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/