- Before I heard "The gathering wilderness" I've never listened to your music so when I read to the promo info I think you were into death or black metal but, when I listened to the record it reminds me doom metal with Black Sabbath and Irish folklore influences but how do you define your style and what are your influences?
Its hard to define. We don't really sound like anyone and have been forging our own sound since the early 90's. basically its dark, passionate, atmospheric, honest sounding metal with some influence from Irish traditional music, 70's and 80's metal, as you mentioned black sabbath along with bands like bathory and candlemass mixed with the feeling of the early second wave of black metal from the early 90's and late 80's with some old death and doom metal in there for good measure. My influences are more or less the same now as they were when I joined really.

- I've read the lyrics and I think they are really good. Do you assume any influences in your writing style?
Hard to say again. I've been writing in this style for years now so this is like almost my fifth volume of work so to speak. I'm luck I was always good at English and writing comes very naturally to me. I open myself to everything and could be influenced by almost anything from places I've been to people, to something I've read. could be anything.

- You have been in other labels before. How do you get in touch with Metal Blade?
I know some guys here for years and when we finally were free from our previous contract we sorted something out with them. Thankfully it was pretty easy in the end.

- I think "The gathering wilderness" is a kind of break in your career since you decided to record it at Cauldron Studios instead of Mags of Academy like you used to do before. What were the reasons for this change?
Basically we just felt we had to challenge ourselves. It would have been safe and easy to go back to the same place as before but we thought we needed to try something different.

- You have worked with Billy Anderson as a record engineer. How was to work with him? How was the recording session?
He's a crazy and very intense guy but he has many great ideas during the recording. There is always stress in the studio and this time was no different and no matter the budget you always seem to run out of money and time. We wanted this live and raw sound and billy is famous for that.

- I think 2003 was a hard year for you. What happened?
2003 was ok, we went on a few tours and played some cool places like greece, bulgaria and romania as well but it was also the start of tons of legal hassles and complications and it had a negative effect on the band of course. we really didn't start writing songs until 2004 for the new album.

- How is nowadays the Irish metal scene?
Small but closed knit. If you want to see into the scene then its www.metalireland.com You can find everything you need there I think.

- I think your live shows are like a black legend 'cause you don't play outside Ireland very often but how are Primordial live shows?
Interesting way of putting it. Primordial shows are intense, raw and to the bone. Charged with adrenaline and energy. We try and put on something special and when you mean what you say and say what you mean it should not be hard. We have played outside of Ireland a reasonable amount of times but
you are not going to see us 3 times a year. I don't think it would be special anymore.

- What are your plans for the next future?
After the new album to tour and play festivals as much as we are able to and then disappear for another few years !. o)

- I'll like that you say the last words of this interview.
Strength and joy to you all.

Nemtheanga