MYSTIFIER

Satan's Messengers

You are those of the empty birthplace and undead flock
You are those whose arrival the stars forsee and dread
You are those with the heart forged by black coal
And let intact the glorious aim of Satan's soul...

Formed in 1989 in the darkest depths of Brazil, it wasn't until 92 that MYSTIFIER released their first full-length album, Wicca. Even back then, their music had a skin-crawling quality that conveyed a genuine feeling of "evil", and a dark occult atmosphere. But it is, in my opinion, their second LP Göetia that well and truly separates them from the herd. Göetia managed to take the sinister vibe of the debut and meld it with an enormous amount of power and feeling, creating a completely unique album with elements of Black, Death and even Doom Metal. MYSTIFIER are also a band who have remained true to their extreme beliefs, unlike a good many other hypocrites and impostors. Their third album, The World Is So Good That Who Made It Doesn't Live Here, has been out for a while now, but unfortunately I haven't had the chance to hear it yet. Bass player Beelzeebubth has always been the lyricist and mastermind behind the band, and I sent him an interview through cyberspace, the end result of which you can read here...

What's going on in the world of Mystifier at the moment? How is your hunt for a new record label going now that you have finished with Osmose?

I'm composing and producing 10 new songs for our next album during the last years. We have made many concerts here to promote the release of the album "Wicca" (in this new version, it was add the single "T.E.A.R.") on Demise Records. We are looking for a serious label to release all our albums here, but it's very difficult to find it here. Now we are a five piece band with: Arnald J.N.D. on vox and keys, Paulo Lisboa on six string electric guitar, Thony D´assys on six string electric guitar, me (Beelzeebubth) on four string electric guitar and Aab Benaia on percussion. We have an official website to promote us better now. Someone can visit us at:

http://www.geocities.com/~mystifier2

About the record label, just now we are looking for. I hope to find something really good for us. No shitty agreements with two lines. I know that the scene is deteriorated, but I believe in our work.

In what ways do you think your music has progressed since Wicca? How do you see it developing in the future?

I found MYSTIFIER to be an extreme Metal band. The time showed me that labels were created only to confuse and manipulate the people. But I don't worry if someone labels our musick. But I would like that all of you know that we are a METAL BAND (No doubts here!!) Some fans are deceptioned with us due our last album ("The world is so good that who made it doesn't live here") doesn't be a Black Metal album. Well, you can't call us of a trend band and it's all for me!! We came from a time that few bands play that style!!. It's what we want!! We want to be the few ones!! Now many countries that years ago only produced shit, is the focus of bands. Euronymous and Dead demise were the "promo" for this scene.
Death, ..., murder, ..., idolatry, ..., trend, lies, ... I hate all. We march against the common standard!! Our intention is to create something that we can call it ours!! We are what we were born to be!! Never underestimate us !!!! Stay beside us and you'll see what we'll develop for the future (if you dare!?!).

Who have been your biggest influences, musically and philosophically? How did the unique Mystifier sound evolve? What motivates you to write a song?

I don't spend my time thinking about it. I could tell you that my influences are death, wood, the dark, Greek philosophers, Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, ancient legends, etc. But it is so obvious nowadays !!. I resume all that saying my quotidian life is my main influence!!. I try practice what I preach.
(A sound philosophy - Paul)

You claim you want to kill god through your music. How close do you think you are getting towards capturing this extreme feeling? What do you want people to experience when they listen to a Mystifier album?

I am a deicide because I killed that virus (what you call god) that you tried to put in me. Before I was preoccupied to express all my hatred and revolt violating all the ethical code and biblical principle created by this stupid society in my lyrics. Nowadays, I still think so, but I've tried to express another feelings that give me pleasure too. Yeah!! The people (you can call them enemies) don't like that your fellow has pleasure. They want that you destroy your feelings and live like a stone (mute, silent, virgin, immaculated, etc.). My intention is that the people listening to our musick ask themselves: "Why are they so impious ? Why are they so injurious ? Do we deserve that ? (and I answer through my musick: Yes, you do)." We live in a civilized society and love our fellow (I laugh at this christian hypocrisy and answer: Really, your are sure!! Racism, prejudice, hungry, rape, steal, money and power are things for a civilized society like ours - haa..ha.. Sorry, but I am a mountain of insane persecution against my enemies).

How does Mystifier perform live? What sort of people do you get at your live shows? How does your violent music go down with Brazilian audiences ?

We have played once for month in many brazilian cities. We have only one work released here officially. Demise Rec. and Cogumelo Prod. released our single "T.e.a.r." plus our debut "Wicca" on Cd format last year here. All our others albums are imported by us to sell them here. The crowd in our concerts are 200 people for. It is very hard to play extreme musick (Metal) in South America. Samba, reggae, axé, ...rule here. I hate those musical styles (?), but I was born to live in Hell!!

Brazil is a catholic country, right? How powerful is the church over there? Have you had any problems with christians or police harassing you?

I had never problems with them (church, politics and police). I always insult them and they tell me nothing!!. In our first concerts, some christian minds (in the crowd) menaced me because I broke, burned and pissed on crosses and holy bibles. When I faced them, they run from me (haa..haa..). The power of the church is to obligate the feeble minds to vote in catholic and corrupt politics (it is obligation here), to marry, and to beget children (these pigs are against the abortion..!?! Kill the pope now!!), to praise their god, saints, virgins, ... I hope the people here awake from their "holy sleep" to face our sad reality.

On the other side, how strong is the anti-christian movement in Brazil? Are there any satanic/anti-christian groups you can recommend? Any obscure new bands worth mentioning?

There isn't any anti-christian movement here. Only Black Metal bands rebel against the church, but as they are teenagers, they don't know what they do (?). I only believe in my self to kill the oppressors of the knowledge !!

During the 80's, the Thrash/Death/Black metal scene was ridiculed or ignored by "serious" musicians, but now these styles are rising in popularity, and many groups of today are openly admitting the influence of bands like Sodom, Destruction, Onslaught etc. Do you think it is good that these bands are getting the attention they deserve, or do you think it was better when they were unknown, to retain their essence of mysticism and evil ?

I don't think that "serious" musicians are considering the old Death/Black Metal bands. These new bands, that are "admitting the influence" of those old bands, are doing it due their lack of originality. I guess that many of them know nothing about that old cult bands. They haven't (Metal) Culture. Ask them about bands like Damnation (CAN), Crematory (NOR), Hellhouse (USA), Malfeitor (USA), Poison (GER) and many others fine bands that only released something on demo tapes, rehearsals or live tapes. We recorded "Leather and Metal" of the German band Poison and I read in one of those stupid sites in the web a fool German guy saying that we rip off a Running Wild song...!?!? (haa...ha... Fuck you bastard !!). I prefer those bands in the darkness, free from the capitalism of the 2000's.

Do you support church-burning? Was there ever any in Brazil? It might seem like an attention-seeking act, but what if the person remains anonymous and doesn't get caught?

I support terrorism and not children's play!! We need destroy this bunch of "allied catholic worms" that infest our pure scene with foolishness.

Some of your lyrics concern occult groups like the OTO. What do you think of them, and are you actively involved with them or any other formal organizations?

I only study about many organizations (covens) to know their dogmas and compare with my view-point. One of the few organizations that I recognize is Church of Satan because they face our reality. I didn't agree 100% with them, but they have consciousness of our saga in this world. Anton Szandor Lavey made his part, we shall make ours here and now.

If you would have preferred to have lived in another time or place, when and where would it be?

In 1500's, in somewhere of the South America to kill the destroyers so called colonizers (The white plague came from Europe). I would change the history !!
(This "white" plague was due to JUDEO-christianity and it's byproducts, goddamnit; the conquistadores, then capitalism etc. I'm fucking PROUD to be white, but that doesn't mean I too wouldn't like to "change the history" - Paul)

What is your view of "Evil"? A subjective concept, or do you think it has a real existence, independent of humanity?

We live with it in our entrails. It isn't a subjective concept... It isn't a being... It is we and we aren't it... We are its personification... There are many things in live very difficult to put in words... Sorry.

Do you believe in the Gaia hypothesis which holds that the earth and all living creatures make up one vast organism, and that humans can be seen as a cancer that is destroying it? Do you think wars, famines and new diseases like AIDS and the Ebola virus could just be the earth trying to rid itself of this cancer?

A natural response of the gods of the nature (wind, water, fire and air - not jhvh your asshole!!) to the cancer...
It is fantastic !! It seems to be so real !?! Can I call it Karma too?.
(If you like! - Paul)

We are surely approaching some sort of apocalypse, but what form do you think it will take ? Will the human race come to an end, or perhaps a few survivors will start all over again (as in Norse, and other, mythologies)? Do you think the human race deserves to survive? Share with us your predictions for the next 100 years or so of human history.

I am a sadistic pessimist. Do you really want to know my viewpoint about it ? If your answer is yes: NO SALVATION FOR ANYONE !! THE GODS (OF THE NATURE) TURN THEIR BACK TO US !! "Ashes to ashes.. Dust to dust.." - only these words will echo in the ears of the survivors that tormented by their own shadows shall commit suicide!!
The holy bible fails..

What is your opinion (if any) on the music and lyrics of the following blasphemous artists:

a) Black Sabbath: I prefer their albums with Dio on vocals ("Heaven and Hell", "Mob Rules", "Dehumanizer" and "Born Again" with Ian Gillan). Their early epoch with Ozzy on vocals, I only like "Volume 4" and "Paranoid". Their best lyric is "Disturbing the priest" and music is "The sign of the southern cross".

b) Slayer: When I listen to "Show no mercy", I can't believe that!! A dream became true!! "Evil!! My words defy!!..". "Show no Mercy", "Haunting the Chapel", "Hell Awaits", "Live Undead" and "Reign in Blood" were my old school books in the 80's. Hanneman and King were two wizards with their powerful Metal hammers in their hands. (Fuck yeah!!! - Paul) It's a pity that they lost their power!! Their best lyric is "Chemical Warfare" and music is "Face the slayer".

c) Bathory: Their first releases are great!! (I think that Quorthon wrote "Son of the Damned" for me - hee..ehee...). "Twilight of the Gods" is considerable, but the rest is crap !! Their best lyric is "Enter the Eternal Fire" and music is "Son of the Damned".

d) Deicide: Their fine releases in my opinion are "Once Upon the Cross" and "Serpents of the Light", but this kind of stuff isn't for me.

e) Darkthrone: hmmm..

f) Rotting Christ: It's good to see an Ancient Metal Elite Band alive yet. "Satanas Tedeum" DT and "Thy Mighty Contract" kill !! I hope they keep in Metal tune. Their best lyric is the same music "Transforming all suffers into plague".

Well, seeing as this zine takes its name from a song by your fellow (ex)countrymen, I must ask... What is your honest opinion of Sepultura ? Do you consider them sell-outs? How do you feel knowing that they represent your country to a lot of people (even though they no longer live there)?

I was one of the few Sepultura fans in the end of 80's in my town. "Bestial Devastation" and "Morbid Visions" are one of the best Death Metal albums ever, in my opinion. I like that dirty sound with unholy lyrics and fuckin' growls. Many brazilian magazines didn't support them in that epoch (1986/1987) and now.. In these two releases, the band created a new form to play extreme music, but when they released "Schizophrenia", it was a deception for me.. They can be sell-outs now, but they are the proof that when you believe in yourself you can reach your goal. We recorded "Warriors of Death" from "Bestial Devastation" for a Sepultura tribute called "Sepultural Feast" on Black Sun Records. When I recorded that song I was thinking on their early times. I don't like their new stuff, it isn't the Sepultura that I knew years ago.

Lastly, what are your current plans with Mystifier, short term and long term?

I hope to find a record label as soon as possible to release our next album that I'm considering to title "Demystifying The Mystified" with 10 flesh songs and put us on tour oversea.

Anything else to add ?

Thanks Feanor Lokisson and Primitive Future staff for their support.(No problem - Paul, Loki's son) It's good to see fine pals on line. Someone interested to know us better and get some stuff can visit our official web site at

http://www.geocities.com/~mystifier2

or contact us by e-mail:

mystifier@bahianet.com.br

tel/fax:

55 71 313 1595

or snail-mail:

C.P.: 7302. 41.811.970. Salvador/Bahia/Brazil.

A fuckin' hail to you Metalheads !! You are the vanguard of the Metal Elite!! The few, the proud!!


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