Cainan Dawn Interview

 

1.Can you give us an update on what has been going on with the band since the recording of the new album?

 

We prepare some stuff for future shows in order to promote the upcoming album “LAGU”. We haven't played live since 2019 !

 

2.You have a new album coming out in September, musically how does it differ from the stuff you have released in the past?

 

I think that “LAGU” is more ambient compared to our previous albums. We wanted to create something where the melancholy of the Dark Wave genre and the reverie of the seas come together.

This makes an album easier to listen to and perhaps less violent.

 

3.This is also your first album to be released in 5 years, can you tell us a little bit more about what has been going on during that time frame?

 

A lot of time to compose and take the time to do it. We could have released an album earlier and scrapped it, but that's not our style. We're proud of the result because that's exactly what the band is intrinsically.

 

4.One of the songs on the album are inspired by the writings of H.P Lovecraft, can you tell us a little bit more about your interest in his writings and do you feel he had some hidden occult secrets that he brought into the fiction?

 

Many people love Lovecraft's writings. Who hasn't been influenced by him whether through books, movies or music? Dagon's story is something that has fascinated me for a long time and writing a song based on it was a must. It fits perfectly into the album which has, among other things, the theme of the seas and the oceans.

 

5.You also bring some mythology into your songwriting, which mythologies around the world have had the most influence on your worldview?

 

Obviously Nordic mythology because it is an integral part of my life. Afterwards, all the mythologies must be studied because the universal truth is far from being known. Some similarities are staggering and the time of ignorance that we are living in, takes us terribly far from our ancestors. It is a real tragedy for humans.

 

6.You also have a song about 'Atlantis', can you tell us a little bit about your interests in lost continents and also its connection to Theosophy?

 

We had already written a piece on FOHAT called "Thule" which is inspired by the Hyperboreans and the connection with the city of Atlantis. The Theosophical point of view is not approached on "LAGU", we preferred to dwell on the magnificence and the mystery of this lost city.

 

7.In one interview you have mentioned some interest in the occult, can you tell us a little bit more about how long you have been interested in this path and also what occultists do you feel have had the most impact in the last century and also what are some of the modern occultists that you have an interest in? 

 

So much to say about the occult. All I can say is that the veil that stands before our eyes can be lifted if we pay attention, if we have the will to do so. I've been interested in the subject for about fifteen years and I'm only at the beginning of the journey. I can also say that writers like Eliphas Levy brought me a lot and that other people like Vexior218 or Thomas Karlsson lifted this veil for me...

 

8.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Cainan Dawn'?

 

This comes from several sources like the game "Vampire: The Masquerade" or the antediluvians. It doesn't really make sense anymore.

 

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

It represents infinity, birth and death, but also the big blue, the seas and oceans, the unknown...

 

10.What are some of the best shows that the band has played over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?

 

Surely "Les Feux de Beltane" and the "Hellfest" in 2018 of course. But the group's last concert to date at Lyon's "Rock'n'eat" was just as memorable. We are not a band that wears all the stuffs of an occult or esoteric element. We could have done it but I think it should remain personal and not too theatrical. We are CAINAN DAWN and that's it, our music stands on its own.

 

11.Do you have any touring or show plans once the new album is released?

 

Not yet but it will come !

 

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

 

I don’t know, we will see. People who listen to black metal, I mean the real ones, are quite open-minded.

 

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

 

Maybe Dark Wave, we've been trying to compose it for four albums but the result remains in the black metal style!

 

14.What are some of the bands or musical styles that you are currently listening to nowadays?

 

Each member of the group listens to their own music. Personally, my favorite bands at the moment are Hangman's Chair and Type O Negative.

 

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

 

Thank you for this interview and for your work about it. And don’t forget, everything dies…

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