Answered KD (guitars, vocals), thank you!
Recenze/review - SÉPULCRE - Cryptic Temple Of Otherworldly Abhorrations (2026):
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Ave SÉPULCRE! I’m listening to your new album, “Cryptic Temple Of Otherworldly Abhorrations,” right now, and I’m thinking this is exactly what the music will sound like when the world ends. I think you’ve created a true masterpiece. How do you feel about the new album? Have you gotten any feedback from fans yet? Have you played the new songs live yet? How are they going over? And in what direction did you want to move forward from your last EP?
KD: Thanks for your words. We’re really proud of this album and we’re glad we can finally unleash it upon our material plane after all the work we’ve put in it. The album is only out since since two days so it’s a bit too early to tell, but still we received many positive feedbacks, and people seems to understand what we want to convey, which is great.
We’ve played a few songs live already and it worked pretty well I think, the audience seemed receptive.
With this album we wanted to develop even more the atmosphere and otherworldly aura this genre can offer, and I think we succeed.
How do new songs for SÉPULCRE actually come about? Are you a traditional band that locks itself in the rehearsal room to write, or do you use the internet so popular these days to send ideas back and forth via email? I’m interested in the creative process itself.
KD: I usually write the songs and demo everything at home and send it to the others.
Then we work on it and rearrange it if necessary in the rehearsal room.
The lyrics are a whole other story with SÉPULCRE. What are they about on the new album, and where did you draw inspiration for them? On “Cryptic Temple Of Otherworldly Abhorrations,” they fit the music perfectly. Which came first, the music or the lyrics?
KD: The lyrics all depicts visions materializing in other planes outside the material world, which you can access by building a temple within yourself.
The music comes first, then the inspiration for the lyrics comes.
I have to admit that the cover for “Cryptic Temple Of Otherworldly Abhorrations” is outstanding it fits the music perfectly! It’s literally terrifying. How did you choose the cover, and why did you go with a design by drummer Jon Whiplash? Where did he get his inspiration?
KD: Jon is drawing our artwork since the demo, so it was obvious he would take care of the album cover.
The little difference this time is that we wanted a painting and Jon never painted before, but he took it as a challenge and nailed it.
I explained to him the vision I had roughly, showed him the lyrics and let him work his magic from there.
The sound of the entire recording is fantastic. It’s dark, cold, and sharp all at once. Which studio did you record the album at? Did you, as a band, have a say in the final sound and mastering?
Thank you, we’re really happy with the result.
We recorded the instruments at Heldscalla studio in France with Raphael Henry, who produced our previous EP, but this time we did the vocals and mix/mastering with another producer, Jérémie Bézier, at Blackout studio in Belgium.
Of course, it’s the band who decides of the final sound of the album, not the other way around, otherwise it’s a sign you’re working with the wrong guy.
The new album was released by the Irish label Invictus Productions. Why did you choose this particular label, and how satisfied are you with their work?
KD: We’re working with Invictus since the beginning and we’re not planning on any change.
When came the time to look for a label after the recording of our first demo? Invictus was in the top 3 of labels we wanted to work with.
It’s one of the best UG Metal label, with some of the most unique and interesting bands in nowadays scene, so we’re honored and proud to be part of its amazing roster. Invictus is just the perfect label for us.
The band’s history dates back to 2012 (as DEMONIC OATH). How did the idea to play death metal even come about? Who were your role models? Please take a moment to reminisce for us! What’s it like to play death metal in France?
KD: Death Metal is my favourite genre of Metal so I always wanted to have my own band, but as I was living in an area where finding good like minded musicians was not an easy task and that I had my selfish vision of how it should sound, I decided to everything by myself.
In the beginning I wanted to create something in the vein of Incantation, Demigod, Immolation Convulse…also some more recent bands such as Necros Christos, Grave Miasma, Dead congregation…All these new exciting “new” bands I was just discovering at the time.
You can still hear these influences in Sépulcre I guess, but it evolved in something a bit more personal, we developed our own style, as any band should do.
It’s really obvious how much your band enjoys your music. Do you have any goals you’d like to achieve? For some, it’s a famous record label; others might want to play at a big festival.
KD: I just want to release good records which will hopefully stand the test of time and leave at least a tiny mark in the Death Metal world ahah.
Otherwise and play some good shows with bands I like and respect. That’s it.
Kevin, unlike other death metal vocalists, you’re actually quite easy to understand when you sing. Death metal vocals must generally be a terrible strain on the vocal cords. Do you take any special care of them? Do you warm up your voice before a concert, for example?
KD: I don’t warm up at all, I don’t know any particular techniques, but with “experience” I manage to naturally control my voice a bit better I guess.
What’s it actually like to play death metal in France? Do people come to your shows? Do they support you and buy your CDs? When you organize an event, for example, how many people show up?
KD: We usually have a good response when we play in France, there’s still a strong core of Death Metal fans and a few serious promoters who hadn’t surrender yet.
Death metal is a demanding hobby and an even tougher lifestyle. What does it mean to you? What do you enjoy most about it, and how do you view it? How did you actually get into it?
KD: Metal is everything to me and it’s definitely not a hobby as it defines my lifestyle.
Death Metal in particular is a gateway to something otherworldly, I still feel the magickal aura of the genre, as intact as when I discovered Morbid Angel when I was a teenager.
I ask this question intentionally to all bands so they can get a little promotion for the future. Please tell us, what does SÉPULCRE have planned in the near future? What can we look forward to? If you have a message for fans, labels, or promoters, this is the place for it…
KD: We have a few gigs planned to promote our album, most important so far will be our release party, on the 23rd of January in Rennes, with our brothers of Bones, Profanation, and dorminn (who is the one behind our ambient intro/interlude in the album). For this one time only, we’ll play our album in full, it will definitely be a night for the books.
We also have some other exciting plans in the making, which will be released in due time!
Thank you very much for the interview, and I wish SÉPULCRE lots of album sales and nothing but sold-out shows. May you also find success in your personal lives. I’ll be looking forward to the next death metal apocalypse!
KD: Thanks for the interview and keep supporting Dark Metal Of Death.
“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious”
Think about it.
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