Escaping The Abyss With NIKLAS MULLER From AD INFINITUM

Musical evolution is a beautiful thing when allowed to flourish,
cast free of modern constraints and expectations to let the
metaphorical wings rise and sweep the band and their music into
unchartered, exciting territory.
So it is for Swiss/German metal outfit AD Infinitum as they prepare
to unveil their new album, Abyss, on October 11.
Since setting the tone with their debut album Chapter I: Monarchy
in 2020, AD Infinitum have allowed their creativity to dictate
terms, following that album up with Chapter I: Revisited, which was
an acoustic take on their debut.
While favouring symphonic undertones throughout their career, AD
Infinitum have maintained a steady attraction towards the harder
side of the spectrum, culminating in Abyss which reveals a whole
new side to AD Infinitum's sonic arsenal, refining their sound and
expectations to create what is said to be their most dynamic,
modern and progressive record to date.
HEAVY caught up with drummer Niklas Muller to find out more.
"First of all, I think the most important part about this album is
we stepped away from the symphonic side of things," he measured.
"That was a huge part of our music for the first three albums. It
was not an initial choice where we said no, we don't want to do it
any more, and we will do it with an entire other production, it was
more we said we don't wanna have it just for the sake of having it.
We just want to see where the music leads us, and it just so
happened when we wrote the first songs in our song camp we realised
there was not really the need for orchestral elements. We managed
to create soundscapes and nice atmospheres without those
instruments. We thought it would be too much and over the top to
now add the orchestral elements. It was not an initial choice that
we step away from symphonic metal, it just happened in the writing
process. This is the biggest musical part that changed. On the
other hand, I have a feeling that we grew up a little bit (laughs).
It's like, when you continue to write music, you change. It feels
like we think way, way more about every little part of a song than
we did on previous albums. I'm not saying that we didn't think at
all about the early music (laughs). It's like we are questioning
more on this album. We already did that with Chapter III when we
had the songwriting camp… I think this is also the biggest part why
we are questioning that much, because we were all in the same room
together writing songs, which wasn't the case with Chapter I and
Chapter II because we were living so far apart. I think this just
led to the next steps."
In the full interview, Niklas expressed excitement about sharing
the album with their fans and playing it live in Europe and the US,
with hopes of eventually performing in Australia. Niklas also
discussed the evolution of AD Infinitum's music, particularly the
shift away from symphonic elements.
We discussed the concept behind the next album trilogy, with Abyss
representing a dark state of mind as opposed to the next two,
Surface and Elysium, which symbolise healing and happiness. He also
discussed the band's creative process, future direction, and the
shift away from symphonic metal, but he remained non-committal as
to whether the band would travel that path again in the
future.
Niklas talked about their upcoming tour with Kamelot, Blackbriar
and Frozen Crown as well as next year's tour with Eluveitie and
Infected Rain, plus more.


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