T:
Hails Luka! Why the name Haiduk for the band?
H:
A “hajduk” is a resistance warrior who lives in the forest, in Serbian, which
is my background. I thought it sounded cool and fitting for a death metal solo
project.
T:
You have produced your first CD. “Plagueswept”.
How about criticism and reviews
from zines?
H:
“Plagueswept” got pretty mixed reviews ranging from critcs who
butchered it to people who really liked it. The demo is material written a long
time ago and it’s a very raw quality recording, so I was never surprised if it
didn’t appeal to many people.
T: In this CD. “Plagueswept” vowels involved in Matthew and Mark.
Do they belong to other bands or just went
to the CD. “Plagueswept”.?
H:
I performed all the vocals for “Plagueswept” at a local studio belonging to
Matt and Marc Johns. They oversaw the recording of the vocals and they used to
play in the band “Johns”.
T:
Now you have a new CD. “Spellbook”. How about you think of the response of the people?
Does the style of the first CD has changed to
the second CD or kept?
H:
“Spellbook” is completely different from “Plagueswept”, and signifies the
change of direction for Haiduk towards faster and angrier and more aggressive
extreme metal. The demo was slow and experimental but there’s no more time to
waste on experimenting, it’s full force ahead!!
T:
Your band is
only one person? Do
you have musicians of section? Why live
performances?
H:
Haiduk has always been and always will be a solo project, in recordings and
live shows.
T:
Do you think in future
recruit members for the band? Or you think you do not
need? as they say it is better
alone than in bad company.
H:
That’s a good saying. I have plenty of good company but still prefer to be
alone. Ever since a young age I always worked on music alone and never got used
to or had the slightest desire to work with any other musicians.
T:
Does your beam belonged
to another band and you decided
to form your own?
H:
I never belonged to any band.
T:
Your same think
the lyrics? Topics did you talk about?
What inspires you? and what you yourself do
arrangements of music and mixing?
H:
I’m into a lot of escapist stuff: high fantasy, fictional demonic themes, black
magic, sorcery, medieval warfare…. Almost all Haiduk themes are fantasy-based
with th exception of some Slavic-inspired mythology stuff on the demo.
“Spellbook” is a full concept album dealing with black magic. I’m inspired by
knowledge and power, manipulation, subtleness… The arrangements are designed to
try and pack as much power into the shortest amount of time and feature fast
transitions that never allow the listener to sit back.
T:
What is for you
the cover art of the CD "Spellbook"?
H:
It’s the cover of a dark book which pulls you inside and you can’t look away,
causing you to go insane as the symbols of evil pull you into a vortex.
T:
You make a death / black metal. What bands
will serve as inspiration
to create your style?
H: Way too many fucking metal bands to list, but every band I like has good and
bad albums, or albums that I’ve never heard, so I’m never comfortable citing
anyone as a true inspiration. Almost all of my favorite bands have put out shit
albums or in some way betrayed heavy metal as I see it.
T:
What this CD. "Spellbook" can you tell us which song by song about?
Are there any in lace a song with another? Letters? Your songs are rather
short?
H:
Each song is a spell in the book, therefore they are all connected. The lyrics
are embedded into a larger text in the booklet. The lyrics are short because I
hate death metal bands where the singer is constantly growling during the whole
song. I like to hear more guitar riffs and music.
T:
What can you tell us the underground scene in canada? Are there any new bands that we listen? Do you think
the Canadian scene has evolved?
H:
It doesn’t really matter where a band is from anymore nowadays, I think, with
the internet connecting everyone. Comparing scenes from different countries is
no longer relevant. Canada is a large and diverse country and there’s nothing
specific I can say about “Canadian metal” as a whole, other than that we all
drink and smoke weed.
T:
Well to end this
brief yet profound interview with
haiduk. What would
like to add to the readers of The
Legion Of Tchort Zine & Compilation? In
what way can purchase the latest
CD of your band?
H:
“Spellbook” CD is available at: www.haiduk.ca
$10 - free shipping international.
