The truth about innovating in metal - Mirrorcell Interview
21Mirrorcell are a new band from the US who create a super tasty blend of dark metal music styles. In this episode I chat with vocalist Nate Cell about the risks and rewards of taking risks when innovating in metal music, the origin story of this new band, and where he is hoping to take the band in future.
Mirrorcell links:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/18MQzgqh7Afpja2i3phf4j?si=dqlU7KgIRyijB9BiwCELmA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mirrorcell.tv
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0:00 Context
0:50 Welcome
1:26 What led to creating Mirrorcell?
2:33 The unique vocal style
5:33 Key songwriter relationships
8:47 Genre variety
17:06 The songwriting process
22:14 Nate's music origin story
28:03 The growth of metal these days
32:58 The challenge of growing audiences in 2024
39:02 The long game of sustainable passion
42:59 Nate's favourite artists and the return of old-school sound
46:11 The pay-off of taking risks
54:16 Why "Tongues" has a music video
56:15 Coming up for Mirrorcell
1:00:44 Closing remarks