Founded in 2022, W’t’M began as an online collaboration between Italian singer Marica Moire and a group of Danish musicians led by bassist Ole Quist. From the start, the band worked across distance, bringing together hard rock, modern metal, strong melodies, and a sharp sense of dynamics. In 2023, the line-up shifted in an important way when Michael Bastholm Dahl joined on vocals. His arrival gave the band another voice to write around, and the contrast between him and Marica quickly became central to how W’t’M worked.
That chemistry carried into the band’s first full run of releases and shows. In May 2025, W’t’M released their debut album, Witness the Madness, mixed and mastered by Andreas Linnemann at Hop House Studio. The record opened the door to a wider audience and led to the band’s first live appearances, including their debut at Nordic Noise Festival in Copenhagen in May 2025 and a slot at the Copenhell pre-event in June.
Now W’t’M are moving forward with “A Million Mistakes (Is All It Takes)”, a single that puts a few key things into focus: Michael’s role in the band feels fully absorbed into the writing, the interplay between his voice and Marica’s is more central than before, and the song points toward a second album that sounds more sure of itself. In this conversation, the band talks about the title, the way the song came together, and how they see this next stretch of music.
“we are not afraid to talk about heavy topics.”
“A Million Mistakes (Is All It Takes)” is a title people remember. Where did it come from, and why was it the right one for this song?
Michael Bastholm Dahl: I came up with the lyrics and the title for that one. It is a play on words, but it is also an acknowledgment that happiness in life sometimes comes with a price. Sometimes you have to fail a million times before you get it right.
W’t’M started as an online collaboration between Italy and Denmark, and now it feels like a proper band in its own right. What did this single allow you to do that maybe would not have happened in the early days?
Well, I don’t know! (laughs) I see this song, and all the new songs that will be part of our second album, as a natural progression. We are becoming more aware of who we are as a band. Every note brings you closer, so maybe this song, together with the others, makes us even more W’t’M than before.
Since you joined, the contrast between your voice and Marica’s has become a big part of the band. On this song in particular, how did that dynamic shape the final result?
We try to collaborate as much as it makes sense, and we are free to do what we want creatively. That gives us a very natural dynamic. I think the song became even better because Marica was able to bring her own part into it as well.
Witness the Madness introduced the band, and the first live shows came after that. When you returned to writing, did you hear W’t’M differently?
No, I think we just saw it as a natural process. We are not exactly new to this, but we try to stay true to our vision of creating melodic, symphonic metal with a lot of room to explore.
When people hear “A Million Mistakes (Is All It Takes)”, what do you feel it says about where W’t’M are heading now?
It says that we are not afraid to talk about heavy topics and move into territory that can provoke a reaction in the listener. We want to leave room for reflection and thought, but also give people the chance to simply have a great time.
Buy or stream “A Million Mistakes (Is All It Takes)” on Bandcamp.
