’s hard to fathom. I always loved Moontower as well. And I was totally unfamiliar with that 70s prog project he did with Akerfledt. Hope they eventually give it a proper release. You guys really did a good job.

[@erickvalencia2016]

A real music god, thank you for this. 🤘🏻

[@albertmarkethinkpr1325]

Do a part 2 please. Let Dan talk more about the less known bands he worked with.

[@ReaperMetalProductions]

Alright great, what more obscure bands were you hoping to hear about? we got our Fan Club now on Patreon with one of the perks being asking interview questions if you wanna check out the rest: www.patreon.com/reapermetalproductions

[@albertmarkethinkpr1325]

@@ReaperMetalProductions Sorry for the late reply, anyway I was thinking next time you have Dan on the show, it would be cool to hear about bands like Ancient (Norway - usually people inside the scene dont talk much about them), Centinex, some stories about Darkified, cool details about the album Naer solen gar niber for evogher from Dawn, and more gear talk, maybe orientated more for the Bass/Guitar aspect, like strings, pedals, odd tunnings and other nerdy things that usually nobody ask bands about. Cheers!

[@jukka-pekkaheikkinen7647]

This was so so absolutely great! Thank you very much from a music and especially death metal fan! Also I must promote my own band, so In case of interest in that raw older death metal sound please check Ocean Throne band from youtube.

[@sebastiangatica3946]

PART 2 PLS!

[@MrMaksVolkov]

Part two needed!)) And from the moment I hear crimson and crimson 2(it was more than 10 yrs ago) I personally have a question to Dan Swanö: -- Maybe Crimson 3? This show must go on)) So maybe Crimson 3 or even 4...? PLEEEEEEASEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!)))))))))))))))) 🤘

[@Alkahest-ei7ut]

Dan 's a true legend, thanks for that great interview guys, i can listen Dan talking literally for days and his interviews are not easy to be found (if they exist, at all) . Thank you mr Swano! (no i won't ask anything for a possible Crimson III)

[@ReaperMetalProductions]

Glad you enjoyed it thanks for listening !

[@geoffroylagrange3513]

At 18 minutes, the band is Without Grief for the album "Absorbing The Ashes" released in 1999

[@YBVANDEADPOET]

Part 2? fuck yes!!

[@vouneo]

What a nice guy Dan Swano is

[@xPyrielx]

PART 2! DO IT! IT IS TIME!

[@lloydtownsend5306]

NEED MORE! DAN RULES ON HIGH!!!!!

[@tessu7379]

It would be cool to hear some stories about the making of crimson 1 and 2!

[@justinkantner7162]

Part 2 focusing on Witherscape 👌🏻

[@gordo970]

I'm glad someone brought up the whole difference between 'core' and something like Moontower cause there is little to none, its just a mentality really.

[@ashleythomas6662]

Fucking ruled! Great episode!

[@AltarOfDisease]

Awesome

[@stevef1250]

This was a great episode. Super psyched you asked about Diabolical Masquerade and to hear so much of the inside info on that project. It did sound like you guys were getting a bit uncomfortable with the length of the episode and with how much technical detail Dan was giving haha. I’d say don’t sweat that and let the episodes go as long as needed. There’s other podcasts out there topping 3 and 4 hours now...but that’s why podcasts rule! Your listeners will be OK with it.

[@meredithmetalhk6118]

Killer!

[@wenndingofoster5680]

I am disappointed that Jon didn't do the King Diamond Scream on Somberlain ( but it's interesting to find out Dan Swano did the scream ) . Somberlain is a way better album than Light's Bane in my opinion. May Jon enjoy mating with all the Daemons in the lowest level of Duat ( Tartarus ? , Anwh ? ). He ended his time on Earth to be with the Master . Restless In Purgatory , just not Rest in Peace in Jon's situation . Never have heard of Edge of Sanity ( I have heard Dan Swano with Bloodbath ) . Great interview

[@joeyuzwa891]

edge of sanity are AMAAAAAZING. Crimson, The Spectral Sorrows, and Purgatory Afterglow are some of the very best progressive/melodic death metal albums ever written. Crimson is by far my favorite death metal album of all time. great riffs, super emotive vocals, some of the best screams in the entire genre, and one of the few instances of what can only be referred to as “cosmic tragdy” (along with Terminal Redux). amazing band, you should definitely check them out

[@TioOsoo]

When part 2??? Please

[@MortFantome]

part two with Dan and or Scott any day

[@screamsfromthegrave3324]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeess!

[@МаксимМамедов-с3з]

Дэн вы первый в зале метал славы !

[@Ibexmoonrecords]

Haha Dan rule! 🤘🤣🤣🤣

[@ReaperMetalProductions]

You might know that Kyle guy with a mustache

[@jasmeg2844]

Is this John McEntee from Incantation? If so, can you advice if I should get into Mortal Throne of Nazarene or Upon the Throne of Apocalypse first? I have this problem with Abominations of Desolation. The album sounds really cool objectively I guess, but by the time I heard it, I was so used to Altars and Blessed that I couldn't get into the different versions on Abominations. 😥

[@gerrenbrignac1082]

@ 18:43, the band that Dan is trying to name is Without Grief

[@jamalelhamdigarcia190]

I think I met you in a plane once… hang over and lost my phone… Offered me a beer ( I’m not sure but it looks like u 😂

[@ek9897]

👨‍🎓🤜🤛criminal underrrrrrrated🤟

[@666Ekinox]

Great interview! now do pytten!!!

[@ReaperMetalProductions]

Good idea

[@666Ekinox]

@@ReaperMetalProductions Also Tagtren :) I like all these interview when they go in the recording process. I'm a junky for those

[@grimdaze]

holy shit dan is hilarious

[@mvd3517]

Is there a part 2?

[@bloodletting.]

Dan "Genio" Swanö

[@toddmitchell6362]

Ok listen up im 54 ive been into metal since i was 9 this is a great int dan is highly intelligent. I love eos and nightingale but ive spent thousands of dolars on metal over the last 44yrs cause ive been working since i was 14 i just sent reaper 30 mo i hope you got it buddy and you dont have to send me a shirt also ill send another 40 this weekend the demos on hold too the guy wont return my phone calls anyway stoked about doing a podcast one day everybody do the right thing and send reaper some money to support reaper metal productionsl

[@darkhymnsfromthecoldnorth]

This was great. Dan seems like a great guy. One of the best guests yet. Double kicks are for losers hahaha.

[@mellotron_scratch]

No talk about Moontower?

[@gordo970]

He talked about Moontower from like 1:22:00 for a good chuck of time

[@mellotron_scratch]

@@gordo970 thank you man, that was a gem

[@TommyDeCleenCarpAngler]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gF61gmZqmt1mhtU the band Dan talked about in the start of the interview

[@toddmitchell6362]

Im off the earth im off the border never to return victimized.i am his chosen in hell i shall burn i am sacrificed