#30-Inside the darkness

Shaval yoth - Black Metal from Greece
Hi this is Jay reporting
for Inside the
Darkness magazine.
Today I’m lucky
enough to be talking to
Shavalyoth from Greece…
1 - Tell us
about Shavalyoth…
when where
and why did
you
decide
to form the
band?
The band
was formed in 2018 by
Archon Marchosias
and Elder in Rhodes,
Interview by Jay Parker
Dodecanese. We wanted to
form a band based on our
influences but also adding
our own inspirations
in our music.
Wanting to go in the extreme
genre I found Black and Death
metal or as I always say with my
best friend Black Metal found us.
Also, being
influenced by the most famous
band from our island
Macabre Omen we call our
Interview with Archon Marchosias
music Rhodian black metal.
Our lyrical themes are centered
around Greek mythology
and occultism.
2 - You’ve
released 2
eps and a
full length
so far…
- Run us
through
t h e m
and let
our readers
know where
they can get them.
The first three releases
can only be found on Youtube
and on our bandcamp.
There are only digital
versions of them but we’re
planning on releasing a
compilation album with
specific songs from each
release that will be included
on it. The new EP is
available on CD from
Masters Of Kaos
Records.
3 - The new Ep
is an absolute
monster; I’ve
heard great reviews…I
am curious
to know
what the follow
up will be like…
Do you think
you can beat it?
Tell us about
the new material
you’re recording…
In Shavalyoth
and my other
projects I really
try to beat every
former release.
But my main focus
is for each release to
have something unique
that the other didn't.
4 - What were your
musical influences
growing up?
I started my search for
music discovering rock
music and then I dived
into the nu metal genre.
Afterwards, wanting to
go in the extreme genre
I found black and death
metal or as I always
say with my best friend
black metal found us.
5 - When did you start
playing music? And what
was your first instrument?
I started playing music in
the age of 16 and my first
instrument was the
electric guitar.
6 - Do you have any
other side projects
apart from Shavalyoth?
Besides Shavalyoth I have
a band with my foresaid
best friend named Reapers
Crypt (black/thrash metal)
and a solo project Portal
to oblivion (Black metal).
7 - Tell us about the extreme
metal scene in Greece…
The extreme metal scene in
Greece is developing ceaselessly
with new bands emerging
every time. Some follow
the same path of the first extreme
metal bands of Greece
and others keep that and
add new elements to their
music thus having
a variety of different
genres to listen
from the Greek extreme
metal scene.
8 - What are
your top 5 albums
of all time?
Slipknot - Iowa.
Mayhem - De
mysteries dom
sathanas.
Dissection -
Storm of the
lights bane.
Rotting Christ
- Thy mighty
contract.
Amon Amarth
- Twilight
of the thunder
god.
9 - If you could play with
any musician, live or
dead, who would it be?
Freaking many artists
but since you put it
that way, I'll try mentioning
some of them.
Jeff Hanneman.
Per Yngve Pelle
Ohlin (Dead).
Mick Thomson.
Jon Nodtveidt.
Abbath.
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