148 - DARK FUNERAL | Lord Ahriman: Black Metal, Corpse Paint & Afterlife

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Garza sits down in-person with Lord Ahriman. Guitar Player & founder of black metal band DARK FUNERAL. https://linktr.ee/darkfuneral

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 - Being Sick on Tour

02:05 - Longevity, Staying Inspired

04:18 - Growing Up & Learning Guitar

06:52 - Following Your Own Path

12:16 - Designing Jewelry

16:28 - “Second Wave” of Black Metal

18:21 - Not Getting Credit for Genre Influence, Unfair Media Coverage

23:54 - Regrets, Mistakes, Business & Creative

26:09 - Black Metal & Scandinavia

28:07 - Following His Own Beliefs

29:53 - Is Black Metal Satanic? Thoughts on Afterlife

35:45 - Competition Within the Scandinavian Metal Scene

39:46 - Lorna Shore, Black Metal Influence

41:45 - Impact of Mayhem on the Scene

45:47 - Corpse Paint Origins

48:33 - The Sound of Black Metal Recordings

50:44 - Writing “Unchain My Soul”

53:33 - Writing “Open the Gates”

55:00 - Recording Demos with a Portable Recorder

57:25 - Exercise, Tour Injuries, Surgeries

1:03:55 - Dark Funeral Latte

1:06:01 - Tour with Gwar & Reaction

1:07:44 - Where Riffs Come From

1:09:18 - Friends That Go to Church

1:11:05 - Bands That Supported Dark Funeral

1:13:35 - On Tour Now & European Tour