
Answered by Fog ( Massimo Altomare - Drums )
Which are the expectations on the release of "Daemusinem Domine Empire" ?
We don't have particular expectations or ambitions , we hope that people will like our music and we hope to gain respect and consideration from the metal world . This album is the result of hard work , so we expect that people will respect and appreciate this work .
Which is the meaning of the name of the band ?
The name Daemusinem comes from and intersection between two words : Daemon and Musinè . Musinè is a mountain near the city of Turin , this place is very well-known here because of many occult and strange facts happened during the centuries . This mountain has really an "occult power" , a strange atmosphere which cannot be totally explained . We used to go there sometimes , it is really a bewitching place . A lot of people here is bewitched from the legends of this mountain and so , we imagined a Daemon descending from Musinè . This is Daemusinem .
How did you got Massimo to play drums in Daemusinem ?
I got in touch with Patrick in late November 2000 because I was quitting another death metal band . Moreover I knew that Daemusinem were searching a drummer ... so it was really simple and natural . We started to work together in December 2000 and now I'm totally satisfied about Daemusinem. I also play in another band called Black Flame and I played for a short time with Mortuary Drape .
Which is your opinion on the "Darkside Dimension" demo ?
Well , I got the demo from the band when I was not playing with them . It was on july 2000. I really liked this demo and the label Cold Blood Industries too , as you probably know all the tracks from this demo are in our first cd . I had really a good opinion from the first time because it was really intense , violent , melodic and professional for being the first demo of a band .
Why did you decide to record "Daemusinem Domine Empire" in the One Voice Studios?
The reason are many and the simplest is that it is the place where the demo "Darkside Dimension" was recorded in 2000 , so we returned there to record our debut cd . Moreover this studios are quite really near our homes , all the members of Daemusinem have a regular work so you can understand that a place near you is a goo solution in this cases . Finally Daniele Giordana ( owner of the studios ) is really a good guy . Anyway I don't know if we'll return back again on that place to record our second cd. Maybe we'll go to Holland in Franky's Recording Kitchen studios ( where have worked bands as God Dethroned , Salacious Gods , The Wounded ... ) .
What are Daemusinem's lyrics about ?
Lyrics are totally composed by the singer Gianni and they are a kind of journey through the most extreme human emotions such as hate , fear , agony and all this things mixed . The only exception is "Domine Empire" which is a sort of tribute to the Roman Empire . The album has not a lyrical concept , every song is a kind of story apart from the others .
Which is your opinion on the Italian death and black metal scene ?
Hard question ... there are a lot of groups here , but honestly really few of them are really and truly dedicated to music . I consider Mortuary Drape the greatest band in Italy , together with a lot of little band which I support like Black Flame ( where I play ) , Dying Awkard Angel and really few others . But Daemusinem are not into a particular scene , we don't like this kind of things and we prefer to concentrate our energies on music .
Do you have plans of touring to support the release of the new album ?
Yes , we really want to play live but we are searching other components for the line -up . Patrick played both guitars , bass and keyboards on the album , so you can understand that it is impossible to play live with our actual formation . Anyway we found a bass player called Fabrizio , who is really working hard with us ... so I think that in the next future we'll organize something ...
What can you tell me about your older bands , Uncreated and Detestor ?
Ok , first of all we have not a relaction with Detestor . An old guitar player of Daemusinem called Fabio Colombatto ( which wrote "Throne of illusions" and "Burning soul" ) used to play keyboards in a mini cd of Detestor ( it was "Ego" ) and nothing more .
Uncreated was a really old band where Patrick and Gianni started to work together . It was in 1992 !!! This band released a good demo in 1993 called "Hate" which features some good tracks of thrash metal . This band disappeared due to musical divergencies . After Uncreated there was another band called "Darkside Dimesion" ( ... ) where Patrick and Gianni used to play during 1995 and 1996 . Two songs wrote for this band were just the mentioned before "Throne of Illusions" and "Burning Soul" . This band was a sort of At the Gates with keyboards so you can see it as a starting point for Daemusinem , which were formed in 1999 .
Anything more that you would like to say ?
Ok , many cheers from Daemusinem to all the people in Argentina ... give us a chance listening our album and bang your heads with "Daemusinem Domine Empire" ! Soon we'll have our official website at
www.daemusinem.com , for band info you can directly write to Patrick at patzavan@tin.it . Other info are available at Cold Blood Industries site www.coldbloodindustries.com , where you can order our album if you can't reach it near you ! Cheers !
Interview by Federico Marongiu