01. TELL US ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF LAGRIMA?

Tarek Yazbek : Well , the idea behind creating ?Lagrima? dates back to the year 2000-2001, when my older band named ?Enormity? was disbanding. There was also a lot of creativity differences among the band members on how should the band sounds like, also what should I compose or shouldn?t. For me these things were very limiting to my creativity. Since then I decided to make a new band that reflects my ideas and my way of composing, without putting any borders or red lines on any guitar riff. Even choosing the band members have to pass through this criterion.

02. WHAT IS THE FEELING FOR THE CHOICE OF NAME : ?LAGRIMA ??

Tarek Yazbek: The inspiration behind the band?s name comes from a classic guitar piece by the Spanish composer ?Francisco Tarrega? that has 
the same name. I liked the sound of the word and the meaning it holds which means ?Teardrop? or simply ?Tear? in Spanish.

03. TELL US MORE ABOUT YOUR INSPIRATIONS AND LYRICS?

Tarek Yazbek: For lyrical inspiration, I chose a theme or a direction for the band that is very intriguing to me, which is Middle Eastern 
ancient history and mythology, and more precise the history of the ?Fertile Crescent? as it is called. In which the first civilizations 
known to Man emerged from there, and not lot of bands write songs or lyrics about this particular subject. So I find it to be something 
unique for ?Lagrima? and differs us a little from the other bands out there.

04. HOW YOU DEFINE YOUR MUSIC?

Tarek Yazbek: As for the music, it?s a combination of many styles of metal into one style, which also sets us apart from many bands out there,
who, some of them just sound like more famous bands. They try to copy their sound or their style and ends up sounding like a cheap copy, or 
simply sound like a typical death or black metal band. What new bands these days need to do is to add their own factor to their music. This 
factor is what made their idols famous. This exactly what we are doing in the music of ?Lagrima?, we set no limits, and we simply compose in 
the way that we find appropriate with and creative. 

05. HOW IS THE ACTUAL LINE UP?

Tarek Yazbek: Since the formation of the band, we had many line-up changes, but currently it consists of me (Tarek Yazbek) on guitars, Bass, 
Drum Programming and Bilal Al-Aghar on vocals who also contributes efficiently on the music of ?Lagrima?. He is a very creative guy with lot 
of fresh ideas and that what I exactly want in the band. We also are adding new members so we can perfume live, hopefully in the coming month the line up would be complete and start preparing for some shows. 

06. TELL US ABOUT THE UNDERGROUND SCENE IN LEBANON?

Tarek Yazbek: The current scene in Lebanon is not that active anymore or not as active as before due to many reasons, Many bands comes and go
but never reaches anywhere because they stay local and never get the exposure they are seeking. With few bands breaking that barrier and 
performing outside Lebanon. Hopefully one day the local scene would get the attention it deserves, making the bands push harder with their 
music.

07. COMMENT ABOUT THE MUSIC? DEATH OF TH FATHER...SAGUINTUM ? AND LYRIC.

Tarek Yazbek: The whole album follows one concept and story, with the music complementing the lyrics and the mood of the lyrics. 
The album tells the story of the war between Hannibal the Carthaginian General and the Romans and the different events in his life. 
In ?Death of the Father? Saguntum?, the song starts with lamenting the father of Hannibal, ?Hamilcar? after he was killed in an ambush 
and sacrificing his own life for his sons. The lyrics continue as a story line telling, briefly of course on how ?Hannibal? becomes 
the commander in-chief of the Carthaginians and how he took control of the rest of the Spanish territories leading to the siege of the 
city ?Saguntum?, which was the reason of the beginning of the ?Second  Punic War? and the famous campaign that Hannibal undertook across 
the Alps into Italy.

08. WHAT MERCHANDISE DO YOU STILL HAVE AVAILABLE?

Tarek Yazbek: Currently we don?t have any merchandise produced, since we are doing the releasing by ourselves on the internet and for free, 
so if anybody wants to pick up a copy of the album, he can download it through this link :

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/eak43qjuomlaomk/NJ2sK4SVtB

09. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF RELIGIONS?

Tarek Yazbek: Well, I as a person am not a religious person or a believer, for me religion is a thing that progressed through time. 
Starting as way to explain the phenomenon that are occurring in nature, to immortalizing ancient kings who became gods, and then taking 
the shape of a civil law, till it became in its current form. Adding to that every new religion that get created it have its bases in more 
older and ancient religion. It is just presented to the masses in a new polished package with some new fresh ideas. Most of the times it 
have a political direction to control the people through religion. 

10. HOW ARE YOUR NEWS WORDS?

Tarek Yazbek: We are now working on a new album, based on the ?Epic of Gilgamesh?. We already did the music and lyrics, currently we are in 
the pre-recording phase, hopefully to be released at the end of this year. Also, As I mentioned earlier we are adding new members to have a 
complete line-up and perfume our music live.

11. WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR THE LAGRIMA?

Tarek Yazbek: the band has been around for a long while now, we have many materials to be released, hopefully we?ll be able to do that, 
and get the exposure we deserve, and be able to go international.

12. THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT. ANY LAST COMMENTS?

Tarek Yazbek: I would like to thank you for this opportunity you gave us to introduce ourselves for a new fan base, hope they liked and 
enjoyed this interview, and would like to ask them to download our debut album, ITS FOR FREE, through this link :  

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/eak43qjuomlaomk/NJ2sK4SVtB

and expect a new album release at the end of this year.

01. HELLO. TELL US ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF VELIGORE AND THEIR LINE-UP?

Hails! Veligore is in its original line-up, we don’t have new members, nor old ones who have gone away. Veligore started long time ago as idea and concept that represents the dark side of human’s nature. It was born in our minds many years ago, as idea. Now the spirit has flesh.

02. WHICH ARE THE SOURCES OF INSPIRATION TO WRITE YOUR LYRICS?

Edgar Allan Poe, Elder Edda, Kalevala and many more..and the nature, of course.The contemplation of nature is the main thing which is inspires our lyrics. 

03. WHAT`S THE BLACK METAL FOR YOU?

Black Metal is the perfect form of music for people who wants to be free, people who are tired of hypocrisy and conformity of this sick world. For me, this is what I like in metal music, raw, venomous and wicked power, like a primal scream of newborn demon.

04. WHY THE NAME VELIGORE?

Veligore in old Russian folk demonology is the name of the teacher of the Satan, or Satanael when he was an angel, before his falling. Veligore made him the person he is now. We like this apocryphal alternative history. Also in slavic languages “Veli Gore” (велие горе) means “Great Sorrow”.

05. WHAT MERCHANDISE DO YOU STILL HAVE AVAILABLE?

T shirts! Because it’s both a piece of art and very useful thing! Also we are planning make patches and possibly stickers.

06. DO YOU HAVE ANY SIDE PROJECTS?

We have several side projects. Some of them use gulag folklore music, other dark and noisy electronics, others include a theatric elements. However, now the main project is the Veligore project.

07. WHAT IS THE BAND LIKE WHEN YOU PLAY LIVE?

Veligore band has never played a live gig... yet. In near future we will play our first gig and I hope it will be look (and sound) like an occult ritual, which actually is what the Veligore music is about.


08. HAVE YOU GUYS EVER PLAYED IN ANOTHER COUNTRY?

Yes, with our another projects. Germany, Finland, Estonia, Russia, Ukraine.


09. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE US BLACK METAL?

This is very powerful and sinister thing, full of dark energy. American Black Metal get old roots in the history of United States. Hartford, Salem, mystery of Croatoan, and many more. Actually, in past history there were large numbers of witches, warlocks, satanists who escaped from old Europe to New World avoiding inquisitional persecution.

10. WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR THE VELIGORE?

New albums, new gigs, new art. New meaning of our lives.


11. ANY LAST COMMENTS?

Ave Veligore! \m/

INVERTICRUX-On Six Limbs

01. TELL US THE HISTORY OF INVERTICRUX? 

Well, for its short existence , it certainly has walked a long twisted road. It began in 2005 as a psychobilly/Metal band consisting of my white ass and two Mexicans from Texas US. They moved to Massachusetts seeking a new life and to reform their band there. I met them the same day i answered the flier looking for a drummer. Influences were Alice Cooper, W.A.S.P. and the Misfits among others. i was in! They knew nobody in the area. They had no choice but to hire me.  No one else answered the fliers.I had no drum set and have never played drums professionally . But i knew i could do it with some faith. We opened for Michael Graves (MISFITS) on our first live show in Lowell MA. made one album with them and they disbanded. The bassist moved back to Texas and i turned the guitarist onto Black and dark Metal. He took to it naturally and i suggested we reform as a Black Metal band. We formed VintageFlesh. suicidal Horror Black Doom Metal. INVERTICRUX would follow after two releases as V.F..


02. WHERE DID THE BAND NAME COME FROM? 

It began as Vintage Flesh. A name i had unused since the eighties. Flesh to a necrophiliac is like wine all necro's have a personal preference as to when they would like to sexually defile the dead flesh. Like what vintage they prefer.
As for INVERTICRUX, I wanted to make up a word so there would be no chance of another band with the same name. IT means Inverted Cross. but the cross has acted as a CRUX to human civilization.  holding back our evolution and development into civil society as is the fault of most religions. 


03. WHICH IS THE IDEOLOGY OF INVERTICRUX?

We have none. We have no real political message other then perhaps, anti religion. but we are more about horror story telling. Much like King Diamond songs.  

04. INTRODUCE THE BAND MEMBERS AND WHAT THEY DO IN THE BAND?

James-Hellkhunt on rhythm riffage & bass bellowing bottom, Michael-CoffinRage on destructive drums of desolation, Matt Gemini on all laser precision leads and profound  production, Raypissed on Vox from the coffin box and VooDoo bongos on "Loretta's lost leg". 


05.  TELL US MORE ABOUT:¨VIRGIN REAPER ÄLBUM?

VirginReaper was an attempt to move away from the deadly seriousness of our first Metal band Vintage Flesh. Virgin Reaper was the debut release as INVERTICRUX.  VintageFlesh basically imploded after two albums with all the dark negativity we harvested to create that Hellish music. We decided to create something more old school and traditional in the way of Metal. Not having to always be so serious with each song. At that point we were made up of members from many different Metal backgrounds. The album is a result of every influence we ever had rather then a pin point direction that we wanted to go.
The product of mass consumption of much weed , alcohol , and psychedelics. As is all our output.

06. COMMENT ABOUT: ¨MALCONTENT MANIFESTATION MONITORING PROGRAM? 

Again we experienced a loss of band members. With the decimation of Vintage Flesh, we lost Rev.John Hex. Founding member. Terry Savastano of  Boston's sludge doom band GRIEF & Disrupt replaced Hex after doing a guest spot on the last V.F. release.
I can only guess, but i think he had a problem with my extreme on & off stage behavior at live shows. Terry was then replaced with our roadie James at the time. He was well versed in all things Death and Doom Metal. This was his first band opportunity but we had faith in him. He knew the direction we started with and he just gave us his interpretation of it as the new guitarist. We think both VirginReaper & M.M.M.P. sound very similar in style while only the drummer and singer remained in the band by the second release. 

07. PLEASE. TELL US MORE ABOUT VIRGIN REAPER MUSIC?

We plan on always staying with one continuous theme on all our work past and future. We write our lyrics around dark New England folk lore. some stories we write into music may be of factual origin or possibly made up by me but always the story is based in New England. We feel we have the best haunted history of all the American states and we wish to shed light on that to the rest of the world. Not many, if any New Metal bands have that as its focus here in N.E... None that i know of. 
So both albums are based on a number of factual or fictional tales based around New England folklore.


08. DID YOU HAVE PLAYED MANY GIGS?

We have only played five gigs over one summer in 2011 as INVERTICRUX. Around  Vermont, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. The band dressed in typical Metal head wear, while I dressed sort of like a monk with spike leather arm bands and corpse paint. I would go to the local Salvation Army for cheap used items to use as props. it was never the same show twice. We liked to trample rap, disco and country albums, rip them up, and throw them at the audience to shred them some more. Always over the top and outlandish behavior on stage. 


09. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE USA BLACK METAL?

I am not a purest. So I dont think any one country owns Black Metal. I think all parts of the world have contributed worthy adaptions to the genre. All Metal genres for that matter. The American scene has given a lot to the suicidal B.M. scene in particular. I love it all, where ever it is from. if it is true and from the heart it has worth. 

10. WHERE WILL YOU SPEND ETERNITY?

I am not sure. I almost found out late last year when i put a bullet in my head in an suicide attempt. some how i survived. After one month in Boston general hospital and a bullet lodged in my brain for life. But i think i would have had a horrible after life had i succeeded in killing myself last November on my birth date. So i was given a second chance to complete my life properly and possibly have a better outcome in the worlds beyond. As long as i dont have to relive life in this imperfect world,
 I do not really care what the after life has waiting for me. Anything is better then the uncertainties and threats of physical pain this world has to offer.


11. ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS OF INVERTICRUX?

So far yes. IT is important we continue to grow and evolve while maintaining our identity as an extreme Horror Metal band. For the first time i am the only member left in INVERTICRUX. Though I am a founding member. The Vocalist is all that remains. but it has always been my band more so then anyone else's. Nobody yet has claimed equal ownership. But its open to the next members who want to make it their own. Its a matter of dedication.  I may return to drums and vocals on the next release and just hire one other member to perform guitars as we did with the second Vintage Flesh release. Remaining only as a studio band via Dark Throne style. Expect even greater things with the next release. we have a few years yet to map that one out . 


12. WHAT`S THE BLACK METAL FOR YOU?

Black Metal in its purest form, which we are no longer, is an attempt to draw musical influence from the deepest darkest well of our minds and souls. An attempt to create the harshest and bleakest sounds and feelings possible.  We have done that with Vintage Flesh and we witnessed two deaths and one suicide attempt, multiple demonic haunting's among people related to the band, and other tragedies surrounding band members over the process. When you here of bands having faced dark adversities during the making of certain albums, that is a direct result of attracting dark forces to your music and those who create it. That's true Black Metal.

13. ARE YOU A MYSTICAL PERSON? SATANICS? SADO?

I am simply an Agnostic. So yes, i am a spiritual person. More concerned in my after life rather then this one. But i know this life has a direct effect on how i will spend eternity. I anticipate an after life of my own dark sadistic creation. I have tried to experience everything good and bad that this life has to offer. All in the hopes of graduating from this into something far superior then human existence. 


14. WHAT MERCHANDISE DO YOU STILL HAVE AVAILABLE?

EXALTEDWOE.com There you can order our latest release M.M.M.P. and the latest Exalted Woe compilation with us included. Satanica Records (New Zealand) has a new compilation coming out called "Most unholy convergence" with one contribution from us. I sang and wrote lyrics for the latest Mystic Forest (France) album "In THE END". out now on DRAKKAR Productions.  Other then that ,no. No stickers or t-shirts left. But we hope to have some available in the future. 
A Japanese label is negotiating a deal with me now, to re-release the two Vintage Flesh c.d.'s so who knows.


15. FUTURE PLANS...

To stay out of jail and stay alive long enough to create more soul shattering Metal. To continue my twenty year career as a Tattooist/HorrorMetal illustrator. 

16. THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT. ANY LAST COMMENTS? 

LETS GET INVERTED!!!! Thanks for your interest in INVERTICRUX. We are glad to be within your Hallowed Halls of Metal...

nobody wants me hangin' around unless it's from a tree in the nobody wants me hangin' around unless it's from a tree in the middle of town...

SERVI DIABOLI - my chaotic reign

Servi Diaboli - Crazy people frenzy

01. HOW ALL STARTED?

I WAS WRITTING SONGS FOR A LONG TIME, AND MAKING HOME RECORDS, AND IN MAY OF 2011, I DECIDED TO FIND MUSICIANS FOR MAKE THE BAND, THE REHEARSAL BEGGIN, AND IN SEPTEMBER 2011 WE RELEASE OUR FIRST WORK, A DEMO JUST CALLED “DEMO” WITH 3 SONGS.

02. WHAT´S YOUR INFLUENCES?

MY INFLUENCES IS THE DEATH, OCULTISM, HORROR MOVIES, VAMPIRISM, NECROMANTIA, MISANTROPHIA.

03. WHAT´S THE BLACK METAL FOR YOU?

BLACK METAL IS A PORWERFUL KIND OF MUSIC FOR STRONGER PEOPLE, IS NOT MUSIC FOR EVERYBODY, IS A STYLE OF LIFE.

04. TELL US MORE ABOUT: ¨DEMO¨.

DEMO IS THE FIRST WORK OF SERVI DIABOLI, WE RECORDED IN JUST 6 HOURS, IS A VERY GOOD MATERIAL, FAST, STRONG, POWERFUL, HAS SHORT SONGS, MELODIC SONGS! THIS RECORD STILL HAVING GOOD REVIEW OF THE FANS!

05. TELL US MORE ABOUT: ¨WE ARE HIDDEN¨AND ¨FEAR, SUFFERING & DEATH¨.

WE ARE HIDDEN IS A EP(2013), IS A LIVE RECORD, IS WITH A DIFFERENT LINE-UP, IS NOT THE SAME TO THE DEMO, HAS A DIFFERENT SOUND, MORE DEATH I THINK, SOME PARTS ARE MORE  EXPERIMENTAL AND A LITTLE PROGRESSIVE.

FEAR, SUFFERING & DEATH! IS THE FIRST FULL-LENGTH, I RECORDED EVERYTHING ALONE IN MY HOME STUDIO, VOCALS, GUITARS, BASS, KEYS, AND PROGRAMMING DRUMS. IS VERY COMPLET ALBUM, SHORT SONGS, LONG SONGS, BRUTAL SONGS, SLOWING SONGS, MELODIES, KEYS, BUT NOT SYMPHONIC, JUST FOR MAKE MORE DARK. HAS A SONGS SONG IN PORTUGUESE, IN THIS SONGS THE SINGER IS NOT ME, IS A FRIENDS FROM BRAZIL, FROM THE BAND CADAVERISE, HE DID A VERY GOOD WORK IN CAMINHO DA MORTE

06. WHAT´S MERCHANDISE DO YOU STILL HAVE AVAILABLE?

NOW I HAVEN’T MERCHANDISE, NOT MONEY NOW FOR MORE MERCHANDISE, I HOPE HAVE SOMETHING SOON.

07. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVE BANDS?

DEATH, EMPEROR, SARCÓFAGO, MY DYING BRIDE, SATYRICON, AMEN CORNER, BORKNAGAR, MYSTIC CIRCLE.

08. WHAT THE MESSAGE OF YOUR LYRICS?

MY LYRICS DON’T HAVE MESSAGE, I LIKE STORIES, OF COURSE IF SOMEBODY WANT A MESSAGE, SO WILL FIND.

09. FUTURE PLANS?

-  FIND A LABEL FOR RELEASE FEAR, SUFFERING & DEATH! IS PHISYCAL FORMAT.

 - I WILL RELEASE A SPLIT WITH A BRAZILIAN BAND CALLED BASTARD VIA ODICELAF PROD.

 - LOOK FOR CONCERTS.

-  I WANT RELEASE A LIVE ALBUM

- WORK IN THE SECOND FULL-LENGTH OF MY OTHER BAND, OBITUS VITAE.

10. THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT. YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING?

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INTERVIEW.

EVERYBODY WANT KNOW SERVI DIABOLI AND/OR OBITUS VITAE, CAN FIND US IN FACEBOOK AND LISTENING THE SONGS ON BANDCAMP.

Diablerie Progenie - Blasphemous Creation

01. O QUE OS MOTIVOU A MONTAR A BANDA? 

Maharany: A vontade de passar a nossa mensagem adiante, de ter reconhecimento por este trabalho que vem sido lapidado desde 2007. 

02. QUAL O SENTIMENTO PARA A ESCOLHA DO NOME DA BANDA ¨DIABLERIE 

PROGENIE¨? 

Maharany: O sentido é “filhos da devassidão”, que no caso somos nós, passando a mensagem do 

total ódio ao cristianismo e todas as suas vertentes. 

03. O QUE OS INSPIRA PARA COMPOR SUAS CANÇÔES? 

Erebus: Os riffs surgem à partir de muitos pensamentos e conclusões tirados da ''sujeira do mundo'', 

da desonra das pessoas e dos mínimos detalhes que tornam o ser humano imundo. Também da 

misantropia em meio as matas do Rio Grande do Sul, que principalmente no inverno, nos 

transmitem a pureza e energia, que não obtemos em meio ao mundo atual. A escuridão da noite 

adiciona à melodia. 

Inglorion: Vem de bandas como ENTHRONED, SARCOFAGO, GORGOROTH, VENOM, 

SODOM, IMMORTAL, BATHORY, DARKTHRONE E DESASTER. 

04. E AS INSPIRAÇÕES PARA COMPOR AS LETRAS? 

Maharany: O intenso repúdio que sentimos pelos dogmas hipócritas, pelas atitudes imundas e 

baixas das pessoas, e muito da minha inspiração também vem diretamente da natureza. 

05. QUAL SUA OPINIÃO SOBRE AS RELIGIÕES? 

Diablerie Progenie: Somos contra as religiões que aprisionam os indivíduos em regras e usam a 

ingenuidade das pessoas para disseminar o charlatanismo e arrancar dinheiro do povo ignorante. 

É uma forma de dominação em massa que espalha dogmas falsos como doença ruim, as pessoas 

buscam espiritualidade e recorrem a hipocrisia, sempre ao invés de evoluir com seus erros culpam 

alguém com chifres, rabo, patas e asas. 

06. E SOBRE ATEÍSMO? 

Diablerie Progenie: Uma visão que tem que ser respeitada por ser direito de cada um. Nada contra, desde que não façam do ateísmo outra forma de fanatismo religioso.  

07. DEFINA O SENTIMENTO PELO BLACK METAL? 

Diablerie Progenie: Black Metal é a arte obscura pela qual conseguimos expressar todo o nosso 

ódio e insatisfação contra os falsos dogmas e a decadência da humanidade. É a guerra contra a 

hipocrisia e dogmas cristãos através de hinos de batalha. 

08. TU PODERIA NOS FALAR SOBRE A PRIMEIRA DEMO TAPE? 

Diablerie Progenie: Foi uma conquista que não veio sem sangue e suor. Batalhamos bastante, 

divulgando através da internet, e conseguimos lançar pela Interior Soul Zine e Distro de Sapiranga, 

RS e Obskure Chaos Distro de São Paulo, SP. A demo conta com 5 faixas de total blasfêmia e ódio. 

É uma grande satisfação e uma realização que esperamos somar à cena. 

09. COMO ESTÃO AS APRESENTAÇÕES AO VIVO? 

Diablerie Progenie: Os dois primeiros shows foram muito satisfatórios e esperamos poder realizar 

cada vez mais, estamos dispostos a percorrer todo o país. Temos alguns shows marcados, os 

próximos são dia 07 e 08 de junho. 

10. QUAL SUA OPINIÃO SOBRE A CENA UNDERGROUND NACIONAL? 

Diablerie Progenie: Há muitas bandas boas no cenário nacional, para solidificar mais o underground, 

acho que seria bom se as bandas se unissem e se apoiassem cada vez mais. Vemos muitas vezes 

bandas querendo passar por cima de outras, isso só atrapalha o trabalho sério. O underground é um 

eterno sobrevivente e infelizmente existe muita desunião entre bangers, segmentação de estilos e 

falta de comprometimento. Na hora de pagar ingresso e material as pessoas que se dizem reais 

pulam fora e felizmente podemos ver quem é quem. 

11. FALE-NOS MAIS SOBRE SUAS NOVAS COMPOSIÇÕES, LANÇAMENTOS E 

MERCHANDISE. 

Diablerie Progenie: A nossa primeira demo teve três edicões: a independente, foi lançada pelas 

distros Interior Soul e Obskure Chaos e também a versão tape, pela Panzer Records. Estamos 

trabalhando em novas composições para um futuro lançamento previsto para o final de 2014. 

As composições tem saído com facilidade, devido á paixão pelo estilo calcado no black metal da 

metade dos anos 80 a metade dos anos 90. 

12. OBRIGADO PELA ENTREVISTA. GOSTARIA DE EXPOR MAIS COMENTÁRIOS? 

Diablerie Progenie: Agradecimentos ao zine, ao Vagner Morte e todos os guerreiros verdadeiros 

que apoiam o real underground. 

 By: Marcos Baldur 

01. COM QUE PROPÓSITOS SURGIU O ¨SWORDS AT HYMNS¨? 

O SAH surgiu da minha necessidade de fazer algo pessoal, onde eu pudesse criar algo 

livre e por minhas várias idéias e influências musicais em prática, sem me limitar a 

idéias consensuais de banda. É algo que já vinha planejando há muito tempo, mas 

nunca tinha colocado em prática. Até que no inverno de 2012 decidi criar o Swords At 

Hymns. E este é o propósito do SAH, fazer música. 

02. PORQUE O NOME ¨SWORDS AT HYMNS¨? 

O nome não tem um significado ou origem em especial, quando criei o projeto tive o 

cuidado de escolher algo imparcial, que não prendesse o projeto a um rótulo, como 

usar alguma referencia nórdica ou demônio cristão. Hinos vem da parte musical, e 

espadas, além de ser algo universal, presente em praticamente todos os povos, são 

objetos ritualísticos e símbolo de força, então acho que deu uma cara épica ao projeto.

03. QUAL O SENTIMENTO PELO PAGANISMO? 

Apesar de o SAH ter claros traços musicais pagãos, não nos consideramos 

religiosamente pagãos. Sem dúvidas há uma simpatia e certa influência, um dos nossos 

temas líricos principais é falar sobre liberdade, ou seja, algo que é antônimo de 

cristianismo, islamismo ou qualquer religião predominante. E ser contra elas, por 

implicação, por si só já se caracteriza como paganismo. Falando por mim, como ateu, 

gosto muito de alguns ângulos do paganismo, como o panteísmo, por exemplo, que 

sempre está muito presente em nossas letras. Gostamos muito de falar sobre a relação 

do homem com a natureza, e a idéia de tratar a natureza como nossa divindade 

criadora é algo que me agrada. Mas nunca falamos sobre teísmo ou mesmo qualquer 

forma de mitologia. E, mesmo não sendo e não falando sobre qualquer religião pagã 

em nossas letras, sempre tem aquele cara chato "haa mas vocês não podem ser 

pagãos, não moram na Noruega, não são vikings" como se a umbanda e todas as 

outras religiões afros, que também sofreram e sofrem nas mãos do cristianismo, não 

fossem também pagãs, e também, como tudo no Brasil, não tivessem vindo do outro 

lado do oceano hehehe mas eu nem discuto, acho até engraçado, é só falta de leitura. 

04. QUAL O SIGNIFICADO DO BLACK METAL EM SUA VIDA? 

Falar sobre a filosofia do BM é sempre aquele clichê: liberdade, revolta, 

inconformidade, escuridão, misantropia, anticristianimo... E são clichês verdadeiros, 

BM é muito mais do que a música, e junto com ela vem muitos outros sentimentos e 

ideologias. Não somos uma banda de puro e verdadeiro Black Metal, mas todos somos 

fãs incondicionais do estilo, e essa influência e gosto refletem diretamente no nosso 

som. 

05. QUAL A FILOSOFIA DA BANDA? 

O SAH não é uma banda que levanta uma bandeira e tenta divulgar uma mensagem, 

seja ela qual for. Como falei antes, o intuito principal é fazer música, mas claro, com 

letras. E essas letras obviamente contam algo. O tema das letras deu uma leve variada 

do single para o EP, e do EP para nosso próximo trabalho (logo falarei sobre ele). Acho 

que estão mais maduras e evoluídas, no sentido que agora estamos alcançando algo 

que estamos gostando de ler o que escrevemos. Os temas são introspectivos, voltados 

à liberdade de pensamento, misantropia e natureza. Abordados através de metáforas, 

mas sempre com um fundo muito pessoal e verdadeiro. 

06. FALE-NOS SOBRE O SINGLE: THE ONLYEND TO A BRAVE. 

O single THE ONLY END TO A BRAVE foi gravado com a intenção de dar inicio de fato ao 

Swords At Hymns. É uma música já bem antiga, a escrevi lá por meados de 2009, mas 

só em 2012 gravamos. A letra fala de uma forma genérica sobre inquisição e como ela 

deve ser tratada, na mesma moeda! 

07. E SOBRE O EP: MY FREEDOM... FORGOTTEN IN A GRAY DIMNESS? 

O EP foi uma continuação do impulso do single. Uma mistura de algumas músicas 

antigas com arranjos novos. Gravado em 2013, e lançado no mesmo ano pela Cianeto 

Discos. São 5 músicas que mostram outro lado de influências da SAH. Musicas mais 

climáticas, algumas beirando o Doom metal, com letras com temas mais pessoas. 

08. COMO ESTÃO OS PREPARATIVOS PARA A APRESENTAÇÃO NO TERCEIRO FROM THE SHADOWS FESTIVAL QUE SE REALIZARÁ EM SÃO LEOPOLDO? 

Esta apresentação foi algo meio de surpresa. Aceitamos o convite do Rodrigo Thiernox 

(organizador do festival e Symphony Draconis) e exatos dois meses antes da data nos 

reunimos para começar a ensaiar, e transformar as músicas numa versão mais “ao 

vivo”, porque pela quantidade de arranjos de teclados e guitarras limpas seria difícil 

reproduzir tudo ao vivo, então demos uma trabalhada no lado mais agressivo dos sons. 

O resultado ficou muito melhor do que esperávamos, até porque o ao vivo nunca nem 

esteve nos planos. Será um grande festival, e uma grande honra fazer o nosso primeiro 

ao vivo ao lado de grandes nomes do metal brasileiro Dyingbreed, Symphony Draconis 

e Miasthenia (que eu sinceramente sou fãs de todas hehe). 

09. COMO ESTÁ A ATUAL LINE UP? 

Maicon Ristow (G,V), Leonardo Goulart (V,B), Andre Lazzarotto (G) e Mateus 

Perotti (D) 

10. QUAL SUA VISÃO SOBRE A CENA UNDERGROUND NO RIO GRANDE DO SUL? 

Falando sobre a parte musical ele é muito rico, todo dia surgem novas e boas bandas, 

e muitas crescem até terem o merecido reconhecimento, sem reclamação quanto a 

isso. Mas infelizmente o público muitas vezes decepciona. Nos shows o público é boa 

parte composto por integrantes de outras bandas que vão prestigiar amigos. Fora 

esses, são poucos os que têm interesse em bandas locais como a maioria tem em 

interesse em bandas gringas. É uma pena, mal sabem eles que muitas bandas que vem 

aqui tocar lá são tão pequenas quantos as daqui. Mas, isso já nem faz parte do metal, é 

outro problema brasileiro, complexo de inferioridade, personalidade de vira-lata. 

11. DE ONDE VEM A INSPIRAÇÃO PARA ESCREVER AS LETRAS E COMPOR AS MÚSICAS? 

As letras são minhas e do Leonardo Goulart, e nossas influências são praticamente as 

mesmas, Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, Bernard Shaw, Augusto dos anjos. Além deles 

também filmes, contos, vivencias pessoais... 

12. QUAIS SEUS PLANOS PARA O FUTURO? 

Estamos com o nosso primeiro full já composto, esperando para ser gravado, mas com 

os preparativos para o show no 3º From The Shadows Festival tivemos que por 

enquanto deixá-lo de lado. Então assim que passar o show o foco será a gravação do 

full, que será lançando ainda este ano. Para depois do lançamento do full já temos 

algumas idéias e projetos que no decorrer da coisa serão divulgadas. 

13. OBRIGADO PELA ATENÇÃO. ALGUM COMENTÁRIO FINAL? 

Muito obrigado Marcos Baldur pela oportunidade e pelo apoio de sempre! Queria 

agradecer também a todos que nos apóiam e gostam da nossa arte. Pra nós é algo 

muito especial quando alguém entende e se identifica com nossas idéias, é do caralho! 

E deixar o convite para nosso show ao lado de Dyingbreed, Symphony Draconis e 

Miasthenia no From The Sahdows Festival dia 10/05 em São Leopoldo no Embaixada 

do Rock. Será uma noite imperdível!