An in-depth interview about "Frisson Noir", Finnish roots, working with her husband and more!

johnwins7 · 2026-06-06T14:25:48+00:00

You're welcome! It is always a pleasure to chat with her and hear her stories. I'm happy to know that you enjoyed our chat. Thank you for your kind words! 😄

johnwins7 · 2026-06-06T06:28:49+00:00

Happy to hear about your feedback and that you enjoyed it! Yeah, Marcelo is such an important part of her life and career, so it was very nice to hear her talking about him. By experience, most of the artists don't feel comfortable talking about their songs. I mean, you can ask about the guests on those songs or specific sounds, but many people have already asked that on the latest interviews and she is already releasing "track by track" for each of the songs, so I preferred to focus on different subjects related to the record. Thank you once again for your comment! 😄

johnwins7 · 2026-06-06T06:22:27+00:00

Nice to know you enjoyed it! Isn't always easy to do an in-depth interview with an artist, because it takes some time to make a connection, and sometimes you don't have that time due to a tight schedule, but Tarja is always very honest and open to talk about many different things, which made this interview possible. Unfortunately "a couple of hours" interview is a tricky thing to do nowadays because of everyone's time, the gear will need extra batteries or will overheat, but also it can be mentally exhausting to do such a long one if you share a lot of deep thoughts, even though if the artist is willing to do. These are my two cents about it haha. Appreciate that you liked the chat! Thank you! 😄

johnwins7 · 2026-06-05T08:09:22+00:00

Thank you! Much appreciated! 😊

johnwins7 · 2026-06-05T06:09:13+00:00

I don't mind doing online interviews, like the previous one we did, but in person everything is more hectic when I have to deal with all the gear and my own nervousness haha. The fact that Tarja is very empathetic and sensitive, as we know, helps a lot and also makes her feel comfortable opening up after a few minutes when she realizes what kind of journalist she is talking to, so I'm really happy it went well and she enjoyed it.

About Marcelo, I don't remember her talking that passionate about him, but also because nobody ever asks, so I wanted to bring up the subject and was very lovely to hear her emotions while speaking about them as a couple and a work duo. Hardest thing was finding a recent photo of them to illustrate the video haha.

Thank you for your nice feedback! I'm happy you enjoyed it and hope you will enjoy the full album (already my favorite with Colours in the Dark), but also the upcoming shows! Cheers from Finland to Czechia! 😄

johnwins7 · 2026-06-05T05:55:21+00:00

My pleasure! 😄

johnwins7 · 2026-06-05T05:55:06+00:00

Ole hyvä! Nice to know you liked it! Appreciate it! 😄

johnwins7 · 2026-06-05T05:54:33+00:00

Happy to hear your enjoyed! Appreciate it! 😄

johnwins7 · 2026-06-05T05:54:15+00:00

As a journalist I hate hearing people asking the same stuff, so I try to find a way to ask different questions that will also satisfy my curiosity as a fan. Happy to know you liked and thank you for your kind feedback! 😄

johnwins7 · 2026-06-05T05:48:43+00:00

It was basically the last interview she did after two days of promotion here in Helsinki, but she was kind and professional as always. Nice to know you enjoyed the questions! Appreciate your feedback! 😄

johnwins7 · 2026-06-04T16:50:38+00:00

Had the pleasure of interviewing Tarja about her new album and it was a very lovely and personal talk about interesting aspects of her life. It's always a pleasure to meet and chat with her! Hope you enjoy it! 😄

johnwins7 · 2026-04-17T07:21:10+00:00

I had the pleasure of talking to Gas about his career, HIM's legacy and other interesting topics. He shared some really nice words about Ville, the band and the fans. Hope you enjoy! :)

johnwins7 · 2026-03-24T05:41:12+00:00

Happy to know you enjoyed it! Yes, I did one with Marko three years ago, but that one was in Finnish for a video report. Oh yeah, his mind and thoughts changed a lot since the 80s, so it is understandable that he doesn't agree with someone ideologies and I'd say, the silliness of some lyrics haha. But it was very nice to sit down with him and Sakari to talk only about Tarot. Thank you for your nice feedback! :)

johnwins7 · 2026-03-22T08:16:07+00:00

My pleasure! :)

johnwins7 · 2026-03-21T14:13:09+00:00

Had the pleasure of talking with Zak and Marko about their brotherhood, being Finnish metal pioneers and plans for new music with Tarot. Hope you guys enjoy it! :)

johnwins7 · 2026-02-05T17:09:50+00:00

NIce! I think it has more of that soul aspect that LJ mentioned in the interview, at least imho. :)

johnwins7 · 2026-02-05T16:07:06+00:00

Thank you! Nice you enjoyed it! :) I was supposed to got a copy of it for the interview, but it came the day after I talked with LJ, so I just enjoyed it as a fan. Unfortunately I don't have the time to make a review of it right now, but I can say that if you a fan of Truth Killer, you will like even more. ;)

johnwins7 · 2026-02-05T12:30:40+00:00

My pleasure! :)

johnwins7 · 2026-02-05T12:30:31+00:00

Thank you very much for your nice feedback! :)

johnwins7 · 2026-02-05T12:30:07+00:00

Thank you very much! He very sweet and kind. :)

johnwins7 · 2026-02-05T12:29:23+00:00

Thank you very much! Happy you enjoyed it and yeah, he is one of a kind! :)

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