Philosopher
After two years of existence
Philosopher achieved in releasing their debut album with their Lovecraftian
Death metal assault. Read what Alex told us before some days. You
will learn a lot of interesting things about the band...
1. Hi there! First of all tell us in short
the history of Philosopher.
Hi and Ave to you! PHILOSOPHER was founded
in 2003, and it is since then that the current line-up exists. So far we
released 2 outputs on mankind, an EP called WHAT DWELLS BEYOND and our
latest mystical observation the album THOUGHTS.
2. Your debut album was released before some
weeks. How do you feel now?
Though it was released in February, we are
all still very happy with the production which fits perfect to the chkabbalik
patterns and the special vibes of the rituals and chants within the songs.
Love it or hate it, this album is certainly one of a kind! At the moment
we're in a very productive phase heading for the next output soon to be
released.
3. How was the time while you were recording
this album?
We certainly had a great time with Mario Dahmen
@ WORLDSEND Studio with him letting us all creative freedom to focus on
our aims towards the album THOUGHTS.
4. Can you inform us on the concept behind
the lyrics?
As always, the whole music and lyrics are
related to themes of the famous American writer H.P. Lovecraft, the Cult
Of Cthulhu, the Great Mythos of the Universe and Dreamscape-Passages visible
to the Ones who see. There're several clues within the lyrics and overall
structure of both the songs and the whole album as well. Clues which might
not appear to people of lesser knowledge and wisdom, but stand out for
the ones to recognize. Besides all that the overall concept is to simply
produce a heavyweight Death Metal piece so bang your heads out!
5. You describe your music as a Lovecraftian
Death Metal. Why?
I guess I made this point clearly before,
we are Fans of H.P.Lovecraft’s writings and the Universe of clearer
sight he made visible to the sleeping world that surrounds mankind like
a veil pretending to be the world of the awaken.
6. What are your plans in order to support
your album?
We already did some shows in Germany so far
enjoying to share the stage with great bands like Amoral or Finntroll and
so on. We still have some gigs ahead of us before we return to the studio
to let our observations sink into another output.
7. How were the reactions of the press about
your record so far?
I was told they're quite overwhelming - a
lot of great reviews, the press seems to like our stuff, though I don't
have the time to read through all the reviews... People who like our stuff,
wear our shirts and listen to our records seem much more important to me
than the critics and I got to state that we deeply appreciate every PHILOSOPHER
listener in this our world.
8. Are you satisfied with the help from your
label?
Yeah the guys @ RUPTURED SILENCE Rec. do a
great job, besides the several distributors in Germany, our album will
soon be distributed in Japan, USA, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxemburg...
A special AVE! goes out to the label's street team here in Germany!
9. Tell me your wildest dream concerning Philosopher?
Though playing shows in front of a few thousand
people would be great it is my dream as a musician to create once an album
such as Morbid Angels Domination or Pink Floyds Dark Side Of The Moon,
you know? To simply be able to free all the potential that is within the
band into one album, and there's a lot of it inside PHILOSOPHER right now!
10. Thanks a lot for your time! I wish you
all the best with your career and close the interview as you want.
Thanks a lot for the interview and for your
good wishes, may I return them to you! And may this help awaken the world
one day and always remember: CTHULHU CALLS !!!
Alex, Philosopher
www.philosopher-music.de
Antonis Maglaras
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