Eschaton (Greece) 05/12/2012

K.Iakchos: Eschaton was started by me at the end of 2000 with the purpose to play black metal based on our influences, that is the Norwegian and the Greek of course scene, afterwards in the middle of various difficulties I managed to stabilize the Line-up in 2003 with Skylephtis and Nerteroz when we released with devotion quite a lot of material (2 demos,1 album, , 2 7”EP’S), after some time mainly the music differences played an important role in the creation of some frictions and so we were forced to change our paths firstly with Nerteroz and afterwards with Skylephtis. Finally with Orth’s arrival (2011) we gained a new push as a band in what we like to play and that’s nothing else than the Black metal exactly as we learnt it.

K.Iakchos: Οrth’s main band is Primeval Μass which exists as long as we do, with live performances and many releases that every serious listener of this sound should listen, me apart from Εschaton I am a member of Iasma too, a band which consists of members of Εzgaroth and the musical style is close to the very early Νecromantia’s material, and I have to mention that at the moment we are preparing a very interesting release.

K.Iakchos: The recording apart from the drums was done in Made in Hell studios (total respect!) almost entirely in Chamber 319 a place that is ours so we had the comfort to work a lot for the mix. The compositions are a result of various ideas that me and Orth had for some time now, and during one year we managed to work on them and the final result has satisfied me as we hadn’t record a full album before in our space and I didn’t have the clearest image of how the final result might sound, but finally everything was ok without any stress about the time etc. and we are satisfied for that.

K.Iakchos: Look, I don’t know if it is more mature, generally I can’t easily say something like that because it would be as I would underestimate the previous albums, anything that comes out, it comes out inside a specific time representing the emotions and the excitement that we feel, in everything that I record what comes first for me is the existence of feeling, also the epic touch in the tracks is always present both in the new compositions. The sound surely is one of the most clean we have ever created. But you know, that is something that came out very spontaneously by the mix, nothing was done on purpose.

K.Iakchos: Yes Orth has taken over the most parts of the compositions, the influences of the band as I told from the beginning is a mixture of old Norwegian school with the Greek scene, nevertheless as any “healthy” metalhead has his roots in the traditional Metal sound so both in our case some of these elements came out inside the new tracks. Phrases like “..what do you want to pass to the listener” etc, is not in any case our purpose, it may sound somehow weird but firstly I play music for me and to satisfy my need to externalize some things and afterwards anything else, in our new material but also in the old, a nostalgia, the feelings are reflected in all these and of course I’m glad when this is noted by the listener.

K.Iakchos: I have to tell you that two years before there was the thought not to continue, but that changed as with Orth I understood that we have a lot of elements in common and since Orth understood completely the main, first sound of the band I didn’t have any doubt that I have found the person with whom the band would continue faithful to its roots but also with elements that we always had inside us!

K.Iakchos: In my lyrics I get inspired by topics and situations about which either I read or I am keenly thinking, some of them are the nature, the instinct, mysticism, the war (also with the wide meaning of the word), also the nietzschean view of things was always influencing what I am writing.

K.Iakchos: The comments and the reviews are quite positives, the collaboration with Hass Weg is the best possible that we could have, I wish all of the “underground” labels of today to operate like Hass Weg..!, we are absolutely satisfied!

K.Iakchos: For the near future there are no plans for live..

K.Iakchos: We have begun slowly to work on tracks, there is an idea for a release between the two full lengths but I can’t tell anything more yet because it isn’t sure, the next full length though won’t be ready before mid ’13.

K.Iakchos: There is a bunch of new bands, many of which I haven’t ever listened and I can’t have an opinion, though there are the mentionable efforts both with appearances abroad and that’s important, personally for me to notice original, sincere material with feeling are the most necessary elements in order to deal with a band. About the cooperation you are talking, I don’t believe that it exist and if it existed, it must have been for sure during times I haven’t lived, that is in early 90’s when we could clearly speak about that we call “scene” with an very tight circle of contacts and the will and the passion for creating, we are in contact with some bands and of course we would cooperate in something good, but I have to tell you that now first of all our base is the sincere and long friendship and afterwards the bands.

K.Iakchos: The old good heavy metal is playing all the time in my speakers. Also classic Black metal of the old days. However my ears are open and something good may stick to my head in any time!

K.Iakchos: There are no plans. Meaning that we are a band that we are doing what we are doing just because we like and love it since our teenage years, about Εschaton as long as we have the excitement, the interest and the time we will try to release material.

K.Iakchos: I thank you for the interview, I would like to inform that anyone who wants the new album can get it with immediate shipping from here: order@hassweg-prod.com. ETERNAL HAILS!!!