Amon Sethis has unleashed Part III – Dawn of an Apocalyptic World, diving into the darkest periods of ancient Egypt. Blending historical events with creative fiction, the album marks a powerful evolution in their epic saga.
1. Amon Sethis,
you've been exploring ancient Egyptian history through your music since 2007.
What initially inspired you to delve into the 6th and 7th dynasties for your
concept albums?
I was
always inspired and very passionnated by the egyptian civilization. The fact to
have a period of ancient Egypt very unkown like the 6 and 7th dynasties era is
a good way to let the imagination grows up in our mind. That’s why I have
chosen that, in order to write legendary stories.
2. Your
latest album, "Part III – Dawn of an Apocalyptic World,"
is set for release in February 2025. Can you give us a glimpse into
the storyline and themes fans can expect from this new chapter?
This
chapter is very very darker. I wanted to explore and invent a darker story
after the happy end of PART II. I was inspired at the basis by the parchment of
IPOU-OUR a scrib who has written some oscur lines of the bad situation at the
end of the ancient empire (6th dynasty – 7th of dynasty).
My
idea : to create a sort of « GAME OF THRONES » in egyptian
version where you can find rebellions / struggles / conspiracies / murders /
alliances and fantasmagoric things.
A good
programm !
3. The first single, "At the
Threshold of Doom," was released in December 2024. How
does this track set the tone for the rest of the album?
I think
this track sums up really the tone of the album and we can find on this title
the essence itself of AMON SETHIS. A good melody with obscur atmosphere, a good
riff, some breaks well-thought and a good chorus catchy. I think it’s clearly
the recognitive sound of AMON SETHIS on this one.
The mystic
side and mysterious story has helped us also to build a good synopsis for the
release of the video-clip. We are very proud of it !
4. Over the years, you've had the opportunity to share the stage with bands like Myrath, Vanden Plas, and Blaze Bayley. How have these experiences influenced your musical journey and the evolution of Amon Sethis?
I remember
all these concerts and exeperiences. It’s really important to seize the gigs
where you can share the stage very known bands.
You can
learn and learn about the way to lead your band and perform yourself on every
sides. That’s really important. We are so glad to share these wonderful gigs. I
hope that we share another good concerts for the next album !
5. "Part 0: The Queen with
Golden Hair" was described as epic and more orchestral. With "Part
III," you've mentioned that it's more powerful and mature—how did working
with Simone Mularoni at Domination Studio shape the sound of this album?
Simone
MULARONI has made an amazing work ! he’s a master on this exercise but
also a very good guitarist ! To compare to Part 0, he has made an album
more axed to the guitars and maybe a little bit less symphonic. But we can
recognize very easily the style and touch of AMONSETHIS on this one.
But
defenitely, the sound is amazing.
6. Amon Sethis’ music is known
for being both powerful and diverse, blending heavy metal with orchestral
elements. How do you approach balancing these different musical styles to
maintain your signature sound?
That’s a very interesting question. When we compose our songs, we are attached to not reproduce a riff who can be inspired by another band. We really really want to create originality on our tracks even if we are inspired by bands such as SYMPHONY X, DREAM THEATER…etc.
The fact
that I listen to many many different music styles and that I love
cinematographic and BO of some movies inspire me so much to build original
songs that tell stories according to the synopsis of our albums.
I think
it’s the key to maintain our original musical universe.
7. The
concept of apocalyptic themes in "Part III" suggests a darker
direction. What drew you towards exploring this theme, and how does
it connect with the previous albums?
As I said
previously, we have created a darker direction because I was inspired by the
parchment of IPOU-OUR who describes the difficulty of the realm in Egypt land
and the crisis in administrative and royal power.
The land
fell in Chaos during this dark period. It was logical that the story follows
the real happenning.
I have
connected the story of PART II with the sons of the two pharaohs ATERAVIS and
AMON SETHIS. I was inspired by the history of Diocletien the roman emperor. He
had created a tetrarchy to divise the land in two parts in order to have a
better control to the land. But this action has increased the dissensions of
the empire.
It ill be
the same in the story that I create in this album and the following ones. The
land will fall into chaos.
Welcome to
the dark side !
Last thing,
I was inspired also by actual facts and personal things who happened in my
life. I have integrated that in the stories of the songs with subtility.
For
example, the song « Lord of the dark waters » talks about SOBEK the
god with Crocodile Head, God of the waters and of fertility. Some cataclysms
happen in the land and the only one who can save us is SOBEK.
It happens
actually in the world with all the storms, cataclysm, drought is’nt it ?
Who can
save us ? Trump ? ahahaha
8. Since your formation, you’ve
created a vast universe based on historical periods with limited data. How do
you blend historical facts with creative fiction in your storytelling?
The idea is
to have a real symbiosis between real facts and legends that I write.
I start
with these real facts ho has probably happened and then I continue the stories.
We can
notice that The writings has totally disappeared during the 7th dynasty’s
period. So that thing let free my mind to create the own universe of AMON
SETHIS.
9. With the new album being
distributed by Season of Mist, how do you see this partnership
impacting Amon Sethis' reach and future projects?
We are very glad to have a signature with SEASON OF MIST. It’s a very well known label and distributor. Defenitely i twill bring us a more fame in the world so we are very happy to work with them. I hope that we will continue to work with them in the future for the next albums !
10. Lastly, as you look ahead to the
release of "Part III" and beyond, what message or experience do you
hope to leave with your listeners through this ongoing epic saga?
I think
it’s really difficult actually to create original things. Many many things has
been already made so we are very very proud to have created an original story
and concept. We try to let our mark modestly with this epic saga.
And all the
things can be opened with that one : a book / a live with real orchestra /
a movie
We can
build so much different things with our saga. Maybe in the future we could
develop these derivatives products !
Thank you
for your interview, don’t hesitate to order our new album (available on the
site of Season of Mist) in CD version / double CD deluxe or vinyl
version !
You can
listen us also in digital plate forms !
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