Chaos Invocation Interview

1. Can you give us an update on what is going on with the band these days?

We are currently preparing our set for Incubate Festival where we will share the stage together with Mayhem, Khold and Immortal. We are looking forward to this ceremony and want to make it a remarkable one.

2. How would you describe the musical sound of the new album and how it differs from previous releases?

I think, that “Black Mirror Hours” is more personal than the “In Bloodline With The Snake” record and probably more emotional. It is less raw, but still aggressive, more powerful, atmospheric and with deeper reaching lyrics.
The sound is much wider, since it is created through many layers. This time we had more days in the studio and knew exactly how the album should sound. In the end we are very satisfied with the result. The character of the interplay between the instruments seems to have a core or root that lies beyond this plane…

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the new release?

“Black Mirror Hours” is pretty much a compendium of the past four years. Being a member of this fraternity called Chaos Invocation means to develop and to increase your knowledge every day. Therefore a very dominant topic of the album is our aspiration for spiritual liberation. We are calling gods and use different tools in our invocations and rituals. The black mirror is one of those; specially used to make contact he also bears the opportunity to give a reflection of the self, that is not comparable with the reflection given through a normal mirror.

4. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?

It is sheer impossible to describe our stage performance. I guess that is the job of others. What I can say about our live rituals is, that we try to release something of our world into the world of others.
The best concerts that we have played took place on French soil. Specially the one in Luynes in 2011.

5. Do you have any touring plans for the new release?

We don’t have any concrete plans yet. We are hungry and ready to escalate with our audience, so we hope that we can realize a tour within the next months.

6. Currently the band is signed to World Terror Committee, how did you get in contact with this label and how would you describe the support they have given you so far?

We got in contact in 2007. We send them some rehearsals because we thought (and still do) that W.T.C. is the most satanic label on this whole planet. After listening to our songs they wanted us to record an album. And so we did. The result infected the black metal underground and is known under the title “In Bloodline With The Snake”. Since then the World Terror Committee supported us in every thinkable way on the religious and the musical hand.

7. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of satanic and occult black metal?

The feedback was quite positive. Yes, it is decent to receive some positive and honestly spoken words when it comes to our music, but in the end it has no influence on our work. We will not leave the path we are walking one, no matter how the feedback will be.


8. Are there any other musical projects going on these days?

Yes, but they do not have any effect on Chaos Invocation because they exist entirely separated.

9. What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?

That question can only be answered by the future itself. We are developing constantly and with us our music. But we expect some good albums and tours, that is probably everything we can tell you already.

10. What are some bands and musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

Well there are several bands that we respect may it be Mayhem (for their “De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas” record), Dissection or Abigor, but I can’t say in which way they have influenced us. And to be honest, I don’t care. I will never compare our work with the music of other bands.
Since we started with Chaos Invocation our faith was our biggest influence, our gear/ impulse and inspiration.

11. How would you describe your views on Satanism and Occultism and are there certain occult philosophers and magickans that you take inspiration from?

We learned from interviews we did in the past and made the experience that it is better to answer the questions relating to our religious faith only with the link to our lyrics. Too few are able to understand.

12. Outside of music what are some of your interests?

Since our music is inseparable linked to our magical work there are not that many other relevant interests. Well, I am reading a lot and do sports to be not only mentally, but also physically fit. There are some dependencies between both…

13. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?

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