Arngrim Interview

 1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the musical project?

1. Arngrim is a raw black metal project with aspects of Germanic paganism and a misanthropic veiw of modern society.

2.Can you tell us a little bit more about the musical style that you have gone for on the recordings so far?

2. It has always been black metal but as the recordings went on the styling became more gritty more raw like a 4 track demo.

3.A lot of your lyrics cover Germanic Paganism and Sagas, can you tell us a little bit more about your interest in this topic?

3. I am 44 and at the age of 24 I started to read into Germanic paganism and practiced it for many years and attended many þings. The Gods and nature run through us all. The Havamal is essential!

4.Lyrically you also cover misanthropy, how would you describe your misanthropic views?

4. Misanthropy is for me just a distrust in humanity and society. We are a destructive species and I believe we will be our own end!

5.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Arngrim'?

5. The name of the project came from the old Germanic saga of Angantýr and his 12 berserkr sons.

6.Both of the band members have also played in other bands or projects, what is it that you being into the music that you have not been able to do with your previous groups?

6. Previous groups have been rock and always metal then from the age of 19 it's been black metal but alot of what I listen to isn't black metal these days. I appreciate all aspects of music.

7.Currently there are only 2 members in the band, are you open to expanding the line up or do you prefer to remain a duo?

Nope and the line up will always be my twin brother and I. We've always done music together.

8.So far all of your releases have been self released, are you open to working with a label in the future?

8. Nah I will always stay independent 💯 

9.On a worldwide level,  how has the reaction been to your music by fans of black metal?

9. Yeah internationally it's been a good reception not so much in Australia.

10.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?

10. I'll probably record more in another few years.. I'm pretty loose with it.

11.What are some of the bands or musical style that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

11. I listen to everything but I'll give a few examples..

Black metal- sargeist, old dark throne, old satyricon, Thyrfing, fintroll, falkenbach

Metal- old sepultura, iron maiden, wasp.

Death- cannibal corpes, nile 

Rock- Pink Floyd, led zeppelin, journey, GnR

Rap- Sureño rap, Chicago and jacksonville drill rap and a little bit of woodie norteño rap.

And so on and so on

12.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?

12. I wished I could've been more insightful but it is what is and such is life....

https://arngrim.bandcamp.com/album/isolation-desolation-and-utter-hatred-3

Arngrim/Isolation, Desolation and utter Hatred/2023 EP Review

  Arngrim  are  a  duo  from  Germany  that  plays  a  very  raw  form  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their self  released  2023  ep  "Isolation,  Desolation  and  utter  Hatred".

  A  very  fast  and  raw  sound  starts  off  the  ep  along  with  a  great  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  blast  beats.  Melodies  are  also  added  into  some  of  the  guitar  riffing  while  all  of  the  musical  instruments  on  the  recording  also  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  the  vocals  are  mostly  high  pitched  black  metal  screams.

  At  times  the  music  also  captures  a  very  lo-fi  atmosphere  while  most  of  the  tracks  are  also  very  long  and  epic  in  length.  Throughout  the  recording  you  can  also  hear  a  good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  along  with  the  songs  also  adding  in  some  old  school  touches  and  all  of  the  songs  stick  to  a  heavier  direction.

  Arngrim  plays  a  style  of  pagan  black  metal  that  is  very  raw  and  misanthropic  sounding.  The  production  sounds  very  dark  and  raw  while  the  lyrics  cover  Woden/Odhinn,  the  Germanic  Sagas  and  misanthropy  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Arngrin  are  a  very  great  sounding  raw  and  misanthropic  black  metal  duo  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Three  Winters  Grim"  and  "Into  The  Black  Burning  Void  Of  Creation".  8  out  of  10.

https://arngrim.bandcamp.com/album/isolation-desolation-and-utter-hatred-3