Bathomet – “Oi 10 Arxes tou Skotous”

MIA APO TIS LIGES FORES POU ELLHNIKO GKROUP SPAIE TOUS MOUSIKOUS FRAGMOUS KAI APELEV8ERONEI KOLASMENES DYNAMEIS STHN YPHRESIA TOU MISOUS KAI THS KATASTROFHS. OI BATHOMET E3APOLYOUN TH PROTH TOUS EPI8ESH ENO TO FOREST TOUS EVXETAI… NA TA ISOPEDOSOUN OLA!

TI DIAFORA EXEI TO “BATHOMET” APO TO “BAPHOMET”?

H le3h BATHOMET einai mia ap’ tis onomasies tou Satana h opoia paragetai apo tis Ellhnikes le3eis Bafh kai Mhtis pou shmainoun antistoixa, Baptisma kai Sofia. H ermhneia kai twn duo agglofwnwn le3ewn einai h idia me monh diafora th grafh ths ka8e mias. Epele3a gia onomasia tou gkroup to BATHOMET dioti pistevw oti einai o swstos tropos grafhs se anti8esh tou BAPHOMET to opoio, ektos oti einai la8os grammeno, einai arketa synh8ismeno kai xrhsimopoihmeno apo alla gkroup.

STHN ELLADA, ELAXISTA GKROUP PAI4OUN TOSO AKRAIA OSO OI BATHOMET AKOMH KAI TA “DEATH” METAL GKROUP, PROSPA8OUN NA VGALOUN EMPORIKO HXO. TI GNOMH EXEIS EPI TOU 8EMATOS?

Gia na sou pw thn alh8eia, den me ediaferei ka8olou ti kanoun kai pws, ta alla gkroup. Me endiaferei mono to pws oi BATHOMET 8a kataferoun na aggi3oun to teleio, me th mousikh tous. Akolou8oume prwtyna e3w apo ta stena gewgrafika plaisia, apex8anomaste ka8e eidos modas, gi’ avto kai epile3ame na pai3oume toso akraia kai epi8etika. Merikoi nomi4oun oti einai moda kai e3ypnada to na pai3eis “emporika” kati to opoio einai teleiws e3w apo th logikh tou gkroup mas.

PARATHRHSA OTI DEN EXETE STIXOUS. SE ENA MOUSIKO STYL OPOS TO BLACK METAL, POU ETSI KI ALLIOS KANEIS DEN KATALAVAINEI TI “TRAGOUDIETAI”, EINAI MIA PRAKTIKH KAI TIMIA AVSH TO NA MHN YPARXOUN STIXOI?

Pragmati, sto mini lp pou hxografhsame, den yparxoun oloklhpwmenoi stixoi wste na vgainei kapoio nohma. Kapoioi stixoi eixan graftei me tetoio tropo wste na “denoun” me th mousikh. San gkroup mas evdiaferei prwtistws h mousikh kai meta oi stixoi. Etsi ki alliws, opoios agora4ei diskous, ton endiaferei h mousikh kai oxi na diavasei tous stixous. Katalhgoume loipon sto symperasma oti avto pou panta metraei se ena gkroup einai h mousikh kai meta ola t’ alla. Kai kalh na einai h stixourgia, ean h mousikh einai gia ta mpa4a, to apotelesma pali einai mhden.

PAROLO POU H ELLADA HTAN MIA APO TIS PROTES XORES POU MPHKAN STH BLACK METAL SKHNH, EOS KAI SHMERA, ELAXISTA EINAI TA ANTISTOIXA DISKOGRAFIKA DEIGMATA, POU OFEILETAI AVTO?

Syxna anarwtiemai, apo pou kai ws pou h Ellada na 8ewreitai avth th stigmh oxi exei black metal. Me elaxistes fwteines e3aireseis, oloi oi ypoloipoi mimountai gkroup san tous Rotting Christ oi opoioi, mporei na pai4oun poly kalh kai poiotikh mousikh alla den exoun pia kamia sxesh me to ka8aroaimo black metal. Vlepoume loipon dekades Ellhnika sxhmata na antigrafoun to idio styl pai3imatos, ton idio hxo, ta idia fwnhtika me apotelesma h skhnh na paramenei stasimh, se anti8esh me ta 3ena gkroup pou e3elisontai ragdaia kai anaptysoun synexws th dikh tous mousikh proswpikothta. Avto akrivws prospa8oume na kanoume gia tous Bathomet.

TO MONO POU KATALAVAINEI KAPOIOS APO TOUS BATHOMET EINAI ENA APERANTO MISOS GIA TOUS AN8ROPOUS.

Nai. Eimaste misan8rwpoi kai avto to synais8hma prospa8oume na perasoume kai mesa apo th mousikh mas. Den tous misoume omws olous. Misos loipon gia tous ypotagmenous kai tous aklavous tou xrhmatos, ektimhsh omws gia tous oramatistes kai tous antidrwntes se ka8e ti pou yponomevei thn an8rwpinh elev8eria.

BLACK METAL – ARXAIA ELLADA… VRISKEIS KAPOIA SYNDESH?

Den mporw vrw kapioa tetoia syndesh ektos tou gegonotos oti oi Arxaioi Ellhnes eixan pragmati anakalypsei tis hlektrikes ki8ares kai epai4an sto onoma tou Dwdekatheou. Avto einai ena eidos modas pou 8a perasei arga h grhgora gia na dwsei th 8esh tou se kati allo.

To black metal dhmiourgh8hke sths arxes ths prohgoumenhs dekaetias, einai 3enoferto kai den vriskw na exei sxesh me ton Arxaio Ellhniko politismo kai giati kapoia gkroup 8eloun soni kai kala na syndesoun ta asyndeta, nomi4ontas oti etsi 8a prwtotyphsoun. Xwris na to 3eroun (h kai xwris na to 8eloun) 3eftili4oun tou arxaio Ellhniko politismo alla kai to black metal.

EXETE ANAPTY3EI ENA POLY IDIOMORFO STYL ERMHNEIAS KAI ANTILHPSHS. POS KATALH3ATE S’ AVTO?

Den katalh3ame. Fainomaste akraioi dioti eimaste akraioi, xwris na pie4oume tous eavtous mas. Goustaroume avto pou kanoume kai opws to kanoume, prospa8oume gia to apolyto sthn akrothta kati to opoio sigoura einai dyskolo. Kapoia stigmh opws 8a ginei pragmatikothta!

AKOUSA OTI STO EPOMENO ALBUM SAS 8A EISTE PIO TEXNIKOI. TH PSAXNETE TORA ME TH “POIOTHTA”?

Pragmati, sto epomeno album mas, 8a eimaste pio texnikoi kai poiotikoi se sxesh me to mini lp to opoio ysterei sth texnikh twn ki8arwn kai twn tympanwn. Meletoume panw se nees sygxordies kai fwnhtika wste na mporoume na epityxoume th poiothta sthn akrothta! Xwris thn ypar3h newn idewn de mporei na ypar3ei e3eli3h tou eidous. Mh perimenete vevaia na akousete tipota plhktra h gynaikeies fwnes. Eimaste ths apopshs oti to metal kai kyriws to black, vasi4etai apokleistika stis ki8ares enw, alla asxeta organa to mpastardevoun.

EN OPSEI MIAS GENIKEVOMENHS “FLOROPOIHSHS” KAI “POSEROPOIHSHS” TOU BLACK METAL SHMERA, DIAFAINETAI MIA TASH ANA4OPYROSHS TOU SKLHROPYRHNIKOU STYL TON ARXON THS DEKAETIAS. EISTE SYNEIDHTA MEROS AVTHS THS TASHS?

Sigoura, to black metal exei kirilevsei kai emporikopoih8ei toso sthn Ellada oso kai sto e3wteriko. Exei pe8anei epishs kai to gnhsio underground ais8hma. Ekei pou ola loipon exoun prosarmos8ei stous nomous ths agoras kai ths agoras kai ths 4hthshs, mia antidrastikh epistrofh stis ri4es tou black einai logikh kai pragmatikh. Oi Bathomet einai syneidhta meros ths kinhsis avths, oxi mono epeidh goustaroume to palio atofio black alla san foro timhs se gkroup kai an8rwpous pou dwsan kai th 4wh tous gi’ avto pou kapoioi prospa8hsan kai prospa8oun na kanoun moda ews kai shmera.

TELIKA, POS 8A XARAKTHRI4ES TH MOUSIKH TON BATHOMET?

Oti pio apan8rwpo kai akraio kykloforei shmera ston planhth. Kryvei mia asteirevth dynamh kai misos pou 8a mporouse na ths dwsei ton orismo “hate black”, analogo me to “hate metal” twn thrash gkroup ths prohgoumenhs dekaetias!

Synentev3i apo to Iron/The Forest Magazine. Tev3os 0, Martios 1999

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