The logo you see on the
right is of DIMMU BORGIR, not so young, but pretty unknown norwegians. Till
now, as their 7"EP and a fill-length masterpiece "For all Tid"
are out now. With Shagrath and Tristan I entered the Black Castle...
-I expect
that winter has already covered Norway. Of what kind are your december
thoughts?
T- While answering this questions we have reached january. Anyway, my
"december thoughts" do not suddenly change as the weather becomes
either warmer or colder. They are walking a straight path into purity. They are
misanthropic and, unfortuantelly, very sad.
-How much do the offer
from autumn miseries and depressions? Which season do you prefer?
T- See quest. number one.
S- I cannot say that I prefer the winter before the prelude to this season.
Both are mystic and dark, but I would say that the winter is the mightiest. The
summer is too warm, and I am alleric to flowers...
-Time to introduce the
Dimmu Borgir...
-DIMMUBORGIR play under the category "black metal", but people would
rather call it "dark metal". The project is built upon sorrow and
cold - and the dreams and visions of E. Silenoz. The project is still very
young, but absolutely improving very fast. Next album will hopefully be more
satanic and pure, but it is a very individual line-up we are dealing with here,
so it will be one hell of a tough job to without arguing. The members are: E.
Silenoz, Shagrath, Tjodalv and me + one session member (synth).
-Any special meanings
behind the name, reason for choosing such one?
S- Our mission is the deepest sorrow and total loss of happiness. The music is
very important, but in a way it is simply a tool we use to get what we want to.
We want to make people understand that it is best to put an end to their
misery. We like to think that our music is the one little thing that can push
them off the edge.
All we want to recall is the medieval magic and the aggression the Vikings were
in possession of. When you ask about the future, we have already predicted the
future in one of our new songs. It is called "Det Nye Riket" (The New
Kingdom) "A kingdom shall rise from the ashes of burnt homes, where only
one master rules. We hill you Satan, god of the strong".
-Your CD "For All
Tid" is son to be out on No Colours Rec. Translate titles into english and
write about the world your music paints...
T- Some titles are impossible to translate, but I shall give you some
"Emperor of the hiden truth", "The New Realm", "The
path", and "Chamber of sorrow". Our world is sad and beautiful,
it is mighty, hateful and ugly. You may die in the world of DIMMU BORGIR.
-Members of FIMBUL WINTER play in
you band. Is D.B. the same band under a different monicker? If not, why did
FIMBUL WINTER split up? Sum up that period of your life.
-I, Shagrath, am the only member from FIMBULWINTER, who plays in DIMMU BORGIR.
D.B. is not the same band as F.W. The music is totally different. F.W. was more
brutal, D.B. is sad, it it made out of the deepest depression anyone can
imagine. Fimbul Winter split up, because the members moved to far apart, it was
impossible to rehearse.
About my period in FIMBULWINTER, I have no need to share my life with ther
people, it is now of your concern.
-Are you involved in any
other projects except DIMMU BORGIR?
T- E. Silenoz has got a solo project, Tjodalv plays drums in OLD MAN'S CHILD
and I am the second part of KOSMOS RØST.
-Did the inquistion of XV-XVIII century cover Norway? Were witches
burnt, sorcererrs tortured and killed?
S- Of course some witches were burned in Norway, too, but probably not as many
as in the rest of Europe, and I must remind you that most of these
"witches" were old ugly women. It's really not too much to think about.
-If Norway was a woman,
how would she look like?
T- In the summer you can find a lot of mushroom in Norway, and rivers stream
from holes in the mountains. Wintertime Norway is cold and rejecting. So, who
knows, maybe Norway is a woman??
-Descripe the last
dreamvision you had...
T- It was a call for me to melt together with "me" again. We are one
torn apart. I am Satan.
-Your plans for the
following years to come...
S- It is hard for me to picture the future, because I only take one day at the
time. I don't know what we will do, but hopefully we will give out many albums,
and be succesful enough to get out message out to as many people as possible.
And we will maybe play a lot of gigs together with GORGOROTH, GEHENNA, OLD
MAN'S CHILD and DØheimsgard.
-Pure Evil. What is it?
How do you imagine it? Does it exist?
T- "Evil" is a word that I find hard to explain, but I'll give it a
change. To me Satan is everything opposite to lifem love, good and weak. Satan
is the cold and the darkness, and it grows when brigth souls are raped and
painted black. Satan is the force christians call "evil". It is
Satan, my master, who slayes infants and feeed on their innocentsouls. Satan
does exist and Satan own this world. Whe the war is won, there will be no more
life... anywhere. The veil of life is filled with black oil.
-Epoligues...
S- Well, out 7"EP "Inni Evighetens Morke (Into Eternal of Darkness)
is now out on Necromantic Callery Prod. Buy or Die!!!
Many thanx for this interview. My hail to all true black souls out there. Keep
the black flame alive. Kong vinter has kommet for a fryse kristebmanns
blod" Contact:
DIMMU BORGIR
c/o Stian Thorsesen.
Klosterheimevein 9.
0666 Oslo
Norway