Riddle
Of Meander
This is the second interview
we do with the Greek Riddle Of Meander who remain loyal to the musical
path they chose to "serve" and give through their music their own definition
of what black metal is all about. Furthermore you will have the chance
to learn some things about their music and their future plans.
1. HELLO! LIKE YOU SAY YOU HAVE RECORDED YOUR
SECOND DEMO IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. SO, THE FIRST QUESTION THAT COMES
TO MY MIND IS WHY DIDN’T YOU WAIT TO RELEASE ONE DEMO WITH 4 SONGS, INSTEAD
OF 2 INCLUDING ONLY 2 SONGS?
HAIL! FIRST OF ALL THANKS FOR THIS SECOND
INTERVIEW...AS FOR YOUR QUESTION NOW..THIS WAS THE WAY WE WANTED TO DO
IT. AS SIMPLE AS THAT.
2. IN THE PREVIOUS INTERVIEW YOU TOLD ME THAT
YOU HAVE AN OCCULT AND RITUALISTIC STYLE. IN OUR MODERN WORLD THAT COLD
LOGIC RULES AND DOMINATES EVERYTHING, CAN WE SAY THAT THIS TURN OF YOURS
INTO OCCULT THEMES HAS TO DO WITH AN INNER NEED TO SAY THAT OUR WORLD CAN’T
ONLY BE EXPLAINED BY LOGIC?
ACTUALLY LOGIC DOES NOT DOMINATE EVERYTHING,THATS
FOR SURE. LOGIC IS A UTOPIA. AS for WHAT IS WRONG AND WHAT IS RIGHT OR
GOOD & EVIL... NOBODY CAN TELL PRECISELY WHAT IS THE TRUE MEANING BEHIND
THESE WORDS. THAT'S BECAUSE NOBODY CAN FEEL OR BE 100%EVIL/GOOD. BUT FOR
SURE WHEN YOU ARE ON THE EDGE OF HUMAN ENDURANCE AND YOU BREAK THE MORTAL
CHAINS THE MOST PRIMITIVE INSTICT IS WHAT DOMINATES EVERYTHING.
3. OK, IF YOU COMPARE THE 2 DEMOS YOU HAVE RELEASED
SO FAR, CAN YOU TELL US WHICH ARE THE DIFFERENCES AND THE SIMILARITIES
BETWEEN THEM? ARE THERE ANY NEW ELEMENTS IN “ANCIENT APOCALYPSE” THAT WILL
SURPRISE THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE LISTENED TO YOUR PREVIOUS DEMO?
WE FOLLOW OUR OWN ETERNAL WARPATH AND WE
WILL ALWAYS DO. THIS CURSED ANCIENT AURA WILL FOLLOW ALL OF OUR WORKS LIKE
SHADOW. EVERY MANIFESTO IS A CONTINUATION OF THE PREVIOUS ONE WE MAKE.
BUT FOR SURE OUR SECOND DEMO CONTAINS FASTER TRACKS.
4. IN THE BEGINNING OF THE 90’S THE BLACK METAL
SCENE WAS VERY FAMOUS AND THINGS WERE EASIER FOR A BLACK METAL BAND TO
FIND A CONTRACT WITH A LABEL… WHAT HAS HAPPENED THESE LAST YEARS AND THIS
GENRE IS NOT AS FAMOUS AS IN THE PAST? DO YOU THINK THAT’S BECAUSE IT HASN’T
GOT ANYTHING REALLY NEW TO OFFER?
BLACK METAL WILL ALWAYS EXIST BUT IT MOVES
UNDERGROUND, LIKE THE ROOTS UNDER THE SOIL. IN THE DEEPEST CATACOMBS WHERE
ALL EXILED SOULS CAN REACH IT. IT IS NOT FOR THE MASS. IT HAS NOTHING TO
DO WITH FAME AND MONEY. I HATE ALL THE SUBHUMANS THINKING LIKE THAT.. I
BELIEVE THAT PROGRESS FOR B.M. IS TO MAINTAIN THE OLD FEELING AND VALUES
OF THE BEGINNING OF THE SCENE AND NOT WHAT IS NOW CALLED "INTELLIGENT"
B.M. OR WHAT EVER...
5. A BIG PART OF THE UNDERGROUND BLACK METAL BANDS
WHEN THEY‘RE ASKED ABOUT BANDS LIKE CRADLE OF FILTH AND DIMMU BORGIR REACT
BY TELLING THAT THEY DON’T PLAY TRUE BLACK METAL. HOWEVER THESE 2 BANDS
ARE THOSE THAT KEEP THIS GENRE IN THE FRONTLINE… HOW DO YOU COMMENT THAT?
IN MY OPINION THIS FAME BROUGHT PEOPLE
IN THE SCENE THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH B.M.
6. ISN’T IT A BIT OF A RACISM TO CLAIM THAT YOU
PLAY TRUE BLACK METAL? I SAY THIS BECAUSE SOMEBODY MIGHT ASK YOU, WHO ARE
YOU TO CLAIM THAT YOU PLAY TRUE BLACK METAL AND UPON WHICH CRITERIA DO
YOU BASE THIS COMMENT? IN OTHER WORDS WHAT’S TRUE AND WHAT’S FALSE IN THE
BLACK METAL MOVEMENT?
WE DON'T CARE ABOUT OTHERS' WAY OF THINKING.WE
DON'T CARE IN WHAT THEY BELIEVE IN. WE DON'T CARE WHAT OPINION THEY HAVE
ABOUT B.M. WE FOLLOW OUR OWN PATH ...
7. NOW LET’S TALK A BIT ABOUT LIVE SHOWS… HAVE
YOU DONE ANY SO FAR? DO YOU PLAN TO PLAY ANY LIVE SHOWS IN THE NEAR FUTURE?
DO YOU THINK THAT RIDDLE OF MEANDER IS MORE A STUDIO BAND?
NO WE HAVEN'T. IT IS NOT A PRIORITY AND
WILL NEVER BE.. AS I TOLD YOU IN THE PREVIOUS INTERVIEW WE DON'T HAVE THE
BEST OPINION ABOUT THEM.
8. BY THE WAY, SINCE THE LYRICS ARE NOT INCLUDED
IN YOUR DEMO, CAN YOU TELL ME IN A FEW WORDS WHICH THE THEME OF THE 2 SONGS
THAT YOU HAVE INCLUDED IN “ANCIENT APOCALYPSE” IS?
THE FIRST SPELL HAS TO DO WITH THE ANCIENT
RITES OF THIS BLACK ART "NECROMANCY" AND THE "ANCIENT APOCALYPSE" IS A
REFLECTION OF OUR BELIEF. ABOUT THE VALUES AND PRIDE OF ANCIENT TIMES.
ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT WILL BE REGAINED THROUGH THE FLAMES THAT WILL BURN
THIS WORLD FOREVER. TOTAL PURIFICATION IS NEAR AND THE GATES ARE OPEN TO
ETERNITY. THERE WHERE THE SPIRIT WILL TRIUMPH OVER THE ELEMENTS.
9. WHEN SHOULD WE WAIT FOR YOUR NEXT RELEASE?
DO YOU WORK ON ANY NEW COMPOSITIONS OR IS IT TOO SOON TO SPEAK ABOUT THESE
THINGS?
YES WE ALREADY WORK FOR THE UPCOMING FULL
LENGTH THAT WILL BE READY TILL THE END OF SUMMER.
10. DID THE LABELS SHOW ANY INTEREST FOR YOU OR
AREN’T YOU INTERESTED IN FINDING A DEAL?
WE ARE IN CONTACT WITH SOME. FOR NOW WE
ARE FOCUSED ON THE FULL LENGTH.WE WILL SEE...
11. WHICH IS THE MOST EXTREME THING THAT YOU DID
FOR HEAVY METAL MUSIC?
12. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME! GOOD LUCK
WITH YOUR BAND! THE LAST LINES BELONG TO YOU…
DARK HAILS UNDER THE SHADOW OF OUR MASTER.
Nick "William_Kidd"
Parastatidis
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