TODAY I AM LUCKY TO BE TALKING WITH REBELLION FROM SEMJAZA FROM MEXICO...
GOOD AFTERNOON GUYS!, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO TALK TO OUR READERS
1- Tell us about Semjaza's roots, when, where and why did you decide to form the band?
Rebellion. - Thank you dear Master of Kaos Prods, first of all, we appreciate the time and attention you give us in your valuable space to get to know us better and thereby build a bridge between us and the readers.
Semjaza is formed in the city of Durango capital in the year 2022, I consider a kind of synthesis between two projects that I have led, so accentuating certain characteristics of both I decide to form Semjaza.
2- Tell us about your discography and let our readers know where they can get copies
Rebellion. - The Fire That Burn Within is our Debut Demo Ep, and you can proudly purchase it both physically on CD and on all Master of Kaos Prods digital platforms.
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...
Rebellion. - The Fire That Burned Within is the foundation of what we are working on, our Debut Ep is the catapult for what is to come and anticipating something of what it will be like, we can inform you that it will have more strength and more darkness, a direct and clear message, no We seek to indoctrinate or boast of having otherworldly knowledge that only the Initiates know. No, we precisely opt for a Black Metal that goes against it, being the backbone of following the path of precisely how the movement emerged.
4- What were your musical influences growing up?
Rebellion. - The family context greatly delimits these influences, my older brothers to this day continue listening to rock and roll from the 70s and its crossover with disco music, obviously that guides us to search for an identity finding Heavy Metal and from there we don't We finished continuing to look for proposals until today.
5- When did you start playing music? And what was your first instrument?
Rebellion. - The drums were our first and only instrument, between the last year of high school and the transition to high school we met a friend who had his band and we were lucky that he invited us to a rehearsal, with this we began to explore and practice giving guideline to form my first Black Metal Band.
6- Do you have any other side projects apart from Semjaza?
Rebellion. - Yes, the first is Ars Inferi which debuted live in 2004 and is active today 2024.
● · “Signa Animorum Inferi" (2005) Demo.
● · “I am one with night" (2007) Full Length.
● · “Sarcophagia" (2011) Full Length.
● · “Negative Utopia" (2015) Full Length.
Official Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/ars.inferi
The second project is I.N.R.I. (In Necis Renascor Integer) is a band dedicated to the wisdom of the dead, following a tradition in which Gnosis is derived from the transition to the afterlife, which implies a cult of death and Necromancy.
● · "Azoth" (2020) Debut Ep.
● · "Walking the path of no return" Official Live Session (Bra)
Official Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/inri.mx/
7- Tell us about the extreme metal scene in Mexico...
Rebellion. - From my perspective, in the last seven years or so, our country has been a point of investment and opening for a large number of concerts that obviously favor support for the scene and its growth, as well as many Mexican groups have transcended borders working in a better way. and placing national music at a good level.
8- What are your 5 best albums of all time?
Rebellion. – This is a complex question, so I will change the angle and tell you the 5 albums that marked something in my perspective of listening, enjoying and trying to create something of my own.
● KISS, Alive! (1975)
● Motley Crue, Shout at the Devil (1983)
● Slayer, Reign in Blood (1986)
● Judas Priest, Painkiller (1990)
● Darkthrone, Soulside journey (1991)
9- If you could play with any musician, living or dead, who would it be?
Rebellion. - Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin, Steve Harris from Iron Maiden, Ray Manzarek from The Doors, Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top, David Gilmour from Pink Floyd.
10- As part of the growing wave of young and talented artists, how do you see the scene developing in the coming years?
Rebellion. – Previously we mentioned that the scene is developing well and we consider that this trend will continue, we hope that it crystallizes and does not end with a great wave of albums by hollow and empty artists or remakes because this is also abundant.
11- What do you think are the main differences between the 'old school' and the so-called 'new school' of extreme music?
Rebellion. - We had a time when extreme music releases and their ideological-musical sieve, although they belonged to a genre, their essence was different, they sounded different. Today they emulate, clone, what they like and that cannot be. Black Metal has always been about expressing something personal, values, principles, traditions, whatever you like to call it, are the foundations and roots. Our banner.
12- Where would you like to take Semjaza? Do you have future plans to play live in Europe?
Rebellion. – First we will continue working on our musical ideological consolidation, a full-length album with the quality that it really entails in body and soul, perhaps some live performances, but without a doubt it is hierarchy to raise the level to show an optimal degree whether in Europe or any side.
13- - Would you like to add something for our readers?
Rebellion. - Thank them and invite them to light their internal Flame, and remind them “…remain faithful to the earth and do not believe those who speak to you about unearthly hopes! …They despise life, they are dying and they, too, are poisoned, the earth is tired of them: I hope they disappear!" (Nietzsche, F).
Many thanks to Semjaza! Thank you!
Thanks for your time, guys, and we're eagerly awaiting your new material.