DARKTHRONE's Fenriz interview on the Evils of Compression 2013 | Raw & Uncut 

its interesting because it seems like Fenriz is one of those guys who just got along with everyone, he was pals with Euro, dead, and Varg, never got into the drama, it seems. says a lot about his character, I think.

@@GyroLamb Plot twist: Fenriz killed Euronymous.

Boobs.

@@GyroLamb glad hes not such a damn drama queen like many folks In the Nordic BM scene.

@Deangelo Junior fuck off nobody here cares

it doesnt really matter what you are or arent a fan of

Yes, he is a pretty cool guy, though he is very humble. He isn't stuck up or anything. Apparently he has a podcast on soundcloud so you could probably check that out.

Are you Portuguese ?

Most people in black metal are wimps masquerading behind satanic imagery. Fenriz is an awesome guy who doesn't rely on that.

most black metalheads are nice guys

oh come on,black metal has nothing to do with satanism,just learn a thing or two and then talk..

saying "black metal has nothing to do with satanism" is pretty silly. Sure it's not the goal of the movement and it can be argued it never was (if there ever was such a thing as a "goal", which I would argue there wasn't), but a ton of bands embrace satanism and "satanic" imagery is probably one of the most essential parts of black metal.

DeliciousDishes .............I'm talking about the first wave of black metal ( original black metal,bands like mayhem burzum emperor darkthrone bathory etc.. ) which had nothing to do with satanism(only with paganism),and yes there was a goal back in the 90's but when euronymous died everything changed,the ideology changed,you don't know the power of the original black metal,you don't know how much it helps people who are hurt,that it brings inner peace and many more...

Chrisdougable STOPP😂

Reptile - exactly, can’t trust a dude with that bad of an identity crisis.

Who is this Child Rocker youre referencing?

@Steven he's himself. Throwing out the other stuff you like to appease one sub-cultural identity is such a poser thing to do. "I can't like rap anymore because rock guys aren't allowed to". Stfu poser!

Look up the pictures of him from when he was really young.

There best album.

Yup, and Fenriz agrees as well. Just in case some people are confused by his language, sounding "primitive" is a positive quality to Fenriz.

It is my favorite Slayer album

It is Not a Black Metal version of Iron Maiden though. Much more Judas Priest influences really.

@@enterbalak *their

Who cares who would Mrs.XYZ want to meet and have a beer with. Waste of time.

I would too.

Only one guy? Really?

Not me? :(

@@nr655321 shut up

Just Fenriz.

Varg was pretty much a poser.

@@containternet9290 Oh don't get me wrong, i didn't mean in a positive way regarding Varg. Varg is pretty delusional and has very weird takes on basically everything, but what makes him interesting is that he believes every word he says.

@@chikitabowow Varg says and unsays things all the time and he truly seems to believe them. So I wouldn't say he's just a poser, he's more like pathological lier.

it's hard for us in crowded apartments to get drums tho

@@Koraxus Dont live in apts. Rent a house with other musicians or build credit and buy u a house w a partner or musician bandmate friend whatever

@@Xbuster6 just be rich right?

@@Koraxus Well, not exactly. I get yer point tho. I own a house but I had to spend about... hmm... 5-6-7 years or so saving up like 5-7k and then dump it all and now I'm broke again but making things work. I bought it with a family member so it's easier because we split it and have roommates. But yeah, musicians living in apartments... Ya do what ya got to do... But come on, that shouldn't be the 'goal'. Set goals and try yer best to achieve them, like getting out of living in apts. Musicians will be heavily stunted by those living conditions, unless they have another musician's house to go jam/record/write at or whatever. At the same time, I get it, money aint easy in this messed up world. Know that all too well. If we only make like 800-1200$ paychecks, well, we should be able to afford to live in an actual house, not apartments, off of that. Apartments really should be priced no more than like 300-400$ monthly given what you actually have to live in in that close proximity to other people. But this is a messed up world. I get that money is not easy, but that honestly isn't my fault. I'd recommend complaining to your/our terrible government that makes us so impoverished, but tbh they're not gonna care if you complain to them. Keeping us impoverished and poor is likely the goal, for the most part/the vast majority of us. We shouldn't even need credit or loans (borrowing money we dont own ourselves) to afford to buy a house and our own property. Imho, if u work a job and hold it down for 5-10 years, you should be able to afford a house of your own/property, no ifs ands or buts. And the fact that isn't the case, in modern day, says there's something really wrong with the governing system in place which controls all of this stuff, not you and me who controls it, we just suffer through "the fun" of it lmao

+Corpsie Compression swallows up all the highs and lows and makes everything balanced, but because of that, things sound stale. There are times on the new Stratovarius album Eternal where Timo Kotipelto's voice is crying to be let out of it's cage but the music in the background just overpowers it... because it's compressed WAY too much.

+pilotamurorei - I know what is compression

True

Scandinavian Prince he is satan claws..

johnny vietnam Santa is Wotan!

I never noticed that until now.

I'd be more than happy to have this Santa Claus, you know. 😉 Screw Me with your candy cane, Santa baby! *growls like a wolf approvingly* 🤘

Fast forward to 2020, he looks even more like Santa lol

Chris L he lives in an apartment building. Naturally

Fenriz wanted to go home and cry himself to sleep.

Very true. He comes of as a person who is very secure with who he is and what he stands for and don't have to go over the top "macho" or whatever. He is down to earth and knows where he stands.

He knows the difference between performance and real life.

exactly it's cool to create grim or evil music but you don't have to be constantly try to prove that your a badass or whatever.

Aether Predator anger is an emotion you brick

Same as me :P

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Nah. He's cool at first but then it wears thin with his shifty responses and looks

Why can't he just admit that early Darkthrone was *Death metal* . He seemed to really struggle with that first question. And some really class A Death metal, indeed

Watch out youll upset some banger fan boys..

@@danielvibez4000 Found the douche bag.

How in the fuck is he wise?

@@spicecrop you kidding?

@@spicecrop He's been through some shit, he's a legendary musician (that alone makes him wise, music-wise.... cuz he has exp under his belt, a discography, etc... derp?) and etc. Can you list any reasons he'd be un-wise? I'm sure we all have some ways that we "aren't wise", but for the most part, most people generally agree a guy like Fenriz is pretty "wise". And clearly he is, at least musically and in treating people with kindness, etc.

I've discovered tons of music because of Fenriz, like Uriah Heep.

he doesn't even try to be edgy

Darkthrone is no where close to being the 'originator' of Black Metal. First Wave Black Metal bands such as Venom, Bathory, Celtic Frost and Hellhammer are the originators. Fenriz merely forged a more refined sound to the music.

There were prototypical heavy metal bands/songs before Black Sabbath. Helter Skelter by the Beatles is commonly referenced there. Mayhem probably were the tipping point for black metal being its own sound, but even Deathcrush wasn't there yet. Darkthrone came in with "black metal" a few years later once they'd given up their death metal sound to be more primitive, but by that point every other Norwegian metalhead was ready to jump on the bandwagon, so to speak.

One "minor" detail: Ozzy was sold out by his business-loving wife (called Sharon, in case you were wondering). Fenriz, however, is delightfully not cashing in on his success ;)

Nowhere near an originator

When I'm not talking in my mother language, I feel a little bit uncomfortable, like "I'd be saying this a lot better in my country!", so I need to use more gestures to "support" my narrative. I guess this is what Fenriz is doing. I do very similar things as well.

7:30 is my favourite xD

Vital on both levels.

@@caioramalho22 My thoughts exactly.

He seems to have problem communicating in english his thoughts.

I do that too sometimes.

Okay there buddy. He's Nordic. Your painfully obviously an italian. Thanks for the pasta, Haha.

@@shippo36able, pasta is Asian, Marco Polo brought it from there to Italy.

aahaha....

Black metal is about releasing your shackles from modern society so they don't have as much holding back their thoughts and emotions. Seems super obvious to me. I've heard different Norwegians say Varg talks too much for example.

DollFishu Archspire

Rob Halford wearing a dildo hat is pretty metal.

Radio Fenriz and now Fenriz Metal Pact.

@@D-A-K =D

listen to radio fenriz

Shotboy2000 -- I rewatched this to see that. Thank you for pointing it out lol. Adorable.

yes... so sick of modern robot metal. I want it to sound like actual human beings got in a room and started playing.

Yes! The Volcano drum sound just shows that metal does not need that clicky shit.

Unfortunately, a lot of bands use robo drums, though I think for most, it’s because they don’t have a drummer, rather than laziness (talking about underground bands)

made my fuckin day lol

Потому что ты любишь ебаный тупой юмор.Кусок ты говна.

you missed bathory

Then Ragnarok will never happen.

Varg is no longer into Metal. Hell, he doesn't even consider his music to be part of the BM scene and greatly disassociates himself with it. Go check out his channel, 'ThuleanPerspective' to know more about what he's upto.

you got things wrong, he said he didn't like the direction Death took in the 90's, he fuckin loves the 80's Death just 90's Death is not his thing and this is his FUCKING OPINION, and if you think Darkthrone sucks well... i don't care

@@ΜάριοςΣίσκος-η1δ yeah in 90s death made some of the best albums in metal music... that thing didn't like to any black metal musician

He's adorable

SIPS WINE ONCE MORE... "FREEDOM"...

@@cainianlegion1630 sips the whole bottle : I support ... burning satans and freedom churches ...

*2 min death stare*

I don't know if you've checked out 66Samus, but he's an amazing drummer. The only thing that ruins his style is the drum triggers.

It is undoubtedly true.

Can't beat John Bonham's iconic sound

That reminds me, Bill Ward’s drum sound is fucking amazing!

👏

You mean his hand gestures and face expressions?

Vinny V Basically, yeah.

So easy to fall in love with him for that lol, feel free to make fun of me for saying that.

why is it badass

Katon W de Peña is God.

lol hirax is poser metal trash.

Garret Nelson THATS THE FIRST THING I NOTICED ✊🏽

@@Yeomannn no way, not a big fan of their music, but katon is probably one of the coolest dude's you can meet, knows his shit.

Don't forget the classy move the interviewer makes in not interrupting him at that point and just letting him have his lamentation.

@Hunter Bockman I felt like he was more annoyed with what he thought the question was going to be. Like "oh, not again about this..." And then he was pleasantly surprised that it was just about Darkthrone... my impression

Two of my favs, Aura Noir and Adrenalin OD!!

Aura Noir is so cool!

compression only affects the tracks that the compression is being applied to. Being that I'm an audio engineer I can tell you that you don't fully grasp how compression works. compression is very important in recording music, especially metal.

I found this funny since all the newest Darkthrone albums are squashed to death with compressors and limiters.

Isaac Barton true but you don't have to have it. an it can mess the sound up if you don't know what you are doing. sometimes the raw sound is better.

@ Schutzstaffel - I'm referring to compression and limiting during the mastering process; not the recording / mixing stage prior to that. being a musician, I can see you don't fully grasp the difference between engineering and mastering ;)

Coldacre; First of all, in the mastering process, It's very common for mastering engineers to use multiband compression. It doesnt CHANGE the level of your song, thats what LIMITING AND NORMALIZING does, which is apart of the mastering process. You also have to understand that the reason shit has gotten louder over the years is due to demand at radio stations. once you give the radio station the final version of the song, they are going alter the wave forms, etc in order for the level to be correct for it to be broadcasted. Thats completely out of the hands of mixing and mastering engineers. Again, compression is extremely important woth recording, mixing, and mastering. The fact that you are confused about compression and limiting on tje mastering process tells me you know nothing about compression. Compression doesnt make shit louder. When you properly compress something, you attenuate the peaks of what youre compressing whilst bringing up the softer parts. It's all about dynamic control, not level adjustment. compression doesnt make shit louder, lol.

kalidesu litterally it's daenerys there

Well, BM's very nationalistic. Defending their ancient pagan culture from the evil christians who cane to the north and burned the pagan monisteries and killed those who didnt obey the christianity.

+Venator stop digging up ancient bullshit, will you? Thanks. The whole "nordic aryan black metal" thing was only ONE sentence in the lay-in of one of their albums and the band has said millions of times that they just did it for the sake of controversy and nothing else. Fenriz has a Hirax patch on his shoulder. You really think he's a fucking racist? If you've seen videos of him, you'd know that he is even more into punk rock than he's into metal and that alone speaks volumes about his opinions on racism and ns bullshit.

yeah, when they were stupid teenagers. Smart people grow out of it

You don't have to be racist to be nationalist.

+Venator Blame Varg for that

rockomundo he's like me only cooler

rockomundo how do you know? Do you know him him? Exactly stfu

@@davidblair3845 I suppose you see yourself in him.

Wolfgang Von Poserkila I think The Final Command takes that cake

Final Command is up there with the best for sure

We have a true metal fan lmfao

My favorite on Show No mercy. The riffs on that track could be interchangeable with early Metallica.

HELL YES. YOU sir are the first person I've found thinking so. Crionics is THE Slayer song and you will marry me. Hell I listen to it every fucking day.

Tee Dee Abbath frequently mentioned Kiss and Elvis Presley

@@nellsonstout7001 immortal kinda took the look from kiss so I can see abbath mentioning or maybe being a fan of them. From a aesthetic/visual standpoint immortal/abbath is clearly influenced by kiss not so much musically but yeah of all black metal bands their look is the closest to kiss.

This is what I call diverse

@@shanemickeydeez5155 I mean this with the most sincerity; I call it a Tuesday afternoon. \m/

Scares the kids? Isn't that the fucking point?

lol you like metalcore, nerd

Sir this is a wendy's

@@lmao7439 lmao

I would say hell awaits has the darkest atmosphere of all slayer albums.

Abbath is poser! MTV rock star, and nothing in common with black metal!

Wat? they are among the harsher of the bunch. Bands like Burzum and Ulver have atmospheric / ambient parts, whereas Darkthrone and Mayhem are straight to the point BM with little to no variation.

I think "easy to listen to" is due to the more groove-centric nature of Darkthrone. It's lineage is very Celtic Frost-y, the atmospheric stuff from Burzum for example can put people off I think.

reb1138 Mayhem and Darkthrone are very different

Let's agree to disagree, the music itself is indeed staright to the point and cool to listen! But the rocordings, jesus, there are intricacies on "A Blaze In the Northern Sky" and "Transylvanian Hunger" that you literally take over 20 listens of the songs to catch ONLY because the recordings are really fucking rough, that part aint easy to listen but sure grows on you!

If you want harsh stuff try Ildjarn.

True

Spaghetti Horror - Varg is outdoor survivalist agrarian poser. He pretends his life style reflects that while he gets obese and lives off his royalties .

Fenriz: "Varg will always be a great guy." (from _Until the Light Takes Us_ )

S K Fenriz was everyone’s friend.

@@golz9785 Boohhoo😭😢😭😢