UNVERKALT on «Héréditaire», Sakis Tolis & Ancestral Memory | TheMetalList Interview

Athens-born, Berlin-based avant-garde post-metal band UNVERKALT — Themis and Dimitra — sit down for a long-form interview about their third album «Héréditaire», their first on Season of Mist. We talk through the move from Athens to Berlin, the family memory of the 1922 Burning of Smyrna that anchors one of the album's tracks, the band's turn toward black metal screams and tremolo, the collaboration with Sakis Tolis (Rotting Christ), the shoot of «Oath of Prometheus» — and what dish Dimitra would compare «Héréditaire» to. 🎙 Interview in English, with Ukrainian and English subtitles — pick yours in the player settings. ⏱ Chapters: 00:00 — Teaser 00:21 — Welcome 00:59 — Where the name Unverkalt comes from 02:10 — Moving from Athens to Berlin 05:28 — The creative process: music and lyrics 07:40 — The albums as a trilogy of grief and suffering 11:34 — Burning of Smyrna: Themis's grandmother's story 13:40 — All visuals done in-house 17:47 — French, German and Greek in the titles 20:09 — Turning toward black metal: screams and tremolo 23:01 — Vocal influences: Björk and Fever Ray 23:57 — Collaboration with Sakis Tolis (Rotting Christ) 27:45 — Berlin album release show 33:28 — How the audience takes it 37:17 — Season of Mist 43:07 — Touring plans and the US 44:50 — What dish would «Héréditaire» be? 47:14 — Goodbyes 🤘 UNVERKALT — official links: 🌐 Website: https://unverkalt.com 🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/55vU7... 🏷 Season of Mist: https://www.season-of-mist.com/bands/... ▶️ YouTube:    / @unverkaltofficial   📷 Instagram:   / unverkalt   ❤️ Support TheMetalList: If you enjoy what we do, join us on Patreon — it means a lot to us: 👉 https://patreon.themetallist.com More interviews, reviews and reports from the world of metal: 🌐 https://themetallist.com #Unverkalt #Hereditaire #SeasonOfMist #PostMetal #BlackMetal #TheMetalList #SakisTolis #RottingChrist #MetalInterview