In Metal We Trust: Daemon

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As a long standing fan of this incredible black metal outfit. I must admit i was very worried

for the outcome of this record. since longtime member of this dynamic duo "Morfeus" is no longer in the band. So basically Limbonic Art is a one man band now.

What worried me about this release was pretty simple. It's what both members brought to the band.

Daemon brought an incredibly voidlike darkness to it. Which is the norm for black metal in general. but he did it with a poetic sense. With his lyrics and his vocals you really felt and believed what he sang on the previous records.

Morfeus was the ying to his yang. He brought a Sense of wonder, enlightenment and overall

amazement to all the albums. With the keyboards and samples he used on the previous records. and that was what set this band apart. and of course there are no Operatic vocals on this record. and they are missed.

While there is no shortness of "dark" or "raw" black metal. what set Limbonic Art apart from

all the other bands in the genre was this mixture. Dark and Wonder all in one package. while keeping the aggression and badassatry. that has been the story for all the previous

Limbonic Art Albums.

So coming into this record i was worried it would be more "raw" and "dark" and a lot less on the

"wonder" I was right, Phantasmagoria is an awesome black metal album. superior hatred. intense rage. all the normal colors of the black metal rainbow. But there was a void in the music.

"and not just the normal void that daemon sings about." but you could tell it was lacking what made Limbonic Art such an awesome band.

Like i stated before this is an awesome black metal album. but daemon tried to add his own version of Morfeus's "wonder" which felt forced. and alien. Because that's just not something that daemon feels inherently.

Now there is a plus side here. Like i said it's a good Black Metal effort. Songs like, Crypt of Bereavement, and, a World in Pandemonium. Give you a hint of the "old" Limbonic Art. But it's just not enough really. I give Daemon credit for trying, but it just comes off as forced.

Personally i think Daemon should never have continued without Morfeus. it's not the same band in any way shape or form. and i hope he does not make another record under the Limbonic Art name.

Anyway, while this album is worth a spin. DO NOT go into this expecting the same sound from the previous records.

6/10

This interview was truly a pleasure. Morfeus has been in some heavyweights of the Norwegian scene. Originally a member of the dynamic duo that was, Limbonic Art. And more recently a session member of the legendary, Mayhem. He is also the mastermind of the band, Dimension F3H. a band commonly referred to as, kickass bladerunner thrash. And the title fits!

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The Official Dimension F3H Website.

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Shawn: Good evening Morfeus, and thanks for taking the time to do this Interview, How's the weather over there in Norway? Good drinking weather?

Morfeus: Evening Shawn!! Any weather is good drinking weather you know, but today it fucking snowed so bad over here, it’s pissing me off!! I had hoped we had seen the end of the snow this winter, but apparently Immortal is sitting on some mountain top casting blizzards our way!!

Shawn: You've been in the Norwegian Metal scene for a good while. So what do you think about today’s Norwegian scene? It came a long way since the Original wave of Norwegian Black metal.

Morfeus: To be honest, I don’t really notice a scene in Norway anymore, I don’t know, perhaps we all grew older and don’t really have a need for it. It’s more like a ton of friends and bands we know that exist and work to make music. When I hear the word scene, somehow it makes me think of a competition in some way, and I don’t really like that. I think most people up here on this northern rock are very supportive to each other, and perhaps could be seen more as a community rather than a scene..

Shawn: With your Previous work in Limbonic Art, and now being a session member in Mayhem, You've been a part of some major history in the Norwegian scene. And the past two years you've been doing a lot of touring with Mayhem, Has this been enjoyable? and how have hardcore Mayhem fans treated you?

Morfeus: Yeah, it’s been a few years with lots of ups and downs, hehe.. Tho these last three years with Mayhem have been amazing to say the least. Lots of traveling around the world and of course a ton of great gigs!! This was one of the most important things that I missed about Limbonic Art, the ability to do live shows, so at the moment I’m perfectly happy with the situation. Of course I’m just a session with Mayhem as of yet, so for now I’m not really noticed that much, but the fans that I do meet seems generally happy with it, and I haven’t really heard anything negative, so I guess that’s a good thing at least..

Shawn: Also what are some of your more Personal Inspirations? Be it music, Novels, Movies? and also what was your main inspiration for Getting into music in the first place?

Morfeus: Well, I don’t think that I have any really specific inspirations. I’m trying not to be too visual in the way I write, I think that I’m more just searching for sounds and melodies that work, and when I finally bump into something that tickles my spine, then I start to focus on that and to develop that further. I do enjoy books and not to mention comics, movies etc, but I try not to influence myself from other media so to speak. It has happened of course, but I try to avoid it, and just let the music come from feelings rather than anything else…

Shawn: "Dimension F3H" was originally suppose to be a solo project, what convinced you to make the jump to a full fledged band?

Morfeus: Dimension F3H started out in the beginning with the intent of just being an ambient/electronic side project to Limbonic Art. There were some things that I felt that I was unable to incorporate in LA, and that kinda drove the desire to do something else. In time that just developed, and in the end I couldn’t keep my fingers away from the guitar, started incorporating some riffs here and there, and then the ball just kept rolling from there..

Shawn: You have had a few line up changes in Dimension F3H, you even took over vocals duties for the second album, So can you say your content with the line up you have right now?

Morfeus: Yeah, there’s been quite a few changes through the years. Mostly drummers been the problem tho. At the time when Stian from Pagan’s Mind was still in the band it was natural to have also their bassplayer Krokmo in the band as he was available and willing. After Stian left the band then he too disappeared, but Endre was already kinda in the gang and friends with us, so it was natural to ask him. After that there’s been a few more drummer changes, but at the moment it looks rock steady.
I’m not saying that there won’t be any changes at all tho, there might be something brewing in the background, but, nothing specific yet…

Shawn: You've been rather busy since you Released Dimension F3H's Full Length, "Does the Pain Excite you?" With touring and other things. So when can we expect a new Dimension F3H album? or is work already underway on it?

Morfeus: Well, there are tons of shit going on at the moment, of course Mayhem is my first and foremost these days, but DF3H will always be in my head in some way. We have to sort out some label situations, and find out where to go. Musically we have a lot of material written, just need to find the best songs and the best way to do it all. I HOPE that we will start recording properly sometime this year, but it will depend a lot on inspiration, energy, time, etc etc… The most important thing is to get the music done, and then see where it will take us..

Shawn: Dimension F3H, has been described as, "Kickass Bladerunner Thrash" and in my opinion it fits the music perfectly. Did you set out with an idea of the sound you were going to create, or did it more or less form itself?

Morfeus: Hehe, yeah, I kinda like that description actually, it fits us very well I think. Maybe even more so now than when it was pinned on us. I didn’t set out to make bladerunner thrash tho, as I said in the previous question, it was supposed to be ambient shit, but it just ended up in that general direction in the end. Well, the end, it’s still forming and shaping itself, it will always do that..

Shawn: So what do you do outside of Music? Pastimes? Hobbies?

Morfeus: Well, I do too much.. Hehe.. Internet, chatting with people, photography, building guitars, movies, music… just too much that entertain me, so.. I’m hardly ever bored.. hehe

Shawn: Which do you prefer, Ozzy era or Dio era black sabbath?

Morfeus: I’ve never really been that much into Black Sabbath that I really care much.. I like them both..

Shawn: Well that will conclude our interview, Thank you very much for taking the time to answer my questions. and if there’s anything you would like to add or share feel free,

The final word is yours!

Morfeus: The epic final words… well, just keep it up Shawn, thanx a lot for the interview, and stay tuned for more kick ass bladerunner thrash!!!!