Solus Interview

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

Hails! First of all, thanks for your interest in my musical activity. Well, I’m finishing the last release of Solus, which would be an EP and for sure promoting the first and the last full-length album.

2.In April you had released a new album, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording and also how does it differ from the stuff you have released in the past?

I think during the last few years my music evolved continuously into that atmospheric/ambiental form. My lyrics became more deeper and, the sound is better and the concept behind this act had more complexity too.

I used to have more primitive ideas during the first years –both in lyrics and music too-
more raw sound, less original composing etc…

3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects you explored with the newer music?

Heathenism, old shamanic traditions and rituals. To be concrete, I wrote about the spiritual journey between feverdreams and cold dimensions. From the depths of darkness to the golden flames of light.

4.According to the Metal Archives page you changed the project's name from 'Solus' to 'Hamvak', what was the decision behind the name change?

It was a hard decision, but my new songs are simply can not be described as Solus songs.
I dropped some extra elements into my visions (dissonance, more variations …) and it has become Hamvak. Anyway, Hamvak means ashes in Hungarian.

5.With this project you record everything by yourself, do you feel you are able to express yourself a lot more with this musical project?

Sure. I have to do everything by myself and it satisfies me because I hate to take compromises, or change anything which sounds good to me. I tried to play in bands with full line-up, but mostly it sucks to me (except Malediction, they are GREAT guys).
I hate to wait for other band members to learn the fucking new songs, to make some new riffs, to checking out the lyrics, I don’t really like to play too many gigs..etc It makes me sick and tired.

6.Originally the project was from Hungary but know located in Germany, what was the decision behind the move?

I moved because of financial reasons. I’ve got a new job with better salary.

7.A year ago you where a part of a split with 'Moonkult', what are your thoughts on the other band that had participated on the recording?

I just discovered their music somewhere and it amazed me. I like that kind of storming Black Metal, and I decided the drop an email to them. They agreed with the cooperation and we recorded our songs.
The cover art was made by a very talented Russian guy (formerly known as Askold art, now Godlike Icons) who plays in a band called Pogost.

8.Can you tell us a little bit more about 'Dark East Productions'?

It’s a label from Russia. They make mostly co-releases with other labels. They released Witcher and Vrag albums too (highly recommended to check out!!) and I decided to ask them about my stuff. Originally the Solus album planned to be released by another label, but in the middle of the manufacturing  process they denied to reply me for some  reason, and later on I changed to Dark East Prod. Now I see that was a good decision.

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

I get nice reviews from some zines so I think the feedback to my music is mostly positive.

10.Are you also involved with any other bands or musical projects these days?

Yes, for sure! I have a band with Patrik (Evil Conqueror, Sign of Death, ex-Sinful Eternity) called Earth Plague. We make very simple, primitive, Punk influenced Black/Death/Thrash music in the spirit of the 80’s. We are working on our second full-length album.

We made another band too called Ghoultemple which is an Earth Plague side-project.
It’s a very primitive and barbaric Death Metal.


11.Where do you see yourself heading into as a musician in the future?

I don’t really know. My aim is to make my visions attainable in the right form.

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

I listen to a very wide variety of music from simple blues/rock/hard rock to the Black/Death Thrash underground, and I like some types of electronic music too.
Nowadays I mostly listen to Bölzer, Sinmara and Portal. They are the best bands from the scene.

13.How would you describe your views on heathen Spiritualism?

Briefly to me and my culture, which is highly involved with Shamanism (Táltos to be precise), it can be represented  with transcendental experience and philosophycal acknowledgement. You can get answers for your questions during some type of journey and you can see something which is hidden in this modern world.

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

Thank you very much for this interview and for the attention! We will meet soon under the banner of Hamvak!

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Solus/Vrag/Awakening Of ThE Hungarian Witch Woods/Fekete Terror Productions/Neverheard Distro/2015 Cassette Re-Issue Review

  This  is  a  review  of  a  split  album  between  Hungary's  Solus  and  Vrag  called  "Awakening  Of  the  Hungarian  Witch  Woods"  which  was  originally  released  in  2013  and  re-issued  in  2015  as  a  joint  effort  between  Fekete  Terror  Productions  and  Neveheard  Distro  and  we  will  start  off  the  split with  Solus  a  solo  project  that  has  had  some  of  his  music  reviewed  before  by  this  zine  and plays  an  ambient  form  of  black  metal.

  His  side  of  the  split  starts  out  with  a  very  dark  and  atmospheric  ambient  sound  that  is  done  by  synths  and  starts  mixing  in  with  more  of  a  raw style  of  black  metal  that  also  uses  a  great  amount  of  grim  screams  and  all  of  his  tracks  are  very  long  and  epic  in  length  and  all  of  the musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  Some  of  the  riffs  also  utilize  melodies  at  times  and  one  the  second  track  the  music  speeds  up  a  bit  and  also  brings  in  a  small  amount  of  blast  beats  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  when  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  are  very  dark  and  melodic  sounding  along  with  one  of  the  tracks  bringing  in  a  brief  use  of  clean  playing  and  their  is  also  a   cover  of  Marblelog's  "Uttalan  Utakon"  while  on  the  last  song he  teams  up  with  Vrag,  the  production  sounds  very  dark  and  raw  while  the  lyrics  are  written  in Hungarian  and  cover  nature,  philosophy  and  death.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Solus  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  atmospheric  and  ambient  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  his  side  of  the  split.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Eltemetze"  and  "Velunk  Er  Veget".

  Next  up  is Vrag  a  solo  project  that  plays  a  very  atmospheric  form  of  black  metal.

  His  side  of  the  split  starts  out  with  nature  sounds  and  after  a  few  seconds  the  music  starts  adding  in  more  of  a  raw  yet  melodic  black  metal  sound  along with  some  solos  and  leads  that  also  use  a  great  amount  of  melody  and  you  can  also  hear  a  very  modern  atmospheric style  being  brought  into  the  song  structures.

   When  vocals  are  brought  into  the  music  they  are  grim  black  metal  screams  and  both  of  the  tracks  are  very  long  and  epic  in  length and  also  remain  true  to  a  very  slow  musical  direction,  the  production  sounds  very  dark   and  raw  while  the  lyrics  are  written  in  Hungarian  and  cover  darkness,  nature  and  mysticism.

  In  my  opinion  Vrag  are  a  very  great  sounding  atmospheric  black  metal  solo  project  and  if  you  are a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you should  check  out  his  side  of  the  split.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Avarlelek  1".

  In  conclusion  I  feel  this  is  a  very  great  sounding  split  and  I  would  recommend  to  all  fans  of  ambient  and  atmospheric  black metal.  8  out  of  10.

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Solus/3540272734
https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Vrag/3540322837

Moonkult/Solus/Transmissions/Satanath Records/Black Plague Records/Metallic Media/2014 Split CD Review

  This  is  a  review  of  a  split  album  between  Finland's  Moonkult  and  Hungary's  Solus  called  "Transmissions"  which  was  released  as  a  joint  effort  between  Satanath  Records,  Black  Plague Records  and  Metallic  Media  and  we  will  start  off  the  review  with  Moonkult  a  band  that  plays  a  very  raw  form  of  black  metal.

  Their  side  of  the  split  starts  out  with  drum  beats  and  heavy  riffs  before speeding  up  and  adding  in  blast  beats  and  a  more  raw  style  of  black  metal  which  also  introduces  high  pitched  screams  onto  their  side  of  the  recording  and  the  guitar  leads  are  very  dark  and  melodic  while  the  songs  are  all  long  and  epic  in  length  and  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  some  of  the  riffs  also  bring  in  a  small  amount  of  melody,  the  production  sounds  very  dark  and  raw  while  the  lyrics  cover  Fantasy,  Misanthropic  and  Philosophical  themes.

 In  my  opinion  Moonkult  are  a  very  great  sounding  raw  black  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the  split.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Descending  As  Storm'.

 Next  up  is  Solus  a  solo  project  that  has  been featured  before  in  this  zine  and  plays  an  ambient  form  of  black  metal.

  His  side  of  the  split  starts  out  with  a  very  dark  and  atmospheric  sounding  ambient  synth  along  with  some  distorted  guitars  and  melodies  and  after  a  minute  grim  black  metal  vocals  make  their  presence  known  along  with  all  of  the  musical  instruments  having  a  very powerful  sound  to  them  and  most  of  his  tracks  are  very  long  and  epic  in  length.

   At times  the riffs  can  get  very  melodic  and  when  the music  speeds  up  the  vocals  get  more  high  pitched  along  with  some  blast  beats  that  also  takes  the  music  into  more  of  a  raw  black  metal  direction  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  when  solos  and  leads  are  brought  in  briefly  they  enhance  the  darkness  and  melody  that  are  present  in  the  tracks,  the  production  sounds  very  dark  and  raw  while  the  lyrics  cover  nature,  philosophy,  and  death  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Solus  and  if  you  are  a  fan of  ambient  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  side  of  the  split.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Cursed  Illusions"  and  "Journey  Through  The  Spheres  of  Eternity".

  In  my  opinion  this  is  a  very  great  sounding  split  and  I  would  recommend  it  to  all  fans  of  raw,  atmospheric  and  ambient  black  metal.  8  out  of  10.

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Moonkult/3540347461
https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Solus/3540272734       

Solus/Self Titled/Satanath Productions/Dark East Productions/Metal Throne Productions/2015 CD Review

  Solus  are  a  solo  project  from Hungary  that  plays  an  ambient  form  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  his  self  titled  2015  album  which  was  released  as  a  joint  effort  between  Satanath Productions,     Dark East Productions  and  Metal Throne Productions.

  A  very  dark,  atmospheric  and  ambient  black  metal  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  both  the  guitars  and  synths  being  very  dominant  and  most  of  the  tracks  are  very  long  and  epic  in  length  and  the  vocals  are  done  in  mostly  high  pitched  screams  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  You  can  hear  a  great  amount  of  modern  atmospheric  black  metal  elements  in  the  bands  musical  style  and  the  screams also  get  depressive  and  grim  at  times  and  as  the  album  progresses  the music  starts  to  speed  up  at  times  and  brings  in  blast  beats  and  a  more  raw  style  of  the  genre  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts and  when  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  bring  more  melodies  onto  the  recording  and  one  track  also  brings  in  a  brief  use  of  clean  playing  and  the  album closes  with  an  ambient  instrumental.

  Solus  plays  a  style  of  black  metal  on  this  recording  that  is  very  raw  and  atmospheric and  also  mixes  in  a  great  amount  of  ambient  elements  to  create  a  very  emotional  approach  to  the  genre,  the  production  sounds  very  raw  yet  heavy  at  the  same  time while  the  lyrics  are  written  in  a  mixture  of  Hungarian  and  English  and  cover  nature,  philosophy  and  death  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Solus  are  a  very  great  sounding  ambient  black  metal  project  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Visszateres"  and  "Path  Of  Wisdom".  8  out  of  10.

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