SADOK
DO you like death/thrash
metal with a lot of melodies, without being influenced a lot from the Swedish
melodic death metal scene? Then SADOK might be a band for you. Here is
the chat that we had with the vocalist of the band Dave and I am sure that
you will have a picture of the band.
1.HELLO! I BELIEVE A SHORT PRESENTATION
OF THE BAND'S
HISTORY AND YOUR CURRENT LINE UP
ARE ESSENTIAL FOR
THIS INTERVIEW TO START...
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HELLO NICK! OK, LET´S START… SADOK WAS FORMED
IN 1995, ALTHOUGH THE BAND WAS AROUND SINCE 1994 PLAYING ANOTHER KIND OF
MUSIC. THE FIRST DEMO-TAPE SHOWED A VERY YOUNG BAND WITH NOT VERY CLEAR
PURPOSES AND CONCEPT, STYLE, ETC. IT WAS CALLED “HUMILLACIÓN” AND
THE DISTRIBUTION / PROMOTION WAS REALLY POOR. THE SAME HAPPENED WITH THE
SOUND QUALITY. LATER, IN 1999, A DRUMMER JOINED THE BAND AT LAST
(THEY HAD BEEN RECORDING AND DOING GIGS WITH DRUM-PROGRAMMING) AND A NEW
PROMOTINAL DEMO CD-R WAS RECORDED UNDER THE NAME OF “FINALE”. I JOINED
THE BAND, AS A VOCALIST, IN 2000 AND THE FIRST STUFF I RECORDED WAS THE
“DELLAMORTE” DEMO CD-R. FINALLY IN 2002 WE RECORDED OUR “PROMO 2002” CD-R
AND AFTER THAT BOTH DRUMMER AND BASSIST LEFT THE BAND, SO WE DECIDED TO
GO ON AS A STUDIO-BAND WITH THE TWO REMAINING MEMBERS… OUR CURRENT LINE-UP
IS: PEDRO – GUITARS & PROGRAMMING AND DAVID – VOCALS & LYRICS.
2.IS THIS SPLIT CD WITH SOULLESS HEART
YOUR FIRST WORK OR HAVE YOU RELEASED ANY DEMOS PREVIOUSLY? IF YES, CAN
YOU NAME THEM AND TELL US THE MAIN SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES AMONG THEM
AND THE SONGS CONTAINED IN THIS SPLIT RELEASE?
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WELL, THIS QUESTION IS ALMOST ANSWERED BEFORE
BUT I´LL TELL YOU ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES… FIRSTLY THE BAND PLAYED
A STYLE THAT COULD BE DESCRIBED AS POWER-THRASH OR THRASHCORE BUT WITH
THE SECOND DEMO CD-R SADOK STARTED PLAYING A MORE EXTREME STUFF, WITH MORE
GROWLING VOCALS AND SO ON…WHEN I JOINED THE BAND OUR SOUND TURNED MORE
DEATH METAL ORIENTED. THIS CAN BE PROVED WHEN LISTENING TO “DELLAMORTE”
DEMO. HOWEVER, MOST PEOPLE THINK THAT DEMO IS MORE INTO THRASHCORE SOUND.
ANYWAY, OUR MORE POWERFUL STUFF IS UNDOUBTLY OUR “PROMO 2002” AND OUR LAST
“03 EPITAPH” . I THINK THAT THE ONLY FACT IN COMMON WE CAN FIND IN OUR
STUFF IS A THRASH METAL ROOT THAT HAS BEEN CHANGING THROUGH THE YEARS,
REACHING A REALLY STRONG AND BLAST SOUND THAT WE MIX WITH A CATCHY AND
CLASSIC DEATH METAL. “03 EPITAPH” IS VERY DIFFERENT AND TOTALLY AWAY
FROM OUR USUAL STYLE. WE WANTED TO EXPERIMENTATE WITH MORE MELODY AND THINGS
LIKE THAT!
3.IN YOUR NEW WORK "EPITAPH '03", THE
BAND IS
CONSISTED OF 2 MEMBERS. WHY IS
THAT? DO YOU HAVE ANY FUTURE PLANS TO ADD MORE MEMBERS IN THE BAND'S LINE
UP OR WILL YOU CONTINUE LIKE THAT?
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AS I TOLD YOU BEFORE OUR BASSIST AND DRUMMER DECIDED
TO GO AND WE WANTED TO CONTINUE ARRANGING SONGS AND DOING THINGS SO THE
ONLY OPTION WAS THAT. IT´S VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND NEW MEMBERS HERE.
THERE ARE NO PEOPLE INVOLVED IN EXTREME METAL IN OUR TOWN, SO I THINK THE
BAND WILL STAY THAT WAY FOR A LONG TIME…
4.WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE OTHER GROUP
SOULLESS HEART? IS THERE ANY SONG OF THEIRS YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE
COMPOSED?
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COOL BAND BUT WE´RE NOT INTO THAT STYLE
AT ALL…
5.WHAT DOES SADOK MEAN? HOW DID YOU
SELECT THIS
MONIKER?
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SADOK IS REALLY WRITTEN SADOQ AND WAS THE NAME
OF A PRIEST. THE MONIKER IS TAKEN FROM THE HOLY BIBLE BUT IT HAS A TOTALLY
ANTICHRISTIAN SENSE FOR US… I ABHOR EVERY KIND OF RELIGION. I THINK IT
IS LIKE BEING A SLAVE…
6.YOU PLAY DEATH/THRASH METAL, BUT
I BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE NOT SO MUCH INFLUENCED BY THE SWEDISH DEATH/THRASH
SCHOOL. SO, CAN YOU TELL ME WHICH BANDS YOU CONSIDER AS A BIG INFLUENCE
TO YOU?
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OK, WE USUALLY LISTEN TO MANY DIFFERENT BANDS
INTO EXTREME METAL. I LIKE SWEDISH-NORWEGIAN DEATH-BLACK METAL A LOT. I
LOVE TRUE DOOM METAL AND BLACK METAL TOO! I THINK WE´RE MORE
INFLUENCED BY THRASH OR DEATH BANDS SUCH AS NAPALM DEATH, CANNIBAL CORPSE,
SLAYER… BUT NOW WE´VE A MELODIC TOUCH IN THE VEIN OF NOWADAYS SWEDISH
SOUND SOMETIMES. OUR CURRENT STYLE IS VERY RARE I THINK.
7.WHERE ARE YOUR LYRICS REFERRING TO?
WHAT INSPIRES
YOU TO WRITE LYRICS AND WHAT CAN
TAKE THE INSPIRATION AWAY FROM YOU?
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OUR LYRICS ARE WRITTEN BY MYSELF AND ALL OF THEM
IN SPANISH. THE CONCEPT BEHIND MY LYRICS IS ALWAYS AROUND HUMAN SICKNESS,
BUT, ABOVE ALL, THEY SHOW A DESPERATED VISION OF OUR EXISTENCE.
8.IF YOUR MUSIC WERE AN EMOTION, WHAT
WOULD IT BE? IF
IT WERE A PAINTING, WHAT WOULD
IT SHOW?
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INTENSE WRATH WITH NO DOUBT!!! HEHE. ABOUT A PAINTING
I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT EVERBLEEDING WOUND
9.WHICH IS, ACCORDING TO YOU,
THE BEST AND WHICH THE
WORST PART IN YOUR MUSIC? WHICH
IS YOUR TRADEMARK?
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WELL… A DIFFICULT QUESTION MATE!!! I THINK OUR
TRADEMARK IS OUR POWERFUL AND BLASTING SOUND. I THINK OUR TWO LAST RECORDINGS
HAVE A HEAVY AND INTENSE ATMOSPHERE AND THIS IS NO EASY WHEN YOU RECORD
IN A MORE “HOME-MADE” WAY…
10.DO YOU HAVE ANY PLANS FOR LIVE SHOWS?
WHAT SHOULD THE FANS EXPECT FROM A SADOK LIVE?
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YEAH, WE´D LOVE TO PLAY LIVE GIGS BUT IT´S
VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE PRESENT. WE NEED A DRUMMER AND BASSIST! THE
FANS CAN EXPECT A LOT OF FUCKIN´SWEAT AND RAGE!!! HEHE. I GIVE THE
PEOPLE EVERYTHING WHEN I´M ON A STAGE.
11.WHICH WORDS DO YOU THINK COULD BEST
DESCRIBE YOUR MUSIC IN GENERAL?
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INTENSITY AND POWER WITH NO DOUBT!!! THIS WILL
ALWAYS PREVAIL IN OUR MUSIC!!!
12.IF TIME TRAVEL WAS POSSIBLE, WHICH
PERIOD WOULD YOU LIKE TO VISIT AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE?
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I´D LIKE TO SEE OUR IBERIAN CULTURE BEFORE
THE ROMAN INVASION AND ALSO THE VIKING CULTURE.
13.WHICH ARE ACCORDING TO YOU THE MOST
IMPORTANT WOMEN IN THE ROCK/METAL SCENE?
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WOMEN LIKE DORO (WARLOCK) OR ANGELA GOSSOW (ARCH
ENEMY) I THINK… THE SECOND ONE HAS BEEN A REVOLUTION INTO EXTREME METAL!!!
14.WHAT TITLE WOULD YOU LIKE THIS INTERVIEW
TO HAVE?
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TO ALL THOSE DICKHEADS WHO SAY THAT BANDS FROM
SOUTHERN EUROPE CAN´T PLAY EXTREME AND TRUE EVIL METAL: SOUTHERN
EUROPE SHALL BREAK YOUR FUCKIN´ASSES!!! HAHAHA.
15.THANK YOU! HAVE I FORGOTTEN TO ASK
YOU ANYTHING AND YOU'D LIKE TO MENTION?
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JUST ONE LAST THING: THANKS AS HELL FOR THIS INTIE,
NICK!!! WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT… WRITE US OR CHECK OUR OFFICIAL
WEBSITE:
Nikos "William_Kidd" Parastatidis
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