FULGUR ET MORTE Fulgur et Morte is 39-year-old Brussels-based musician, producer and Opus Magnum Studio owner Olmo Lipani (Déhà, Cult of Erinyes, Silver Knife, Horrible, amogst many others). He released two atmospheric black-metal albums recently, called 'Possesed By The Unholy' and 'Devourer Of Light', taking you back to Judas Iscariot, Leviathan, Burzum and Xasthur. I like the two Fulgur et Morte albums you just released. What does 'Fulgur et Morte' mean? Olmo Lipani: First, thank you for appreciating these two releases. Fulgur et Morte means "Thunder and Death" in Latin. It stands for the unevitable and the beauty of these two events. Nature can be insanely violent, death is certain. And they can both happen at the same time. Why did you want a new moniker for this project? I released in the past a couple of albums of raw black metal under my "Déhà" name, which is a kind of potpourri of many different styles encompassing metal & beyond.At some point, I thought that it would be better to divide it, since this music style is so important to me, and so much more myself at times. It takes its name from the first release I did in this style, actually. The www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be - 26 - second one, "Mortem Animae", was also released under "Déhà" too. Now, it's the time to have something separate, in which I can really dive myself into. Is Fulgur Et Morte something you do on your own? I am my own master, hence I will answer to no one other than myself. I can trust the work in bands with some chosen people, but for this particular band, I will rely on what I can do, and only what I can do. It also challenges me to create better, to become a better musician. Black metal is personal, never to be explained, never to be taught or spoken about. Its elitism drives me to this chosen and assumed solitude. On your Bandcamp, you wrote you wanted a 'Judas Iscariot' outlet. Can you explain this to me? Judas Iscariot is a band that, in my opinion, brought the "one man band" beyond how it can be seen. He was doing everything himself, real, true, without compromises. This is what I am doing as well. It is a hidden tribute to one man bands that understand the meaning of it all. Leviathan, Judas Iscariot, Burzum, Xasthur...
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