1. Infernal hails to the demonic arsonists KIRKEBRANN! I guess many black metal fans worldwide, and definitely those in the Czech Republic, have not come across the band yet. So, it would suit the start of this talk, if you introduce "the burning church" a bit, your origins and the course of your existence up to now.

The band started as a project in 2004 in the cellar at my home. From there Baaddl joined in on drums. In the cellar we made a raw picture of what KIRKEBRANN would sound like. Later in 2007 I called in Rogner on lead vocals. Later Harafn joined on lead guitar and Iwan on bass. The band recorded the EP "Vinterblot" and released it on CD.It was later released on tape. Then the band recorded three songs to be on the split with Svikt. Baaddl left the band and Moloch joined on drums.

Line up:
Draug: rythm guitar, backing vokal
Rogner: vocal
Harafn: lead guitar
Iwan: bass
Moloch: drums

Discography:
"Vinterblot" tape out 2011 on Hammerbund rec.
"Betrayal and Blasphemy" split out 2012 on Blut und Eisen prod.
"Når Alt Dør" out 2013 on Blackcrowned rec.

2. You associate your music with the concept of True Norwegian black metal. What does it mean for you? In your view and understanding, what does the notion of TNBM stand for?

Blackcrowned started promoting us as TNBM, but who decide it? If you are a true Norwegian who plays black metal is that TNBM? To be honest I dont give a fuck I play what I call black metal and thats it. If you like it great if you don´t well fuck off he he. If people calls us TNBM is ok a lot of good Norwegian black metal bands got that label.

3. An essential element of black metal is its ideology. Some might enjoy the music genre because of its roughness, general revolt, obscure imagery, frightening feeling or whatever, and they just don't care about its ideas and philosophical/religious stance. What about you? Do you consider black metal simply a proper artistic tool to express your spiritual inner selves? Or is it just the music which resonates within you and the ideological rest is only a necessary stuffing?

The music is the most important part. The music its sounds and feelings getting out of my head trough the guitar and turns in to songs. Most of the lyrics who are written by Rogner finds the songs and makes them whole. KIRKEBRANN is an anti religious band. I think religion is just a way for a some people to mind control others. There is no God, just people who think there is one.

4. I spent a lot of time listening to your debut album "Når Alt Dør" and some parts of it really hit my soul and stung it with the black flames. How much time did you spend composing the material for the album? And what were the main sources of your inspiration?

I had a time with lot of inspiration when me a Baaddl the old drummer took a day once a week and made a pre-rec of a song. The songs usally starts as an idea in my head, I pick up the guitar, write it down and record it. We pre-recorded a hell lot of songs. Most of the "Når Alt Dør" album are songs from that era with just some re-arranging and some touches from the rest of the band. I think maybe I can thank my old neighbour for a lot of hate he he.

5. Which of the songs would you highlight as the crucial one which can be viewed as central to the album's musical or ideological message?

I think the title track is one of the strongest songs. It is a great song with great lyrics. It is a song about death and everything is in the end about death. You should of course live your life but you will die because everything dies and the lights turn black. It is just reality.

6. In the interview for Raw War zine you said that the most demanding thing about the debut's creative process was the task to find out a suitable cover art. How did you manage it then? And what does the cover art symbolize?

We started working on cover art a litle to late in the process. We had a lot of ideas and some people were drawing something for us but we were never satisfied. Just by chance Harafn came over Moonring Design on the internet and they had the perfect cover. We were lucky and know now that the next album we will start on the cover art the same time we start recording the songs. The cover art symbolizes the same as the title track. Death and darkness.

7. I would expect your music be a sort of denser in its sounding and more variable with the two guitar players in the band (not meant as criticism). Don't you think that you might have used more of a potential of the two guitars on the album?

Maybe or maybe not. This is how we wanted the songs to turn out so we are satisfied with the way it is.

8. What is your attitude to "stranger" elements in black metal music, e.g. female and clean male vocals, keyboards, sampling. Do you think some of these may fit KIRKEBRANN's music?

Some bands make it work in a way I think but I like my black metal without. You should be able to create the good cold grim feeling just with some great lead guitar, base, drums and a grim vocal. I think the 3 first Gorgoroth album are the best black metal albums ever made. We got some clean vocal ("Jerva-Jakob") and some piano sound on the intro, but that´s it for us.

9. Do you follow the Norwegian black metal scene or even some BM bands outside of Norway? Which of them caught your attention recently? And which of the recent black metal albums do you find interesting and worth listening to?

As I said I like 3 first Gorgoroth albums. Taake, old Darkthrone and "Nattens Madrigal" from Ulver is also in my top ten. I haven`t been following the scene to much in a while, but we had some gigs with Djevelkult and a gig with Svarthaueg. They are great bands I am looking forward to both of theirs´ debut album. Svikt who we made a split with is also a great band and they are back at rehearsing so that is great.

10. You planned to support your debut on the stage, but I guess you did not have many chances to play live gigs this year. What happened? Would you come to play somewhere closer to the Czech Republic any time soon?

I don´t know, the time just went fast. It is also a living hell to book concerts in this country. I guess most Norwegians are tired of black metal and want some prog/death/hardcore thing instead. I think booking concerts in other countries is easier but it costs so we have to set up tour if we are going in to Europe. We are playing in Denmark this year and we have some plans for Germany and Spain next year. We would of course love to play in the Czech Republic too.

11. What are your plans for the imminent future?

Well its a gig at the Black Winter fest. in Denmark then maybe we will be working on another tribute concert on the Hammerslag festival. We played Darkthrone tribute in 2012 and a Storm/Isengaard tribute in 2013. So... 2014 you just have to wait and see.

12. Thanks a lot for your time and answers. The last words are yours...

Keep the flames burnig, spis kneip jævler.