It feels like the stars really aligned for everything that has happened for both of you and this band over the past year. How does it feel?
Nikki: It feels absolutely amazing. And you're right when you say that the stars aligned. Being able to front Blood Command is a dream come true. I know that sounds like a cliché, but it really is. When Yngve reached out to me, we were both at really low points in our lives for different reasons. Plus, we were going through a global pandemic. He reached out early in 2020, and that was - for me - still at the end of another band, what with me not being with Pagan anymore. So this new chapter all of a sudden opened, and it gave me something every day in lockdown to look forward to and to think about and focus on. Blood Command is more than a band at this point. I've said it once, and I'll repeat it, Yngve saved my life. It gave me purpose, and it made me happy. I also knew I would be the perfect fit. There was never any thought in my mind that I wasn't going to be good enough.
Yngve, what was it like for you at that point? Had you always planned on asking Nikki?
Yngve: It wasn't planned in any way. I had just heard Pagan after a friend had shown them to me, and I thought it was so awesome, especially Nikki's part in it. The moment I heard it, I just wanted her to front Blood Command, but I didn't think any more of it because she was on the other side of the globe. It felt like it was never going to be a real thing. But then our old vocalist Karina [Ljone] told me she was pregnant and would be stepping away. Of course, it was great news for her, but for me, Blood Command is my kid. So I just messaged Nikki straight away and had all of my fingers crossed.
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