1.Can you give us an update on what is going on with the band these days?
R: almost completely slept for the reasons of covid. It has been really difficult to rehearse, a lot of problems that also started before, in the social revolution, we have a lot of difficulties to do things all together. So we could end the album release last year and we are not doing anything new for the moment.
2.In 2020 you had released a new album, musically how does it differ from the stuff you have released in the past?
R: not much different than others, in fact songs are older than the album before. We have a lot of songs done a long time ago and in close time between each other, so this new album is a piece of what will come… each time we can we record, we have a lot of long songs, in any moment could be release a new album or split, we would like to do more splits to use songs in something.
3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects you explore with the newer music and also how would you describe your progress as songwriters over the years?
R: Lyrics kept the topic over the years, is what came from the head, there are no plan for them, as the music, we leave that born without think about it, so that means that maybe is not a progress, or change, but there are a lot of songs without lyrics yet, so anything could happen in the future.
4.Onwe of your lyrical topics is also 'mysticism', can you tell us a little bit more about your interest in this topic?
R: lyrics are more humanistic topics, about relationships, broken heart, sad love, loss… romantic shits but not happy things, not good relationships, loss of a couple, etc.
5.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Aura Hiemis'?
R: It had to be dark, cold… and you feel it in a winter breeze.
6.Can you tell us a little bit more about the artwork that is presented on the album cover?
R: As almost all AH work is something that came up in the moment, not much thought about it, so it has what we like to see, darkness, the night, the moon, the forest… a lonely witch… we will try to replicate the style of the cover on the next albums, but is something that could change cause nothing is done yet
7.What are some of the best shows that the band has played over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?
R: All of them have been good, playing with big bands of the scene of course has some other taste, as there are some ones in better places with more public, but we try to have a good time every time we play a gig. We played a few times in a year so we enjoyed all we could.
8.On a worldwide level how has the reaction been to your newer music by fans of funeral doom and death metal?
R: We don't really know… at least nobody has said it sucks.
9.What is going on with some of the other bands or musical projects these days that some of the band members are a part of?
R: in the same way that AH, they are trying to resume the work in the best possible way
10.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
R: We can't say anything about it, cause the next 4 albums are written and they are in the same direction as the last one, it's like one really long album in chapters. So in any moment we could make new songs that we don't know how they will be and they can change until they get recorded some day...
11.What are you currently listening to nowadays?
R: Almost the same as a few years… Katatonia, Wolfheart, HIM, and so many other bands that i don't even remember everyday could be something new
12.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
R: I want to thank you for the space and the interesting questions. Thanks to the readers and I hope some of them listen to the band and enjoy it.
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