Dark hails!!
here is a new interview with a great one-man band from malta.mixing in black,doom,death metal to create a dark and unique sound.defintly worth a listen to all fans who enjoy dark metal.
best regards,
patrick and winter torment e-zine
http://wintertormentzine.blogspot.cominterview with martin cippara vocals,all instruments for prayer of the dying.done by patrick
1.hails martin!! how is life treating you this week? please tell the readers a little about yourself.
Hails Patrick! Life ain’t so bad at the moment. Same routine, work -studio-home, but as long as I’m healthy enough to do all of the above, I’m ok. Something about me….mmm……! Not much to say. I’m a family man who works from dusk till dawn to keep my family well….and what time I have left I spend it with my music.
2. at what age did you start listening to metal? who were some of the first bands you listened to? who are some of your "current"favorites?
I don’t really remember how old I was when I got into music, about 12 or 13 I guess. What I started with were bands like Queen (their 70’s stuff mainly),Motley Crue, W.A.S.P, King Diamond, Danzig, Manowar. Then I started listening to bands like Death, Morbid Angel, Malevolent Creation, Gorefest, Kreator, etc… I still listen to the same bands, not much has changed in my musical taste. In fact my friends tell me I am close-minded, yet I don..t think so when you consider my influences. I would credit them with being right looking at me from a distance as I only listen to what I like and am not particularly easily influenced by current trends. My all-time and current favourites are all old bands like King Diamond, Darkthrone, Candlemass, Count Raven, Morbid Angel, Cannibal Corpse, Kreator, Misanthrope, Bathory, Immortal, Motorhead, Satyricon , Dissection etc etc….
3.when did you get the idea to create prayer of the dying? please tell the readers a little about each of your releases? for those who have never heard the music how would you describe the sound?
The idea behind Prayer of the Dying had been in my mind for quite a while but wasn’t possible since I was playing in other bands. In 2006 I started experimenting a bit, after I left the last band I was in…and that’s how it all started. I was sure I wanted what the old bands had and never forget the demo-tapes era. During this time War Flagellation Productions released my first album “Structures of a Dying Matter”. The feeling I get when I hear it nowadays is that I was going through a bad time. Afterwards I recorded a split with Sarratum “Slave Gods” and an Ep tape “Ghastly Laments”. Then last September Nekrogoat Heresy Productions released my latest album “From the Mouth of the Passing”. I am really satisfied with the way this album was received. Recently I worked on a split with Firth of Damnation “Behold the Candent Heavens”. If I were to describe my sound I would say it’s a blend of early 90’s black, death, doom.
4.you are the only member of the band/project.when you started prayer of the dying did you plan to keep it a one-man band?what do you feel are the advantges and disadvantges to being a one man band?
Yes, when I first started Prayer of the Dying it was intended to be a one-man –band. When you work on your own you get to express more what you really feel since you can do anything you like without any interference. What comes out is purely and solely what the mind behind the music is. Obviously being a solo has its disadvantages as well, especially financially, and when problems come up you have to solve them yourself! Luckily for me I have the full support of my family and my label helps me a lot.
5.if you had the opportunity to work/record with any musicians {past or present} who would you love to work with?
If I had to play with others again, I would choose people I played with before, for years. The only difference would be that the music we would be playing would be predominantly Prayer of the Dying Style.
6.since you play all the instruments yourself i was interested which one was the easiest for you to learn?which was the hardest for you to learn?
The truth is that I never had any music lessons. What I know I learned it on my own. I think the easiest was the drums for me because it’s the instrument I feel most and also what I enjoy most.
7.you come from the metal scene in malta. what is your opinion of the metal scene in malta?
There was a music scene, here in Malta in the early 90’s. The followers were a few but very dedicated people. One can’t pretend a music scene on an island of 400,000 residents. What I think is that the people who listen to metal today are only a few, and most of them listen to today’s metal stuff. I don’t like today’s metal. Like everywhere else Malta is invaded with the modern metal.
8.who are some of your all-time favorite bands from malta?
are theor any new up and coming bands the readers should watch out for?
The best Maltese bands were Achairal, Forsaken and lately there’s a band called Thy Legion. Malta is a very small place, but if you look closely you will find lots of great interesting bands here.
9.do you currently play in any other bands or projects? if yes please tell us a little about them.
Yes, currently I’m playing in another band called Lustre. The band consists of Sarrum (from the band Sarratum) on guitars and vocals, and me on drums. This project is really at heart because it makes me feel the drummer of a band again, and so I could focus only on my part. We recently released an album which I suggest you should listen to. The link is
www.myspace.com/lustreband There are other two bands I’m working with as a drummer but I think it’s a bit too early to talk about them now as nothing is definite as yet, however the interest and contacts are there.
10.thank you martin for taking the time to fill this
out.do you have any final comments for the readers?
Thankyou for your support Patrick! Hail all who support the underground scene!