Dimmu Borgir interview (11/2011)
| With: | Stian Tomt "Shagrath" Thoresen |
| Conducted by: | Baz Anderson (in person) |
| Published: | 25.11.2011 |
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Dimmu Borgir |
Dimmu Borgir are currently on tour in the UK performing two sets each night with no support band. After a night in London, a hungover Shagrath found himself in Nottingham with camera and microphone pointed in his direction. Compliantly and pleasantly nice, he answered questions on the tour, the band's success, black metal, and the future. Watch the video below to see the chat.
00:07 | Good evening, how are you doing?
00:15 | You're doing a pretty special tour with two sets; who's idea was it and why are you doing it?
01:26 | Enthroned Darkness Triumphant won the vote, which would you have voted for?
02:05 | You're one of the most commercially successful extreme metal bands in the world; what sets you apart from the other bands?
03:05 | In a typically not very commercially successful genre, do you think more people focus on that success rather than your music?
03:49 | If Dimmu Borgir wasn't as successful as it has been, would you still be doing it now?
04:33 | As of a couple of years ago Dimmu Borgir became a three piece, will you be looking to form a complete lineup again?
06:12 | Is it correct that a couple of months ago you were in the studio working on a 20th anniversary release?
06:54 | When writing music where do you get your inspiration from; what are the elements that a Dimmu Borgir song must have?
08:34 | Keep Of Kalessin tried to do it, how about Dimmu Borgir tries to enter the Eurovision Song Contest?
09:06 | Away from the band and touring, what do you do to wind down; any interesting hobbies?
09:27 | You've covered Twisted Sister and Pink Floyd, so you obviously like different types of music - you might not know that it was on this day 20 years ago that Freddie Mercury died; were you a fan of Queen or were they of any influence?
10:07 | How far do your musical boundaries go?
10:58 | Would you consider yourself a black metal band?
11:51 | After this tour, what's next for the band?
12:30 | Aiming for next year for the new album?
12:48 | Last words.
A review of the show can be found here.
Thanks to Shagrath for his time.
Conducted and edited by Barry Anderson.
Recorded by Lydia Parry.
Thanks to Shagrath for his time.
Conducted and edited by Barry Anderson.
Recorded by Lydia Parry.
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306  |
This was a really good review. I liked his black metal response, especially after discussing Dimmu's musical boundaries. Very informative interview, and always nice to be one of the first sites to learn of a new album. 
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| liveordie Posts: 33  |
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306 |
Written by [user id=111774] on 25.11.2011 at 07:50  I thought Baz was talking to himself for the first few minutes and then I was like... oh, that's Shagrath. A Norwegian. I always thought "Norveegans taulked liak dees" or something. Kind of like...more Transylvanian or I dunno.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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| Øyvind Grave Digger Posts: 671  |
He did sound a bit... born somewhere around Scotland/Northern England, or maybe even Welsh to a degree, however they say that the language most similar to English is in fact Norwegian. And Shagrath is still a gentleman.
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306 |
Well between Varg and Fenriz (as heard on Until the Light Takes Us), both sound ... I dunno, typically Norwegian. Their accents aren't thick but they are noticeable. Shagrath's accent sounds British*. * Joe if you see this, it's not my fault we're told you have a British accent, it's just the way it is.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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| moe5512 Posts: 502  |
I think Shagrath sounded like a norwegian speaking english?  Good interview, liked the black metal question but the eurovison question was a bit silly...
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| Iron Nostarion Maiden Whore Posts: 289  |
Quote: Hahahahahahahah my same thought exactly. Great interview again, not a fan of Dimmu Borgir, but Baz's interviews got me into Nile and Melechesh, so yeah, why not check them all out?
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| Baz Anderson Staff Posts: 13254  |
Haha, well he didn't sound British to me in any way... He spoke with a Norwegian accent how I expected him to... Maybe I don't have a typical British accent or something, I do speak kind of weird.
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| Windrider Raureif Posts: 684  |
'We are more than only Black Metal' -- Holy shit you aint more but just different! Apart from that a very good interview, like his answers too...
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| psykometal A staff guy... Elite Posts: 6101  |
Well guys another thing to remember about his accent not being very thick, a lot of the lyrics are in English and because he is the vocalist and frontman of the band he, I'm sure, has to speak English a lot to communicate with a lot of different kinds of people so it's very understandable why his accent would not be very thick. I agree with Baz, he sounded exactly as I expected being a Norwegian citizen that has to deal with an international market. Plus he may have been trying a little harder than usual to cut out his accent for the sake of the interview; inherently a lot of people have a tendency to adapt their accent and speech patterns to resemble the person they are talking with so as to be as understandable as possible.
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| AnGina-- Dark Phoenix Posts: 3555  |
Written by Troy Killjoy on 25.11.2011 at 07:53 Man, reading this it sounds nothing like Romanian accent to me, but more like one of those rednecks with two remaining teeth being all ''Howdy matey''.And what's with the I-just-came-out-of-rehab sunglasses there, I needed 5 minutes to get focused on what he was saying, watching that new style of his. Yo bro!
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| M C Vice ex-polydactyl Posts: 3413  |
Written by Troy Killjoy on 25.11.2011 at 07:53 Fenriz sounds a bit english on the interviews on the 1st 4 Darkthrone albums, maybe they learned english from english tv, so they copied the accent slightly to speak it.
---- "I'm here to nunchuck and not wear helmets. And I'm all out of helmets." "I'll fight you on one condition. That you lower your nipples." " 'Tis a lie! Thy backside is whole and ungobbled, thou ungrateful whelp!"
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306 |
Written by M C Vice on 26.11.2011 at 01:35 That's what I'm assuming. A lot of the people who move out West (Canada) from the East coast lose their accent over the years.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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| M C Vice ex-polydactyl Posts: 3413 |
Written by Troy Killjoy on 26.11.2011 at 01:39 I've got 2 cousins who's father is Irish and when they were younger they sounded fairly Irish, but now they don't. But my uncle's accent is still there.
---- "I'm here to nunchuck and not wear helmets. And I'm all out of helmets." "I'll fight you on one condition. That you lower your nipples." " 'Tis a lie! Thy backside is whole and ungobbled, thou ungrateful whelp!"
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306 |
Written by AnGina-- on 26.11.2011 at 00:02 It was supposed to sound more similar to Dracula (from the Bram Stoker novel-based movie) than an American redneck.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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| Moosh666 Posts: 132  |
It is good to be open minded yes Shagrath, but not liking certain kinds of music doesn't make you ignorant, remember that people, I'm sick of being told that just cause I don't like Techno or Hardcore shit ><
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| Baz Anderson Staff Posts: 13254 |
Haha, we didn't meet him with his glasses on - he just wanted to wear them while we recorded. I think he does for all video interviews. I guess he's just a bit of a private person. I was told last night by my housemate that they thought we sounded the same on the video, but that I sounded Norwegian...
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306 |
Well that settles it. Clearly nobody knows anything about accents.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62092  |
Written by [user id=123116] on 27.11.2011 at 14:55 Its Norvegian , swedes talk same way in english LOL its be fun to see Baz try pronouce song names from albums what was recordet in Norbegian norska är jävlit fint språk i black metal (norvegian is beautiful lang iun BM)
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Account deleted Written by Bad English on 29.11.2011 at 12:57 yeah obviously cause they're from Norway, but because someone here in this topic said that Shagrath is born somewhere else beside the Norway I thought the accent perhaps is a mixture
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62092 |
Written by [user id=123116] on 29.11.2011 at 13:02 Shagrath (born Stian Tomt Thoresen on November 18, 1976) is a Norwegian musician, most well-known as the vocalist of Dimmu Borgir.
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die" I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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Lethean
Account deleted Written by Bad English on 29.11.2011 at 13:13 Yeah I know thanks for the comment
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| MétalNoir Fils du Lys Posts: 847  |
I know DB's music his more blackened Nightwish nowadays, but his attitude is pretty much BLACK METHUL!!!!! Except for his near-smiles...
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| Stuart MiseryKing Posts: 413  |
I dunno what you guys are on about Baz sounds english and Shagrath sounds Norwegian.
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