Swiss metalcore quintet Henriette B are working on the follow-up to their 2014 album “Red Dawn of Humanity,” which is expected to be released in early 2016. Let’s find out what can we expect from the new material in the interview below.

What made you go for the name Henriette B?

It refers to a Norwegian actress, Henriette Bruusgaard who acted in a horror movie called “Manhunt”. We saw the movie in 2009, a couple of months before we started the band. We enjoyed the movie and the actress, so we decided to keep the name for our new project.

How do you usually describe your music?

We usually describe our music using the words metalcore or melodic metalcore. If you’re not used to these styles, it’s a blend of extreme music coupled with a lot of melody and rythmic parts.

What is your writing process like?

Our writing process starts with a first draft of a song produced by Vincent (guitar). This first draft contains, guitars, bass and drums. Then Thierry (guitar), Fabien (bass) and Vincent review the chords, we all give our inputs and ideas. When this is done, Fabio (drums) rewrites the drumming with his own style and ideas. When the song is done, we start to play it together and Ian (voice) starts to write the lyrics. We work with Guitar Pro, it allows us to do a lot of work by our own at home. It means that the first time we play a song in rehearsal, everybody knows his part and we just have to put the whole together.

Who or what is your inspiration, if you have any?

We all are huge music fans, so we’re listening to a lot of music in any style. But from the beginning of the band (2009) we were highly influenced by August Burns Red and Parkway Drive. Lately we were amazed by the last Texas In July’s album, “Bloodwork”. The work on the guitars and the drumming are awesome.

What is your favourite song on “Red Dawn of Humanity”?

Enslave Our Future. This song has the better balance between melody, extreme parts and rythmic parts. We always have fun playing this song live and besides, we recorded a music video for this song (you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/DgzYSGi3xi8) and the audience knows it and reacts to the intro’s sample.

You are working on new music. What makes it different?

We invested much more time in the pre-production phase to improve the harmonies and the drumming. Furthermore, we took some time to add some keyboards and effects to improve the finished product. So I think the audience will still recognize our style but will, hopefully, enjoy our new way of creating music.

What should music lovers expect from the next album?

Our music is pretty straight forward, so if you like heavy and fast music, you will enjoy it! However, if you listen to the songs carefully, you can enjoy a more complex riff’s structure and subtle harmonies.

What kind of emotions would you like your audience to feel when they listen to your music?

Even if we have a mix of heavy rythmic and melodic parts we don’t have a precise emotion to give to the audience. However we want our music to enter into every listner’s body and make them headbang, even a little bit! It’s more to give the audience a good feeling which makes them want to move than an emotion.

Which do you like most, life in the studio or on tour?

Definitely on tour. We really appreciate being in studio because you always learn a lot. We work since 2013 with the same sound engineer for the recording process (Raphael Crivelli) and he gave us a lot of useful inputs and feedbacks to improve our instruments. But you can’t compare that to what you feel on stage. Moreover, on tour you always meet new people, whether it is the band you’re sharing the stage with or the audience.

Pick your 3 favourite albums that you would take on a desert island with you.

Messengers from August Burns Red, Sempiternal from Bring Me The Horizon and finally When Legends Become Dust from Conducting From The Grave.

Stay tuned for more Henriette B news via the band’s Facebook page.