黑暗神秘的撒旦主义 - 挪威Black Metal乐队Mork专访

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今天我们采访到的是来自挪威的著名Black Metal乐队Mork，组建于2004年的Mork乐队是挪威一支非常重要的Black Metal乐队，2007年发行的Demo作品就受到了极高的关注，2016年的专辑“Den vandrende skygge”在加拿大的HSP Productions厂牌限量500份发行，这张专辑发行之后乐队得到了更多的关注和大厂牌的关注，2017年乐队签约英国的著名厂牌Peaceville Records开始了长达9年的合作，发行了5张正式专辑，2024年的专辑“Syv”更是得到了所有歌迷的高度评价，前不久乐队收到中国主办方的邀请来到了中国进行演出，虽然受到种种波折，但是最终乐队成功在中国进行了演出，得到了更多中国歌迷的认可和关注，前不久杂志与乐队的核心人物Thomas取得联系进行了一次访谈！

（V: 代表笔者 T: 代表Thomas）

Today we interviewed Mork, the renowned Norwegian black metal band. Formed in 2004, Mork stands as one of Norway's most significant black metal acts. Their 2007 demo garnered immense attention, Their 2016 album “Den vandrende skygge” was released in a limited edition of 500 copies by Canada's HSP Productions. Following its release, the band gained increased recognition and attracted the attention of major labels. In 2017, they signed with the renowned British label Peaceville Records, embarking on a nine-year collaboration that yielded five full-length albums. Their 2024 release “Syv” has garnered high praise from all fans. Recently, the band accepted an invitation from Chinese organizers to perform in China. Despite various setbacks, they successfully completed their tour, gaining recognition and attention from a growing number of Chinese fans. Not long ago, our magazine connected with the band's core member, Thomas, for an exclusive interview!

(V: Author | T: Thomas)

采访对象：Thomas（Mork乐队创始人）

采访时间：2026.02.24

V: Thomas，这应该是Mork第一次接受中国的金属乐杂志采访，首先非常感谢您接受我们的采访。向乐队的所有人问好！

Hello Thomas, this is likely Mork's first interview with a Chinese metal magazine. First of all, thank you very much for agreeing to speak with us. Greetings!

T: 我不确定，或许是吧。若是如此，那真是太棒了。距离我们首次造访中国还不到一个月，那真是段美妙的经历。感谢你们的邀请。

I am not sure, I may believe so. If so, that is fantastic. It’s just shy one month since we were in China for the first time ever. What a great experience that was. Thanks for having us.

V: 许多去了你们在北京和义乌两站的观众们都被你们的现场演出所震撼。几乎所有体验了你们现场演出的观众都说“太值了！”“现场甚至比专辑还要好！”。你们在其他地区的演出也收到过这样的评价吗？你们认为是什么让你们的现场演出能获得这么多好评？

Many audience who attended your shows in Beijing and Yiwu were blown away by your live performances. Nearly everyone who experienced your shows exclaimed, “It was totally worth it!” and “The live show was even better than the album!” Have you received similar feedback from audiences in other regions? What do you think makes your live performances so highly praised?

T: 两场演出都超乎预期地精彩。当我们造访全新国度和陌生场地时，总会好奇观众的反应——到场人数有多少？现场观众会有什么反应？北京显然是我们与中国乐迷的首次见面，效果非常棒。演出后我们举办了大型的见面会，能与真心支持我们的乐迷们面对面交流令人欣喜。更令人欣慰的是，现场观众带着Mork的黑胶唱片和非演出专属周边前来，这证明Mork的音乐早已跨越国界，在我们亲临之前就已抵达这里。确实，关于现场演出与专辑的差异，我们之前也收到过类似反馈。专辑更注重氛围营造，是我独自踏上内心旅程的创作，承载着个人思想与情感。而现场演出更具活力，歌曲能激发更激进、更具身体感的体验——如果这样说能让你们理解的话。这是由四个热爱现场表演的成员组成的乐队，我想这就是其中蕴含的“摇滚精神”。我们体内潜藏着某种原始生物，唯有登台时才会觉醒，这正是演出的魔力所在。

Both concerts were great and beyond our expectations. When we visit a new country and unknown grounds like this, it is always a curiosity to see how the response will be. How many people will be there and how will the ones who’s there react. Beijing was obviously our very first meeting with the Chinese crowd and it was great. We did a massive meet and greet after the show, which also is nice to be able to see the supporters for real. And to see people bring in Mork vinyls and merch not sold at the concert is a reassuring thing, which proves that MORK has reached beyond these borders even before we ever physical visited. Yes, we have gotten that feedback before regarding the live shows compared to the albums. The albums are more atmosphere based and created by myself alone as a lonely journey into my own mind, thoughts and feelings. Live is a more energetic experience where the songs bring out a more aggressive and physical experience, if that makes sense. It is a band of four characters that enjoy performing live, and that is the “rock n roll” in it all, I suppose. There is a primal creature within us that surfaces only while on stage, which is the magic of a concert.

V: 我去了你们在北京的演出。在演出结束后，你们给了所有现场观众一个惊喜。你说过Mork从来不返场，而这次破例返场并演出了歌曲"Da Himmelen Falt"。当时在后台，听着观众们齐声喊着“安可”时，你们是怎么讨论的？为什么决定演唱"Da Himmelen Falt"这首歌？

I went the show of yours in Beijing. After the performance, you surprised all the audience with an encore. You've said Mork never does encores, yet this time you made an exception and performed “Da Himmelen Falt.” Backstage, as the crowd chanted “encore,” what did you guys discuss? Why did you decide to play “Da Himmelen Falt”?

T: MORK从来不会因为“观众期待”就返场。大多数“专业”乐队都会这么做。但对我来说，那种返场更像是按部就班的套路，毫无特别意义。只有当观众或者某个特定的夜晚气氛合适的时候，返场才是一件很酷很特别的事情。我记得上次返场大概是在三年前的墨西哥城。当中国观众高喊着再来一首时，我们仍然沉浸在“我们第一次来中国，观众就给了我们如此热烈的欢迎”的激动之中，所以就决定返场了。北京，谢谢你们！

MORK has never been a band who does encores just because it’s “expected”. Most “professional” bands do this. But for me it is more or less scripted, and not really anything special when done like that. If a crowd or a specific night has the right feel for it, then it is a cool and special thing to do. From the top of my mind I believe the previous encore we did was in Mexico City roughly three years ago. When the Chinese crowd was shouting for more music, we were still caught in the mindset of “we are actually in China for the first time and the crowd has given us a warm welcome”, so we decided to do it. So, we thank you Beijing!

V: 在义乌，Mork和Thy Light的同场演出因为某些突发情况，只能临时更改场地，幸运的是最后演出顺利进行。可以向我们讲讲当时的状况吗？当你们第一次知道演出可能会取消时，大家是怎么讨论的？最后的演出效果是否有达到你的预期？

In Yiwu, the joint performance by Mork and Thy Light had to be moved to a different venue at the last minute due to unforeseen circumstances. Fortunately, the show went off without a hitch in the end. Could you tell us about the situation at the time? When you first learned the show might be canceled, how did you all discuss about it? Did the final performance meet your expectations?

T: 整个中国之行的准备过程可谓一波三折，跌宕起伏。中国政府的管控似乎非常严格。演出组织者和主办方想要成功举办演出非常困难。各种许可证和手续繁琐，随时可能被取消或获批。更令人头疼的是，我们还要计划预订机票，还要花费大量资金申请工作签证等等。所以很长一段时间，中国的演出日期都悬而未决。但当北京演出的许可证获批后，我们竭尽全力促成此事。最终，我们几乎是一夜之间就拿到了签证。我必须特别感谢中国驻奥斯陆大使馆的各位工作人员，是他们促成了这次演出。虽然花费不菲，但我们齐心协力最终实现了目标。在中国的第二场演出在办理当地许可证等方面仍然遇到了一些困难，但最终还是顺利举办了。虽然演出地点换了，但演出成功举办了，这才是最重要的。演出本身非常精彩，我们和义乌的观众们一起分享了这一刻。

The whole ordeal about preparing for the visit to China was a lot of back and forth. And a shaky ride. The Chinese government is a really strict one it seems. The organizers and concert promoters have a hard time putting on shows. There are permits and stuff left and right that can be cleared or even canceled at the last moment. What makes this even more hectic is that we have to plan to book flights and do the expensive applying for working visas etc. So for a long time the Chinese dates was a “maybe”. But when the approved permits for the Beijing show was delivered we did all we could to make this happen. We ended up getting our visas literally over night. I have to give a huge shoutout to the good people at the Chinese embassy in Oslo for making this happen. It was costly, but we made it happen together. The second show in China was still struggling regarding the local permits etc, but it ended up being a show. It was perhaps in a different city and all that, but it happened, which is the important part. The show itself was great and we got to share the moment with the crowd in Yiwu.

V: Mork在中国乐迷间一直有一个昵称，翻译成英语大概是“Baby Dark Throne”——因为中国乐迷们认为你们的音乐风格和Dark Throne很接近，你们都代表了最纯粹的挪威黑金属之声，都是来自挪威的最经典的黑金属乐队（还有就是你们的乐队logo在视觉上也比较类似）。之前你有听说过这个昵称吗？你对这个昵称有什么看法？

Mork has long been known by a nickname among Chinese metal fans, roughly translated as “Baby Dark Throne”—because Chinese listeners feel your musical style closely resembles Dark Throne's. Both of you represent the purest expression of Norwegian black metal, hailing from Norway as some of the genre's most iconic acts (not to mention your band logos share visual similarities). Had you heard this nickname before? What are your thoughts on it?

T: Mork确实和Darkthrone有联系。我们早期的专辑确实受到了Darkthrone的很多启发。对我来说，挪威（乃至整个世界）最重要的两支黑金属乐队是Darkthrone和Burzum。这两支乐队给了我最多的氛围、感觉和灵感，让我能够独立创作。然而，我也走出了自己的道路，并在专辑的制作和发展过程中不断完善Mork。Nocturno Culto也曾在两张专辑中担任客座主唱，这让整个音乐历程更加完整。我仍然保留着Darkthrone的影响，这或许会在我新创作的歌曲中偶尔体现出来，那就是律动十足却又粗犷的riff。而Burzum带给我的则是更加飘渺梦幻、充满氛围感的段落。

MORK has been associated with Darkthrone, for sure. The earlier albums has a lot of inspiration from that band. To me the two most important BM bands from Norway (and in general) is Darkthrone and Burzum. Those two have given me the most atmosphere, feel and inspiration to do this on my own. However, I have made my own path and evolved MORK over the span of the albums and years. Nocturno Culto did do guest vocals on two albums too, which makes the circle complete. The one thing that I still have kept from the Darkthrone influence, which may show itself in newer songs here and there, is the groovy but rough riffs. What Burzum has given me is the more floating and dreamy, atmospheric parts.

V: 可以向中国的乐迷们简单介绍一下Mork的组建经历吗？许多的中国乐迷可能对Mork的早期历史不是很熟悉。Mork是何时组建的？是什么让你决定开始进行现场演出？

Could you briefly introduce Mork's formation to your fans in China? Many Chinese listeners may not be familiar with the band's early history. When was Mork formed? What prompted you to start performing live?

T: MORK始终是且永远会是一支一人乐队。我最初是在2004年开始的，那时我20岁。就在那之前几年，我才刚接触黑金属音乐。出于好奇，我想独自探索这种思维模式和声音世界。和大多数人一样，正是它所蕴含的黑暗与危险吸引了我。作为独生子且略显边缘的个体，这种音乐完美契合我的特质。它逐渐成为我生命中不可或缺的部分。十年后我才决定发行首张专辑，全程独立制作。这张专辑获得关注后，我与唱片公司签约并正式发行。那时我意识到想将音乐搬上舞台，便召集伙伴组建了现场乐队。阵容历经更迭，如今仅剩Alex Bruun和我两位创始成员。MORK从签约地下厂牌起步到与Peaceville Records签约，并开始在全球各地进行现场演出，剩下的故事大家都知道了。

MORK is and will always be a one-man-band. I initially started in the shadows back in 2004, when I was 20. I had just discovered Black Metal just a couple years prior to this. I was curious and wanted to try diving into this mindset and soundscape on my own. Like most I am sure it was the darkness and danger of it all which lured me in. Being an only-child and somewhat of an outsider, it was perfect for me. It has become an important part of my life and being. It was about ten years before I decided to release the first album, which I DIY. The album got some attention and that brought with it the first label and official release. At that point I figured I wanted to bring my music to the stage and that’s when I gathered a pack of friends to create the live band. The line-up has changed a bit over the years leaving only Alex Bruun and myself as the original members at present day. MORK went on from an underground label to sign with Peaceville Records and has been performing as a live-band globally, the rest is history.

V: MORK和你的另一个企划Udåd的歌词都是挪威语，为什么你会选择只用挪威语创作？

Both MORK and your other project Udåd use Norwegian lyrics. Why did you choose to write all the lyrics exclusively in Norwegian?

T: 这其实是我从Burzum和Darkthrone那里得到的启发。我刚开始听他们的音乐时，我注意到有些歌是用挪威语写的。当时我觉得很不可思议，一支国际知名的乐队竟然会用自己的母语创作。用挪威语创作也让整张专辑更有特色，更有原创性，这深深地打动了我。现在我的所有专辑都用挪威语创作。MORK是一支挪威乐队，对我来说也是一段非常私人的旅程和经历，所以必须如此。

This is actually something that I got from Burzum and a bit from Darkthrone. When I discovered their music I noticed that some songs were in Norwegian. At that time it was weird to me that an international recognised band could write in their native language. The fact that it was written in Norwegian also gave it all a more special feel and originality which resonated with me. I have now done all my albums in Norwegian. It is a Norwegian band and it is a very personal journey and experience to me, so it needs to be this way.

V: 说到Udåd，2024年，你开启了一个名为Udåd的黑金属乐队。在Udåd中你也同样包揽所有的音乐创作。Udåd的创立初衷是什么？和Mork相比，你希望Udåd传递的是什么样的声音？

Speaking of Udåd, in 2024 you launched this black metal project named Udåd. You also handle all the music composition for Udåd. What was the original intention behind founding Udåd? Compared to Mork, what kind of sound do you hope Udåd conveys?

T: 我想我是在MORK第六张专辑发行的时候创立Udåd的，或许是吧。Mork自第一张专辑以来一直在发展演变，这对我来说至关重要。我不想停滞不前，也不想为了“安全”而简单地复制之前的专辑。所以，很显然，Mork已经不再是一支“死亡金属”（nekro）黑金属乐队了，尽管我仍然对那种风格和创作方式抱有一些喜爱。因此，我决定创立Udåd，以便能够实践黑金属的这一特定方面。实际上，一部叫做《死亡之王》（Der Todesking）的德国邪典电影对我的影响非常大。这是一个黑暗而非常原始的个人项目，以低保真音效的方式录制和呈现，这正是“死亡金属”的精髓所在。我常半开玩笑说：MORK在进化，Udåd在退化。

I think I started Udåd at the time of MORK album nr 6, perhaps. MORK has been evolving since the first album, which is extremely important to me. I do not wish to stagnate or just copy another previous album to be “safe”. So, obviously MORK was not a “nekro” BM band anymore even though I still carry some fondness for that type of sound and writing. So, I decided to create Udåd to be able to exercise that particular aspect of BM. It was actually a German cult movie called “Der Todesking” that influenced it all. It is a dark and very raw project which is recorded and presented in the way of lo-fi sound, which is “nekro”. With a bit of humour I like to say that MORK evolves and Udåd devolves.

V: 今年四月份你们将要参加Inferno Festival。而且你们将于Inferno的最后一天在主舞台演出。对于2026年的Inferno Festival你有哪些期待？

This April, you'll be performing at the Inferno Festival. And you'll be headlining the main stage on the festival's final day. What are your expectations for the 2026 Inferno Festival?

T: 这是MORK第四次参加Inferno音乐节。乐队的演出咖位一直在稳步提升，现在终于登上了主舞台，这真是太棒了。当然，这是一种荣幸。MORK多年来一直努力发展，如今能登上主舞台也是水到渠成。我们非常感谢Inferno音乐节多年来对我们的支持。今年的演出将会非常特别，原因有很多，但我现在还不能透露。

This is MORK’s 4th appearance at the festival. The band has been climbing the billing position every time and now we are finally moved over to the main stage, which is great. It is an honour, of course. MORK has been working hard and has been growing for years and now it is natural. We appreciate that Inferno has treated us well over the years. It will be a special show this year, for several reasons which I can’t mention yet.

V: 在Inferno Festival之后，Mork在今年10月将要进行日程密集的欧洲巡演。在这之间，你们还有其他的演出或者创作安排吗？

Following the Inferno Festival, Mork will embark on a packed European tour this October. In the meantime, do you have any other performances or creative projects lined up?

T: 除了完整的欧洲巡演之外，我们还安排了几个欧洲音乐节和一次西班牙巡演。就在未来几周甚至几天内，我们将宣布一些特别的消息……敬请期待！

We do have several European festivals lined up and a Spanish tour in addition to the full European headliner tour. In just the coming weeks or even only days from now, we will be announcing something special .. stay tuned!

V: Mork的第一场演出距今大约有十年时间了。在这十年中，你们成长为了一支穿梭在各种国际音乐节舞台上的知名乐队。你还记得Mork的第一场演出是什么样的吗？这十年中你认为乐队和你自己最大的变化是什么？

It's been about a decade since Mork's first performance. Over these ten years, you've grown into a renowned band performing at various international music festivals. Do you remember what Mork's first show was like? What do you think has been the biggest change for the band and yourself during this decade?

T: 是的，我永远不会忘记我们的首场演出。那场演出很特别，因为演出地点不在挪威，而是在波兰。我们在奥尔什丁一家俱乐部参加了一个小型一日音乐节。这么说吧，当时的乐队还很“年轻，缺乏经验”，而我也从那时到现在已经成长了十年。所以，自然而然地，每个人和每件事都会随着时间的推移而成长、发展，积累经验和技能。不过，有趣的是，我们的第一任贝斯手在那场演出中失误连连，当晚还没下台就宣布退出乐队了。我们现在提起这件事都会笑，而且我们仍然是朋友。但那场演出确实很滑稽，也很业余。万事开头难，对吧？

Yes, I will never forget the very first one. It was special, because it wasn’t in Norway, but rather in Poland. We performed at a small one day festival at a club in Olsztyn. Let’s just say that it was a “young and inexperienced” live band and I have also grown a decade since then. So, naturally everyone and everything grows, evolve and gain experience and skill over time. It was funny though, our first bassist played this show and messed up so much that he quit before leaving the stage that night. We laugh about that today and still remain friends. But it was quite funny and amateurish. Everything has to start somewhere, right?

V: Thomas，再次感谢你接受我们的采访。Mork是我今年看的第一场金属演出，也是现在为止最令我难忘的演出。非常感谢你们来这里演出，希望未来有机会还能在中国看到Mork的演出！

Thomas, thank you once again for joining us for this interview. Mork was the first metal show I went this year, and it remains the most unforgettable performance so far. We're incredibly grateful you came to perform here, and we hope to see Mork perform in China again in the future!

T: 荣幸之至。感谢你们主动联系，或许能帮助我们在贵国这个精彩的国度获得更多关注。踏上中国国境线对乐队和我是人生清单上的特殊时刻。我们正积极筹划明年可能的回归，期待主办方能促成此事。MORK需要更深入探索中国市场，而我个人也渴望更多领略贵国风采。请广而告之并持续关注！我们定会重逢。感谢各位，金属万岁！

The pleasure is all mine. I thank you for reaching out and maybe helping us obtain even more exposure in your fantastic country. It was a special bucket list moment for us and me personally to reach the Chinese border. We are already trying to figure out a return maybe next year. Hopefully the promoters are able to make it happen. MORK needs to explore more of the Chinese market and I personally wish to see more of your country. Spread the word and stay posted! We will see you again. Thank you and hails!