The Downbeat Podcast - Manuel Gagneux (Zeal & Ardor)

My guest on the podcast this week is Manuel Gagneux, mastermind behind Swiss avant-garde black metal band Zeal & Ardor. Z+A mix the style of European Black Metal (a genre notorious for it's link with racism) and elements of African-American Spirituals and Gospel with electrifying results. We talked about the band's unlikely beginnings on the darkest parts of the internet, black magick, reappropriating Richard Wagner and of course: Manuel's dream festival. get exclusive downbeat metal posters (and 20% off ALL posters using the code DOWNBEAT) at displate: https://displate.com/thedownbeat?art=... twitch:   / reynlord   patreon:   / thedownbeat   the downbeat clothing available at: https://www.thedownbe.at twitter:   / reynlord   instagram:   / reynlord   discord:   / discord   TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 | intro 4:47 | pronounce "gagneux" 5:00 | meshuggah in glasgow 6:48 | "bed time liner" for 80s synthpop band 8:40 | "the best kept secret" in the netherlands 10:38 | headline tours 12:42 | black metal supporting acts 14:30 | black metal purists/elitism 17:01 | inception of Z+A 18:45 | alan lomax 20:30 | devil is fine 25:02 | being an anonymous artist 26:39 | demos 27:38 | over-arcing album themes 29:00 | graphic novel/netflix 30:10 | incantation lyrics 35:02 | self-titled album 38:38 | satanism in music 42:05 | german/wagner 46:38 | interest in the occult 53:17 | twitch 59:23 | having children 1:00:40 | the downbeat dungeons & dragons 1:16:00 | beer 1:17:23 | scoring music 1:19:53 | daniel p. carter 1:21:20 | notation/outro