How's it going? Is there in Norway much snow yet?
Let's talk about your debut LP "Dark Medieval Times",
are you satisfied with it, music- and soundwise?
-Yes I am. The atmosphere is great and it means a
lot to me personally. Production wise it could have been better on some
parts, but all in it satisfies me.
Are you happy with the sales of the LP? -The limited edition LP is sould out and we have sold ca. 5000 CD's. It's quite good, but not good enough. It's still selling.
Your 2nd LP "The Shadowthrone" have just been released,
tell something about it?
-The coldgrim atmosphere on that very album is like
a hammer in the face of god. Musically speaking we have intelligent northern
Black Metal with a unique touch. Lyrically it turned to be very personal.
A lot of people here in Norway has been very shocked and upset about the
lyrics for some reason or another. The response has been utterly great
and we have sold 5000 copies now, so we are satisfied.
When you compare your LP's, how do you see the bands musical
development?
-Production wise I have progressed, we have become
better musicians (there are always new things to learn), and we are a lot
grimmer now than back then.
How do you think Satyricon will sound at the year 2000?
-I can't imagine, possibly an orchestra with a choir
performing songs of the night and doom.
What do you think, is there any hope for mankind? Is the
holocaust near?
-There is no hope for mankind. For "us" it's still
hope. Total death to mankind...now.
Besides playing in Satyricon, you are also the boss of
Moonfog productions. Can you tell something about the label?
- I started the label in January '93 so we're actually
two years this month. The label is owned by Tatra records. They pay all
the expences for the bands releases, advertisements etc. I am a sort of
labelmanager and it is often me who has the last word when decisions are
to be taken. Moonfog is a label with totally antichristian values and we
are only doing services for antichristian people.
What do you think of the Black Metal scene in Norway today?
-Well, the people I socialice with is my scene and
they rule, but the fucking idiots who are new suck big time. Aaaahhh I
hate them! There are some idiots in Oslo I hate so much from the root of
my black heart. All these new shit bands who started up in '93/94 they
suck. Still the '91 generation of Norwegian Black Metal is without doubt
the best in the world.
Last comments?
-Kill the betrayers at Voices of Wonder.