Vrykolakas-Brutal Death Metal from Singapore
Interview with Kai
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Interview by Jay Parker
1-Tell us about Vrykolakas... When and where was the band formed? What inspired you to form the band? Who is in the current line-up? VRYKOLAKAS was formed by former members of DEMONIAC and BESTIAL COLONY way back in July 1991. The first lineup was Shafiee Sathanas on guitars and Khairil Nefarious on drums. We didn’t have a name and decided to use the name TUMULUS at
first. We eventually chose the name VRYKOLAKAS which we found in a book about occultism and demonology. We liked how the word
tration. Both of us were getting bored of the lack of activity and direction with our previous bands. Ironically, the band went through another period of inactivity and disappeared from the scene between 1993 to 1998. Shafiee had totally left the metal scene, concentrating on his day job. I felt the urge to play music again and got Iman, my cousin, to help me out. This was in 1995.
want y l n o e w ent, m o m s i ve, a h r G At t f o mix a e k i l d n. o i t to soun a t n a c and In n o i t a l o Imm sounded and decided to use it. I remember forming the band not out of inspiration but because of frus-
