CRAZY SWEDES Channels ALLAN HOLDSWORTH On “Key Lime”
Allan Holdsworth is (or should be) an inspiration to every guitar player on the planet. Crazy Swedes clearly dig Holdsworths insane melodic vocabulary, and used that inspiration to create his crazy new single “Key Lime.” And what the hell does that title mean, exactly? Crazy Swedes‘ Will Severin explaining.
“A lot of the record is a tribute to our musical heroes and ‘Key Lime’ is no different,” said Severin. “A fellow guitarist I know took some lessons from Allan Holdsworth (one of Van Halen’s idols) and told a story about making Allan a key lime pie. I thought it was so random. So that’s where the name came from.
“The track is definitely inspired by Holdsworth. He was a superhuman guitarist to be sure! Many of the other clips on the Deluxe Edition are hints at our musical influences. All the guys in the band (Rob, George and Erik) are killer players and bring a lot musically to the table. For me it was a big change of pace to go back to just playing guitar again after a few years of lead vocal duties for the prog metal group Infinite spectrum. With Crazy Swedes we all challenge each other, and it’s the perfect band to stretch out and just play. There’s plenty of variety on the new release, catchy hooks and a very healthy dose of shred!”
Crazy Swedes will release the deluxe version of their debut album on September 23, which you can grab here.
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