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"Warning” is just a little description what F.P. offers, insane, cold, nihilistic Black-Metal, complex and strange, it’s an intro that leads you to the path straight into the lungs of hell…" |
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CR: First of how are you doing, how has the “come back” of Abigor affected your daily life?
P.K.: Not too much at all, I lack some spare time but beside that it’s more or less normal shit as usual…
CR: Six years since the release of “Satanized (A Journey Through Cosmic Infinity)” during that period if I’m not mistaken the band broke up, got back and now is releasing this “Fractal Possession”, what made you guys decide to put Abigor back together?
P.K.: As I decided to split ABIGOR back in 2003 I never thought about a re-union, but the material I wrote in that time sounded more and more “ABIGOR like”, finally I got the address from TT again so got in contact again, it all came along hand in hand, finally we decided to restart ABIGOR, the result of that co-operation is Fractal Possession…
CR: New album, new approach, I have to say is another brilliant change for a band that can be as chameleonic as you can get and still be black metal, it surely shows that you guys don’t lack in creativity or guts, I say this because many other bands claim to play only the music they like and write but you can hear in every album a lack of “desire” to evolve and sometimes they don’t change because the band doesn’t allow them to and their “fans” expect them to play a certain way, that is surely not the case with you guys. To what can attribute this desire of change and evolvement on Abigor?
P.K.: Within this 3 years we had no contact, TT and I worked on other projects, not only musical; also so much different things influences us, finally we met again and we had a lot of new ideas, new riffs, really weird and untypical shit that we used for Fractal Possession. We had the idea of a cold, nihilistic album, harder, more complex then ever before, so I guess we reached that goal…
CR: Why did Abigor decided to move from Napalm records to End All Life Productions?
P.K.: After the spilt back in 2003 the deal ended, so it was natural to check some other labels. EAL offered us a perfect deal and with their attitudes we’ve a partner that supports us to 100% in a fair and objective way.
CR: “Fractal Possession” doesn’t begin like any other black metal album I have heard, its metallic, electronic, with a nice even with the risk of sounding idiotic “futuristic” atmosphere, what was the first impression that you wanted to give the listener with an intro track like “Warning”?
P.K.: “Warning” is just a little description what F.P. offers, insane, cold, nihilistic Black-Metal, complex and strange, it’s an intro that leads you to the path straight into the lungs of hell…
CR: For me personally “Lair of Infinite Deparation” is single-handed one of the most complex (to my ears off course) songs on the album, really a rollercoaster of emotions, sounds an atmospheres, what does it take to write and record a song like that, is it technicality, is it inspiration?
P.K.: It’s not a special source of atmosphere, nor a special source of technique; it’s just a natural way of creating songs… You’ve ideas, you’ve riffs and some kind of overall view how it all should sound, I can’t describe it in a better way. Finally 3-4 guitar-lines, the drums, the vocals and the lyrics form the final result, create it’s atmosphere. First we (TT and I separated) create the guitar-lines, we never really know how it’ll sound when all is done…
CR: The entire album is clean, I mean you can perceive very clearly every single riff (what I believe is the greatest thing). The drums on the other hand sound like the only instrument obscure by this clean guitars, in my opinion that simple factor makes the entire album a rarity, with that very simple method to me Abigor managed to create an almost revolutionary album but maintain the essence of raw black metal; just how important was for “Fractal Possession” to keep the drums sounding so primitive and raw?
P.K.: What the fuck?! The drums suits perfect to the rest of the production, not primitive, nor raw?!?! I guess not too much drummers are able to perform that structured and technical, so that questions is done!
CR: What’s the difference between a good production and a Commercial production?
P.K.: I guess that doesn’t depend on the production, do you?
CR: I was reading an interview with T.T for Lords of Metal E-zine and he was very specific and passionate about the recording process of your latest album, just how important is for a musician not only to be involved in the recording of his work but to actually know how to engineer it?
P.K.: TT turned out to a real sound-freak, that’s the reason for the sound and production of the new record. You must consider that we’ve got our own studio now, so it’s easier to handle, we can work without pressure of time and money and TT is a sound engineer that lends his ears to 200% in a perfect production…
CR: With this new “Fractal Possession” Abigor at least for me raised the bar to an incredible height, probably what people think about the band doesn’t really matter to you guys, but is there a point or has there ever been a point in your career when you though for a second or two “how I’m going to top this last album?”
P.K.: We never thought about topping the previous record, because each record marks a separate chapter in ABIGOR’s history, so one might be technical the other more basic and simple, that really depends on the material and the concept behind it.
CR: As stated by T.T on a great interview on Imhotep the fact that you guys don’t play live and never intend to, gives you the freedom of creating and reflecting all of your ideas to the fullest; but what do you think Abigor is depraving it self because you guys don’t play live?
P.K.: Not at all, it’s our choice, that’s it.
CR: Abigor has a message written all over the songs, and you and T.T have expressed that the main message in Abigor’s music is to spread the knowledge and belief in Satan. Just how devoted is Abigor to Satanism? Do any of you guys belong to any sort of church of Satan or any organization that helps you express your beliefs?
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"What the fuck?! The drums suits perfect to the rest of the production, not primitive, nor raw?!?! I guess not too much drummers are able to perform that structured and technical, so that questions is done!" |
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P.K.: ABIGOR is a union of 3 different individuals, none of us is interested in an official statement of his believes. Black-Metal is meant to be Satanic, therefore it’s just natural to express our personal attitudes through this form of music, but back, not one of us is involved with any form of organization. Satanism is unique and personal, everyone has his own hell, we just can show you the path and lighten some tiny lights, you’ve to walk it for yourself…
CR: How much is “perception” a factor in black metal music, I mean how much of Abigor’s music depends on the visual art form in which the band presents itself? Some people state that black metal would never be a genre on its own if it wasn’t for the corpse paint, the satanic lyrics and the seriousness and depth that many bands inject on their albums.
P.K.: Black-Metal was and is defined as Satanic music, it’s sad to see that it all watered down and became some kind of teeny-evil-looking “style of music” but at least, who the fuck cares?! It’s important what ABIGOR and Black-Metal means for us, it’s by far the most extreme form of music, and the most suitable way of expression for us, so no other way to define it as “unique” genre.
CR: Some black metal bands, at least some bands that consider themselves to be “true black metal” have a sort of authoritarian, elitist, un forgiven, un apologetic and generally kind of rude way of expressing themselves, at least that’s what I can get from most interviews I have read or conducted, do you feel that since black metal is such an extreme art form, it should also reflect on the musicians personality or is the rude and sometimes pretentious attitude just a way of creating an atmosphere for the fans?
P.K.: In our case it’s important that people see ABIGOR not the persons behind it! With ABIGOR we create what people define as Black-Metal, what people/fans see as “ABIGOR”, that’s of importance.
CR: Abigor certainly has made a big name for itself in the black metal community, what do you think has been the greatest contribution the scene has had in Abigor?
P.K.: I don’t know, we’re still down to earth I would say, none of us cares about “big names” and our “status” within the scene…
CR: What’s if you have one, what is your position on what happened in Norway back in the 90’s, with the church burnings and the hole Burzum soap opera? Do you think that maybe black metal got an unfair treatment from not the media but from other metal fans after those now legendary events took place?
P.K.: It was more or less a time of rebellion, I guess it wasn’t an unfair treatment, it was the spirit of this time.
CR: Well thank you for the opportunity and congratulations on a great album, if you will like to add anything else please do!
P.K.: Thanx for your support, check out Fractal Possession, it’s an album that’ll form the year…
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