Bölzer interview - unique extreme metal from Switzerland

[@astronomiica]

Not sure what’s worse, not being allowed to drink the beer or that’s all our main focus amongst the beautiful existential words being spoken 😅

[@mandu6665]

One of the best bands out there. You know they got a ton of big label offers after Aura but stuck with Iron Bonehead for Hero and are now doing their own thing on their own terms. Eternal respect for that. Totally killer live and Okoi was very gracious and appreciative after I was lucky enough to catch one of their performances. Great interview!

[@RautaMetal]

Thank you!

[@anastasiyasmolska8627]

One of a kind band and great interview! thank you, Rauta

[@RautaMetal]

My pleasure. Glad you liked it.

[@deadharvest29]

Looking forward to listening to this. Love this band.

[@bangfury]

Under rated by the scene. Love singing. Never noticed they where bassless :)

[@borivoj_navratil]

One of my favourite metal bands of the last decade, thx for the interview.

[@RautaMetal]

Cheers!

[@tsibren]

Excellent interview and thanks for even doing this one with Bölzer! Many people tend to overlook them while they have made amazing material. Very stoked to hear they are working on new things.

[@RautaMetal]

My pleasure

[@LuxTheSlav]

Okoi looking down longingly at his beer and licking his lips is such a mood 😂😂

[@RautaMetal]

😀

[@padraig88]

I wonder why he could not drink during the interview? Hotel rules?

[@RautaMetal]

Hotel rules, yes.

[@patrickbertlein4626]

@@RautaMetal So he could drink it if the video was not playing? Confused!

[@RautaMetal]

No, drinking was not allowed in this lobby area. We didn't know it when he bought it as this was our first interview there.

[@worthlessendeavors]

The rest of “metal journalism” should take a lesson from you man. Your sincere engagement and curiosity is contagious and inspiring. Please keep it going.

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks for your words! Glad to hear you're enjoying the content we do!

[@Nobody-dl4tm]

Okoi is very well-spoken

[@jangebrt1006]

Definitely a unique band in many ways and the guys seem to be really down to earth. Respect.

[@voltmandk.h.sherman777]

What a brilliant, unique and great interview Jerry! Cannot wait to discover more about this unique band! Kiitos!

[@RautaMetal]

Ole hyvä! Merci!

[@horseofunreason]

Great interview! Saw them live a couple of years ago and they were awesome.

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks!

[@sams6s]

Wow! That was a good interview, and they seem way cooler than I remember (though there's probably a lot of people that ran into them in the lobby/bar so I guess it's simply not possible to be all smiles all the time). I enjoyed their performance at Inferno, and I should probably dig deeper into their material. Looking forward to the other interviews!!

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks, man! Yes, they are some nice and good fellas. Had a good time with them. Check out their music!

[@brownpaste]

Okoi has a very aussie/nz accent for a swis man. cool band, saw them support mayhem years ago

[@patrickbertlein4626]

He was in NZ bands Aphelion and Witchrist from 2000 to 2015, so he is probably from Switzerland but lived in NZ as an adult.

[@therham]

You covered a lot of stuff here. Great interview!

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks!

[@tomasruzic6917]

Amazing band.

[@patrickbertlein4626]

Agree they are an interesting band, wished you ask more about his tattoos and the La Tene influence, as well as his Jungian ideas.

[@RautaMetal]

Well, something to ask them the next time!

[@kruornoctis]

Check out Okois old band Aphelon when he was in new zealand, scorn shall prevail is a cool album you can hear his style written all over it

[@RautaMetal]

Gotta check it up some day! Okoi is such a nice guy.

[@astronomiica]

Drums do a lot of “ting ting ting ting ting” to quote fenriz hahah but ya they RIPPPP blackened death done raw

[@iglumajor]

Very cool live band from what I remember.

[@luizquintas]

Awesome interview. Looking forward for the Tom G. interview.

[@RautaMetal]

Cheers

[@Strix358]

Balver Höhle would be a nice cave for them to perform. The Prophecy Fest also takes place there regularly.

[@spencergrady5501]

Great interview with a really interesting band.

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks!

[@Goretesque]

Love Bolzer, and the beer thing was ridiculous...

[@RautaMetal]

Aye, but hotel rules are hotel rules.

[@bloodthrone1]

Great interview Jerry. Bolzer is a very unique band.

[@RautaMetal]

Thank you sir! Truly is.

[@svartframtid5539]

Powerful duo both in studio and on stage. I remember the 'Aura' hype and fans polarizing after 'Hero', yet for me both outlooks of the band are interesting.

[@joshboyer6302]

dude keeps lookin at that beer... lol

[@MisanthropicMalice666]

I swear when I heard their name Bölzer I automatically thought of Bulldozer which technically given the meaning of their name is the same thing and metal asf! 🤘

[@stefanoramon]

Really interesting interview, i was just curious about why the eyeband. Maybe for some health reasons/eye operation etc?

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks. I was told the eyepatch is related to post-covid issue.

[@stefanoramon]

@@RautaMetal i hope it will recover. I think it's quite difficult to play drums with 50% of the "range" visibility. I whish them all the best for the future

[@RautaMetal]

Yep. All the best to Fabian.

[@sebastian_hornet]

my favorite hippies

[@stephanefontaine5944]

this interviewer, Mr Kurunen, should definitely sing in a band

[@RautaMetal]

I do sing in a couple of bands: Annihilatus and Nightside.

[@albertchandra3314]

nice interview with Bolzer..im also pay attention to the band played live in the background..i wonder what is the band playing live in the background???..they played good song in minute 12.50..what song is it???😁😁

[@paulus3317]

It's not live. It's Seasons in the Abyss by Slayer.

[@albertchandra3314]

@@paulus3317 thanks bro👍🏼👍🏼...never thought it's Slayer old song..🖤🖤

[@RautaMetal]

Yeah, classic metal songs were played at the hotel etc.

[@ceannairereibiliunach8133]

The Hero album is in my all time top ten , it was a shame that the follow up Lese Majesty had a poor production lacking in dynamics .

[@gianlucamai]

🔥BEST

[@RautaMetal]

Glad you like it.

[@gianlucamai]

@@RautaMetal 👍🏻great stuff on your Channel. Through the years always quality.

[@RautaMetal]

@gianlucamai Thanks!

[@patrickbertlein4626]

His dad was an awesome guitarist too, damn!

[@astronomiica]

Not sure what’s more brutal…. Bölzers music, or the fact they can’t drink out of their beers the whole time

[@ashd-h4911]

Damn , those 'one tail one head', tshirts are impossible to find.

[@EzekielGoldbergII]

It's a bit unfair to say that many Swiss bands are stuck up. Sure there is an elitist attitude but that's not necessarily bad. There's a few lesser known bands that produce really unique sound and that probably wouldn't exist without the whole attitude attached to it. Bands like Nychts, Enoid, Sun of the blind, or even Paysage d'hiver. Not every band needs to be accessible or chummy.

[@blacksunlori]

What was there with the guy not being allowed to drink? :D

[@RautaMetal]

The hotel staff said it's not OK to drink at the lounge.

[@Terrierized]

KZR has a New Zealand accent.,?

[@RautaMetal]

Yes. He lived there for some time.

[@patrickbertlein4626]

Let me introduce you to a little site called Metal-archives....he was in NZ bands for about a decade and a half, so yes lived there for awhile I assume. Maybe even longer than that.

[@ARIESELNATH]

07:10 to 07:50 fifty seconds of lack, insufficency and anger transformed beer into water, Jesus changed water to beer. Everybody knows that only animals drink water

[@RautaMetal]

Everybody knows that people are animals, too.

[@patrickbertlein4626]

@@RautaMetal Naked Ape!

[@NuclearChihuahua666]

Just curious.. I like this band, but what are your feelings about them just playing a show in Moscow considering you’re from Finland.

[@RautaMetal]

Well, they do what they do. I don't think it's the best thing to do, then again they represent Switzerland: neutrality.

[@borivoj_navratil]

They played in Moscow prior to the current goings-on in early February, why it should raise any questions?

[@RautaMetal]

Oh. Then. Not.

[@indamood8806]

When the interviewer is talking more than the intervied ones

[@RautaMetal]

These are conversations.

[@andypike1234]

Chris Hemsworth of metal

[@RautaMetal]

Who? :P

[@Legabis]

What shirt is Okoi wearing?

[@RautaMetal]

Can't remember anymore

[@Werwulff1204]

One Tail One Head, pretty good band from Norway.

[@michaelkampe7276]

No beer drinking allowed on camera???

[@godmachine12]

I replayed that section a few times, but I can't make out what the girl in the background says. Is the channel monetised? I'm curious about this as well.

[@CaptainComatose]

@@godmachine12 yeah, what was that?

[@RautaMetal]

Yeah no beer was allowed in this hotel lounge area. So none of us could have beers there. Silly.

[@indamood8806]

I like that people think they were nazis 🫡

[@RautaMetal]

Why?

[@indamood8806]

@@RautaMetal Because it shows how idiotic people are... 😊

[@RautaMetal]

A point there.

[@thrashmaster1357]

Interesting. Isnt it allowed to drink alkohol in TV in finnland because of politics?

[@RautaMetal]

It has nothing to do with Finland as this interview was done in Oslo, Norway :) It was the hotel politics: drinking was not allowed in this hotel lounge area (okay in the hotel bar).

[@thrashmaster1357]

@@RautaMetal Aaahh... thanks for the answer. \m/