AT THE GATES OF ANTICHRIST

BEWITCHED

Bewitched have released a new album. So, it is time for Christians to run away and hide from the wrath of Vargher. All the black souls are invited to read this interview... are you black enough?

1.GIVE US A SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF THE BAND. INTRODUCE THE MEMBERS.

I formed Bewitched in 1995, and shortly after we recorded a demotape, "Hellspell". After that recording we finished the material for the "Diabolical Desecration" album which we then recorded by ourselves and sent out to some labels and finally signed with Osmose. Until now we have six releases and the band consists of me (Vargher) - guitars/vocals, Hellfire - guitars, Wrathyr - bass/vocals and Stormlord on drums.

2.COULD YOU EXPLAIN US HOW YOU CHOSE THIS BAND NAME AND WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY WITH IT?

We chose it because it fits us and it sounds great. We will bewitch those who are listening... We´ll bewitch them with the power of Satan.

3.WHY DO YOU KEEP INVOLVING RELIGION IN YOUR LYRICS? HAVE YOU THOUGHT THAT MAYBE SOME FANS WILL GET TIRED OF YOUR INSISTANCE TO THESE KIND OF LYRICS?

I don´t care. I take this band 100% serious and I will continue to write lyrics that deals with my religion. Bewitched has always been, and will always be the soldiers under Satans command.

4.WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO ANSWER TO ALL THOSE WHO SAY THAT THESE LYRICS ARE CHILDISH?

Fuck them. I couldn´t care less about such christian scum.

5.WHICH ARE THE DIFFERENCIES AND SIMILARITIES BETWEEN "AT THE GATES OF HELL" AND YOUR NEW ALBUM "RISE OF THE ANTICHRIST"? ARE YOU STILL SATISFIED WITH IT?

Yeah, we are still very satisfied with the new album. It turned out more aggressive and evil. Just the way we wanted. The thing with "At the gates of Hell" is that it was way to melodical and that is not what Bewitched is about. Now we are back on track again.

6.TO BE HONEST I HAVEN'T YET LISTENED TO YOUR ALBUM, BUT READING A GREEK BIG METAL MAGAZINE THEY SAY THAT YOU HAVE NEVER MANAGED TO GET OVER THE LOSS OF BLACKHEIM AND THAT YOUR COMPOSITIONS LACK OF HIS INSPIRATION. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO ANSWER TO THEM AND CONVINCE THE FANS TO BUY YOUR ALBUM?

They must be complete idiots. I have always written most of the music so they don´t know what they are talking about. Blackheim wrote two songs on the first album and one on "Pentagram Prayer" so... They have no idea what has been going on in this band.

7.DO YOU LIKE PERFORMING LIVE? WILL YOU TOUR TO PROMOTE YOUR NEW ALBUM? IS THERE A CHANCE TO SEE YOU IN GREECE?

Bewitched is a total live band. About touring I don´t know yet... We did our last tour in 1997 so it is about time we went out again but nothing is booked at this point. We haven´t got an offer to play in Greece but I hope that will change because we are very eager to come there...

8.WHICH ARE THE AIMS YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE THROUGH YOUR MUSIC?

Total aggression.

9.WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO COMPOSE MUSIC?

Run my studio fulltime I guess.

10.WHICH SONG OF YOURS DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST IDEAL TO REPRESENT YOUR MUSIC?

"Sacrificed in Flames" from the new album.

11.WHICH ARE YOUR INFLUENCES FROM ALL KINDS OF METAL?

Bathory, Judas Priest, Kreator, Destruction, Thor, Dio, DarkThrone...and so on..

12.WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY NOW AFTER THE HUGE SUCCESS OF CRADLE OF FILTH AND THE FACT THAT NOW BLACK METAL IS IDENTIFIED BY THEM? IS IT GOOD OR BAD FOR THE SCENE?

I don´t know. I respect them as musicians but that is as far as it gets. I am no fan of them.

13.DO YOU LIKE READING BOOKS? WHICH IS YOUR MOST BELOVED BOOK AND AUTHOR?

The holy bible for fueling my hatred.

14.IF YOUR MUSIC WAS AN EMOTION, WHAT EMOTION WOULD IT BE?

Aggression

15. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE POLITICAL SITUATION DEVELOPED NOW WORLDWIDE, AFTER THOSE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN THE U.S.A?

I couldn´t care less.

16.WOULD YOU LIKE TO COMPOSE THE SOUNDTRACK FOR A MOVIE? WHICH MOVIE WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

Hmmm.... I dont know, but something dealing with death and suffering.

17.IS THERE ANYTHING I FORGOT TO ASK YOU AND YOU'D LIKE TO SAY? A QUESTION THAT YOU'D LIKE TO ANSWER AND SO FAR NO ONE HAS EVER ASKED YOU?

No, I´ve been asked pretty much everything over the years.

18.THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE INTERVIEW!

Thank you and I hope I´ll see you in Greece in the future! Thanks for the support.

Nikos "William_Kidd" Parastatidis

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