Hangman’s Hymn-Black Metal from Belgium
Interview with Xavier and Guy
Interview by Jay Parker
1) When, where and why was HH formed? What is the current line up? GVC and I have known each other for ages and were even in a few bands together, but had never really done our own thing. We have a similar taste in music and humour so when I wanted to start a new band that would bring mid-tempo black metal, he was the first person I asked. He was on board immediately and started writing songs. We placed an ad and found FG to do the drums. After the recordi n g s , JL joined us as second guitarist. The current line-up is: - GVC: Guitar and bass (Wound
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Collector, ex-Angeli di Pietra, ...) - XDS: Vocals and synth (Nyrak, Lichfield, Plagueland, Akem Manah, ex-Saille, ...) - FG: Drums (ex-Innervate) - JL: Guitars (Putrid Inbred, ...) 2) Your EP “The Misery March” is awesome. Doomy, melancholic, key-
What inspired the music and the lyrics? Xavier: The intro, outro and all vocals were recorded in my home studio. The other instruments/songs were recorded at “The Rock Studio” in Belgium over the course of a few weekends in April 2020. We did the final mix ourselves and sent everything off to be mastered by Dan Swano. The lyrics for each song are different in nature. “Heartworm” is a rather typical depressed metal text, “Ozymandias” is inspired by the Shelley classic and “Discarded” has some Bukowski influences. Guy: My inspiration comes from a great many things. Usually either movies or books and comics, but it can just as
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