1. Hello KRALLICE! I've read, that word KRALLICE comes from a name of an Old Czech Bible and also from a Czech town Kralice. How did you get in contact with this name, or this town? Do you even have some relation with Czech Republic?

Greetings Vilozof. We did not know about the town of Kralice, nor did we know it was an old bible when we came up with the name Krallice. It was a word I came up with that we later realized had a meaning in real life.

2. I was looking anywhere on the internet for some lyrical concept of any of your album, but with no results. Just some indications (tracks name, some "lyrics" on metal archives.), but nothing concrete. I have to confess, that I don't know the Krallice's lyrical concept, or their main themes. Could you bring more light to this?

We didn't print the lyrics on the first album, but we printed most of the lyrics for the 2nd album. My lyrical concepts have mainly been about mysticism and dimensions. I'm not sure what the other members lyrics are about. We don't place as much importance on lyrics as some bands. We spend a lot of time on them, but don't have much of a lyrical agenda.

3. KRALLICE plays very specific black metal, with similar style with groups like WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM, or WEAKLING. You must heard this comparison at almost hundreds times, but it's fact. WIITR has some, let's say specific opinions about environmental awareness and their interests in ecological issues. Do you care about such things? What is your approach to such things? Is there any kind of cooperation between WIITR and KRALLICE? I mean, that you know each other, or you are some kind of associated bands?

We all really like both WEAKLING and WITTR, so I always take that as a compliment. We have toured with WITTR, my old band ORTHRELM played some shows with them a few years ago, and i knew their drummer Aaron a while ago when we were both living in Washington DC. But we do not have any involvement with environmental or ecological awareness efforts. I am supportive of these things, but I live in New York City and am unfortunately pretty cut off from the natural world here. But I suppose we are comrades in music. And they come from a punk/diy background similar to my own and similar to WEAKLING's own background too, as far as I know.

4. What was the first idea about founding KRALLICE? You play/played in some other bands, but their styles seems to bit quite away from black metal. So, why black metal and what fascinates you about this genre?

The band was conceptualized by our other guitarist Colin Marston, he then asked me to participate, and then the other two members got involved. I am a huge fan of black metal and have been for a long time now. It is an inspiring art form and one that resonates intensely with me. I was always only interested in doing my own thing in music, so it took me a while to want to work within the confines of any genre.


5. I saw some videos, photos and such stuff from your gigs and/or from other metal gigs in US. I took notice of the fans, on these gigs and I found them quite different from the people that attends metal gigs in my country - Slovakia (it's right next to Czech Republic :P). Did you have some opportunity to play in Europe? How do you compare fans in US and Europe? Do you see some difference?

We haven't played in Europe yet, so I don't have a comparison. Most of our shows have been in New York City, except for our U.S. tour with WITTR. So far the audiences seem to be many different types of music fans, not just metal fans.

6. Is KRALLICE planning some tour for the support of your new release? Is there any chance, that people from Czech Republic might see you in nearest future?

We have no plans to tour at this time. We are all very active in other projects and work and can't travel right now. Hopefully we will make it to the Czech Republic before too long. Maybe sometime in 2010.

7. What is your opinion about the "classic" black metal image? There are still less bands, that use corpse paint and wear spikes and such stuff. Do you think that this is really necessary part of the real black metal show? What is your opinion about this?

At first I was definitely intrigued by the image part of black metal. It was almost as if the corpse paint made everyone involved more anonymous. I think it's a vital part of the black metal legacy, and I can see why some people still think it's vital, but I don't think it's necessary for all bands interested in this style to do it. Especially since black metal seems to also be about individuality and isolation, so everyone shouldn't do the exact same things. And I personally am not interested in cultivating an image of any kind.

8. Okay, let's have a look at your new release "Dimensional Bleedthrough", which literally kicks ass. I really don't know where you guys get those amazing original riffs. Where do you get inspiration? How do you compose riffs? On what do you insist on the most? Any bands, that influenced you?

Thanks you for the words. We are influenced by all of the music we listen to. I personally listen to tons of metal in all styles and sub-genres, free jazz, hardcore, traditional world/folk music, classical. As far as song writing, usually one of us will come up with the general arrangement of a song, and we will all write our own parts on top of that. It is a very collaborative process. And we try to just let it flow naturally, to not force it.

9. How are you satisfied with your new material? How do you compare it with your debut release "Krallice"?

I am very satisfied with the music we wrote for this release. I can't really listen to the recording though. It was an intense process that left me feeling strange towards it. I think it's a bit more musically involved than the first album. A bit more polyphony and different song structures.


10. KRALLICE stayed still in a concept that vocals are less significant part of your music, even that the screamed ones are totally awesome, "adrenaline-glowing" and very feelingful. Do you feel like more guitar player, than singer and you just don't want to sing more? Or the thing that instruments are more dominant than vocals is made on purpose?

I usually don't like too many vocals when I listen to black metal, I like it when the music has room to breathe. Unless there's a really great vocalist involved. And I really don't like doing vocals that much, I would much rather focus on playing guitar. As I said before, we don't have much of a lyrical message, the music is the more important side of it for us.

11. I think that this specific black metal, that you play is sometimes similar with post-rock bands, because of atmosphere, and maybe melodic parts and lengthily riffs. Do you take notice about this genre, or such bands? Or even have some favorite?

I am not that familiar with post-rock. I don't follow any bands, or even know what bands fall into that category. We are all involved in other music scenes, so maybe some influence comes from that.

12. Thanks for your time and last words are yours. There are a lot of things, that I didn't ask, but if you wanted to say something more, just say it :).

I don't have anything to add. Thanks for the interview. Check out the band ASTOMATOUS if you have time.