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In the
following lines, you can read about pure feelings. about mournful lives, about
people really knowing what they're dealing with and also about a forthcoming
death to the weak christian-followers. MONUMENTUM is the "code-word".
For sure the Gods of Italy, and also some of the best and purest music avaible.
This view was done by an immortal friend friend of mine, Morten, and if you
read further on you can study the MONUMENTUM ways... If you dear. Drown in your
tears....
First
of all Roberto, please give us a few words about your band's history and who's
playing at the moment?
"MUSAEUM
HERMETICUM", getting a quite goo response in Italy, but a Monomentum is a
project born back in 1988. Various people have been involved and the band was
split up too for several months (1 year and half...) I creatd it with Duman on
bass, Moxx on drums and Mark on vocals (I played guitar and synth.) We recorded
in 1989 the demo poor followings in the rest of the world. After the demo was
recorded, several negative situations came in the band, carrying us to a more
or less definite split-up, I wished to reform the band (or better, to re-start
the project) in late 1991, but I'm the only original member. We are actually in
three creatures.
I know the mesterpiece
"MONOMENTUM/ROTTING CHRIST split 7". Have Monomentum released other
demo's, EP's?
I basically
avscered this in the previous question, still about the EP, it was just a
"HISTORICAL_EXHUMATION", as all the songs are quite old, (the Rotting
Christ one too, even if specially recorded). The sound quality is poor to, as
the master tape was hanging around the catacombs of my castle for something
like 3 years....a real mummy...the only meaning of this record is: The
Monomentum coffin has been open again....
I believe you have some
connection to OBSCURE PLASME Rec. or..?
Eh, it seems like!
No well, it's my label, we only have released six 7" and one live LP (of
the best band of the planet...), but we're going to become more serious in
1993. This doesn't mean wimping out, 'coz we'll sign only true DARK_DOOM_BLACK
bands, but that we'll try to make things faster and more serious (only LP+CD's
and no more 7").
How is the scene in Italy now,
talking about Black/Melancholic bands?
We had a quite good dark metal/melancholic wave bands in the years 1985-88.
Actually there's only one black metal band, called Mortuary Drape. Iconoclast
is maybe the best death metal band, but it we're talking about strictly dark-
black...well...total lack. There are few good death metal bands, but they are looking
for american, death metal sounds, which pisses me off. (Me too, it's so fucken
boring and standard!!....-ed). You know, people who pass their days hoping that
one morning the mail box will enclose a record deal from Earache or Nuclear
Blast. Oh, italian little dreamers....
You are going to
release your debut album "IN ABSENTIA CHRISTI" on DSP in 1993. How
did you actually get that deal?
It's a kind of secret between me and Euronymous, but substantially, I guess
that Euronymous liked our music! It's always a strange and courageous choice
for DPS, because actually we are nothing in the actual "scene" (if
this word has a meaning...), and he could sell lot's more records of a typical
swedish death metal band...we praise him.
Yes it does. The persons involved in Monumentum both in the past and present
are not examples of happiness of living. Mark for example, is one of the most
frustrated and depressive person I ever known. Hereally can't find a meaning
for an earthly human life. Actually he works in Milano's Central Morgue: He
washes and dresses cadavers after car accidents and autopsy. And this increased
his completaly cold personality. I think that you must feel this kind of music
in your body and brain yet before handling the instruments. It's not music just
for perfect musicians and skilled composers: Gloom mood before technique.
MONOMENTUM's lyric
seems to be quite mystical. What are they about? Take for instance a song like
"NEPHTALI"?
Nephtali is a really particular lyric co-written with a great friend of mine
called "Derec from the fog". Monomentum lyrics are based on various
subjects, but with a common shade: a deep to the bones-depression of living,
and a fereocious anticrhistian devotion. We live maybe in the most fanatic
country of europe concerning christian religion. The vatican lays here...This
is our damnation, and this is also a big negative influence on our lyrics. We
keep also many historical references from past empires and ncient religions.
Let's discuss another subject. Do you think there will be a WORLD WAR 3?
If so, wich countries will start it and when do you think it will happen? Would it be a nuclear war with toal
extinction of mankind?
There will be many
local civil wars I think. Europe is burning: The fall of communistic goverments
in U.R.S.S. Albania, Romania, East Germany, Jugoslavia was not the best thing
possible at all. First because the life conditions and economic situations for
these countries like Germany, France, Sweden and Italy. This will follow into
civil wars I think. I am waiting with anxiety the moment when someone will
start to shoot in the stretts in Italy as 20 years ago. Concerning your
particual question, I don't think there will be whole W.W. 3, not in the next
10 years at least. Countries have too many internal troubles to figtht with
others. At least this is the situation in Europe, while in the middle east and
Arabian countries eveything is possible, because they are mentally ill (Yes,
once and for all - there is no Allah!!!!....-ed) Anyway, it there would be a
W.W. 3, I think Germany would start it or Japan. Jananese are psychopaths and
meaningless individuals and I really hope that this country will disappear soon
in the pacific ocean...
What Norwegian bands
have you heard? I know that you have been to Norway, what do you think about
this icy country in the high north? (at least we have great beer here, don't
you think?)
Let me say one this first: I have the "mania" of Norway since I was
12 years old. It's something that goes over the presence of so godly bands.
Norway has always been my favourite country of the world. (I'm flattered...-ed)
Many guys are interested now in it, come there insummer. Just because they are
fascinated by Norwegian bands. I would come there to live eternally (You're
welcome to stay brother...-ed) Then the fact that there are so many great bands
just increase my opinion on Norway. To prove this, I tell you that I have been
two times in Norway for one month eact and stayed there hanging thru fjords,
forests, lakes, small towns without meeting any of my pals of bands I'm in
contact with, I stayed there as a normal norwegian, absorbed by your country.
Don't take me for a stupid tourist with the camera hanging on the neck as a
jepanese. It's different situation. (What about out beer...-ed). Talking of
bands, I would say, too many to mention! But Mayhem, Arcturus, Burzum, Malfeitor,
Godsend, Belzebub, Darkthrone...this is hell. Helllll inferno. I dislike
something as well: Immortal, Red Harvest....Don't hang me for Immortal, but
It's my opinion! It's still a little bit mysterious why and how some bands who
are now playing black metal, were playing techno-death with rockers influences
a couple your ago....
I don't know if you
have heard anything about Norse Mythology (Tor &Odin and the other gods
Valhalla) since you're from Italy, but I would be glad if you had. (What a
stipid sentence!!????)
I heard, but to tell you the truth I still haven't got the chance to study more
deeply the argument. There's a friend of mine here wich is total maniac of your
mythology so with his help, I will for sure enter the world of Valhalla
knowledge in the near future. (Hey, there has to be some vikingbrlood in this
gy!!!..-ed).
O.K say hello to people
you like/hate or finish this anyway you want!
Ave Agina Taran, Ave Thamuz, Ave Euronymous, Ave Metallion, Count Grishnachk:
WHere are you. (In jail!!!..-ed) Ave Morten. To humanity: Live in Absentia
Christi. Don't procreate anymore huma reptiles, I dream a slow self-extinction.
I cry for the children not for the dead.
C.P. 19
20010 Vanzago (MI)
ITALY