Archive for Nikita Kamprad

German Black-Metal Behemoths Der Weg einer Freiheit Explain Why They Re-Released ‘Innern’ Sans Vocals

Posted in Features, Interviews, The Visionaries, Videos with tags , , on 11/06/2026 by Kurt Orzeck

Germany’s Der Weg einer Freiheit – one of The Bad Penny‘s favorite black-metal bands that are criminally.underrated in the U.S. – recently checked in with us to discuss the refashioned version of their rad record Innern sans vocals. Watch the compelling conversation with guitarist Nikita Kamprad and bassist Alan Noruspur as they explain why they made the unorthodox decision to issue an alternate version of the record, which we declared one of the best metal albums of 2025.

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Video Interview: Der Weg Einer Freiheit Frontman Nikita Kamprad Delivers Straight Talk

Posted in Interviews, Videos with tags , on 09/18/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

Thorsten Schaeben and I recently interviewed from Veil of Sound interview Der Weg Einer Freiheit frontman Nikita Kamprad about the German melodic death band’s new record for Season of Mist, Innern. The very well-spoken music vet was about as candid as you can get. Check out the conversation: