28/12/2020
Helly Cherry Webzine had and interview with Invisible Hate
English Below:
Kragujevac doom metal band, Invisible Hate, have released a physical release of their first EP called Holy Murder!
After the successful online premiere of the single The Enlightener and then the first EP Holy Murder, which was released this summer, the guys from Kragujevac decided to treat their fans to a physical release in the form of a cassette. The EP was recorded in Raw Candy and Wolf and Raven studios, the production was done by Candyman and Invisible Hate, and the cover was drawn by Đorđe Slavković.
On this occasion, we spoke with Darko Milutinović, bassist and founder of Invisible Hate.
- Hi Darko! Before we begin, how are you?
Greetings to you as well, and to all readers of your portal, admirers and listeners of underground culture and music, and thank you for the invitation to talk! Well, according to the situation we're all in right now, I'm trying to be okay. As for the band, I certainly can't complain, because during the biggest collapse in the country, we managed to record and realize two releases.
- Invisible Hate was founded a few years ago, but only this year did you start publishing original music. Therefore, I believe that part of the domestic audience is not yet familiar with you and your work. Can you introduce yourself to our readers, introduce your band and describe your music to them?
You know how, Invisible Hate was created in May 2017 on my initiative. I managed to put together a team where we were all good friends, but that was not too serious. I greet them this way too. In fact, we rehearsed regularly, although we only played covers, so there was no prospect for further work, and the band disbanded in March 2018 after 3 gigs played in our city - Kragujevac in question. But, after more than a year and a half, the band is becoming more vampiric on the initiative of guitarist Petra, and as a trio, in my opinion the most functional line-up. So we managed to realize two releases in less than a year, the single The Enlightener and the EP called Holy Murder, but recently some unplanned things happened, so first Filip (drummer) left the band, and shortly after that Pera ( guitar / vocals). So, f**k, IH seems to be doomed to constant changes of members, but I don't give up and move on. The current line-up of the band consists of Aleksandar Ivković (guitar) and Darko Milutinović (me, bass guitar). And as for some further work, you will have the opportunity to hear after the holidays, it is a single that we will not reveal much about until the release, except that we will have two guests on it.
- Where did the name of the band "Invisible Hate" come from?
In the period when the band was formed, one of the bands I listened to and "studied" a lot was Witchfinder General, which is probably on my list of top bands today, so I decided to call my band Invisible Hate - one of the songs from the cult album Death Penalty. One of the reasons is that it is one of my favorite songs from the album and it sounded great to me then, and of course the theme and atmosphere of the entire work of Witchfinder General, which is still a great influence on me today.
- Your debut release, an EP called Holy Murder, was released this summer in digital form, and a few days ago it was on the shelves of many fans in the form of a cassette. Can you tell us a little more about the release and the creative process that preceded it?
You know how, the process of creating the Holy Murder EP flew by really fast, the deal was to make riffs, play them and pack them until we realized that it was without some genre restrictions and declaring "well, that's it", that we let the audience say what it is. The goal was to come out the way we think it is as a band, and that's how it was, with the goal and hope, the audience and fans will like it. Shortly after the digital premiere, we met with a lot of positive comments from the audience, and we decided to try to make a physical release that will represent us a lot, and of course the audience.
- The physical edition of Holy Murder, in the form of a cassette, was released with the help of the new record label NecroVoid Records. What was your cooperation with them like?
Well, yes, we came to the first physical release (cassette) with the help of NecroVoid Records, a label that recently started working. The cooperation with him went superbly, f**k it, it took time for the whole job to be done, but in the end, when you look at the final product, it was worth every moment of waiting. Really top notch job done, I was thrilled when I picked up the tape and listened to it. And of course a big greeting to Bernad (NecroVoid), we wish him a lot of luck and a lot of good bands in his future work and we hope to cooperate again on one of the next releases.
- It is interesting to note that the EP is available for listening on the YouTube channel 666MrDoom, which is quite popular among fans of doom, sludge and stoner music. What are the reactions of foreign audiences to your music and do you have any “feedback” from them?
As for the 666MrDoom channel, there aren't any significant things so far because I think the audience is most looking forward to classic doom / stoner metal. F**k it, the only reason why there are our editions on his channel is to get a larger number of reviews and for the audience to hear us a little further from Serbia, so that maybe there will be something better with further editions. One interesting comment from the first single, The Enlightener, I remembered and will always remember, and that is "Sounds like Lee Dorrian after a major stroke. Oowoowoo." The character brought us in contact with Lee Dorrian in a not very nice way, but we laughed and we had that, to the core, so here's at least something interesting (hahaha) ....
- The EP also includes your cover of the song Cromwell, by the Finnish doom metal band Reverend Bizzare. Many bands want to distance themselves from their influences by wanting to create original music, or at least to give such an impression, while others openly stand behind those influences. How do the influences of the music you listen to reflect on Invisible Hate?
There is not the slightest need to distance oneself from influence and hide. We decided to do Cromwell on this release as a rendition of gratitude and respect to Reverend Bizarre, where we had previously contacted Kimi (guitarist) and the character was in shape, “Of course, I will be glad to I hear! ” And as for the impact on the author's work, of course we do not hide it. I don't know how noticeable it is, let the audience evaluate it and every comment related to the editions means a lot to us!
- Do you prefer live performances or a studio version and do you plan live promotion of the release after the ban on public gatherings is lifted?
I love both variants, of course. Now, everything brings something of its own, live performances are one of the main reasons why we do all this and at least I don't feel better than when you get on stage and share energy with the audience, and of course all the jokes that live brings with them, while the studio and rehearsals are moments where we are mostly alone and use it for practice, blah, circus, but live and studio are equally important to us ... Hmm, so as far as live promotion of the EP is concerned, I'm not sure because I realize that we will record and album until then (hahaha).
- How has this whole corona situation affected you?
I mentioned that in one of the first questions, as far as the band is concerned, it turned out great, everything was made and recorded since all this started. As far as the band is concerned, everything went as it should, in fact, the only thing we lacked and we lacked live.
These days we are witnessing some little rebellion against streaming service by many popular musicians, including greats like Jimmy Page and Neil Rogers. Do streaming services pay musicians properly and how does streaming affect the music industry and musicians?
I don't know, I'm not familiar with that at all, and when it comes to earnings, "big bands" probably have a good profit. As for Invisible Hate, there were a few purchases at the bandcamp, but there were so many that we were treated to some beer (hahahaha) (
- Which bands from the domestic scene do you like to listen to the most and would you recommend them to the listeners?
Uh, I was expecting this question. The fact is that we have a lot of good bands on the stage ... F**k, I'll have to start from Kragujevac because I think that Kragujevac is still one of the main representatives of rock and roll in our country. I'll start with KBO and Dead Joker, who are probably the oldest active bands in Kragujevac, then Deadly Mosh, Forever Storm and Dishumanity, who are younger in terms of experience and age, but have certainly been active on the scene for more than a decade, and of course and Motorcharge, Larska, Zyrion which are relatively young on the scene, but the quality is no less than the above. I must also mention Madvro (Smederevo), Riverroth (Novi Sad), Te****le Wizard (Novi Sad), Hit by Pain (Cacak), Space Eater (Belgrade), Heretic Rites (Ratkovo) ... There are definitely more, if I forgot someone, don't blame (hahah) (
- What are your plans for the future? Are you preparing a surprise for your audience for the New Year holidays?
So what we are sure of for now, is a single that will be released after the New Year and Christmas holidays, we will soon announce the exact release date. It is now, in a way, a gift and a surprise for us as well. As for further plans, we hope to enter the studio in the spring and start recording the full lenght album…
- Darko, thank you very much for the conversation. Do you have something you would like to say to our readers?
Thank you very much for the invitation for this conversation, and I wish the readers health in this situation in the first place, and of course as much heavy metal and beer as possible ... And I hope to see you again soon in full concert venues… Thank you again and lived!
The interview was prepared by Lazar Mladenović
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