SANCTIMONIUS
ORDER
Sanctimonius Order is a new
rising star in the black metal scene, following the path paved by bands
like DISSECTION, IMMORTAL and NAGLFAR. Isn’t this a great heritage to bear
and to musically expand by adding your personal touch? Well , this is what
at least I think, but let’s see what the band has to say for themselves…
1.FIRST OF ALL LETS START WITH
THE BASICS. GIVE US SOME INFO REGARDING THE BAND’S HISTORY UP TO NOW AND
PRESENT US THE CURRENT LINE UP.
SANCTIMONIOUS ORDER WAS FORMED
IN THE YEAR 1997 BY TARON, NORMAN, LARS AND XANATOSS. IN 1999 WE RECORDED
TWO TRACKS WHICH WHERE RELEASED ON A 7”EP CALLED “CHRISTALIZED BLOOD”.
THE NEXT RELEASE WAS A 7” SPLIT EP WITH THE GERMAN BLACK METAL BAND ISEGRIM
IN THE YEAR 2000 WITH THE SONG “FOR THEY SHALL BE SLAINED”. AFTER THAT
WE PLAYED A FEW GIGS. IN 2002 WE RECORDED FOUR SONGS FOR THE MCD “AND STILL
THE BATTLE RAGES ON”. THE CURRENT LINE UP IS : TARON/VOC,BASS NORMAN/GUITAR
AND LARS/DRUMS.
2.SANCTIMONIOUS ORDER IS A NAME THAT
BEARS THE FEELING OF MYSTICISM. CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT IS SANCTIMONIOUS ORDER
AND WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS BAND NAME?
IT DESCRIBES ALL THE HYPOCRITICAL
PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO RIP OTHERS OF IN THE NAME OF SOMEBODY.
3.IN YOUR CAREER TILL NOW YOU HAVE
ONLY RELEASED 2 EP’S AND ONE MCD. WHY IS THAT? DO YOU PREFER TO MAKE A
FEW SONGS THAT HAVE QUALITY OR DIDN’T THE LABELS GIVE YOU ENOUGH MONEY
FOR A FULL LENGTH RELEASE?
THE TWO EP`S WHERE RELEASED BY
LAST EPISODE AND AFTER THE LABEL QUIT WE HAD TO LOOK FOR A NEW COMPANY.
RELEASING THE MCD BEFORE DOING A LONGPLAYER WAS OUR DECISION AND NOT THE
IDEA OF THE LABEL.
4.WHEN DO YOU PLAN TO RELEASE A FULL
LENGTH ALBUM? WILL THE FULL LENGTH CD INCLUDE ANY OF THE SONGS CONTAINED
ON YOUR PREVIOUS RELEASES?
THE RELEASE OF THE FULL LENGTH
ALBUMS IS PLANED BETWEEN SPRING AND SUMMER 2004 AND THERE WILL BE ONLY
NEW SONGS ON IT.
5. YOU FIRSTLY STARTED YOUR CAREER
WITH LAST EPISODE. HOW WAS THE CO-OPERATION WITH THEM AND WHICH REASONS
LED YOU TO LEAVE? WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO SIGN WITH NEON KNIGHTS? ARE YOU
SATISFIED WITH THEM?
THE CO-OPERATION WITH LAST EPISODE
WAS OK, BUT THE LABEL NO LONGER EXISTS, SO WE HAD TO FIND ANOTHER COMPANY
AND SIGNED TO NEON KNIGHTS. UNTIL NOW WE`RE SATISFIED WITH THEM.
6. YOU STARTED AS A BAND CONSISTED
OF 4 MEMBERS. WHY DID XANATOSS LEAVE THE BAND? CAN YOU BE A BIT MORE SPECIFIC,
BECAUSE THE BIO DOESN’T CLEAR THIS OUT. DO YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE AS A TRIO
OR ARE YOU IN A SEARCH OF A NEW MEMBER?
XANATOSS PLAYED IN A SECOND BAND
AND HE BROUGHT NOT ENOUGH INFLUENCES INTO SANCTIMONIOUS ORDER, SO WE DECIDED
TO GO DIFFERENT WAYS.
7. IN MY OPINION YOUR MUSIC CAN BE
COMPARED TO BANDS LIKE IMMORTAL, MARDUK (“NIGHTWING” ALBUM) AND DISSECTION.
DO YOU AGREE? WHICH BANDS DO YOU THINK THAT HAVE INFLUENCED YOU?
WE`RE INFLUENCED BY BANDS LIKE
NAGLFAR, IMMORTAL, DISSECTION, HYPOCRISY…
8. TELL ME A FEW THINGS ABOUT YOUR
LYRICS. ARE THEY THE TYPICAL BLACK METAL ONES OR DO THEY HAVE DEEPER MEANINGS?
WHY DON’T YOU HAVE THEM ON THE MCD’S BOOKLET?
SOME ARE TYPICAL BLACK METAL, OTHERS
NOT. WE THINK THE LYRICS ARE GOOD TO UNDERSTAND, SO THERE WAS NO NEED TO
PRINT THEM.
9. THE FRONT COVER IS VERY GOOD AND
HAS A COMIC SENSATION. DO YOU AGREE? WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IT AND HOW
IS IT CONNECTED WITH THE LYRICS? DON’T YOU THINK THAT IT BRINGS TO MIND
A LITTLE BIT OF DISSECTION?
I DON`T THINK THAT THE FRONTCOVER
HAS A COMIC SENSATION. RESPONSIBLE FOR IT IS LIQUIDA ANATOMICA FROM DARK
DEMON DESIGN AND IT`S NOT CONNECTED TO THE LYRICS. IN MY OPINION A COVER
SHOULD BE WELL SUITED TO THE MUSIC AND I BELIEVE IT REFLECTS OUR SOUND
WELL. MAYBE IT BRINGS A BIT DISSECTION TO MIND, THAT’S OK FOR US.
10. MANY BLACK METALLERS CLAIM THAT
THEY DON’T FEAR ANYTHING. IN MY OPINION THIS IS AN EXAGGERATION, CAUSE
EVERY HUMAN BEING HAS HIS OWN PHOBIAS. WHICH IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR AS A
PERSON?
11. WHY DO YOU THINK METAL KEEPS INVOLVING
SO MUCH THE OCCULT AND MYSTICISM IN ITS LYRICS?
AGGRESSIVE MUSIC NEEDS THE SUITABLE
LYRICS.
12. HOW IMPORTANT IS IMAGE, PHILOSOPHY
AND IDEOLOGY BEHIND A BAND? WHICH IS THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND SANCTIMONIUS
ORDER?
THE IMAGE IS NOT SO IMPORTANT.
THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND SANCTIMONIOUS ORDER IS DOING THE MUSIC WE LIKE AND
REALIZING OUR VISIONS.
13. IF YOU HAD A PROPOSAL TO DO A VIDEO
CLIP, WHICH SONG OF YOURS WOULD YOU CHOOSE AND HOW DO YOU IMAGINE IT TO
BE?
AT THE MOMENT WE`RE NOT IN A POSITION
TO DIRECT A CLIP, SO IT DOESN´T MAKE SENCE TO WASTE TIME IN SUCH
THOUGHTS.
14. IF WE ARE ALL JUST A WORD IN THE
GREAT BOOK OF CREATION, CAN YOU SAY WHICH WORD COULD DESCRIBE YOU BETTER?
CAN YOU ALSO IMAGINE WHAT KIND OF AUTHOR WOULD BE THE CREATOR OF THIS BOOK
AND WHY?
I THINK EVERYONE IS HIS OWN AUTHOR
IN LIFE.
15. DO YOU THINK THAT PERHAPS GOD GOT
SO FRIGHTENED OF WHAT HE CREATED THAT HE MOVED TO HEAVEN IN ORDER TO KEEP
DISTANCE FROM HIS CREATIONS? :))
16. THANK YOU! HAVE I FORGOTTEN TO
ASK YOU ANYTHING AND YOU’D LIKE TO MENTION?
Nick “William_Kidd”
Parastatidis
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