BOBAK Interview

 

 https://wetcassettes.bandcamp.com/album/unbound

1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?

LORD ZEPOL: We are three that walk in the abomination's wake, both together and separately, calling upon and drawn to the order of HE by conjuring blasphemous noise in improvised raw rituals. 

2.So far you have released a full length and also have been a part of a split, musically how do both of their releases also differ from each other?

LORD ZEPOL: "The First Key '' was our initial collective summoning with these magick instrumental tools and spells that we were still figuring out how to utilize. "UNBOUND" represents a more-complete but still imperfect bestial cacophony. Forever or until HE calls us away from this realm, will we continue to strive to open the door.

3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band has explored so far with the music?

PRICOLICI: BEND THE KNEE FOR NO ONE. DISTURB NOTHING. DESTROY ANYTHING THAT DISTURBS YOU.

 

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'BOBAK'?

PRICOLICI: BOBAK DERIVES FROM FOLKLORE. MISCHIEVOUS EVIL DEMONS.

 

5.Has the band done any live shows or open to the idea?

PRICOLICI: THE DAY WILL COME. UNTIL THEN WE WAIT IN THE DARK.

6.Recently you where a part of a split with 'Deadyellow', what are your thoughts on the other band that had participated on the recording?

AGRUVZI: Deadyellow are truly fine counterparts to our malicious audio atrocities. Whereas BOBAK dig through the grit and murk to craft a diabolical dirge, Deadyellow travel on a similar dead end path, but hovering slightly above the ground with more fearful finesse than we. 

7.The split is coming out on 'Wet Cassettes', can you tell us a little bit more about this label?

AGRUVZI:  Label owners Nill and Bick called upon us to commit our unholy rituals to tape after they found us filming a music video in the woods by their home. We were their first trve purveyors of wicked blackened harshness. They are absolute freaks and weirdos but run a fantastic little label.

8.On a worldwide level how has the reaction been to your music by fans of black metal?

AGRUVZI: We are not concerned with this world's views of our summoning's, but considering the ample coverage and the first album selling out rather quickly- I can say it has been favorable. Well, besides that 4.5 from Pitchfork.

9.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?

LORD ZEPOL: We will continue to focus our intentions and channel ourselves into our incantations, bleeding ourselves into chalice after chalice to perfect our ritual, more apostles are always welcome to enter the circle.

10.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

PRICOLICI: Këkht Aräkh, Mütiilation. 

AGRUVZI: Vide, Vermapyre, and the modern embodiment of Beelzebub himself, Justin Bieber.

11.How would you describe your views on Occultism?

PRICOLICI: WE BELIEVE IN HE.

12.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts? 

AGRUVZI: Breathe sin in, grab "UNBOUND" from Wet Cassettes and prepare to go beyond the gate with us. Oh, and never stop questioning: "are they taking trve black metal too seriously, or not at all?"