Svarthaueg Interview!!!
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1: Thanks for doing this interview with me.
Your new Ep is out for a while now, and I must say, it is absolutely crushing!
I guess you are knee-deep into promoting this new record in the metal press.
Is Ketzer Records setting you up with a lot of promotion work, interviews and
such?
A: Well thank you for the interest!For the mo...ment, I am doing most of the job on the promotion
part.Of what I know, ketzer have already hired a promo agent for our release
….But I guess as soon as the album is finished mixed and mastered, ketzer will
take over everything regarding promotion.
2.First off - congratulations for your great latest Ep"Ritual". It's an outstanding piece of Hell.
How long have you been working on this CD and what was it like?
A:Thank you, it is always so interesting to get Positive feedback considering we actually
thought the ep turned out shit heh..Well, we used more or less the whole year of
2012 to finish the album and then we went in studio December 2012 and January
2013.It was/is a quiet exiting time for us considering this represent a start of
a new era for svarthaueg!
3.Does the final effect of your work satisfy you?
A:The album is still undergoing the mix and master process.But from
what I have heard, the outcome to now sound great !
4.What is your own vision of black metal music like?
S: Black Metal is a lot more than just
music, it is a feeling, and that feeling is at least for me something “divine”
…..
5.Can you tell us what's the origin of the bands name and what idea
is behind the title of your new album .
S: I started Svarthaueg as a solo project back in 2005 and just called it Svarthaueg because that is my
artist name, It is acrually a old family name and a place in Hedmark,(Norway)
Translated to English it will mean “Black Hill”… Drakonsk Magi is the magic of
clear-seeing. Most people are living in a glass globe which is misted over by
themselves. Through the mist they can only see the outlines of the world
outside. The mist reflects the image of themselves and they are interpreting the
world outside through their own reflection. They are caught in "a bubble of
self-contemplation". The world outside the glass globe is what is called chaos
and the unknown. It is "the dark side"......
6.Can you tell us more about your cooperation with Ketzer Records?
How did it start?
Does the label accomadate your needs?
.A: It really started as a coincidence, I where asking stig from wolfs lair about labels regarding our upcoming debut album, and
he recommended me Ketzer Records. As for our needs, I guess the only thing that
didn’t fill our needs where that Ketzer don’t print vinyl’s…
7.How about your live activity? Do you plan to promote "Ritual" outside Norway? Is there a
chance to see Svarthaueg in Poland in the future?.
A:Well we are always looking for opportunities to play and to spread our chaos...As for the nearest
future we are trying to work out a Balkan tour, Russian tour and a mini
Norwegian tour! But Poland would be great, so if u know some concert arrangers or
management in Poland, feel free to send me their contact information.
8.Many death - and black metal bands seem to take it a little too easy when it
comes to the lyrics. Would you say that the lyrics are almost as important as
the music!?
A:Svarthaueg is a occult and ritualistic band and the lyrics
is a important part of the music..You could more or less say that the music and
lyrics goes hand in handEvery single note, every single letter and word play a
huge role in svarthaueg.
9.A lot of black metal bands such as Watain, Antaeus, Enthroned, have been stating that they make spiritual black metal. How
important is Satanism for you, the band and in the context of black metal, in
general .
A:The only reason behind the existents of Svarthaueg, is that
we wanted to mix our occult studies and obsessions with music. To actually
perform live rituals and take use of that chaotic energy which manifests through
the connection between our live ritual and the audience…
10.True Norwegian Black Metal - what does it mean today?
A:I could not care less about the whole idea regarding “TNBM” It is kind of ironic if u think about it,
black metal is not supposed to be about rules but bending them and to be
free…And just that people is actually labeling it and making up rules about how
things are supposed to be or not to be is in my eyes just another kind of sheep
mentality…
11. Your vision of black metal is very traditional - how about
some modern experiments concerning your future music?
A:Well Svarthaueg will always lean towards the more cold, raw and old school sound which creates
the chaotic image that we where always supposed to paint …But we are always
evolving and making new kinds of ways to express this chaos …And especially if
you compare our previously release “Ritual” with our upcoming album “Drakonsk
magi” you can really feel the manifestation of a small chaotic perfection
drifting towards the majestic!
12.Which contemporary black metal hordes are the most interesting in your opinion?
S: There is a lot of interesting bands out there!
Some of them are: Inquisition, Kadotus,
Mutiilation, Deathspell Omega, Nåstrond, Arckanum and Behexen….
13.Apart from Norway - aby other land/lands with good black metal scene worth attention
in your opinion?
A:In my opinion there are quiet few black metal bands from Norway now days that is actually worth any attention …But I guess Sweden,
Finland, Russia and generally east Europe…
14.Are you familiar with Polish black metal scene?
What do you think about our devilish stunts?
A:I must say Blaze of perdition from Poland, is one of the more interesting
black metal bands now days which actually deserves more attention than they got…
S: Fullmoon is a band worth mention with their demo:
United Aryan Evil..
15.That's all, thank you for the interview.
Last blasphemies are yours!! Slava Tchortu!
S: Support the underground and hail Satan!
HDHM!
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