(interview done in summer 2001)

Very shitty interview indeed. The worst interview ever appeared in my ‘zine, just like the fucking ugly Unholy Archangel one. Very good music, great ability in playing the instruments, great talent, but not that much brain. Also here there are unanswered questions... I’ve expected and asked too much time to the band. Ok, he’s only the vocalist, not the brainchild.

Vanish. Hail Spica from S.V.E.S.T.... let’s start now with the most boring, normal and discounted question that every fucking ugly underground ‘zine asks to the bands... can you make a (short?) chronicle of your black horde?

Spica. SVEST is composed by two members of the ex-band called ASMODEE = Darkkarma and I. Since 1997 we have made 2 demos:

- Scarification Of Soul.

- Death To Macrocosm.

V. S.V.E.S.T. is a disquieting sigle that in latin stands for “Satanas Vobiscum Et Spiritum Tuo” (be Satan with you and your spirit)... so please tell me... are you satanists? What this term does mean for you, anyway? Can you describe your satanic way of life?

S. Yes, the meaning of the sigle is relative to my ‘religious’ opinions. Now Satanism is more a philosophy than a religion of doctrine. No religion is the Shaytan of christiannity, islamism, and the others… I’ve no ‘satanic way of life’, a satanic way can’t be expressed in the society we live in. The way I live is by my toughts through Satan.

*V. Wouldn’t you explain them? If this no, why?

S. A zine is not a book.

*V. Do you define yourself an “evil” person?

S. What do you define as "evil" (Mmh... -V.)?

V. An inevitable question: are you a misanthropic band (yez, the question sounds a bit silly, done with this approach)? And again... what this term does mean for you?

S. Misanthropy means hating human.  SVEST is surely not humanist, we are for the End of the men by men.

*V. What do you mean with “the End of the men by men”, precisely? Do you define yourself a misanthrope or not anyway?

S. Just read the text of Evil War (It was interesting to read it if the lyrics were available somewhere -V.).

V. I’ve found a lot of talent and originality in your style... it’s technical, unusual... from what bands do you take inspiration for your music?

S. It depends the mood. Even if unconsciously we have some influences, we try to escape from them.

V. What’s your relation with Cantus Bestiae, Tabernaculum and Puritas Virginum? All these bands have latin names too...

S. About CANTUS BESTIAE, the link is that I make the same work for this band than for SVEST; lyrics and vocals. (this is why they’ve got latin names). This two bands is a kind of horde, as we know each others very well. Tabernaculum from PURITAS VIRGINUM is a good friend of us, but there is no line-up relation with him.

V. What’s your point of view towards the B/M scene in France, and what can you say me about the scene in Paris? (if you care to speak about that)

S. BM scene in France is full of shit, and it’s the same case in other countries. (and maybe even more). I believe that time will purifie the movement. I personally don’t know many people in Paris as I don’t live there since many years. But there is for sure some respectable people I guess.

V. Well, in the “Scarification Of Soul” demo ’98, S.V.E.S.T. consisted in DarkKarma (all music) + Spica (all vocals and lyrics)... so tell me: has DarkKarma really played alone in a such technical way? What kind of concept(s) there’s behind the lyrics from you, Spica?

S. Darkkarma plays alone all the drums, guitars and bass. The lyrics visit different concepts. In general, they are the result of my objective thoughts or wills. The message are not meant to be understood by others, as I try to hide the by personal metaphors.

*V. No chance to know more about them?

S. No (So why the fuck you invite me to read the lyrics of your song "Evil War?! -V.).

V. Is it true that you’ll release an Lp through End All Life? When it will happen? Is it recorded yet, or what? What’s your thought about the End All Life work, eventually?

S. You are right, EAL will realize an LP which will be call URFAUST. We have no date for it, because we have not finished all the music and lyrics. End All Life makes a good work in the sense of the rebirth of vynils.

V. What point do you want to reach with your music and or with S.V.E.S.T.? Where do you want to arrive? Do you want to stay eternally (the term is relative) underground? Do you want to become a cult band? Don’t you’d like to become a famous band like Marduk or Dark Funeral and gain a lot of FUCKING DIRTY MONEY?

S. Marduk and Dark Funeral are not good examples for us. There is no Art from the moment that money occurs. Our goal is to make music for us first, and secondly if people we know appreciate it that’s great, but we don’t research anything like fame. A cult band is a band that have created something, without treachering themselves.

*V. Is this a kind of self-claiming as a “cult” band? Are you presumptuous in this way? Please answer sincerely.

S. We simply are not rock stars.

*V. What’s your relationship with money? Don’t you’d like to got a lot of it by your music, if you could?

S. We must eat and drink, money is the thing you must give to have what you want in our society, that's all.

V. Give a comment about these famous bands:

- Cradle Of Filth

- Dimmu Borgir

- Marylin Manson

and explain why you like or dislike them.

S. Respectivly: Cradle Of Wimps, Dimmu Burger, and Marylin the she-male. Those are famous hordes of bitches, that make ugly gothic music for young good thinking humanists. They are loosers in a world of loosers.

V. You took part in the “Black Metal Endsieg” Ep by Sombre Rec. (another purist underground, vynil based label)... state a judgement about the other bands featured there, if you can...

- Katharsis

- Black Witchery 

- Warloghe

and explain why you like or dislike them.

S. I personally think Katharsis a very good band, their BM is full of hate, cold, and raw as I like it.

*V. That’s not a sufficient answer, you know. I mean, do you like these bands for their ideological side? Why they should have to be recognized as better or more convinced than Cradle Of Filth, Dimmu Borgir or Marylin Manson respectively? What have they more than those “famous hordes of bitches” to deserve your own respect, in case?

S. No but if you want another aspect of my point of view I would prefer shout cradle of shit and dimmu borgir before Marylin Manson for their incredible stupidity (Yes, this explains all! -V.).

V. It seems that in the last days a lot of extremely evil satanic hordes from North America (Thornspawn, Black Witchery, Krieg, Kult Ov Azazel, etc.) wants to eclipse the European B/M scene, plus ancient kults from there (Profanatica & Blasphemy) are resurrecting... your position about this fact?

S. Your report is true. Anyway, even if good bands emerge from there, BM has been, is, and will always be European. Americans (except few ones) will never understand the inner essence of our culture, and way of thinking.

*V. Why this, for you?

S. They're just bastards. Degenerated bastards.

V. The last question... what’s your point of view toward the new trend called “N/S Black Metal”? Are you favourable or are you against that kind of ideology? Don’t you think it’s only a silliness that fake stupid people follow only in order to appear more “I am so evil” or similar shits?

S. It is sure that many people of the NS trend don’t really believe in - and don’t know really what it is. For those persons Satan is no more Evil enough, so they take what inspires fear to the mass. It is a young unprofitable reaction, as punks can do. Quite ridiculous in fact.  Now, I personally know some few real NS, which are very interesting and involved people, that’s why they inspire respect. I think NS and Satanism can fight together, cause they’ve got similar preliminary matters in front of the society. Nevertheless, even if a collaboration would profit to each others the ideologies are not the same. NS work for the supremacy of white aryan people, it is politic. Satanism works for the supremacy of individuality, it is philosophic. So people who have changed their opinion doesn’t know really what they want.

V. I think I’ve no other question, so I’d have pleasure that you make a last statement before ending this interview...

S. Encourage people to hate life. Satan be with you and in your soul.

(No address!! -V.)