When you think of black metal, you most likely begin to think Norway. And then perhaps Sweden. And now France. And Finland. There have been books written and films made. Do they all seem the same? When Peter Loftus and Roy Kristensen got their hands on last year’s “Black Metal: Beyond The Darkness”, they wanted to find out a bit more. Tom Howells replied to questions on the book as well as black metal in general.

When this band took alternate routes some ten years ago, Imhotep reporter Roy Kristensen didn’t really pay attention. But now, with the new album he felt it was time to reinvent their friendship. Niklas Sundin replied to the questionnaire, dealing with the band’s history, with the lyrics and obviously the music.

This band meant a lot to me, and I found it to be the leader of its genre at the time. The brilliant songstructures combined with the finest precision did always impressed me. I interviewed Niklas for Imhotep #1. However, this lengthy monster you’re about to read was published in Imhotep #4 (1998) and poor Niklas had to reply to questions about this, that and whatnot.

We do not have a recent interview with the band, but since they've done plenty of interviews in recent years, we thought it was about time to give you some oldies here at Imhotep, divided into four parts.

We do not have a recent interview with the band, but since they've done plenty of interviews in recent years, we thought it was about time to give you some oldies here at Imhotep, divided into four parts.

We do not have a recent interview with the band, but since they've done plenty of interviews in recent years, we thought it was about time to give you some oldies here at Imhotep, divided into four parts.

We do not have a recent interview with the band, but since they've done plenty of interviews in recent years, we thought it was about time to give you some oldies here at Imhotep, divided into four parts.

Chaos, a straight-forward thrash metal band from Kerala, India. This Indian act started in 2005 when two kids made the clear choice to play aggressive metal, those young boys were guitarist Nikhil and vocalist J.K. Their influences at that time included the bands such as Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, etc.

A Norwegian band that can be considered psychedelic folk rock, released their praised debut full-length late last year. "Underjordisk Tusmørke" is so strong that writer Leif Neverdahl didn't hesitate to contact the band. Benedikt Momrak (bass, singer) replied to Leif's questions about inspirations, meaning and the Norwegian -ø!

The new album “Circle” could be one of my early top ten favorites for the year. Hooking up on a trans-Atlantic phone call with vocalist Tomi Joutsen, we were able to speak for a half hour about the new album and future plans for the band. His genuine enthusiasm for this latest album as well as the history of Amorphis makes him the perfect frontman, so let’s hope for a hefty touring schedule as the band bring their sound to audiences all over the globe.