Photos by Magnus Eklund Izarra
(Today Soulseller Records is releasing the first new In Aeternum album in more than 20 years, and to help commemorate the event we’re now presenting Zoltar’s interview with founding member David “Impious” Larsson.)
No matter what some would say, the late ’90s and early ’00s were when both the black and death metal scenes collided, with various results. In Sweden, despite Jon Nödtveidt landing in jail from 1997 onwards, you could still feel the aftermath of Dissection’s gigantic Storm Of The Light’s Bane and how it redefined a whole scene. If on the old continent No Fashion Records picked up the baton and ran with it, so did Necropolis Records on the other side of the Atlantic. By the time the next millennium was just around the corner, the Californian imprint seemed to mostly put out one future Swedish black/death metal classic after the other: Dawn’s Slaughtersun, Arckanum’s first three albums, Ophthalamia, Nifelheim, etc.
Originally called Behemoth, In Aeternum showcased on Forvever Blasphemy, their debut for the label back in 1999, everything fans of that particular genre could hope for with a massive Fredman production, some ripping Necrolord cover artwork, and songs about the end of the world and the reaper. Even if things went a bit south in between the two parties after the release of their equally great second album The Pestilent Plague, those Swedes nevertheless did carry the torch all the way ‘til the end of the ’00s when they seemingly vanished off the face of the Earth.
After a first attempted yet short-lived reunion in 2016, the band are finally back with a vengeance thanks to …Of Death And Fire, their fifth full-length and first proper material in over a decade. We caught up with founding member David “Impious” Larsson to see if his inner flame still burns bright or not. Continue reading »
