- Some Swedes were going to kill him. Interview with Ted Skjellum from Darkthrone

In an exhibition on Norwegian black metal music opening 29 March at the National Library of Norway, Ted Skjellum of the legendary black metal band Darkthrone will be presenting unique new recordings.
Ted, also known under the artist name of Nocturno Culto, talks about the uncompromising Darkthrone method, about why the band has not played a single concert in 27 years-and barely rehearse-as well as the single reason he chooses to have long hair.
The exhibition is open until September 16th at the National Library at Solli plass, Oslo:
For more: • Bad vibes. Sonic emoti... and www.nb.no/en/blackmetal/

[@Macmcscott]

"The less people you have to deal with, less bullshit there is" true words spoken from a wise man.

[@katarinastene9069]

"I live in wildeness to avoid human emptyness" (C)

[@felixdorn21]

Doing the slowmo peak behind the tree made my day!

[@menfaaanda]

that was wicked

[@PiatraDetunata]

Big sunglasses... cool band!

[@Euronymous6969]

YES TRVE YESSS FENRIZ DID SAY THAT YESS YES YES YES YEA

[@JoeShitTheRagMan_GravelGurdy]

Not Emperor sunglasses...

[@hakkalocken]

Ted is taking care of business.

[@Vingul]

Always steady

[@followdanger890]

😎

[@laibach3508]

T C B

[@aj7377]

Ted is always….. steeeady.

[@abrahamcervantes3948]

Steady! 😶

[@hobosguld1340]

Darkthrone is not a band. It is a way of life.

[@followdanger890]

For the evil in man

[@PeaceDweller]

@@followdanger890 Not really, more like the fusion of man & nature.

[@raakareiska9804]

It has been a joke for 15+ years

[@hattmannen5868]

​@@followdanger890 please elaborate

[@Gr13fKvlt]

“I can’t imagine living without it.” Neither could I Ted, neither could I. Thank you for everything you and and Fenriz have done Sir.

[@chikitabowow]

I like the Darkthrone guys, they always seemed/seem more level-headed and focused and a lot of other musicians that originated from the same time and place

[@bomerang3748]

Nice to see a Nocturno interview

[@GDroneT]

Ted and Fenriz truly are the lore keepers. I kneel.

[@XthetreasurehunterX]

That’s exactly how i describe darkthrone too ”i don’t know what they even are, except some kind of metal” and that’s why i like em It’s just darkthrone

[@XthetreasurehunterX]

two old friends hiking and making metal for decades, doesn’t get more authentic than that

[@rhysioeren3203]

he and fenriz are very much alike, not sure what they think about that but it feels that way. it is good to see that they both still enjoy doing thing with darkthrone, otherwise it would make new music pointless as in some cases, because you are wondering "why they are still doing it" or "what new things are they going to bring to the table". whatever it is it, is good enough for them, and pretty sure they have the support from the label and the fans. anyway, it is always a good thing to hear new things from them and that they are doing well. thanks for the interview.

[@gavriel.r]

..."the core of our music is live" Love that! Great interview!

[@arkangelarkangel5348]

This dude is amazing!

[@Dimmu666ist]

I love how ted is so underrated and he is cool with it. You hera about varg and fenriz but never about nocturno culto. Hes my idol

[@Thefvneralmoon4]

He’s cool he has big sunglasses

[@Torntopieces87]

Big sunglasses cool band

[@Thefvneralmoon4]

@@Torntopieces87 Not Emperor sunglasses

[@Vingul]

3:07 lmao Takk for videoen!

[@ar156]

Steady 👌

[@victorferreira5852]

What does that mean? Im kinda new to Darkthrone lol

[@burgertime790]

@@victorferreira5852 it's a reference to a video interview with Fenriz

[@BlackOrc1988]

​@@victorferreira5852 just search interview with Fenriz, there was that interview when Fenriz was 34 years old, in his room, with that fat guy you will know this.

[@gregorywellssr7857]

ROCK N ROLL GAS STATION...YEEEAAAH!!!

[@Skavenscribe]

Ted is always... Steady.

[@Misfits138-23]

Legend

[@matthewlohr2969]

Awesome Always liked Darkthrone ever since Transylvanian Hunger I Was Jamming Their Hate Them Album last Night good Album

[@fosforomatutino]

The Fenriz impersonation was on point hahahahaha

[@DarkSide.666]

Short video but gold

[@johnhelms8226]

Teddy legend!

[@farithnekro]

Hail Nocturnoooo!!!!

[@turiddidriksen233]

Super Ted!

[@andreasbaierster]

Ted är king! Darkthrone är bäst 🤘🏻

[@NeglectedField]

Great vid, dunno what the whole peekaboo behind the tree thing was about though 😆

[@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it]

and you ppl dont want to believe vikernes about making a first move when there were rumors that euronymous wants to sacrifice dead and vikernes. 90s were fck up times

[@blacksunsteelwolves]

Everyone want to kill Euronymous 😂

[@saraivatoledo1842]

If you were alive back then you would understand exactly why ...even these days I haven´t read/heard anything accurate/ "positive " about him ( even those who were closer to him at the time, funnily enough) since he bullied pretty much everybody in the scene 😂

[@Dimmu666ist]

I think he just wanted to be a rockstar like ozxy Osborne thats why

[@kilianconn5091]

Yet there is always an excuse as to why they didn't...They're full of shit.

[@oooelleo]

Ted 🖤

[@basedbuddha777]

This is the way.

[@pawedultz6901]

🖤🖤🖤

[@Void_Goddess]

ALL HAIL NOCTURNO!

[@Llllltryytcc]

hail nocturno culto + fenriz forever

[@DS-wi3bk]

activate subtitles please

[@bdawg3942]

Some Swedes were going to kill them! How cute 🥰. As much as i whorshiped the scene back then ( and still do now) the Scandinavians are hardly to be feared. They are actually nice people, with ultra hot women 👍💪❤️

[@sillesrepa8249]

dude, they are raging psycho's

[@poppinbot321]

Is that Left 4 Dead music in the background??

[@shaitshait123]

Nocturbo trubadurbo

[@nostalgiaof98]

Which is the Burzum song that sounds exactly like this with this ringing out of tune balalaika

[@Diego92Souza]

3:07 what ?

[@HonestDepression101]

Fenriz gets a lot more of the spotlight i think just because he loves to talk and always has interesting things to say but i also always pay attention when Nocturno speaks. Much rather listen to those two then just about anything someone like Abbath has to say.

[@HonestDepression101]

Or that ding dong Necrobutcher.

[@obscurenihilismblackmetal]

Mmm nocturno culto box mmm

[@Nebularus]

Ted definitely wants to play live shows with Darkthrone.

[@isolateddemon9438]

AS A 42 YEAR OLD BLACK METAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MUSICIAN I TOTALLY AGREE WITH HIS APPROACH👹

[@kuchenbob2448]

Ron Swanson's norwegian brother

[@viktor2915]

The norweigan and swedish black metal war of the 90s is probably my all time favourite ethnic conflict. 😂 Since it was all talk and nothing made any sense

[@bdawg3942]

Has “IT” from Abrumptum caught up with the count yet? Wasn’t he going to defend Euro’s death up Varg being set free? It was funny? The Fins were funnier!

[@khosmoz]

It seems so weird, that in Norway people recognize metal music as a national treasure of sort, but here in the Baltics people recognize like country and horrible pop. But then again... I guess, they have understood the fame.

[@UnitalianoinCina]

destroying thounsands of bands having the mentronome law.

[@paulhetherington3854]

Bibi -- Netanyahu -- from: "Israelerz - middle of!" I.e. sw! And the beard -- Hindoo literal life!

[@matthewblackwood4704]

Go back to the sound you had on Sardonic Wrath or earlier but not later than.

[@katilpatates290]

İlahi Nocturno

[@prowlingfrost5588]

Strange these times are. Anyway, for me (and probably for many people) Darkthrone is the first 4 albums. If I want to listen traditional Heavy Metal there's better bands for that task. Oh well, NWOBHM -80 styled album with Transilvanian Hunger production and playing would be interesting? edit: ah, I forgot Gorgon and Magnesium from Japan ;-)

[@marhofficial]

Darkthrone is slowly becoming the Metallica of Black Metal

[@intestinalspewage]

I would also include Total Death into that list. Criminally underrated album.

[@marhofficial]

@@intestinalspewage Their death metal stuff is pure shit, I don't get why anyone would listen to this.

[@citybikesalex]

5 albums. Soulside through Panzerfaust.

[@josedusol]

@@marhofficial hell no.

[@citybikesalex]

Does anyone listen to their crustpunk these days? Or have they moved on to a more classic metal sound? I love these boys, but post-Panzerfaust I didn't really need to buy anything.

[@josedusol]

i think recent darkthrone is more doom than ever, so it feels less punk

[@spice7620]

They have moved to a more classic metal sound. Their 2021 eternal hails album says that it is "epic black heavy metal" which I think sums up the last couple albums quite well. At its core, it's heavy metal, with longer (epic) songs with, most importantly, blackened vocals and production, which I think gives the music it's charm. The riffs and the epicness definitely are drawn from classic doom metal, which makes sense as the band has stated that "epicus doomicus metallicus" from candlemass is the greatest inspiration for their previous album. If you're into the band, I think it'd be worth picking up a CD of eternal hails (2021). I also have their latest, but I prefer hails more

[@davidblair3845]

No it sux

[@Longlivethe4th]

yes, still get back to it from time to time, most real crust is too noisy / chaotic to my ears they did hit the right spot for me with these 3 albums

[@matthewblackwood4704]

You are really missing out if you don't listen to Sardonic Wrath and Hate Them

[@InMemorium2Euronymous]

Dead was the 1st sweed to show up to kill Øystein& Black Metal, spell of destruction got the ball rolling in the cosmic events to see it happen.

[@coldacre]

great guys Ted & Gylve; its such a shame their music is so bland these days.

[@davidblair3845]

Why not Fenriz instead? Biggest poser in metal

[@dickwhiskey8041]

The one who disappears into the woods is far more dangerous than those who seek attention and notoriety.