Purgator Interview

1. Can you tell us a little bit about the band for those that have never heard of you before?
SS: Best way to describe Purgatör... Fucking Bad

2. How would you describe the musical sound of your 7 inch and how it differs from the previous recording?
SS: It's a lot of improvement from the first demo that was more like simple punk rock black heavy metal... Our present sound is more into Heavy Metal than before, and it's going to that direction more and more, but we'll keep the trace of the Darkness with it. The song structures are more interesting and the riffs even more slaying. My personal main influence is the DARKTHRONE of nowadays. Then there's the Metal, that all who are true, Worship.

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?
SS: There are real messages that people might understand or not! But yeah at least half of it is just being Fucking Bad and Metal... Lightning and fire!

4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?
SS: It's the word Purgatory, but in a nonsense way meaning actually nothing. Same thing with Sadokist (that stand's for sadomasochism). Band name that means nothing and is still defining the musick is REALLY DEFINING the musick!

5. Has the band had any opportunities to do live shows and if so how would you describe your stage performance?
SS: Unfortunately not, we always have problems with line-ups and such. It will be just awesome!

6. Are there any plans for a full length album in the future?
SS: Yes we have planned full-length and we have tons of stuff unfinished and things are often on-hold for many reasons but it will blast the shit out of your ears someday!

7. On a worldwide level how has your music been received by fans of black/thrash metal?
SS: I don't know

8. Are there any projects besides this band or is this a full time line up?
SS: Sadokist

9. What direction do you see the music heading into on future releases?
SS: Radio sucks. Our stuff is getting better

10. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
SS: Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden

11. What role does Satanism or Occultism play in your music?
SS: None.

12. Outside of music what are some of your interests?
SS: Cult films, Philosophy, Metal, Velvet, Leather...

13. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?
SS: Thank you very much & I hope you joy for life!

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Mephorash Interview

1. Can you tell us a little bit about the band for those that have never heard of you before?

Mephorash is a Black/Death metal act that is here to bring our dark arts to those around us, either you like it or you don't, It Does not really matter to us.
Our goal is not to be loved by everyone, our goal is to present our visions and goals to those who cross our path.


2. How would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the e.p?

Our goal with the record was to create a unique sound with very different variables.
We tried to create a new feeling in each song, which together became a great mixture of Pleasure and discomfort at the same time as the final result.

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

The lyrical topics with the record was mainly Misanthropic and Morbid.
We tried to show our aspect of what we think and believe.
We have since the release of that CD changed our lyrical theme in the following material, although that is for future release and i will not reveal anything at this time.

4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?

The meaning of Mephorash is an Esoteric element, with the goal to spit at Christianity.
The name has it's origin in the name "Shemhamphorash" which is one of gods secret names that under no circumstances shall be uttered,
A variable to that name is "Shem ha-Mephorash" which means "The explicit name".
So every time we utter our name, we spread the name who is not allowed to be spoken.
Although people should Interpret our name as they whish.

5. Has the band had any oppurtunities to do any live shows?

Yes, we have done plenty of live shows here in Sweden, which can be seen on youtube by just searching on our name.
We are planning a European tour in Mars/April with our Brothers on the grom horde, Infest!
Hopefully everything will go as planned and we can contaminate more parts of the world.

6. Currently you are singed to Grom Records, how did you get in contact with this label and how would you describe the support that the label has given you so far?

I contacted Grom Records with a goal of collaberating with them.
The Support from Grom has been splendid and hopefully we can work with them in the future.

7. On a worldwide level how has your music been recieved by fans of black/death metal?

The Feedback has so far been very good, we have had several reviews and they are all very positive.
Hopefully more fans of the Extreme-metal scene will catch up on us and give us their thoughts about us.

8. Are there any other projects besides this band or is this a full time line-up?

The main members of Mephorash is working on a Black/Doom project, although that is very secret and i can not tell you anything more about that.
Besides that our main goal and focus is always Mephorash.

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

Our direction is strictly heading to a even more serious, brutal and fast sound.
We will start the recording of our next album at the beginning of next year and i assure you, fans of black and death metal will not be dissapointed.
You have only seen the beginning of our pestilence.

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

At the beginning we felt a strong influence to bands such as Watain, Marduk, Dissection.
But now we have floated in to our own path instead of treading someone elses ground we have created our own.
The band that we mostly listen to right now must be Nightbringer, great band from the US.
My personal favorite i believe. So be sure to check them out.

11. How would you describe your views on Satanism and Occultism and from where do you find your inspiration from the black arts?

Our view on Satanism and Occultism is very broad, we do not like to call ourself "Satanists" since it is a very, very broad subject.
Occultists would be a much better name since we are interested in all the dark arts and teachings.
Chaos-gnostic satanism although is a very interresting subject and something that we all in the band are close to, Qliphotic arts and necromancy are also a subject which catch our interests

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

Learning Occult teachings, collecting bones, learning language and painting.
And of course everything that will give us more dark wisdom.

13. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?
This is just the beginning.

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Ars Macabra Interview

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


We are promoting our latest CD "Nil Sine Deo"




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


There have been some mistakes by a praevious unqualified sound-technician where he recorded awful drum tracks then we wasted more time because a more incompetent phony wanna be sound-tech promised a good editing and mixing , he did a total desaster instead, so we have to rush all our tracks to a good soundtechnician which did a good job in the end.
The musical sound is still very morbid and this time we used more slow tempos to create more mnorbid atmospheres and sinister melodies is a good combionation of raw violent tracks with a big hint of black melodies.



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

Luciferianism within chaos , not only on the monotheistic view of the old contapposition with the church etc, but since we are now facing a new Aeon and a new era (quantum methaphisics is revealing also) we hope to bring voice from the abyss of chaos and the octarine power.


4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?

Art of the Macabre


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

Only once in BelgiUm with Negura Bunget,anyway all those concerts out of our country. I cant describe a stage performance since trying to play live here impossible unless you are an asslicker or pay some money. You could never play a decent show, there are no people attending anymore is all a pathetic circus since Black metal trend is over (is good in a way) so those few bands who perform live at least in my country they do it because is just their ego and will to be on a stage and show off, and has nothing to do with a real scene or following, is basically more than often a total waste of time.

6. DO you have any touring plans for the future?

Touring ??? LOL ....sorry you really make me laugh......



7. What is going on with the projects these days?

What projects? we go along with recording new tracks for a full lenght.



8. You have been around since 1998, what is it that motivates you to
creating new black metal after all of these days?

Cause we like it and we feel it inside, is not something we do from age 18 till age 30, is not like a thing you try to do in our life as a game.



9. On a worldwide level how has your newr material been recieved by black
metal fans?


who the fuck know, I dont have really any idea I hope the right people can enjoy it, more than that I dont really care.


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

Passages with more guitars, more sound soulutions and different atmopspheres ,
use of different sound both on bass and guitars , we basically evolve slowly but we do.



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

Bands I thin didi a step forward are Deathspell Omega, Ondskapt,Darkspace,Myrkr,Cainan Dawn,Bergraven,Heresy,MGLA.



12. How would you describe your views on Satanism and Occultism and where
do you draw the most inspiration from in the feild of the black arts?

A monotheistic vision is some of the past , the octarine magic and the gnosis of it, is part of chaos magik.The individual is free to use ane of the eight powers from death to lunarn-saturnine ,eros ,thanatos and chaos so applying rituals and invocations...individuals,bands or groups of searchers that focus only on the death aspect which is only a passage are stagnant and static plus I can feel a lot exploitation of those subject since too long.So the bands who are concentrated only on the "satanic" aspect are stale and out of the current of power.....plus they are false rebel.


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

Painting,aknolowdgement, magical leraning,sex and the right physical activity.


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

Don't follow others follow yourself easy to say not so easy to do.
Thanks for your time!

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Heresiarch/Hammer Of Intransigence/Dark Descent Records/2011 CD Review

  Heresiarch are a band from New Zealand that plays a very bestial form of black/death/war metal and this is a review of their 2011 album "Hammer Of Instransigence" which was released by Dark Descent Records.

Drums range from slow, mid paced to fast drumming with a great amount of blast beats being thrown in, while the bass playing has a very dark tone with riffs that follow the riffing that is coming out of the guitars.

Rhythm guitars range from slow, mid paced to fast riffs that combine the most brutal elements of death metal, bestial black metal and war metal, while the lead guitars when they are utilized are very raw and primitive sounding war metal guitar solos and leads.


Vocals are a mixture of deep death metal growls and high pitched black metal screams, while the lyrics cover war and hateful themes, as for the production it brings a very raw, primitive, powerful and heavy sound to the music.

In my opinion Heresiarch are a very good raw and primitive sounding bestial black/war/death metal and if you are a fan of this style, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Carnivore" and "Conflagration". RECOMMENDED BUY.

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Niege et Norieceur/Hymnes de la Montagne Noire/Sepulchral Productions/2011 CD Review

  Neige et Noriceur are a band from Canada that has had their previous album reviewed as well as being interviewed by this zine that went into a more raw black metal sound on this recording but still keeping  elements of ambient and drone/doom on this recording and this is a review of their 2011 album "Hymnes de la Montagne Noire" which was released by Sepulchral Productions.

Drums range from slow, mid paced to fast drumming with a good amount of blast beats being thrown in, while the bass playing has a very dark tone with riffs that follow the riffing that is coming out of the guitars, as for the sound effects and synths when they are they bring a very dark, ambient, avant- garde felling to the music.

Rhythm guitars range from slow, mid paced to fast raw and primitive black metal riffs mixed in with some influences from ambient and drone/doom in addition there are some very dark melodies present, and there are little to no guitar solos or leads present on this recording, as for the acoustic guitars which are only utilized briefly they use finger picking to add another dimension of darkness to the music.

Vocals are a mixture of high pitched and grim sounding black metal screams, while the lyrics are written in French and cover Occultism, Heritage, and Quebecois History, as for the production it has a very raw, and primitive sound to it.

In my opinion this is another great album from Niege et Norieceur and if you where a fan of their previous recordings, you shall enjoy this album as well. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Hymne 2" and "Hymne 5". RECOMMENDED BUY.

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De Profundis/Indulj el egy úton... (hivatalos videóklip) review

De Profundis are a band from Hungary that has been interviewed before by this zine that plays a very raw, atmospheric and melodic form of black metal and this is a review of their first video Indulj el egy úton... (hivatalos videóklip)" which is a cover of a traditional folk music.

Drums range from slow, mid paced to fast drumming with a good amount of blast beats, while the keyboards and folk instruments give the music a very ancient feeling, as for the bass playing it has a very dark tone with riffs that follow the riffing that is coming out of the guitars.

Rhythm guitars range from slow, mid paced to fast black metal riffs that are very raw and melodic sounding and there are no guitar solos or leads present on this song.

Vocals range from clean singing male and female vocals mixed in with some high pitched black metal screams, while the lyrics are written in Hungarian, as for the production on this video it sounds very powerful.

The Video was filmed in the woods and it goes to a person sitting in the wood, then to darkness where there is a female singing, then back to a person drowning and getting rescues.

In my opinion this is a great video from De Profundis and you should check it out on YouTube. RECOMMENDED.

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Ars Macabra/Cosmic Ekpyrosis/Nil Sine Deo/Grom Records/2011 CD Split Review

 This is a review of a split album between Ars Macabra from from and Cosmic Ekpyrosis From Italy called "Nil Sine Deo" which was released by Grom Records and we will star of the review with Ars Macabra that plays a very fast, raw and primitive form of black metal.

Drums range from slow, mid paced to fast drumming with a good amount of blast beats, while the bass playing has a very dark tone with riffs that follow the riffing that is coming out of the guitars and on the last song they sound very powerful.

Rhythm guitars range from slow, mid paced to fast black metal riffs that are very raw and primitive sounding with some dark sounding melodies being thrown in at times, while the lead guitars which are only utilized briefly are very primitive sounding black metal guitar leads .

Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams with some deep growls being thrown in at times, while the lyrics cover Chaos, Hatred and Philosophy, as for the production it has a very dark, raw and primitive sound to it.

In my opinion Ars Macabra are a very good sounding raw and primitive black metal band and if you are a fan of this style, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACK "Breed Of Cain".

Next up is Cosmic Ekpyrosis that plays a very raw, fast, melodic and primitive form of black metal.

Drums range from slow, mid paced to fast drumming with a good amount of blast beats being thrown in, while the bass playing has a very dark tone with riffs that follow the riffing that is coming out of the guitars.

Rhythm guitars range from slow, mid paced to fast black metal riffs that are very raw and primitive with a good amount of melody being thrown into the music and there are little to no guitar solos or leads present on this recording.

Vocals are mostly deep black metal growls mixed in with some high pitched screams, while the lyrics cover dark themes, as for the production it has a very dark, raw and primitive sound to it.

In my opinion Cosmic Ekyprosis are a very good raw and primitive black metal band with the best music on this split and if you are a fan of this style, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACK "The Devillish Angel:. RECOMMENDED

In my opinion this is a great split album and every black metal fan should check it out. RECOMMENDED BUY.

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