TODAY I AM LUCKY TO BE TALKING WITH R’LYEH DE KORKVAK FROM COLOMBIA
GOOD AFTERNOON BROTHER! THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO TALK TO OUR READERS.
1- Tell us about the roots of KORKVAK, when, where and why did you decide to form the band?
KorkvaK was born on October 31, 2012, in the city of Bogotá, Colombia. Under hermetic and occult ideals we have developed our own and forceful sound, through which the Rebellion and the purest cosmogony are present.
And more than a decision korkvak is created under a need. which is to attend to the call of nature and its mysticism, to claim the hidden knowledge of the being and to rediscover that connection with nature and the cosmos that opens the way to the supremacy of the being in its maximum autonomy.
2- Tell us about your discography and let our readers know where they can get copies.
We have participated in a couple of Splits, such as the "Alianza Impia del Sur" of which some copies still exist and "Conciencias Divididas" a limited edition Colombian Black metal compilation. And right now we are promoting Our EP "Angeli Descensus" which is a Collection piece.
3- I understand that you are about to release a new album in 2024, what will it be like? Do you think you can surpass previous releases? Tell us about the new material you're recording...
Our New Album will exceed any expectations we have had before, we have managed to achieve an impeccable and forceful work, 9 songs will be Rebelled that from beginning to end are a mystical journey to cold and dark paths in the middle of funereal beings.
Its name will be "The fall Of The Gods" and it will have 9 tracks that will undoubtedly accompany the struggle with their own self, of each listener.
Songs like "Renacer" or "Corpus Mistycum" are songs that show our years of work and it will really be from another plane where you can perceive Korkvak in essence.
I can only say that we are more than proud of the result and we hope that it reaches the most intimate and sensitive fibers of our listeners.
4- What were your musical influences growing up?
Definitely the old school was always accompanying us
There were more bands that, over time, guided our spectrum and objectives.
How they were. Windir, Cor Scorpii, Angantyr or the masters of Lord Belial but when we talk about influence we refer to an endless number of sounds that psychedelia and music include have slowly guided us to what we recognize today as Korkvak.
5- When did you start playing music? And what was your first instrument?
I started around the age of 12 or 13 and although over time I learned to play various instruments, there is no doubt that the guitar is my greatest ally on this path, it is where all my musical experience lies and with which I am most able to express so much. unimaginable emotions that range from the strident and chaotic to beautiful classical passages that become soundtracks of perverse feelings.
6- Do you have any other side projects apart from KORKVAK?
I am currently a guitarist for Unchained, a very captivating band thanks to the technicality with which it is handled, I also play winds, choirs and keyboards with them. We currently have an album titled "The Calling"
7- Tell us about the extreme metal scene in COLOMBIA..
Colombia has always been a land of war and death and that makes it a tireless source of gangs, it is an aggressive and violent scene with exponents who have left their mark worldwide.
8- What are your 5 best albums of all time?
It is a very difficult question since everything has been a chain of contributions from many bands since the beginning and you cannot talk about one without referring to the union it has with another and I think that is the magic of all this
But I will name a few that I know we consider in Korkvak and they would be
1- Reinkaos - Dissection. 4- A blaze in The North in sky - Darktrhone
2-The Black Curse - Lord Belial 5-Divine Nemesis - Satyricon
3 Dreamquest – Evol
9- If you could play with any musician, living or dead, who would it be?
I would play "the Devil's Trill" with Giuseppe Tartini.
10- As part of the growing wave of young and talented artists, how do you see the scene developing in the coming years?
I believe that new bands are growing exponentially and that over the years the sound that we inherit to new generations will be what they will later take as a basis or influence to make their own and hence the importance of having solid material in composition, in arrangements in production but above all it is Chaos and destruction, so that feeling of anger will prevail in the new ranks and will continue to spread the dark fog of Black Metal.
11- What do you think are the main differences between the 'old school' and the so-called 'new school' of extreme music?
-The soul with which things were made. And the coherence of the procedure.
12- Where would you like to take KORKVAK? Do you have future plans to play live in Europe?
First of all, we seek to reach listeners who agree with our sound and take Korkvak around the world, feeding those minds that find peace in chaos.
Europe would be an excellent opportunity, we still do not have an event there but we will surely look for alliances to be able to take our presentations somewhere on the old continent.
13- - Would you like to add something for our readers?
Thank Jay for this interview and invite all his readers to purchase our Ep and soon Our album "The fall Of The Gods"
Thank you
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