Interview with Chthonic

[TheOsizz]

where is doris?



[nellichoo]

They are so adorable :)

[filth69ify1]

Cradle of Filth is the fucking best.

[oneXoneXsix]

guy reminds me of stitch always saying yeah at the end of every sentence

[Rainoviews]

Yo, demo boogers!

[sunnylee84]

damn. they are fucking awesome!

[clipsryan]

Great musicians and great people, clearly.

[Blooddrunk10]

vitun kova bändi

[StewieSwan]

I like when bands are educated and talk about things other than partying and shit.

[IIArkangelgabrieLII]

Forty-Nine Theurgy Chains is a really good song

[KonradFlash]

These guys are awesome! Really appear down to earth!

[asd81090280]

屌喔!!!

[PrezBOTW]

calgary, september 19.

Doris's Birthday

[XionsHeart]

Whoa, they are so cool.

[Trollfest23]

@heavymetalchild1997 Oh yes! She is wonderful!!!!

[ganjoonis1]

saw them in edmonton alberta last tuesday, i wouldnt have seen this otherwise

[Trollfest23]

Saw them yesterday in New York with Arch Enemy, and they were great!:) And I got some photos with them, and they were very very nice and simple to me! Even Doris!

[parasitic15]

@Trollfest23 I saw them with Arch Enemy too, but in Toronto, they were so good :3

[Trollfest23]

@parasitic15 Yeah! Especially Takao song. And also I took a couple of photos with them:)

[parasitic15]

@Trollfest23 Definitely, and Forty-Nine Urgy Chains too, I recorded them playing that, I'll probably post it up soon. That's wicked how you got pictures with them though.

[JirkaGasik]

Just why they should pick Finland to be the perfect example of experience similar to that of Taiwan is beyond my comprehension. There are dozens of countries sharing that experience all over the world. Including my own homeland.

[SIMIBLACKMETAL]

Sen Fighting!!!!



[v00d00child187]

je right theyre not black metal..theyre better. and why should it matter..i never got why ppl are making such a big deal out of genres..since most musicians dont like to be put in one genre only..well mb in black metal they do cause they dont have own ideas..there are thousands of BM bands that all sound the same..and i think thats pretty limited and gets boring rly fast

[RamsWrath]

Outstanding interview.... they are very intelligent as well as talented.

[anthonyhope84]

I DIG BANDS THAT COMBINE NON-TRADITIONAL INSTRUMENTS WITH MORE EXTREME CONVENTIONAL MUSIC LIKE THIS BAND...IT HELPS DESTROY THE STEREO TYPICAL GENRE REFERENCES THAT SEEM TO PLAQUE "HEAVY" BANDS ON YOU TUBE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!

[anthonyhope84]

THAT INSTUMENT "TAO IN" (SORRY IF I SPELLED IT WRONG) IS AWESOME SOUNDING!!! IT DOES SOUND VERY SIMILIAR TO A CLASSIC VIOLIN!!!

[ryuaw]

Call it "Extreme Orient Metal"! I like that :-))

[daifugou777]

がんばれよ！！

[TakitoAmiko]

I love that he talk english x_x <3 Its hard to understand the other asian bands i listen to.. they dont speak english e_e <'3

[arikaikai1980]

I kind of get irritated by this interviewer.

Please research before you talk to these bands. Chthnoic is a great black and I dont give a fuck about what genres they are.

And Taiwan is a country!!

Fuck China!

[DarknessUnresolved]

They're not very Black Metal. They're smiling plus, one ov 'em is wearing blue jeans. Fucking posers!

[TheForgottenFalling]

@DarknessUnresolved Wow.... ever think: Maybe they wanna get laid?

[DarknessUnresolved]

@TheForgottenFalling They ought to be able to do that just fine. Hell, they've already got chicks locked into the band.

[Cadaveric666]

@DarknessUnresolved

....I hope you're joking.....

If not...you are the real Definition of a gluttonous portion of rectal seepage...

BTW HAIL CHTHONIC!

[DarknessUnresolved]

@Cadaveric666 Well since you wanna be soo rude about it, i'm NOT joking! So there!

[SuperAsianZ]

At Japan time it was not sad. Don't you know real history?

[TheCannabisnigger8]

i like how he says marduk xD

[xxguitargirl94xx]

Who gives a damn about the genres of metal?

Come on people, there isn't anything to argue about really.

If you like the band and the music just listen to it instead of trying to figure out what type of metal it really is.

In my opintion it's just really pointless trying to figure something out that isn't really going to help the music sound any better.

It's in the genre of METAL, get on with it and full stop! :D

[asdssaa123]

小黑大突然迸出中文 那是什麼 好屌哈哈= =

[Carlos850717]

It's so fucking great !!!

[AnnatarYoung]

TONIC METAL! XD

I always pronounced them "Cah-thon-ic". Fucking LOVE this band, one of the first black metal bands I got in to and I've never grown out of them.

[a68734]

made in TAIWAN

[geishaXkillen]

I love this band

[123123jackson]

can anyone tell me the song name at the begining?

[Practice9Perfection]

What did he say at 1:03 ? He cant have said 'greek' mythology...

[annefrankisaho]

@Practice9Perfection

Yeah he did.

[ignoremenoworelse]

These guys are legit. On another note, I always said Dimmu Burger

[RRRRRAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH]

its a shame that asian metal isn't as famous as european metal... but they're jsut as good!!! LD maybe even better :D idk

[RRRRRAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH]

@unholyhavoc yum!

[spartanHOA]

My Uncle got on a metal kick a couple years ago. He got all excited telling me about Dimmu Borgir, only he must've thought they wee French or something because he said Dimmu Boar-zwah lol

[BXMetalsCo]

LMAO Dimu boogier

[RRRRRAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH]

@BXMetalsCo boogers!!! :D

[SeedsOfHatred]

Now that he mentions it, I do see some parallels with Cradle Of Filth.

[52105293]

They suck.

[BeQuietAndDrive1624]

@52105293 then why do you watch

[stormcorrosion]

@52105293 You suck.

[IfYouReplyYouFail]

i want to go to that pub/eatery there at

[filth69ify1]

Cradle of Filth is the Best.

[IfYouReplyYouFail]

@filth69ify1 no

[stormcorrosion]

@filth69ify1 Nope.

[JustShtUp]

@29573428937 actually chthonic is not the only eastern band............ anthelion, gorepot, infernal chaos and seraphim are taiwanese...................

[surenopimp]

What song plays in the beginning??

[srayanih]

@surenopimp i think something from the unlimited tour

[DANnJORDAN]

How the fuck did the topic go from music to geography?!?!?!?!?!.

[sybow]

dimmu burger made my day xD

[29573428937]

Ha, "Ancient Taiwanese stories". All of those are all Chinese tales, and if they want to call themselves "Taiwanese", they need to surrender their claim to our history.

In other words, I love these guys. Best (only) metal band to come out of the Eastern hemisphere.

[narwhalnoise]

@29573428937 Their ancestors were Chinese migrants, so naturally their tales would come from China, as many other countries like Korea, Vietnam, Japan etc. That doesn't make all those other countries with Chinese roots Chinese though, does it?

[angelbean7]

@29573428937 'your history'? give me a break. i suppose if the taiwanese want to be authentic by your standards they'd have to start by knocking down all the spanish and japanese buildings too. chinese people are so bigheaded yet narrowminded. maybe chthonic should call themselves taiwan otherwise they'd have to confess that they're closet greeks.

[Linfone]

@dave12345678901dave

The Hsu-nami uses an erhu too.

[david12345678901dave]

Does anyone know if there are any other bands that use the erhu?

[arhman20793]

@david12345678901dave I've seen sepultura use one but in a completely different way to this band

[PKNproductions]

how do they speak such good English? Did they ever live in an English speaking country?

[JustSomeRandomGuy95]

Jesse's teeth are for real?! I thought those vampire teeth are fake. :O

[q28s1]

It's funny how these people's native tongue is not English, but they but they are struggling to do this interview in English.

[spastic505]

@q28s1

They are not struggling. They speak English just fine.

[q28s1]

@spastic505 May not, maybe.

[nehneh10]

freddy :"and if you dont...if you haven't listened to our music yet, you should do it right now, you will love it" LOL!!!

[Littledragonlee]

Let's forget about politics for now and concentrate on their awesome music ^^

[BeerKill]

HAIL CHTHONIC!

good interview!!! kepp the metal faith alive!

[xMAVERIKAx]

еее!!! Chthonic рулит! =)))

[RoastedDango]

lol a small part I don't agree with is that they shouldn't say that it was a taiwanese traditional instrument. Actually it's called "er-hu", from the northern ethnics in China. There are a lot of culture we share in common, so keep pushing your ideas of independence taiwan, but don't grab the Chinese stuff and say its yours...

[limpboz]

Its just like the issue with Tibet, china is grabbing to it tightly just like an independent Taiwan, come'on Communist China should just quit.............

[RoastedDango]

lol I don't like the Chinese Government, though it's not communism anymore... it's something worse

[dadov]

Awesome music, cool guys, nice background history = win!

[nikki7722]

i really like them alot. they seem cool, not trying to be all dicky and hardcore in interviews like some bands

[alekf]

true!

[XxxQuanChixxX]

They speak very good english. it's amazing how so many countries can speak fluent english and their native language when in america most of us know only one language

[nikki7722]

i know.. thats weird huh

[dadov]

Well, most countrys that doesn't speak english as first language most often takes it in school, it's not wierd at all xD

[Thecoolguy01]

It sucks that they couldn't just speak their mind in Taiwanese and we read it in subtitles.

[TheAdequateFilmmaker]

Chthonic touring with Marduk? I would like to see that.

[PhilFilth]

Love his accent

[ILoveHandles]

Chthonic is a GREAT metal band. These guys have put Taiwan on the Black Metal map. I'm curious to see if any more greats on the metal scene emerge from the country in the coming years.

[DeathMagick1]

@ILoveHandles

Yes they are called Anthelion

[SnakeeyeSLpFtw]

Metal is not for Black/Chinise or any kind of shit people!! metal is for white people!!

[kanewwf19860706]

Metal is for all kinds of people, but not for idiot like you.

[nikki7722]

owned

[NocturnalZorn17]

@SnakeeyeSLpFtw wow u are sure an ignorent person. im in a black metal and band and im not white. white people make great black metal but black metal is not a one race type of metal. there is black metal from all races...bet ur a little poser barely learning about the black metal scene..

[JustSomeRandomGuy95]

@SnakeeyeSLpFtw

Ha ha ha, you made me laugh.

Fucking racist motherfucker.

[mymama12314]

@SnakeeyeSLpFtw you suck u lil piece of shit. metal is for everyone.

[mymama12314]

@SnakeeyeSLpFtw u lil piece of shit. metal is for everyone. got get a life and understand who music is for before saying this type of crap

[a19870816]

台灣之光啊!!

[darkis1201]

woah I wanna go to Taiwan! :D

[theprodigyfan]

I met all 5 of the guys in Oxford on 1st November - they're so cool man! CJ and Freddy are legends!

[ImmortalReaver]

They say "yeah" after everything haha, good interview though.

[zcdfadse]

haha, reminds me of me and my friends whenever they say that ! haha

[reing790705]

Freddy is the man!

[policia50]

i'm american and i won't participate in our metal mosh pits. lets flail around and kick each other's asses woo! nah, not for me. headbanging is a must though. but i have participated in some punk moshes since they're less about fucking shit up and more about enjoying the show, not to take away from the fun of metal shows, which are still the fucking shit.

[MrBluetit]

omg mistake. cradle of filth? black metal! freddy... do ur homework...

[neltata]

The CoF's first albums are black metal indeed, so the only one that must do any homework here would be you.

[methanedirigible]

Amen.

[MrBluetit]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oo it's just extreme metaaaal they didn;t even call themselves black metallist in the first place =.= u gay noobian

[Groongers]

Chthonic reaches out to a very broad audience of metalheads! Their awesomeness is of epic proportions! I love them!

\m/

[Xx6DeathofSeasons6xX]

ooh finnish audiences seem nice ^^ unlike americans fuck they're so annoying with their moshpits like you're there to watch the band perform, not act like idiots :p

[davidlo83]

THANK YOU!! IM an american but im the one you find that dont get much into moshpits I do ALOT of head banging and shit but pits are ehh

[Xx6DeathofSeasons6xX]

haha yea headbanging's alright, at least that's not hurting anyone on purpose but maybe accidently :D but yea pits distract so much from the actual show :p

[Wrathbringer2010]

i'm american and i enjoy headbanging, but i like moshing too but i prefer the classic circle pit cus u still get to enjoy the music that way but once it turns into one of those pits where just 3 huge guys are in the middle waiting for someone to get in so they can just push em bac out it ruins the fun

[igotwoodhaha]

Cradle of Filth are only black metal on thier first album and midian...

[Kaihku]

Finnish interview. Long life to finland!

[tjaw112]

is the other guy is filipino

[Dragslo]

He's cute!

[KoreanVisualKei]

FREDDY....you are Hot as~~``

[arare666]

Demon Burgers IMO

[AmpluexCompressa]

Jesse's "Infernal" tattoo is fucking badass.

[bodaboy94]

Why is he asking about finland?

[jesterheadflame666]

I pronounce it thonic now, but k-thonic is probably also correct.

[eatmyass68]

Don't ask chthonic about finnish culture motherfucker. Talk about them not you.

[jesterheadflame666]

it is pretty irrelevant, as this video is presumably aimed at English audiences, but I can see the similarities, so it was an interesting point to make. Ireland is probably similar too.

[thetritone]

wow taiwan got better metal bands than hong kong

[VisualXxKei]

@thetritone Hong Kong? Metal Bands? 

[katechu99]

lol 小黑妳靦腆甚麼啊

[pirolysis]

HAHA! those guys are damn funny! and make some of the most amazing music i've ever listened to!

[TaipeiDawg]

Not into metal at all but it's true that Taiwan is a very good place with a very unique culture. I'm speaking from experience havng lived here for over 10 years...... Everybody who comes to visit loves it...... Check it out if you have a chance.

[butim1686]

小黑好可愛 呵呵

[jesterheadflame666]

This is a good interview. Is that Jesse on the left? That's an interesting point about Finland...I suppose all countries really have a similar history of minorities and natives being massacred and oppressed and colonised. But others I suppose like Taiwan and Finland don't ruin the world with their greed, unlike my country.

[Angloth]

nice guys!

[santanoose]

you know what i got to say that ive heard them

and thier music is actually

amazing

the subject matter is insane as well

wish them the best

and cant wait for the new album coming this

august :D

[D3vilsPl4ygr0und]

ridicolous xD asian "black metal" influenced by the commercial band dimmu borgir xD.

hail to real black metal (best BM is european)

[GothicMaidenX]

The lead singer is cute

[RedAnkhOfSet]

that's pretty good english

[zwartkatdre]

they are so cool!! i saw them live! love them!!! they seem like really kind people too o_o their english is really good!!! wow! ^^ yay!!

[GloriousAggressor]

I did the opposite of what Freddy was saying about people branching out more into Asian metal families. I knew of them before hand and then I checked out bands that influenced all these Asian bands and I ended up migrating to them.

[BringingYouTruth]

Great band. Very talented. Wish it the best.

[anjingmakananjing]

"Besides Japan, Taiwan has the most developed metal scene."

That's total bullshit. He needs a visit to Singapore, Indonesia, or Thailand. Taiwan's terribly devoid of decent underground music, be it metal or punk or whatsoever, even as compared to mainland China.

[limpboz]

What freddy say its quite true, Taiwan Metal scene is growing it may not be as big as Singapore, Indonesia or Thailand, but like he say you can get metal cd from any record shop's there, and there big metal bands like "Behemoth,Arch Enemy,Dark Tranquility,Sigh,Mayhem" previously have played in taiwan before, Taiwan is considered to have a developed metal scene

[KeiraKoresh]

A lot more developed than Singapore, that I know. You can easily count the number of big metal bands that has played in Singapore with one hand. Taiwan's might or might not be bigger than Thailand and Indonesia's, but it's definitely sizeable.

[ashesxofxthexwake]

who do you think knows better? you? most likely an american whos never been to asia or him? a native born taiwanese?

[heavenanddarkangels]

chthonic is fucking sick im going to be uploading their pandemonium cd but if u really wanna see an amazing taiwanese black metal band check out anthelion they blow chtonic away

[0503953B]

By the way i like their music, but not their behavior and attitude, they are too much involved in politics 囧囧囧囧囧囧囧....

[astrozombie777]

lol. is there something wrong with being involved in politics?

[KeiraKoresh]

Yes, there is.

[astrozombie777]

whats wrong with being involved in politics?

i personally think its a good thing.

[KeiraKoresh]

Because Alice Cooper said so lol

Anyway, I personally disdain politics firstly because it is a very messy affair. Secondly, well, most politicians are hypocritical.

[theapostasy45]

Bad poloticians = bad government = oppressed people = pissed of people = good metal.

Can't have one without the other.

[KeiraKoresh]

Haha, that's the first time I see this justification.

Thumbs up to you

[maidenslayer]

Isn't that the whole world. Everyone's countrys goverments suck in some way, lol.

[astrozombie777]

haha nice.

and yeah both true.

i think its important to be well informed though.

so as to not get brainwashed by your local propaganda machine.

[KeiraKoresh]

Both local AND global. Propaganda is everywhere.

[astrozombie777]

definately.

theres so much bull shit being thrown around.

[limpboz]

As long as they produce good stuff,does not matter them being political involve...

[0503953B]

WT F,taiwan was a colonial of Holland and japan, yeah thats true, but a colonial of china ? thats bull sh it,it was a province of china, during the civil war, chairman mao's army won the war against jiang jieshi, so jiang had to move to taiwan,that was the story between two regimes ever existed in china.

[draiangra]

WTF, shut the fuck up... Taiwan is a country!!! We're not any fucking procince of China, you dumb ass motherfucker

[Rayja3]

he said if they have slut to ley them then there in hahaaaaa

[kandyninja]

Their band kicks ass!

[alphahsiao]

I luv all of them~Chthonic ROX forever!!!

[BloodOrgy666]

Cradle of Filth is not black metal...

They fallow none, absolutely none of black metal's ways.

Chthonic kicks ass though

[jesusisoncrack]

i love and chthonic and all but for some weird reason the lead singer looks like lui kang from mortal kombat im sorry

[MortuusDiabolus]

"If you haven't listened to our music yet, you should do it right now! You will love it!"

lol, that was nice ^^ :)

[deathindreams]

Does anyone know when they will be touring next in USA?

[coachz101]

ok ONE MORE THING

the interviewer

"its a small country... in the middle of a... big country" LMFAO

[coachz101]

and now im crying, "yea taiwan is a country that has uh has been... a colonial of lots of COLONY! of lots of....countries

i love these guys =3

[coachz101]

i love this band but i fell off my chair when he sayed "the whole asia"

[CosmicDestroyer99]

I think they sound better than Cradle Of Filth since they do sound similar