Interview with PVIII

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Thron are a very cool Melodic studio and sent them to him, to full band, so we played our first live Black Metal band from Germany. Andrew Stanton talked to guitarist PVIII about their new album. Hello and welcome to Inside the Darkness. Hello to you, thanks for doing the interview! ask what he thinks about it. show in 2017. - What bands influenced you? I started my first Death-Thrash Band in 1990, and since then I have played in Metal Bands. I grew up with clasAbysmal was a good record, but Pilgrim is much more varied and has a better production. - Can you Then sic metal like Iron Maiden or Judas tell our readers a bit about he asked if he can sing to it, and Priest, got obsessed with the Death your history, please? so our first self-titled album was Metal wave around 1990 and after I founded Thron in 2015 with born. We asked some friends that I got into Black Metal. So all my old friend Samca (Voc.). I from the local metal scene, if the classic bands of the genres had wrote some songs in my home they wanna join us to form a a huge impact on me and influenced

my way of writing songs and playing guitar. Around 1994/95 bands like Dissection, Vinterland, Unanimated etc. developed the sound into something new by combining the cold vicious fury of bands like Darkthrone and Mayhem and the sophisticated musical skills of classic Heavy Metal. This was a big influence for me, next to bands like Death, Morbid Angel, Edge of Sanity, Tiamat and many more.

- What are your lyrics about?

Our lyrics deal with philosophical questions about human nature, individualism, religion and ancient history.

-Whydoyouthinksomecountries are more famous for creating Metal than others?

There’s no simple answer to that. There are a lot of factors. Some countries have a more developed infrastructure for rock music. People in many 3rd world countries have other problems than to play in a privileged Metal band. It seems, that the more “liberal” a country is, the stronger is their music scene. Historical factors may play a role as well.

- What will your new album be like?

It takes us to a new level, musical wise. Abysmal was a good record, but Pilgrim is much more varied and has a better production. We show a lot of different influences, beyond the “Swedish Melodic Black Metal’’ grid.

- Why do you sing in English?

It’s a very good language to scream and growl, ha-ha. It’s very common around the world. We could try German lyrics, but English comforts us more.

- When I heard your new album, I thought I heard some space ambient. Was that intentional?

Next to extreme Metal, I’m a big Progressive Rock lover, mainly stuff from the 70s. It was just a question of time until this influence found a way into the sound of Thron. It wasn’t a forced decision by any means, to incorporate these elements. I just followed my creative flow.

- Is Black Metal here forever?

Sure, it is!

- What other great German bands should our readers check out?

We’re living on the border to Switzerland, so I will mention Swiss bands as well, cause they are part of the local scene. I recommend to check out local bands like ColdCell (Swi), Schammasch (Swi), Bölzer (Swi), Ashtar (Swi), Zatokrev (Swi), Firtan (Ger), Mightiest (Ger), Pessimist (Ger), Convictors (Ger), and a ton more which I forgot now...

- Do you have a message for our readers?

Thanks for your massive support, check out our new album “Pilgrim”. We hope to see you on the road, when this shit is over!

Thank you for your time.

Thank you too.