Pavel: The recording of this album was really long because of troubles with line-up. In fact, the process of writing these songs was much shorter than recording. It was not a good period for the band. And after the last track was recorded the band split up for a year. But since spring of 2016 we try to find ways to form new line-up or gather the previous.
2. You have a new album coming out in November, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording and also how does it differ from the stuff you have released in the past?
Pavel: New stuff is better arranged in comparison with our past releases. Great efforts have been put into production, and I hope it brought the results.
Sergei: We've been trying to make every song special and memorable, with unique mood and feeling in each of them.
Alexei: New sound. It's evil and powerful as it always been but now the quality is higher.
3. Your lyrics cover a great amount of horror topics, can you tell us a little bit more about your interest in this genre?
Pavel: It's a good theme for death metal. I don't want to translate any deep philosophical things through our music. That's why I write horror stories. It's a sort of amusement as for me. But sometimes something inner and sick breaks out. You can hear it in 'Towards the End', 'Leaving a Body' and 'Excommunicated from Light' for example'.
Sergei: I'm a fan of horror movies and giallo. It's a great source of inspiration for lyrics and art-works. And it goes well with metal music. For example the last track on our new album is an interpretation of Fabio Frizzi's music to Lucio Fulci's "City of the living dead".
4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Old Chapel'?
Pavel: Just suitable mystical atmosphere. It forms the needed mood.
5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?
Pavel: Our performance history is poor. We have no line-up to play shows.
6. Do you have any touring or show plans once the new album is released?
Pavel: We even haven't a guitar player. Alexei lives in other city now and it's difficult for us to gather and play again. I don't think that something will change in the near future. But we're still searching for people. I'm very worried of this situation lasting for years. I think of bad carma or something, seriously. Most of people we've been working with were fucking weird freaks with no ambitions. Laziness, complaints, selfishness, emotions instead of work - we're fucking tired of this. Maybe the reason is the city we live in. May be the reason is the specifics of music we play.
7. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of death and doom metal?
Pavel: There were some good words about our previous release 'Symptoms of Possession' from different corners of Earth.
8. Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
Pavel: I think we should to increase the level of aggression and morbidity in our music. Now I'm trying to write new lyrics in this vein. Also we have two songs written during the creating of 'Visions from Beyond' which don't fit this release. We're about to unleash these strange bastards as a EP or something like that.
9. What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
Sergei: Old metal, regardless of style. Now I listen to all bands with Wino, all bands with Phil Swanson, Corrosion of Conformity, Down, Pentagram, Alice in Chains, Mad Season and of course Black Sabbath.
Pavel: I can say nothing about influence, but old school death and thrash work always. Also some traditional doom as Pentagram or Gates of Slumber must be mentioned. The newest love of my life is Sweden Vanhelgd. They're motherfucking killers! Oh, yes, and Beethoven of course - that's my very speical disease.
Alexei: Probably, all bands we listen to make some influence on our music. Speaking for myself I mean classic heavy bands like DIO, Metallica, Led Zeppelin, WASP, Helloween… this list is so long, you know... I love early Skid Row so much! Certainly, there are a lot of bands that are more similar with us in genre, headed by Dismember and Entombed. I want to mention some unexpected and interesting from nowadays like Gogol Bordello. They're so cool gypsy punks. Also I listen to a lot of instrumental music like Andy James or Conquering Dystopia.
10. Does Occultism play any role in your music?
Alexei: No. I think music should not be a carrier of any ideas. Even if I would have such beliefs it must be out of music.
Pavel: Nope, it's exciting while watching movies or reading books. That's an interesting part of world culture just like religion or mythology. But it can't be taken seriously in real life, because I'm sure that the greatest force in this world is the power of your own mind, it can create and kill any god or demon.
11. What are some of your non musical interests?
Pavel: Reading.
Sergei: Wasting my life and killing time, haha)
Alexei: My job of course - digital drawing and animation. Also I feel an interest in natural sciences, but now I have no time for this little hobby.
12. Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
Pavel: Stay metal and don't forget to check out 'Visions from Beyond'!
Alexei: Many thanks for the attention. Listen to tje new album because it's awesome.
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