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 A lot of folks think Impaled Nazarene have moved away from your black metal
roots on NIHIL. Did you ever really consider Impaled Nazarene to be black metal to begin with?
What??? For us Nihil was going more back to our black metal roots musically. Fucking tracks like “The Wrath Of The Goat” could be taken from Tol Cormpt Norz Norz Norz. Yeah,
we were calling ourselves black metal in the beginning but then when the whole trend started, we separated ourselves with a different monickers. You know, we don't give a fuck
about this. We are all totally anti-religious people so that what matters.
How many beers does it take you to get good and loaded?
I prefer to fuck myself with bourbon whiskey, not beer. My ultimate record is 1 bottle of vodka, 1 bottle of whiskey and 24 bottles (half litre) during 18 hour period. Tha day after
also remains as the ultimate hell for me. I did play a show that day.
You are, as I am sure you're aware, notorious for getting incredibly drunk. Do you get bombed primarily at shows and the like or are you smashed year-round?
As wimpy as it sounds, we have stopped getting totaly fuckfaced before the shows. After the show it is different matter as here in Europe the clubs do respect your riders.
The only time we got what we asked for in USA was in San Francisco. I drink a lot at home too...I escape the harsh reality. The year 1996, I was drunk all the time, then I
realized I had to slow down a bit. One bottle of Jack lasted exactly one day.
It seems the band moved away from the overt Satanic content that marked your debut release. Has this change reflected a shift in your personal beliefs as well?
Well, I had been singing about the end of the world, which was supposed to happen in 1999, for five albums. When I fucking figured out nothing was gonna change, I decided it
was time for something different. Our band has totally different views to anybody else, that's what makes us different and that's what I am singing about now. You could
say Nihil is the most satanic album because it is based on reality, not some fucking biblical mumbo-jumbo!
What did your brother and Jarva fight about that led to Kimmo leaving the band?
Get this: Taneli said to my brother: Vitun Pasi (roughly translated: “You fucking Peter,” just a Finnish forename) and they ended up beating each other up plus destroying half the studio.
Any bad feelings between you and your brother as a result of this?
Nope, we made up completely last christmas. We just have different ideas how music should sound, that's all.
What made you decide to revert back to a more brutal sound after Suomi Finland Perkele?
Because that's what we are about. My brother did whole SFP by himself (the music) and I should have just said "wait a minute, what the fuck you are doing". But I regret nothing, it
is still our best selling album to date.
What was the problem that the Hare-Krishnas had with the cover of Ugra-Karma?
They owned the copyright to the picture we used. According to them, our band doesn't represent them very well (surprise).
 What did the out-of-court settlement entail? Did Osmose have to pay any
money to the Hare-Krishnas or was it enough that you changed the cover?
Part of the settlement deal is that we cannot tell anybody, so sorry.
What was the cause of the car crash the band had in Auckland, New Zealand?
We got lost. Local folks gave us wrong directions so we ended up in a secondary mountain road. We were late so our driver (who was from the South Island and had never been in a North
Island) was speeding like hell. We missed a curve and had a head-on collision with a fucking mountain. Car was totalled, we escaped with bruises. Local sheep farmer rescued us, got
us a plane and so we ended up flying to Auckland. Did the show, went well.
You are quoted as saying of the lyrics on NIHIL that they are based on the idea that "in order to survive, one must destroy his/her own conscience. No feelings,
no regrets, no nothing." Is that really how you are living your life these days?
I set the goal of becoming human-proof but it is log and hard road. But yeah, I cannot afford to care anymore. We are so different kind of people compared to anybody else, we have
really built our own philosophy and that's it. Moreover, being in this business for 10 years you are bound to become nihilist.
What do you think of Sinergy?
Cheesy in a entertaining way.
What bands out there today are you particularly fond of?
I have been listening lately new Iron Maiden a lot. I am into Children Of Bodom, Driller Killer, Sex Trash, old Sarcofago, old Beherit, Blasphemy... lots of old shit you know.
What percentage (if any) of your living comes from Impaled Nazarene? Do you have to work another job to support yourself?
That's really nobody's fucking business, eh???
Ever get so drunk that you shit your pants?
No. I am able to control my peeing/shitting even if I am passed out. I don't get people who cannot control it.
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