Nick Forkel (Turbid North)
What are your top five albums that were released in 2022? (In order 1-5)
- Elder - Innate Passage
- Conan - Evidence Of Immortality
- Earthless - Night Parade Of One Hundred Demons
- Imperial Triumphant - Spirit of Ecstasy
- Undeath - It's Time...To Rise From the Grave
What band did you discover in 2022 (can be a brand new band or an older band) that had an impact on your life? How so?
A band called Petyr that I had no clue existed until a few months ago They're doing a blend of '70s psych/hard rock that I absolutely love. Great tunes from those guys. On the complete opposite side of the spectrum I've also discovered Grimes via my wife. While I don’t exactly like ALL of her songs, there's quite a few I really dig. Something I would've probably never found on my own. She's super creative at what she does.
How will you remember 2022? (In terms of music)
It was definitely one of my most productive years I’ve had musically and just overall in a very, very long time. Along with getting this Turbid North album ready for a proper release, I undertook doing 5 music videos. Also wrote and recorded 7 songs for another band I'm in here in Fort Worth called Black on High. Look for a release in early 2023 as well.
What can we look forward to from you in 2023?
Playing live shows! It's been a minute since we've played live, very much looking forward to that. Another thing I've floated around is we have about 7 songs that we left off of the Eyes Alive album that just need a few tweaks and then I'd like to release it sometime next year as a little bonus EP. Maybe include a new single or cover tune as well.
What records are you looking forward to most in 2023?
Black on High
Live shows are still a mixed bag as we adapt to social gatherings in a COVID world. What is something positive you see about touring right now? Anything you’d like to see change?
It's just positive to see bands back to going out and being able to make a living (or try to) on the road again. I'd definitely like to see the whole "venues taking a cut of the merch" be banned in every state and worldwide even It's really killing off bands who rely on merch at shows to stay afloat. But overall, it's just great to see bands out on the road and people actually going out and catching live shows again.
Nick Forkel – social media links
- Instagram: @turbid_north_official
