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1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?
Mateusz - 1. We are a technical death/black metal band from Poland – probably the most typical information
in the world :D But we are trying to build a deeper purpose around the band. Our message is about how
impermanent life is, how our values are temporary, and how fragile everything that surrounds us really is
2.In October you released your first full length, can you tell us a little bit more about the musical style that you went for on the recording?
Wojciech - 2. The foundation of our style is death metal, of course. But we wanted to aim for something that
isn't a stereotypical death metal, in the meaning of entirety. The whole album is about fragility of life, so it
was important for us to place all the emotions correctly in the composition. That's why you may hear some
black metal influences, for example in "Fugitive". But still, there's always a place for more old school-ish
bangers, like "Ascension through defiance".
3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band has explored so far with the music?
Mateusz - 3. Everything that is impermanent is our inspiration, and our debut album approaches this idea
from different angles. For example, in “Sorrodise” we tell a story about how everything around us is
temporary – how one seemingly eternal being is replaced by another. In “Apocalypse”, you can find a very
personal tragedy: the feelings that come when you lose your loved ones and realize there is nothing you can
do about it. This is how we try to tell our stories.
4.I know the album title came from Buddhist terminology, can you tell us a little bit more about your interest in this topic?
Wojciech - 4. Buddhism highly inspires us but not as a religion per se. It's more about subjects it tells us
about. "Anicca" is about constant changes, mortality and what you lose during your life. Such losses affect us
all - no matter if you're a Buddhist.
5.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Impermanence'?
Wojciech - 5. "Impermanence" is a term taken from Buddhism. It means that nothing lasts forever - neither
life, nor death. We find this concept and high-level spirituality truly inspiring. We knew right away what
comes with this name. The whole image of the band became clear pretty early
6.Can you tell us a little bit more about the artwork that is presented on the new album cover?
Mateusz - 6. The cover is one of my favourite parts of this release. It is inspired by our beloved Dark Souls
game franchise. However, the artwork itself is full of contradictions: there are dead trees, but also green
grass; there is a coffin, but it is open. Finally, you can see light coming from it – but what does it mean? Is it
some kind of redemption? Maybe a form of rebirth? This question is left to the listener.
7.What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and also how would you describe your stage performance?
Mateusz - 7. I don’t want to sound arrogant, but playing live is really one of our strongest sides – it is the
main source of joy for us as a band. The first event I must mention is our recurring charity show against
depression, the second part of which took place on 17.10.25. The club was full, we invited amazing bands,
and the show was absolutely incredible. We also played twice in Slovakia, and those concerts were great as
well. People there really love metal, and we always give them everything we have to make the club fall
apart.
8.Do you have any touring or show plans for 2026?
Mateusz - 8. We have a small tour planned – 11 shows in the first half of the year. Most of them will take
place in Poland, but for four gigs we are coming back to Slovakia. We can’t wait to meet those people again.
I would also like to thank the guys from Plague of Tartar for all their help and for booking these concerts for
us.
9.On a worldwide level how has the reaction been to your music by fans of black, death and thrasj metal?
Mateusz - 9. It’s hard to say. I think thrash metal fans are generally fine with us, even though we don’t really
have many thrash-style guitars or drums in our music. We are much closer to black metal. However,
whenever we played black metal–oriented shows, I always had the feeling that we needed to earn the
audience’s respect – and I’m happy to say that we managed to do exactly that.
10.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
Wojciech - 10. We are already in the process of recording new songs and I can tell that we have immersed in
the atmosphere. It has come with more cleans and black metal guitar style in some moments. And yet, it's
still mostly death metal, brutal and technical. Maybe less old school.
11.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
Wojciech - 11. That's a tough question. Everyone in the band listens to extreme music but we like many
different genres and bands as well. For example I'm a huge fun of electronic music, such as DnB and
psytrance. But I think that we all have been inspired by Beyond Creation and other technical bands like
Fleshgod Apocalypse.
12.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
Mateusz - 12. First of all, I hope that one day I can meet you at one of our concerts (and everyone who is
reading this). You can be sure that we always give our best. Thank you very much for the invitation to this
interview, and hopefully see you again soon!
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