Before the 90s, black metal wasn't a selling tool [and didn't] have money behind it. Then it became a pop sensation. Now that the record industry has collapsed and started to rot, things are livening up a bit again.
Mat McNerneyI think when you have a band that are so separate and isolated then you have to know each others styles and characters quite well.
Mat McNerneyWhen you're trying to free yourself from a religion that has been ingrained in you since childhood, it's more like ripping out your veins and tendons.
Mat McNerneyI have a lot of mental scars from being brought up Catholic and being sent to Catholic school for 13 years!
Mat McNerney