Interview Darkthrone





Can you speak to us about your new album called "The Cult Is Alive" ?

yes yes, it is the style of TRUE, HARD, RAW and CRUSTY, recorded in segments during all of 2005, on our own new portable studio.
We have no 90s sound anymore, it ia now pure 80s and 70s inspirations, just like VENOM.
Primitive kick ass music. don't look to darkthrone for gothic sorrow, HAHAHAHA

 

How did you proceed for the composition ?

since 1992, we write the songs on our own. I make mine and Ted makes his. we never argue and we trust each others choices and inspirational sources.


Where do you find inspiration for the lyrics?

idiotic life on this planet.


Can you speak to us about the recording sessions ?

we set up the makes AND KILL. then we do almost nothing afterwards. so it is as live as possible. it is ANTI-PLASTIC sound!
my drum kit is design so it will not work if it isn't ATTACKED by VERY HARD DRUMMING!


Who created the artwork ?

pontius pilatus HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!


What are your favourite songs out of this new album? And what makes them so special for you ?

the intro! HAHAHAHAHAHA!


Which albums are you listening at the moment, in all styles?

FLAMES OF HELL (iceland, INSANE old school stuff in the vein of venom, mercyful fate, destruction)

CIRITH UNGOL "frost and fire" 1980 and "king of hell" 1984

SCORPIONS "fly to the rainbow" 1974

PARLIAMENT "gold - definitive classics" SPACED out funk from mars

everything with HELENE et des GARCONES, ofcourse. killer band!!


How do you prepare yourselves either mentally or physically before you enter on stage ?

HAHAHAHAHA we don't play live - to piss people off, HAHAHAHAA


Can you remember your first gig ? How did it go ?

it was in march 1998, and it went to hell but NOCTURNO CULTO was there to check it out and he joined the band afterwards, so it couldn't have been ALL bad


What's your opinion about the international metal scene ?

a few underground bands are cool, but the OVERGROUND?! it hasn't been any big band with TRUE sound in a long time.
i like bands like VOMITOR (Australia), ORCUSTUS (Norway), CORRUPT (Sweden) and OLD (germany) - all these new bands sound like they are from 1984-87, though.


Do you have any funny or strange stories about the band you can share with us ?

yeah, we play a cover song of JOE LE TAXI on our next album!!!


Which are the projects of the band to short and long-term?

making a killer version of JOE LE TAXI!


And as a conclusion, can you say some words for my radio show Metal Choc ?

FENRIZ SHOWS YOU HOW TO ROCK ON FRANCE'S FINEST METAL CHOC

 




 


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