Interview with Buster Douglas Odeholm of Vildhjarta and Humanity's Last Breath

Interviewed by: George Archibald

Writer, drummer, guitarist, producer, and studio owner are only some of the titles Buster Douglas Odeholm wears. This talented musician is the member of two of Sweden's heaviest bands, dividing his time between drumming for Vildhjarta, and now guitar for Humanity's Last Breath. People would think that would be time consuming as is but Buster also started Impact Studios where he works as a producer. His latest project was Humanity's Last Breath's single Abysmal Mouth, which he not only performed on but also produced. I was fortunate to get a chance to speak with Buster to learn more about his projects.

GA: I know you are a man of many talents, what are all your projects that you have/are a part of?

BDO: It's just Vildhjarta and Humanity's Last Breath as far as performing music!

GA: What got you into heavy metal music?

BDO: I started out listening to Kiss as a child. I bought like 20 + CDs for my monthly allowance. I spent it all on music. Then I heard Slipknot's IOWA record and it all went down hill from there.

GA: You are known for drumming and playing guitar, which instrument do you prefer to play and why?

BDO: Guitar for sure. Drums are fun, but it is only rhythms. I enjoy expressing myself through rhythms and melody at the same time with the guitar. I started out playing drums, and I played so much when I was a kid. I actually had my dad's drums in my room. I started on guitar when I was eleven, and I thought it felt more complete to me, I felt I was really playing the songs.

GA: Where does the inspiration to create such an original take on heavy music come from? I think the music that you helped to create in Vildhjarta and Humanity’s Last Breath is quite unique and stands out from most heavy music that is out now.

BDO: So I haven't really written anything for Vildhjarta. That's because I want it to sound like Vildhjarta, not me trying to sound like Vildhjarta. If there would be more material coming, I'd imagine I would write the drum parts though.



HLB started out wanting to sound like Ion Dissonance, then I was floored by Vildhjarta when I heard them. So it became kind of a blend on the first album, now it's very different though.

I joined Vildhjarta in 2014 so I'm a new guy helping them out!