Nebulous Of Blood. Interview with Mort’loch Graves

Interview by Chuck Manganiello

1. Hails brother!!! Introduce yourself to the readers.

Hails my brother. I am Mort'loch Graves, the reincarnation of Ulric Graves.

2. When did you get into black metal and what inspired you to form a band?

I have been a metalhead all my life, but I got into black metal specifically around 2016 or so. I have always wanted to be a one-man band since I started making music, but what finally got my ass in gear was watching the documentary "One Man Metal". I remember thinking to myself "Hey these people are just like me, outcasts that want to make their music on their own terms and by their own rules, if they can do it so can I." So I studied their gear that I could see in the video and got to work.

3. As the only member of the band Nebulous Of Blood what instruments do you play?

My main instrument has always been drums, but I love bass the most. I play everything in all my projects drums, bass, guitars, keyboards, vocals, all the production and recording. Everything is just me.

4. Are you looking to add new members and any plans for live shows in the future?

Not for Nebulous of Blood no. I have toyed with the idea for CaveGhoul if I could book a cool tour or something just to say I’ve done it. But Nebulous of Blood can’t be replicated live at a level I would be happy with.

5. Who or what inspires the lyrical writing for the band?

Depression, melancholy, sorrow, dark thoughts, the call of the Void. Etc.

6. What bands are your biggist influences personally and musically?

Striborg, Xasthur, Burzum, Darkthrone, Drowning the Light, Bathory, Immortal, Judas Iscariot, Satanic Warmaster, and Mutiilation are all the main musical influences for Nebulous of Blood, but the only bm artists I would say are influences on my personality would be Fenriz of Darkthrone and his takes on writing music and what metal should be, and Quarthon of Bathory and his approach to what the music itself is to him.

7. Where you in any other bands before or do you have any other bands that you are in now?

Shit man too many to name, the big ones would be CaveGhoul, Servant of Ulvaar, Gölgaräh, everything on Hammer & Flail Records is me as well.

8. There are many genres of black metal. Personally do you feel there should be so many? What is your opinion on the USBM scene and the black metal scene across the world?

I do think people get a little too carried away with the subgenres and shit. I also can’t fucking stand posers and genre tourists who are trying to morph the genre into something that it isn’t. That sucks big time. But oh well, all you can do about that is just keep to yourself and make music you enjoy for yourself and your tight circle. I think musically speaking the modern USBM scene is the strongest voice in black metal today. Lots of great black metal is coming out all over the world, but the USBM scene has just been steadily pumping out heavy hitters since the early 2000s and i think we’re just now seeing that coming into full effect.

9. Do you feel the scene is getting back to where it use to be?

In a way yes, but the only thing that could take it back to where the genre should be would be the loss of the internet and if all the people who shouldn’t be here would fuck off!

10. I appreciate you taking the time to do this interview. Is there anything else you would like to say about Nebulous Of Blood for the readers and fans?

Posers and Trendies fuck off and die slow. Nebulous of Blood isn’t for you. For anyone who has not heard of Nebulous Of Blood they are definitely worth checking out. HAILS!!!