1. NAME?

Kral (Mercenary Bass/Vocals)

2. PLACE OF BIRTH?

Esbjerg, Denmark 1972

3. FAVORITE CHILDHOOD MEMORY?

The Vacation to Livo, a Danish Island with untouched wild life.

4. FIRST MUSICAL INFLUENCES?

Sepultura, Megadeth, Slayer, Metallica

5. FIRST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AND WHAT DO YOU PLAY NOW?

My first instrument was bass, later on 1992-95 I played guitar. Today I focus on the bass.

6. YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES GROWING UP?

Animals, Commodore 64, Stamps and Music

7. WORST THING YOU DID AS A TEENAGER?

Got so drunk I fell down from a 12 feet bridge, didn't see that one coming.

8. YOUR FIRST GIG EVER AS A MUSICIAN?

16th January at Aalborg Hallen in 1992 my first gig ever and also the first for Mercenary. (250 people showed up)

9. YOUR WORST LIVE PERFORMANCE EVER?

My personal worst one was at Metal Marathon 2 in Aalborg back in 1994. I was very sick on stage, and I was
unlucky breaking the strings on both my guitars at the same time. Not a very fun experience.

10. WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO OTHER THAN MUSIC NOW DAYS?

Take care of my 3 year-old son Marcus, just being with my family and visit friends. Also I spend a good amount of time on the Internet, and
I love to watch cool movies.

11. FAVORITE FOOD AND DRINK?

My favorite food is steak tenderloin, and favorite drink is Whisky preferably Jack Daniels and Bowmore.

12. FAVORITE MOVIE / TV SHOWS

Favorite movie is without a doubt the Lord of the rings trilogy Extended version.
TV shows are: Casper and Mandrill aftalen (danish humour like Monty
Python). The Office (British comedy show) and the cartoon series "Family Guy"

13. NAME A FEW OF YOUR MOST FAVORITE ALBUMS.

Nevermore: Dead heart in a dead world
Nevermore: Dreaming Neon Black
Evergrey: In search of truth
Death: Symbolic
Pantera: A vulgar display of power
Carcass: Heartwork
Alice In Chains: Dirt
Mercenary: 11 Dreams

14. PEOPLE YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET?

Warrel Dane (Nevermore) Steve Vai (guitar god) Sylvester Stallone (my old hero)

15. MAKE 3 WISHES.

I wish I will live happily ever after with my fiance and with my son.
I wish I will be able to live off playing Music for the rest of my life.
I wish Mercenary could go on tour with Nevermore sometime in the near future.

16. WHAT IS THE LAST THING YOU BOUGHT?

1,5 kilos of candy. The best money can buy :-)

17. WHAT REALLY MAKES YOU MAD?

Dishonesty, oppression, child abuse, animal abuse.

18. YOUR FAVORITE PLACES TO PERFORM AT?

Roskilde Festival in Denmark, and a tour in the U.S... places I wish I could play. Previously my favorite place I have been performing at was ProgPower USA in Atlanta.

19. WORST TOUR BUS STORY?

This one time we played with our Danish mates Invocator. When we drove back home from the show, we got really drunk
in the bus, so Mike and I were peeing out the windows of the bus, and it was freezing cold outside, and the bus going at 80 miles it felt like our ..beep.... was freezing off. We had pissed all over the bus, we later discovered. There's really been quite a few incidents. Another one was just recently in the autumn of 2004, we were on the highway going 80 MPH when a tire exploded. Was really not fun at all.

20. WHAT IS IN YOUR CD PLAYER RIGHT NOW?

Danny Project: Demo 2005 (still not available)

Interview by: Rikki Rampage
Date: 1/11/05

We would like to thank Kral for doing this interview for ROCK N ROLL UNIVERSE.
Cheers ! ~ Rikki

Kral

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