Forteresse interview - Quebecian black metal

[@martinl2410]

It's really cool to see how the interviewer was genuinely trying to understand the band and what it stands for, rather than asking stupid generic shit.

[@RautaMetal]

Thank you very much! That (understanding) is something that I always try to do instead of doing stupid generic shit. Can't say I always succceed though.

[@harlanmaverick3296]

i realize it's kinda randomly asking but do anyone know of a good site to stream newly released tv shows online?

[@harlanmaverick3296]

@Benedict Marco Thanks, signed up and it seems to work =) I really appreciate it !

[@benedictmarco6242]

@Harlan Maverick No problem xD

[@guldukat6749]

This band kicks ass. Themes Pour La Rebellion is a beast of an album, check it out everyone. Nice interview, Rauta!

[@RautaMetal]

Thank you. And yes it is, a good album!

[@zeregaa]

one of my favourite albums actually

[@snowindafunboots4369]

👍👍👍❤👍👍👍

[@evhentai]

Great band. Congrats from France. Vive le Québec libre !

[@RautaMetal]

Bonjour!

[@javierhoyos9608]

Respect from Colombia ... True Quebecois Black Metal

[@bluewinter6660]

Great Interview as always. Rauta is the most sympathic and humane interviewer

[@RautaMetal]

Thank you very much for your nice comment!

[@roblowe6086]

Amazing to hear them talk in such detail. Talent always leaves me speechless. Much respect.

[@hattorihanzo2275]

Amazing band. They have been part of my commute to work each morning for a few weeks. I was not exposed to them until an album was discussed on a more recent episode of Heavy Metallurgy. Harder to find for me but was able to find a French-Canadian site selling their music.

[@z0h33y]

I absolutely love their 2006 album, "Metal Noir Quebecois"

[@badboybootz8]

Too repetitive

[@yannchevallier3980]

le dernier album est une véritable tuerie !! merci à nos cousins québécois pour ces purs moments de puissance !! vivement un passage en France !!

[@jakerobert3118]

Love this guy’s interviews.

[@RautaMetal]

Thank you! Help your friends to find this channel, too, thanks!

[@MjmanDK]

Fucking brilliant interview, Rauta! I really enjoyed it! Glad to know about the guys behind it all!

[@RautaMetal]

Thank you very much!

[@compitanoes]

Excellent interview, this was one of the expected interviews that I was waiting from the festival; thanks a lot Rauta for the interview, and for the effort to made it.

[@RautaMetal]

Thank you for your comment & liking the intie. Without you, dear viewers, we couldn't make these :) More interesting stuff coming soon!

[@tenchikid80]

This is literally the only Forteresse video interview hahaha :P at least I can't find another, came back to it again be cause I'm listening to a lot of Monarque lately. It would've been cool to get some Q & A out of him about his side project while he was there. They seem like a good group of dudes and I love Forteresse music

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks. Yeah, I get most interviewers don't even know the band or care to do these kind of ug bands.

[@Neakob]

Real proud of those guys ! Great musicians, great band !

[@jeffapellido1959]

I've been following this band since their debut. I love what they've done and was finally able to see them live for the first time in Montreal a few weeks ago. I've never really searched for interviews like this, so it's kind of odd seeing all of them speak in English. I don't speak a word of French. So when I saw them in the crowd in Montreal, I actually considered talking to them but I couldn't bring myself to talk to them in English, so I just didn't.

[@javierhoyos9608]

Awsome!! La escuela de Quebec rules!!!

[@RautaMetal]

Si!

[@douglasquaid7550]

Good interview and Forteresse is a good band and seems to be great live. That outro was hillarious.

[@RautaMetal]

Thank you so much! Can't have too much humor, right?

[@vommir.]

Solide les gars. Quel album de qualité vous avez délivré ! Great interview Rauta!

[@RautaMetal]

Vommir Merci!

[@esotericwarpedagogics3112]

Great Interview. The video and sound quality is excellent as always. Meaningful questions asked too. Ive caught ear many times of them but I always forget to really give their material a serious listen; 'll try to do so after seeing this.

[@RautaMetal]

I desecration Thank you so much! Our pleasure to do these. I can promise more interesting stuff coming from Tuska festival!

[@patejl78]

damn god, this interview...great channel Rauta...LOVE Forteresse!!! \m/

[@RautaMetal]

Thank you!

[@hailmetalforever]

This was great thanks for that!

[@RautaMetal]

My pleasure. Glad you liked this!

[@yevheniia9081]

Awesome interview, thank you!

[@ScottishT.Warriorman]

Excellent band.. Hails!!!

[@voltmandk.h.sherman777]

"Thèmes" is a Masterpiece! Again thanks for the great interview Jerry! Stay true...

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks! Glad you liked it.

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

Awesome, such great and introspective questions

[@RautaMetal]

Thank you! Nice to hear you liked it.

[@drugastronamedalu]

Forteresse is fuckin amazing, waiting 2years for their release.

[@VHS_138]

Big Glasses = Cool Band!

[@riffsfromtheabyss666]

cool! Going to definitley check these guys out! Love your hustle to get in contact with epic bands Rauta!

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks! Hope you enjoy the band.

[@VinlandicSoul]

Métal Noir Québécois! 💙🤍

[@mikesalazar6503]

Tremendous! I love that band. Thanks Rauta.

[@RautaMetal]

Glad you liked it!

[@gooberweasel30]

Much respect! Like these guys.

[@Rodukka]

Thank you for a good interview!

[@AngelDavid-st3ws]

De las mejores bandas de Black Metal. Corta la bocha

[@mikita8368]

Keep doing great job Rauta! Always interesting to watch your interviews! Thumbs up

[@RautaMetal]

Thank you! I can guarantee there are plenty of new interviews coming out in next few weeks!

[@mikita8368]

@@RautaMetal nice to hear it! 🤘

[@AbominationStorm73]

Such a great band

[@barbarianblood2316]

Great interview🤘

[@RautaMetal]

Thank you

[@ricurrie]

lol at that sign-off. Great stuff. I keep Thèmes pour la rébellion in the car at all times right now.

[@RautaMetal]

Hah! I couldn't even remember what I said there so I had to view it myself. All too improv, haha...

[@MrJVwashere]

Is that Monarque the same guy who has the project "Monarque" ?

[@RautaMetal]

Seems so: www.metal-archives.com/bands/Monarque/51532

[@Stormgate666]

Yes

[@BalpehorHC]

Great Interview

[@RautaMetal]

Thank you!

[@FurFoxSakeFML]

Vive La Quebec!!

[@wildwunzmachineproductions6131]

Forteresse is fucking insane!!!

[@Scorpioide]

Forteresse and Monarque are really two great bands. Maybe the best representant of the Metal noir québecois along with Sombres forêts, SDG and even maybe Csejthe. Don't like Chasse Galerie tho

[@vincentlasante23]

If you like Sombre forets, you must chek out Gris, pretty much in the same atmosphere and as good. And the 2 bands worket together on an album called Misere Luminis that is pretty damn good to, and a little more on the progressive side.

[@shakedown130]

Don't forget Akitsa.

[@brandijohnson1326]

Cool band and good interview.

[@RautaMetal]

Thank you!

[@kultovabomii7045]

Come to Brazil tabarnak

[@RautaMetal]

Rauta or Forteresse? ;-)

[@kultovabomii7045]

@@RautaMetal yes !

[@snefansson]

Great to find this interview. Just recently found this band and fell in love. Buuuuuut when you read "nationalism" as description for lyrical themes you get a bit anxious that it's nazi themes. Seems to be just about a love for Quebec so that's good

[@RautaMetal]

Glad you did! I don't think Quebec nationalism is any way related to nazism, but the fact the country is culturally divided between those from Quebec and those outside Quebec as it's Englsh-speaking vs French-speaking people - but this is very much simplified. I reckon it's the same thing as in Spain with Basque country or Ahvenanmaa (Åland islands) and Finland.

[@Kerithanos]

Of course Quebec nationalism is related to Nazism - any white people who don't hate themselves are Nazis. If you're confused, go talk to Jonathan Greenblatt, I'm sure he'll clear things up for you.

[@RautaMetal]

I dig you sarcasm, Keri.

[@ericsimard4449]

Firstly you have to differentiate nationalism and nazism… Quebec’s nationalism is largely left leaning… so very syndicaliste and socialist tendencies… so no it’s really not nazism…

[@ericsyre9418]

Forteresse!

[@RautaMetal]

Yep. A great band. Now, when will more Thesyre music come out?

[@snowindafunboots4369]

🔱forteresse🔱

[@bryanmons3463]

plot twist: Quebec is actually the Cradle of Canadian culture.

[@RautaMetal]

Bryan Mons Can you elaborate what does that mean?

[@bryanmons3463]

I'm basically saying that we wouldn't have a Canada if it wasn't for french settlers coming here first. Eventually just another USA.

[@RautaMetal]

@@bryanmons3463 Alright!

[@ericsimard4449]

@@bryanmons3463yeah I agree…

[@evilemuempire9550]

I always found this band interesting, though I don’t agree politically, they are part of the greater Canadian consciousness, so it’s worth hearing how they think and why, along with some great music

[@madaneau]

"the greater Canadian consciousness" ? A lot of word for "wasp colonialism" ...

[@evilemuempire9550]

@@madaneau I’ll admit it does sound a bit pretentious, but what I mean is that they sing about Canadian issues, Québecois separatism, contrary to what many separatist’s might think, is a national issue, it’s even talked about here in BC (also I’m not sure what wasp means in this context, though I have seen it thrown around certain right-wing comments)

[@RautaMetal]

WASP as in white anglo saxon protestant afaik

[@ericsimard4449]

More like you don’t agree with the basic principles of national indépendance? Popular liberty?

[@evilemuempire9550]

@@ericsimard4449 They voted and decided no to independence, so I’m not sure how much more popular liberty it can get. Like I said, I’m from BC, alors j’supose qu’il y a du context que je ne comprends pas

[@nazgulonabudget4429]

TABARNAK !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MP-xl9et]

nice questions from you and sympathique down to earth people :)

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks - my thoughts exactly about these guys!

[@showsmetalabitibi3288]

Forteresse live à Rouyn ça serait cool !

[@bigbellyfyoy]

Would you be able to interview Barren of Massemord (Nor)? Massemord is my favorite black metal band from Norway! (Now from Italy)

[@RautaMetal]

Sure, if a video interview is possible.

[@thecountofgoldmoor1332]

8:30 Anybody catch the name of the gentleman that was mentioned?

[@RautaMetal]

Unfortunately no. You can try googllng him based on what he said tho

[@thienloi01]

Chevalier de Lorimier

[@yngvebalmsteen9174]

Isn't there a way to make the production sound "necro" without sounding bad?

[@RautaMetal]

Depends on who you ask: to some people all necro sound is shit. To some of us it's good.

[@yngvebalmsteen9174]

@@RautaMetal Sure, and I like some aspects of the necro sound too. But if it's so low-quality you're not able to hear riffs or musicianship, it's like throwing away all your effort and skill.

[@RautaMetal]

@@yngvebalmsteen9174 Exactly.

[@SimonH109]

"Quebec wants to separate from the rest of Canada" Sorry guys but this isn't quite true... Some still do but the majority do not. Although the last referendum was only decided by a very narrow margin (51% vs 49%), this was back in 1995. The Bloc Quebecois (Federal political party pushing for independence) has essentially disappeared since and the Parti Quebecois (provincial party pushing for independence) has not held a majority in 20 years as far as I know and aren't predicted to win the upcoming elections in October either. The culture within the province is obviously still very important and this is shown in many ways but not at a point where it seems as though the general population truly feels a need to separate. Cool interview otherwise and great band but this statement is misleading for international fans who may not be familiar with the situation here in Canada.

[@SimonH109]

This is my take anyway, I'm not a Quebecois myself but have lived there in my childhood and still live within walking distance of the province. Open to hearing other people's views on the matter.

[@RautaMetal]

Thank you very much for your input, Simon! Always open to hear other opinions on the matter as well. And glad you liked the interview!

[@sombremetal]

Yeah it was lost because of ethnic vote, immigrant were granted faster the canadian citizency just before the 1995 Referendum.

[@sombremetal]

This is coming from a Quebecoise.

[@pinokioxxx]

Im from Quebec city and you know that is something important here, you always feel it...

[@-Skaal-]

En Français ça aurait été cool !

[@5pctd2br98]

Awesome band. I love the traditionalist and nationalistic themes, but I don't support separatism, at least actual geopolitical separatism. You can be culturally different from different regions of your own country, but that's not a reason to try and make a different country. Big nations were formed for survival, and it helped different cultures to make it to this very day. This is no different now, separate and be conquered by another nation, whether militarily, culturally or economically, and watch your beloved culture die.

[@ericsimard4449]

How has Canadian imperialism helped Quebec’s culture survive?

[@MmeHyraelle]

Please correct : Québécois. Quebecian is not a good word to use :)

[@RautaMetal]

Mme. Hyraelle Thanks for correcting me!

[@wez4171]

Interesting...they say their lyrics can be applied to any culture but what about the indigenous Canadians? Quebec (Canada, North America) is on stolen territory of Native Americans so white Quebec nationalism conflicts with that...

[@elnidodelmuerto]

Dude thank you for stating the obvious lol. I mean if they do drop some bomb tracks about solidarity with native peoples that would be pretty legit, but yeah I agree with what you are saying. Freedom for quebecois is freedom for white settler colonialists, at least in my opinion.

[@Kerithanos]

Who the fuck cares about the fucking Eskimos? Go listen to fucking Bob Dylan you losers.

[@ericsimard4449]

@@elnidodelmuerto hummm, that is grossly misunderstanding Quebec’s history and culture. We were allied with the indigenous when the British arrived and placed them in reserves,,we were the first place in North America to grant them linguistic and cultural rights, we are the place in North America where their languages are still the most thriving… I am sorry but summing up Quebec’s history to that of just another white settler society is plain idiocy, and frankly i dont get why being white matters in whether or not we deserve our own country…

[@davesykes1966]

I love the band but Quebec does NOT want to separate. It was put to a referendum twice and failed twice.

[@ericsimard4449]

Hummm you know why it failed right? Scandale des commandites…. And you go anywhere outside of Montréal and the average quebecois is in favour of indépendance only the city (which is now in majority immigrants something like 40%) are really truly in majority against separation

[@davesykes1966]

@@ericsimard4449 Très drôle ! Demande a la ville de Québec si elle veut se séparer :) Ou a La Beauce... Tu va être surpris man !

[@Just1Mic]

Meh

[@neandertal8103]

Brillant Interview, But i don t like Separatist non Nationalist ideas in music or anithing else. Next band please....

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks!

[@ericsimard4449]

Why? Why is it so appaling for a minority culture and people to wish for indépendance and liberty?