Daemonstration webzine / Spring 2002

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Answered by Ville Sorvali

1. GREETINGS SONS OF AURORA BOREALIS. WE KNEEL AND SWEAR ALLEGIANCE TO THY COMPANY OF BRAVEMEN.

Heathen hails! This is Ville Seponpoika Sorvali speaking, and on behalf on Moonsorrow I declare it to be an honour to be included in the company of Daemonstration webzine!

2. IT HAS BEEN WHISPERED IN THE WIND ABOUT THOU GLORIOUS ORIGIN. WE ASK FOR YOUR LEGEND SO FAR.

Moonsorrow came to existence in late 1995 by me and Henri Urponpoika Sorvali, after which we recorded four demo tapes and released two of them ("Metsä" in 1997 and "Tämä Ikuinen Talvi" in 1999). In the spring of 1999 Plasmatica Records signed us, we started working on our debut album and, later on, three more members joined Moonsorrow. The rest of the legend you'll hear in the next question.

3. IT HAS ALSO BEEN HEARD ABOUT THE THREE BATLES THAT THOU HAD ATTENDED. SPEAK TO US ABOUT THESE MOMENTS OF GREATNESS.

The first one was "Suden Uni", recorded in early 2000 and eventually released in 2001. After that we moved our camp to Spikefarm Records and released our second album "Voimasta ja Kunniasta", also in 2001. In between of these two albums Sagitarius Productions only released a rework of our last demo "Tämä Ikuinen Talvi", so we actually don't yet have three albums in our discography, only two. Our both albums will deliver you the most epic metal you've heard for a while; heavy, pagan-spirited and with ever-increasing progressive elements. For a lot faster interpretation of the same basic idea, there is "Tämä Ikuinen Talvi".

4. ANCESTRAL GLORY AND CELESTIAL BODIES HATH SO FAR GUIDED YOUR PATH. ARE THESE THE ONLY INFLUENCES FOR YOU AS BARDS?

What you just mentioned is a major influential source indeed, but how could our creativeness be limited to that? We are also influenced by nature, literature, human life and, quite evidently, other musical works.

5.WHAT INSPIRED THE GREAT SOUND OF BATTLE, THE HORN OF WAR THAT THOU POSSES TO RING IN SUCH A MANNER OF NIGHT?

It all dwells in our hearts. We are proud of our heathen ancestors and this is our homage to their enduring spirit.

6. ARE YOU BROTHERS WITH ANY OTHER WARRIORS OR BARDS OF YOUR GREAT LANDS?

We do have our kindred souls, but not all of them are inside the musical circles. Anyway we are in good terms with most of the bands we know; the scene in Finland is desicively honest and musicians support each other.

7. THERE ARE SEVERAL GREAT WARRIORS AND BARDS THAT HAVE RECEIVED PRAISES FROM THE CROWD. NAMES SUCH AS THYRFING, FALKENBACH, VINTERSORG, AND MANY OTHERS COME TO MY MIND. NOT TO MENTION BATHORY. DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE ANYTHING NEW TO OFFER?

But of course we have something new to offer. We do follow established traditions, but we are very passionate of doing it all our own way. Someday the world will experience the most epic metal ever done and that will be our ultimate achievement.

8. ANY FUTURE PLANS. DO THOU KNOW WHERE WILL YOUR DESTINY LEAD YOU, TO WHAT SHORES, TO WHAT FUTURE BATTLES....?

We have two festival shows this summer, and in November we will start recording our third opus. Other than that, I can't tell. May the legend continue...

9. AS YOU SAIL OUT INTO THE MIST, TO BID FAREWELL SEND US YOUR LAST WORDS.

Thank you, friend, for this noble interview. May the gods be with you!