#CIRM interview

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EMPEROR in Petrified zine issue no. 2, winter 1993

-Samoth interviewed. transcription below

(fuck that font fr also lmfaoo at what Samoth says about Chuck from Death XD rip. And this interview takes place around autumn of 1993 after the arrests)

Here is an interview with Samoth of Emperor!

1) When was Emperor formed? Why was the name Thou Shalt Suffer changed?

Samoth - Emperor was brought to existence during the grey depressive autumn Anno 1991. Thou Shalt Suffer is a different band… When the gathering of Emperor took place, me and Ihsahn continued with Thou Shalt Suffer, but in the spring of Anno 1992, I left Thou Shalt Suffer and from that time, Ihsahn has worked alone, so Thou Shalt Suffer still breathes… Await the satanic symphonies of Thou Shalt Suffer

2) Who are the current members of Emperor?

Samoth - Samoth - Ihsahn - Tchort - Hellhammer

3) Since Mortiis was kicked-out, and Faust has been jailed, who have taken their places?

Samoth - After Mortiis “passed away”, Tchort joined our horde and last week Hellhammer from Mayhem took Faust’s place (since Faust is arrested and charged, and has also confessed to burning down one church and murdering one human pig (brutally-stabbed to death) he is unable to continue in Emperor… hail Faust!

4) Who are the unholy black-metal bands in the circle? And why have bands such as Immortal and Fester disassociated themselves? Can you also list some of the black metal bands from Norway, and list the “false” black metal bands?

Samoth - All bands who praise their art and will live and die for it. About Immortal and Fester… None of these bands claim to be black metal. Maybe things got to extreme for them… I don’t know, I haven’t talked to any of these guys for quite a while. Emperor, Darkthrone, Burzum, Mayhem are the bands who “Sit on the throne”. (The future of Burzum and Mayhem are unsure)… Grishnackh will spend his next 20 years in jail, but he still has 2 unreleased albums/ Mayhem are “dead”, but “De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas” will be released, and Mayhem is immortal… They will forever exist one way or another). There are newer bands, such as Mysticum, Hades, Satyricon, and Gorgoroth. Also other bands, such as Arcturus, In the Woods which are not black metal, but dark music… And Enslaved, the epic metal gods of Norway which also “Sit on the throne”. To be honest, there aren’t many false bands here, they have been destroyed.

5) Satanism has become a big problem (haha!) in Norway, what do the common peasants think of you Unholy Sons?

Samoth - Black Metal and Satanism is hated like the plague!

6) Since the formation of the circle, how many churches have been burnt-down?

Samoth - About 10 churches have been burned in the name of black metal… And there have been other satanic cirmes such as ritual rape, church/grave desecrations, two murders, several attacks on christians (Tchort will go to court for one of these attack cases). And after the formation of the Norwegian Black Metal Circle, also other countries have been inspired… In Sweden, they have burned 3 churches, in Germany there have been two murders and one church-fire. in England there has been one church-fire, and in the U.S.A… I think there is more to come… The battle between good and evil is eternal… It is the nature itself…

7) Are you constantly being harassed by the police? Have you been accused of church burning?

Samoth - The police have watched us for a while, Grishnackh was arrested earlier this year, but was released because of the lack of proof, but after the murder on Euronymous, he was arrested again. Over 100 people went into the police station for questioning… That led to a lot of arrests, like Faust, and me… I am charged for burning down a church (“Skjold” church… One of the biggest wood churches in Norway… Only ashes are left…) together with Grishnackh… I have now confessed the crime (that is why I am out for jail), my case will go to court sometime next year. Other than Faust, Grishnackh and me, there were 6 other people arrested and most of them have confessed their crimes. So the police have really started a Black Metal Satanist hunt; anyway, this will not stop Emperor whatsoever!

8) What is some of the merchandise available from Emperor?

Samoth - The only stuff available from Emperor Horde are the “Wrath of the Tyrant” demo (a blank tape + 2/3 IRC’s), our mini album and shirts are available from Candlelight and several distributors.

9) What will be the future Emperor release? Will your style change?

Samoth - Our full length album “In the Nightside Eclipse” is recorded and is to be released as soon as possible. Also our demo will be released as an LP, only 666 copy’s by Necropolis Records… About our style… We will always progress, “In the Nightside Eclipse” is without any doubt the best thing we have done so far… It is more or less in the same way as our mini album, but with some progressions and more professional/atmospheric sound… A masterpiece of Pagan Black Metal art!

10) What are your favourite bands?

Samoth - I listen to a lot of different music, I like bands such as Bathory, Fear of God, Bel Canto, When, Dream Theater, Burzum, Darkthrone, Arcturus, Coil, Diamanda Galas, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Skyclad, Emperor, Mayhem, Katatonia, Dissection, Tiamat, Mordor, Abruptum, Morbid Angel, Rotting Christ, Deicide, Immortal, Necromantia, Thou Art Lord, Vangelis, Dead Can Dance, Manowar, GGFH, Sisters of Mercy, Eterne, The Church of Babylon, Enslaved, Tangerine Dream, Venom, Hellhammer, Celtic Frost, Destruction, Software, Opeth, Munch, Mefisto, Das Ich, Malleus, and the list goes on, I also worship a lot of sound tracks. So I ain’t really close-minded when it comes to music, but I’m still quite fastidious when it comes to bands, the must “give” me something.

11) Are you planning on touring in the U.S. or in Europe?

Samoth - We have already done a U.K. tour (with U.K.’s black metal gods Cradle of Filth), and we were offered to join Dismember and Morbid Angel for a full European tour, but we let it down… We are not interested in supporting fucking Dismember, anyway Morbid Angel have my full respect, and I admire all their music… We have now been offered a tour (in Europe) with Samuel, we might do it… But as you know, things have happened here in Norway lately, so it depends on different things…

12) What do you think about Death Metal? And the scene here in Florida?

Samoth - I like real death metal, but I hate all this trendy bands that just keep on cloning each other all the fucking time… About Florida… Deicide and Morbid Angel are great bands, I also like the debut album of Athiest (I totally hate their crap lyrics… Life metal bullshit…) Florida is crap, I don’t like U.S.A in general (even though I have never been there…) And please someone get this Chuck “Flower Power” of Death killed… Fucking hell, he might be Jesus Christ!

13) Upon your death, will you rule in hell among evil…?

Samoth - I will rule in a medieval like realm of darkness… I will sit proudly at my throne with my blacksword at hand in my grey silent castle into the eternal forest…

Thorns - Thanks Samoth for the interview!

[yoshimihasegawa]

【BREAKING NEWS】 Today, I will appear on TV Tokyo's "World Business Satellite". The programme will be broadcast from 22:00 tonight. I was interviewed about the 'economic effects of the UK Royal Warrant'. I hope you will have time to watch and enjoy it. Please note that this is a news broadcasting programme and may be cancelled or shortened due to typhoon or emergency information. 本日、TV東京「ワールド・ビジネス・サテライト」に出演します。放映は夜22:00からの予定です。 「英国ロイヤルワラントの経済効果」に関してインタビューを受けました。お時間ありましたら視聴いただければ幸いです。 報道番組のため、台風情報など緊急情報で急遽取り消しや、短縮バージョンになる可能性もありますこと、ご了承ください。 @wbs_tvtokyo @royalwarrantholders @royalwarrantholdersassociation #royalwarrant #royalwarrantholder #britishmonarchy #madeinbritain #tradition @andersonandsheppard @henrypooleco @champagne_bollinger https://www.instagram.com/p/Cirme-tLJIy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Muddy waters: stem cell clinic calls itself CIRM & docuseries sparks controversy

Muddy waters: stem cell clinic calls itself CIRM & docuseries sparks controversy

We’re seeing more muddy waters in the stem cell universe. A chiropractic stem cell and alternative medicine clinic has popped up calling itself, of all things, CIRM. On another front, an already controversial docuseries set to air tomorrow combines interviews with prominent academic stem cell scientists and unproven stem cell clinic folks, muddying the waters. Was that the goal?

What’s the deal?