Hello and welcome to this interview. Tell us about your latest release.
Hi! On January 16, 2026, our latest work, “The Last Testament”, was released. It’s a concept album that tells a story divided into 9 tracks and an Intro. It’s a journey beyond the veil of darkness and conventional interpretations, a new… revolutionary perspective. A “Testament” that challenges everything we’ve ever believed; imagine a different kind of hell, not as a place of damnation, but as a complex reality, a realm of truth and purpose, where absolute evil doesn’t exist, only a balance that transcends the notions of good and evil.
⁃ How would you describe your sound?
Our sound is Hard Rock with touches of Heavy Metal, Blues, and Stoner, mostly sung in Italian, although the album includes track no. 9 (Lady Mazekeen) in English.
⁃ What do your lyrics talk about?
The lyrics on the latest album tell a story of pure imagination. They talk about a journey: Cain’s journey toward liberation from his curse, a journey into hell—or rather, into a different hell—where Lucifer no longer sits on the throne, having abandoned it to live on Earth among ordinary mortals.
⁃ What do you listen to at home?
Tons of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. Some of us also enjoy listening to Psychedelic Rock, New Wave, and Blues.
⁃ What has been your favorite live performance so far?
Definitely the “Release Party” at Area 51 in Vignole Borbera (AL) on January 10, 2026. We presented the album “The Last Testament” in front of a huge audience, and the evening was opened by our dear friends Ammo, a rock band from Bolzano with whom we often share the stage.
⁃ Tell us a funny anecdote from the studio or the stage.
Surely that time when our Samael wrote two new songs. I think it was in 2023. He sent the acoustic demos to our WhatsApp group, and we agreed to meet in the studio to arrange them electrically. That evening he didn’t come because he was sick, and the four of us rearranged the songs completely without telling him. Next time we played them for him, and the look on his face is something we’ll never forget. One of those songs later became Lady Mazekeen.
⁃ What are your favorite albums?
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, Killer, and Powerslave by Iron Maiden, The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd, A Prayer for the Loud by D-A-D, War by U2, and Abbey Road by The Beatles.
⁃ Which musician would you like to have a beer with?
We’d definitely love a beer with Lemmy Kilmister, Paul Di’Anno, and Ozzy, but for that, we’d have to meet them in hell (which is impossible… for now). But a beer with Steve Harris, David Gilmour, Bono Vox, Paul McCartney, and Jesper Binzer from D-A-D? Absolutely.
⁃ If you were the most important band in the world, what would you ask for backstage?
How many pages does this interview have? You know one of our classic songs is called Sex & Wine… The rest I’ll leave up to you. Just make sure the first two things are there… everything else is complementary.
⁃ What are your projects for the near future?
We’re producing a new single and brainstorming ideas for a new album… and above all, we already have plenty of live dates scheduled to share “The Last Testament”. Live is our essence… our Rock.