Funeral Fog Zine #6
Funeral Fog Zine #6
Into The Guillotine
MAYHEM “De Mysteriis Dom I´m always glad to listen bands from Chile because are very
Sathanas Alive” cd/dvd/vinyl professionals in many aspects and music is the most important
there.
It was recorded at Norrköping,
Sweden, on December 18 2015 The release is under AUSTRALIS records and is highly
and officially released on professional too.
2016.On cd with a bonus DVD;
here´s performed by first time
the legendary “De Mysteriis…”
album. Melek-taus-Dominus Xul
“Hymns of Transformation” 7”
An album that needs no introduction so we know what we got split vinyl
here A MASTER PIECE !!,the sound is great, Teloch and Ghul
on guitars makes that a cold shiver runs on our spine they work Another release from Australis
on mayhem is amazing. records with two Chileans bands
melek-taus and dominus xul both
Then we got the rest of the BEASTS, Necrobutcher (to me the with a killer death metal.
main stone in the band), Atilla and Hellhammer, a very solid
performance for sure those, that were there to watch the show Lyrics into nihilism more
may can die fully peaceful, the atmosphere is very ritualistic and inspired by A. Crowley the triumph of will and that stuff (not
take us into a black trip. This release is found on a double vinyl exactly by him I think, but in that way of thinking- Ed) with hate
too the first pressing was totally sold out…but a second pressing towards mankind and religion.
is out.
The product offered is, as the previous commented split
marvelous it shall be a delightful listening for fans of good death
metal I can say many positive aspects but I don´t want be an ass-
Magnanimvs –Godagainst liker….so I let the final judge to yours ears!!
“Opening the Cataclysm Portal
to the Gods” 7” split vinyl
I can´t express with other words and could not be able to Four tracks of pure DEATH
express what KATATONIA can offer to people that enjoy his METAL remastered at
music, not all can be agree each other, but I´m sure that a TORTURE CHAMBER
gloomy and joyful happiness full fills our souls. STUDIOS on September 2014. As the original demo just the
four songs but if we think that was almost twenty eight years of
that edition music is still fresh nowadays, that’s mean they were
Dissection “Rebirth of Dissection” able to create a solid and professional demo then.
DVD Many bands from Chile in these days release tremendous demos
some of these I had the chance to listen and are memorable for
If well dissection is no more sure in the line of most acclaimed bands on the worldwide scene
among us I will like to comment (i.e. suffocation, malevolent creation and many more) as I have
this one anyway. say Chile is a country that always keep the attention of world
scene for his music quality (something that argentine will learn,
After the prison sentence of Jon, not all is v8 and the closed mind of just listen bands with Spanish
dissection was considered for political themes on lyrics, now is changing a bit-Ed).
mainstream press and some Back to torturer they were progressing among Chile and rest of
people in the scene like a pariah, Latin America and of course worldwide they were active in the
due that He clean up to a scene forging a name and a legend for many fans!
homosexual together with MLO´s
leader Vlad.
But loyal fans don´t take care of shit and continue supporting Ulver “Trolsk Sortmetall 1993-
Jon…but well that is past. 1997” 4 LP boxset +tape.
When “Reinkaos” was released the response of fans was Century media put the first
overwhelming, so to pay tribute to his loyal fans around the demo”Vargnatt”, the saga of
world Jon decide to make an live show the result was this DVD man cursed by the devil,
filmed in Stockholm 2004, a sold out show. ”Bergtatt…”, ”Kveldssanger”
In stage Tomas Askuld (drums), Set Teitan (guitars) and Brad and ”Nattens Madrigal” plus a
Sinclair (bass) conforms the new line-up helping Jon´s in his rehearsal tape of “Nattens…”
music. sessions.
The intro starts and then Night´s Blood kick our teeth´s, on The demo, the two first sagas
Jon´s face the joy is evident and people got insane when frozen LP and tape where remastered
begins to sound. at orange studios on London,
Then the new song Maha Kali an epic opus to Hindu goddess of whereas “Nattens…” in stripe studios of Oslo.
death, the set list of “Storm of the light´s bane” continues the Nothing new for sure, but a great opportunity to get the most
last 5 songs are from “The Somberlain” (a good album, but not marvelous creations of this legendary band, in the
my favorite-Ed) and of course “Elizabeth Bathori”, a song that if “Kveldssanger” lp is included a song entitled “Synen” as bonus
well belongs to Tormentor, is like a trademark of dissection. track recorded for the compilation “Souvenirs from Hell”
The DVD also includes the “Starless Aeon” music video and an released by German label Cthulhu records on 1997(also
interview with Jon, where he talks of all aspects of his music, the
included on “Whom The Moon A Nightsong Sings” by Prophesy A booklet including lyrics and drawings from Franta Storm,
on 2010). sadly the lyrics are not translated. Another cult album from the
All in a beautiful hardcover boxset the vinyl’s are silver splatter 90´s, later of release some albums they split-up for a while but
colour; plus a poster and a 32 LP-sized pages booklet with all return some years later….the last album that I listen was
the lyrics on Norwegian translated to British English, the “Mantras” (ups! in this moment I can´t remember the year of
concept of logo´s band, some knowledge words from Metallion, album edition-ed).
Chris Bruni, Michael Moynihan and Mark Pilkington and of Back to re-edition of “Ritual” is under the label of Brutal
course tons of rare photos of the band from promo press and Assault´s festival, where they appear in a live show later of
some never used. many years (I believe they did two live shows only in the 90´s)
It was limited to 3000 copies and I´m not sure if it´s available now they had released a new album too.
yet, so if someone get the opportunity to buy it…don´t hesitate.
When saviour starts, despair on music become an strong feeling, Tired of this, now in name and with permission of the band,
dead winter way continues the same memorable path, the Peaceville release the legendary live show in Zeitz, two formerly
artwork is a very descriptive portrait of this new way in this duo days of the Leipzig one, the atmosphere is very clear here and
when you are front the sea had that sensation of being drowned many know how they took effect on listeners’ feelings being
and lost in that immensity….desolation. something mystical and unique in these early days.
An album that at first listening should be a bit hard for some The songs featured are more than well-known so, has no sense to
listeners, but with time it will become understandable or just to speak about, the reason to comment this one is for the great
forget it, depending always of listener mood and musical sound quality taken from the same master tape of the Leipzig
aspirations; isn´t an accessible album not all fans will show. of course that when you are a die-hard fan no matter how
understand the new way, but I´m sure this shall bring us more bad or good is the sound quality; just want put his hands on
excellent music like the featured on “The Turn of the Tides”. something unreleased but many times die-hard fans deserves
some of quality too.
In this tribute we got the Satanic era the first and most brutal
creations of the Swedish man, fifteen bands are included:
marduk-in conspiracy with… & woman of dark desires,
ophtalamia-sacrifice, gehennah-reaper, dark funeral-
equimanthorn & call from the grave, emperor-a fine day to die,
lord belial-massacre, the abyss-armageddon, nifelheim-die in fire,
necrophobic-enter the eternal fire,sacramentum-13 candles,
unanimated-raise the dead, satyricon-born for burning and war-
war. Each band put his own stile to songs being for me lord
belial, gehennah, marduk and nifelheim the most outstanding on ’
this release….the other bands are ok too don´t misunderstand
me, I just enjoy more the mentioned ones because they had
something special.
The package of this vinyl is also very enjoyable to our eyes the ’
cover illustration is done by Joe Petagno, most appreciated in
the included poster.
inally the new issue of
Funeral Fog zine is
out, after a long silence
I decide work in a new
number again, the
reason to stop of
release the zine where
many but main reason
was the lack of time
and some personal
problems.
On review section appears some old releases
and very few new ones I got many cds that I
could review them if the zine where edited some
years back as I planned it, but was impossible as R. Wolfkrieg & the editor year 2002
I mention before.
The interviews are fresh and hope be enjoyed by I want to dedicate this issue to my comrade R.
the readers, about my grammatical English is
Wolfkrieg murdered on August 29 2016…I
now a bit bad due to I have not much time to
read or speech on that language as I used do in will open a beer at your memory always keep
the past, so excuse all errors on this issue. drinking we meet again to drink and laugh of
Thanks to all bands and people that had
this shitty world.
contributed with something in this issue your
AMON.
support means a lot for me.
Something about the reviews is that I just can
do a critic from the side of a fan of music and
not from the business side, but when a
band/album is shit I will be honest or I don’t
include the proper band/album in this pages
and all the stuff of review section is always buy
by me so critics are honest (if it were send as
promo shall be honest too)and depending of
cd/lps that I can buy depends if there shall be a
review section on the next issue.
About the Sampler CD
Well I know that is common to release a sampler cd on today’s zines, but my idea was
already many years ago, almost in the late 90 s and was planned as a tape sampler then.
But it was never released; bands that send his promo stuff in these days were asked and
some other not but my idea was to promote all bands of the first issues (2nd & 3rd) to
give the people here the opportunity to know some other kind of music and not just the
boring and closed mind heavy metal shit of this country (argentine-ed) bands into death-
doom-black music that always was seen like a pariah (so I was like a “person”
considered too) here in these days the bands that I like to include where:
Panikos(black),Baxaxa(black/thrash),1917/Seol(death/black),Sadden(doom) all from
argentine; Noctis Invocat(black/doom from Guatemala) but the lack of money(always the
fucking main reason to do things in this fucking society) so now almost twenty years later
I can do this utopia reality to my own satisfaction and like a praise to all these bands that
deserve my respect and support then.
Also some other bands from this new issue were featured and is good to had more bands
to spread out, now here things are changing about musical tastes among people (but
always the closed christian’s mind are still present but FUCK OFF anyway!!) this is
by the internet thing now you can seek for many bands from the world on his Facebook or
bandcamp pages (something that in the 90s was the tape trades to get new music and
snail mail to contact bands or via e-mail as a fast opportunity to get an interview) I
refuse to use Facebook or all that shitty trendy stuff, I only use my e-mail and nothing
else.
So well now Im very proud of what Im presenting to you as reader of this fucking zine I
hope you can enjoy it (If you don’t, I don’t care anyway) I hope to offer a new
sampler/zine soon….HAILS AND THANKS TO ALL BANDS FEATURED
Phlebotomized is among the oldest death metal bands from Holland and one of the first to use
violin and synthesizer in extreme metal. Phlebotomized is deemed seminal, forging
atmosphere and grind outbursts in unconventional song structures. During their heydays the
band gained a cult status in the underground scene.
Formed in March 1989(as a trio-ed), Phlebotomized started as a grindcore outfit, heavily
inspired by grind, death- and doom metal. At the end of 1990 the band began to use keyboard
and violin arrangements, resulting in their unique sound. Their first releases caused a shock in
the scene and the revelation of ‘Immense Intense Suspense’ in 1994 gained them worldwide
esteem. The band played numerous shows but disbanded shortly after the release of their
second full-length album ‘Skycontact’ in 1997.
In 2013 the band regrouped after the re-release of their classic albums and started playing
(international) shows. New songs were written and after some changes in line-up
Phlebotomized is now ready to unleash their reincarnated avant-garde death metal.
Wayward and exploring beyond the scopes of conventional paths in death metal,
Phlebotomized is determined to enlarge their worldwide following.
LINE UP
Tom Palms: lead guitar
Dennis Bolderman: rhythm guitar
André de Heus: bass guitar
Ben de Graaff: vocals
Alex Schollema: drums
Rob Op `t Veld: synths
CONTACT
[email protected]
Ok this isn´t something original… I know, but I will include this section anyway, just to write
some more no sense words ha ha!
It was 90s and many bands were forging his path among the saturated and growing scene of
that early days….one of them was an ambitious name Rotting Christ, hailing from Greece with
some of most brutal beginnings’ with “Sathanas Tedeum” demo and then an evolution into
something more melodic but yet brutal “Passage to Arturo” “Non Seviam” ”Thy Mighty
Contract” and so on. They release the most mystic and enigmatic work to date “Triachy of the
Lost Lovers” 96.
Full of mid-tempo guitar riffs and some keyboards parts in the right place(don´t taken a main
presence-ed) that were able to set many images and feelings in our minds & hearts, I still
remember how I was mesmerized with this album…..in my nights, the moon and stars were
glitter and filled up my old young soul with these feelings that make my imagination fly
away (without any kind of shitty drugs stuff-ed) the lyrics also help to this….songs like king
of a stellar war, a dynasty from the ice, archon, snowing still, shadows follow, one with the
forest ….just the whole album so, from the beginning ´til the end the piece of gold among the
shit .
Now twenty two years later it feel fresh todays and the band is still releasing more high
quality music and mature stuff , but for sure “Triarchy of the Lost Lovers” is the “Classic”
and most memorable work of the band, the future belongs to them when it comes…from the
dark past…..
A band that I was able to listen thanks to my friend MARCO, they come from Chile and perform a
very technical and blasphemous DEATH METAL as only Chilean bands can do. Luckily I listen them
since his demo “Unchaining the fevers & the plagues” (demo 2003),”storms of chaotic
revelations” (Debut album) and the split 7”LP with Godagainst (reviewed in this pages-ed) so
I was able to experience the evolution of his sound. After some e-mails I get in contact with
Zeet Nabucod guitar player and send him some questions for an interview …. Then one day the
long awaited answer arrived to my e-mail box, with some words from Zeet…. But the person in
charge to answer the interview was his drummer Chaotic Portal Plague so I must give them a big
Hail and Thanks for his time to this Fucking zine, and for those Maniacs of good DEATH METAL!
Tell me about band beginning and what releases completely crazy material in terms of composition
have until now? and concept, positioning itself as one of the most
extreme albums of the Chilean Death Metal scene
of those years, after internal problems, the band
reappears in 2015 with two of His founding
The band started around the year 2001 under the members and a new member on drums "Chaotic
name of DEMONFLESH, in those times our Portal Plague" launched a Split 7 "together with
musical purpose was always to deliver a message Godagainst entitled "Opening the Cataclysm Portal
full of destruction and violence, over the years, to the Gods" under Australis records, in which you
Magnanimvs was strengthened by musicians who can see a Magnanimvs completely rearmed with
thought and followed the ideology of the band, so more force and aggressiveness, to launch in 2018
it was when the demo "Unchaining The Fever and the expected "Impure Ways Beyond Shadows" last
Plagues" 2003 was born presenting 3 cuts full of LP of the band presenting 8 cuts of an intense, fast
darkness, strength, blasphemy and brutality, and disturbing Death Metal, receiving a very good
following in 2006 with the LP "Storms of Chaotic acceptance on the part of bangers from the national
Revelations" under the label Rawforce de Valdivia,
and international underground. At present we have (Zeet Nabucod). To have opened the year 2004 to
released a compilation with songs from the pre our favorite band, was an incredible experience, it's
Magnanimvs band called DEMONFLESH and been 14 years since that date in the Providencia
unpublished material from MAGNANIMVS, Theater here in Santiago, I remember that I told
called "Throwed Out of the Light" under the label Pete Sandoval in Spanish "Thank you Pete for
Spreading the Pest. coming to Chile" and Pete answers me... "no,
thanks to you for coming to see Morbid Angel",
imagine how we were there, besides being with
one of my guitar idols and being able to cross some
I have listen the cd “Unchaining the fevers & the words was fucking great!...we had a great time.
plagues” (demo 2003),” Storms of Chaotic
revelations” and the split vinyl with godagainst, the Specifically with foreign bands here in Chile, the
music is very professional, how was your musical ones I remember would be: Gorgoroth, Krisiun,
development or always keep that quality level? Vader, Destruction, Morbid Angel, Funeratus,
Immolation, Incantation, Inquisition, Blasphemy,
Vultur, Lobotomy, can be a couple more but now I
(Zeet Nabucod). I started playing guitar and don't remember.
composing my own stuff from a very young age, I
always wanted to sound like the bands I liked and
get to a good technical level and composition as You also were able to come to do some shows in
soon as possible. Thanks to argentine in the past; you
all this, from our first were invited again later to
demo, to our last some other festivals?
production have had an
acceptable technical
quality for the level of
Death Metal that we have (Zeet Nabucod). Yes,
been pointing since the indeed, in 2006 we went to
beginnings of the band. play in San Juan, it was a
very good experience, the
Argentinian bangers are
very uninvited, I remember
About live concerts, I that we were playing the
know that you are a very second song and a gigantic
active band, tell me how a fight had taken place,
live show from imagine yourself playing
magnanimvs is and suddenly seeing half
the audience killing each other, it was very
motivating. On August 18 of this year we played in
Since we reformed in 2015 we have participated in Rio Gallegos, everything was very good, we were
very good events in Santiago as well as in regions invited by the guys from "Obituario Sur Death
and abroad, sharing and supporting great Death Fest", specifically Matias who is the main
Metal bands, we have always been concerned organizer, and he attended us very well. The
about delivering a show full of violence and bangers from there also very motivated!...we
brutality, so we selected songs from all the albums played there with our friends from Infernal Doom
of MAGNANIMVS, so we go through the history (listen to his last album "Imminent End", a kick in
of the band from the demo to LP´s having a good the fucking face) from Punta Arenas with whom
acceptance of the public. we had a date the day before in his city. Imagine
how we took it!
Krater is a black metal band based in south and East Germany. It was originally founded in 2004 as
a two piece band by singer and bass player Abortio and formal guitarist Absum.
In 2004 Shardik joined the horde as drummer and stayed since then.
Over the last 15 years the position of the guitarist changed several times.
The formation is now including:
In those 15 years of creating the music has changed from harsh old school black metal to a mix of aggressive,
fast and passionated Black and Death Metal. We call it Furios Black Metal.
If well you´re a band with a trajectory many people from argentine don´t have a clue of your
releases, please speak us about all your edited music.
2003 the first demo was recorded called "Stolz schürt unsere Kraft". It means something like "proud stokes
our power". It was recorded as two piece band by Abortio and Absum with a simple Drum computer and self-
released on CD.
After Shardik joined on drums in 2004 we released our second demo "Weiße Reinheit" what could be roughly
translated in to "White Pureness" which refers to the title track "Des Winters Weiße Reinheit" (winters white
Pureness) and speaks about nature takes back what humanity took and destroys them in frost and ice.
This release was self-recorded as three peace band in our rehearsal room and self-released on cassette.
With that change in the Line-Up the music changed to a faster and harder kind of Death and Black Metal.
Also Abortio started to use English lyrics along with German while until that time all lyrics were written in
German.
Now is time to talk of your last release to date “URERE”, to me is a very good album, tell me
about the process of composition and recording of this one.
The main riffs were written by our former guitarist Lupus. I think the first notes were already written in 2011.
So it took us some time. At the end of 2012 the drums were recorded and so on. It took us another 2 years to
complete the guitar- and bass tracks and at least the vocals. We recorded everything on our own in our
rehearsal room.
After that we worked with a small studio for mixing and mastering. It took us about one year and the record
was quite done when there came some bigger disputes with the studio. The situation escalated and we were
forced to change the studio and do the mixing and mastering right from the beginning.
We decided to hire Patrick W. Engel to finish the record at his Temple of Disharmony Studio.
We are very proud of the result but it was a long and hard road.
The presentation of LP is very enjoyable to our eyes; it’s still available for sale and why you
decide edits it on vinyl? ......you´re a vinyl freak your most valued vinyl?
Vinyl is a kind of prestige thing in the black metal underground scene or the metal scene in general. Some of
us are big vinyl and tape freaks, some not. But to release your Album on vinyl or cassette breathes this kind of
nostalgic underground feeling. Also the artwork looks so much better at this size.
We try to release our entire albums on vinyl and we will continue with that as long it is affordable.
The most valued vinyl I got in my private collection? That’s a hard question! Maybe the first editions of
Darkthrone – Soulside Journey and Gorefest – False. Those albums were also the first among others that
dragged me into extreme Metal. And when I got them on vinyl too after years was a special feeling.
Many bands are editing DVD´s; have plans to filming some DVD in the future?
There are no plans made yet. We got some live shootings that we will upload on youtube but there are no
plans for semi-professional live shootings or something like that.
About the video “Flammen Im Vakuum” is a very professional clip, tell me when was filmed
The band scenes were filmed in our rehearsal room. The video was made by Melanie Werner,
a professional video editor from Germany and also a good friend of us.
This is the link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe3DCAxYHNY
Nowadays scene is very healthy with bands like you, Uada, Bathuska, that are taking the genre
to new dimensions, is there in Germany any other bands that should we pay attention?
You got Ascension and Chaos Invocation which are really worth listening to.
I have seen that you were playing live with UADA, What´s your opinion of his music?
We don’t know them on a higher personal level. The first record was a big blast and the second seems to
follow that high standard. What I really like about them is their energetic live performance especially the
vocal performance of Jake.
Concerning to live shows you must be much We already finished the instrumental tracks for the
occupied this year promoting “urere” how new album. We started recording in April 2018.
has been audience acceptance?
I hope that the vocals will be done until October.
Since Urere was released we got the opportunity to Again, we recorded all on our own and will give the
play a lot of shows here in Germany. tracks for mix and master into professional hands.
We can see the growing fellowship and feel the This time Greg Chandler will do the mixing and
increasing enthusiasm of the crowd. mastering in his Priory Recording Studios in
It is important for us to celebrate the songs as a Birmingham UK. He is also known as vocalist,
union on stage and together with the audience. guitarist of Esoteric. We are really looking forward
At each concert we can spot people who scream the to work with him. The new album will contain of 7
lyrics, which are a blast, and you can see the songs and we hope to release it in 2019.
relentless fire in some faces.
It is great to play more than in the years before. Do you feel comfortable with the label
Now it’s time to contaminate preferably foreign work?
countries. So if you are a booker or promoter then We are very pleased to work with Eisenwald and
contact us! But until 2019 we will only do the
Eternity (they co-released the Urere LP). Both
previously set shows. labels are totally dedicated to present the final
In this moment are some concrete ideas for release in its most perfect form. If you just take a
new songs, when we can expects something look at the booklet from the Urere CD. It was
new from KRATER, It shall be edited on printed on special red art-paper. I guess most
Eisenwald recs? people won’t really recognize this, but I haven’t
seen this before. Details are important for them
and for us.
Regarding your metalhead days which studs. You can only imagine which drugs where
bands do you start to listen, and which was involved there. Maybe something more than
the craziest thing you did in these days? alcohol.
We all go to a lot of concerts. No matter if it’s a
Everyone started with different bands. Some underground Metal concert (Black, Death, Thrash,
started with the first Darkthrone, Immortal Heavy, Doom…) in front of 30 people or something
records, some started with Heavy Metal classics. like Black Sabbath etc.
We all did several crazy stuff and sometimes we
still do it. But it’s very hard to tell things like that The end has come, some last words?
non-verbal and it’s always better to share it in Thanks for your time and music!!
privat only. Keep up the dedicated work and thank you for the
support!
A band and live show that you will All interested in our craft can find us here:
remember until your death? www.bastion-krater.de – our homepage
www.facebook.com/abstrusekrater
Mayhem at Hells of Pleasure was very memorable
and also Iron Maiden some weeks ago, I’m still www.abstrusekrater.bandcamp.com – online shop
thrilled when I’m looking back. The first concert
with Urgehal will also always stuck in my head
because they are one of my favorite bands till
death. Only 8 people remained in the room and
after a song Nefas (the singer and guitarist) spread
his arms like he wanted to do stagediving. I raised
my arms and within a second he jumped from the
stage and we both smashed to the ground. He got
up like he awakened from a bad dream and I saw
that he had slashed a part of my arm with his
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You have been touring live a lot to promote the new
Welcome to Funeral Fog zine pages, you have been signed album, you´ve touring out of Germany too?
with Napalm Recs. now, there was some reason to leave
season of mist or you have just received a better offer Horaz: Not yet, but we start a tour this weekend with
from Napalm recs? Helrunar across Germany. There will be shows out of
Germany the next months and we will participate on the
Horaz: After “Dis Manibvs” we had 3 albums with Wacken Open Air this year. We hope to manage a
Season of Mist and the contract ended. Napalm went into European tour this year in autumn.
contact with us very early and we felt very welcome. We
thought it is time for a change and to become a part of a Will you like to play in South America or the U.S.A in the
new network with new connections. We are very pleased future?
yet and looking forward to work with these guys further.
Horaz: We got no offers so far, so there are no plans. We
Your first album with napalm is “when we are are very sorry about that, but without a good promotor
forgotten”, Could you reveal something to us about the who is managing that we have no chance to come over the
proses of recording? ocean.
Horaz: It was the same process like with “Dis Manibvs”. Sometimes is hard to an artist to choose a favorite album
We recorded the drums in the Iguana Studio with that is created by him, could tell me your most esteem
Christoph Brandes and recorded all other instruments album of Imperium Dekadenz and why?
and vocals by ourselves. We brought all material back to
the studio where it Horaz: Well it is the
has been mixed and actual album,
mastered. That because it is very
process works very personal, dark and
well for us and it much harsher than
seems we have found the previous albums.
the best way Also the sound is a
between effectivity bit rougher than on
and efficiency. “Dis Manibvs”
which makes it more
Excuse my powerful.
ignorance, but, is
there some demo or Your lyrics are one
previous release to step beyond of
“…und die Welt typical religious or
ward Kalt und pro-politics views of
leer”? the at least 90 % of
bands around the
Horaz: Yes there is a globe, are they hard
demo called “Demo to write or take
2005” which has much time for you
been recorded in to take the right
December 2004. feeling for the vibes
There are only 30 of music?
copies around, so it
is not available Horaz: We are
anymore. By luck songwriters since
because it is pretty more than 20 years
rubbish as we now. We have a
recorded that stuff good understanding
within a few days about ourselves and
and being often when it is a good
drunken, hahaha. time to write down
any emotions and
thoughts. It is important to be patient and wait for the something new on these days (from Germany or any
right moment that’s all. other country)?
Many bands say´s that they are trying to leave a message Horaz: BLUT AUS NORD release something that feels
to the listener/reader… are you in that way or just let the “new” somehow. WOLVENNEST (psychedelic) and also
listener/reader take his own path/interpretation of your DOLCH and CULT OF FIRE brought some fresh wind
lyrics? into the world of Black Metal.
Horaz: I think it is boring if everything is clear in the How you see upon all the “new” bands emerging with this
lyrics. That is also not the meaning of Atmospheric Black trilled pagan ideology of pro-withe/right wing in Europe,
Metal. That makes political and religious topics so boring. don´t you think that sometimes they are like all these
That’s no art in my opinion. We try to find interesting preachers saying “jesus loves you, praise and glory to his
topics and immigrate them in a mystical atmosphere. father, our lord” at his churches, they uses “Thor protect
us, Odin guide us, pride and honour to thee” ….it’s funny
So, when YOU listen to a band, the lyrics are important, that mankind always needs some external/superior divine
but if the lyrics are satanic or pro-political “message” help to carry on his life
how you react or just ignore the whole “message” and
concentrate’s in the music itself? Horaz: In those times people search for a meaning in
their lives and for answers. Since they cannot find one,
Horaz: We do not listen to any political stuff. If I love a they feel lost. This leads people into the arms of people
song but the lyrics are bad, it is no problem to ignore who pretend to have an answer for all their questions.
them. Most of the History repeats
words cannot be all the time and
understood, so… humanity is not
ready yet to see
Do you read, behind the
which kind of scenes.
books you like, is
there some writer I can see you use
that inspire you the Latin
to write a lyric or language; you
it´s not necessary study it or learn
to get inspiration it by self-taught?
of something
external? Horaz: No, we
have not studied
Horaz: External it. We are
sources of generally very
inspiration are interested in
very important history, so we
for us. Most of have an affinity
the time I read for old languages.
historical
literature. I The Roman
would love to Empire influence
have more time is a big part of
for reading the band
novels, but the everyone´s know
day has only 24 that, but how you
hours, so time is look upon his big
our archenemy. influence on the
modern world
Which bands do and his inevitable
you think are fall by all the
trying to offer treachery/murder
s & excess in all ways!!? Horaz: Average shit is listened by average people and
average people are the majority of humanity. If you have
Horaz: Fallen empires are the best teachers to learn many decided to pay our life with your music you have to make
important things about mankind and to have a look into music which many people like, else you cannot pay your
the future. The western world is the new empire and you rent. So, the circle closes again. It is a decision every artist
can be sure that it will fall one day. All the politicians, must do and of course it is also a question of personal
CO’s and managers are the modern emperors and they taste.
are corrupt and decadent. There is no chance to stop the
circle everything has its end and new beginning. How do you see the download on sites of your music, it´s a
positive or negative thing, Could be comparable whit the
And they also were the responsible to help the infection of tape trade in the past?
christianity as we know today around the world,
christianity should give the thanks to them for being the Horaz: No, tape trade was much more laborious. Today
most corrupt and manipulating religion ever created! you need only to type-in the band name in a search field
to listen to their music. I think only people who had a real
Horaz: Every spiritual thought or teaching has an passion for that music did that. But it is a good thing that
inspiring core, but there are selfish humans who use that it is much easier today to find a way into the music. As
power to manipulate people for their own advantage. always there is light and shadow. We are also searching
Christianity was an underground movement until the day for new bands online and listen to it, but if we like an
where kings and emperors learned to rule mankind with album we will buy as CD or vinyl.
it. It is always the same process, also in music. That’s
humanity and not only the Romans. The people out there All can´t be good, but have you received some bad review
should learn that we are no fans or supporters of the of any of your albums you take that like a positive
Roman Empire. We love history in general and we are thing/inspiration to do a better album in the future?
fascinated by the Roman history. By the way, our latest
album has absolutely no touching points with any Horaz: We saw no bad reviews so far. The majority of the
historical backgrounds. reviews were very good and only a view average.
The rest of members take part of the arrangement of your A band that you like ever since the past and you still
songs to record the albums or both of you are the ones listen now, your favorite album, have you seen a live show
that only do all the recoding proses? of them, was that band a reason to form your own band
or it was a spontaneous idea?
Horaz: It’s only Vespasian and me who are doing the
songwriting and recording. Horaz: I still listen to the classic Norwegian bands from
the 90ies. Also old EISREGEN, LUNAR AURORA and
Is possible for you to live of your music or have a proper old SHINING stuff. It was absolutely a spontaneous idea
job that helps you to earn money? to start with a band. It was only based on friendship and
having fun, but success brought also a note of destiny and
Horaz: We have fulltime jobs, the money we earn with responsibility.
the bands would not be enough.
Well the end of interview has come, thanks for your time,
What do you think of some “underground” people that some last words to readers from argentine?
thinks if a band earn money by his art/music is
considered like a sellout band and throw shit to them, I Horaz: We would love to see your metal scene in
think if a band get enough money shall be wonderful Argentina one day, so let’s hope the best. Thank you for
because it means a better production/sound quality that giving us a platform and support for our thoughts.
we can enjoy, obviously if they offer some interesting Cheers!
music and not average shit!
Soon to be re-edited on PDF format, issue 4 interviews with PRIMORDIAL, MAYHEM, ABIGOR,
ARGHOSLENT, ANNO DAEMONICUS, CRYHAVOC & TWIN OBSCENITY.
ALL IN A SINGLE ISSUE BY FIRST TIME SINCE 1999/2000 LAST TIME OF THIS SCUM!!!!