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Welcome to our interview with the creators of 'Angel In The Dark.' Discover the journey behind Freakstorm's evolution, collaborations, and future plans.

1. Congratulations on the release of your second album, "Angel In The Dark"! How does it feel to have this project out in the world?

Thank you! It feels great! It´s always a big challenge to make an album but at one point it worked by itself. The songs were just coming. Then we found a more professional label to release “Angel In The Dark”. I can say we are really proud about the songs and the production.

2. "Fight To The End" and "Stop The Fire" served as appetizers for your fans before the album release. Can you share a bit about the inspiration behind these singles and how they tie into the overall theme of the album?

These two songs really rock, so it was the idea to show with the single releases that the new Freakstorm album will be as heavy as the songs on the earlier releases. “Fight To The End” is for me a typical Freakstorm song. And I like the message to never give up. The sound of “Stop The Fire” is a little bit more modern I would say. Toby Wendeler from SchwarzLicht helped us with the guitars. They are really catchy, just like the chorus. So we show a little development in our songwriting.

3. "Creature Of The Night" was released on limited vinyl, with a cover of the Scorpions' classic "Big City Nights" as the B-Side. What made you choose this particular cover, and how was the experience of putting your own spin on such an iconic track?

Big City Nights for us is an all time classic hardrock song. A song we like since we were teenagers. So it’s a tribute to the real big bands of this genre. It’s always fun for us to cover a cool song and it also fits to my voice. It became kind of a tradition to have a cover song on every Freakstorm release.

4. Working once again with producer Dennis Ward, what did he bring to the table for "Angel In The Dark" that helped shape the sound and direction of the album?

We are working with Dennis since the first EP release. He is the perfect producer for us and helped us to find a sound from the beginning. His most important idea for “Angel In The Dark” was to bring in Rick Benton when we asked for someone who could play piano on the title track. This is a special song, because it is much different to all the other Freakstorm songs. It has a string arrangement. We felt the song needed that and Rick did a perfect job on the track.

5. Oliver Hartmann from Avantasia contributed intense guitars to your music. How did his collaboration enhance the sonic landscape of your album, and what was it like working with him?

Olli Hartmann is one of the best guitar players we know. We couldn’t imagine a better one for our music. When we listen for the first time to his final guitars on a track it’s always more than we expected. Working with him is a very professional experience. Olli Hartmann and Dennis Ward are the team we found to work with in the studio for years and we hope much more songs will recorded with these guys. 

6. Reflecting on your journey, from starting as a tribute project to releasing your second album, how has FREAKSTORM evolved musically and personally since your inception?

The tribute for Halestorm was just one song we recorded to hand it out on a meeting with the band. We wanted to have a special gift and to remain in their head somehow I guess. We went to a studio to record Halestorm’s “Here’s To Us”. After meeting them – which was very funny and inspiring for me – I started to write the first own Freakstorm songs. Around the same time I got pregnant, so we stopped playing live and focussed on the studio work. Then we met Dennis and became more and more experienced in producing songs. And somehow it never stopped until now. We are already working on the next Freakstorm album.

7. "Storm Inside My Heart" marked your debut album in 2021. How does "Angel In The Dark" build upon the foundation laid by your first album, and what new elements did you explore this time around?

As we said, Dennis helped us from the beginning to find our own sound and I think we still have the same ingredients for a good Freakstorm song: Heavy guitars and melodies that remain in the head. But there are always ways to grow in songwriting or sound. The main difference is that the range of dynamic and emotion is a little wider on “Angel In The Dark”. Mostly because of the title track itself, which is very personal and intense on the emotional level. Also thanks to Rick Benton’s piano and string arrangement. On our first album we didn’t have a real ballad and no keys.

8. Your collaboration with David Readman from Pink Cream 69 on "Can't Keep Me Down 2022" was a standout moment. What was the creative process like working with him, and what did he bring to the track?

When we were working on the “When Dawn Is Breaking“ EP we wanted to do a new recording of our song “Can’t Keep Me Down” with Olli Hartmann on guitars. Then we looked out for a guest singer to make it more different and more interesting to listen to for the people who knew the original version. We asked David Readman because we always liked his work for Pink Cream 69 and he said yes immediately. I think it’s an awesome duet because our voices fit together very well. David is an awesome rock singer. He is a very fine guy. And on top he came over to film the video clip with us, we perform the song together which was a great experience for me.

9. With the release of "Angel In The Dark" and its singles, what are your hopes and expectations for how it will be received by both longtime fans and new listeners?

That’s a difficult question. Of course we hope it will find listeners and that they will like and share it. But we don’t think about that while producing the songs. We just do what we think is cool and fun for us.



10. Looking ahead, what's next for FREAKSTORM? Are there any tour plans or new projects on the horizon that you can share with us?

 We definitely have lots of new material and half a dozen songs are already recorded. We didn’t make the decision yet if it should be an Album or an EP. There will be of course another cover song on it. I know which one, but I won’t tell it right now. Another video is already finished and will be released in June.
It would be great to play live onstage again and promote our music that way, too. We are working on it, but there are no dates yet.

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