#30-Inside the darkness

Analogy Of Apathos - Death Metal from Colombia
Interview by Andrew Stanton
It’s amazing the amount much for the invitation.”
of great bands coming - What bands did
out of Bogota, Colombia.
Analogy Of Apathos
are another great
Death Metal band new
on the scene. Andrew Stanton
talked to bass player Juan.
you like growing up?
“Well, I think I began listening
to rock & roll and
metal with the usual great
bands like Black Sabbath,
Metallica,
Hello and
welcome to
Inside the
Darkness.
“Hello, this
is Juan.
B a s s -
ist and
songwriter
at Analogy of Apathos.
Thank you very
Analogy of Apathos is the closest
description we have found to talk about
the contemporary nihilism in which we are
overcome by apathy and fail to develop
relationships for the common good.
Interview with Juan
Megadeth,
Pantera, System of a Down.
But at a certain point, I discovered
other Extreme Metal
bands that represented a before
and after in the experience
of making music like Death,
Children of Bodom or even
Dissection in Black Metal.”
- Why do you call yourselves
a
'Modern Metal'
band?
“I know it
might sound
a bit pretentious,
but this
term came
up when we
were talking about
our artistic identity with the
guitarist and co-founder of
the band, Mauricio Forero.
We agreed that the most important
characteristic of our
compositional process is the
experimentation in the construction
of riffs, melodies,
solos or even the general
form of the songs. This is
in addition to
the wide spectrum
of influences,
ranging
from death,
black, groove
and progressive
metal to
even jazz, soul
and Colombian
regional
rhythms. So,
we found in
this mixture
of sounds a
modern way
to approach
this music
that we love
to play and
hope to bring
some more
live to the scene.”
- What does Analogy Of
Apathos mean?
“This term comes from the
Greek word Pathos, which
refers to the ability to be affected
in mood or to arouse
emotions. The letter "A" as a
prefix of Pathos implies the
negation of this idea of emotion.
Analogy of Apathos is
the closest description we
have found to talk about the
contemporary nihilism in
which we are overcome by
apathy and fail to develop
relationships for the common
good. This is why we
have reached a critical point
regarding public health, the
state of the environment, the
wars still being fought in the
world, and so on.”
- What are
your lyrics about?
“Starting from the premise
of the band's name,
we have explored several
themes such as power, desire,
the oppression that state institutions
impose on vulnerable
populations, and
other perhaps more existential
themes such as the inevitability
of change and death.”
- Are you associated with
any other bands around Bogota?
“Right now we don't have a
relationship with other bands
with whom we have the goal
of producing shows, touring
or recording together. However,
we have made friends
within the Bogota
scene with
whom we know
we could collaborate
in the
near future.”
- Do you
consider
your music
as Death
Metal or
Thrash Metal?
“We are
definitely
much closer
to Death
Metal. Maybe
some of
our biggest
influences
have been
bands like Obscura, The Faceless
or Rivers of Nihil. However,
we also can't deny that
some passages in our songs
can be influenced by sounds
close to Thrash Metal.”
- Do you have a date
for your album yet?
“We don't have a date yet,
but we're working hard to
hopefully release our first fulllength
album this year.”
- How have audiences reacted
to your shows?
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