EP378 Sebastian of God Mother Talks Kottvarld, 15 Years of Music, Touring & Underground Metal

Sebastian of God Mother joins Tom on And Now The Band to discuss the band's massive new album Kottvarld, 15 years of God Mother, recording across multiple studios, international touring, handmade merchandise, and the importance of maintaining genuine connections within the underground music community.After nearly two years of work, God Mother are preparing to release Kottvarld, a massive album that represents a significant new chapter for the band. Sebastian explains the band's unique recording process, which involved multiple studios, including an iconic drum-recording facility where ABBA previously recorded.Sebastian also discusses the extensive network of people behind God Mother. After roughly 15 years together, the band has built a support system that extends far beyond the four members, including family, friends, engineers, PR support, and other collaborators. From recording in Daniel's father's basement to working with Michael as the band's sound engineer, that community has played an important role in helping God Mother create their music.As a graphic designer, Sebastian is also heavily involved in the band's visual identity, including album artwork, merchandise, and handmade designs. He shares the story of creating a limited-edition Stanley Kubrick-inspired poster at a show that became so meaningful to one fan that they traveled from Canada specifically to purchase it.Tom and Sebastian explore how merchandise can become more than something fans buy at a concert—it can become a physical reminder of a particular show, band, or moment in someone's life.The conversation also covers God Mother's experiences playing major venues, including Terminal 5 in New York, where they encountered fans and notable musicians including Mike Patton.Topics discussed include:God Mother's new album KottvarldTwo years of work behind the recordGod Mother's 15-year historyRecording across multiple studiosAn iconic studio where ABBA recordedRecording in Daniel's father's basementMichael's role as engineerSebastian's graphic design workAlbum artwork and merchandiseHandmade concert merchandiseStanley Kubrick-inspired artworkBuilding relationships with fansTerminal 5 in New YorkMeeting Mike PattonEuropean touringUK and Scandinavian showsThe challenges of touring the United StatesInternational visa and touring issuesStockholm's Cyclops venueIntroducing children to heavy musicMetallica and MotörheadGod Mother's 2013 Central America tourSpotify and music discoveryThe importance of underground music communitiesFuture touring plansSebastian and Tom also discuss the changing live-music environment and why personal interaction between bands and fans remains one of the most important aspects of underground music.For fans of God Mother, experimental metal, hardcore, extreme music, Swedish metal, underground music, and international heavy music, EP378 provides an inside look at the band's creative process, their new album Kottvarld, and the community that has helped sustain God Mother for more than a decade.Subscribe to And Now The Band for more interviews with the musicians, artists, producers, and people shaping today's heavy music scene.#GodMother #Kottvarld #Sebastian #ExperimentalMetal #ExtremeMetal #UndergroundMetal #MikePatton #SwedishMetal #HeavyMusic #AndNowTheBand