Dodheimsgard & Ved Buens Ende interview - genuine brilliance from the Norwegian black metal scene

[@achintyavenkateshart]

Super articulate gentleman with the most interesting bands in black metal. Ved Buens Ende is apex abstract BM and DHG is dynamism personified.

[@CTCAC2000]

Vivotnik is a very deep thinker. Fascinating interview!

[@gammasulttaani]

This was a really cool talk, loved the Savonlinna story in particular, haha. Vicotnik is such a creative genius, madman of a stage performer, and seemingly a sweet fella. DHG really blew me away at Rites of North and Steelfest this year!

[@krysstoffer]

I saw Dodheimsgard live in 1999, they were pelted with cans. I was too young back then to understand their new direction, but I've seen them three times since then and have been impressed every time. A band that never gets boring and that I would/will see live again and again. Thanks for this interview!

[@jarldjevel6111]

Amazing interview. After having listened to Black medium Current for the first time, I thought it was the album of maturity (concept, music and lyrics). It was my AOTY 2023 and still listening to it regularly. An essential record.

[@Thorin_Oakenshield84]

Thanks a lot, great interview. He is natural talent!

[@Peter.Hilbert]

One more time , thanks a lot Rauta . Greetings from Norway 🤘🇫🇮🇳🇴

[@dimifisher7942]

Ved Buens Ende is a classic band! nice interview!

[@albertchandra3314]

Ved Buens Ende's The Carrior of Wounds is one of my eternal favorite bm songs..🖤🖤🤘🤘🖤🖤 Respect to Vicotnik..long time bm musician!🤘

[@erikavaccari]

Love Vicotnik’s artistic eclecticism. He dared to dive into new forms of expressions and even if I am not totally into all of Dødheimsgard albums I deeply respect his choices. Cheers Jerry and enjoy Beyond!! 🔝🥂🍺🖤

[@RautaMetal]

Cheers!

[@sam.n7762]

After Blasphemy this. Dude your interviews are the BEST !!!

[@RautaMetal]

Thank you! 🙏

[@ZERONETWORK0]

I finally know how to pronounce Ved Buens Ende, I've only been listening to them for a decade lol... Great interview, Rauta gets to all the legends

[@RautaMetal]

Thx

[@moukka1]

It's always wild for me hearing these stories about recording the first Code album and the band's stay at Savonlinna. I lived there myself back then as a young and failing art student, found Dødheimsgard and Ved Buens Ende around the same time, and eager to hear this new project from Vicotnik I absolutely fell in love with Code as well. I found out only years later, that the band recorded the album in my then home town, and now I hear that Yusaf even decided to stay there until he ran out of money? It's likely I have bumped into him on the streets without even realising who he was. Although in hindsight this might have been for the better, since my immature teenage self would have totally degenerated into squealing fanboy mode and made everyone around uncomfortable.

[@RautaMetal]

Nice story! Thanks for sharing.

[@silviupop1771]

❤..Vicotnik, a genius! thx for the interview, Jerry! Written in Waters was for me in the '90s smth i've never listen before and probably will never listen again in the future, simply, a masterpiece!! absolutely great, cheerz, mate 🍻 ps: Black Medium Current, best album of 2023 (at least, for me)..it's kind of a circle, i think... ps2: as usual, u are unique in your interviews and a lots of respect for my part ❤

[@RautaMetal]

Glad you liked it.

[@DahmerJ17]

Such a unique band. Good and in depth interview as always from Rauta!!

[@RautaMetal]

Cheers my man!

[@yovanitis]

"Written in Waters" is SUCH a unique picture of (a lot of people's, not just then band's) 1995. There's no.reason.on.earth for it to be re-created, unless it's done effortlessly like Vicotnik so eloquently put it. ______________________________________________________ This, from a guy who constantly checked Tiƶiana's newsletters back in '97 for a release date of that "Half Visible Presence" EP🙃

[@krizzi666]

Absolute inspiration, been a fan since I first listened to 666 International.

[@Mrmemphisbones]

Amazing interview. One of your best. Thank you ! I wish you could interview Snorre Ruch of Thorns !

[@RautaMetal]

Thanks! I wish I could interview Snorre ofc.

[@mf_luder]

thank you for the interview!

[@KevinOrtega1980]

Love these bands and awesome interview 🤘🏼

[@RautaMetal]

Ace!

[@snowblindreverend]

Great insight makes me Want to listen more by Vicotnik after only knowing DHG by name since I got into black metal in 2005 as a kid

[@morbid66666]

Great Conversation.

[@Mike_the_Elder]

Great interview. Thanks.

[@RautaMetal]

My pleasure. Glad you liked it

[@bloodthrone1]

The latest Dodheimsgard album is brilliant. Great interview Jerry.

[@TERGENIS]

Great interview. Thanks Jerry!

[@RautaMetal]

My pleasure

[@JayGadling]

Thank you!

[@MGBlast666]

Cool ! Thanks, Rauta 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@CaptainComatose]

Great interview!

[@LikainenMatti]

17:52 ... Damn that bass is still the greatest wierdest groove bass out there compared all of my metal albums! Just by smokin and listenin, now i know thats how you do it.

[@lucifer-dg6uo]

Thanks rauta great interview love dhg 🤘🔥🤘👿🇳🇴

[@zacharyseibert6788]

Fantastic video! 👍👍

[@ComputerUser9277]

"I dont believe in free will" "Me neither!" This is a thinking mans interview, great stuff

[@RautaMetal]

Thank you.

[@LePopPathetique]

excellent interview!

[@Avertia]

Great guy!!

[@contraomnes1]

Yes, greatest band on earth.

[@connorm.anderton363]

The first Dodheimsgard album I heard was 666 International, and it instantly clicked with me...well, instrumentally, at least, as I had to obsess over the lyrics for a week or so to decipher them, but they soon clicked too. Ferociously imaginative, honest, creative, raw, vulnerable, playful, comical and rage-filled self-analytical art. I was, beforehand, very used to the "everyday" BM bands, but 666 International really felt like an evolution of the genre into something that could be carried into the future and was not made by those who wanted to copy in order to gain fame easily by leeching off a now famous export. I understand why lots of those who were die-hard fans of the first two full-length albums were so disappointed, but because I started with 666 International, when it comes to DHG, it is surprising at the same time that the sheer advancement was shunned, and bizarre that it was the cause of fist fights. I see it as a special achievement in music as a whole, and a shining....or shimmering...example of pure passion. What Yusaf says here just continues this and that's why he has been so important in the "maturing" of the genre, along with Aldrahn, whose current band Urarv is furthering the essence of the ideology in 666 Int. and even AUO, separately. To-the-core honesty, passion and creativity.

[@RautaMetal]

Gotta say I love your big comment, but also at the same time I must admit 666 Int is my least fav DHG. Never liked it.

[@connorm.anderton363]

@@RautaMetal Each to their own, and cheers for the fantastic interview! I was just enthusiastic about Yusaf's comments about the album, but understand completely why you didn't ever enjoy it. I don't know if I would have loved it so much if I had started with KTK or MP. Rarely if ever has there been this sort of ideological division over a BM album, but it's good in a way as long as the differences in opinion can be discussed.

[@RautaMetal]

@connorm.anderton363 Yes, exactly. I went thru their discography in my Norwegian bm series if you wanna hear my thoughts. I will also do a proper retrospective video later on.

[@connorm.anderton363]

@@RautaMetal I will this evening, with my beer. Been a bit inactive on here lately but looking forward to that. Cheers!

[@DesolateSolitude]

The name 'Dødheimsgard' is derived from three Norwegian words: 'død', which means 'death'; 'heim', which means 'home'; and 'gard', which means 'realm'. In English, it roughly translates to 'Realm of Death'. “Black Medium Current” was awesome! Release date: April 14th, 2023 Catalog ID: CDVILEF949

[@Federico.el.Noruego]

Great dude great chat

[@RautaMetal]

Thank you

[@Terrierized]

Vicotnik is very good speaker, with some great stories

[@RautaMetal]

Truly

[@saraivatoledo1842]

Vicotnik might as well just say that Virus/Carl Michael Eide continued Ved Buens Ende and there was no need to have him in there. Having said this Vicotnik wrote one of the greatest riffs in Virus´s debut album (he wrote the "Road " instrumental ).

[@Zach-v7r]

Hail from Arizona USA 🤘😎💀☠️

[@ЕмилИванов-б5ю]

Yeahh🤘🍻

[@voltmandk.h.sherman777]

Indeed this interview was an enlightening experience thank you guys! Kiipis to both of you Jerry and Vicotnik !

[@RautaMetal]

Glad you enjoyed it. Our pleasure!

[@z.s.8626]

Finally.

[@Sp3cu]

Vicotnik is a black metal Midas

[@Goryptor]

What's the name of his spin off band? I didn't catch that, sounded like Doeds....something...I presume it's not Doedsvangr where he only contributed vocals on a couple of songs?

[@RautaMetal]

You probably mean: Dold Vorde Ens Navn (which can be easily found out via the Metal Archives link below).

[@Goryptor]

@@RautaMetal No, I'm pretty sure he meant something else, I heard Dold Vorde Ens Navn the day he dropped it. He spoke of DVEN earlier in the interview and at the end of it, he mentioned he's also got another project where he kinda sticks to the late 90's DHG formula by the name of Doeds+another syllable. I'm not Norwegian so I could not catch that. Hoping someone else did, or Yusaf could clarify himself, please?

[@ertsiger689]

Doedsmaghird: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3uWd2WljK-VoqMfeature=shared

[@DawnPossession]

😮

[@NightsInEden999]

9:18 hahahaha😂😂

[@davidblair3845]

So glad they didn't go down the 666 international route