Conquering The Mountain With ANTON ERICSSON From QUANTUM

Interview by Kris Peters
On the surface, Swedish outfit Quantum can be best categorised as a
progressive metal band, but as you start to peel back the layers a
deeper, more eclectic personality emerges.
Blending elements from various genres, including prog rock, metal,
late romantic era classical music, and jazz, Quantum's music output
transcends just prog, diving into a more all-encompassing sonic
landscape that is as captivating as it is expansive.
After the favourable response to debut EP Next Breath Of Air…
Quantum are on the cusp of delivering their first full-length
offering titled Down The Mountainside which draws from the above
genres and more to provide a glimpse into the ever-evolving world
that is Quantum.
Frontman Anton Ericsson joined HEAVY to take us deeper.
"It's an album with lots of things happening," he promised.
"There's lots of heavy riffs, there's great grooves, longer chords
and beautiful melodies."
We ask Ericsson to take us further into the musical nature of Down
The Mountainside.
"We wrote… when I was writing the songs - they've been around for a
long time some of these songs - you have some of the riffs and some
of the songs done," he offered, "and you realise a lot of these
songs fit together nicely so you start writing some of the other
songs to fit in with those. I think one of the general sounds of
this is like rock with a lot of electric elements of metal and a
lot of electric elements of prog and a lot of electric elements of
some jazz and some classical music as well."
In the full interview, Anton discussed their highly anticipated
debut album Down The Mountainside in more depth, shared details
about the album's musical influences, sonic diversity, and thematic
elements as well as the deep and intense lyrical themes that
explore the concept of wearing masks and alter egos in dealing with
life's challenges. He also explained the rationale behind inviting
Richard Henshall and Tom MacLean from Haken to contribute guitar
solos to the album, detailing their previous collaboration and the
transformative effect of their solos on certain tracks. Anton's
eclectic music style was attributed to his diverse musical
influences and intuitive writing process, and he explained that the
recording process involves starting with the band, adding layers,
and sometimes envisioning specific sounds from the beginning,
aiming to keep the band's sound at the forefront.


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