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Noticias de la escena griega

Metallykon

Los miembros de la banda black griega Fiendish Nymph han creado un proyecto paralelo de música folk griega llamado Daimonia Nymphi (eso significa en griego, precisamente, Fiendish Nymph), y ya han sacado su primer álbum, titulado “”O vakkhikos khoros ton nymphon” a través de la discográfica alemana Solstitium Records. Las letras están en griego y se refieren a los dioses helenos. Como Fiendish Nymph grabarán dentro de poco su CD, también para la Solstitium.

Los deathmetaleros griegos Acid Death sacaron su nuevo álbum “Pieces Of Mankind”, más oscuras y melódicas por lo que parece. La formación la componen Savvas (bajo, voz), Dennis (guitarra), Themis (guitarra) y Kostas (batería).

Nightfall han presentado al mundo su nuevo estilo (Lord Karadimas ya no canta con voces deathy) con la publicación de un mini-CD titulado “Electronegative”, y que supone la antesala a su esperado nuevo álbum.Los miembros Bloodfrozen y Angel Of Decay de los Medieval Demon (black griego) han sacado un Cd de su proyecto paralelo The Bloodcult. La temática es vampírica y la música, gótico-doomera. El título del álbum es “Night’s Plutonian Shore”.

Los nazis griegos Legion Of Doom ya tienen su página web oficial. Está llena de esvásticas, posters nazis, fotografías de Adolf Hitler y artículos sobre Nacionalsocialismo, Paganismo y Racialismo a cargo de los miembros de la banda. Por otra parte, en primavera entraron en el estudio para grabar el que será su tercer álbum y que se espera para fin de verano, y que será editado por la discográfica nazi alemana Darker Than Black Records.

Los grandiosos Kawir (Kaveiros para los griegos), black metal pagano con flauta y melodías folk han sacado su nuevo CD a través de la Storm Productions. Se llama “Epoptia”, y es un álbum conceptual sobre la Teogonía, los mitos sobre la creación del mundo en la mitología griega. A diferencia de su anterior álbum, en éste las letras están en inglés.

Los blackmetaleros griegos Chained and Desperate acaban de grabar su primer CD. Se llamará “Eleven angles in a circle” y saldrá para después de verano.

Vorphalack ha sacado un mini-LP a través de Melancholy Productions llamado “The Cloven Hoof”.

El segundo Cd de los powermetaleros griegos Swan Christy salió a finales de marzo. El primer CD “One With The Swan” recibió críticas fantásticas, por lo que del seguro que espera también mucho.

La discográfica francesa Holy Records anuncia nuevos CD’s de dos de sus bandas griegas: Los On Thorns I Lay sacan en primavera su tercer álbum “Crystal Tears”, mientras que el quinto álbum de los idolatrados Nightfall se titulará “Diva Futura”.

El desconocido grupo griego Lethargy sacará su CD debut a través del pequeño aunque trabajador sello chipriota Throne Productions.

La germánica Darker Than Black Records ha anunciado la re-edición en lujoso digi-pack del exitoso álbum “For Those Of The Blood” de los nacionalsocialistas griegos Legion Of Doom. Aithir, batería de los paganos Naer Mataron se ha unido al grupo.

Un nuevo grupo griego asalta al mundo. Horizon’s End acaba de publicar su Cd “Sculpture On Ice”, con muy buenas canciones de hasta más de un cuarto de hora de duración.

Los Septic Flesh acaban de finalizar el rodaje del videoclip para “The Eldest Cosmonaut”. El video saldrá acompañado de un nuevo mini-CD limitado a 3.000 copias.

“Tribute To Bathory – Hellas Salutes The Vikings”

Metallykon

 CD Metal Invader Magazine Rating: 7/10  Este es el CD que venía con la revista Metal Invader, una de las revistas más importantes de Grecia junto a la Metal Hammer griega. “Tributo a Bathory – Grecia saluda a los vikingos” contiene 12 versiones a cargo de bandas griegas de temas clásicos de Bathory, una de las bandas consideradas fundadoras del black metal. No todas las bandas principales son black o death. Así, por ejemplo, tenemos a los Dark Nova o Tenebre que tocan power-metal. Odio el power metal, así que mi evaluación no sería justo, por lo que me las saltaré y me centraré en los grupos de metal extremo que tanta fama han dado a la poderosa Hellas. El álbum se abre con una versión del “Odens Ride Over Nordland/A Fine Day To Die” que hacen los Order Of The Ebon Hand, una banda cuyo buen hacer corrió tan rápidamente de boca en boca en la escena griega que la banda consiguió un contrato con la Hypervorea Records antes incluso de sacar oficialmente su primera maqueta! En esta versión confirman su magnífica calidad, porque este tema queda fantástico, la mejor versión de todo el álbum sin duda. Luego vienen los Deviser que versionean a su manera el “Call From The Grave”. Luego hay otras versiones a cargo de bandas como Flames (“The Return Of Darkness And Evil”) o Zemial (“Armaggedon”). Dos de las mejores versiones son, sin duda, las efectuadas por las dos bandas de “hellenic metal” más punteras: Naer Mataron y Kaveiros (Kawir), versioneando los temas “Sadist” y “Equimanthorn” respectivamente. En definitiva, una gran idea de una gran revista, aunque no sé si este CD se puede conseguir sin comprar la Metal Invader o desde fuera de Grecia. Puedes consultarlo en su página web en: https://www.metalinvader.com.

Bathomet – “Oi 10 Arxes tou Skotous”

Metallykon

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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Interview with Macabre Omen

Metallykon

1.-Geia xara, EvilDark! Ti kaneis?

XAIPE! I`m fine thank you! just got back from England (I`m studying there) and i`ll stay here for the whole summer! I`m not really into warm weather but I think I can last with it for the next 2 months because of the ammount of women that come to Rhodes for vacation… Excellent!

2.-You are involved in some projects (Macabre Omen, Ancient Tragedy > Zine, Daimonion Productions…). Could you explain them a bit?
Aye… Macabre Omen is my band. We have released some demos from which the only one which is still for sale is “Olympus”. We also released a split 7″ with Godblood (Cyprus) via my label Demonion Prod. About my label, I have released 10 demos and 3 7″. I also have a massive mail order list so don`t hasitate to check my site for more info! Finally, Ancient Tragedy is my zine. I released 2 great issues (colored) with the 2nd one being a fine piece of art containing some 40 interviews with The Blood Divine, Impaled Nazarene, Marduk etc. Unfortunately I stopped the zine for the moment because of lack of time. I still work as a co – editor in 4 – 5 other mags / zines so that`s cool too!

3.-Concerning Ancient Tragedy Zine, only two issues have been released. > Why haven?t you released more issues? 
As I said before, because of lack of time. I still do get a lot of promo cds etc but I always review them in the other mags i collaborate with (i.e. SEVENTH SIGN mag, ILL LITERATURE mag., WINTERTOD zine, FROZEN HELL `zine etc). I also have a sub – site in my homepage with only reviews so give them a look!

4.-How did you contact the bands you wanted them to appear on the ATZ?s compilation tapes? Did all bands you requested say ?yes? to your suggestion? Did any band say “No”?
Well, i have contact with a lot of people, bands, labels etc so that`s not a problem! In the begining people weren`t that impressed and some didn`t give a shit… after the success of the 1st issue bands were sometimes beging me to get in the zine and THAT IS NOT A LIE…

5.-I’ve read by there you have a new writer at ATZ, a member of Tatir. Is it true? Please explain…
well, he just made 2 – 3 interviews and that`s it. never saw him from then!!!

> 6.-In the beginnings ATZ was just a zine for Hellenic bands. Why did you leave that idea and included foreign bands?
Just for the first issue! We wanted it to be something special and we did because people from outside got a wider look on what the hellenic scene has to offer!

7.-Daimonion Productions was supposed to be a distribution list, but now you have also begun releasing some stuff (tapes and 7″, as far as I know) Are you satisfied with the response from the underground to your releases? Which band you deal with has been more succesful? How many > copies has this band sold?
I`m very satisfied. People like my work and I appreciate what people do to me! The Keep of kalessin (Norway) demo was very successful (they have now released a killer cd on Avant Garde!), the Lethargy (Hellas) demo (no cd out on Throne Prod.), the Macabre omen / Godblood 7″ and the Drutentus (Hellas) re release demo! All the other demos sell well, and i`m sure that i will manage to sell more copies in the near future! i support all bands with the same level…

8.-You study in England. How do you manage to work for your customers since they write to Kremasti?
Hah! that`s the power of the demon in my mind… Nah, actually i`m every 3 months back to hellas for vacation, so i answer the mail with a bit more delay. My parents also come to england here and then so there`s no problem i guess!

9.-Your Daimonion Productions? website heading refers to Socrates. Why? What do you think of the ancient Greek philosophy and thought (that, as Hellenism has become the basis of European civilization, European civilization has become Western civilization and Western civilization has become the whole world’s civilization, their spirit (“daimon“) still lives…
I`m facinated on the way Socrates was thinking and making things complicated to the ones he was talking with! I also like to read books about philosophy and stuff. Plato has some nice ones and some others too. Ancient tragedies are great too and i think that everyone should read the works of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. The ancient hellenic philosophy and thought lives only in the spirits of the true ones!

10.-Having so many underground tapes, which ten tapes / demos bands would you choose to recommend a BM fan to listen to?
ok, here we go (although 10 are not enough for me):
KEEP OF KALESSIN – Skygger Av sorg
WARLOGHE – The black Tower
FIENDISH NYMPH – demo 2
MITHOTYN – promo 96
MIDNIGHT SUN – demo 1
JACKAL` S TRUTH – Dominus Silvae
FALKENBACH – demo 1
MOLOCH – Cutting Holy throats
DRUTENTUS – In Frigidis Silvis
WALHALLA – War over Nordland

Some of these bands already have cds but a demo is a demo and these 10 kick ass!

11.-You call Macabre Omen?s music ?melodyc and mystical Rhodian black metal?. What the hell does this mean? 🙂
Well, it means melodic and mystical Rhodian black metal! Haha! It`s our term to describe our music man!

12.-Could you tell our readers what do the lyrics of Macabre Omen deal with?
They combine personal feelings and thoughts with themes from the ancient hellenic mythology and history. Our lyrics are quite unique in comparison with other bands that deal with ancient hellenic stuff because we don`t worship these gods, neither any form of deity like the others do. Gods are for weak individuals! (Well, Alex, I don’t think the old Vikings or Hellenes were weak… …and they believed in the gods! In fact, the gods are a source of strength and might!!! -ed)

13.-I see you?re quite influenced by ancient Greece. What is your opinion on it?
It`s our culture, it was once destroyed and I`ll try to reborn it (not all characteristics though). I hate christianity… it`s the worst form of religion and you can see that by reading any part of mankind`s history!!! I`m also fascinated by the ancient hellenic art (theatre, poetry, philosophy, painting) and culture (way of living).

14.-What do you think of neo-paganism? Do you think we will be able to revify the religion of the ancient Europeans and concretely of our proud Greek ancestors?
I don`t think we can do that but we might keep a balance. Nowadays christianity looses a lot of followers so that`s something too. However, i always follow my path and try to be what i am… and not follow other organizations!

15.-You?re releasing all your works (demos and 7?) through your own label Daimonion Productions. Haven?t you sought a deal in other labels? Don?t you think it would be better to send your promos to labels in order to reach a deal? (If you have already done this, I don?t know)
Well, so far yes… but the new Macabre omen will definitely be out on a serious label! Hope we get a deal soon!

16.-Now two controversial questions…
Rhodes is quite close to our biggest enemy?s borders: Turkey. What do you think? Do you feel safe there? Many problems occur there because of the aereal and maritime borders…
I know that and I hate that! I don`t panic or am frightened by them… i hate turks because they destroyed us in the past and there`s no possibility we can ever live eaceful together. Not all Turks are the same and i`m not a fascist if i talk with an individual turk, but as a race and a country i can`t say that they are one of the best on the globe!

17.-If you were called on to join the Hellenic army in order to fight against Turkey in real warfare, would you join? Would you mind killing a person in case of warfare? Which political strategy do you think best to be applied to our relationship with the turks?
i`m not that much into politics… i`ll join the army only if i don`t have to cut my hair and if they don`t treat me like shit but like a proper individual being! I actually ahte the army because i don`t like others to tell me what to do as if being some kind of slave! i`m not an anarchist as some might think but the way the army is today is not reasonable…

18.-Ok, that?s all. Feel free to end this interview up…
Well, thanx a lot for the support! Keep up the good work from where you are! Support the true underground! It`s not that hard… there`s almost nothing left of it!

VOOR DONKER ZULLEN WE HEERSEN!!!

MACABRE OMEN / ANCIENT TRAGEDY `ZINE / DEMONION PROD.
                                c/o Alex Antoniou (Evil Dark), 
                                       Agiou Ioanou 6,
                                       Kremasti 85104,
                                       Rhodes / Hellas

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Interview with Ochros Iskios

Metallykon

1.-Hails, Iskios! To start off somewhere, could you introduce with a few words your band Ochros Iskios? What is exactly Ochros Iskios?

Ochros Iskios was started by me as black ambient / darkwave project with all music made exclusively with computers. I started the project at the same time as my black metal band HYDRA, in late 1995. I created Ochros Iskios because I felt that I had some music that only would suit with synths. But some of the Ochros Iskios music was first arranged for guitar in HYDRA, but later I changed it so it would suit in the Ochros Iskios songs. When you hear the forthcoming HYDRA demo “POLEMOS” you will recognize some music from Ochros Iskios. The influences of Ochros Iskios are quite varied but I usually say it’sa mix of N.A.O.S. and Ordo Equilibrio, judge yourself.

2.-So far you seem to have recorded 3 demos (Makedonias, Achaia and Efthanisia). Could you speak a bit on them and which are the concepts / lyrics behind them?

Basically it tells about stories about every of these locations. Eftanisia is about legends and myths from the seven Ionian islands. That’s why you can hear a litlle folk influence on this demo. Achaia is about the proud men and warriors of Achaia, that’s why I’ve got marching drums in every song of that demo.

Makedonias tells not only about Filippos and Alexandros land but also about the recent quarells with the ex Jugoslavians.

3.-Ochros Iskios is a one-man band. Why is this so? Moreover, how do you manage to do it all yourself? I know technology plays an important role in it all …

Ochros Iskios is a one man band because there can only be one Iskios. Everything is made with one computer and the most of music just comes to me when I work so then it’s just to type in the music.

4.-My fave song is “Achaian Storm”. Could you tell us how was it born, and what is the meaning of the song? Is it in any way a tribute to the legendary Achaian warriors?

“Achaian Storm” is also the song I’m most satisfied with and the main melody was something that I had played with for a while on the guitar. Then I played it on piano and realised that it was sounding very good. Later I found out that it sounded even better with marching drums. The rest of music was just something that came to me while I was writing the song.

5.-It seems to me that you’re extremely influenced by mighty Hellas. What are your feelings towards Greece?

I see Hellas as the cradle of culture and the birth of western civilazation. I don’t want to write my poltical opinion here, as I have recieved lot of shit after my statements about the Turks on Cyprus.

6.-Moreover, how do you foresee the future for Hellas when so many incidents and conflicts happen so oftenly around Greece with Turkey, Cyprus, Albania, the ex-Jugoslavian republic of Skopje (who claim to be Macedonians)?

I think that the Cyprus question will be solved some time. First of It’sa Greek Island, the Cypriots speek Greek, but in 1974 or when it was the Turks got the idea to invade Cyprus beacuse the turks of Cyprus felt threatened. Anyway if the Turks want to become a member of the European Union (EU) they will have to release Cyprus that’s said by someone, I don’t remember who it was. But when will Turkey be able to become a member of the EU? Their human rights are a joke. Military everywhere, even on the beaches. I mean how fun is it to take a swim when there’sa drunk Turk with a machine gun watching you. But Turkey and Greece will not start a war, you see both countries are members of NATO. I don’t think NATO would allow any of it’s members to fight eachother. In the Albania question I’m not so well informed so I don’t to say something in this except that there’s coming more and more albanians to Greece every day. If Albania wasn’t so fucked up as a land Greece should invade it, it was once ours. In the Macedonia question we all know how it is, these skopje clowns are fakes. They have nothing with our ancestors to do. And the idea that they wanted the sun found on Filippos coffin is a fucking joke. They have nothing to do with it. Macedonia – 3000 years of Greek civilization!

7.-By the way, one of your songs is titled “Makedonias”. It is a very repetitive and monotonous. Was it done in purpose to create an aetherical atmosphere or what?

The whole demo is very monotonous, and that’s because I was in that mood when wrote the music. I believe that music should be lengthy to get the right atmosphere.

8.-I know that you play along with Ochros Iskios in several other bands. What are their names, and what kind of music do you play with them?

Well first of all, we have HYDRA. This is my greek black metal group in which we play primitive black metal, some say it sounds like a little more melodic than Darkthrone. The remarkable thing about HYDRA is that we don’t use any keyboards, acoustic or clean guitars or clean vocals. It’s just extreme black metal. There has been various line-up changes, but today it’s as follows: Iskios-guitar / backing vocals, Dusk (from Siebenbürgen) – vocals. We are the two stable members of HYDRA, then we have a session drummer and bass player.

The second of my bands is NATTFROSSA. This is the group which I lay most of my time on. We play folklore metal with female vocals. Two demos has been released and a third will follow in the Autumn.

Then we have DIMNESS, a Death Metal project started 1993, later it turned more black metal. Nowadays we hardly ever rehearse, but it’s said that we will release a last Death / Black demo which will kick ass for the lord.

At last we have our drunken metal project FUNERAL FUCK, we play bloodcore, with bad music and musicanship and that’s beacuse we are drunk we record. Anyway it’s fun.

9.-You seem to be a die-hard black metal fan. What does black metal make so special in your eyes? How do you see the scene?

Well, I can’t say that I’ma diehard BM-fan. As first of all I’m no Satanist, I’m an Atheist and I can understand Satanists as I also dislike christians and I see those as the weaker ones. But I am a patriot.The black metal I like is (Of course) the Greek one. Especially Agatus, Zemial, Legion of Doom. Otherwise I don’t like international black metal that much. With the exception for Darkthrone (Nor) and Sigh (Jap) which are two fucking great bands. The scene is quite fucked I think with a lot of shitty bands. Anyway other great metal is German Kreator and Accept, that’s what I call metal.

10.-What about the future? What are the next moves for Ochros Iskios? Maybe looking for a deal?

Actually I don’t know for how long I will continue with Ochros Iskios as I dont feel any inspirations for making this kind of music anymore. But this will probably change when the summer’s over. I think I will send the Achaia demo to some companies, maybe “Cold Meat Industry” or something like that.

11.-Ok, that’s all. Close this interview as you like most, and may the gods be with thee.

Thanks a lot for the interview Andreas, and remember …. The Members of the HYDRA order recalls: “If you choose to criticize, you choose your enemies. “

Interview with Nightfall

Metallykon

Ok, here is my interview with one of the best bands in the well-known (yet still undervaloured) Greek scene. Nightfall have become the flag of their label Holy Records and their last album overpassed all expectatives, so i decided to ask these questions to Sir Efthimis Karadimas, the mastermind behind this great Athenian outfit…1.-Geia xara, Efthimis! Ti kaneis?
I’M QUITE OK MAN, THANK YOU.

2.-Well, first of all let me ask you about your last album “Lesbian Show”: By the release time of “Lesbian Show” you said you expected it to sell about 20,000 copies. Have you already achieved it? Do you know how many copies have already been sold?
YES, WE’VE ALREADY ACHIEVED THAT GOAL, EVEN THOUGH WE COULD HAVE SOLD MUCH MORE IF HOLY HAD OFFICIAL DISTRIBUTION THROUGHOUT AMERICA TOO. I’M NOT 100% INTO THE EXACT NUMBER RIGHT NOW. HOWEVER, EVEN WHEN I’LL BE , I WON’T MENTION IT DUE TO I’VE SEEN A LOT OF BULLSHIT GOING AROUND THE SCENE NOWADAYS; I’VE READ NEWSLETTERS OR INTERVIEWS OF BANDS WHO SELL 2 OR 3 OR 4000 COPIES WHERE THEY SPEAK ABOUT 10 OR 15000 COPIES SOLD, OR EVEN MORE! SO, FANS GET CONFUSED AND ANNOYED AS WELL!..

2.-“Lesbian Show” has many connections with sex. What are your views on it? Do you think Christianity has satanized sex because of its judaic roots? Our kinfolk Indo-Aryans conceive sex as a medium by which reach divinity…
YOU CANNOT BE OBJECTIVE -100%- WITH SEX; IT’S SOMETHING THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL VISUALIZES, EXPERIENCES OR WHATEVER IN HIS/HER OWN, UNIQUE WAY. I DON’T LIKE PUTTING SO SPECIAL THINGS TOGETHER. MOREOVER I ALWAYS PAY (TO BE HONEST, I TRY TO UNDERSTAND) AN EXTRA ATTENTION TO EACH ONE’S “EGO” AND ITS REFLECTIONS ONTO REALITY. “SEX” IN LESBIAN SHOW IS BEING USED AS A MIRROR THROUGH WHICH EVERYBODY CAN REALIZE THE TERRIBLE YET SWEET SPIRITUAL DECADENCE OF OUR…ADVANCED/MODERN CIVILIZATION.

3.-Moreover, do you think (like me) that paganism fits much better to our nature than Christianity, and that paganism helps man to live in accordance with mother Earth while Christianity (along with Judaism and Islam) is the antithesis of this “kinship” with Nature?
OH YES, CERTAINLY! HOWEVER, CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO THE WORLD IF MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF UNEDUCATED, CLOSE-MINDED PEOPLE WOULD’VE BEEN SET FREE FROM RELIGIONS’ CHAINS? TOTAL CHAOS! THAT’S WHY I’M TRYING NOT TO MIX THINGS TOGETHER; HOW MANY TIMES YOU’RE GOING TO SCREW YOUR LADY OR YOUR BROTHER, UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES, AND WHETHER YOU LIKE TO EAT CUM WITH YOUR BREAKFAST OR NOT IS A STRICTLY PERSONAL CASE! THE RULES ARE ALWAYS HERE FOR THOSE WHO NEED THEM. FOR THOSE WHO FEEL UNSAFE WITHOUT THEM!

4.-On your website appears an article written by you on the relationship between man and the divine. Can you summarize it in a few lines?
WELL IT’S BETTER OFF FOR EVERYBODY TO CHECK IT OUT BY HIM/HERSELF AND COME UP WITH HIS/HER OWN CONCLUSIONS. SO,GO TO https://www.lut.fi/~mega/muzac/Nightfall.html EVERYBODY IS WELCOME TO CELEBRATE THE NATURE OF MAN.

5-In the article you oftenly refer to authors like Jung and LaVey. What are your views on them? Are you interested in philosophy? If yes, which is your favourite philosopher?
MY FAVORITE PHILOSOPHER?? IS THERE SUCH A THING? PHILOSOPHY IS THE WAY TO FACE YOURSELF; YOUR LIFE; YOUR NATURE, ETC… I BELIEVE I CAN DROWN MYSELF INTO THE STARRY NIGHT OF MY SOUL FAR BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE CAN DO FOR ME! THE SAME GOES FOR EVERYBODY TOO!

6.-What do you think of the Nietzschean idea of the “übermensch” (“overman, a man whose moral is beyond good and evil”)? Do you think it exists, it can exist, or it has ever existed?
AS FAR AS INDIVIDUALS CANNOT LIVE ALONE BUT NEED ONE EACH OTHER “GOOD” AND “EVIL” WILL EXIST. EVEN MORALS’ GOD(S) ARE GOOD AND EVIL JUST BECAUSE THEY’VE BEEN MADE BY HUMAN NEEDS…

7.-In that interview you said and I quote: “My aim is to learn everything”. Do you still wish to be omniscient? How can one try to be that?
MY AIM IN LIFE IS TO GAIN AS MUCH WISDOM AS I CAN! I PREFER TO LIVE MY LIFE RATHER THAN TO…SERVE IT.

8.-Talking about culture, which do you think is the reson why we all Greeks feel so much pride of our blood? I know that by mythology we’re descendants of our fathers the gods…
SORRY BUT THE REASON WHY ALL “MODERN” GREEKS SEEM TO BE SO PROUD OF THE ANCIENT GLORIOUS DAYS IS BECAUSE NOONE OF THEM HAS TO PRESENT ANYTHING WORTH MENTIONED NOWADAYS! YOU’RE LIVING AWAY FROM GREECE OF TODAY, THAT’S WHY YOU FACE YOUR “FATHERLAND” IN A SO ROMANTIC WAY TO SAY SO. REALITY IS MUCH MUCH DIFFERENT AND BELIEVE ME WE’RE TRYING BADLY (THE FEW EXEMPTIONS-AMONG THEM NIGHTFALL AS WELL)TO CHANGE IT. YOU KNOW ANDREAS, CHRISTIANITY HAS RUINED ALMOST EVERYTHING; WHAT WE CALL “HISTORY” THEY CALL IT “MYTHOLOGY” AND SO ON… IT’S A PITTY BUT IT WON’T LAST FOREVER!

9.-By the way we speak on gods, in “Macabre Sunsets” you have a song dedicated to “those who didn’t betray the Byzantine empire by leaving it to the hands of a fake god” (more or less, since I don’t have the booklet here right now). What does this sentence mean? Do you consider the Greeks who converted (or were converted) to Christianism as “traitors” since they abandoned the elder gods? Who do you blame for bringing Christianity into Hellenia?
YOU’RE QUITE RIGHT. I DON’T BELIEVE THAT CHRISTIANITY AND ITS DOCTRINES FIT TO ANY GREEK, MOREOVER TO ANY “MEDITERRANEAN” PEOPLE. IT’S NOT THAT CHRISTIANS “ABANDON THE ELDER GODS” BUT THEY TRY TO REJECT THAT SPIRITUAL FREEDOM WITHIN. CHRISTIANITY (AND ALL OTHER RELIGIONS) IS A STATUS QUO SITUATION SIMILAR TO THE ONE EXISTS IN PRISONS: ONE LEADS, FEW CONTROL, AND MASS BLINDLY FOLLOW.

10.-In an interview with Italian mag Grind Zone you said: “The Greek civilization doesn`t exist due to Catholicism”. Could you explain this sentence? Did you really mean “Catholicism” or simply “Christianism”? I know that before the cismas (Arrianism, Orthodoxism, Protestantism…) Christianity was homonymous with Catholicism (I’m sure that you, since you are Greek know the meaning of the word “Catholicism”…). Moreover, which Christian branch is less bad: Orthodoxism, Catholicism or Protestantism?
NO, I SAID “LIKE CATHOLISM HAS DONE TO THE ROMAN ETHICS…” (Oops, sorry Efthimis, but in the Spanish version what i quoted is EXACTLY what appeared, maybe there was a mistake in its translation… -ed!) FOR JUST LET THE ITALIAN INTERVIEWER UNDERSTANDING BETTER MY POINT OF VIEW. AS FOR THE BRANCHES YOU MENTION, I BELIEVE THAT ALL OF THEM HAVE EXPERIENCED MOMENTS OF MERCY AND CRUELTY; IT’S ALWAYS BEEN UP TO THEIR LEADERS AND THE SITUATIONS THEY HAVE TO FACE… EVEN A BEAST SOMETIMES LOOK LOVELY!

11.-Let’s change the topic. As far as I know, you belong to the so-called “Temple Of The Vampyre”. Could you explain what is that about?
NO, SORRY. SUCH THINGS ARE PRETTY PERSONAL.

12.-What do you think of legendary band Rotting Christ? Do you see yourselves as in competition with them in order to be the band number 1 in Hellas?
WHAT?? EVEN THOUGH BOTH NIGHTFALL AND ROTTING CHRIST DO ADVERTISE THE GREEK SCENE ABROAD (MAINLY BY TOURING) EVERYBODY IS LOOKING FORWARD THAT MOMENT WHERE THE SCENE OF GREECE WILL HAVE A PROPOSITION FOR ALL THE TASTES (LIKE IN GERMANY; SO MANY GOOD BANDS, SO MANY STYLES).

13.-Rotting Christ have played in America. Will we ever see Nightfall in the other side of the Atlantic? Have you thought about it?
YES, WE’RE ABOUT TO GO TO BRAZIL.

14.- By the way we speak on playing live, do you like touring? Are you still underground enough so as to travel by van / coach? Do you like it? Any anechdota to tell our readers? 
THE LIFE IN THE TOUR BUS IS SOMETHING WHICH CANNOT BE DESCRIBED EASILY. WE DON’T LIKE IT, WE ADORE IT! ANECTODES? WELL, WE USUALLY HAVE A TENSION TO REVEAL OUR SELVES WITHOUT CLOTHES AND STUFF IN FRONT OF SERIOUS-LOOKING PEOPLE! PROVOKING “POLITICALY CORRECT” INDIVIDUALS IS OUR TOUR-HOBBY INDEED. SORRY BUT I CANNOT DESCRIBE A TSOUTSOUNI FRONT OF A SHOKING FACE… IT’S FUNNY ANYHOW!

15.-Unfortunately I haven’t had the chance to see you live in my hometown Barcelona. A couple of months ago, though, it was planned to play in Barcelona and then in Madrid, but finally you only played in Madrid with Avulsed and another band. How was the gig? What do you think of the Spanish audience? Can you point out the best European audience? Why? And the worst one? Why?
THE BEST CROWDS ARE THOSE OF SOUTH EUROPE, INDEED. PEOPLE THERE ARE REALLY HOT AND WHEN THEY COME TO SHOWS THEY TRY TO GET RID OFF ALL THOSE SHITS THEY HAVE WITHIN. WORST… MAYBE IN THE MIDDLE OF EUROPE WHERE FANS ARE SO MUCH INTO BANDS’TOURING THAT THEY DO NOT REALLY FEEL THAT SPECIAL FEELING A FAN HAS WHEN HE/SHE SEES ONLY 8-9 BANDS PER YEAR.

16.-By the way, the rating I gave to “Athenian Echoes” in the reviews section in my webzine was 9.9 with this closing comment: “They don’t reach a 10 because perfection is impossible”. What do you think?
YOU’RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! (Hehehe… Well, it was well deserved, really! -ed!)

17.-Let’s finish this exhausting interview with kind of a game: Say a short comment on each of these geographic places:

Hellas: SHE HURTS ME BUT I LOVE HER!
Finland:WE’LL BE BACK SOON!
Spain:RULES! DAVE OF AVULSED IS REAL’S MANIAC, WE DID A FEW JOKES TO HIM AS WE PREFER BARCELONA! L’ESPERANZA…
Germany:I LIKE THE FACT THAT PEOPLE THERE DO REALLY WORK HARD.
European Union:LETS FUCKIN’ DO IT! WE HATE NATIONALISM!
Barcelona:OLE!
Ilioupolis:OLE TOO!
Turkey:UNBELIEVABLE CROWD.
Kemi:COLD AND DRANK.
Mount Olympus:THE REALM…
United Kingdom:OPEN MINDED?!
France:CRAZY FANS.
Cyprus:…LOOKING FOR BETTER DAYS…
Rome:AND MILAN AS WELL!…RULE.

Weird, huh? Yes, my interviews are very particular…
KEEP ON!

18.-O.k., that’s all. Evharisto, file Efthimis 🙂 Please close this interview….
THANX A LOT FOR THE SUPPORT ANDREAS. THA TA POUME SYNTOMA APO KONTA! TAKE CARE EVERYBODY AND CHECK OUT BOTH OUR LESBIAN SHOW + OUR WEB SITE! ANTIO, E.K./NF

 

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Interview with Jackal’s Truth

Metallykon

Geia, George!!! Ti kaneis? kala? Edo Andreas apo webzine Metalzin. Ok,  better off in English…

 What is the meaning of “Jackal’s Truth” name?

The name was inspired by the lyrics of slayer from the”Antichrist” song.If someone read the whole lyrics of this song  will probably misunderstand what we tryed to mean with that .For us jackal’s truth has to do with nature(the purest thing ever created)

In your promo-flyers you describe your music as “deeply emotional ritualistic black metal” What does this mean?

We believe that this description is the most  suitable for our music………

I am still fascinated by your demo. As far as I know, your demo has been a complete success. How many tapes have you sold so far?

Yes, the public reply was incredible and never believed that we are going to reach such high standards! So far (10-1-98)  we have sold more than 900 copies!

How can a fan get your demo? What’s the price?

He can contact with us at: KOSTAS THELOURAS 6 PIERION 41222 LARISSA HELLAS(GR) and do not forget to enclose 1000drc or 5$.

Your demo is presented in a luxury package and lay-out. Artwork seems to be very important…

sure…cause the first impression is very important.This will attract our future fans.Absolutely,the most important is the music but everything has it’s own important part!

About your demo, the only bad point I see is that it is too short. Why haven’t you included more songs? It can’t be due to a lack of time cos you spent 30 hours in the studio…

Basicaly we had composed 5 songs but we didn’t ………….

Talking about songs, how many new songs have you already composed and in which direction do they go?

We have composed 3 new songs(2 of them already recorde)which are more skillful melodic but at the same time more extreme!

How is the composing method? Who writes the lyrics and who writes the music?

The whole music is written by all of us.the lyrics is wirtten by me

Sometimes your music reminds me of Rotting Christ. Do you agree? What are your feelings towards the forefathers of the Greek Black Metal scene? You have even opened for Rotting Christ in Heraklion, Crete…

Rotting christ is the best and the older (black) metal band in greece and also one of the best abroad. So it is not strange that we have some influences from such a band! The live show in crete was incredible.The public was terrific and it was a special experience for us that we played with rotting christ!

By the way we speak on influences, in my eyes you also seem to be influencied by Iron Maiden… What do you think?

Maiden is also one of the best metal bands and also one of the creators of heavy metal scene!Thousands of groups have been influenced by maiden so….,one of them is  jackal’s truth!Up the irons

You include a spoken part in Greek, parts of the artwork is inspired by ancient Greece. How do you feel that glorious age and how does it influence your band?

ayth varieme!

Ok, that’s it. Evhaphstw George!!!