GERTJAN VIS (BLACK KNIGHT): “[We] Played A 12,000 Person City Sports Hall Show. We Even Had Our Own Bodyguards!! Best Time Of Our Lives!!”
Valiant Metal Act Has Some Victorious Tales to Tell This past July, Dutch Metal act Black Knight released their third full-length album Road to Victory through Pure Steel Records. As an added bonus, Black Knight decided to reach into their vault and remaster their landmark 1998 debut album Tales From the Darkside. The newly remixed and mastered version will be released on November 20, 2020. Who exactly is Black Knight you say? Let longtime guitarist Gertjan Vis tell you all about them. Metal Express Radio: If I knew absolutely nothing about Black Knight, how would you describe the band’s music to me? Gertjan Vis: I think our music is pure old school Heavy Metal. MER: On November 20, 2020 Black Knight is releasing a remastered version of their 1998 album Tales from the Darkside through Pure Steel Records. Will the listener be able to notice any difference between the 2020 version and the original? GV: There are now 6 live recordings attached and we have made a different master. There is more low end. MER: What do you remember about recording Tales from the Darkside in 1998? GV: We did the recording in the Dyonix catacomb studio, the studio I worked at that time in Amsterdam. It was a very quick recording but a year of mixing. It all took a long time because we did the mix at a friends home studio. The Roberto Bosch frozen limb studio. At least we learned a lot about mixing and recording. MER: What do you remember about touring in support of the album’s 1998 release? GV: We did a great Bulgarian tour, 2 cities, Varna and Sofia. Big posters all over the cities, advertisements on radio, played a 12,000 person city sports hall show. We even had our own bodyguards!! Best time …READ MORE