The following interview is done with Demonos...
The following interview is done with Demonos...
There are certain bands in the scene, few and far between as they
are, that stand out with their utter uniqueness. Barathrum is surely one
of them. It would not be an easy task to compare your music with another
band. I'm interested to know what inspires you musically?
Also, what bands were inspirational to you before the forming of
Barathrum? What bands do you listen to now?
Legions of Perkele retains all of the eerie, dark sounds as before.
But in many ways surpasses your previous releases. You must be most
satisfied with this release.
You've changed labels since your last release, from Nazgul's Eyrie to
Spinefarm. How did this go about and what motivated the change?
Out of curiosity, the song, SaLuBeLe, from Legions... what does this
mean?
You have new band members this release. Are they permanent or session
musicians? What happened to Sulphur and Pimea?
Everything that surrounds me. I don't take my inspirations from other
bands. I take them from my own life. I have to tell you that personally I
extremely hate plagiarists. I respect the bands that have created their own
music.
Usually I try to create a certain atmosphere to the room where I write my
music by incense, seals, tools and symbols... then I just start jamming
with my bass or guitar. I just channel the happenings that I have lived
through and I just transform those feelings to actual riffs... and all the
time I record those results... Afterwards I listen to those recordings and I
take the riffs that are suitable together and I join them to complete
tunes. Sometimes only one riff can be the base of the whole song...
I work in other ways too... like listening to my mind and suddenly I hear a
melody or something which I am really possessed by. Afterwards I play and
record it with bass or guitar... This can happen anywhere.. Like when I am on
the highway riding with my bike or car...
As I told you above I try to keep the inspirations from other bands away...
That's the best way to create the original tunes...
But what bands do I listen to... well.. The list is long, but to mention a few of
them.. BATHORY, VENOM, BLACK SABBATH, BEHERIT, AC/DC, COUNTESS,
MORNINGSTAR, IMPALED NAZARENE, SADISTIK EXEKUTION, VON, AMON GOETH, DROWNED, RAINBOW, WITCHERY, UNHOLY, SACRED CRUCIFIX, SARCOFAGO, MORTUARY DRAPE, DEATH SS, DEVIL DOLL, CANDLEMASS, DIAMANDA GALAS, RITUAL CARNAGE, SAMAEL, ALASTIS, ANCIENT RITES, SOLITUDE AETURNUS, MONSTER MAGNET, MOTÖRHEAD, BULLDO0ZER, TANK, ANGELWITCH, SABBAT, WIZZARD, WIZARD, MANOWAR, BLASPHEMY, LUST, WROK, etc..etc..
Yes, I am. But I think that when I have completed SAATANA it will be even
better.
How has touring been? Are there plans in the near future for another
tour? What can one expect from seeing Barathrum live? Do you use any
props/etc in your stage shows?
We played a tour in Finland called EASTER DISASTER 1999 yabb with THY
SERPENT (FIN) at Easter time. This seems to have become a tradition for
BARATHRUM to play a tour at Easter time... For the sake of the NailDay...
Now we are planning to play a couple of gigs at festivals here in Finland
and after that... I don't know... hopefully a European tour. Of course it
would be great to play in America and Asia too, but let's see what happens...
hopefully that will be possible some time...
Our live shows are still the same; complete murder and intense mayhem... With
REAL blood and action... Sometimes fire, but nowadays it has turned to be
quite difficult to have major fire on the stage since the concert-organizers
have become more careful... Mainly because of the audience... You know there's
always lots of Real Maniacs in the audience when BARATHRUM is on the stage...
Our 3rd album INFERNAL was delayed for a year and I wasn't too satisfied
with that label in general. I don't know the number of the sales etc... so I
think that I've been ripped off... badly...
Co-operation with Spinefarm is brilliant. Of course one thing is that it's
located in Finland... I can visit their office as often as want to, because
I live in Hellsinki too...
You will regret your question... I mean it is so obvious... Saatana,
Lucifer, Belial, Leviathan... But... I forgive you...
LOP line-up was as permanent as it could have been, with:
Sulphur and Pimeä continued their old band URN with Infernus.
Last time we spoke, you mentioned a video that you were working on.
What became of this?
How is your project, 'Demonos,' doing? Are you still working on it
or...? Could you tell us about it, if its still around?
What are your plans for the future?
What sort of things have you been occupying your spare time with?
Interests outside of music?
Do you think life has an ultimate purpose?
In our last interview we did, you expressed that you felt the world
was nearing its end. What changes have you seen in the world since we
last spoke? Do you see things growing even worse in this world?
At last, your final comments and words of wisdom to our readers?
It was never finished... We didn't have enough money for that...
There have been some talk about doing a video for Spinefarm but nothing sure
yet...
I am still working on it, but I don't have too much spare time because I
am so fucking busy with BARATHRUM, drinking and being lazy.
To spread my word around the world... And to live my code to it's final...
AlphaO2VcA...
Tattoos, Drugs, Drinks, Cars, Bikes, Fornication, Weapons, and of course
cigarettes and coffee... And all of them separated AND TOGETHER!
Yeah, Death.
I remember my last interview with you and I have to tell you that it is
going even more insane now. Is it 1999..? It makes me grimly grinning..
Live By Your Nature. 8-1-9-12 19-1-20-1-14.....
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