Neverlight Horizon – “Neverlight Horizon is about obscurity, darkness and suffering. A horizon with no light is just like the future that we suggest…”

Finally, here it is, the interview with the Belgian Death Metallers Neverlight Horizon. After reviewing their demo ‘Perfection in Murder’s Art’ I thought it was about time we had a little chat with this great band. And after two months of waiting, here it is. Enjoy!

Hello, to start of with the review. Did you like it? And do you agree with it?
Hi! Yes we liked your review and we agree with it because you are objective in your critics and what you wrote about us seems to be true!! Rebhell, the vocalist, is very proud to be compared to Corpse Grinder!! In general we are satisfied with the different review which has been written about ‘Perfection in Murder’s Art’. it is very encouraging for us.

You are quite a new band, so maybe you could give us an introduction.
Neverlight Horizon started in 1999 in Huy (Belgium) with two of the current members (drummer and singer). At this time the band was called Born Of Fire and played a powerful deathcore. Now it plays Death Metal. At first it was just a project without real ambitions but day by day it has taken more and more importance for us. The influences are: Cannibal Corpse, Deicide, Dying Fetus and Slayer…

I’m just wondering what you mean with the bandname, could you explain?
Our band name is just referring to some dark horizons… We like this aspect. Neverlight Horizon is about obscurity, darkness and suffering. A horizon with no light is just like the future that we suggest… It is in fact very pessimistic!

As I said in the review, the brutal Death/Grind scene is very lively, what you do you think of the scene in general and what about the Belgian?
Yes you’re right! The brutal Death Grind scene is very lively! It is incredible to see all these underground bands worldwide! There are in everywhere in Europe, in Thaïland, Russia, Japan, Yugoslavia and many other countries! In Belgium the northern part of the country is very active in metal music. The southern part’s scene live a second life with the arrival some years ago of a lot of new bands: Neverlight Horizon, Devoured, Catarrhal, Livor Mortis, Excavated, Black Bleeding, Coalition, Desdemonia, Enthroned, Emptiness, Hybrid Viscery, No Lokost… Metal is not dead in Wallonia!!!

You just signed to Deadsun Records to release this demo next April, is it going to be re-recorded or is just the same?
The first demo CD (5 tracks) has been recorded in august 2000. It is called “The Awakening”. Unfortunately the sound quality is quite bad because we didn’t have enough money to record in a good studio.

What do you think about the label? Does it do a good job supporting and promoting you?
We are very happy being on Deadsun Recs. Because it’s a good opportunity to be signed after one serious demo CD. We hope having a good impact with ‘Perfection in Murder’s Art’ because it is a quite old recording. Yes, they seem to do a really good job even if we had some problems.

What about the future? What do you expect for Neverlight Horizon?
Currently we are working on new song with the hope to release a full-length album. But before that we are waiting to see how will be the impact of the release of ‘Perfection in Murder’s Art’.

Will you participate with any (club) tours in the future? Will we be seeing you around?
At this moment we just have few dates in Belgium : 24th of may in Arlon with Depraved and Xenomorph. 19th of july in Gent with Aborted at the frontline club and many other. We should play in France for the release of the MCD but nothing is done yet. We never played outside Belgium till now and we really want to participate to some tours in Europe!!!

Are you guys involved in other bands or projects? Tell us something more.
Rebhell (vocalist) plays drums in Devoured (Death Metal) and Catarrhal (Death Metal) which are bands from Huy. He played too in a hardcore band called N.R.T.D with J-F (bass). This band split in august 2000. I (Laurent) played in Upside Down (Hardcore) which split too. The drummer started drums when he created Born Of Fire four years ago.

At last, do you have anything to say to our readers?
Keep supporting Metal!!!