This is Namtar Axarcuth hailing from Philadelphia PA, today we are speaking with George "Hammerhord" Loveland of Deceiverion,and soon to be with my personal band Namtaru
1.) When was Deceiverion created,and what meaning does that name have for you personally?
1. Deceiverion was created in 2001 by myself, as a way of focusing my energies-mainly my disgust for religion at the time and my ongoing hatred for humanity in general. Throughout the past twenty years or so, many have come and gone from the lineup which has resulted in 2 eps, 2 7 inch recordings, two demos and two compilation appearances. Not much for twenty years, but I prefer these days to be satisfied with everything I do. Plus I have also been involved with Crucifier, Invasive Command, Shadows In The Crypt, Annihilist Provisional Disorder, and Serpent Ov Old. Needless to say, I was busy, but recently I have stepped back from a lot of those projects to focus more on the stuff I am most proud to be in.
2.) What is the basis of your lyrical content?
2. Most of the lyrical content on the first EP was eclectic, and it focused more on my personal hatred against Christianity without the whole "satanic" concept-to me, Satanism represents more of the adversarial concept and the antithesis to Christianity, but believing a horned god actually rules an underworld to me these days is idiocy. These days I prefer to concentrate on personal experiences, my thoughts on the world in general, and continue my disdain for the modern human being, whose stifled development and sheep like behavior are the reasons we cannot grow as a species. I use the deathrune to represent the very thing it is supposed to represent-death, destruction, hatred. Recently this symbol has come under fire for being associated with political themes and my lyrical and musical concepts have nothing to do with any of it.
3.) What are some of your main influences, bands that made you want to do what you are doing?
3. Most of the old school black metal from the 80's, along with a few select of the second wave of black metal, mainly Norway. The problem with that back in the day though was the whole "anti Norweigan" wave of bands coming out when I started that really gained a lot of momentum. You can hear the influences more on the latter stuff, but the first recording kinda got compared to old school GBK, because Cazz Grant was the first drummer on the first EP and the Despondent 7''. For The Separation, I tried to be as varied as possible, but the old influences are still present and I'm proud to showcase what influenced me. Most of my melodic and harmonic influences are based more from old school Emperor and Satyricon than anything else.
4.)How do you compare today's scene with the amazing scene of the 80's , 90's and early 2000's , do you think its getting better or worse?
4. I guess it depends on one's perception. Me personally, I see the "scene" as a dead and decaying corpse of what it used to be, and there are many factors involved. The new "underground" is a farce of what it used to be-this form of expression to me is not about holding hands and singing Kumbya, and the ones trying to weaken it and make it more "inclusive" so to speak are nothing more than weakened sheep looking for acceptance because they cannot find it anywhere else. I despise bands that wanna take the very core of black metal and make it g rated. The true underground will always remain and there will always be people that despise it.
5.) I know Deceiverion has taken a break for now, do you plan to revive it in the near future?
5. There are plans to do so once I am ready. One of the main reasons I took a break from music is to work on my personal life and my relationship with my fiancee, as well as having to find a new job after being employed for a place for 9 years that basically threw me out like trash. Last year was a struggle for me both financially and personally and the last thing I needed to deal with was drama in the music world. This was once of the main reasons I left Serpent Ov Old, and decided to keep focus on the projects that I can keep focus on. As of now, I have Deceiverion, Annihilist Provisional Disorder, and have recently gotten involved with Namtaru.Deceiverion is myself and Chris Chamberlin at the moment, Annihilist Provisional Disorder is myself and an old Deceiverion bandmate that left before recording-this is mainly dark ambient and noise with black metal.
6.) You will be joining me, Lawrence Wallace and Ben "Daimon" Fahy in Namtaru, how do you feel about this, I know I'm quite excited for all of us to get together , what are your feelings on this?
6. It's an honor to be playing with black metal legends, alongside Chris Chamberlin of course. I'm excited to see where the new chapter of Namtaru takes us. The new Namtaru should be quite interesting.
7.) Do you see alot of good bands that stand out on their own emerging in the underground? Or are you seeing alot of repeats of things that have been done previously?
7. Most of the newer stuff is stagnant, and it's completely void of feeling. I am very picky when it comes to listening habits, most of the time I will put something old on and just jam out. My friend Mikael from Night Conquers Day/Tearstained hosts an internet podcast that has a lot of obscure 80s stuff that I check out from time to time. There are a few bands that I have checked out recently that sound good, but I still prefer the older stuff-especially 80's, 90's and early 2000's. Those who know me know what I like. But I will say this, the new Destroyer 666 album is good from top to bottom
8.) If you could sum up Deceiverion in 5 words what would they be?
8. Individualistic hateful black metal misanthropy.
9.)Today there are alot of kids who have no clue what our scene is about, it seems like they're in some kind of funderground fashion show , what if anything do you say to these people?
9. Very simple. If you are into something, be into it for the right reasons and not just because you want to belong. Black metal has always been the expression I have chosen because it is more like therapy to me than anything else. Black metal is not fashion, and neither is the underground. I'm sick and tired of those that wanna rape this form of expression and try to incorporate life affirming idealogies. It's better to be hated for what you are instead of being loved for what you are not. The Separation is the biggest example of how I feel towards today's "scene". The misanthrope is one that does not accept humanity as a whole and black metal is the expression of the misanthrope. Anything else is false.
10.) Are you into any occult studies or practices? I find alot of bands can't get past the preschool stage of satanic lyrics, there's a whole lot more to the world of the occult and very few of us can find the obscure occult practices!
10. I do own a few books that touch on the essence of a few practices, but I myself do not practice any occultic rituals or pretend to have knowledge of the occult. I do believe that there is a force of nature itself, but it is not meant to be understood or harnessed by man for personal gain. It is simply meant to be enjoyed since our time here is short.
11.) Do you have anything else you would like to add, or anyone you wish to address?
11. Hails and thanks for the interview! Before I end this, I would like to give best wishes to Brian Deal in his new venture Distant Dominion. His drumming on The Separation is the best and I wish him good luck in everything he does. Also hails to Chris Chamberlin, soon we will resurrect this beast once again, I promise. To my new Namtaru bandmates, let us bring forth the apocalypse! And finally, new Annihilist Provisonal Disorder stuff coming, when it is ready! Also, prepare for old Invasive Command material to be resurrected through Plague Demon Records coming soon! https://deceiverion.bandcamp.com/ https://annihilistprovisionaldisorder.bandcamp.com/ https://invasivecommand.bandcamp.com/album/ride-invade-kill-conquer
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