Zeal & Ardor may be a young band in the grander scheme of black metal, but mastermind Manuel Gagneux has already led a story-filled life growing up in the colourful city of Basel, Switzerland.
Before debut album Devil Is Fine stunned with its fusion of heavy music and slave spirituals, he was jamming in disused bunkers, garrisoned with dumbasses in the Swiss Army and watching bands stab themselves with tattoo needles. Here’s some of his hard-earned wisdom.
