Material for the next album is in the works, probably to be preceded by some musical experiments that could form an EP as well. We’re also looking at the possibility of putting together a live version of the band.
2.A few months back you had released a new album, musically how does it differ from the stuff you have released in the past?
“Autotomy” is a direct continuation of what we have built with past releases. This time we felt like being a bit more adventurous with riffs, melodies and song-structures though! We worked hard on the material to find the best way to present what the vibes express. The sound is also something we worked on harder this time. I am very happy with the sound on “Strength of Giants” – thin and dry, this is how I envisioned that album. A similar sonic approach would not fit the new material, however.
3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the new album and also how would you describe your progress as songwriters over the years?
Dysemblem lyrics explore the darkest corners of the human mind and soul. Loss of agency, edge of sanity, terrifying power, fear, emptiness, despair… Our approach gives voice to these states and lets them speak for themselves, hoping to express and soothe our own experiences. “Autotomy” is the intentional removal of a part of oneself, and this is what the making of this album felt like – the release from insufferable negativity. I found myself in several very dark places over the past few years and put great effort into getting out of there, so that is reflected in the lyrics of the album. From the ode to self-defeat that is narrated in Funerary Sceptre, to Charge and its scream of defiance, to the ecstasy of pain expressed in Death Sabbath.
4.Some of your earlier lyrics also touches on the occult and mythology, can you tell us a little bit more about your interest in those topics?
These fields exercise a great fascination on us. Our point of fixation is how they utilize images and words to express deep and complicated issues of the human psyche.
5.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Dysemblem'?
The affix “dys” signifies unpleasantness and obstacles – think of dysphoria, dysmorphia and dysfunction. The band is therefore the emblem under which these life experiences find expression.
6.Can you tell us a little bit more about the artwork that is presented on the new album cover?
The artwork made by Viral Graphics depicts a person exhausted in the middle of a hostile desert and reflects how I felt while making this album. What it brings forward is an interplay between defeat and attack, darkness and hope, death and transcendence.
7.Currently there are only 2 members in the band, are you open to expanding the line up or do you prefer to remain a duo?
Everything is possible!
8.Can you tell us a little bit more about 'Immortal Bytes'?
You’ll have to ask the people at the label! I guess the name is a nod to the classic Morbid Angel song and I’m surely thankful to them and to III Damnation for their interest and support.
9.On a worldwide level how has the reaction been to your music by fans of doom and death metal?
10.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
More death, metal, and doom! Dysemblem is dedicated to expressing that particular feeling and will remain so – a fun rock n’ roll album, for example, or a bestial war metal album are not in the cards. We are curious to see what other structures and tones could come into the picture, however. As I said earlier, we would be willing to try out new things as long as they fit the band profile.
11.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?
Our main purpose from day one was to give a death metal face to the introverted black metal of the early 90s – or a black metal face to the dark death metal of the late 80s. Main influences include Autopsy, Darkthrone, Bolt Thrower, Bathory, Celtic Frost, Beherit and Necrophagia. Other favourites include classic masters like Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Slayer and Metallica; extreme artists like Morbid Angel, Blasphemy, Napalm Death and Aura Noir; the Peaceville sound of early Paradise Lost, Anathema and At The Gates; and filthy metal like Sodom, Possessed, Entombed and Antaeus. From recent releases, “I” by Epitaphe from France blew me away.
12.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
Nah… Thanks for the interview! Aees.
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