Funeral Fornication

"Mankind as a disease", of course being the theme of Pandemic Transgression. The journey that I take the listener through on the album ends with the destruction of the self, which is inevitable because even the speaker is part of humanity, ergo part of the disease. I think all black metal has a degree of misanthropy to it. It goes without saying that the idea of hatred towards humanity is a crucial element in black metal in general. I think its fair to say that a lot of the themes I've used since the inception of Funeral Fornication perpetuate the idea of hatred for humanity. As for the fate of man, I think in the end our fate lies inevitably with self-destruction.



-Vultyrous



Interview w/ Nocturnal Cult Webzine



Biography



From the grim frostbitten northlands of Canada comes the one man horde ' FUNERAL FORNICATION'. The project saw its birth in 2002, when Vultyrous strived to create a project, mainly black metal, but with elements of both pagan metal and thrash. After a handful of demos that gained some minor notoriety, Vultyrous figured that would be all, and put the project on the backburner.



Several Years passed with Vultyrous focusing his efforts into two other bands at the time. It wasn't until 2006 that the deathwinds of Funeral Fornication began to blow again. News of this one man band reached the ears of Triple Silence Records in the UK. Signing Funeral Fornication almost immediately, Triple Silence was destined to release the debut album "Murder Cult Eidolon". Sadly however, due to financial complications, that destiny had to be altered. Triple Silence could not afford to release Murder Cult Eidolon which caused Vultyrous to seek another label.



Two years passed with Murder Cult Eidolon sitting on the shelf, gathering dust. In 2008 Funeral Fornication signed with Funeral Moonlight Productions, a small but strong chinese label. Murder Cult Eidolon was released! 1000 Units on Pro-CD! However, things were about to change once again. As part of the agreement Vultyrous had with Funeral Moonlight, the label had agreed openly to release any future albums composed under the name 'Funeral Fornication'. This was a lie, for as soon as the deal for 'Murder Cult Eidolon' had gone through, and Vultyrous had received his share of copies for personal distribution, the label quite unprofesionally severed contact and would not answer any of Vultyrous' emails. Unfortunetely, this did not happen until Vultyrous had already started work on his follow-up release 'Paganheart'. With no label to release 'Paganheart', Vultyrous continued to work on this release, all the while searching for an interested label. In the end, Vultyrous decided to self-release Paganheart.



The whole situation up until this point left Vultyrous feeling quite uninspired and uncaring for the future of Funeral Fornication. It was then that Vultyrous was approached by the black metal goddess 'Artep', who asked Vultyrous to be the new lead vocalist and guitarist for 'Artep'. Accepting, Vultyrous stated clearly that it would not be the end of Funeral Fornication, though in his heart he was not sure. Then at the start of 2009, something strange happened. The original idea for Funeral Fornication was no longer Vultyrous' musical ambition. His musical tastes had drifted towards a more depressive, almost ambient black metal sound. Feeling renewed in his unholy faith for Funeral Fornication, Vultyrous took up arms once again, this time refusing to back down. He began an intense search for a label interested in releasing a new Funeral Fornication that was void of Pagan and Thrash elements, and more depressive sounding.



Pouring the darkest reaches and cobwebbed corners of his heart into the new Funeral Fornication material, it didn't take long before some heads began to turn in response. Almost overnight, Vultyrous found a home with Hypnotic Dirge Records who were on the same page with Funeral Fornication's new sound. 2009 saw the release of Funeral Fornication's third and darkest album, "Solitude and Suicide".



In early 2010, Vultyrous began work on his follow-up release to Solitude And Suicide, entitled "Pandemic Transgression". This time evolving the sound of Funeral Fornication even furthur by incorporating some clean vocal parts, which Vultyrous had touched on early on in the old Funeral Fornication demos, and briefly on "Murder Cult Eidolon". Pandemic Transgression is scheduled for release at the end of the year. 2010 will also see a split with Austria's Uruk-Hai!



Looking ahead at the future of Funeral Fornication, Vultyrous plans to re-record the Paganheart tracks to suit his current sound a little closer and finally release it. He will also begin working on the sequel to Pandemic Transgression.



Releases

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Funeral Fornication - Solitude and Suicide



I - Mother of Peril

II - The Weeping Tree

III - Veils of Ice That Impersonate Mirrors

IV - Channeling Volatile Energy

V - You Must Admit, The Sun is Dying

VI - Beneath the Oak

VII - Beauty is Derelict in Mine Eyes

VIII - Let Never a Flower Adorn My Grave



Released: June 18th, 2009

Catalog Number: HDR - 007

Release Type: Full-Length Album

Total Playing Time: 50:21

Quantity: Unlimited

CD type: Pro CD-r

Packaging: Standard Jewel Case with 8 page booklet



Funeral Fornication's third full-length album 'Solitude and Suicide' is a new approach for this canadian project which has tradionally followed a pagan/thrash black metal musical identity since its birth seven years ago in 2002. Hypnotic Dirge Records' latest signing graces us with a musically-solid powerful , yet contemplative album that defines the beginning of a new, darker era in the legacy that is Funeral Fornication. Profesionally mixed and mastered by Black Metal goddess 'Artep', and recorded in a pro-studio, this album comes with all the lyrics printed in an eight page color booklet. Witness the best in Canadian depressive Black Metal!



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Uruk-Hai/Funeral Fornication Split Album



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Discography



'Murder Cult Eidolon' CD March 2008



'Paganheart' TBA



'Solitude and Suicide' CD June 18th, 2009



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Uruk-Hai/Funeral Fornication [Split] CD September 2010



'Pandemic Transgression' Late 2010/Early 2011



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Contact

***For any questions, and/or comments as well as interview requests you can contact Funeral Fornication by email at: funeralfornication@hotmail.com

***For any promotional, distribution, wholesale, or order inquiries you can also contact Funeral Fornication's label representative 'Hypnotic Dirge Records' by email at: hypnoticdirgerecords@hotmail.com



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