Hello again, How is Fenriz this eve?
Thus far: Electro Overdose and letter-writing with Bard Faust. Later: Beer, women und Black Metal.
Starting off. Mighty Darkthrone will be releasing two albums this year as well as another in 95, speak of these.
"Panzerfaust" is coming in December 94 on Moonfog. In the first half comes our never before released "Goatlord" album, which was originally to come after "Soulside Journey". Then comes "Total Death" sometime in 95, primitive as fuck and hard. With lyrics by people from the entire Norwegian horde! Collection of Norwegian Anti-Christs. Future releases: "Unholy Black Metal" and "Krieg". We do not believe that any of these releases will have such hideous sound as "Transilvanian Hunger", but the sound sure won’t be pretty!
"Transilvanian Hunger" has already caused a stir concerning fascist viewpoints; it is not carried in your own country’s shops. Why are these distributors blind?
****** whores the whole damned bunch. Infected by the ***-journalists and the socialists. It is not freedom of speech.
I have read another interview with Fenriz in which you state Darkthrone will never become a full time "project" for fear of following Venoms path downward but rather as an "interest"; it will always stay true to the cause in opposition to $$. Please expand on this and its reasoning.
I believe you have understood the point.
On this same topic, it is sure a Darkthrone performance in almost any land in Europe would cause a violent uproar. Why the lack of this?
The lack of? Darkthrone stopped playing live in May 1991! We will never play live again. Many reasons are there, but mainly (psychologically explained) misanthropes cannot play live.
Ahh..you are also an appreciator of the greatest Deutsche acts of old: Kreator, Sodom, and the mighty DESTRUCTION!! To me these acts' earlier material is more powerful than many of today’s black metal acts. Explain your admiration of these once greats and will we ever hear "The Ritual" or "Curse the Gods" a la Darkthrone? (due to the fact that this manuscript went through a transcription and a translation, the word "Deutsche" became "Dutch"...) ED)
Dutch? Now you are not only way out in the fields, You are in the wrong field with an Albanian tractor!! The first 3 publications of Kreator, Sodom, and Destruction are an enormous part of the black metal tradition. (Don’t forget Possessed, though, as everybody knows from the USA.) The three above mentioned bands are GERMAN! Some Darkthrone riffs will always be Destruction inspired. These bands are embedded in my blood. For Helvete!
And your lyrics…hmmm…graphic visions of the "unknown" which Fenriz has experienced. You made an interesting point that as Satan’s poet you can hardly claim the poems as your own (yet they arise from yourself), reminiscent of what Varphalak of Samael once stated: "It is Satan speaking through my mouth." Thoughts on this?
Varphalak sure said it. Large parts of Darkthrone’s lyrical poetry is not my own, but evil-demons and Satan himself. Without doubt.
And our brother Varg has also contributed to this new material as well. Explain his involvement and the results.
What is there to explain. We thought that as the man was in prison, thus he could not publish any lyrics, so we asked if he wanted to write through us, and he did.
Aye, your involvement in Cymophane, 8.22 seems to have stirred opposition against Fenriz. I feel all anti-Christians should unite versus them...for divided we will fall backwards in upon ourselves while united we will march across the opposition...what have you done to unite the "factions"?
Now we write "Galga"
Cymophane is a unit of heathens striving to cause a rebirth of our ancestors' ways, yet I know very little of Fenriz’s beliefs and practices. Can you expand on this for me?
We are Nationalistic Satanists, sounds contradicting but we have brains to prioritize.
Let us speak of Isengard, a pure expression of thyself. Speak more of this project and its intent.
Isengard is Norse and Satanic. The purpose is to make people feel the greatness of the North and Satan’s malice.
Vocals in Isengard’s newest material bring to mind a Viking Warrior and in today’s terms are more akin to bands like Candlemass than most black metal bands.
Isengard is my version of Norwegian folk music and black metal.
Aye, Fenriz and Warge seem to have been influenced much by J.R.R. Tolkien (in choices of names anyway). Your thoughts on this author and the reasoning behind this?
Fenris is one of the anti-Christ’s names. "Lord of The Rings" holds a special mood which we deeply appreciate. The majority here in Norway obviously love the book.
Also along the same lines, I have often wondered how much of a role role-playing games and fantasy books have had in the Norwegian scene. Be honest here.
We have never occupied ourselves with role-playing games, if any black metal musicians did or have done this, then there were very few of them.
Also… the influence of a few narcotics or hallucinogens seems like it could be apparent in Norse black metal. Your experiences, and am I correct in this assumption?
Wrong. Narcotics are banned by most, but Darkthrone have since the beginning had, more or less, problems with intoxication. Others have also used some, but only a few. The same as with role-playing games, we believe. Conclusion: Not a lot.
Neptune Towers current release entitled "Caravans To Empire Algol," from Fenriz, is an all-synth project. You stated Klaus Schulze as your main influence. Speak of this piece and Schulze.
Schulze is, except the cold void visions and our own sound-pictures, our only inspiration. The second Neptune Towers CD, "Transmissions From Empire Algol", is very good.
On the same topic… what do you think of bands/composers like Vangelis, Dead Can Dance, Tangerine Dream who have been doing this for years… any influence there?
No influence there. Have thus far only heard a little Tangerine Dream and it was very good, but we do not allow ourselves to listen to them because we easily could be inspired too much.
What of today’s Black Metal acts in a similar genre: Mortiis, Darkness Enshroud, Equimanthorn, Abruptum, etc.?
We do not use "evil" semi-tone synth nor sad melodies a la Varg/Mortiis. Neptune Towers has nothing to do with the other "Black Metal Synth" stuff. Neptune Towers appeal to all who like what they hear, and to people in the Black Metal scene who like Klaus Schulze. Neptune Towers is deep space astral avant-garde synth and nothing else. Escape the Earth - into the cold void.