Our first interview with MORTALITY
AT: Bandung.
Date: Thursday, 16 May
2019.
By: Kieran James and
Popo Demons Damn.
Translation by: Popo Demons Damn.
MORTALITY line-up: Balung (vocals),
Maya (guitar), Biye (bass), and Andriz (drums).
Maya
(guitarist): We started the process for this album in 2016. We had a break for
a year (2017) because I was pregnant. And then we continued in 2018. At 2019 we
finished the album and released it on 30 April. At the end of last year we had
finished the album but we still had not signed with any record label. We were
still selecting a label to sign with.
In January 2019 we signed with Sadist Records from Bali and Yogya. This album has nine songs. Two of the songs are remix songs from the first album.
Kieran James: Why did you do remix songs from the first album?Maya:
We changed the sound style and the guitar section. We tried to change it to the
New Mortality style. The band makes New Mortality with a style which is more
Black/Death. We call it Black/Death but
the reviews from friends and buyers call it “Death Metal with scream vocals.”
The vocal style sounds more Black Metal but the music sounds more Death Metal.
The people call it the New Mortality because it sounds very different to the Mortality
of before - before it was Black Metal. Some websites said the same thing. The
songs sound more like DM than BM. People feel that it is very different to
Mortality before.
Popo Demons Damn: I knew Mortality since I was in high-school. Sometimes they used blood in the stage. I thought that this was interesting stage-act. Now we can’t find any BM band which does this at the show. What do you think, should BM bands do blood shower on-stage?
Maya: We don’t use blood now because, since 2005 until 2013, we were inactive. Then the drummer Andriz and I joined and the stage-act changed. We make a new vision and concept now for the music and the stage-act. For the album, we really changed the concept to being New Mortality.
KJ:
Are you happy with the sound of the album and the packaging?
Maya:
We are very satisfied with the sound and the packaging for the album. After 15
years we finally released the second album. It took four years between starting
work and releasing of the album.
KJ:
How was it like to record with this record company?
Maya:
The record label is doing a good job. They are promoting the album very well.
We feel happy and satisfied that we signed with this label.
KJ:
Is there any tour coming up?
Maya:
We have a plan to do the tour. We are still discussing with the record label.
The next plan is to make the video-clip first. Then we will focus on arranging
the tour.
KJ:
Who made the design for the CD packaging?
Biye
(bass): Rudi Gorging Suicide, he lives in Central Java. For this album, we have
two guest vocalists, Glenn and Robi (Ensemble Tikoro). Glenn is guest-vocalist
on the song “Us of War”.
Maya:
This lyric for this album represents what we feel at this moment [summary = rangkuman].
KJ:
What are you angry towards?
Maya:
The world.
Biye:
War, hate, menindas orang yang lemah
[people who oppress the weak]. Kekuasaan
yang semena mena [arbitrary power].
KJ:
The song “Zionist” is about anti-Zionist, yes?
Maya:
Yes.
Bobby:
Was there any offer from any other record label?
Maya:
We still choose Sadist record label.
KJ:
How many copies did they make?
Maya:
500 copies of CD. They will also produce cassette, 200 copies.
Maya:
They understand it because we always bring them to the gigs since they were
children. I have taken the second (son) and the third (daughter) since they
were in my belly.
KJ:
Does your oldest daughter have any favourite metal band?
Maya:
She more loves classic music, she likes to play piano. The second child, the
son, likes the metal. He loves Mortality.
KJ:
Message for the fans?
Maya:
Keep the spirit to make the new creation.
Biye:
That is enough.
Maya:
Don’t make a wall to creating music. Although we are being a mother, don’t stop
to create. But family is still priority. Don’t forget to buy our CD and
T-shirt.
*****THE END*****
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