In the beginning and during the songwriting process, we thought, maybe we do need to take some time and get some outside opinions. The negatives I would say are as you mentioned, you’re on your own. With the first album, we still love it, and we can hear that we pushed our limits for the second one. We’ve experienced more, tried more, and pushed our limits. We included five of the new songs, and it’s just so much more enjoyable because it’s really us, it’s our energy, it’s Ad Infinitum. We’ve experienced it twice, this year as we had some chance to play some festivals. So we took the time to go through every single detail, and it’s just much more enjoyable to play on stage. I think the positive is that we worked much harder because we were scared to do something wrong. What are the positive and the negative of taking a more do-it-yourself approach to production? It’s a fresher, a little bit more modern, and a little bit younger of an album. It’s just 100% us of course, we worked with some incredible talent on the orchestrations, but as far as the compositions goes, it’s 100% us. Because with Chapter II, we are just four musicians writing our own music, without the outside influence of a producer. So from there, until Chapter II, so much had changed. So I needed someone to transcribe my ideas into real instruments. I had demos I had so many ideas, but then, I’m not a drummer or a guitar player. So I started recruiting musicians, and from the musical perspective, it evolved when I was working with a producer. I didn’t want to be with me and hired guns I wanted it to be with a full band that’s just as invested as I am. When I was still working on it as a solo project, and after investing so much time and energy, I realized I just loved it so much and that I wanted to bring it on stage. How did you go from there, to where you are now, to the upcoming release of Chapter II, with what is now a full band? ![]() ![]() I remember when you announced the Ad Infinitum project, which at the time, I think was going to be a solo venture. You’ve had a lot of trouble with trying to get a tour going how many cancellations have you had thus far?įour actually, though not all of them were announced. We’re good! We’re impatient to release this album and finally start to tour. I caught up with frontwoman Melissa Bonny to talk about the album, the songwriting, and what more we could expect from this release which is due out this Friday, October 29th, 2021, on Napalm Records, which you can pick up here. The unique characteristic of Ad Infinitum’s songwriting is that while all the songs are tied together with an overall theme and concept in a storytelling style, they individually stand out as relatable tracks. This album takes on the concept of Vlad the Imperial and the legend of Bram Stoker’s Dracula all rolled into one. As Halloween draws near, symphonic power metal act Ad Infinitum will be releasing their sophomore album, Chapter 2: Legacy.
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