The Meads of Asphodel Interview is up ..
1. You worked with Supernal Music for years the 1st question I have why the move to candlelight?
We were on Supernal for the firs 3 albums and then we moved to Godreah Records, then to Candlelight and it is a natural progression for us. Our music will now reach a wider audience and that is never a bad thing.
2. The Meads of Asphodel has a very epic style mixed with Black and Death metal is it hard to incorp the choir like vocals and orchestral elements?
We have always written music this way. There are no boundaries or constraints so we never feel suffocated, so anything goes really. We have utilized Medieval, Middle Eastern, Choirs, Orchestration, female vocalists, electronica, dance, techno, punk, doom and Death metal elements and many more inspired musical oddities. The fact we have some great friends to add their own stamp to the arrangements makes the diverse sounding style we have all the more unique.
3. What is a live show like with Meads as you always have Viking / medieval theme / presentation with the band?
The band has never played live as yet.
4. The Murder of Jesus the Jew is an intense title what has the feedback been . I would think people would be very taken a back by name of album?
The album title is very provocative and is meant to stir the imagination. It is s statement of fact and not just an insulting sentence. Jesus was a Jew, this is something many people forget [its what the Catholic Church wanted us all to forget]. The album is very focused on this one theme, a story of the most famous man in history. We think we know so much about Jesus but we really know very little.
5. What’s the theme of the new album is it something deeper then what we think from hearing the tracks?
The music is foremost for anyone to enjoy. The lyrical theme is extremely deep and tells a story that to our minds is a historical truth as opposed to the dogmatic bullshit of the Church. Rome is vindicated in the New Testament from all her vile oppressive acts, especially the act of the murder of Jesus the Jew. The book of Revelation is a complete Jewish work about Rome and this is a book where so many so called Satanic bullshit emanates from. The number of the beats is 666, but its just another form of denoting the Emperor Nero. The great Whore is Rome, and so on. The song Jew Killer, is about Pontius Pilate who killed a Jew, its as simple as that. This albums about truth, and truth is real.
6. What’s your thoughts on the digital age for Underground metal/ extreme music. Is it a blessing or curse?
It has taken away the hard work, the individual passion from the scene. When we started we traded tapes all over the world and the paper zines had a lot more enthusiasm put into them. You had to send everything by post and that’s how the underground works. It was an exclusive place for those who truly embraces its cold chill. Now it is easy to throw up a demo on my space, start up a zine without too much hard work and to me its all fucked up. The underground does not feel personal any more.
7. Being from the country that such experimental metal artist like Bal Sagoth, Skyclad, Anaal Nathrakh etc. There seems to be thriving Scene there is that correct?
The scene in the Uk has always been solid, maybe not in quantity, but certainly quality. There are some fantastic bands in he British metal scene at the moment, Fen, Wodensthrone, Old Corpse Road, Winterfylleth , Eastern Front, Worms of Sabnock, Ebonillumini. And lets not forget the mighty Bal Sagoth, and Akercoke.
8. Your Site is more like an informational Blog do you feel this is best way today to present the bands info to world?
It's as good as any. We don’t have a constant stream of news so we put up what’s necessary. It serves its purpose as a central hub for anyone who feels the urge to check the band out.
9. I know I've read there is a strong Anti Christian theme to the band is this still true as the new album seems to have humorous slant to it?
Music is meant to be enjoyed and even he most primitive icy black metal demo can be smiled at. We add our curve balls to perplex the listener and if this gives a humorous side to what we do then that’s ok with us. We take our music very seriously but don not mind the so called purists taking the piss or writing bad reviews. Sometimes it requires some patience to understand our music.
10. Would still call what The Meads of Asphodel create " Black metal" or have you moved beyond that?
What is Black Metal? Is it the lyrics or the music, or both. If it’s the lyrics we are more Back metal than most. Musically we have one foot in the Black metal mire and the other in whatever. King Diamond has a far more authentic black metal lyrical format than most bands and yet would you classify his vocals as such? Darkthrone are just a warped Celtic Frost, and Venom were just a warped NWOBHM beast, so Black Metal is for anyone who embraces its soul and that is a lyrical and musical union of its adherents
11. Will we ever see a DVD for Meads as your music, image and vibe would fit a full length DVD for sure?
We will most definitely release a dvd of studio and rehearsal footage. We have a documentary out on line at the moment so fans can see the real people behind the music.
You can wee this via www.themeadsofasphodel.com
12. Thank you for the time any closing thoughts here..
well, here’s something I wrote last night in a drunken haze, I must have been really down, I shall share it with you.
“Grasping the pastoral staff, I walked upon Holy relics, crushing bones
beneath my feet, splintering skulls between my toes. When I die, the clocks will be as normal, but the flowers on my grave will wither.
I wished to be cremated, like burnt toast, to rise once more like fag smoke, and yet my flesh is spared the dignity of the flames, to the nether sod I am to rot.
The moon will still appear on the evening of my funeral, but will the drunken mourners recall my name? When the hangovers remind them of who I was, the grubs will be writhing under my waxen skin.
The tributes will be welcome, although I shall not see them. I am dead remember, I smell like arse gas, but far worse, like the blocked drains, my faecal remains will melt into black liquor.
Oh death, the memories fade, they will walk past my grave, strangers to come.
Who was he who died so long ago? Will any one care?
As I disintegrate into the reeking bile, where the worms consume my hard cock, and my lungs bleed a rasping echo. Hollow skull, eyes long devoured by moles, an empty head, my brains a mushy pool of forgotten thoughts.”
Thanks for your time.
Metatron
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