DEALS DEATH was born in 2007 when Erik Jacobson, originally from Gothenburg, began to make death metal music at the music university called “Boomtown” in Borlänge, Sweden. Several members from the metal band Sabaton were a part of the line up in the beginning. Band’s second album, entitled “Elite” will be released worldwide in March via Spinefarm Records. MSFinland’s Kostya Aronberg had a chance to interview Deals Death’s guitarist Erik Jacobson, here’s what they talked about…

1. Hi Erik, welcome to metal Shock Finland, How are you?

Hello Kostya and thank you! Im doing great! I have been busy as hell but finally things are under control.

2. Let’s begin with a history part – tell us how Deals Death actually was born?

The band was not actually a “band” in the beginning. It started out as a project when I attended a music school called Boomtown. In my class were members from Sabaton and we got together to play some heavy metal! But when they got more and more stuff to do I started writing heavier music and with some help from my other classmates we recorded the first album “Internal Demons”. I think that is when Deals Death officially formed. After I was done with my studies I moved back to Gothenburg and found some new members and we simply continued on the road that was before us.
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