1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the solo project?
1. A Life to Suffer was born as a way to express everything I felt during my nights of suffering and years of constant nostalgia, especially my latest work "Until Everything Fades Away..." which I feel represents very well how my thoughts have sounded these last years.
2.Recently you have released your first full length, musically how does it differ from the stuff you have released in the past?
2. More than an album, it's a demo, and it mainly differs in the influences I had while composing it because in "Until Everything Fades Away..." I took a lot of direct inspiration from Happy Days early work.
3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects you have explored so far with the music?
3. I explore inner suffering, failed suicide attempts, self-harm, and depression. These are four things that have had a very significant impact on my life, and I have reflected this in my music
4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'A Life To Suffer'?
4. I took the name from a Nocturnal Depression song and I think it fits very well with the type of music I make and with my vision of this life.
5.Can you tell us a little bit more about the artwork that is presented on the album cover?
5. Generally, the artwork for my work tends to have a dark and depressing atmosphere; for example, the cover art for my demo "Far Away From the Happiness..." is based on an illustrative image about a Japanese tale of a suicide.
6.With both of your projects you record everything by yourself, are you open to working with other musicians or do you prefer to work solo?
6. In A Life to Suffer and in my other project (Suicide Letters) I compose, record, and produce all the music myself. And as for working with other musicians on these projects, I prefer to keep it on my own for now.
7.On the new album you also done a 'Happy Days' cover, what was the decision behind doing your own version of one of their songs?
7. What led me to do this cover was mainly the influence that the song "Don't Go" had on my life; it has been a very significant song for me and a way to feel emotionally understood.
8.You have also been a part of a few splits, can you tell us a little bit more about the bands or musical projects you shared these recordings with?
8. I've worked on split albums with bands like Alsenremidi, Sukkubys, or TOC. I find it a very rewarding experience because they are musicians with a lot of knowledge in the dsbm and know very well how to express emotions in their music.
9.On a worldwide level how has the reaction been to your music by fans of depressive black metal?
9. It's been very good, I'd like to be more musically active but I have too many problems that keep me busy.
10.What is going on with 'Suicide Letters' these days?
10. Suicide Letters will be inactive for a while until they release a new full-length album with A Life to Suffer.
11.Where do you see yourself heading into as a musician during the future?
11. I would like people to listen to my music and feel the same pain I feel when writing all the songs.
12.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?
12. My biggest musical influences have been Happy Days, Trist, and Sacrimoon.
And as for what I've been listening to, I've been listening to a lot of depressive folk like the Chilean band "Uaral"
13.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
13. I would like everyone to understand that this music is not for everyone; not everyone can have so much pain and sadness in their heart, this music is unique and too powerful if you give it the power to kill you.
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