Fab Darkhell:
Hi and thank you for this interview. IN HELL is a band of extreme Black Death Metal from the north of France that I created at the end of 2013. It is composed of James Spar on vocals, Cédric Van Gele on bass, Gus on drums and Olivier Dentreuil and me even to guitars. We released a first Ep Hostis Ecclesiae in January 2015, which we reissued in November 2017. In January 2019 we released our first Lp Satanica Mundi at Mystyk Prod and distributed by Season of Mist.
2.In January, you released your first feature film, how is it different from the ep you released in 2015?
Fab Darkhell:
The Ep of 2015 had been recorded each at home, which is why we reissued it for a studio version and totally self-production. The Ep has a more black side than death with for example the title Call Of The Beast. For the album Satanica mundi, we have privileged the Black / Death titles by trying to highlight these two styles of metal and also accentuate the extreme on texts more denunciator and hard. For recording, we have always done self-production, except that we entrusted the mastering to Mickaël Bassignana of Omega Sound Studio.
3. This is your first publication since 2015, can you tell us a little more about what happened during this period?
Fab Darkhell:
As I mentioned before, we decided after a bad experience with a re-released label Ep Hostis Ecclesiae because we wanted to give it a better quality and also be able to offer it to fans during our concerts. Donations between 2015 and 2019 we worked on this reissue, the concerts, the recording of the album and for my part the composition of the next album.
4. Many of your lyrics cover satanic and blasphemous themes, can you tell us a little about your interest in Satanism?
Fab Darkhell:
So you have to know that IN HELL is more a vision of the world and the ability of man to destroy everything and manipulate the minds of the weak with these three monotheistic religions. All our texts are directed to the religious authorities of these three religions to make it clear to those who listen to us that evil is them and that hell is beautiful and good on earth and not elsewhere. The satanic side is our way of identifying those religions that rot our planet with thousands of years, murders, wars, rapes, manipulations, power and all that for a god .......
5.You also have lyrics that go into other areas of occultism such as Kaballah and The Knights Templar, how would you describe your interest in other forms of esotericism?
Fab Darkhell:
Indeed, James has worked extensively on the writing of texts and has learned a lot about books that deal with these topics. He especially wanted to bring more darkness by denouncing historical facts not glorious concerning religions.
6. What is the meaning and inspiration of the name "In Hell"?
Fab Darkhell:
IN HELL, is our way of saying that man and through religions are responsible for all this hatred that exists. They created a hell on earth by manipulating the minds and making believe that a paradise exists, not hesitating to use the worst abuse they could imagine to control and subdue the people. For IN HELL, religions are the worst and most dangerous on earth.
7. Can you tell us a bit more about the works on the cover of the album?
Fab Darkhell:
For the cover of the Cd, we worked with Vincent Law of BEAST CREATION who exactly reproduced what we are looking for to illustrate this cover and the result is more than satisfactory. We are very proud of it. Sure, the satanic side is well represented and directly announces the content but as the name of the album indicates, welcome in a satanic world ... "SATANICA MUNDI"
8.What are the best shows the band has played over the years and how would you describe your performance on stage?
Fab Darkhell:
I still can not speak about the best of the stage because even though we are starting to have some dates on our timers, we have often changed line up which required a lot of work on the set-up at each stage. change of musician. Today the line up has been stable for some time and we have found a real harmony between each member. So if I had to give my best memories of concerts with IN HELL, I would say the last three because it is with this version of the band that IN HELL gives all the violence that we want to bring out on stage ...
9. Do you have tour or show plans for 2019?
Fab Darkhell:
Yes we have already made three dates for the moment and others are scheduled in July and August plus one or two dates to be confirmed. For the future, we will focus on more suitable dates such as festivals, actually on a tour and why not on the first parts of beautiful headliners.
10.The new album is out on 'Mystik Prod', can you tell us a little more about this label?
Fab Darkhell:
It is a young label that was created in early 2018 by enthusiasts but also musicians to just give the chance to groups such as us. Today MYSTYK PROD has in its ranks the groups EQUINOX, DIRTYPROTEST, SCARLEAN, NOTHEIST, AKIAVEL, IN HELL and other very good that will arrive soon. They do a remarkable job and are 200 percent behind their groups.
11.Over the world, what was the reaction of black and death metal fans to your music?
Fab Darkhell:
Thanks to our first Ep HOSTIS ECCLESIAE which has been sold 300 copies in Europe and downloaded more than 600 times worldwide, but also more than 250 copis sold from the reissue. We were even surprised at such a craze for a first Ep. Then the arrival of MYSTYK PROD has obviously changed the situation for us because the album is distributed by SEASON OF MIST which is a big plus to have the visibility in other countries without forgetting the big work of promoting the label. So we received very good reviews with chronicles very well noted in different European countries but also other countries in the world on the Ep and the album and we are very happy.
12. Where do you see the band moving musically in the future?
Fab Darkhell:
Our goal is to professionalize as much as possible, which we have already started to do without necessarily burning stages because a group must obligatorily go through certain levels that must not be forgotten. We prefer to advance slowly without rushing. So we are going for the next album working with a professional studio to give a real quality of sound to our music while keeping the self-production side since we have our own recording studio with our bassist Cedric, the CEDBASSAUDIO. The purpose of all this and to see us propose quality events and why not be present on major festivals in Europe.
13.What are the bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and what are you currently listening to?
Fab Darkhell:
My influences come mainly from death, black and Thrash with a strong attraction for the extreme Polish scene. So groups like Behemoth and Vader are for me references. Regarding my listenings of the moment I would say, DunkelNacht who just released a fantastic album. Otherwise I listen to a little of everything that comes out in novelty and then of course, the classics Deicide, Cannibal Corpse, Belphegor, Dark Funeral of which I am a fan ...
14.Before concluding this interview, do you have any last words or thoughts?
Fab Darkhell:
A big thank you to your ezine, to your readers and to all those who follow us, listen to us, come to see us in concert. We all need you to continue to live the French scene but also foreign. 🤘🤘🤘
