Tales of Ratatosk bursts onto the scene with a metal full of anger and a lot of melody. We can also obtain characteristics of folk music all within the framework of the most extreme sound. Rise & Decay is an album honoring the folk melody themes with great depth and a lot of energy worthy to drink a good amount of liquor. Breaking down this album we can get unimaginable sounds that take you to medieval Europe and take you to a scene from antiquity itself. Ancient battles and worlds full of magic, an entire atmosphere into which this gang transports you. Eight themes of great value for the genre and a great brutality in the extreme report, I am very surprised by the vocal power of its heartbreaking leader and quite depressing in his records but very suitable to the atmosphere that goes from folkloric to melody then to extreme and leaves you wandering on this journey to the medieval world. Going through all the instrumentation it is impeccable both guitars and bass and a very virtuous percussion, a support of clean female voice with great register and an enviable folk sound compendium for any band of the genre.
T: I Listen and Listen the CD of Demorian “Back to The Glorious Past” one of my favorites bands like Abrahel - "Abrahel" is excellent the music and lyrics.
T: You have many logos of Demorian but which are the official Tony?
Tony: We have a couple that we have used and also still uses also sometimes, but the official one now is that one we have on the cover of our ep/single "Before All Ends" that is free and came out in december 2009. The man who did that logo is a german design/graphic guy that also have made some logos for the label I also runs.
T: Why use the cover of “Christ Of Evil” in your press Cd “Back To The Glorious Past”?
Tony: We thought it fitted perfect with the other artwork on the album and in fact that picture is made by a norwegian artist back in 2007.
But we lost the contact with him after the second demo with the band, to sad.
T: I publish in The Legion Of TchorT Compilation #2 the song “My Beloved My Beheaded” is it only for the Compilation?
Tony: This far the track "My Beloved My Beheaded" has only been on your compilation, but we plan in fact of do a new re-edit version with new voclas for it for maybe something else soon. That song is in fact our most played ones on our site on MySpace now and that is fun. So we believe that it has something special to bring and it is raw, dark and melodical at the same time.
T: Wintercold, Back To Odin's Land, Hate My God, One With The World are only 4 old songs for coming in this new Cd. “Back To the Glorious Past”
Tony: Yeah, and the album is more than less old now after the release too, haha. The plan was that the album was meant to came out in april/may 2008 first.
But got delays all the time, but something that happens sometimes. And all tracks on it is more than less recorded in 2007 and early 2008, but as it was delayed we fixed in one newer track as a bonus on it right sometime before the final release. But the album is a bit wrong, that maybe some guys have noticed?! Haha, and that is on the end where the bonus was planned, it is instead the outro and as track 12 the bonus is, haha. Culty maybe?
T: I read all letters of your songs and tell about the Ancient Viking Culture, Death and False God is the line of the lyrics?
Tony: Mostly our lyrics is about old history, ancient life and gods and in the first place old ancient northern gods, but we also have other subjects as we dont really wanna just follow one way in it. The lyrics is also sometimes about our hate against god, Jesus, religious madness, depressive things, wars, maniacs and also demoniac things as you can hear a bit in our track "Emily", hehe. And also the track "Hate My God" is a real spit and puke in the face of our little saviour, fuck the man on cross. I left the church in the 80s and do not regret it, haha. None of us in the band calls ourselves satanists really, but we are against god and all what it stands for!!
T: I listen and Read Lyrics of “The Rising” is a Tribute for your old Warrios and God Odin?
Tony: Yes it is in a way. But nothing really that we are religious or so, but we believe that back in time many people all over the world already had their gods.
And then not just particular only sweden or other northern countries. But then all over world came the christian crusaders and forced all to change side, otherwise many losted their heads!! And christianity stands for more killing than many others do in fact! If you really read the history the facts is there.
T: If possible comment more about who is “Emily”? here the voice is great!
Tony: The track "Emily" that also is one of our first made is about the real Emily Rose that it also exists a movie on. But this is more as a tribute and a sort of memorial for her. As she was never really understanded by psychic and doctors, if people had used their mind better it maybe would not have happened?
T: Tell me more about your lyrics are very cool: Hymn of the true warriors, exorcism, evidence if god exists, the vikings came to Orkney Islands, Culture Celta with Scandinavia, Ancient times of the Viking Culture, War in year 1263, Battle in the land of Snow and Ice, dirty god, swords, Valkyries, Valhalla, Nordic mythology.
Tony: I can just speak for myself here and that is because my deep interest of old history, culture, gods, mythology and all around it since really early age.
And that also includes occult things and paganism. My interest for this is more intersting than the todays corrupted and sick world. If hell does not exists with fire and demons, we probably already are there.
T: So the Style is very special synth, samples, programming, keyboards… Very complex but solid good. What think Tony?
Tony: All is influnces and inspirations that both me and alltears have carried together since the 80s. We both have played in several bands and mostly together too. And we have played both punk, speed, thrash, grindcore, goth, viking rock, doom, oi, death and the list goes on...So it fells naturally that we have a big wide spectra in our sound and music. And we also brings in little of newer sound too as industry sound and that, but still we play what we do. We follow our own path.
T: Split “Unholy Trinity - Thy Gathering I” with Kvlt666 Prod. From Malasya And now with Azermedoth Rec. from México Together with Salute Rec. from Sweden your Label.
Tony: Just one answer there, we are independent and will probably stay that way. We also have a american label intersted in us now too, haha.
T: How going your great label that support free bands of many Unknown scenes and new bands in plans?
Tony: It has been a real good year in 2009, but also one of my worst ones too. Two near and very close friends passed away and that made some marks amd holes in me. Unfortunaly it nearly made me to close all working, both with bands and label. But thanks to a great support from many "real" friends all over the world I dragged
myself up finally and kept on rolling and now in 2010 I feel that I got new strength and power. And I have worked and works with so many great underground bands that really deserves better than just been played on My Space and be downloaded I think. So there I really try my best to figure as a link for them. Some calls me their
manager in fact and that is of course an honour, but in the first place I do all this cause my burning love for music cannot be stopped. And I have it also as an hobbie, but at the same time it is also like a fulltime job. Even it can be rough and hectic, I love it. Bands that I have worked with now lately and still is on my label is Deona Cart Deluna(Malaysia), Impromtus Ad Mortem(Col), Grom02(Cro), Sacrilego(Mex), Freezing Moon(Iran), Al Black(Italy) and Necromanteion(South Africa) to mention some... I also after much problems with some persons and bands during my work on the label decided to also start up a "sublabel" or more like a shadow for Salute Records. So the work goes on...
T: Tony tell me more about how the hellbangers can obtain the merchandise Cd and Tshirt and Any Last Word fo the The legion Of TchorT?
Tony: To get in touch with us and for buy T-shirts, cds, tapes and pins with Demorian or for possible reviews and interviews. All can of course write to my label or to some of our email adresses. Or also people can get in touch with you as you are like a helping hand for us in peru and the area around there. After this is written we also have a new tape/ep out on a malaysian label that also soon is available from us and my label. Thanks for this interview brother, very appreciated. And also a big thanks to all bangers of all kinds out there and all over the world. Keep support your local bands in your area and stay underground. And all out there....you are your own god, none can sits on us!!!
Hails & Salutes.....Satanic tony & Alltears/Demorian
T: Thanks To you My Big Brother We are ever The Legion and have all my Support!!
T: Saludos Pau, déjame decirte que Northland es una de mis bandas favoritas por la variedad de sonidos que nos ofrece algo nuevo, a quien se le ocurre la idea de hacer este proyecto una realidad de una banda ya muy conocida. Y con muchos integrantes en sus filas.
Pau: Un fuerte y gran saludo a ti tambien Tchort! Todo un honor saber tu aprecio sobre Northland! Muchas gracias tío, en serio!
T: El Sigle Cd “Freezing Sadness” 2007 es su único trabajo, porque la demora de lanzar otro Cd? Ya que El Demo Cd “Freezing Sadness” 2008 solo aparecen solo 2 temas nuevos “Prelude To Revenge” y “Revenge” mas los del Single.
Pau: La verdad es que la demora se debe a que todos somos estudiantes y no tenemos mucho tiempo para según que cosas, pero bueno, desde aquí te puedo confirmar que a partir de Mayo de 2010 podrás tener nuevo material del grupo editado de forma profesional bajo el sello Black Bards Entertainment de Alemania.
T: Este trabajo acompañan temas como “Where the heroes die”, “Warriors of ice”, “Ancient tales”, “Freezing Sadness” y “The awakening” porque se le encuentra mucha influencia celta/folk y si me puedes comentar la historia de cada tema.
Pau: La influencia folkie en nuestra cultura está a flor de piel, bebemos mucho de ello por eso que suenen como suenan, además de nuestras influencias musicales obviamente!!! Nos encanta escuchar metal Escandinavo, música del Norte…
Las historias de las canciones no son otra cosa que sentimientos, vivencias del día a día, cosas que te pasan a ti, que sientes, que ves, que oyes… cada uno podría sacar sus propias conclusiones una vez leídas las letras de Where The Heroes Die, Warrior Of Ice, etc.
T: Como llamarías a la música que transmites, ya que no la podemos catalogar ni encasillar en un solo estilo, quizás celtic folk metal?
Pau: Si, podríamos etiquetarla así. Aunque piensa que en nuestra música tenemos todo tipo de influencias del Metal… así que también podríamos decir que somos Epic Symphonic Celtic Folk Death Power Metaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal!!!! Hehehehehe!!!
T: El logotipo de la banda “Northland” quien la crea y porque es ese nombre medio nordico?
Pau: El logo lo diseñó nuestro anterior violinista, Guzmán. La verdad es que el tío era un crack!!! Todo un coco, cuando nos mostró el logo desde el primer momento decidimos que sería este!!!
Y lo del nombre fue más casualidad que otra cosa, antes de formar Northland, en la época de instituto, un buen amigo que más adelante sería el primer batería de Northland vino a clase diciendo que había soñado en un nombre para un grupo, este nombre era NORTHWIND, pero el nombre estaba cogido por otro grupo… así que decidimos cambiarlo por NORTHLAND… xD
T: Pusieron el Cd “Freezing Sadness” como descarga gratuita, llevas quizás un contador en tu servidor de descargas hechas hasta el momento, y como cuantas copias físicas crees que se han vendido?
Pau: La verdad es que pusimos varios links de descarga directa de la demo, más que nada porque siempre habían problemas con el servidor… y de estos servidores no te sabría decir cuantas se descargaron. Del link que tenemos actualmente en nuestro myspace (ww.myspace.com/northlandmetal) se han descargado alrededor de unas 600.
De copias físicas habremos vendido unas 800 más o menos.
T: Siempre veo que están participando en conciertos y concursos de bandas ya quizás han logrado algo?
Pau: Pues el año pasado logramos ganar un concurso de nivel nacional, aunque tampoco es algo que nos haga especial ilusión, lo que realmente queremos es tocar y tocar y bueno, ahora grabar!
T: Me comentabas en muchas ocasiones que había cambios de integrantes, quizás porque no encontrabas a la persona adecuada que llenara tus expectativas o porque quizás crees que puedan cambiar el sonido de “Northland”
Pau: Lo cierto es que hemos tenido varios cambios de formación, pero siempre ha sido cosa de la situación personal de cada uno, Northland no es el grupo de una persona que contrata a músicos de sesión, es un grupo de amigos ante todo. Y bueno siempre es difícil encontrar a gente para cubrir el puesto vacante de un grupo, pero hemos tenido mucha suerte en este sentido.
T: Es poco usual usar el violín como instrumento dentro del metal, eso crees que le de el toque especial a su música?
Pau: Si que le da un toque especial, le da ese toque Folkie que no consigues con las guitarras ni el teclado, es muy importante para nosotros disponer del violín. En directo vale mucho la pena!!!
T: Bueno cuéntame mas a los lectores de The Legion Of TchorT sobre lo que se viene para “Northaland” algún nombre ya para el siguiente Cd, sobre el material que tienen a la venta como, la oferta del Cd y Camiseta que tienen a la venta.
Pau: Pues el título del disco aun no está decidido, esperamos saberlo antes de mediados de Febrero, lo que podemos avanzar es que será un disco de larga duración con 10-12 canciones. Vamos, que serán unos 50 minutos de metaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal!!!!
Podréis ir leyendo nuestras noticias en nuestro myspace.
Muchas gracias por todo y un fuerte abrazo a todo el mundo!!!
Here is something really special and own and does not sounds like any other metalband from this genre and of course that is my personal opinion also. If you likes viking, pagan, folk, heavy metal and as well power metal, check this band out. Under Silence that are a pretty new band hailing from Spain has in this short time of existence become a really promising band that can go far. The debut album that is selfproduced is a damn good debut and is in fact one of the better debuts I have heard from a band like this in many years. The opening on the album is a shorter sort of introduction with same name as the album title (reminds me of the old 80s). Next track is "Wartunes From Afar" that is so good, melodic, folky and heavy that if no other track was good, only this one would have saved the whole album, but that is not true."Around The Blaze" number three is a song that gives you a sense of italian Doomsword, Pagan Reign and Suidakra mixed together with old Running Wild. Next track "The Only Truth" is the same nearly, but with a bit more melodical feeling, but still with that right sense of pure power and a extra notice here is that Under Silence really got the right feelings for choruses and melodies combined together. Track number five is a instrumental track, but oooh so damn good, "A Cycle Ends" that also have the rhymes of bands like Manowar and even some sound of Freedom Call in it. Next track "New Winds" that is a really great ballad has a lot of a pagan/folk feeling and sound and is in my opinion one of the best "new" ballads in metal music I have heard in a long time.Track number seven "Wrath And Sorrow" is a great continue on this fantastic album and here again I hear those vibes of bands like Doomsword and even early Dark Moor some how and I really loves it. The last track is not bad either here "Under The Serpent Spell" is like a mixture of all bands I have noticed here + some touch of old czech Buldok and earlier Helloween. Those bands I tells about here is only a way of giving you that reads a better opinion and view on how this great band sounds like. And even if Under Silence has many similar sounds of other bands this band really does it their own way and I promise you they do it very good. If you not have heard them before I really recommend you all to do that. This is not just a new softy fashion band or another profit hungry soap metal band. This is only true and purhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gife raw, heavy, melodical and well played viking/folk inspired metal that goes it´s own way and honor to that. Extra bonus, if you like truly well played guitar solos with a great viking atmosphere this is it and the vocalist has a very original voice too that suits this music perfectly here. Some last words to say is that those who likes Doomsword, Freedom Call, Pagan Reign, Running Wild, Bathory (the viking years) and Suidakra will probably find Under Silence real intersting as well you that are into the old school sound.
