How long have you been making music for?
The first band I was in was Zymotic around 1991. I was 15 then. I’m 48 now.
To this day I still make music with one of the guitarists. First under the Ascend-ency moniker. Now as Dodengod. (Flemisch for Deathgod)
What is your favorite instrument to play on?
As a vocalist I should say my voice. But, since I started messing around with keyboards for Herian and This Scorching SvN, I would say I prefer keyboard now. Although I can’t really play them and just improvise my way around them in the studio.
With the way I sing and the Dark Ambient I make it’s all about making dark noises.
What acts have you played with before if any?
I used to play in a death metal band called Anesthesy and we opened for Dark Funeral and then that lead to opening for Death. Which was an awesome experience. Aborted opened for us once. So you can imagine that was a long time ago. Liar headlined that show.
With Impedigon I played with Aborted, Akercocke and Pungent Stench.
With Fleshmould we opened for Suffocation and God Dethroned.
And since Thronum Vrondor started playing live we played with local heroes Coldborn, Saille, Ars Veneficium. Helleruin from Holland as well.
And of course a serious amount of Belgian bands.
Surhim, Provectus, Serpents Oath, Nyrak, Carnal Desecration…
If you had to lay out all the bands in order you played in as a timeline what would they be?
Zymotic, Anesthesy, Impedigon, Fleshmould & now Thronum Vrondor.
And Ascend-ency (now Dodengod started around Anesthesy and is still going).
This Scorching SvN is a recent project. A year or two ago I did a demo under the moniker Herian which was an attempt to make Martial Industrial. But it sounded too forced.
What is the coolest experience you have had as a musician?
Playing live and the reaction of the crowd. Wich is hard to fathom. But for me it’s all about the creation process. Love that.
What inspires you to keep doing what you do?
My love for dark music and the creation process. There are so many bands around and we are just one of thousands. It won’t bring me fame and fortune but I just love making noise.
If you had to name some influences what would they be?
90’s era Death Metal, a lot of Black Metal, Triarii, Neurosis, Danzig, Dead Can Dance, Arditi,
Trepaneringsritualen, Iron Maiden, Slayer…
To sum up this interview which website can we find your latest music and any shout outs to anyone for the readers of Asphyxium zine?
This Scorching SVN:
Thronum Vrondor:
Dodengod:
Anesthesy:
Herian:
All bands can also be found on all streaming platforms.
-Daniel Ryan
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