Lars Alatalo is a guitarist of Swedish band Pointless Fate, who in 2015 released a debut EP “Touching The Void.” We asked Lars set of questions, and here is what he says about the band’s work.

Alright, first things first. Before we dive into all the music stuff, how’s life?

Things are pretty good, we just finished a small tour in Serbia which was amazing and everyone in the band is eager to get out and play again and write some new music.

Speaking of new music, you have a new EP. What can people expect from “Touching the Void”?

Yes we recently released our first EP. People can expect a dark, heavy and sometimes brutal journey filled with great riffs, melodies and rhythm changes with a little progressive touch.

What was it like working on the EP?

All the songs on the EP was written some time before we even started talking about recording so the writing of the songs when pretty smooth and then we just had to pick which songs we thought would fit the EP the best. When it comes to the recoding of the songs it also went kind of easy and didn’t take that much time because we had been playing live a lot just before we went into the studio.

Are there any touring plans in support to “Touching the Void”?

Yes we have already been to Serbia in support of Touching the Void and now we are looking for more places to go and play.

While we’re on the subject of touring, what countries would you love to tour?

I think everyone in the band really would like to tour in Japan and the US.

Who and what inspires you the most?

When it comes to writing music I take inspiration from many different bands and genres both in metal but also outside of it. When I write lyrics the inspiration comes from other places such as religion, philosophy and my own experiences. When it comes to who inspires me, that is a difficult question. I take a lot of inspiration from people like Ronnie James Dio, Jim Morrison and Tony Iommi inside of music, some people who are not musicians also inspires me for example Richard Dawkins.

What other genres of music do you listen to?

I listen to most genres within rock music, I like bands such as Pink Floyd and Dire Straits, outside of rock I love the music of Simon & Garfunkel as well as Bob Dylan. But my favourite band outside of metal would definitely be The Doors.

Have any of the other genres you listen to had any impact on your playing?

It absolutely have, many of the bands I mentioned earlier have inspired me so much. Among my favourite guitarists come from bands that don’t play metal like Robby Krieger from The Doors and Mark Knopfler.

I really appreciate you giving us your time today. Is there anything else you’d like to tell us and the fans before we wrap things up?

The pleasure is mine! Stay tuned for more music and more gigs to come!

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