Line Up:
Otagron On Vocal/Guitar
Tiyris On Guitar
Adranor On Bass
Sculptor Of Flesh On Drums
Well,Friends of Aristocracy!
We speak again of our newsroom, where in a little while, we will have in all its emotions, the interview 190 of the Aristocracy.This time, we talked with an Italian band that approaches in an intense and strong way the struggle of Greece against Persia, carried out in 480 before Christ.
Sonically, this band performs a Death well attached to a Black Metal of high fury, intensity and memorable capacity and full of powerful atmospheres married with arcane melodies very well executed.Remembering that the official release of this work was yesterday. We are talking about the band Sirrush and this is their debut work entitled Molon Labe. We want to thank the band very much for answering our humble but important questions and our producer Barbara for having introduced us fabulous job.Let's go to one of their songs for this unprecedented interview to happen.
A1:Talking about the composition work in Molon Labe?
Sirrush:A strong inspiration Led Moon Labe almost taking shape by itself.
A2:What does the band seek to evoke in this album?
Sirrush:We try to make our listeners experience through the melodies of our music the epic and heroic path that the Greek soldiers had to face to conquer their freedom.
A3:Who are the muses that the band refers to in their sixth song?
Sirrush:By muse,we mean the presence of Kyra Aylin,the guest singer who with her voice conveys the end of the battle that took place in the previous song.
A4:I really like the band working arcane melodies, but how is this done by the band?
Sirrush:This makes us really happy!They are composed by depicting these epic and overwhelming scenes in our mind and we try to convey them through the instrument or by playing in front of a painting that portrayed soldiers in battle.
A5:When band sings about Deimos, is it a reference to the devil?
Sirrush:No,Deimos in Greek mythology is the god of terror that manifests itself during battles due to the fear generated by Greek soldiers in battle.
A6:Why the band have this name?
Sirrush:Before composing our own material,we were a Marduk cover band and by documenting ourselves on his name and in general the myths of Babylon we discovered the goddess Ishtar whose temple was protected by a creature made up of several animal parts named Sirrush. We liked the name very much and decided to use it.
A7:Not that I don't like the journey the band tells on this album,but does the band have in mind to make this journey an intense saga?
Sirrush:No,it is not our intention,we are fascinated by periods or myths related to history and when we are attracted to one of it we decide to enter that world and narrate it.
A8:Accepting that the band has an anti-Christian vibe, do you believe the world would be better without religions?
Sirrush:Well,in the past we were more tied to the figures of these myths,but we are not religious in Sirrush, we consider it a lie and its hierarchy the pillars of this lie.
A9:Why does Babylonian mythology influence the band?
Sirrush:As I said earlier, we documented ourselves on the Marduk name and we discovered the various myths related to the Babylonian culture.
A10:How is Sirrush different from your previous bands?
Sirrush:Well,Sirrush are my first and only band and I hope it will last forever.
A11:What´s the idea behind artwork´s album?
Sirrush:The artwork shows the most important part of the album and in general of the Greek heroic action, where the first rebellion was triggered by a small Greek group led by a Spartan fraction to respond to the Persian threat. The flutist in the foreground in the era he played sweet melodies with the Aulos to keep the soldiers calm, while the goddess in the sky is the manifestation of freedom, showing them the way to reach it.
A12:Can we say that the band approaches in a pessimistic way when referring to nature?
Sirrush:When I wrote The Era of Ishtar, I compared the goddess Ishtar to nature as she could be gentle and prosperous but at the same time a destructive fury!
A13:Some literature or film inspire the band?
Sirrush:The main inspiration came from the books starting with `` the shield of Talos '' by Valerio Massimo Manfredi where at a certain point the story linked to thermopylae is mentioned. Intrigued, I continued to deepen the story with the book "Gates of Fire" by Steven Pressfield where the spartan story is more detailed, and "The Wolf of Sparta" by Antonis Antoniadis, which focuses more on the final part of the dispute. While as movies, all those related to greece are great sources of inspiration as well.
A14:Can death be seen as a transformation by the band?
Sirrush:Well, let's say that it was wanted to bring Sirrush more on that vein, to make the genre less static but more varied as in the death style.
A15:This album is conceptual?
Sirrush:Yes, it is a concept story that tells the epic path that the Greek soldiers had to face to obtain freedom.
A16:What kind of subject don´t deserve a Sirrush song?
Sirrush:I don't think we'll ever talk about Satanism or anything like that again.
A17:How band arrive to Non Serviam Records?
Sirrush:When the album was finished we were looking for the right label for our style and among many we found out about Non Serviam Record. Once they listened to our album, they were enthusiastic about it so much to offer us a contract and shake hands! And we are really happy with that.
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