BLACK METAL SPIRIT: 2025

Mozart* / Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Giuseppe Taddei, Walter Berry, The Philharmonia Orchestra* And Chorus*, Karl Böhm – Così Fan Tutte 59,99 €

Murg ‎– Strävan (Silver) 39,99 €

Nefarious Scorn ‎– Unholy Passion - The Devil's Purist 18,99 €

Nexion ‎– Seven Oracles (Grey-white marble vinyl, limited to 200 copies) 35,99 €

Oerheks ‎– Winterzonnewende 36,99 €

Old Wainds ‎– Stormheart (Blue Black Marbled [Transparent]) 54,99 €

Onirik ‎– The Fire Cult Beyond Eternity (Red w/ Black Marble) 43,99 €

Our Throne ‎– Amber and Gold (gold) 28,99 €

Palace Of Worms ‎– The Ladder (Limited to 100 clear with black/red splatter vinyl) 19,99 €

Rites Of Thy Degringolade ‎– The Blade Philosophical ("Die Hard" version on silver vinyl) 38,99 €

Ritualization ‎– Hema Ignis Necros (Oxblood) 26,99 €

Selvans ‎– Saturnalia (gold vinyl) 39,99 €

Sexual Predator ‎– American Nightmare (Cassette Limited edition to 50 copies) 6,99 €

Slaughter The Giant ‎– Depravity 39,99 €

Sólstafir ‎– Berdreyminn (green) 49,99 €

Soulburn ‎– Earthless Pagan Spirit (Vinyl, Limited Edition to 100 copies Golden) 29,99 €

Sorrow ‎– Oblivion of Astral Desolation (Tape) 19,99 €

Spirit Possession ‎– Of The Sign… (Blue/Red/Gold Mix) 62,99 €

Suidakra ‎– Wolfbite 23,99 €

Theodor Bastard ‎– Oikoumene (Gold & Orange Mixed) 44,99 €

Ultra Silvam ‎– The Sanctity Of Death 20,99 €

Vaamatar ‎– Medievalgeist 19,99 €

Vein ‎– Blood Oaths 77,99 €

Vieüx Chäteau, SpëctreHarässé ‎– Vieüx Chäteau / Spëctre Harässé 19,99 €

Vévaki ‎– Fórnspeki (green) 34,99 €

Volcanic ‎– Black Flame (Vinyl, 7", 100 Transparent color) 9,99 €

Vorkreist ‎– Sacrifice (Vinyl, 10", Limited to 105 hand-numbered copies) 16,99 €

Vouna ‎– Atropos (Purple w/ White, Silver, Gold Splatter) 35,99 €

Vuur & Zijde ‎– Boezem (Yellow / Red / Black Marble) 42,99 €

Wampyrinacht ‎– Night Of The Desecration - Les Jardins De Nyx - 23,99 €

Weregoat ‎– The Devil's Lust (Red Transparent) 27,99 €

Winter Deluge ‎– Degradation Renewal 13,99 €

Witchery ‎– In His Infernal Majesty's Service (white vinyl. Limited to 100 copies) 36,99 €

Withered ‎– Grief Relic (Opaque mist blue vinyl in gatefold sleeve, limited to 100 copies) 18,99 €

Wode ‎– Burn In Many Mirrors 29,99 €

Патриархь ‎– Пророк Илия (Gold Edition) 119,99 €

SPLIT
*Anti / Mosaic - Landscapes 2,99 €
*Blakk Old Blood, Black Devotion – Blakk Old Blood / Black Devotion5,99 €

*Carved Cross / Empire Of Hate - Split 29,99 €

*Casket / Filthdigger ‎– Butcher's Vomit 13,99 €

*Cerekloth, Peine ‎– Cerekloth / Peine - Split 7,99 €

*Daarlig Stemning ‎– Alene I Det Grå 5,99 €
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*Human Bodies / Leather Chalice - SPLIT2,99 €

*Malthusian & Suffering Hour – Time's Withering Shadow 18,99 €

*Mars Creation / Eerified Catacomb ‎– Mars Creation / Eerified Catacomb 34,99 €

*Moloch / Arria Paetus ‎– Moloch / Arria Paetus 14,99 €
*Moloch / Gurthang ‎– Moloch / Gurthang 5,99 €
*Moloch / I Shalt Become – Split 9,99 €

*Nadsvest / Necrobode ‎– Ustolicenje smrti : O triunfo da morte15,99 €
*Ordem Satânica / Mons Veneris - Negros Manifestos De Ordem Venusiana 15,99 €

*Procession Of Headless Angels ‎– Yer Universal Tombworld 6,99 €

*Vassafor / Temple Nightside – Call Of The Maelstrom 10,99 €

*Wampyric Rites, Wampirvs Sinistrvs ‎– Wampyric Rites & Wampirvs Sinistrvs 26,99 €

*Weregoat / Eggs of Gomorrh ‎– Orgiastic Rape Of Resurrected Remains 22.99 €
*Whipstriker, War Atrocities – Struck By Warwhip 2,99 €

EP
*Árstíðir Lífsins ‎– Heljarkviða 13,99 €
*Chalice of Blood - "Helig, Helig, Helig" 11,99 €

*Fluisteraars ‎– De Kronieken Van Het Verdwenen Kasteel - III - Grunsfoort 26,99 €

*Goatkraft - Angel Slaughter (White vinyl) 14,99 €
*Har - Visitation16,99 €
*Hissing – Hissing 2,99 €

*Ifrinn ‎– Caledonian Black Magick 18,99 €

*Kanonenfieber ‎– Yankee Division 17,99 €

*Mion's Hill - Torture 11,99 €
*Moloch ‎– Ein Düsterer Winter Kommt 7,99 €

*Nexul ‎– Scythed Wings Of Poisonous Decay 14,99 €

*Precambrian - Proarkhe3,99 €
*Radioactive Vomit – Ratsflesh 2,99 €
*Sepulchral Curse – Deathbed Sessions 18,99 €

*Thou Shell Of Death – Cave Hill12,99 €
*Tyrannic ‎– Exterminating Angel 12,99 €

*Volcanic ‎– Okkult Witch9,99 €

*Vøidwomb ‎– Altars Of Cosmic Devotion 15,99 €
*Zealot Cult - Karmenian Crypt 12,99

TAPE

*Agazul ‎– The Emperor Returns 2,99 €

*Alzu'kaba'ahlq, Tselech - Alzu'kaba'ahlq / Tselech 9,99 €

*Autophagocytosis – Forest 6,99 €

*Azathoths Dream ‎– Infernal Necromantic Mysticism 11,99 €

*Bentala ‎– ꦏꦏꦮꦶꦤ꧀ꦢꦺꦯꦮꦂꦟ꧀ꦤꦤ 11,99 €

*Brigade – Prison Trapped 11,99 €

*Brüja ‎– Polluted Sessions 2020 1,99 €

*Chaos Luciferi / Gormoth ‎– When The Night Takes Us 6,99 €

*Conjura - Perpetua Tenebris 1,99 €

*Dark Fury ‎– Vae Victis!1,99 €

*Darzum Thuul ‎– Music For Dark Sorcery 5,99 €

*Death Rite ‎– The Sacrifice Of The Shadow 7,99 €

*Deathgod Luciferi - Raw Black Metal Destruction 3,99 €
*Desalmatvs ‎– Manifestvm 6,99 €

*Dibikimitig ‎– Aandeg 14,99 €

*En Følelse – Demo MMXXV 11,99 €

*Eternal Ice ‎– Demo 2024 6,99€

*Eternal Ice ‎– Curse in the Sky 9,99 €

*Fomóire ‎– Fomóire 11,99 €

*Haustið - Basking in Reflected Glory 1,99 €

*Hazelwyrm - Demo I 6,99 €

*Kojash – Urmanda 6,99 €

*Landvættr ‎– Solstice Fire 6,99 €

*Mortality – My Last Day on Earth 6,99 €

*Myrknetsferd ‎– En Vind Af Kulde 3,99 €
*Nihil Invocation ‎– Blood Upon the Gates at Dawn 11,99 €

*North by the River – Nula 4,99 €

*Nosferatu ‎– Society’s Bastard 11,99 €

*Polemicist ‎– Polemicist 9,99 €

*Poumon Noir - L'obscurité 5,99 €

*Pox ‎– Pocken in Broekzele - 5,99 €

*Rajah – Rajah 11,99 €
*Reidh ‎– Children Of Northern Sun 2.,99 €
*Saqraruna ‎– An Altar to the Nameless Entity 3,99 €

*Selbsthass - Stille 1,99 €

*Siralomvölgy - Demo I5,99 €

*SKXM ‎– SKXM 6,99 €

*Spell Caster ‎– The Fourth Pentacle of Saturn 9,99 €

*Spiritwood ‎– The Apparition Of Horn 13,99 €

*Stimmung ‎– Cold Touch to the Abyss 6,99 €

*Vëřťžîmbrÿġțžûmşțřě ‎– Invoking The Winged Star 9,99 €

*Waawoono ‎– Sky Wolf Trail 14,99 €

*Zesab ‎– Ondaanimad 14,99 €

*Zkywbrezdreb ‎– My Dead Pulsing Vigil 9,99 €

*Zkywbrezdreb ‎– Remnants of Human Ash 9,99 €

DEMO
*Volcanic ‎– Okkult Witch11,99 €

*Werewolf Bloodorder ‎– Rites Of Murder And Sacrifice (White) 19,99 €

CD
*Black Earth ‎– Diagrams Of A Hidden Order 5,99 €

*Hetroertzen - Ain Soph Aur 9,99 €
*Infestus - The Reflecting Void 7,99 €
*Ritual Moon ‎– Ritual Moon4,99 €

*Sumeru ‎– Summon Destroyer 5,99 €
*Taake - Stridens Hus 2,99 €
*Trollfastheart - What?! An Old Pot For All?! 5,99 €

*Witchtower ‎– Witches' Domain 11,99 €

*Woest – La Fin De L'Ère Sauvage 3,99 €

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jueves, 25 de diciembre de 2025

MOON WISDOM - INTERVIEW

1. How did the idea for Moon Wisdom come about? Why did you choose this name, and what does it refer to?

To be honest, Moon Wisdom was born from my dream of having a black metal band, which is my favorite genre; it’s where I feel I can best express myself. We chose the name “Moon Wisdom” because it reflects a mysterious and introspective nature, but also for philosophical and symbolic reasons. The moon represents cycles, darkness, and emotion, while “wisdom” conveys reflection and insight. Together, the name captures the atmosphere and ideas we want to express.

2. Despite being a new band, you haven't wasted any time, deciding to go live and release your first album right away. How did the songwriting and recording process for this debut album unfold? Did you know from the start that you would release a full album, or did you consider releasing a demo or an EP initially? What brands of instruments did you use during the process?

Everything happened very quickly; we didn't even expect it ourselves. We had many ideas during that period and felt a need to release our deepest and most negative emotions.

It is a spontaneous album; nothing you hear was pre-planned. It is like a river of emotions flowing naturally.

Kaelos used Ibanez for both the guitar and bass parts. I also used an Ibanez bass on some tracks; I think it’s a brand that adapts well to black metal, and many of the black metal bands we listen to use it as well.

3. The album's sound encompasses different styles and influences. Starting from a traditional black metal foundation, there are varied elements, from punk and blackga to melodic black metal, more ambient sections, and even elements that might evoke a certain symphonic tone. How would you describe the sound of the new album? What bands and styles influenced you when composing "Let Water Flow”?

The new album grows from a black metal, but it’s not confined to a single language. We see black metal more as a starting point than a boundary. From there, the sound expands and contracts depending on the emotional need of each song: some parts are raw and confrontational, others are more melodic, atmospheric, or ritualistic, and moments that lean toward a dark, almost symphonic sensibility, not in a bombastic way, but in terms of layering, dynamics, and dramatic tension.

Rather than focusing on genre fusion for its own sake, we followed flow and imagery. The album moves like a landscape: harsh passages give way to ambient or introspective sections, then rise again into something more violent.

For “Let Water Flow”, the influences were especially tied to atmosphere and contrast. On the black metal side, bands like Emperor and Dissection were important for their melodic moments, tremolo-picking riffs, and raw spirit. We were also strongly influenced by the second wave of black metal, with its cold aesthetics and emotional intensity.

At the same time, bands such as Nocturnal Depression, None, and other acts within the depressive and atmospheric black metal spectrum played a role in shaping the song’s more introspective and desolate side.

Beyond metal, the song was shaped by non-metal influences as well: ambient music and cinematic soundscapes contributed to its sense of movement and release, allowing the composition to breathe and evolve organically between tension and openness.

4. The song titles have a somber and dark feel. What specific themes do you explore in your lyrics? What inspires you to write about these themes, and why do you choose to address them? Do the lyrics adapt to the music, or vice versa?

My lyrics originate from poetic verses I wrote some time ago; they tell the story of the things that surround me, my emotions, and myself. To talk about who I am or perhaps more to describe myself and certain situations—I make extensive use of comparisons. In 'As Rain,' for example, I identify with the rain. I specifically used 'As' because it’s as if I were the rain; it represents how I feel against the world, which I compared to the impact of hitting the ground.

When Kaelos wrote the main riff of the track and played the recording for me in the car, it happened to be raining, and those verses I had written immediately came back to me; they fit the song perfectly.

I had to adapt some of the other lyrics in certain parts to fit the music so that everything sounded right, but they were actually short poems we had already written during moments when we needed to vent our emotions. Chance or perhaps destiny wanted them all to end up here.

I also frequently used contrasts to talk about my emotions, following the musical concept of balancing raw elements and melodic parts. For instance, I chose the title 'Solitude' for a rather high-energy song. Normally, a listener would expect a depressive or quiet track, but instead, I decided to describe how I experience solitude: with a certain anger and intensity, as it stems from being misunderstood and is, in my case, an unwanted condition.

5. How did the opportunity to release the album with the Canadian record label Hypnotic Dirge Records come about?

Here too, I think it was destiny. It was actually Friday the 17th when I received the email from Dirge. They liked our music. I still can't believe it, because Dirge has a special place in my heart, they launched one of my favorite bands.

6. You handled the recording, mixing, and mastering processes yourselves. Why did you make this decision? Was it difficult to reconcile your vision of how you wanted the album to sound with the opinion of someone outside the band?

Kaelos and I live in two small towns. I live near mountains, while Kaelos lives near the hills. There isn’t much around us here, just a lot of nature. A professional studio would be several hours away and is not an expense we can afford, being a new and young band. On the other hand, many bands, including black metal ones, started out this way, doing everything themselves. I like the idea of it being something pure that comes directly from us, without being contaminated by opinions, choices, or ideas from outside the group. In this album, we can truly say it is 100% us.

7. Regarding the cover art, you also created it yourselves. It features somber elements and the flow of a river, giving it a gothic feel. How did the idea of creating this cover yourselves come about? What does it specifically reflect, and how does it relate to the album's content?

The album artwork is inspired by the place where we live as you can see in our reels and photos of the River, but we added two nooses and a portal to give it a darker, mysterious edge. We prefer to leave its meaning open, allowing each listener or viewer to interpret it in their own way.

The album is called ‘’Let Water Flow’’ as a way of saying “let things happen as they must.” It has a sadder meaning too, reflecting how life can carry things away like a flowing river, taking them out of our control.

At the same time, however, it is also the place where the album and we as a group were born. It had to tell our story.

8. It seems there's been a lot of activity in the Italian scene lately, both from new bands and from veteran acts who have regained interest in producing quality work. How has Italian black metal influenced your decision to form a black metal band and release an album? What's your opinion of the black metal scene in your country?

It’s true, there is a very active scene and there are bands I admire a lot, but honestly, I only follow Forgotten Tomb and I really love Opera IX's work from when Cadaveria was their singer. Both bands, however, come from my same region. To be honest, my desire to have a black metal band stems more from my love for foreign bands.

9. Are you considering taking Moon Wisdom to the stage and sharing your music with your fans, or do you prefer to be a studio band for now? Which similar bands would you like to tour with? What can your audience expect from one of your concerts?

Yes, we like the idea of taking the stage at some black metal festivals. As for bands, I would definitely choose Thy Light, whom I had the pleasure of seeing live and it was an emotional experience; Nocturnal Depression, Dimmu Borgir, and many others. I would want a show that is both high-energy and emotional, where the audience can see themselves in the lyrics, the mood, and the music. A show that is somewhat ‘’cathartic’’.

10. How did you get started in music: the first concerts you attended, the first albums you bought? What event in your lives inspired you to become musicians?

I saw my first concerts as a teenager; there were some local bands whose names I don't exactly remember now. However, the first big concert I attended was in Milan in 2022, featuring Necromass, Mayhem, and Emperor. It was a magnificent show.

To be honest, I owned very few CDs. Firstly, because when I was little they were somewhat falling out of use, I mostly just used YouTube and put my songs on MP3 players. Also, CDs were very expensive and we couldn't afford them; I’m only starting to buy them now that I have a job.

My earliest memory is frequently taking 'Fallen' by Evanescence from my older cousin; it was the first album I ever listened to. I used to put his worn-out player in my ears. I was very very little, but it captivated me. I paid tribute to this memory in one of the Moon Wisdom photos, where I imitated Amy Lee's makeup and aesthetic, precisely because I think she somehow led me to be here today.

Then in elementary school, while many dreamed of becoming doctors or teachers, I wanted to be a rockstar, a singer; I had a toy guitar and microphone. Later, in middle school, a friend lent me Guitar Hero game, where I discovered metal more deeply and realized what I wanted to do. It wasn't easy living in a rural town and having these ideas, but with time and perseverance, I managed to make it happen.

11. Which album represents the essence of black metal for you? What are the most recent albums you've bought?

My must-haves are 'Enthrone Darkness Triumphant', 'The Somberlain', 'In the Nightside Eclipse', 'Deathcade', and 'Life has gone on long enough', though I could mention many others. Recently, we bought the latest work by Hekseblad; they are great.

12. Thank you so much for taking the time to answer these questions for Black Metal Spirit. If you'd like to add anything for Moon Wisdom fans, this is the place. I hope you enjoy the questions.

Thank you for this amazing interview! So many memories came to my mind!

To our fans: we truly hope this album creates a deep connection with you. Our goal was to craft something that evokes strong emotions and allows you to fully immerse yourselves in the world of Moon Wisdom. We hope you enjoy the journey as much as we did creating it.

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Spell Caster ‎– The Fourth Pentacle of Saturn 9,99 €

Cassette

domingo, 21 de diciembre de 2025

MOON WISDOM

Origen: Italia

Formados:?

Estilo: Black

Temática:?

Enlaces: Deezer, facebook, instagram, spotify y youtube.

Miembros:

Faith Bajo, teclados y voces
Hexis Batería
️Kaelos Bajo, guitarras y voces

Discografía:

Dark Shades Single 2025
As Rain Single 2025
Let Water Flow CD 2026

LET WATER FLOW (2026)

"Let Water Flow" será el primer larga duración para esta banda italiana, en donde nos ofrecerán siete temas de un black metal que entremezcla diferentes influencias, desde sonidos más clásicos a elementos que se adentran por un contraste entre las partes más crudas y aquellas que quieren ofrecer cierto tono más melódico. Con algunas pinceladas de sonido black clásico da comienzo este álbum, pinceladas que se mantienen a lo largo del mismo, pero trabajando diferentes secciones en terrenos como las guitarras, en donde hay algunos desarrollos que dan rienda suelta a influencias de sonidos como el rock o el punk. Cierto tono blackgaze también se deja sentir en algunas partes más densas y con cierta profundidad. Sin embargo el álbum tiene la habilidad de mantenerse dinámico en sus diferentes desarrollos, sin que el oyente caiga en el aburrimiento. ofreciendo apartados mucho más viscerales, que en un momento se tornan más melódicos, trabajando estructuras que quieren recrear una ambientación más lograda, pero que también sirven para que la música se empape de otras influencias más alejadas del black al uso. El álbum en general se muestra sólidos en sus diferentes facetas, faltando tal vez en cierta partes cierta cohesión entre las transiciones, sobre todo en aquellas partes que adolecen de la presencia de unas voces que cuando están presentes se nutren de un tondo bastante crudo y agresivo, con propiedades catalizadoras y sirviendo también para sumar coherencia la conjunto. Un álbum que fluye libre en mucha partes, como queriendo tener un pie en el black más tradicional pero encontrando su razón de ser en la capacidad de Moon Wisdom de trabajar otras facetas en sus sonido que tienen más que ver con otras registros. (8)

Hypnotic Dirge Records

1. Intro 01:42

2. As Rain 03:44

3. Ashen Winds 03:33

4. Frozen Soul 05:47

5. Solitude 04:48

6. Dark Shades 06:31

7. Lullaby of Woods 02:22

28:27

Grave Circles ‎– World Within The World 12,99 €

sábado, 20 de diciembre de 2025

NOIRSUAIRE - INTERVIEW

1. Around 2020, you decided to launch Noirsuaire. Why did you make this decision? Why did you choose the name Noirsuaire, and what does it refer to?

After years and years of doing nothing musically, I grabbed an old guitar of mine and felt a little interested by home recording. Was exciting enough to turn a couple of riffs into songs. The name Noirsuaire comes from a role playing book I loved when I was a kid.

2. Over the years, Noirsuaire has released a series of smaller EPs and demos, culminating in the release of "The Dragging Poison," your first full-length album. I imagine this decision was quite significant for you. Did you feel it was the right time to take the next step and release your first album? What was the songwriting and recording process like? What brands of instruments did you use?

I was very uneasy with the ideal of releasing an album as I didn't make Noirsuaire for this. I was fine with releasing demo tapes and Noirsuaire could have lived this way until its end. After releasing “The Wrath Of The Silent Temples”, I had a week with a peak of inspiration and wrote three new songs “Trance Of The Bedless Bones”, “The Dragging Poison” and “Fogged By The Leaves Of Pestilence”. I wanted to record again the songs “Possessed By A Malignant Lust” and “Enshrouded In Rabid Repugnance” from the first demo and ad them to a possible album and I had the songs “Sworn By Sinister Wisdom” and “Noirsuaire” written plus two other songs which finally were not selected for the album. I started to record thoses songs as I felt it could be a nice idea to finally make an album. I think I started the recording in March 2025 and it lasted to early May Without a single ounce of pressure. I recorded during my free time in my attic, after my daily job or during the week ends. I had a couple of guests that could not do their part so when I had something listenable I sent it to labels.

For this recording, I used BC Rich guitars as I'm totally fond of this brand and I own a dozen of axes. I used a US Mockingbird from the 80's, red one known for being used by Kerry King and Slash, as well as a Japanese Ironbird, red one too. For the bass, I used a Fender Duff McKagan Signature.

3. The album's sound is raw, direct, and very icy, focused on a classic approach to the genre, drawing its roots from the underground traditions of 90s black metal. How would you describe the sound of the new album to someone who hasn't heard it yet? Is there an evolution compared to your previous EPs? What bands or styles influenced you when composing "The Dragging Poison"?

The evolution compared to my previous works is obvious. Riffs and melodies are way better. Sound wise, mixing and mastering being done in a studio the result is more precise, tight and huge.

I'm mostly inspired by the early works of Darkthrone, Gorgoroth, Enthroned, Marduk, Nastrond but the bands most people refer to when it comes to compare Noirsuaire music are the ones from the french scene of the 90s like Osculum Infame, Bekhira, Chemin De Haine, Seigneur Voland. But for the less obscure ones, Sargeist, Satanic Warmaster.

4. Your lyrics deal with themes centered on darkness and paganism, such as vampirism or devil worship. Is there a connection between your lyrics and your Pyrenean origins? Has the tradition somehow influenced your songwriting? Is vampirism a recurring theme in black metal lately? Why did you choose to focus on this theme? Do the lyrics adapt to the music, or vice versa?

Most of the time, lyrics are adapted to the song. Pyrenean folklore is not the most dealt subject as I'd like to cover all ancient legends and myths. I have chosen vampirism as it's a subject I have been fascinated with since my childhood. I have fed a strong interest for this concept.

5. You remained true to yourselves throughout the recording process by recording once again in your small studio. Is it essential for you to have complete control over this aspect and not let anyone outside of Noirsuaire interfere? Who is Sébastien Tuvi, who handled the mixing and mastering, and why did you choose to work with him?

Studio? No, just a room in my attic with a computer, a sound card, speakers, guitars and a microphone. Yes I know most musicians would call it a studio as thoses people are so keen on bragging and exagerating a lot.

Recording the album this way is not about being true to something. It's just that I don't see myself going into a professional studio and being forced to record on time. By recording this way, I feel free to record whenever I want without thinking about the others, especially a sound engineer.

Maybe this is the wrong way and a real recording in a studio could be way better but I don't feel able to inflict myself this routine and discipline.

Sébastien is mostly known by the monicker BST and is a highly talented musician who played in numerous quality acts like Aosoth, Aborted, Sotherion and owns a recording studio where the likes of Hell Militia, Antaeus, Mütiilation had their sound graced by his talent.

I'm not a geek when it comes to sound and I didn't want to do some name dropping association. I decided to work with him because he was the perfect one. I'm very impatient to work with him again.

6. David Thiérrée designed the album cover. What does it represent? What message did you hope to convey to the listener? How does it relate to the album's content?

The highly talented David Thierrée was selected because I love his works I discovered in 1999 with Warloghe first album. He's a very good friend and was the one that could visually materialize this album. You can clearly see a reference to Marduk “Glorification” and Kaosritual “Svøpt Morgenrød”

7. The album will be released by Osmose Productions. How did the opportunity to work with Osmose for the album's release come about? What do you think the increased visibility Osmose will bring will mean for the band's future?

Once I had a listenable result I sent it to several labels which had shown some interest for the album already but also to a list of labels I'd be interested to work with. Among the offers I received, the one from Osmose was the best so the deal was sealed within a millisecond. Osmose proposed beyond everything I was looking for when it comes to a label: promotion, visibility, high quality products and increased credibility. I've never been screaming with the pack of hypocrite musicians telling a label is useless and they are self producing their album “because we decided to stay independents” while they were knocking at the doors of record labels for months. But hypocrisy and lying constantly are common traits among musicians as we all know.

This highly increased visibility will definitely help BM fans listen to my music and that's the most important point.

8. If I'm not mistaken, you've been involved with black metal since the late 1990s. How do you think the scene has evolved over these years? How would you describe the impact of social media and digital music?

With the retrograde cloak draping Noirsuaire, you can easily guess I won't be too kind with the current thing . It evolved in many forms, one of them being the exact opposite of its primal essence.

For several years, you have seen hardcore kids wearing Darkthrone, Mayhem, Watain etc shirts praising how Black Metal can be transcending. Some even starting their own BM solo project.

Social media made people become more and more egocentric and make them feel like important people, friends with celebrities etc. When it comes to digital music, it's good for promotion but that's all. I don't see the point of releasing metal music on digital only as it's a music made for fans of physical products.

9. France has always had a very strong extreme metal scene, from the Black Legions of the 1990s to the much more avant-garde black metal sound fused with death metal elements of today. How does a project like yours fit into the current French scene? Do you feel a need to reclaim that rawer, more direct tradition of French black metal from which you draw inspiration?

The most recurrent words about Noirsuaire since its unveiling were “this is the real kind of french black metal we have been used to decades ago but not many are playing today”. This is the best compliment I have ever heard. There's nothing to reclaim. I just perpetrate an old sonic tradition, I do it my way and I'm glad to see people loving it.

10. Despite being a two-piece band, have you considered performing your music live? What circumstances would need to be in place for that to happen?

Noirsuaire is only me as Agravh had to step out of the project for personal reasons. Sometimes I seriously think about it and sometimes I think it would be a bad idea.

If it would happen, it would be with bands I appreciate in a nice place/ venue. But as Noirsuaire is too small and uknown to pretend to thoses conditions, I stay in my attic.

11. How did you get started in music: the first concerts you attended, the first albums you bought? What event in your lives pushed you to want to become musicians?

First albums I got were Iron Maiden “Powerslave” and ACDC “Let There Be Rock” while my first show was ACDC with Sepultura in Bordeaux on the 13th of July 1996. After months of devouring magazines, buying records, because I had succeeded exams my mother bought me the BC Rich I wanted. I still use it to this day.

12. Which album represents the essence of black metal for you? What are the most recent albums you've bought?

Well this is not going to be an original answer... I would say “Nordic Metal – A Tribute To Euronymous”, early Darkthrone albums until “Panzerfaust”, Marduk “Heaven Shall Burn” and “Nightwing”, Enthroned “Regie Sathanas”, Dark Funeral “The Secrets Of The Black Arts”.

Recently I grabbed the reissue of Cardinal Sin “Spiteful Intents”, new albums from The Ominous Circle and Trivax. I'm currently waiting to receive the new Funeral album too.

13. Thank you so much for taking the time to answer these questions for Black Metal Spirit. If you'd like to add anything for Noirsuaire's fans, this is the place. I hope you enjoy the questions.

Thanks a lot for the opportunity to feature among your pages.

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