Interview:


Do you know that type of bands you can't really pinpoint in agenre or another but you feel like they'll fit as well in any category? Well, Infinitas is one of those bands that will please many different types of listeners, we had a chat with them also because they have recently released their debut album, Civitas Interitus.

I've seen your band labeled as Folk Metal, Folk Heavy Metal, Melodic Thrash Metal or Epic Metal, and I'd say there are plenty of other genres thrown inthere, too. How does it feel to have come up with such a versatile music? How would you describe it with your own words?
Mhm…that’s not as easy to describe. Let’s say it this way; If we would work in the Gastronomy field, we would be known as culinary wild-boar’s because we would mix different dishes, put them in one pan and cook and eat them just like that. It probably would take a while for someone to make themselves try and taste it. But then they would be surprised about the amazing taste, no matter what ingredients the cooks decided to use.
That’s pretty much how we hold it with our music-style. We use different elements like folk, melodic, thrash and more mixed up with other style directions. Because of that, some songs are hard to put into a definite genre. If someone ask, we define our style with melodic thrash metal.
Heavy Folk Thrash Metal would probably be even a better and more fitting description.
For me personally, the individual experience of the listener is more important than in what kind of Metal-Niche we are put in. For some it may sound more like Folk Metal than Thrash Metal and for others more like Heavy Metal than Folk Metal. No matter what, every individual idea is ok.

Your debut album was self-released, how come you didn't decide to work with a label? Are you totally happy with the amount of promotion you do for your material? Do you think you'll go independent on your next material, too, or will look for a label to help out?
We were thinking about working with a label but didn’t find a fitting one so far. We want to wait for a label deal until both sides can have their share of our music.
In my eyes, most bands (including us) underestimate the promotion for a Album.
It is a completely new situation for us as a band and we are still learning how the hole process is working. It looks like we will publish our albums ourselves as long as we don’t work with a label who is a good fit for us as a Band.

Do you agree that the use of female vocals, violin and e-recorder (flute) makes your music stand out from the crowd? Do you plan on taking this further, by adding more let's say "unconventional" instruments in the future?
There are nowadays a lot of bands out there with female vocalists and violin player. It doesn’t seem to make a band something unique anymore like it did 10-15 years ago.
We try not to reduce our music to these specialties but try to stay inspired by other genres like Trash Metal. I think we will stick to the way our band uses the different instruments for example in the intros where you can find us playing waterphone, zither and hurdy-gurdy. But as soon as the song starts, these instruments become quiet again. I think we will keep it this way for a while.

Civitas Interitus is a concept album, what is it about? Is it a fictitious story, or does it have it's roots in reality? Is there a message behind it?
Civitas interitus (latin) means: City of ruin. We've created a medival Town called „Lunatris“. You can find a map in the booklet to help the listener to navigate trough the whole Album. „Lunatris“ is haunted by an evil demon who destroys the whole Town. In this Album we follow our protagonist trough the whole Town on the desperate seek for help. He is the last survivor of this terrible night. Each song describes what the protagonist experiences in a different location of the City. Tyou can find every location on the Map of the booklet. Each of our songs has a individual meaning. Our Album can be interpreted in many ways. For me personally, the most fitting interpretation is that the Town can stand for a relationship, a job or something else. Like in the song, these parts of our lives can be attacked by a demon. The message is, that you have to either change something or move on to turn your life into a happy and fulfilling one again.

You come from a beautiful land, Muotathal, surrounded by mountains, but it's a small village. Is Infinitas the only band over there? Where do you rehearse? How hard is it for the band to play outside of your area and actually get attention in the big cities of Switzerland?
Even though Muotathal has only around 4000 citizens, is the music scene pretty big and active. There are a lot of bands, mainly Rock bands and we are happy that the atmosphere between them is good. We rehearse in a remodeled barn which gives us an unique atmosphere. We have a very active metal scene in Switzerland. If you are a little bit involved, you will get to play many shows.

The CD booklet also features some maps. Who came up with the idea and what's the link between these maps and the music itself?
This idea with „lunatris“ and the map comes from me. Because of this map you can navigate well trough the Town and the story.
To be able to understand the concept, you need the map.

Do you have serious plans with the band, or would you rather prefer it stays as a hobby, as an after-hours valve for your creativity? Are there any chance in Switzerland to actually make a living out of this music?
Our dream is focused on being able to get some kind of money out of Infinitas, that we can partially live off of the music we make.
We know we are still far from reaching this goal but we work every day towards this accomplishment. Being located in Switzerland makes it not easier because we are such a small country. Thankfully there is always the option to present the band to the world’s online music community. We are very positive that we will find a way to make our dream come true.

February 2018


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