Nocturnal Damnation (S.KOR) - mini Int adv

1. How did you find Metal music?

Bestial Desekrator : Hails! Usually I searching underground metal musics at labels, bandcamp and some YouTube. But I don't like download mp3, flac files!!!

2. You told me there is no scene in South Korea, it is totally true? I mean there is no any band in history? It should have started at some point…

Bestial Desekrator : Yes very a few underground bands but in my opinion dosen't have underground metal scene. Some bands started 1980, 1990 era such as Heavy Metal, Thrash, Death, Black Metal. Recently some Brutal Death, Deathcore, Modern Thrash... is in activity but I don't have interest that kind of music especially trendy music!!!  

3. In the past you got a label, something related to Khaos, and even you release some Peruvian stuff. What comments about this label era?

Bestial Desekrator : Yes I did run a small underground label and closed since 2013. I liked Peruvian bands so released CD. I remember really not interested my release in South Korean metalheads but rather Europe, North America, South America metalheads supported my stuffs. They're bought stuffs and really liked music.

4. Then later I knew you were already in Thailand? How did you decide to be there? In what it was good related to Metal issues?

Bestial Desekrator : Really not! Still I live in South Korea but I go Thailand often. Thailand have good underground bands. I recommend these bands "Surrender Of Divinity, Zygoatsis, Macaroni, Smallpox Aroma, Oldskull, Reincarnated, Lotus Of Darkness, Shamble, Savage Deity..." and Thailand have a lot of metal shows, a lot of metalheads... It's better than South Korea to my mind.

5. Regarding Nocturnal Damnation, how this started? How it was the evolution of the band? What is the current status?

Bestial Desekrator : I started 2010 with Spanish guy until first album. Originally I wanted play bestial black metal similar Blasphemy, Black Witchery, Proclamation, Tetanblood, Revenge, Sarcofago... In 2015 Thailand members joined the band and we playing war/bestial black metal until now!!!!! Currently we have new songs for second full-length album and preparing bass, drum record. Also planning some live rituals in 2025.

6. Would you say, Asian or South Korean myths and spirituality, helps or inspire you at some point, to develop Metal lyrics? Comment something about myths in South Korea, and also how it feeds the darkness in your soul!

Bestial Desekrator : Actually I written all lyrics about Satanism, Ritual, Sex Magick... Yeah I think Asian or South Korean myths and spirituality helps and develop lyrics. Traditionally believe folk religion and native religion(including shamanism) since ancient times in South Korea. This is from Gojoseon, The Epoch of the three Kingdoms, Koryo Dynasty, Chosun Dynasty, Japanese Occupation to modern world. Korean myths mixed with Buddhism, No religion... it's totally different story with Greek, Roman myths. To tell you a funny story here... god become a human being in Korean myth. For example Dangun(legendary founding father of Gojoseon) is govern of all human and after become a mounntain spirit, Jumong(first king of the Goguryeo) is gone up to heavenly world without dead body. Usually I always darkness to be strongly influenced by satanic/occult movies and books, black/death metal...

7. Death Worship has been practiced in every ancient culture, what can you comment about this about Asian countries? We know for example that funeral rites with vultures high in the mountains. I know some places in Indonesia (maybe) the people still live with their mummies, and sometimes I watched that in Filipinas (maybe) the family of the dead devour the cadaveric remains in honor of the dead. What kind of other acts happen there?

Bestial Desekrator : Actually I heard you mentions about Death Worship but still not read many books yet. I think it's related shamanism so still remains Death Worship. In Korea isn't much about that but still remains roots of shamanism so have a lot of shaman.

8. So, what are the concepts you have towards death? Does there in Asia some darkness unseen that covers the entire culture, then we have some weird practices?

Bestial Desekrator:  towards death? hmm... I hadn't really thought that far. This is philosophical issue and I don't know what to tell you.

9. We know we have been invaded by digital formats and the internet in general since time ago, and at some point all of these were finally accepted, but... what about composing with AI? Do you think this source could be finally accepted? All of this would be real? Do we fucking turn in robots or what?!

Bestial Desekrator : Well, present era is AI. Everything changing now. But we don't like compose music with AI because digital and playing musical instrument by human being totally diifferent feeling. So if every music make digital AI with robots, can't make feeling playing musical instrument by human being.

10. Final comments and final info!

Bestial Desekrator : Thanks for the interview with us. We're focus on second full-length album with live rituals. Stay tuned all bestial black metal maniacs!!! Support Underground!! Fuck Off Trendy Shit!!!!

Nocturnal Damnation Links:

https://www.facebook.com/OfficialNocturnalDamnation

https://www.instagram.com/nocturnaldamnation_official

https://nocturnaldamnation666.bandcamp.com/

Pathogen (PHI). Testimony of Death.

"Although different cultures, civilizations and religions/belief systems all over the world have fascinating beliefs in terms of life after death, the truth is nobody really knows for sure until we all go to through the process of physical death. I’d like to think of it as a passage of renewal, the purging fire of rebirth, a transcendence into realms unknown"

"The certainty of death gives our lives a prerogative to strive for bigger things, create such magnificent works of engineering, music, art and literature, among other things, in order  to leave behind and assure our legacy would live on for eternity. We usually do that usually during the peak of our lives but there are exceptions of course, we basically create or achieve things to give our existence some meaning"

"I’d like to think of death as a process of renewal a shedding of our mortal bodies, an energy transfer. We shed our physical bodies to transition into the next stage. But ultimately nobody really knows for sure what lies beyond unless we through the process of death. But then again, maybe death is the total end or the absolute nothingness. Who knows?"

"Death is indeed the great equalizer, the grand leveller, it is inevitable and inescapable. It is the fate of every living being on this Planet even plants, animals and microorganisms eventually dies sooner or later. Death waits for no one and it sneaks at us at a time of its choosing. Some people believe in a more cynical view that  there is nothing in life other than death and there is no point achieving better things because we’re all going to die, anyway. I did think that way when I was younger but the older I get, the more wisdom I accumulate and therefore, the more I am at peace with myself about the prospect of and the inevitability of dying"

"By creating or doing something significant that would ensure you transcend and live beyond death and in some way. Your physical body may die but your legacy will live on and therefore defeat death in a way. That’s how I see it"

"I have talked a lot friends about death many times when we are having drink, many of which aren’t even into metal- just ordinary working class people, especially a few years back when several of our friends, died on freak accidents or was murdered, those events, of course shook us all to the core because they were young adults at the peak of their lives and were so vital and full of energy and all relatively healthy-they’re people you’d never expect to die just yet but did. But I suppose that is death, it always arrives unexpectedly. So anyway, the results of my  conversations with my friends, I conclude that many people are not afraid of actual death itself, but rather, they are more afraid about HOW they are going to die"

"What really IS death? Is the ultimate end? The terminus of existence?  Or is it the agonizing cycle of existence? But I do adhere to the latter where I believe death and life is a cycle. The end is rebirth, in my opinion. There can be no life without death and vice-versa. Without death, life lacks imperative"

"... The prospect of death and dying drives us to establish goals and pursue our ambitions. For others life is just a long torment and kill themselves. I certainly don’t think people who commit suicide are cowards, no, because it is very hard to kill yourself unless you are being pushed to a brink. But I never thought suicide makes sense when you are younger because you still haven’t experienced a lot of great things but it’s think it’s okay to commit suicide if you are very old and terminally ill or by ritual suicide like what the Japanese does when they have done something horrendous to avoid disgrace and to save face. They’d rather die with honor than die at your captor’s hands or live in shame for the rest of their lives and their culture expects you to die with honor and kill yourself when you have done something terrible".

"... (death is) largely a part of the duality of nature. Just as darkness and light, beauty and ugliness, love and indifference, anger and joy, calmness and chaos, etc... Nature seem to always balance itself. It always have a sense of stability in order to function properly"

"... death, always mystified humans since time immemorial, It’s long since a symbol of renewal, a rite of passage, salvation or eternal damnation. Some ancient cultures even worship and celebrate death. It is an eternal mystery"

"If we can only choose how we die, then I would say a good death is dying for something you are passionate about or dying a sudden death such as an airplane crash or vehicle accident and the likes, while a terrible death would have to be dying of illness or tormented by your enemy. That would be incredibly agonizing, you’d be begging for death"

"I had a near-fatal illness when I was very young, but I was so young I was not consciously aware if it was something that would constitute a near-death experience. Perhaps I was a nearing a near-death experience"

"... whenever we climb up an old hiking spot in Mount Banahaw (widely known around here as the mystical mountain). That’s where strange experiences occur. It’s a place where a lot of mystics, occultists, religious cults and modern-day hermits dwell. The belief is that the place is where it’s healing waters and cool, fresh air gives us mystical powers. It’s the place where I felt a sense of energy emanating all over it’s very hard to explain. Two decades ago while camping there with a couple of friends when we  saw strange lights high above the cold, dark skies that makes angular turns and flies like no other man-made aircraft. It was blindingly fast and it looked like a star in the beginning. Other than that, It’s probably the only place where I feel most strange... I didn’t see anything over there resembling a ghost or stray spirits though and I’ve never believed in ghosts when I was younger, but maybe they do exist. There are just far too many things in our world that is beyond explanation"

"Since I was young I was just drawn to dark things and have that fascination of death and life beyond or absolute nothingness after we die and the darkness of human existence, all the wars, bloodshed, epidemics and brutal things that results in widespread death was just a fascination for me. Don’t get me wrong I am a fairly normal person in real life and is very outgoing and have a lot of friends all over. I am no psycho or anything like that. But it’s just a fascination with such extremes that I seem to have as far as I can remember. So performing and writing death metal or extreme metal, in general was something that came in very naturally for me"

Pathogen links:

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063881837642

https://pathogenofficial.bandcamp.com/

https://open.spotify.com/album/6W9lUYrtPITSOJce48pSH1

Demonic Rage (CHILE). Mortal Testimonio

 

"... personalmente (creo que) el plano "material" es el final".

"Uno no se despierta día a día pensando en que se va a morir. Hay varios factores (que condicionan los pensamientos o acciones acerca de la muerte). Por ejemplo, hace unos años estuve obsesionado pensando en que me iba a morir. Pero quizás estaba pasando por alguna especie de depresión. Pero ya no pienso mucho al respecto a pesar de estar enfermo".

"Veo la muerte como algo natural. No me considero una persona con creencias religiosas o "místicas". No espero ser "premiado" después de mi muerte, como te hace creer la religión, con cosas que nadie ha visto".

"A la muerte no le importan tus deseos, ni tu egos; es algo que sólo va a ocurrir. En ese sentido nos hace a todos iguales. Como cliché: a la muerte no le importa si eres rico, pobre, hermoso, lindo, espiritual; ni ninguna de esas mierdas".

"Por supuesto es lo único que nos queda. El olvido es la muerte "final" del individuo".

"Mmm, por supuesto estamos atados desde el momento de nacer a este "destino". Personalmente lo que me fascina de la muerte, no es rendirle culto ni nada de eso; sino más bien pensar en el misterio que encierra. Sería hermoso sentir o presenciar lo que "viene" después de la muerte de la carne. Pero tristemente el algo que en este mundo nadie podrá contarnos".

"Simple: La muerte es: Muerte!!!"

"... de eso se trata la vida, de vivirla al máximo. Comprendo a la gente que pierde el deseo de vivir. Nadie sabe lo que hay detrás de cada persona. Pero la vida es demasiado corta para vivir quejándonos. Siempre pelea, fornica, peca hasta el final!!!"

"Somos parte del universo. No creo que por el sólo hecho de ser seres "pensantes", tengamos que ser algo "especiales". Ya sabes, se muere gente buena y gente mala todos los días. Somos un numero más. Al universo no le importa. Respeto a la gente que se suicida o pierde las ganas de vivir, pero para mi ya no es una opción". 

"(La muerte es un misterio que siempre estará más allá de nuestra comprensión... un enigma que desafía todo entendimiento racional)".

Contacto: devotedtodeath@gmail.com

Eminent Shadow (BRA) / Dimitri. Metal da Morte.

"Acredito que a morte é um ponto final, como diz a frase eternizada pelo Hellhammer “Only Death is Real”. Mas entendo também que a morte é um assunto muito mistificado por todas as crenças e culturas".

"Nós nascemos e fomos moldados a produzir e dar manutenção a nossa sobrevivência... Born, Suffer Die como diria o velho disco do Headnunter DC! Sabemos que a morte é o único destino real de todos, mas enquanto estamos vivos, procuramos sobreviver da melhor forma aproveitando para contestar toda a visão distorcida deste mundo caótico e cheio de falsidades em que vivemos".

"A morte para mim é uma consequência biológica sim, somos matéria orgânica e temos prazo de validade como qualquer ser vivo. Como eu disse, em minha opinião a morte foi mistificada por várias culturas e religiões, surgindo assim as crenças e os seus mitos. Tenho uma ideia de que o subconsciente é o que rege a maioria das coisas que queremos acreditar".

"O que nos torna diferentes além dos fatores biológicos são os meios em que fomos criados, as nossas culturas, o empirismo e o nosso mapa mental. A morte só reduz a pó a nossa matéria orgânica e nos faz ter a consciência de que não somos absolutamente nada".

"A morte é uma consequência da vida. Infelizmente fomos criados dentro de uma mística muito grande sobre esse assunto dando espaço para várias interpretações. Para mim em particular, o que resta no pós morte são apenas lembranças ou o legado. A própria música é um exemplo disso. De forma imaterial, o death metal ficará registrado nas mais obscuras lápides até quando o metal existir, a exemplo de grandes nomes do underground que já morreram mas suas obras ainda estão devastando o mundo, a exemplo do Chuck Schuldiner do eterno Death, entre outros... a verdadeira sinfonia do morte! Assim acontece em diversas áreas, tanto artísticas quanto profissionais. A morte é um ponto final a existência".

"Em diversas culturas o culto a morte é uma passagem. Eu mesmo tenho descendência japonesa e os meus avós eram budistas, mas não sigo essa cultura. Para eles a morte é considerada o fim de um ciclo e o carma o resultado da vida que você levou. Acho que a aceitação da existência da morte nos torna sim mais fortes e destemidos para fazermos tudo o que quisermos, inclusive aproveitando os prazeres da vida independente das limitações imposta pelas religiões ou qualquer regra que prive o homem dos seus instintos mais naturais".

"Simplesmente acho que (la morte) é o fim do ciclo... Tudo gira em torno da morte. Nascer, sofrer, morrer e apodrecer como toda matéria".

"A vida é a consequência das mutações ao longo de bilhões de anos, assim como a morte é o desfecho de toda a vida. Não vejo a morte como equilíbrio, mas sim um processo natural. Nunca refleti sobre um sentido para morte porque entendo que surgimos das transformações do universo e a morte também faz parte deste ciclo, por isso não creio nas religiões e nos mitos que elas defendem ou criam. Encaro a morte com absoluta naturalidade pois o universo seguirá o seu curso mesmo sem a presença da vida. Sobre matar, talvez estaria mais relacionado com a sobrevivência, autodefesa ou algum distúrbio psíquico mesmo, morrer seria a consequência. Cometer suicídio é o lado mais profundo da psique, causado pela deficiência no sistema neurológico, gerando angústias, ansiedades, transtornos, esquizofrenias, entre outras. O sentido disso tudo é muito peculiar".

"A morte pode ser considerada um mistério porque não sabemos de fato o que acontece nesse estágio, há apenas teorias e crenças sobre esse assunto. Mas como falei anteriormente, prefiro entender que é realmente o fim e a única realidade que nós temos".

Contato: eminentshadow@gmail.com 

Rotten Tomb (CHI). Testimonio de muerte.

"Desde hace tiempo, de manera personal, tenemos instaurada la creencia de que la muerte es el fin de todo, que no existe un “más allá”, ni que reencarnamos en otros seres vivos. La muerte en una etapa en donde simplemente la luz se apaga y descompone junto con el cuerpo físico, no existe otra luz al final del túnel"

"Durante las primeras etapas de la vida, la muerte no es algo a lo que uno le tome tanto el peso, pero a medida que envejecemos, si empezamos a tomar consciencia de nuestra mortalidad. En esta etapa es cuando se comienzan a tomar decisiones más cruciales tanto para uno como individuo, como para el bienestar de la descendencia que nos prosiga antes de que el fin de nuestros días llegue".

"La muerte es la recta final de un propósito que se debió -al menos- intentar conseguir en vida. Por lo mismo, es un catalizador para cometer actos relevantes mientras la salud y la energía aún estén, mientras el tiempo no pase tan rápido (porque nuestra percepción del tiempo cambia a medida que envejecemos), mientras no tengamos que depender de externos para poder hacer nuestro día a día y acabar siendo una carga esperando el final".

"No importa la situación económica, el rango de poder o la posición social. La muerte nos mide con la misma vara, puede llegar para cualquiera en cualquier momento. Algo en que nos podría diferenciar es en cómo cada uno entiende la muerte y de las creencias que cada individuo tenga y espera del individuo fallecido. Pero -y sin rodeos- la muerte es lo que es, el crudo fin de una efímera vida en La Tierra, el cese de signos vitales. Eso es algo por lo que todos tendremos que atravesar tarde o temprano"

"No sabemos si la única, pero una forma de transcender más allá de la muerte es a través de la memoria. El legado que dejen nuestras ideas, intenciones, actos y creaciones, del recuerdo que hayamos dejado las personas. Esto puede ser tanto de manera positiva como negativa"

"Una forma de vivir sin miedos y con libertades es saber que podemos morir, pero aceptando tal destino. No podemos prohibirnos cosas sólo por el temor y las consecuencias. Después de todo, y como decimos acá. “lo comido y tomado no nos lo quita nadie”. Por otra parte, esto tampoco justificaría cometer ciertos actos, también hay que tener sentido común".

"La vida es un castigo que debemos asumir y la muerte el fin de esta condena. Es parte del curso natural, con sus altibajos, alegrías, decepciones y aprendizajes (a veces a la fuerza) necesarios para sobrevivir en un presente cada vez más desesperanzador"

"Entender la muerte, en cierto aspecto, puede ser un motivante para no dejar asuntos pendientes estando en vida, tratar de cumplir metas, compromisos. Aunque la vida puede ser un sinsentido también, ya estás en el juego y no puedes salir sin perderlo todo, algo hay que hacer antes de morir"

"La muerte es la etapa final de la vida, no podríamos decir que forma parte de algo tan magno como el del cosmos (al menos no si hablamos de la muerte en sentido biológico). Somos algo demasiado insignificante como para que nuestra muerte valga algo para el universo. En muy pocos escenarios podríamos justificar el asesinato o el suicidio. No es algo que precisamente validemos, pero entendemos que sucede. Somos más de la idea de que la muerte debe llegar cuando deba llegar y no acelerar el proceso natural de la vida".

"Quizás nunca sepamos realmente que es lo que ocurre cuando la muerte hace acto de presencia. Sólo podemos quedarnos con nuestras creencias individuales, las que nunca llegarán a un consenso general. Más que comprender a la muerte en profundidad, quizás lo mejor sea aceptarla, saber que está siempre al acecho y que es lo único que no podemos evitar".

Bandcamp: http://rottentomb.bandcamp.com/

La muerte es sólo el comienzo...

Interrogatorios, mórbidas reflexiones y oscuras alucinaciones acerca de la "muerte"!💀🔥