Interview with No Point In Living (Yu) ENGLISH VERSION/VERSION  FRANÇAISE Hi No Point In Living. You are a Japanese DSBM band created in 2015. Can you describe the band to our readers and tell us more about your history, influences and purposes ?   Hi, I’m Yu of No Point in Living and am author of a book called “Depressive Suicidal Black Metal Guidebook”. -My History- I was born in 1996. I started playing the guitar when I was 12 years old and started to listen to heavy metal music same time. At that time, I often listened to Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, Korn (is still favorite) and etc. Then I searched many subgenre of metal music. Death Metal, Gothic Metal, Doom Metal and etc. I listened to many bands like Children of Bodom, Arch Enemy and etc. After that, I found Black Metal. I was really impressed by Black Metal, Its very fast tempo, evil voice, beautiful melody.   I used to listen to Mayhem, Burzum, Darkthrone and other 90s bands. I pr...

Erre de Numen Numen is a superb example of Black Metal from the Spanish Basque Country, and also a veteran band, having been around since 1997. To mark the release of their latest album, “Erre,” on Les Acteurs de L'Ombre Productions, I had the chance to interview them. Hello, Numen. Could you introduce yourself and tell us about your new album, “Erre”? Hi, greetings from Arrasate—Lander here. Thank you very much for having us. The new album consists of five tracks. It’s still Numen, but there’s been an evolution in technical skill and song composition. Without straying from our roots, it's aggressive, straight-ahead black metal—Numen in its purest form. As for the lyrical content, the entire album is conceptual. 'Erre' means 'To Burn', and It deals with the witch hunts carried out in Iparralde back in the early 17th century. Your songs explore the ancient beliefs of the Basque Country. Could you give us some examples of these beliefs and the rituals associate...

Mutiilation...ce nom résonne comme une belle flambée dans le ciel de France...Fer de lance des mystérieuses Légions Noires (qui resteront un mystère pour toujours), Meyhnach, âme sombre derrière ce combo mythique a semé des graines de noirceur indélébiles dans nos âmes abruties. Mutiilation c'est un mythe aux quatre coins de la planète, un des groupes les plus importants de toute l'histoire du Black Metal. Cette interview que Meyhnach a bien voulu me livrer sera reproduite dans mon prochain bouquin. En attendant, voici donc l'histoire de Mutiilation racontée par Meyhnach lui-même, depuis les sombres nuits de 1991 jusqu'à ce jour funeste de 2017 où le groupe a cessé d'exister...même s'il ne disparaîtra jamais de nos âmes et de nos cœurs  noircis... Bonjour Meyhnach. Tu fondes Mutiilation en 1991, qui est une année fondamentale dans le lancement de ce que l’on nomme aujourd’hui la deuxième vague du Black Metal. Quelles étaient tes influences à l...

Salut à toi Sanglant ! Tu viens de Bretagne et tu nous proposes différents projets ayant pour trait commun un son hyper lo-fi et raw, peux tu te présenter et nous parler de ces projets que sont  Crévüre, Château Sanglant et Vouge ?  Salut ! En premier lieu merci pour cette interview. En effet je vie maintenant en Bretagne (au bout du bout du Finistère) depuis quelques temps même si je suis née bien bien loin de cette terre, ça doit bien faire maintenant 7 ou 8 ans que je suis dans ce qu'on pourrait appeler le "monde de la musique" même si ça fait que quelques mois pour le Black Metal. J'ai commencé dans la musique par le Chant puis la Batterie, la Guitare et enfin la Basse ce qui me permet aujourd'hui de pouvoir réaliser entièrement seule chaque sortie (hors une part de la partie graphique). Pour ce qui est de mes projets je n’en tiens aucun comme étant le principal et les autres des side-projects. Tous ont un but différent et sont là pour une raison différente. C...

Black metal is fag music! Ahahah! Are you laughing? Not me! Not me! Here comes Gaylord, emperor of the Black Metal Queer who comes to entrust us with his difficult coming out of the closet in an environment not the most tolerant on this subject, and his anarchist commitment in a Black Metal cult or, whatever we say, to be right-wing or NS always passes better... So it is a courageous and exciting personality who has accepted this exchange and I thank him for it: Long live freedom ! Hi Richard ! Thank you for answering my questions ! You were playing bass in The Meads Of Asphodel under the nickname Richard The Pope. What pushed you to create Gaylord ? Hello. Thanks for having me. I joined the Meads of Asphodel for a couple years after working with JD Tait (main song writer) for a few years on other musical projects. As someone who is /very/ left and /very/ antifascist, I really do regret my time in the Meads. JD and drummer Andre are very nice down to earth guys, but Metatron ...

LAST DAYS OF HUMANITY IS THE EXTREMIEST BAND EVER Last Days of Humanity is the most extreme band ever ! They did a kind of Goregrind splitted with Noise and extreme speed that no one can beat. The good news is that the guys are back ! The bad news ? Your ears will bleed ! Interview with the band ! (the interview was realised in October 2018) Last days of Humanity was created in 1989 in the city of Volkel, Nederlands by you and Erwin de Wit. The band had a lot of lineup changes after that, but you will be the pillar of the band. Into your first demo, in 1992, after the intro (dead can dance), I think your music was kind of influenced by extreme noisegrind acts such as Anal Cunt, do you agree ? And can you tell us more about your formation ? The bands you were listening to ? At that time we were listening to all kinds of extreme music, from 7 minutes of nausea, Agathocles, Fear of God to Morbid Angel, Dark angel, Slayer, Sodom, Kreator. As you see from noise, grindcore to ...

SPLIT WINDHELM / GEVAUDAN / AD VITAM AD MORTEM -  A L’ORÉE DE NOS FORETS  SÉCULAIRES 2020 BLACK SHADOW LEGIONS BLACK METAL UNDERGROUND Dire que j'apprécie beaucoup Windhelm et Gévaudan et par extension les sorties de ce petit (mais costaud) label qu'est Black Shadow Legions est un euphémisme. Je ne connaissais pas encore Ad Vitam Ad Mortem, eh bien les splits sont toujours l'occasion de belles découvertes ! Commençons donc par présenter le "concept" de ce split, qui a l'intelligence de ne pas se contenter de compiler des titres de manière plus ou moins aléatoire. Ici chaque groupe évoque les forêts, sujet O Combien Black Metal. La forêt, c'est à la fois ce lieu familier et mystérieux, cet endroit où l'on se ressource et où l'on côtoie l'inquiétude voire la noirceur. La forêt dont les esprits nous protègent, mais auxquels nous devons le respect... Gévaudan ouvre le bal avec trois titres enregistrés entre mai 2019 et Juin 2020. On retrouve, pour ...

Hi Elkk, can you introduce yourself to our  readers ? I am Elkk. I make music that reflects my soul for others to take from what they need. Your music i discovered on Soundcloud is truly fascinating. It's kind of mix of Trap Metal, Black Metal with Ambient/industrial and Death Metal touches. Do you agree ? Thank you, I appreciate it. I would say it definately includes elements of all those, but the source of it all is beyond genre. Do you think Trap Metal is going to be a big  thing ? I think so. With this new musical landscape we are able to create vibes and sensations that have yet to be heard. It is the first time hip hop and metal have come together in a way that most of what is coming out sounds decent. Right now, I believe this new genre is barely a seedling of what it will become, so yes. Can you tell us about your influences, both musical and from other stuffs ? I listen to many different kinds of music. From black metal, to roma...