Deletere interview - black metal quebecois!

[@weakarms]

The language barrier only adds to the greatness of these interviews because both sides have to really focus on what they are trying to get across, therefore digging deep. Great stuff.

[@RautaMetal]

Thank you, Jess, for your kind words.

[@arng111]

It's definitely in the DNA. My mother is from France, but I live in the Anglo part of Canada, yet I am highly drawn to the black metal coming out of Quebec and France over most other countries. The sound and the language resonates with the soul.

[@Rewwgh]

Metal Noir Québécois is my favourite scene in Black Metal. They have a thick, organic and tight sound I just cannot find elsewhere. Especially true for Gris and Sombres Forêts.

[@everlastingsaturnalia]

This band became one of my favorite black metal bands immediately upon hearing them. Such a well-realized, impassioned sound!

[@douglasquaid7550]

Cool, I like this band.

[@db-zm8to]

Really good Interview.. soon they come to germany.. merci Dankeschön

[@Sang-Drax]

Good stuff, love all the international interviews. I gotta listen to this band now, they seem like really good dudes.

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks. Yeah, a good band - their latest release is good, too! Really nice and friendly guys - to me anyway!

[@metalmatt1396]

Great interview, as always. I have to admit that I had never heard of this band previously but I will definitely rectify that.

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks, Matt!

[@TheCossak]

I like this band and their philosophy. He's right when he says they're a band from Quebec and French is their language so it makes sense for them to sing in French. It's not an insult to the rest of the world, it is actually beneficial to the world. The more people that are exposed to their language the richer we will all be. I really enjoy listening to music from different languages even if I don't understand. Often I will get an idea of the emotion from the voice and the music and then later I can look up the translation of the lyrics to get a better appreciation.

[@RautaMetal]

Yeah, I like that too - I cherish all the languages.They are a big part of the cultures worldwide. Definitely brings more personality in the music, too.

[@TheCossak]

Exactly, I wish more bands sang in their native languages. It would make the music more interesting, beautiful, and authentic. Consider the difference between songs inspired from the Kalevala but sung in English vs in Finnish. I love Amorphis but I wish that they would sing in Finnish (and I am not Finnish myself).

[@RautaMetal]

Shiva Yep. That is a good point indeed. Glad you know Kalevala. 👍

[@TheCossak]

Thanks to metal music I was introduced to this and other interesting epics from the northern countries such as the eddas.

[@RautaMetal]

@@TheCossak That is awesome to hear. I got to Eddas thru comic books when I was a kid, but music would work just fine, too.

[@FreakyLilii]

Discovered them in Steelfest and it was a blast! They seem like pretty cool guys also. Super interesting interview, kiitti!

[@RautaMetal]

Kiitos!

[@Kerry_kit_slayer]

Great interview again Rauta, so cool that you stumbled into these guys and they were willing to talk, what cordial and well-spoken dudes.

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks! Yeah, this was a happy stumbling experience.

[@BigWade57]

Deletere are one of the best Quebecois bands, and I'm glad they are finally getting some attention in recent years. Patrice is better known as Thorleif. His other band is called Valknacht, and they actually have some songs with English lyrics, despite what he said about singing in that language! Karl (Carl?) is aka Atheos, and he also plays in Monarque (you interviewed Monarque himself at Steelfest last year, where he was playing guest keyboards with Forteresse). Coincidentally (or not?), you posted this today, the same day Monarque announced their new EP, due June 24. So today is a fun day for fans of Metal Noir Quebecois! A couple of final notes. One, the scene is indeed in-bred, the same way as the Icelandic scene, with everyone knowing each other and helping on the various projects. And my opinion, FWIW, are that Deletere and Monarque are two of the best bands in Quebec, while Valknacht are pretty good (and aren't really Metal Noir Qebecois, playing a more pagan sound, closer to Manegarm or Moonsorrow).

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks for your comment Mark. Yeah, good that you mentioned those names there as well. Yep, I met Monarque himself this year too (he was actually hanging out on the background while doing this) and we had some beers etc. right after this one. All really nice chaps! Was really nice to meet them and to do this interview spontaneously.

[@evhentai]

As a french guy I prefere black metal from Québec, more epic and atmospheric indeed, than a lot of B.M. french bands. French bands are more concentrate on old black metal, with evil sonorities. It's difficult for a non-french speaker to translate and understand some lyrics, but as a french guy, lyrics from bands like Monarque or Sorcier des Glaces are very poetic, it's incredible to listen it and understand it.

[@Ze7Nigmar]

Lmao. This is your funniest interview. The guys in Deletere are really cool. Thank you for covering Canadian black metal talent, may be You could interview Archspire. Or Devin Townsend. And dude your French is pretty good.

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks. Btw. I have interviewed Devin Townsend two years ago. Just take a look at the interview section. Archspire is cool so I'd definitely would like to interview. Thanks also regarding my French! Merci!

[@Ze7Nigmar]

@@RautaMetal I am definitely checking out that interview. I just discovered you so I am going through some of your previous videos. Would love to see the Archspire interview in the future.

[@RautaMetal]

Thank you. I wouldn't have high hopes for Archspire interview anytime soon as I don't think they are coming to Finland in near future and currently Rauta doesn't have any budget for going abroad.

[@Ze7Nigmar]

@@RautaMetal that's unfortunate. And now I know you're from Finnland, cool! It'll probably happen anyways in the future I'm sure. And when it does I'll be watching. Till then keep doing what you're doing. The interviews are refreshing and with humour unlike other music journalist that seem to either piss the band off or ask them lame and obvious questions.

[@RautaMetal]

@@Ze7Nigmar Thanks for your supportive words. I always try to include some humor there and yeah, I'm not to piss a band off or ask the same questions everybody else is. Glad to know I'm doing something right.

[@doroteocincisbiasci1474]

DELETERE BLACK METAL ELITE! LOVE THEM! CHEERS FROM ITALY!

[@OttoMcNoodles]

Dude everytime i see your interviews with our people your pronunciation gets better man! Must be the SISU!!

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks! That's nice to hear. I guess it must be the influence of the company :-)

[@SKvldlf]

Great interview. One of your best I believe. This and the satanic warmaster are the 2 I've watched more than any. I probably watched the SW interview a dozen times. I still remember werewolf saying there is a new album coming. I have been checking metal archives every week since lol. BTW did you get the kroda CD yet? I just realized kroda is playing in the background during this interview.

[@RautaMetal]

Thank you! It's a lot said of an intie I didn't have any time at all to prepare for as it was spontaneous on the spot. A dozen times for SW? Wow - that's a lot. Real dedication. Yes I did, thanks. Didn't I reply to you about it? I was sure I did, but so many CDs and emails coming all the time that I might have forgotten to reply. It's on my review list, thanks!

[@SKvldlf]

@@RautaMetal you may have replied. I have a problem with opening notifications when I'm just waking up. Yeah, or close to a dozen times. I love satanic warmaster. Glad you did get the cd though. Looking forward to the review. Hope the rest of your week is good.

[@RautaMetal]

@@SKvldlf Yeah, I understand. Same thing here. So many different services with notifications: KZbin, Discord, Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, FB Messenger etc. Can get lost so easily. Have a nice week you, too!

[@tatuauvinen3300]

You might wanna fix the title of the video as it says "steelfest 2018".

[@RautaMetal]

Oops. Guess it's fixed now.

[@Poupito]

Damnit Thorleif, there's no bears in Antarctica 😂 IT'S IN THE NAME! Thank God you're hot 😉😏

[@RautaMetal]

Rauta - delivering hotness to the audience since 2017!

[@Poupito]

I delivered that one to you, actually! I waited days for my fiancé to come back from across the ocean. My beautiful beast (≧◡≦) ♡

[@RautaMetal]

@@Poupito Ah in that respect, now I understand. Thanks for "borrowing" him to me for a bit :-)

[@padraig88]

Métal Noir Québécois all sounds similar because it's made by the same 15-20 guys. That's what he meant to explain. Black Metal done outside of the Quebec city is totally different.

[@RautaMetal]

That's good to know. There are lot of similar things in Norway, Finland and Sweden, too.

[@padraig88]

@@RautaMetal Listen to Deathroner's demo if you haven't already! Not black metal but pure evil speed metal!

[@RautaMetal]

@@padraig88 Maybe I will when I'm done with all my review albums. Less than 150 as we speak!

[@padraig88]

@@RautaMetal Take it as a refreshing break of old school Canadian metal. Recommended by Fenriz himself.

[@RautaMetal]

@@padraig88 If I just have the time!

[@True_Necroholic]

Theres a lot of great Quebec bands but the whole anti-Canada anti-anglo sentiment really annoys me. As a Canadian I'd love to be able to say I am proud that these bands are Canadian and I'd love for them to be proud of that too. Shame.

[@RautaMetal]

Yes, I totally understand you as what we have here with some Swedish-speaking people in Finland, it's a bit like that. It's not exactly the same, but it reminds me a lot of this situation.

[@patriotedesplaines]

We aren't canadians. Just accept the fact and live in peace listening to good black metal made by your neighbors. Vive le Québec libre et le Métal noir québécois !

[@agnespel3980]

I live in Montreal, I'm a french canadian, he is right, this is our language and speaking it is a part of respecting the culture.

[@RautaMetal]

@@patriotedesplaines Then, I guess you need to get independence. I am not taking sides here as I've heard both sides of the story, at least a bit, and I don't know who is right. Would be kinda cool to see Quebec as an independent state. Would it be a city state or something bigger?

[@patriotedesplaines]

@@RautaMetal The state of Québec already exists...by memory, in terms of size, it is 5 times the size of France. We would be 8 millions approx. In the past 50 years, there were 2 referendums on Québec independance, both failed, the last one by a slight margin (0,5% approx) with non-investigated electoral fraud on the winning side. I Don't want to be too specific, but in Québec, political power is divided between two equal jurisdictions in essence: Québec and Canada. But, some of these powers make Québec's government submitted to Canada's one. It can be related to European Union, but in the form of a tighter federation. Therefore, Québec can exist on its own. And, Canada recognized Québec as a nation and it's right to secede. In conclusion, Québec is different from Canada, but, for now, it is politically binded. It is due, mostly, to inertia (there is no major problem at the moment in the federation) as majority of Québecois don't feel canadian (result of a recent Survey about Québécois/canadian identities).

[@longliveavalon]

Christianity is pagan you fools🤣🤣