"DARKTHRONE does not have an attitude problem - it’s merely others who have problems with our attitude...."
A lot is going on with DARKTHRONE nowadays. Most important is that they have left Peaceville and have teamed up with the Norwegian label Moonfog! The last release on Peaceville will be the awesome “Panzerfaust” CD and Moonfog will release stuff like the never before released 2nd LP “Goatlord” as well as “Total Death” etc. From now on DARKTHRONE doesn’t answer any letters, but here is an interview with Fenriz anyway......
First of all, how do you feel towards the boycott of the DARKTHRONE release? (“Transilvanian Hunger”)
No other band has been boycotted to such an extent as DARKTHRONE. This feeble attempt to shut us up simply enables us to take this title: The worlds most hated band. We have no problems with that...
Is DARKTHRONE the biggest current Black Metal band?
DARKTHRONE albums are hard to get with almost no official distribution, so other bands may sell more than DARKTHRONE in the future, for instance SATYRICON und IMMORTAL.
On “T.H.” Varg wrote 50% of the lyrics, how did that come about?
I asked Varg if he wanted to do some lyrics so that he could unleash Nordic art through DARKTHRONE. ON our sixth album “Total Death” we will let 7 people from Black Metal Norway speak through us. Fenriz supports all antichristians. Maybe It from ABRUPTUM would like to speak through DARKTHRONE as well? (Maybe he would slit your throat first? ED)
So is it Varg on the last L.P. cover?
Don’t be ridiculous! It is Fenriz. DARKTHRONE will always have record sleeves with ourselves on the front. “A Blaze In The Northern Sky” showed Zephyrous “Under A Funeral Moon” showed Nocturno Culto “Transilvanian Hunger” showed Fenriz “Panzerfaust” showed Nocturno Culto “Total Death” will probably show Zephyrous...
In the past you said a lot of great things about Euronymous, but things changed – Could you explain?
What changed? I still hail him for his many years work against Christ, like we all work against Christ here in Norway. I only have one legitimate reason to dislike him, and that was because he ripped me off for 1000$, that wasn’t cool (But someone ripped away his life... ED). I support all antichrists!
I know there are a lot of people upset about you, especially in Sweden.................
I have heard some rumors about people from Sweden wanting to kill me and such. I haven’t received a letter from Sweden in over 2 years, so these people do not know me/have never met me. Why don’t they contact me and tell me what’s wrong?? Rumours, misunderstandings and misquotes – it is a lot of that! Too much!!
It has been over two years since the last DARKTHRONE rehearsal, will you ever rehearse again?
I never thought so, but suddenly the others said they might want to kick out some unholy Black Metal storms in the rehersalplace again, so we never know. Our last rehearsal was in June 1992. Our last photo session was in early winter 1992. Our last gig was in May 1991. DARKTHRONE will never play live again because we are misanthropes...