CR: How did the band came together? I understand that you guys have quite some time as a band but it was just until last year that you released your first full length.
Teloch: Yes, we have taken a long time to get where we are now. A reason for that is that we never had any big plans with Nidingr, and we haven’t been a full band since 96 when we recorded the rehearsal tape. Blargh and I have been a duo all these years. Guess we got tired of doing everything ourselves and want to try something new. We are really happy with the line up we have now. All the members now are from the area where we all grew up. Everything has just happened naturally.
CR: Did the “delay” on your first full length was caused by the lack of a record label support or what was it?
Teloch: Don’t really think so, Nidingr has always made good music, but when you don’t care about spreading it so much, it’s kind of difficult to get noticed by labels, right?
CR: How would you describe the music and the spirit of a band like Nidingr?
Teloch: Not much to say really, other than we are totally retarded. And we love midgets, flowers and birds.
CR: Are all the members of Nidingr full time musicians or do you guys have “day jobs”, and by the way what does Nidingr means?
Teloch: The other guys have daytime jobs. I’m the most retarded Mongoloid in the band so I don’t have a job. None of us are full time musicians either. We struggle hard enough just to keep our lives together, so we must use our heads on other things than music ? Nidingr means a shameless person, thief, fucked up dude or whatever. For us it has a special meaning since we had it for so long. Just get to know us and you’ll understand it.
CR: How many gigs have you guys done in order to promote this first album “Sorrow Infinite And Darkness”, do you really think promotion via live gigs increases the amount of “popularity” or acceptance a metal record could have on the underground market?
Teloch: We did 7 gigs this year, all of them have been very well received. So we are proud of what we have become as a band. Of course it’s important for some bands to play live to get more acceptance as you say. We are one of them I think, especially since we have been using a drum-machine many years. Now we have an analog drummer, sabizz.
CR: What was the most impressive part or at least what’s the element or elements that make you feel proud of this “Sorrow Infinite And Darkness”?
Teloch: We are proud because we have made everything ourselves, recorded it, mixed it and did the graphics. The only thing we didn’t do was the mastering of it.
CR: Let’s talk a little about this debut. I have been reading a lot of good reviews all over the web, how does it make you feel when so many people are appreciating your effort and talent; do you think that “media acceptance” is a must for any artist?
Teloch: I could be two-faced and say no, but of course you get influenced on what the media says about your work. Remember this album comes straight from deep within us, so if someone says some kind of crap regarding the album/music we make, its like talking shit about our kids/family. The only case we don’t care if someone says any dumb shit, is when we know they are completely wrong of course. It should really be like we don’t care about what no one says, but that’s kind of hard to fulfill, that’s my opinion anyway.
CR: “Sorrow Infinite And Darkness” is a complex mix of black, death and a couple of almost gothic atmospheres, what was the main idea when you guys were writing this record, because clearly you guys didn’t make a “regular” metal album?
Teloch: Please don’t say gothic, Goth people are pathetic losers, hate them. They can suck my ass after I have been in the forest for a week without any showering. Grrr . We never have any goals really when making our music. It just happens the way it does. We have always done things the way we wanted to, without being tied down to one special genre.
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"We are proud because we have made everything ourselves, recorded it, mixed it and did the graphics. The only thing we didn’t do was the mastering of it."
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CR: There are a lot of “flow changes” or tempo variations that introduce some piano sounds, and a couple of sample sounds, making the album a constant discovery of riffs and dark harmonies, is there any special way in which you guys write the music in order for all this pieces to fit together so wonderfully?
Teloch: Thanks! He he no, like I said, it all just happens naturally. We get out what we have inside and that’s the way it ends up.
CR: What would you say is the best way to work as a metal band; what are the most important principles you believe every band should have in order to be called a “band”?
Teloch: Eh…I’m not really the right person to be asked this question…. I have no idea!
CR: There is a song on the album (my favorite by the way) “MAKHASHANAH” can you tell me a little about the lyrics and the meaning of this song for Nidingr?
Teloch: Thanks again. I didn’t write that text, so I don’t know what it means really. Is it something about dwarfs maybe? A female dwarf dressed in silver? Ruler of hell?
CR: The vocals by Cpt. Estrella Grasa sound evil and cool as hell, is there any special care he takes on his voice when it comes to record or play a live gig?
Teloch: I know what you mean; his voice is cool as hell. He usually warms up for live gigs and rehearsals by singing children songs (no shit). He has two kids, so he knows a lot of kid songs.
CR: By the way what does the nick names of the band members mean?
Teloch: Blargh = The opposite of ping. An exclamation indicating that one has absorbed or is emitting a quantum of unhappiness. Less common than ping. Hehe I don’t really remember what it means. But it looks like something that has roots in two similar "anger words", blah and argh
Teloch = Death in Enochian.
Cpt. Estrella Grasa = star fat.
Sabizz = son of a bitch.
CR: Previous to this full length Nidingr has a demo and a tape rehearsal, why the rehearsal, and what did that production helped the band achieve?
Teloch: The rehearsal was just for fun, we just wanted to hear what we sounded like and one of the members at the time had a four track. It’s released now on vinyl btw. On Hearse Records Italy. 500 copies. Titled “Sodomize the priest” Have no idea where to buy it. But try to get in touch with the dude that runs the label…
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"I could be two-faced and say no, but of course you get influenced on what the media says about your work"
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CR: If you were a music critic, how would you “label” Nidingr, can a band like yours be labeled?
Teloch: Good question, we have never cared about this label/genre thing. So we have always called it metal…not black metal or death metal but just metal. I think that covers our style.
CR: How much does “exposure” (via gigs, tapes, Internet) matters on the longevity of a metal band?
Teloch: The only thing that’s really bad with internet is that it has no quality control what so ever, so most of the bands on the internet suck big time dwarfdonkey balls. I usually don’t follow the scene much anyway, so I never check out new metal bands. In fact I don’t listen much to music at all. It’s enough with the crap I have to make myself and listen to 665 times afterwards.
CR: In your opinion, what has been the most crucial moment on the bands existence?
Teloch: Our first gig ever maybe? Supporting Mayhem here in Norway, at a pretty big venue 12.04.06. It turned out great and we crushed some skulls that night.
CR: Any videos or future plans that you would like to share with our readers?
Teloch: Maybe we’ll make a video for the next album, we are definitely thinking about it. But I can’t guarantee anything. With time we hope to get a web shop up and print some new shirts and shit. So check in on www.nidingr.no from time to time. Maybe well put up a rehearsal video also, so u guys can see how fast our drummer actually is. (that bastard) We are going in studio mid august to record 4 songs that’s going to be a part of a release on Planet Satan Revolution. 4 new songs plus a demo from 99. It’s going to be a cool underground release. So look out for that one too in the future?
CR: Thank you very much for the time, if you would like to add something please do…
Teloch: Thanks for your interview and for your support to Nidingr. Thanks to your readers who reads this. And for those of you who don’t have the “sorrow” album: ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Hails!!
