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INTERVIEW with /avec TRANSATLANTIC ! - Pete Trewawas speaking - Welcome To The Absolute Universe - English - French Text

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Yes, it is an honour to be able to exchange with a legend like Pete Trewawas (member of Marillion and bassist of Transatlantic) to evoke the new album of this supergroup of progressive rock composed, or Pete, no less than Mike Portnoy (ex-Dream Theater and 666 million collaborations), Roine Stolt (Mr Flower Kings, whose interview can be read on the Scribe) and Neal Morse, a giant of US prog, notably with Spock's Beard and with a more than brilliant solo career. Since 2000, these giants of prog that are Transatlantic never stagnated, and never did the same album twice. It is this time with their most ambitious project, the simultaneous release of an album in two totally different versions, one long and the other shorter, and reworked and re-recorded tracks that they come back to us. Pete comes back for us on the genesis of this completely crazy project which gives us two works of art at the same time distinct and intimately linked. Prog lovers, don't miss it! The Scribe Hello Tr...
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INTERVIEW - Le Désespoir - Depressive Antifascist Black Metal - Le Scribe du Rock - Remparts Productions - Pierre Avril

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  "Je conseille l'écoute d'interviews de Johann Chapoutot, historien du nazisme, qui explique en quoi le libéralisme et le management sont les dignes héritiers du IIIᵉ Reich" Ville de LE DESESPOIR Bonjour FB, Le Désespoir peut se définir comme un groupe de black metal atmosphérique, antifasciste et empli d'une immense mélancolie digne des plus grandes œuvres en matière de black metal dépressif. Peux tu nous en dire plus sur la naissance de ce projet fascinant ? Bonjour, Le Désespoir est un projet très personnel, pour expliquer l'origine de ce projet, j'ai besoin de résumer mon rapport à la musique. J'ai commencé les percussions à 6 ans, j'ai été dans plusieurs harmonies d'écoles de musique, orchestres départementaux et un orchestre national. J'ai tout le temps écouté beaucoup de musique (du jazz, de la musique classique, …). J'ai commencé le metal par Iron Maiden, Metallica, Scorpion. Pendant mon lycée, j'ai découvert le me...
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INTERVIEW - ENGLISH + FRANÇAIS - BAL-SAGOTH - ULTIMA THULE IS STILL SHAKING ! - EPIC CULT BLACK METAL FROM UK

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Battle Magic by Bal-Sagoth Bal-Sagoth! For those of you who were lucky enough to experience the intense emotions of the 90's in Black Metal, this is the still vivid memory of an epic symphonic Black Metal band from Great Britain, who was holding the sword high in front of  Cradle Of Filth in the second half of the decade. It was a literate band, which was the emblem of a dreamlike Black Metal, full of fantasy heroism, with Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard and the myths of antique history as its inspiration. A band that left a lasting impression on me. That's why I'm proud to reproduce here the interview given to me by Byron Roberts, leader of the band and Fantasy writer, where he agreed to come back with me on each album of the band, going through the eras, but also to talk to us about his literary work and his present and future projects!  Hello Byron, and thank you for doing me the honor of answering my questions...Let's start with the present before we dive into the glor...
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VANHELGA : DSBM IS A POSITIVE WAY - INTERVIEW

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INTERVIEW WITH 145188 (Jacob Ottosson) (Founder of the band) "VANHELGA was formed in Linköping, Sweden, in 2001 by J. Ottosson, aka 145188, who got together with like-minded musicians inorder to finally breathe life into his vision, something he had not been able to do with any previous bands and musicians he had worked with. Through music and lyrics VANHELGA, which, translated from Swedish means "Profane", explores the darker side of humanity" (Vanhelga's bandcamp presentation) POSITIVE MUSIC FOR POSITIVE PEOPLE ! VANHELGA  Vanhelga is a Depressive Black Metal from Sweden created back in 2001...Can you tell us a little more about your fondation ? It did not start out as a Depressive Black Metal band. I was in another band back then and I felt like it was a waste of time so I decided to create a one-man band called VANHELGA and in the early days it was more about occultism and philosophy rather than DSBM. We don’t like to label our music so as ...
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INTERVIEW NUMEN - Basque Black Metal ! English & French Text - Les Acteurs de L'Ombre Productions - Pierre Avril

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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...
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Pre-Raphaelite Rap : Entretien avec ANTHA /Interview with ANTHA (FR/ENG)

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Vous vous souvenez peut-être du duo Orties qui avait défrayé la chronique voici quelques années avec leur mélange de sexe, d'horreur, de drogues, de sang et de noirceur sur un fond de Rap gothique inspiré par le Black Metal et Christian Death ? Antha est la "survivante" du duo car sa soeur est partie vers des horizons purement littéraires. Antha, qui, avec "Spleen", poursuit cette quête d'un Rap baudelairien, décadent et mélancolique...Explications avec la principale intéressée... Bonjour Antha et un grand merci d'avoir accepté cette interview ! Je veux commencer par te féliciter pour ton album “spleen” qui vient de sortir, un véritable enfer de Trap Gothique poétique...Peux tu nous raconter un peu la genèse de cet album ? Merci à toi.  Cet album a été fait dans une ambiance spéciale. Après l’arrêt d’ORTIES, j’ai décidé d’enregistrer coûte que coûte un album, le mien, sans personne pour me barrer la route ou me dire ce que je dois f...
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itw Daniel, Jaci and Stanimir - BLACK METAL RAINBOWS : book and music / English, French interview

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INTERVIEW WITH DANIEL LUKES, STANIMIR PANAYOTOV AND JACI RAIA ABOUT THE BOOK BLACK METAL RAINBOWS   Black Metal Rainbows de Black Metal Rainbows PIERRE AVRIL LE SCRIBE DU ROCK WWW.WEBZINELESCRIBEDUROCK.COM   Hi Daniel, Jaci and Stanimir ! Thank you for answering my questions! You have published a superb book entitled Black Metal Rainbows , featuring a collective reflection—produced by numerous contributors—on queer and anarchist black metal that is inclusive and rebellious. Can you tell us about this work? Daniel Lukes: The book came together following a “black metal theory” symposium that took place in Dublin in 2015, with a goal of injecting some color and some queerness into that field of discussion, which was arguably emphasized mainly one aspect of the black metal equation: the Nietzschean obscurantist/elitist side. The conference featured Drew Daniel, who notoriously presented his paper in corpsepaint, and the logo was done by Christoph Szpajdel, who was fresh off worki...
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[ENG/FR] BLASPHEMY : ROSS BAY CULT FOREVER ! INTERVIEW WITH DEATHLORD OF ABOMINATION AND WAR APOCALYPSE (BLASPHEMY/CONQUEROR)

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INTERVIEW WITH DEATHLORD OF ABOMINATION AND WAR APOCALYPSE AKA RYAN FÖRSTER (BLASPHEMY/CONQUEROR) It is a great privilege for me to have had this interview with Ryan Forster (aka DEATHLORD OF ABOMINATION AND WAR APOCALYPSE) a great figure in Canadian Black Metal since he founded with J.Read the Conqueror cults, more recently Death Worship, and, with great joy, permanent member of the Blasphemy gods since 1999. So we're talking about all the above-mentioned groups, the Ross Bay Cult, what TRUE Black Metal should be. An interview that makes you want to burn down your entire discotheque to keep only Venom, Bathory, Sarcofago, Blasphemy, Beherit, Conqueror, Archgoat and a few happy fews... But no, I wouldn't burn my atmospheric Black Metal nuggets! Come on, immerse yourself in this real moment in the history of Black Metal! Le Scribe Hail Ryan, thank you for answering my questions it's quite an honor ! We're here to talk about your two bands : the cult ou...
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L'appel de la forêt sombre : Croc Noir en interview (Black Metal français)

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INTERVIEW AVEC CROC NOIR La jeune génération nous révèle son rapport au Black Metal. Après les performances riches de promesses de Nature Morte ou Furfur, c'est au tour de Croc Noir, excellent groupe de Black Metal de France, de venir nous exprimer sa vision des choses, Maraud (batterie) et Cloporte (accordéon) se sont prêtés au jeu de l'interview avec Le Scribe... Bonjour Croc Noir, et merci de répondre à ces questions. Commençons par le début : le groupe fut formé en l'an de crasse 2016. Pouvez vous nous narrer la naissance du groupe, et les objectifs qui étaient les vôtres à ce moment-là ? Maraud : Hello ! Tout d'abord merci à toi de nous recevoir dans tes pages, je vais essayer d'être le plus précis possible. Pour te narrer l'histoire du groupe je suis pas le mieux placé étant le dernier arrivé au sein de la bande, mais j'ai entendu mainte fois sa genèse depuis et je vais faire un petit effort haha. Croc Noir est né en 2016 au déf...
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