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First of all, please introduce your band to the
readers.
Ssagittar (vocals): Hello from Spain! We are
Symawrath, we are glad with the opportunity given by
industrialized metal to come to the public of this
webzine with the interview!
Why have you choose this bandname?
Ssagittar: It reflects all our personalities,
which is needed to be angry with the whole human society,
religion, politics, mass media and everything what does
not seem to be ethical inside a few parameters of what
is the respect fore the person, and the knowledge of the
mind. This is our way of shouting it to the world.
How would you describe your music and why?
Ssagittar: I think that it could not really be
described... it is only the struggle and the search for
a recognition in the scene and the specializing articles
and certainly it is the need of expression of five
individuals who believe in what they are doing, and
fight against all forces to be able to do that. Life is
something respectable and recognized, which has always
been criticized to the bands in the south of Europe, and
I do not understand the motive since some bands are
better than others, but they they all deserve respect
for their work.
What are your main influences?
Ssagittar: They are very wide and different.
Musically we have very different tastes, but we always
have to make sure that it fits in the sound of Symawrath,
we like to be in touch with reality to extract our
conclusions. We don't really mind if we make metal,
electro, industrial, pop, rock or whatsoever, the
important thing is that it is a good song in the end.
In the beginning you made symphonic black metal. Why
did you decide to add those dark electro and industrial
influences in your music?
Ssagittar: Sincerely,we were tired of this style,
and we always have liked bands like Ministry, Front Line
Assembly, etc . So we decided to 'change', and now we
still have our past with us, but we prefer to look
forward.
Your first release including those influences was "Chemical
Psychodrama". How did your fans reply on that 'different'
album?
Ssagittar: It had a bit of everything logically,
but there were more positive reactions than negative,
But sincerely it was all the same for us, it was our
decision to change our style and it was not important
for us what others were thinking. As I said before, we
felt it was better this way.
Currently you also have a newer album out. Could you
please tell us more about it?
Ssagittar: Our album is called "Hellnesis", but
we still have to edit some things on it. It is a very
varied disc where the electronics and the metal come in
a very solid balance. The structures are taken care of
in all details, let's hope that the fans of Symawrath
like it! At the moment the concerts have been positively
recieved by the people and they accept the new songs
very well. Next, I want to present to you all our new
line-up: the new ones are Alex (bass and progamming),
and Patron (drums), and they fit our band extremely well!
How is the industrial scene in Spain?
Ssagittar: Day after day there are newer and
better bands, but Spain doesn't seem like the perfect
place for them. There is no support for this music, and
the repercussion is always the same, lacking in
everything.
What are your other passions next to music?
Ssagittar: It is a bit of everything! I love
computergames, and I am rather interested in everything
what has to do something with the second world war. From
here, I want to promote my another band together with
Symawrath's keyboard player. The name is Terrolokaust,
and we do some electro, ebm and industrial all in one.
Our first concept album is called "Gas", which betrays
already the whole concept of it. All this is based on
the atrocities committed in the course of the second
world war: genocide, holocaust, industrial slaughters,
anti-Semitism, etc. It is an offensive against fascism.
If you are curious about this project, I invite you all
to visit our MySpace page: www.myspace.com/terrolokaust.
If there was one thing in the world you could change,
what would it be?
Ssagittar: I think it is already too late for
that. Nothing can change this world, established by a
plutocratic system in which the prominent figures give
the orders. One of them is the Vatican in Rome and all
their hypocrisy, but there is a very big list... this
already is the end of the fucking world.
What are the future plans for your band?
Ssagittar: First of all, we want to edit the "Hellnesis"
album. Afterwards, we hope to be able to present it in
the pioneer countries for the industrial music, to be
able to transmit our message and our music to the whole
planet. I believe that it is a good album already, and
that alone needs to have it's recognition.
The interview ends here, thanks a lot for your time.
If you have some final words to add, please do it here.
Ssagittar: Thank you very much Gerardo for the
support! From here I want to report to all the people
that Symawrath also has a myspace page: www.myspace.com/symawrath,
feel free to check it out! Thanks to all the people who
are willing to give us a listen on advance!
Interview by: Gerardo (September 2006) |
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