domingo, 20 de março de 2016

[English] Nordheim: Beer, Metal, Trolls and Vomit!







Location: Québec, Canada

Warraxe (vocals, guitar)
Benfok (bass, back vocals)
Fred (lead guitar)
Lucas Biron (drums)


Genre: folk metal

Nordheim is such a great band I met randomly on Encyclopaedia Metallum one day! They're awesome and so very funny! Check out this interview we did with them!


I.    Hi, Nordheim! It’s a pleasure for us and we’re very thankful to interview you guys! First, Nordheim is a great name, it sounds great. What’s the meaning and why did you choose this one for the band?

Yeah I know it's cool =D We thought it sounded good and was easy to remember. Furthermore, it means something like '' House of the North ''.




II.
  Nordheim’s logo is pretty awesome too. All those curves and details make it even better. It totally matches with this folk metal sound proposal of the band. How was to create a logo that fits to Nordheim?

I just drew something that looked like we sound.




III.   Nordheim started in 2006 with Warraxe and Benfok, right? Then you guys looked for other members and, according to the funny bio at the band’s blog, “[…] these musicians not only needed to be serious and talented, they also needed to be compatible with the inferior brains of Warraxe and Benfok […]” So, how was the process, to bring people to the band and so on?

We just picked some of our close friends that happened to be good musicians! That way we didn't have to underta
ke a neverending quest is search of guys that are not repulsed by sniffing  farts and playing d&d.




IV.    Why did you decide to use pseudonyms on Nordheim? And also, what influences each of you carry to the band?

These are not band pseudonyms they are our actual real life nicknames! I think that we all bring our own influences and ideas individually though we are close friends and most of our ideas go in the same direction! One band... one direction... One Direction... BABY YOU LIGHT UP MY WORLD LIKE NOBODY ELSE! THE WAY THAT YOU FLIP YOUR HAIR... =D



V.
   The first work of the band was “Demo 2009” released that year. How was to compose and produce those three songs?

It was pretty cool! It wasn't perfect but this demo helped us to understand how studio life works and we got a glimpse of what we sounded like for the first time!




VI.    In 2010, Nordheim’s first full-length
came out. With the three previous songs and seven more, it’s certainly a masterpiece. I would highlight the self-titled, “Beer, Metal, Trolls and Vomit”, “Glorious March” and “Blessing from the Stars”. How was to compose and record ‘Lost in the North’ via independent?

It was pretty much like a longer version of the demo because the same guy recorded our demo and our first album. He is also one of our friends so there was no real new experience at that point!


'Lost in the North' and its killer cover art by Nicolas Francoeur!



VII.    The latest work of Nordheim is ‘Refill’ which is another great, great work. Mass Murder Messiah, which is also a band from Canada and the Norwegian folk metal band, TrollfesT, featured you guys on this album.  On this work, I would highlight “Ov Frost and Ice”, “Get Drunk Or Die Tryin’ ”,  “Watch the Raven Die” and “Soulblood”. How did the composition and recording processes go? And what about this awesome artwork, who designed it?


Nicolas Francoeur did the artwork and yeah we were really pleased by the result! The recording went really well and we had to live at Jeff Fortin's house for the duration of the recording! The guy is really cool and we had good laughs while watching old Arnold Schwarzenegger movies! another great experience for us!




VIII.
    Still talking about the songs on ‘Refill’, the video made for “Get Drunk Or Die Tryin’ ”  is awesome! How did the whole idea of the fans filming come out?

We thought that it would be cool for the fans to get involved in the making of the video! Knowing that they were filmed ( by themselves ) they all went wild and we could see in the video that the greatest thing that Nordheim brings to it's fan is a feeling of brotherhood and partying!



 
IX.    Talking about sound evolution, on Nordheim’s Facebook page we found: “[…] We will kick the shit out of all the music world, one pagan ass at the time […] So talking about taking one step at the time, how would you guys describe the evolution of Nordheim’s music since the early songs until now?

We keep on going heavier and fas
ter on each album! All I can say is that the upocoming third album is not an exception!


'Refill' and its artwork by Nicolas Francoeur! It shows us even more the atmosphere of Nordheim!





X.    What other underground bands would you recommend to metal fans?

Instanzia, Grimoire, Monarque, Gris, Twillight Force, Primal Frost, Saccage, Unbowed



XI.    How did the partnership with Maple Records happen?

He contacted us, and then we were like '' What? '' and then he was like '' Nice shoes, wanna fuck? '' and then we were like '' I guess... ''.




XII.    You guys are making Nordheim present in many metal events there, aren’t you? Viking Fest. Hellfest Lanaudiere, Sheerbrooke and the future Piratefest (with the great Alestorm) to name some of them. So, what do you guys think about your local underground metal scene?

It's really cool when you get to know each other and play gigs with some of your friends. Lots of bands share musicians so we get along really well with almost everybody!





XIII.    Something else we found on Nordheim’s blog is: “[…] Nordheim is ready to sail through many perilous travels aboard their troll longship […]”. So do you think about touring in South America?

It would be awesome but the offers we get are really expensive.





XIV.    How is Nordheim’s agenda for 2016? And what about the near future?

A third album and we have an upcoming show with Kalmah!





 XV.   And, to end our conversation, I would like to thank you guys again for your time and consideration. I wish each of you all the best and success to Nordheim, too. This final space is for you to say anything you want to!


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