Deadly Kristin- Ex member of Norvegian Black Metal band Ancient
Interview with Deadly Kristin
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Interview by Andrew Stanton
Deadly Kristin is a legend in Black Metal. Andrew Stanton got to talk to her about her life in the Metal scene. Hello and welcome to Inside the Darkness. “Hi guys, thank you for inviting me into your world, let’s see if I can shed some light.” - How did you get started in music? “I started when I was about 15. I used to sing all the time along with records and I had such a strong desire of expressing my-
self artistically and wanted to do more. I once recorded myself on a tape, singing over a mixtape I had made with songs of different bands, from The Cure, Depeche Mode to Sex Pistols and few death metal bands and sent
was something magical in my voice and were impressed by the different styles I could sing. That was an eye opener for me. I thought I had the skills and attitude to create my own band and just be an artist and go out and perform one day. I then attempted to form some local bands but I didn’t get too well with the other members, I felt I needed someone who had a more similar attitude and ambition to mine, or maybe more of a spiritual feel to it all. So for years it was really re-
o t s l a c o v y . r e I useedsm g n a y m expr s it over to a goth duo in Switzerland. They loved it and they told me there