HELL
BORN
Hell-Born is one of the best
known, interesting and hard working metal bands in Poland, a country that
has a strong underground scene without many people knowing it. Anyway,
Hell-Born introduce us the “Legacy Of The Nephilim” and having a talk with
Baal proved to be more than interesting.
1. SO, WHAT HAPPENED TO HELL-BORN
FROM THE RELEASE OF YOUR PREVIOUS ALBUM TILL NOW?
BAAL: HELL! WE’VE BEEN QUITE BUSY
WITH “LEGACY OF THE NEPHILIM”. WE’VE BEEN TOURING AND PLAYING LIVE A LITTLE
BIT, INCLUDING AN AMERICAN TOUR WITH DEMONCY AND FOREST OF IMPALED. WE’VE
JUST WELCOMED A NEW DRUMMER. CHRIS APPEARED TO BE INTERESTED IN SOMETHING
DIFFERENT THAN PLAYING, SO HE LEFT THE BAND.
2. I THINK YOUR MUSIC HAS MANY INFLUENCES
FROM BANDS LIKE BEHEMOTH, ROTTING CHRIST AND MORBID ANGEL. EVEN SOME THRASH
METAL ELEMENTS (SLAYER, KREATOR). DO YOU AGREE? WHICH BANDS DO YOU THINK
INFLUENCED YOU THE MOST?
B. WELL, YOU ARE THE FIRST PERSON
TO TELL ME HELL-BORN IS INFLUENCED BY BEHEMOTH… ANYWAY, THAT’S WHAT YOU
SAY. I DON’T LIKE TO TALK ABOUT ALL THAT “INFLUENCE” BULLSHIT. EVERYONE
IS INFLUENCED BY FUCKIN’ BLACK SABBATH! I’M NOT TRYING TO MAKE SOME “TRIBUTE”
STUFF WITH HELL-BORN, WE AIN’T NO FUCKIN’ COVER BAND! WE DON’T CREATE OUR
MUSIC FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO FIND SOME FUCKIN’ SODOM OR POSSESSED STUFF
IN IT. IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO OTHER BANDS- GO FOR IT. IF YOU WANT TO
LISTEN TO SOME HELL FUCKIN’ METAL - GET YOURSELF A HELL-BORN ALBUM.
3. YOU HAVE A STRAIGHT SATANIC PROFILE
AS A BAND. DO YOU BELIEVE IN EVIL OR IS IT JUST A WAY TO PROVOKE CHRISTIANS?
B. CHRISTIANS BELIEVE IN EVIL AS
WELL. YOU SHOULD ASK IF I WORSHIP EVIL. THEN MY ANSWER IS: MOST OF THE
THINGS CONSIDERED EVIL BY THE CHRISTIANS ARE GOOD ACCORDING TO THE LAWS
OF NATURE. I WORSHIP NATURE, SO YOU CAN SAY I WORSHIP EVIL. I DON’T NEED
TO PROVOKE ANYONE WITH MY MUSIC, LYRICS OR IMAGERY. I’M NOT LOOKING FOR
ENEMIES, I’M LOOKING FOR FANS. CHRISTIANS ARE TOO WEAK TO FIGHT ME, SO
WHAT’S THE POINT IN PROVOKING THEM? BY THE WAY, IF YOU WANTED TO KNOW THAT-
I AM A SATANIST, AND I’M FOLLOWING ONE RULE IN MY LIFE: PRACTICE WHAT YOU
PREACH.
4. DO YOU THINK THAT BANDS FROM POLAND
HAVE A LEAN TOWARDS EXTREME METAL? NOT MANY NON DEATH/BLACK POLISH BANDS
ARE KNOWN!
B. WELL, I THINK IT’S GOOD… WE
ARE A FUCKIN’ METAL COUNTRY, THAT’S WHAT WE ARE, DUDE, HA, HA.
5. THE COVER ARTWORK IS BEAUTIFUL!
WHO MADE IT? IS IT WHAT YOU WANTED?
B. THIS ARTWORK IS EXACTLY WHAT
I WANTED. I’VE HAD THAT CONCEPT IN MY MIND QUITE A LONG AGO. FORTUNATELY
CONQUER RECORDS GAVE US ALL THE MONEY WE NEEDED TO PAY FOR MAKING
THIS VISION COME TRUE. THE “LEGACY…” ARTWORK WAS MADE BY OUR FRIEND D,
THE GUITAR PLAYER OF THE MIGHTY AZARATH.
6. HOW IMPORTANT IS FOR A BAND OF YOUR
KIND TO HAVE CHARACTERISTIC VOCALS? BAAL SCREAMS WITH A LOT OF CONFIDENCE!
B. THANX, MAN, I’M DOING MY BEST.
I BELIEVE THE VOCALS ARE VERY IMPORTANT, BECAUSE THEY REFLECT THE ATMOSPHERE
OF THE LYRICS. AND THE LYRICS DEFINE THE BAND. IF THE VOCALS ARE PLAIN,
WITHOUT STRENGTH AND EMOTION, NOONE WILL PAY ATTENTION TO THE LYRICS. I
WANT OUR FANS TO “FEEL” THE LYRICS, TO “LIVE” THEM.
7. THE SONGS APPEAR TO BE COMPOSED
BY JEFF OR LES BUT NEVER BY JEFF AND LES! DON’T YOU BELIEVE IN TEAM WORK?
B. AN ALBUM IS AN ACT OF COLLECTIVE
WORK. WE DO THE ARRANGEMENTS TOGETHER AT REHEARSALS. AND THAT, I BELIEVE,
MEANS TEAM WORK. THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS THE LYRICS . NOONE KNOWS ANYTHING
ABOUT THE LYRICS AND THE VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS UNTIL I START TO RECORD IN
THE STUDIO.
8. IN EVERY WAY THE ALBUM SOUNDS VERY
HOMOGENEOUS! HOW DID YOU ACCOMPLISH THIS, KNOWING THAT LES AND JEFF COMPOSED
EACH ONE OF THEM HALF OF THE ALBUM?
B. WE DID THAT, BECAUSE WE ARE
A BAND. WE CREATE OUR MUSIC TOGETHER, AND EVERYONE OF US KNOWS EXACTLY
WHAT TO DO IN ORDER TO COOPERATE WITH THE OTHERS DURING THE CREATION PROCESS.
9. THE LYRICS SEEM VERY SERIOUS AND
ALWAYS FOCUSED ON EVIL STORIES OF FANTASY. WHAT INSPIRES BAAL TO WRITE
SUCH LYRICS?
B. JUST MY IMAGINATION… WELL, SOME
BOOKS AND MOVIES AS WELL. WHEN THE SONGS ARE READY I LISTEN TO ALL OF THEM
AND I TRY TO ATTACH MY IDEAS TO THE MUSIC’S ATMOSPHERE. THEN I JUST SIT
DOWN AND WRITE…
10. WHICH ONES ARE THE HEIRS OF THE
NEPHILIM LEGACY? MAYBE LIKE THOSE YOU SALUTE THAT WILL STILL SUPPORT METAL?
B. THE LEGACY OF THE NEPHILIM IS
A DARK AND TERRIBLE STIGMA. IT’S THE ANIHILATION OF THE HUMAN RACE. READ
CAREFULY THE LYRICS. THE TITLE SONG. THE “SUPREME RACE”. HUMANS WON’T BE
NOTHING MORE THAN MEAT. UNLESS YOU’VE GOT THE NEPHILIM BLOOD RUNNING YOUR
VEINS, HA, HA! WE ARE THE SONS OF DAEMONS AND MEN! ARE YOU ONE?
11. WHICH WORDS DO YOU THINK CAN BEST
DESCRIBE YOUR MUSIC?
12. WHICH IS ACCORDING TO YOU THE BEST
AND WHICH THE WORST ELEMENT IN YOUR MUSIC?
B. EVERYTHING IN OUR MUSIC IS THE
BEST , HA, HA! WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU EXPECT ME TO SAY ANYWAY?
13. WHAT KIND OF FEEDBACK DID YOU RECEIVE
THIS FAR? ARE YOU SATISFIED? IS THERE A COMMON STATEMENT YOU GET TO READ
IN ALMOST ALL THE REVIEWS YOU RECEIVE?
B. HELL-BORN IS FOLLOWING FAITHFULY
THE METAL LAW. OUR NEW ALBUM IS GETTING A VERY GOOD PRESS WORLDWIDE.
THE FANS LOVE IT. WE LOVE IT. THAT’S ALL I NEED.
14. THANK YOU! THESE LINES ARE YOURS…
ADD WHAT YOU WANT…
B. THANX FOR SUPPORTING HELL-BORN.
BANG YOUR FUCKIN’ HEADS IN THE NAME OF SATAN! HAIL AND KILL!
George “Volt”
Tassis
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