It was about time that I finally got myself around to conducting my first interview with the Stützer-brothers, Michael and Morten, as I’ve known both of them for years – and what’s even more incredible is that Morten lives just two minutes from my very own home, a suburb next to Copenhagen, and Michael 20 minutes away in the perimeter of Copenhagen as well. A long-time fan of Artillery, this is perhaps even the best time ever to make an interview, since the band’s reunion has reached a momentary zenith, with the release of a live DVD capturing the energy of new vocalist Søren "Nico" Adamsen as well as presenting four ‘classic members’ on-stage. It’s Saturday around 4 pm and we’re getting together in Michael’s apartment, spending some quality time on chatting before we get down to business, the interview.

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Artillery’s fifth studio album, When Death Comes, was unearthed two days ago, and prior to the release Lars Lolk had an unceremonious rendezvous with Michael Stützer and Søren ‘Nico’ Adamsen, meeting up at Michael’s place in Rødovre, not far from Copenhagen. It’s a hot and sunny afternoon, and both interviewees anticipate the upcoming release of their ‘common baby’, which is already hoisting top-grades from the dominant metal magazines around the globe. The plan is to get an extensive take at Artillery’s past, present and perhaps even future, discussing the line-up’s and the reunion, in conjunction with the topical album release and hopefully even future projects, if any. Luckily Michael and Søren agree on the schedule, and the informal Q&A has begun.

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