How did the lyric writing tie into the title of the album, Silent Stage?
Was there a theme? PE: Not really. We started talking about our lyrics in the studio and found that they pretty much happened to revolve around same things. Just like with Songs for the Withering. Henri came up with the title and the lyric for “Silent Chrysalis Stage.” HV: First we had this idea that we should release a MCD titled “Chrysalis,” and full-length titled “Silent Stage.” The MCD would have included one live track and two previously unreleased tracks. But the label didn’t agree with the MCD thing. MCDs don’t really sell. Well, Spinefarm did that with Finntroll. It wasn’t a smart choice. Or so they told us (me and Tomi). Petri explained that the title and lyrics shared a common theme with the lyrics. Care to explain? HV: Well…um, I am thinking here how to put this in English. Can you help, Pete? [Long conversations in Finnish ensue]. PE: It’s all about this death-like state. The lyrics are about small deaths-metaphors, you know? Deaths of emotions, people, etc. So, that’s what
