INTERVIEWS
Unleashing the Abyss: Delve into the Darkest Realms of Metal
Journey with Chort The Crop Infestor and Chernoglav The Hero With The Silver Moustache as they venture into the heart of metal's blackest artistry as we unveil the untold stories of legendary icons and unearth the rising stars that dwell within the depths. From the darkest of black metal, to the relentless brutality of death metal, of speed and thrash to the timeless echoes of NWOBHM, our interviews forge an unbreakable connection to the essence of TRVE METAL.
From Rituals to Rage: An Unholy Communion with Savarak of Andakt
"Be yourself, no rules. Stay true to your identity. Keep on recording, making albums and play live."
Gravpel: Power to the Filthy Masses
One could think that living under the impression of Nazis about 70 years ago should have left an impact, but that’s just wishful thinking. Fascism works because it’s so easy to blame others, and fighting against this will always be a nuisance in the view of these people.
Afsky: A Journey From Grief to Beauty
“I did care a lot when I was younger what people thought of me, but I do not anymore...I don’t judge anyone for their choices or for what they like or do. When you accept that, I think it's way more easy to just go through life curious and make out of it what you want.”
Nebran - The Franconian Black Heart
“I'm inspired by topics like the middle ages, nature and very personal, dark things that happened in my life. ”
Odiar: Narco Black Metal
“Narco life is here to stay so why shouldn't I make music about it if that’s how I grew up? It’s not fake, it’s real, I wanna make music that I myself and others that grew up in the USA, Latin America and other parts of the world can relate to.”
Behemoth: Kings Ov Merch
“For us, in the first place there is always quality and customer satisfaction. Profit is also important, because we live from what we do, but our business is NOT profit-driven. It’s quality-driven.”
Mānbryne: Finding a Meaning in the Void
“I believe that regardless of our advancement as human species and as a society, there’s no way of finding something that can universally be described as “meaning”.”
Minenwerfer: Mud, Snow, and Guts
[In reference to war] “Don’t ever expect for it to end. It never will. ”
Aesthus: Finnish & Blood-Drenched in His Name
“I think it's pretty obvious that Finnish black metal and Finnish melancholy drive us all. All of us listen to a lot of various music besides black metal and all that stuff influences us.”
The Heavy Metal Citadel Podcast
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