Semper Mors (Blast From The Past)

 

Interview by Sakis

01. Hails Deviant. For those that are not familiar with your project, can you give us a brief history of the band?

Greetings Sakis! Semper Mors started with an outlook of a one-man band, experimenting with D.I.Y. recordings in 2001. The tracks were composed during 01-03 and got their final form in 2004 when Submersed joined the project and played the drums.   

02.What is the meaning behind the band name?

Semper Mors is Latin for “Always Death”.

03. What were some bands or music styles that had influenced S.M.?

I remember listening to some particular albums that I think shaped the style of sound I wanted for In Endless Despondency to be like, some of them were Under the Sign of Hell by Gorgoroth, Nattens Madrigal by Ulver, Skotos Aenaon by Naer Mataron, of course with personal idiosyncrasy towards the writing of music. 

04 Can you tell us a little bit about the lyrical content?

The theme of the lyrics was about depression, suicide and general hate and contempt towards life and society.  

05.The demo was self released on Cd-r. How had your music been received by the black metal fans?

I gave a handful of copies to some people but I really don’t remember and to tell you the truth, I didn’t care much about feedback.  

06.What are you listening to nowadays?

I listen to mostly obscure genres of the broad term “Electronic Music”, I like weird sounds and track structures. One of my favorite bands is Nový Svět an Austrian duo and a favorite label which is releasing some great music is Janushoved from Denmark.    

07. Any final words or thoughts?

Thank you Sakis for including Semper Mors to your zine.