Krafthur Interview

 

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

1. In 2019 Helvoth has been asked to join the band as a guitarist, so helped the project with the songwriting. We are a simple true black/death metal musicians from Ukraine, Italy, and Belgium.

2.Recently you have released  your first full length, can you tell us a little bit more about the musical style that you went for on the recording?

2. We are influenced by Marduk, Malevolent Creation, Dissection, Emperor, Satyricon, Incantation and Grave. Probably the songs that we wrote are more black metal oriented, because we are feeling more involved into this style.

3.You started recording the album in 2019 and got in finished in 2023, can you tell us a little bit more about the long 4 year recording process?

3. Guitars were recorded in 2019, and several setbacks affected the speed of our issue. First the covid pandemic, then the war in Ukraine, and in addition lots of international disorders. It’s not easy to work from different countries, but we managed, and accomplished the task at last.

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

4. Lyrics were written by Rod Rock and Helvoth. Rod Rock has a deep discussion about the present. Helvoth wrote trying to work on own personal dark feelings, or to present some negative experiences into a metaphorical way of looking. That’s it.

5.What tis the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Krafthur'?

5. In the name of the band, we tried to incorporate important elements of what planned to play. First of all, this is an atmosphere of darkness in all its beauty, oblivion, hopelessness, witchcraft and death. And at the intersection of the black & death genres the name Krafthur appeared. This is the morphemic base.

6.In the bands name logo you also incorporated a rune, can you tell us a little bit more about the rune you wanted to represent  your bands name ?

6. We are thinking that the Yr rune, or better, the rune of death, well represents the Krafthur’s music and scenarios.

7.Can you tell us a little bit more about the artwork that is presented on the new album cover?

7. Our friends designed the cover art. We felt what we wanted to see and the color scheme was important, since it is a vague perception of the past and today's realities. The fact that nothing changes, but just a substitution of the concept. And in general, the album is a dedicate to ancient European traditions...

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

8. No live shows yet. And it would be very difficult to put on a tour, or even some scattered gigs. Who knows...

 

9.On a worldwide level how has the reaction been toy your music by fans of black and death metal?

9. In our opinion this album will be widely appreciated by the fans all over the world, and we’re going to improve our songs for the next future. We're a bit excited to work on the new tracks, and the first tunes are a pretty good starting point! If you’re a fan of the abovementioned bands, you mustn’t miss our album.

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

10. We don’t own any crystal ball, but we’ll write songs until our inspiration won’t run dry, and we’ll put all our passion and sweat into it.

11.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?

11. We are listening most to underground black metal, and all the BM classics, but also death and thrash metal. Old style and traditional heavy metal is in our veins, every day!

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

12. Give a go to our album, you won’t be disappointed! Now the CD is out, released by Vacula Productions, soon also the lyric video and the t-shirts! Thanks for your interest and interview, follow us on www.facebook.com/krafthur.