Cryfemal
Cryfemal is a Spanish black
metal band that remains devoted to the old fashioned, traditional underground
black metal sound. Ebola is one of the 2 band members and he is here to
answer some questions regarding the bands, past, present and future. Here's
what we've learned...
1.FIRST OF ALL TELL US THE MOST IMPORTANT
MOMENTS IN THE BAND'S HISTORY AND INTRODUCE THE CURRENT LINE UP.
Well, it’s Ébola speaking. The band
has nearly always had really important moments and people have always supported
us. One of the moments to I’d emphasize on would be our first concert,
in the island of La Palma (the Canary Isles – Spain) in a rock festival,
in front of 3000 people. It was at our beginning. We had just named ourselves
Cryfemal and people were very impressed with our look. Another moment I’d
emphasize would be later when we moved to Madrid with the name of Cryfemal
when I recorded «Listen… Death is coming!!», I started to send
promos, about 200 copies and I saw how people were very interested in the
band and wanted to know it. Immediately Blasphemy Recs edited us and later
War prods. That work was the one that opened the doors for us. Now we’re
two, Necro Keyboards and voice and me guitar and voice. We’re testing two
friends of us in bass and drums, so we’re not sure yet.
2.TELL US A FEW THINGS REGARDING YOUR ALBUM. WHERE
WAS IT RECORDED? DID YOU RECORD IT YOURSELVES? THE PRODUCTION IS NOISY.
IS THIS WHAT YOU WANTED TO ACHIEVE OR IS IT DUE TO LACK OF EXPERIENCE AND
MONEY?
«With the help of the devil» contains
eleven tracks, totally sang in Spanish, very brutal and technical, and
we consider this work as the best which Cryfemal have made. It was recorded
in a small studio that I have at home named Profane Studio. After recording
it, we mastered it in another studio from Madrid. The production is very
good for us, we have been surprised, and it isn’t noisy. I am 26 years
old and I have been playing since I was 13, so I have enough experience
to be able to record a work in good conditions. About the lack of money,
we’re not rich, but we can pay a normal studio.
3.ARE YOU SATISFIED BY THE FINAL RESULT? IF YOU
COULD CHANGE SOMETHING ON THE ALBUM, WHAT WOULD THAT BE? WHY DID YOU USE
A DRUM MACHINE AND NOT A REAL DRUMMER?
Of course I am satisfied with the result,
I like very much what we have recorded and I wouldn’t change anything.
We used the drum machine ‘cause in Madrid there is nobody who can play
as fast as we want. It’s just after recording it when we met someone who
can do it, so in the new material we’ll use a real drummer to record it
and for the concerts. Anyway we’re very satisfied with the result of our
war machine.
4.YOU BELONG TO THE BRANCH OF NOISY BLACK GRIND
METAL WITH SONGS THAT HAVE AN ULTRA FAST SPEED. SO, WHICH ARE SOME OF YOUR
MOST BELOVED BANDS AND THE MOST INFLUENTIAL ALBUMS FOR YOU?
Of course, we’re the fastest band in Spanish
BM. We’re a mixture of Molested (all), Blasphemy (all), Old Funeral (older
ones),Abruptum (De profundis..),Mysticum (all),Sadistik Exekution (all),Morbid
(December Moon demo), Beherit (all),Abigor (Opus 4) and much more.
5.HOW MANY RELEASES DO YOU HAVE THIS FAR? COULD
YOU POINT OUT THE MOST IMPORTANT SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES AMONG THEM?
"Fuck you god!!" (1999-2000) Nigra Mors
Recs and Scream Recs.
"Listen...death is coming!!" (2000) Blasphemy
Recs.
"Escucha...la muerte persigue!!" (2000) War
Prods.
"Raising deads...buring alives!!" (2003) Oniric
Recs and War Prods.
"With the help of the devil" (2004) Trinity
Recs HK.
Every work is brutal and full of darkness
and energy. The only difference among them is that as time passes by we
are more experienced with our instruments and we’re more professionals.
6.WHERE ARE YOUR LYRICS REFERRING TO? WHAT INSPIRES
YOU TO WRITE LYRICS AND WHAT CAN TAKE THE INSPIRATION AWAY FROM YOU?
An idea of the most twisted death is Cryfemal’s
inspiration. Cemeteries, tombs, bones, worms… it is something that attracts
us a lot. Funerals where people cry. That is the idea, I don’t know how
to explain it better.
7.DO YOU HAVE ANY PLANS FOR LIVE SHOWS? WHAT SHOULD
THE METALLERS EXPECT FROM A CRYFEMAL LIVE SHOW?
Of course, this year we have planned to play
in several places from Spain; Barcelona, Valencia and maybe in France and
Portugal. We have many plans and many things to do. Well it is a true load
of reliable fast and technical BM. With pigs heads, points, fire and corpse
paint. You know… Black metal.
8.ARE YOU SATISFIED BY THE FEEDBACK YOU
GOT THIS FAR? IS THERE A COMMON STATEMENT YOU READ IN ALMOST ALL THE REVIEWS
YOU RECEIVE?
Satisfied no, I am not and I suppose that
I will never be. The reviews have been very good or very hard. I think
that the media does not have good critics. They don’t listen to the material
100%. In common, they tell us that we create a really extreme and brutal
BM.
9.IF YOUR MUSIC WERE AN EMOTION, WHAT WOULD IT
BE? IF IT WERE A PAINTING, WHAT WOULD IT SHOW?
Yeah!!! Very good question, I like it. Hmm,
it is difficult… fuck… an emotion would be «to feel the glory»
and if it would be a painting it would show, mmm… «a battle with
victory».
10.WHY DO YOU THINK METAL KEEPS INVOLVING SO MUCH
RELIGION AND THE OCCULT?
The Black metal is what it is, it can’t be
changed or moderated, or it wouldn’t be BM. It is against Christianity
and in favour of Satan and death. It isn’t involved, BM was created this
way and it will always be so. It can’t be changed, it is perfect.
11.LET'S SUPPOSE THAT WE LIVE IN A WORLD WITHOUT
MUSIC. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IN SUCH A CASE?
Well. If you ask that from the beginning there
would be no music I would have been dedicated to oppose the others anyway,
be infinitely opposite to everybody else in another aspect. If you ask
me that suddenly music wouldn’t exist I would commit suicide making my
body explode in the Vatican or something like that.
12.WHICH WORDS DO YOU THINK COULD BEST DESCRIBE
YOUR MUSIC IN GENERAL?
Brutal and cruel Black metal, very fast, technical
and mad. With slowly and “agony” passages. Much emotive energy.
13.WHAT TITLE WOULD YOU LIKE THIS INTERVIEW TO
HAVE?
Death has a sound, and it is very near to
what Cryfemal do. You will be "fucked up" from anger in a cemetery. Don’t
run, you can’t escape. Very soon…
14.THANK YOU! HAVE I FORGOTTEN TO ASK YOU ANYTHING
AND YOU'D LIKE TO MENTION?
Many thanks to you for your interest and support
to Cryfemal. We’re sending cold greetings to every reader. Keep on supporting
underground, and we hope that soon you will have our last work «With
the help of the devil» edited by Trinity Records. See you very soon.
www.cryfemal.cjb.net
Christine Parastatidou
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