Interview by: K.N.
Greets , first off I’d like to thank you for granting us this opportunity for this interview and to allow your supporters to “catch up” with
what Aborym holds for us all in the future.
Aborym has not released any material since the 2006 “Generator” album, are there any plans for a future release? Any timeline?
Hell I0 Kabbalus: We are currently starting the songwriting for the next Aborym effort, Fabban and I already have given foundations to
4 – 5 song, but since we want this next album to be something absolutely perfect in every detail, we still need quite some time
before we can start recording. Hopefully, we'll have all the material we need ready after next autumn.
Personally I have been following Aborym since the “Kali Yuga Bizarre” days and have seen the growth of the band as far as
experimentalism and pushing the limits of the Black Metal genre go. It seems as if a clear line has been drawn through your release
history to lead the sound of Aborym to a very cold and synthetic industrial sound. Shall this direction be continued as is or will it
continue to evolve into your ideal vision of what Aborym should sonically represent?
Hell I0 Kabbalus: We don't want to follow a direction or give us boundaries; I think that Aborym music is more like a controlled chaos
that crystallizes in every shape we are inspired to give life to, born from the darkest and deepest ravines of our minds.
Now that Bard “Faust” Eithun is listed as a full member of Aborym should we be expecting a more organic drum sound in the future or
more of the synthetic?
Fabban: Bard Faust will play as he did in Generator. Real drums then, not electric ones. Anyway we always feel free to add up some
samples, to modify sounds and to use synthesizers the best we can.
I am not sure of your history in regards to performing live. Is this something that the band has experience with? Will there be any
plans of touring in the future or do you consider your music something that’s best left to the controlled medium of the studio?
Hell I0 Kabbalus: It's quite unlikely there will be an Aborym tour, mostly because our music needs adequate structures and equipments
to spread its full potential to the crowd, and most of the clubs where metal music is played in, can't offer these qualities. More likely
we'll try to play single gigs in big festivals, where we will be able to express ourselves at the best of our possibilities.
As a band who utilizes industrial type effects and aesthetics to enhance the sound and atmosphere of your material do you think it
would be difficult to successfully capture your vision of Aborym in the live setting while considering the difficulties of reproducing the
sound of the album(s)?
Hell I0 Kabbalus: It's not about the live setting, but about the equipment we would need as I previously said. If you think of acts that
heavily rely on effects and synths, as Emperor, they make great live performances, and Aborym music can have the same impact in
proper situations.
Can you explain your connection with Planet Satan Revolution briefly and maybe explain what PSR is to those who may not have
heard of it?
Fabban: Well, Planet Satan Revolution is managed now from different people, not anymore by Mysticum lads. Back in time it was a
label based on a specific program, on a specific manifesto. We’re out of there since ages.
It should be mentioned that you are working with your more traditional Black Metal act “Malfeitor” at the moment. The material that I
have heard thus far is excellent by the way, but will your involvement in this project delay or affect the future of Aborym?
Fabban: Absolutely not. Hell:IO:Kabbalus and I we’re perfectly able to handle both bands at the same time. We definitely have no
problems about it.
How, at the moment, do you see the Black Metal scene evolving? Do you see any hope for it as whole or do you see it as I do that it’
s over-saturation with garbage bands will lead to its downfall?
Hell I0 Kabbalus: What you say it's partially true. There is a huge saturation in the genre, but as I believe, useless bands just stay
where they are. You need a strong will and dedication to music, besides a vast musical knowledge and good technical skills, to stand
out and catch people’s attention, so in the end most bands give up. If you work hard and you’re talented, you can most likely achieve
something. On the other side, if you play black metal just because you think you can record an album in your garage and because as
genre it's apparently easier to play than other ones, you'll stay in your shit forever.
Personally I would like to see Black Metal regress deeper into the underground where it belongs and lay somewhat dormant for a half
decade or so as Death Metal did after the explosion in the early 90’s. That “regression” really left only the best acts in the genre and
strengthened it to point that it is at today. Do you agree with this type of statement or do you see it as a positive to have it so “out
there”?
Hell I0 Kabbalus: Well, I see it more like a “natural selection”. I don't really care if something is underground or not, I'm interested in
the music and the message, nothing more. I hate ideologies or dogmas because they just create trends, and that's why we have so
much shit floating around so far.
Lastly, seeing that you are from Rome, which of the Rome based football clubs do you support (if you support either at all), AS Roma
or SS Lazio? We are all for the light blue here by the way..
Hell:IO:Kabbalus: Football isn’t really my cup of tea.
Anyways, all the best to Aborym & Malfietor and hopefully a new Aborym platter will see the light of day sooner rather than later. In
the meantime be sure to check out “Malfeitor” at http://www.myspace.com/malfeitor666 and Aborym at http://www.myspace.
com/aborym666 and always SUPPORT THE UNDERGROUND!!!
WEB: http://www.myspace.com/aborym666
what Aborym holds for us all in the future.
Aborym has not released any material since the 2006 “Generator” album, are there any plans for a future release? Any timeline?
Hell I0 Kabbalus: We are currently starting the songwriting for the next Aborym effort, Fabban and I already have given foundations to
4 – 5 song, but since we want this next album to be something absolutely perfect in every detail, we still need quite some time
before we can start recording. Hopefully, we'll have all the material we need ready after next autumn.
Personally I have been following Aborym since the “Kali Yuga Bizarre” days and have seen the growth of the band as far as
experimentalism and pushing the limits of the Black Metal genre go. It seems as if a clear line has been drawn through your release
history to lead the sound of Aborym to a very cold and synthetic industrial sound. Shall this direction be continued as is or will it
continue to evolve into your ideal vision of what Aborym should sonically represent?
Hell I0 Kabbalus: We don't want to follow a direction or give us boundaries; I think that Aborym music is more like a controlled chaos
that crystallizes in every shape we are inspired to give life to, born from the darkest and deepest ravines of our minds.
Now that Bard “Faust” Eithun is listed as a full member of Aborym should we be expecting a more organic drum sound in the future or
more of the synthetic?
Fabban: Bard Faust will play as he did in Generator. Real drums then, not electric ones. Anyway we always feel free to add up some
samples, to modify sounds and to use synthesizers the best we can.
I am not sure of your history in regards to performing live. Is this something that the band has experience with? Will there be any
plans of touring in the future or do you consider your music something that’s best left to the controlled medium of the studio?
Hell I0 Kabbalus: It's quite unlikely there will be an Aborym tour, mostly because our music needs adequate structures and equipments
to spread its full potential to the crowd, and most of the clubs where metal music is played in, can't offer these qualities. More likely
we'll try to play single gigs in big festivals, where we will be able to express ourselves at the best of our possibilities.
As a band who utilizes industrial type effects and aesthetics to enhance the sound and atmosphere of your material do you think it
would be difficult to successfully capture your vision of Aborym in the live setting while considering the difficulties of reproducing the
sound of the album(s)?
Hell I0 Kabbalus: It's not about the live setting, but about the equipment we would need as I previously said. If you think of acts that
heavily rely on effects and synths, as Emperor, they make great live performances, and Aborym music can have the same impact in
proper situations.
Can you explain your connection with Planet Satan Revolution briefly and maybe explain what PSR is to those who may not have
heard of it?
Fabban: Well, Planet Satan Revolution is managed now from different people, not anymore by Mysticum lads. Back in time it was a
label based on a specific program, on a specific manifesto. We’re out of there since ages.
It should be mentioned that you are working with your more traditional Black Metal act “Malfeitor” at the moment. The material that I
have heard thus far is excellent by the way, but will your involvement in this project delay or affect the future of Aborym?
Fabban: Absolutely not. Hell:IO:Kabbalus and I we’re perfectly able to handle both bands at the same time. We definitely have no
problems about it.
How, at the moment, do you see the Black Metal scene evolving? Do you see any hope for it as whole or do you see it as I do that it’
s over-saturation with garbage bands will lead to its downfall?
Hell I0 Kabbalus: What you say it's partially true. There is a huge saturation in the genre, but as I believe, useless bands just stay
where they are. You need a strong will and dedication to music, besides a vast musical knowledge and good technical skills, to stand
out and catch people’s attention, so in the end most bands give up. If you work hard and you’re talented, you can most likely achieve
something. On the other side, if you play black metal just because you think you can record an album in your garage and because as
genre it's apparently easier to play than other ones, you'll stay in your shit forever.
Personally I would like to see Black Metal regress deeper into the underground where it belongs and lay somewhat dormant for a half
decade or so as Death Metal did after the explosion in the early 90’s. That “regression” really left only the best acts in the genre and
strengthened it to point that it is at today. Do you agree with this type of statement or do you see it as a positive to have it so “out
there”?
Hell I0 Kabbalus: Well, I see it more like a “natural selection”. I don't really care if something is underground or not, I'm interested in
the music and the message, nothing more. I hate ideologies or dogmas because they just create trends, and that's why we have so
much shit floating around so far.
Lastly, seeing that you are from Rome, which of the Rome based football clubs do you support (if you support either at all), AS Roma
or SS Lazio? We are all for the light blue here by the way..
Hell:IO:Kabbalus: Football isn’t really my cup of tea.
Anyways, all the best to Aborym & Malfietor and hopefully a new Aborym platter will see the light of day sooner rather than later. In
the meantime be sure to check out “Malfeitor” at http://www.myspace.com/malfeitor666 and Aborym at http://www.myspace.
com/aborym666 and always SUPPORT THE UNDERGROUND!!!
WEB: http://www.myspace.com/aborym666
