Blackmordia are on the rise | Interview

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The Blackmordia’s ambitions to be a serious live act soon came to fruition, and to date they have supported household name rock icons across the field including Bring Me The Horizon, Nothing But Thieves, KISS and Nickelback, and even opening Download Festival in Paris in 2017.

“When we played with KISS, it was like a dream come true. It was a moment where our life changed, and we had a really strong feeling of trust in what we were doing,” Kurtz explains.

“It was a part of the plan in some ways,” Seddiki adds. “A lot of bands were not talking about supporting big bands, but we were, that was a part of the dream. I remember talking for hours, ‘imagine if you could support that band, on a stage like this’. It happened a few times with a lot of effort. Confidence is really important.”

Sonically The Blackmordia take inspiration from the huge rock bands that they’ve supported live, and are simultaneously fascinated by ‘80s new wave and synth pop. Through intentional modern pop production, their sound retains flair and a crystalline sheen, producing glistening arena-ready anthems that appreciate power chords as much as they do synthy grooves, writing mostly based on rhythm sections and basslines, as Kurtz explains, “the groove is really important.”

“We like darker stuff, but we’re very pop,” Moisan comments. “The Blackmordia is an oxymoron, it’s dark, but it can be happy at the same time.”

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