ADifferentShadeOfBlackMetalZine: Azathoth Circle

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Azathoth Circle Interview

1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?
Well,its all started by the end 2012 i started looking for musicians for my new band, been working on some material for a while, and was ready to get in in rehearsal room
It was not easy to get musicians for such stuff, i had two self made demos with a drummer, a close friend of mine helped me with that, anyway summer 2013 i met Alexandra and Mike, so we gathered to make it all happen, after a while we got 5 tracks to be recorded, and we started to look for a studio, this is how Azathoth Circle started

2.So far you have released 2 ep's, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on both of the recordings and also how do they differ from each other?
The first EP was just a first our try to look on what we have done working together, mixing ideas, riffs, vocals, arrangements and perfect drumming by a friend of ours Erland
it was representing our mood at that time, passion and sadness in one work, second one is more powerfull work, we been on our way of mixing what we all love, from alternative metal, black metal, stoner, progressive, doom, and the mix of all of it, you can hear on both EPs we all listen to different music, but we gathered just to get it together in a mix of what you hear

3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?
its all matter of our lives, fights with ourselves, what we feel, what`s our fears, what it covers in us

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Azathoth Circle'?
Life Circles, your dark sides, your bright sides, you can be the god of your dark side, or bright, you choose, it`s your circle, its a matter of what your are going to join
Are you in a Circle?)

5.What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and also how would you describe your stage performance?
We made our first two shows alredy, both in local clubs, biggest and most influential stages in our city, we all been playing before in different bands and have a great experience of being on stage, but for the firs time Azathoth Circle appears as one part, as a band itself, nice performances, nice audience, we know what to do, how to make stage performances even better

6.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?
As any band we are willing to make awesome tours, big shows, getting more and more recognizable

7.Does Occultism play any role in the music?
not any, we are dark persons, but not as much )

8.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of metal?

we started promoting ourselves on biggest musical social networks (reverbnation,bandcamp, lastfm....) the feedback on our first EP was fantastic, so its a great start for a local
band to get a wordwide respect, by working hard on songs and live performances

9.When can we expect a full length album and also where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
We want to record our 3d EP and make it also digital, maybe limited edition CD, album? well there are no reasons to make an albums our days for no major label bands i guess
itunes, amazon, shows how ep`s , singles are sells, so, album, we will do it, after third EP i guess it will be the right time to make it

10.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?
we all listening to different stuff, wide range of musical styles and bands that`s why are not sure, what exactly we are playing ))))

11.What are some of your non musical interests?
we all open minded and looking for some cool stuff, for something new, something interesting )) watching discovery channel (lol)

12.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
Thank you for you time, for checking our stuff, give it a like on facebook, oh yes, we have a facebook page, you can find latest news there, also don`t forget to share
and support local scene, all bands needs your support, cheers !!

Monday, November 24, 2014

Azathoth Circle/The Replacement/Metal Scrap Records/2014 EP Review

Azathoth Circle are a band from Ukraine that plays a very dark and progressive form of post metal that also brings in elements of black metal, stoner, and doom and this is a review of their 2014 ep "The Replacement" which was released by Metal Scrap Records.

Clan playing and acoustic guitars starts off the ep giving the music more of a progressive and post rock edge along with some melodic clean singing female vocals a few seconds later and after a couple of minutes the music goes into more of a heavy prog metal direction along with a good mixture of black metal screams and death metal growls.

When solos and leads are added into the music they give the ep even more of a dark and melancholic edge and the drums also bring in a few seconds of blast beats and the songs also have more of a modern metal edge to them and on the second track you can hear more gothic, doom metal and Opeth influences being added into the bands musical style along with a touch of mainstream rock/metal and on the last track the music starts bringing in more of a stoner metal vibe.

Azathoth Circle brings in a variety of many different style ranging from progressive and post metal and adding it in with the heaviness of stoner, doom and black metal along with a touch of mainstream rock to create their own style of dark metal, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover dark and occult themes.

In my opinion Azathoth Circle are a very great sounding mixture of progressive, post and dark metal and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACK "Attack Over Again". 8 out of 10.