English version of an interview with Infernus from Newsweek Poland.
No, as a matter of fact this is to the extent it has developed been quite unique. We have of course faced all kinds of hassle during the years out travelling, for instance having members from the special force "del cuerpo de Proteccion a Personalides Importantes" (PPI) to gas the audience at a gig in San Salvador the year after. It was a rather severe riot where people got injured followed by loads of media attention and amongst others negative critizism. Nevertheless, Poland is unique to the degree the public authorities, district attourneys and others, have been involved, and I guess its the only and perhaps last time in modern history a music band are brought before trial on charges of blasphemy. Say, doesn't you have better things to use the taxpayers money on in Poland thesedays?
Hey, I wasnt informed about this. How much did he get? We hold him responsible to the degree we had a lot of work done together that now seemingly will not benefit much any of the parts involved. Morallywise, I hold nothing against him, he is to me only a businesspartner and a producer. I must nevertheless point out that its generally speaking not a bad idea to mind ones steps. You dance with the Devil, you take what comes.
Racism, as you mention as an example, should be fought with reason and cleverness, not censorship. I understand that you have to deal with a certain amount of this as well in Poland. My suggestion, easy and one-dimensional it might seem though, is that you spend the above mentioned taxpayers money on sport activities and cultural arrangements for the kids giving them something proper to do, then perhaps in some magical way or another they won't go off beat some black kid in stead.
Black metal is quite simply Satans music. It's in its essential form music for and by Satanist.
No, i dont think so.
Our whole existence is firmly based upon a big warning telling them that they are on the wrong path, but that there still might be hope.
Sheeps head, you mean? For even the most illiterate, the sheep does represent flock mentality. Flock mentality has many names, and one of them are Christianity, with its contempt for real power and beauty. Even Jesus from Nasareth was on this the same mission. "My name is Legion, because we are manyfold." As I see it he had as a main mission bringing a message of a new time in which ethical sence would take over for the need of the Torah. What we might be planning or not is not to be made public at the time being. The world is in other words still not a safe place.
I do not think on a general level these incidents brings us to be more popular and liked as persons. Neither am I primarily into this for becoming more a popular guy, my main concern is to make and perform good metal music. In the name of Satan, of course. To a certain degree we are being misunderstood and treated as you say unjust, but that is what comes with and what we have choosed to deal with. In terms of popularity � or notorouslyness � you Poles, more specifically Metal Mind Productions, the Kracow District Attourney and some other partners in crime, did the Devil the biggest of favours in starting this process and media hystery against us. We never sold as many records or got as much attention as we do now.
I am a satanist, yes. It mean that I in a sense see the world differently than common man. I meet people with respect and an open mind, not with morals and pre-judgements. At least this is my ideals. On the contrary of a Christian I openly admit my contempt for weakness, in whatever form it takes upon. And I define many of my "rights" and "wrongs" in a way a Christian would not do.
Satanism should inspire people to do good and to function and develop as much on a high level that is possible. Satanism to me implies a yes-saying to life in itself, and it revolves much around personal development and that of being a good role model for others. You say Christians sees it as no good an alternative. Then why is that? Satanism - goes without saying - is not for common man, as it requests a quest towards another human species, that it is elite by nature and that the goals one set might be regarded as too high achieving. Christians can just have their ideals on the equal value of whoever drugaddict and parasite there is. Satanism in its true sense does however not imply a mockery on the Christian values and a blasphemous assault on their dogmas and rituals. Let them just have it for what I am conserned. History speaks for itself on who is right and who is wrong. Since you set the standard on the discussion to be of a certain generalising level, I will continue accordingly. Is it Satanists or Christians to blame that more than 40.000 women were burned at the stake through europe during the last centuries?
Every man, including a Satanist, ought to make better people. As whoever a person with a certain sence of dignity would probably answer in one way or another. Being a Satanist doesn't necessary make one a worse neighbour etc. It depends upon character and personality, and from a Satanic point of view it thus should. Nevertheless, as a Satanist is not a flock animal, thus defining good and bad in a way that often is not corresponding with civil law, Christian norms and standards or perhaps even common sense, conflicts arise. Then again, who deals with that conlict and on which level?
No, Church of Satan is not for me. They had their thing in the late 60's and 70's rebelling and making it more or less accepted what they were up to, practising some easy to identify with and to defend kind of Satanism openly, bringing it into popular culture transcending music and film industry. What appears to me is that they have a lot of fun and circus going on, and thats good for them. Nevertheless, as a Christian have, I also have a concept of a God, and to me Satanism is not only about some 3 rd force psychological development approach, nor some more spicy humanist attempt to get to grips with things.
Thanx for your time, Michal! It surely makes my day to have a chat with a journalist who is good prepared and has a different focus than blabbering on about how do you tune your guitar et cetera. Best regards and Hail Satan!
