We worked on drums more than ever before. I wanted every single riff to be right, to flow, to go up and come down without losing strength.

This process can take two years and on this last album I really took my time. Once we have several riffs worked out with the drums then we later move forward to merging these riffs together. Once I have several riffs I get together with Incubus and we start working on the rhythm section of these particular riffs, like tempo, beat patterns and refining them with the drums. Can you talk about the songwriting process?ĭagon: I begin writing riffs alone. Lots of rhythms, chords, melodies on top of each other.

My thoughts and inspiration are fueled by the universe, the cosmos, and the astral sea where the true ‘Satan’ exists. I want to elevate people spiritually with my melodies and take them to realms where my mind is most of the time, where my thoughts are and allow them to see what is there… It is heaven and hell entwined into one unit. I see a guitar as my second soul and through it I speak, therefore what comes out of it must be important, must be good and meaningful because I have important things to say with it. How does one answer this efficiently? Well, I love the guitar first of all, much more than metal itself. Musically, where do all your killer riffs come from? Each song is packed with killer, if sometimes odd, riffs.ĭagon: This is a very deep question for me. I am classically trained, so it doesn’t surprise me that I wrote that melody in a mode that reminds people of something classic like. The performance is tight, the production is clear and very organic, the riffs are rich and more on the attack than ever, the transitions are fluid, vicious and creative drumming, while the vocals clearly mark the territory, letting everyone know these vocals are here to stay.Īre you aware that “Astral Path to Supreme Majesties” features what sounds like musical elements from Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych’s “Carol of the Bells”?ĭagon: I had a few people point that out, yes. How do you feel it compares, artistically speaking, to its predecessors? Dagon: Artistically and technically, it’s the best album Inquisition has done in every sense.

Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm is your fifth record.

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