HOSTILIA: "WE WERE PUT TO THE TEST!"
After witnessing a jaw-dropping show by the youngsters of HOSTILIA, renowned producer Jakob Herrmann just had to see if the magic was real ...
When the Gothenburg bar ‘2112’ (owned by members of In Flames / The Halo Effect) threw a party they handpicked a local Thrash Metal band called HOSTILIA as the highlight of the evening. One of the guests was the Top Floor Studios owner/producer Jakob Herrmann who left the establishment overwhelmed by emotions.
He was only there to party really, but walked home puzzled by the tight performance and the great songs. Jakob was in fact so eager to get rid of his curiosity that he offered HOSTILIA to record some songs in his studio. For free.
To put his initial positive gut feeling to the TEST, he decided to record the band without safety nets: All of the members in the same room. NO OVERDUBS. NO CLICK TRACK. NO SAVES OR FIXES OF ANY KIND - a scrutiny so revealing that many established bands would have turned the offer down.
HOSTILIA entered the studio and recorded three songs 100% LIVE during one day and let a bunch of cameras document the whole thing. Then the songs were mixed and paired with a video from the session.
“It’s common that artists expect the engineer or the producer to bring the magic. Sure, a lot can be done nowadays. But that special 'something' has to come from within the artist. Watching HOSTILIA nail track after track in the studio with cameras adding to the pressure made was remarkable. That kind of honest youthful energy is impossible to imitate. It’s a rare gift and it’s obvious HOSTILIA’s got it”, states producer Jakob Herrmann.