Mathias Lillmåns is celebrating 30 years as a musician with his solo project, and will release a compilation album called Remains under the name Lillmåns on November 21st. The album will be released by new Finnish label Stormbound Records.
The Twilight Moon – The Forgotten Recordings EP, released last month, began a process in which the artist, who has worked with several bands throughout his career, will bring rare and previously unreleased tracks to fans. The EP The Degenerate Years was released at the end of September, remixed and remastered by Wolfthrone Studio’s Owe Inborr. The three-track released brings to light material from the band Degenerate, which marked a turning point in Lillmåns’ career.
“Degenerate is where it all got real,” Lillmåns recalls. “The band had fast and technically challenging riffs, progressive rhythms, complex guitar solos and melodies, and a groove and drive that I had never experienced before.”
In 2002, Lillmåns began studying to be a sound engineer. The songs now released capture both the young band’s bold ambition and his first steps in a professional studio environment. In addition to recording, Lillmåns played bass and sang backing vocals on the recordings.
“The songs Blinded and Displacement are from those sessions – it was the first time I recorded a whole band in a professional studio,” he says.
The Degenerate Years and Twilight Moon – The Forgotten Recordings have laid the foundation for a compilation album to be released in November, which brings together rare and previously unreleased material from Lillmåns’ three-decade career in metal music.