{"id":2104,"date":"2023-04-12T08:15:37","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T06:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaosguards.com\/?p=2104"},"modified":"2023-04-12T08:21:15","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T06:21:15","slug":"sakal-le-12-04-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kaosguards.com\/?p=2104","title":{"rendered":"\u0160AKAL le 12\/04\/2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ils ont sorti un premier opus intitul\u00e9 \u00ab\u00a0Jav, Prav, Nav\u00a0\u00bb en fin de 2022. Et quel disque! Sept chansons de pur Pagan Black M\u00e9tal old school dans la veine des illustres v\u00e9t\u00e9rans, tant dans l’esprit que dans l’ex\u00e9cution. \u0160AKAL est originaire de Serbie, un pays qui a, dans le pass\u00e9, donn\u00e9 naissance \u00e0 The Stone ou encore Svartgren et \u00e0 l’\u00e9vidence nous voici en pr\u00e9sence d’un client plus que s\u00e9rieux.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1- Parlez-nous un peu de l’histoire de \u0160AKAL\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0160AKAL est un groupe de vieux amis qui ont \u00e9t\u00e9 unis par l’id\u00e9e de faire de la musique qu’ils aiment et ont grandi en en \u00e9coutant ensemble, sans autre motivation que notre propre satisfaction. Concr\u00e9tement, nous nous sommes form\u00e9s en 2021 mais les premi\u00e8res r\u00e9p\u00e9titions ont commenc\u00e9 d\u00e9but 2022 et nous voil\u00e0 pr\u00eats \u00e0 promouvoir notre premier album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2- Parlez-nous de votre premier album\u2026 En \u00eates-vous satisfait ? Qu’attendez-vous des fans, des promoteurs, etc., leurs r\u00e9actions, etc. ? O\u00f9 les gens pourront-ils s’en procurer?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nous sommes extr\u00eamement satisfaits de notre premier album . Nous n’avions pas l’impression d’avoir travaill\u00e9 dur dessus parce que c’\u00e9tait un processus amusant du d\u00e9but \u00e0 la fin, mais maintenant, quand nous regardons en arri\u00e8re, nous pouvons tous convenir qu’un immense effort a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9ploy\u00e9 dans \u00ab\u00a0Jav Prav Nav\u00a0\u00bb pour que cela sonne comme cela sonne. Un grand merci \u00e0 notre ami Aleksandar des Piranha Studios qui s’est assur\u00e9 de capturer l’atmosph\u00e8re du black m\u00e9tal old school mais aussi d’y ajouter une touche moderne \u00e0 la production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pour l’instant les r\u00e9actions sont incroyables. Nous ne pourrions pas \u00eatre plus heureux. Les avis que nous recevons sont tous tr\u00e8s positifs. Il semble que les gens s’int\u00e9ressent vraiment \u00e0 notre musique et nous en sommes tr\u00e8s satisfaits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nous avons \u00e9galement sign\u00e9 avec le label polonais Werewolf Promotion qui a sorti l’album sur CD (acheter ici<\/a>), plus de nouvelles \u00e0 venir \u00e0 ce sujet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3- Qu’est-ce qui t’a amen\u00e9 au Pagan Black M\u00e9tal ? Pourquoi avez-vous choisi ce genre musical pour vous exprimer ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eh bien, nous n’avons pas exactement choisi le pagan black m\u00e9tal comme genre musical mais plut\u00f4t un genre lyrique. Notre musique est 101% m\u00e9tal, nous n’avons pas exp\u00e9riment\u00e9 d’instruments folk comme le font la plupart des groupes de black m\u00e9tal pa\u00efen. Rien contre mais ce n’est pas notre truc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En ce qui concerne les paroles, tous les membres du groupe ont toujours \u00e9t\u00e9 inspir\u00e9s par certaines choses bien plus grandes que nous. La nature est une b\u00eate \u00e0 part enti\u00e8re. Et l’ancienne foi du peuple slave le repr\u00e9sente tr\u00e8s bien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4- Quelle promotion sera faite pour la nouvelle version ? Une \u00e9ventuelle tourn\u00e9e ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nous devrons simplement attendre et voir. Je ne suis pas s\u00fbr d’une tourn\u00e9e, mais certainement de jouer et de promouvoir l’album en \u00ab\u00a0live\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5- Votre pochette est vraiment d\u00e9pouill\u00e9e et va tr\u00e8s bien avec la musique elle-m\u00eame. Pourriez-vous nous dire qui en est l’auteur?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

La pochette est r\u00e9alis\u00e9e par notre ami et artiste g\u00e9nial Chaba Nemeth qui travaille dans la sc\u00e8ne metal underground depuis des d\u00e9cennies. Nous voulions que la pochette raconte toute l’histoire de l’album. En bas, il y a le monde des morts avec le serpent et le chacal (NAV), vous avez le dieu du tonnerre avec sa hache prot\u00e9geant le monde des vivants au milieu (JAV) et vous avez l’oiseau de feu au-dessus de tous ( PRAV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nous voulions une pochette \u00e0 l’ancienne qui envoie vraiment un message sur tout le concept de l’album. Et Chaba a r\u00e9ussi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6- Vos textes revendiquent la culture slave. Expliquez-nous quelle importance ils ont dans le concept du groupe ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comme mentionn\u00e9 pr\u00e9c\u00e9demment, nous avons toujours \u00e9t\u00e9 inspir\u00e9s par l’ancienne foi de nos anc\u00eatres. Elle porte en elle un certain secret et certaines philosophies qui ne sont pas pr\u00e9sentes dans le monde moderne et les religions modernes. Elle accepte le cercle de la vie et d\u00e9finit \u00e0 sa mani\u00e8re la nature comme l’ultime divinit\u00e9. Tout le monde peut ressentir cela quand la foudre frappe et quand tu regardes le soleil se lever. C’est dans notre sang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7- J’ai retrouv\u00e9 des influences de Dissection et Mgla sur ton album. Ai-je raison ou tort de faire cette analogie ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vous n’avez certainement pas tort. Dissection est l’un de nos groupes pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9s depuis tr\u00e8s longtemps. Et Mgla, bien qu’il s’agisse d’un groupe \u00ab\u00a0plus r\u00e9cent\u00a0\u00bb pour nous, est certainement un \u00e9norme pr\u00e9curseur en ce qui concerne le black m\u00e9tal. Ils ont vraiment marqu\u00e9 la musique qui se joue aujourd’hui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8- Pensez-vous que le Pagan Black M\u00e9tal est le meilleur moyen de faire passer le message de \u0160AKAL ? Y a-t-il des membres impliqu\u00e9s dans d’autres projets musicaux ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comme nous l’avons mentionn\u00e9 pr\u00e9c\u00e9demment, ce th\u00e8me lyrique nous inspire depuis tr\u00e8s longtemps. Plus de 20 ans pour \u00eatre pr\u00e9cis. Il serait donc vraiment hors de propos pour nous d’\u00e9crire sur quelque chose de diff\u00e9rent. Non pas que ce ne soit pas une option pour l’avenir, mais ce genre d’esprit pa\u00efen et de mythologie slave a toujours fait partie de notre processus d’\u00e9criture musicale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9- Nommez cinq choses que vous d\u00e9testez et aimez dans la sc\u00e8ne Metal.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nous ne voudrions pas exactement parler des choses n\u00e9gatives dans la sc\u00e8ne car chaque sc\u00e8ne a ses propres forces et d\u00e9fauts. Nous aimerions croire que la communaut\u00e9 m\u00e9tal est unie comme on peut l’\u00eatre, en particulier la communaut\u00e9 m\u00e9tal underground. Par exemple, aujourd’hui, vous avez une cha\u00eene YouTube \u00ab\u00a0Black Metal Promotions\u00a0\u00bb qui diffuse chaque jour de la nouvelle musique underground du monde entier. C’est ainsi que nous avons initialement sorti notre album, via ce canal. Et les gars de cette cha\u00eene font un tr\u00e8s bon travail dans la promotion de nouveaux groupes du monde entier. Ils m\u00e9ritent certainement un grand coup de chapeau!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10- Quel est, selon toi, l’\u00e9tat de la sc\u00e8ne Metal en Serbie actuellement ? Des groupes que vous aimeriez mentionner ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

La Serbie a beaucoup \u00e0 offrir en ce qui concerne le black m\u00e9tal. Il y a des groupes et des albums vraiment incroyables que certains d’entre nous \u00e9coutent r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement. En ce qui concerne les groupes qui se d\u00e9marquent, c’est une question sensible car il est toujours difficile de se souvenir de tous les grands albums de m\u00e9tal qui ont \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9alis\u00e9s en Serbie. Mais peut-\u00eatre que The Stone, All My Sins, Terrorhammer, Svartgren sortent du lot. Ces groupes ont tous sorti des morceaux incroyables r\u00e9cemment et c’est la preuve que la sc\u00e8ne Serbe est bien vivante. Assurez-vous de les v\u00e9rifier et vous ne serez pas d\u00e9\u00e7u.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9galement originaire du pays voisin, la Croatie, le groupe Prognan est une b\u00eate \u00e0 part enti\u00e8re. Tout le monde devrait consulter leurs derniers travaux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11- Une chose qui m’int\u00e9resse toujours : jouer en live ou en studio. Comment r\u00e9agissent vos fans aux concerts ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lorsque vous enregistrez des pistes en studio, vous voulez vous assurer que c’est aussi propre et pr\u00e9cis que possible. Parce que cet album va \u00eatre grav\u00e9 dans la pierre, c’est un h\u00e9ritage immortel que vous \u00eates en train de cr\u00e9er et vous devez vraiment vous y mettre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En ce qui concerne le fait de jouer en live, cela d\u00e9pend beaucoup de l’\u00e9nergie que le groupe cr\u00e9e sur sc\u00e8ne et de la mani\u00e8re dont elle sera transmise au public. Ce transfert d’\u00e9nergie, avec bien s\u00fbr un jeu propre et compact, est probablement la chose la plus importante dans un environnement live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12- O\u00f9 vois-tu ton groupe dans quelques ann\u00e9es ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Esp\u00e9rons qu’il y ait au moins trois autres albums dans notre besace et aussi beaucoup de concerts derri\u00e8re nous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13- Merci pour les r\u00e9ponses ! N’h\u00e9sitez pas \u00e0 ajouter un dernier commentaire personnel sur cette interview !<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Merci pour l’interview, les questions \u00e9taient vraiment int\u00e9ressantes et \u00ab\u00a0fun\u00a0\u00bb.
\u00c9coutez et soutenez vos groupes locaux. Les plus int\u00e9ressants au moins. Continuez \u00e0 soutenir le m\u00e9tal !<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SLAVA!.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

English version \"union<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1- Tell us a bit about \u0160AKAL\u2019s history\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0160akal is a group of old friends that was united by the idea to make music which they love and grew up listening to together,with no other motives but our own satisfaction. As an idea we were formed in 2021 but first rehearsals began in early 2022 and here we are ready to promote our debut album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2- Tell us about your first album\u2026 Are you satisfied with it? What do you expect from fans, promoters etc., their reactions and so on\u2026? Where will people be able to get it?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are extremely pleased with the way our debut album turned out. We didn’t have a feeling that we had worked hard on it because it was a fun process from start to finish but now when we look back we can all agree that an immense amount of effort was put in \u00ab\u00a0Jav Prav Nav\u00a0\u00bb for it to sound the way it sounds. Huge credit goes out to our friend Aleksandar at Piranha Studios who made sure to capture the old school black metal atmosphere but also add a modern touch to the production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now the reactions are amazing. We couldn’t be happier. The reviews we get are all very positive. It seems people are really getting into our music and we are very pleased with that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also we have signed with Polish label Werewolf Promotion (buy here<\/a>) who will release the album on CD more news to come on that. (Depending on what date will the interview be published)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3- What got you into Pagan Black Metal? Why did you choose this musical genre for expressing yourself?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, we didn’t exactly choose pagan black metal as a musical genre but more of a lyrical one. Our music is 101% metal, we didn’t experiment with folkish instruments like most of pagan black metal bands do. Nothing against it but it just isn’t our thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As far as the lyrics go, all members of the band have always been inspired by certain things which are far bigger than us. Nature is a beast of its own. And the old faith of the Slavic people depicts that really well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4- What promotion will be done for the new release? A possible tour?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will just have to wait and see. Not sure about a tour but definitely playing and promoting the album live .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5- Your cover art is really bare and goes great with the music itself. Could you tell us who did it and how it came about?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cover is done by our friend and awesome artist Chaba Nemeth who has been working in the metal underground scene for decades. We wanted the cover to tell the whole story of the album. On the bottom there is the world of the dead along with the snake and the jackal (NAV),you have the thunder god with his axe protecting the world of the living in the middle (JAV) and you have the firebird above them all (PRAV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wanted an old school cover which really sends a message about the whole concept of the album. And Chaba nailed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6- Your lyrics claim Slavic culture. Explain to us what importance they have in the concept of the band?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As mentioned before, we have always been inspired by the old faith of our ancestors. It carries a certain secret deep within it and certain philosophies which are not present in the modern world and modern religions. It accepts the circle of life and in its own way defines nature as the ultimate divinity. Everybody can feel that when lightning strikes and when they gaze at the sun rising. It’s in our blood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7- I found influences from Dissection and Mgla on your album. Am I right or wrong in making this analogy?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are definitely not wrong. Dissection has been one of our favorite bands for a very long time. And Mgla,despite it being a \u00ab\u00a0newer\u00a0\u00bb band for us -is certainly a huge game changer as far as black metal is concerned. They really left a mark on the music which is being played today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8- Do you think Pagan Black Metal is the best way to send out \u0160AKAL\u2019s message? Are any members involved in other musical projects?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we mentioned before, this lyrical theme has been an inspiration for us for a very long time. More than 20 years to be precise. So it would be really out of character for us to write about something different. Not that it is not an option for the future,but that sort of heathen spirit and Slavic mythology were always a part of our music writing process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9- Name five things you hate and like in the Metal scene.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wouldn’t exactly want to talk about the negative things within the scene as each scene has it’s own strengths and flaws. We would like to believe that the metal community is united as one can be, especially the underground metal community. For example,today you have a YouTube channel \u00ab\u00a0Black Metal Promotions\u00a0\u00bb which releases new underground music from all around the world every single day. That’s how we initially released our album, through that channel. And the guys from that channel are doing a really good job in promoting new bands from all around the world. They definitely deserve a big shout out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10- What is, in your opinion, the state of Metal scene in Serbia nowadays? Any bands you would like to mention?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Serbia has much to offer as far as black metal is concerned. There are really amazing bands and albums which some of us listen to on a regular basis. In regards to which bands stand out, that’s a sensitive question since it’s always hard to remember all of the great metal albums which were made in Serbia. But maybe The Stone, All My Sins, Terrorhammer, Svartgren stand out from the pack. These bands have all released amazing pieces of music recently and that’s proof that the Serbian scene is alive and well. Make sure you check them out and you won’t be disappointed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also from the neighboring country Croatia , band Prognan is a beast of its own. Everybody should check out their latest work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11- One thing I am always interested in: playing live vs. studio playing. How are your fans reactions on concerts?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you record tracks in the studio you want to make sure it’s done as clean and precise as possible. Because that album is going to be cast in stone, it’s an immortal legacy which you are creating and you really have to put in the work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As far as playing live goes it very much depends on the energy which the band creates on stage and how will it be transferred to the audience. That energy transfer ,along of course with clean and tight playing, is probably the most important thing in a live setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12- Where do you see your band a few years from now?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hopefully with at least 3 more albums in our belt and also a lot of live shows behind us as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13- Thanks for the answers! Feel free to add one last personal stamp on this interview!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for the interview,the questions were really interesting and fun to answer .
Listen and support your local bands. If they sound decent at least. Keep supporting metal!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SLAVA!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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