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First of all - please introduce your band to the world.
Hi world, we're Pavor Nocturnus from Rome, we're an electrometal band who tries to do something modern and fresh in 2009, when almost everything has already been said!
How did things get started?
Things started back in 2005. Aeternus wanted to form a band with the twisted atmospheres of Arcturus and the raw synth sounds of Red Harvest. He met Yog Sothoth who at that time was playing in a Rammstein cover band. The resulting sound of the first reharsal was an industrial black metal but more synth oriented, something nice but totally different from what they had in mind!
Many of your band members have been in all kinds of different bands. How important do you think these influences are for your band? And what are your main influences?
This is the true secret of our sound. Pavor Nocturnus takes influences from almost every kind of metal and electronic genres, and then work hard to make it feel harmonius. Everyone works hard to give his contribution based on what he likes most. For this reason, it is hard to give a complete list of our influences. Surely Red Harvest for the atmospheres, but let's say it can be anything from Fear Factory to Rammstein.
How would you describe your music?
We like to use the term 'Electro Avantgarde', since we adhere to the avantgarde musical concept, but it's probabily more clear to the people if we say Industrial Metal or ElectroMetal.
Your four-track EP, 'Diazepam', left a huge impression on me. How do you look upon that release yourself?
As the end of a journey and the start of a new one. You're not sure of what to do with your band until you release something real, something professional. After your first serious demo, you can't be uncertain anymore. No turning back!
What is, in your opinion, the best track on 'Diazepam', and why?
Well, everyone here has his favourite one. Surely Anioreth for Seth and Aerioch, Broken_line for Alexander, Morning never came for Aeternus. Yog Sothoth doesn't have a favourite track - he likes them all the same.
What is the message you try to describe lyrically?
The lyrics are written by Yog Sothoth, and they're heavily influenced by his studies of clinical psychology. The focus is to use real clinical disorders to describe feelings and situations that sound so wrong and mad - but are actually part of our everyday life. Fear, Rage, Anxiety, Depression and drug abuse in our era are what the plague was in the dark ages.
Many good industrial bands come from Italy, but most of them are complaining about the scene over there. What are your experiences on this issue?
The real problem in Italy is that there isn't an electro-metal scene at all! Surely we have nice bands like KeeN and Ensoph but when it's time to get a show, you will play only with brutal death metal or gothic rock bands. These days we're trying to create a link between the bands here in Rome, but it's really difficult to find enough open-minded people.
How important is the internet for your band?
The internet is essential. It's 2009 - when somebody wants to learn something he doesn't open a book, he surfs Wikipedia! MySpace has proved to be the perfect vehicle to let the world know your ideas, and most of all, your music, in a safe and easy way. Internet is also the source for most of Yog's samples, and it's where you can debate with musicians from all the world about techniques, opinions, ideas and art in general. Need to say more?
What are, next to music, your other passions in life?
Well, some of us are still attending University, but 90% of our time is devoted to music.
What can we expect of Pavor Nocturnus in 2009? And what's the final goal to achieve with Pavor Nocturnus?
We got enough tracks to make a full lenght, but we're working on the details, and we're working on some "free" tracks to spread our music. Meanwhile we're busy with all our other projects, including a 'spring tour' with Lord Vampyr from April to June in Mexico and England! What's our final goal? I think we're trying to create a new kind of metal, with respect for the past but a need for the future - where synths are gaining more and more importance in music. We want our generation, and the generation after us, to listen to something that is not the same metal of the '90s or older. We want to go forward.
The interview ends here, thanks a lot for your time. Got any final words?
Well, thanks for your availability and for keeping the electro metal scene alive with your site! Thanks to everybody who will read this and support the underground! Bye!
Interview by: Gerardo - March 2009
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