冻结 - 萨尔瓦多 / 西班牙Atmospheric Black / Post-Metal乐队Mik专访

今天采访到的是一支由萨尔瓦多和西班牙两个国家成员组建的一支Atmospheric Black / Post-Metal风格的乐队Mik，这是一支非常年轻的乐队，2024年才组建，2025年发行了第一首单曲“Ehecat”，冰冷阴暗的氛围，缓慢沉重，再加上Post-Metal让这支乐队非常的受到关注，今年乐队发行了他们的第一张正式专辑“Ajmaq”，在新专辑发行之际杂志与乐队取得联系进行了一次专访！

（V: 代表笔者 E: 代表Elmer González）

Today we interviewed Mik, an Atmospheric Black/Post-Metal band formed by members from El Salvador and Spain. This is a very young band, formed only in 2024, and released their first single, "Ehecat," in 2025. The cold, dark atmosphere, slow and heavy delivery, combined with their Post-Metal style, has garnered them considerable attention. This year, the band released their first official album, "Ajmaq," and the magazine contacted them for an exclusive interview to coincide with the album's release!

(V: stands for the author; E: stands for Elmer González)

采访对象：Elmer González（Mik乐队创始人）

采访时间：2026.11.10

V: 大家好！很高兴见到你们，非常感谢你们接受这次采访。这应该是你们第一次接受中国杂志的采访，不如先向中国的乐迷们打个招呼吧？MIK 乐队成立于哪一年？你们又是如何走到一起组建这支乐队的？另外，“MIK”这个名字有什么特殊的含义吗？

Hello guys! It’s a pleasure to meet you, and thank you so much for taking part in this interview. I believe this is your first time being interviewed by a Chinese magazine, so perhaps you could start by saying hello to all your Chinese fans? In what year was the band MIK formed, and how did you all come together to form the group? Also, is there any specific meaning behind the name "MIK"?

E: 大家好！能与远方的金属乐迷建立联系，这真是太棒了。能在备受推崇的中国地下音乐圈拥有一席之地，我们深感荣幸。向中国的乐迷们致意，希望你们会喜欢我们的首张专辑！

这个项目始于2024年，最初完全由我（Elmer González）发起。我先创作了"Ehecat"的Riff，当时我打算把它做成一个“一人乐队”——就像Leviathan、Xasthur等许多黑金属项目那样。不过，今年有一次，我把"Beheaded"和"Yaot"的Demo给Hilda听了（当时我们都在一支当地的翻唱乐队里，现在也依然在里面），她成功说服了我，让我把它发展成一支完整的乐队。在这一年的大部分时间里，乐队只有我们两个人。Hilda重新录制了"Beheaded"和"Yaot"的贝斯声部，我们在今年早些时候发布了这两首单曲。在完成制作上的调整后，我们决定开始寻找鼓手以及吉他手或贝斯手。上个月，我在社交媒体上联系到了Elka，她很喜欢这个项目，便同意加入担任贝斯手；Hilda则转而负责节奏吉他。我们的鼓手Oscar是通过朋友介绍加入的。上个月，我们刚刚进行了最初的三次排练。

至于“MIK”这个名字，确实是有含义的。它是“Mictlan”的缩写（用“K”大概纯粹是为了视觉美感）。在美索美洲的宇宙观中，“Mictlan”指的是冥界（这与玛雅神话中的“希巴巴”/Shibalba 有相似之处）。这是一个人类灵魂前往之处，旨在净化、考验并转化他们在生前未能圆满实现的灵性；它与我们熟知的传统“冥界”（Hades）或“地狱”（Hell）不同——“米克特兰”（Mictlan）并非为了惩罚，而是为了超越。不过，它依然是一个非常可怕且扭曲的地方。

Hello! it's actually amazing reaching metalheads this far from where we are, and is an honor to us having a space in the respected chinese underground scene, so we want to salute the chinese fans and hope you can enjoy our debut album!

The project was born in 2024 and it was all by Elmer González, so I started by writing the Ehecat riff song and it was supposed to be only a one man band, just like many other black metal projects such as Leviathan, Xasthur etc...However, one day of this year I decided to show the Beheaded and Yaot demos to Hilda, (by that time we were and still are playing in a local cover band) so she basically convinced me to make it a band. Almost the entire year we were only the two of us, Hilda re-recorded the bass lines of Beheaded and Yaot and we launched the two singles early this year, once I was done with the productions adjustments we both decided to start looking for a drummer and a guitarists or bassist; so recently the last month I was able to find Elka on social media, she liked the project and agreed to join to play the bass, Hilda switched to rhythm guitar, and the Oscar, our drummer, was recommended by a friend of mine, and we just started doing our first 3 rehearsals last month.

Regarding the name MIK, yes it has a meaning, is the shortened version of Mictlan (used the K for aesthetic purposes I guess). Mictlan is something like the underworld in the mesoamerican cosmo vision (has similarities with the Shibalba of the Mayas). It's a place where human souls go to purify, test and transform a spirituality they were unable to fulfill in life; unlike the traditional Hades or Hell we all know, the Mictlan is not a place to punish but to transcend, still, is a very scary and twisted place.

V: 你们的乐队刚组建时，成员只有Elmer González和Hilda Fernández。不久之后，又有两位来自西班牙的成员加入了进来。这两位西班牙成员是如何加入的？能向我们介绍一下他们吗？他们的加入又为乐队带来了哪些新的变化？

When your group first formed, it consisted only of Elmer González and Hilda Fernández. Shortly thereafter, two members from Spain joined the band. How did these two Spanish members come to join? Could you tell us a bit about them, and what new changes did their arrival bring to the band?

E: 当然可以。起初只有Hilda和我。我们当时并不确定能否成功组建乐队，但幸运的是，最终还是成了。我得提一下，虽然我来自萨尔瓦多，但在搬到西班牙加利西亚地区的奥伦塞后，我发现当地有一个规模虽小却很有潜力的音乐圈。这座美丽的小城汇聚了不少才华横溢的音乐人，但其中对“黑金属”感兴趣的人寥寥无几。于是，我加入了一支当地的翻唱乐队，后来 Hilda也加入了同一支乐队，我们就是这样相识的——原来她也喜欢极端金属。尽管奥伦塞不像维戈或拉科鲁尼亚那样——这两座加利西亚城市拥有强大且重要的极端金属圈——但奥伦塞确实也有金属乐手。不过，他们中的许多人手头已经排满了各种项目，因此很难找到既有档期又对极端音乐感兴趣的乐手。虽然Elka和Hilda是西班牙人，Oscar来自委内瑞拉，而我来自萨尔瓦多，但我们在音乐上的契合度非常高。Oscar担任鼓手，让乐曲听起来更具侵略性；而 Elka 的贝斯线条则稳固了律动感，与 Hilda 为乐曲注入的元素相得益彰。整体听感变得更好，也更加紧凑、协调了。

Absolutely; at first it was only Hilda and I. We were not sure if there was a chance to form a group, but luckily it was possible. I should probably mention that even though I'm from El Salvador, once I moved to Galicia Spain, I was able to find a small but promising music local scene in Ourense, this small and beautiful city has very talented musicians, but very few of them are interested on doing Black Metal, so I joined a local cover band, eventually Hilda joined that band and that is how I met her, it turns out that she also liked extreme metal. Even though Ourense is a small city, not as big as Vigo or Coruña, two Galician cities with strong and important extreme metals scene, Ourense do have metal musicians but many of them have their agenda full of projects, so it was a bit difficult to find musicians with availability and interested in extreme music. While Elka and Hilda are Spanish, Oscar from Venezuela and in my case I'm from El Salvador, musically we understand each other very well, having Oscar on the drums makes the songs sound more aggressive and with Elka the bass lines holds the groove Hilda added to the songs. The whole thing sounds better and more cohesive.

V: 你刚刚发行了首张正式专辑"Ajmaq"。能谈谈这张专辑背后的创作过程吗？创作过程顺利吗？

You have just released your first official album, "Ajmaq." Could you talk a bit about the creative process behind it? Did the creation of this new album go smoothly?

E: 创作过程其实有点混乱。有些歌写得很顺，但像"Substance"和"Come and See"这类作品，要达到我预想的效果就比较困难。我在一年时间里，在自己的房间里完成了所有歌曲的创作和录制。那段日子压力很大，因为我当时正深陷严重的抑郁症和其他一些困扰之中。我记得有几周时间，我什么别的事都没做，只是坐在那儿，拿起吉他开始写歌——我想我这么做，是因为需要找个出口，去宣泄我当时所经历的一切。至于我通常如何写歌：我一般会先想出一个乐句（riff），然后尝试不同的鼓点律动和速度；一旦找到了合适的组合，后续的创作就会顺畅很多——毕竟有了合适的鼓点作为支撑，创作起来确实容易多了。

The creation process was a bit chaotic, some of the songs went really smooth, but others, like Substance and Come and See, were more difficult to find what I was trying to achieve. I wrote and recorded all of the songs in a one year lapse in my room, it was pretty intense because I was struggling with a heavy depression and some other issues, I remember not doing anything else through weeks but sitting down grabbing my guitar and start writing, I guess I did it because I needed to vent in some way what I was going through. So going to the point on how I usually write a song, I pretty much come up with a riff, I try different drum grooves and tempos and once I find the right choice the rest of the process goes pretty straight, it is definitely easier creating something with the right drum beat behind.

V: 新专辑的录音质量非常出色。请问是在哪家录音室录制的？由谁担任制作人？录音过程顺利吗？

The recording quality of your new album is truly excellent. Which studio did you record it in, and who served as the producer? Did the recording process for the new album go smoothly?

E: 这真是对我极大的赞美！我通常标注制作地点为“Studio Rite”，但其实那只是我的房间。混音和母带处理也都是我亲自完成的，所以除了我之外并没有其他制作人。刚开始录制这张专辑时，我对音乐制作一窍不通；虽然现在依然称不上精通，但这一路走来确实学到了不少东西，嘿嘿。所以，制作过程并不像创作过程那样顺利——我得在网上现学如何为各种乐器做均衡（EQ）处理，如何给吉他和人声添加效果器，以及如何让贝斯在混音中清晰可辨。整个过程压力巨大，但我很高兴自己坚持了下来，因为我确实很享受学到的这些新知识。

I truly take that as a compliment! I usually out "Studio Rite" as the production studio, but that was actually my room, I did the mix and the mastering so there was no producer other than me and I had no idea of music production when I started recording this album; I still have no idea but I learned one or two things in this journey hehe. So the production was not smooth as the writing process, because I had to search on Internet how to EQ all of the instruments, how to route effects on guitar, voice and how to make the bass audible in the mix, it was a very stressful process but I'm glad I didt because I actually like what I learned.

V: 你的音乐主题是什么？为什么选择这个主题？你希望通过它表达什么？你的所有作品都是用西班牙语创作的吗？

What is the theme of your music? Why did you choose this theme, and what do you hope to express through it? Is all of your work created in Spanish?

E: 这张专辑及其音乐并非基于某种特定的概念主题；我倾向于探讨人类内心的挣扎，旨在寻求一种“了结”，并净化那些人们可能经历过的最黑暗的思想与情绪。对我而言，“了结”意味着接纳并继续前行——这并不一定代表能够解决问题（毕竟那并不现实；许多人终其一生，直到离世也未能解决自身的问题），但寻求这种“了结”更像是一种精神层面的追求。我选择这一主题，是因为它显得格外真诚。对我来说，黑金属是表达这一切的绝佳载体，因为它崇尚绝对的真诚，让我能够毫无顾忌、无需任何审查地表达内心所想。专辑中的所有歌曲均采用英语创作；对我而言，英语能让我更轻松地进行创作与表达，往往寥寥数语便能传达深意。不过，我也不排除在未来的作品中使用西班牙语或加利西亚语的可能性。

The album and the music is definitely not a conceptual theme, but I tend to approach inner human struggles, with the purpose of finding a closure and purify the darkest thoughts and emotions anyone could go through, a closure for me means acceptance and moving on, not necessarily being able to solve the problem because that is not realistic, many people live their lives and die without being able to solve their problems, but looking for a closure is more like a spiritual thing for me. I chose this theme because it felt very honest and for me Black Metal was perfect to express all this because this genre stays true with honesty, it allows me to say things without any censorship. All of the songs are in English, for me that language makes writing and expressing things easy, just with few words, however, I don't discard using Spanish or Galego on future material.

V: 你们的标志设计非常简洁，但这恰好是我最喜欢的风格——它让你们的名字变得非常容易记忆。这个标志是谁设计的？你们的专辑封面设计得也很精美，这是出自谁之手？

Your logo design is very simple, but this is actually my favorite style—it makes your name really easy to remember. Who designed the logo for you? Your album artwork is also beautifully designed; who created that?

E: 谢谢，很高兴你喜欢！标志和专辑封面的艺术指导都是由我负责的。我希望保持简洁，同时让标志与专辑封面上的树根建立起明确的联系。之所以这样设计，是因为在美索美洲的宇宙观中——就像许多其他古代异教文化一样——存在着一棵连接冥界、人间与天堂的树，这棵神圣的树被称为“吉贝树”。既然冥界位于树根之下，我觉得以这种方式来设计标志是个不错的主意。

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it! I handled all the art direction for the logo and the album cover, I wanted to keep it simple but with a clear connection between the logo and the roots of the tree in the album cover, the reason behind that decision is that in the Mesoamerican cosmovision, like many other pagan ancient cultures, there is a tree connecting the underworld, the land of the living and the heaven, that sacred tree is "La Ceiba", and since the underworld goes below the roots of the tree, I thought it was a good idea designing the logo in that way.

V: 你们的首张专辑目前仅以数字形式发行；你们是否考虑过推出实体版本？目前有没有与任何唱片公司取得联系或进行洽谈？

Your first album has only been released digitally so far; have you considered putting out a physical version? Are you currently in touch or in discussions with any record labels?

E: 我们非常希望能发行实体版本，至少已经在考虑尝试推出CD版了。目前我们仍处于独立运作状态，但确实有兴趣寻找合适的唱片公司合作。

We would love to release physical material, we are definitely thinking of trying a CD version at least. So far we remain independent but we are definitely interested in looking for a record label.

V: 这张专辑背后的创作理念是什么？有哪些乐队对你们的作品产生了影响？能否列举一些你们最喜欢的乐队？

What is the creative concept behind this album? Which bands have influenced your work, and could you name some of your favorite bands?

E: 在音乐层面，我们追求的是营造出一种既出色又带有某种“诡异”感的氛围，这种氛围主要由吉他构建而成。在我的创作中，你可以清晰地看到那些影响的痕迹——Enslaved、Burzum 以及瑞典黑金属流派，它们构成了我创作和编写吉他Riff的基石。至于我个人最喜欢的乐队（因为Hilda和其他乐队成员现在不在身边，我只能代表我自己回答），包括Enslaved、Behemoth、Behexen、Emperor、Marduk、Watain，当然还有Bathory。

Musically speaking, the desired concept is always reaching a good and uncanny atmosphere built on guitars, you can definitely spot my influences on my writing, easily identify Enslaved, Burzum and Swedish Black Metal as my riffing and writing school. Regarding my favourite bands I would speak for myself right now because I don't have Hilda and the rest of the band handy right now, my favourite ones are Enslaved, Behemoth, Behexen, Emperor, Marduk, Watain and of course Bathory.

V: 首先，祝贺你们乐队今年发行了首张全长专辑。你们的作品在氛围营造方面确实非常出色——将具有催眠效果的重复乐段与一种触手可及的紧张感巧妙融合，再辅以缓慢流动的吉他旋律，营造出一种令人深深沉浸其中的体验。此外，各乐器之间的互动配合得非常出色。你自己对这部作品有什么看法呢？

First of all, congratulations on the release of your band’s first full-length album this year. Your work truly excels in terms of atmosphere—blending hypnotic repetition with a palpable sense of tension, complemented by slow-moving guitar lines that create a deeply immersive experience. Furthermore, the interplay between the instruments is remarkably well-coordinated. What are your own thoughts on your work?

E: 谢谢，非常感谢！关于这张专辑，我对我们在氛围营造和制作方面所取得的成果感到非常满意。两年前，我恐怕不会相信我们能做出这样的作品。不过，我相信在未来的作品中，我们完全可以在制作和创作层面更进一步——我们可以不断进化，尝试更多的创意，探索不同的旋律与张力，并始终致力于营造出色的氛围。

Thank you, I really appreciate it! my final thoughts on the album is that I feel very satisfied with the what we were able to achieve in terms of atmosphere and production; two years ago I wouldn't believe we could be able to come up with this outcome, however, I believe that we can definitely go for more on future releases production and writing wise I believe we can evolve and experiment with more ideas, try different melodies and tensions but always looking to achieve a good atmosphere.

V: 你们乐队在2027年还有其他新的创作计划吗？

Do you have any other new work plans for your band in 2027?

E: 明年我们大概不会发布什么新作品，因为我们现在的重心是打磨现场演出——毕竟我们现在已经是一支完整的乐队了，也开始在本地进行各种演出。不过，我们确实已经着手创作新的素材，希望能借此在2028年进一步拓展我们的音乐旅程。

I don't think we could release anything new next year, mainly because we are focusing on building live performance now that we are a band and start playing gigs in the local scene, but we are definitely starting to write material looking to expand our journey by 2028.

V: 萨尔瓦多的金属乐圈也非常强劲。我之前了解过一些来自你们国家的乐队，但很想直接听你讲讲萨尔瓦多的金属乐场景——能跟我介绍一下吗？有没有什么值得推荐的乐队？

El Salvador also has a very strong metal scene. I’ve looked into some bands from your country, but I’d love to learn more about the Salvadoran metal scene directly from you—could you tell me a bit about it? Are there any bands you’d recommend?

E: 当然可以！萨尔瓦多的金属乐圈非常强大，充满激情且极具渴望。每年都有乐队发布新作，而且这些乐队的质量简直惊人……几乎每年，萨尔瓦多都会派出代表参加“瓦肯金属之战”。今年参赛的是Gidora乐队，成员们其实才18到20岁。能拥有这种水准的乐手，我感到非常自豪。萨尔瓦多的人们对这种音乐有着极其炽热的情感，并真正沉浸其中。我个人最喜欢的萨尔瓦多乐队包括Dreamlore、Fleshless Entity、Virgina Clem和Gidora。

Absolutely, the metal scene in El Salvador is very strong passionate and hungry, there are always bands releasing new material every year and the quality of the bands are insane...almost every year El Salvador represents Central America in the Wacken Metal Battle, this year the band that went there was Gidora, and the musicians are literally kids of 18 and 20 years old, having this level of musicians is something I feel proud of, people in El Salvador feels and lives this music with intensity. My favourite Salvadorean bands are Dreamlore, Fleshless Entity, Virgina Clem and Gidora.

V: 你们是一支非常出色的乐队，我会继续关注并支持你们。也希望通过这次访谈，能让更多的中国乐迷发现并支持你们的音乐。在访谈结束之际，你有什么想对中国的乐迷们说的吗？

You are an excellent band, and I will continue to follow and support you. I also hope that this interview will help more Chinese fans discover and support your music. As we wrap up, is there anything you would like to say to your fans in China?

E: 感谢你的赞美与支持，这对我们这类处于起步阶段的乐队和项目来说意义重大。我想对中国的朋友们说：请继续关注并支持各类新项目，尤其是那些“地下”音乐场景中的作品——在地下圈子里，总能发现许多真诚且才华横溢的优秀音乐。同时，也要感谢中国的地下音乐圈为我们提供了展示空间，并给予了我们的音乐一个被听到的机会！最后，如果中国音乐圈里有人正打算开启自己的音乐项目（中国乐队展现出的惊人水准和有趣的创意是有目共睹的），请务必勇敢尝试，不要犹豫。得益于像GlobMetal Promotions这样的团队——他们投入资源去扶持新兴音乐项目——你们将有绝佳的机会触达更广泛的受众，并通过音乐与他人建立联结。

Thanks for your words and your support, for emerging bands and projects like us that means a lot. To our friends in China I would definitely say to keep looking and supporting new projects, especially in the underground, you can always find great proposals in the underground with honest and talented music and also say thanks to the Chinese underground scene for opening a space to us and giving a shot to our music! Last but not least, if someone in the Chinese scene is trying to launch their own musical project (the amazing level and interesting projects of bands in China is well known), you shouldn't hesitate to give it a try. Thanks to teams like GlobMetal Promotions, who dedicate their resources to helping emerging projects, you have a great chance to reach a wider audience and connect with people through your music.

Mik乐队主要作品：

Mik - Ajmaq（2026）

Mik乐队官方Bandcamp网站：https://mikofficial.bandcamp.com/

Mik乐队官方Instagram网站：https://www.instagram.com/mik.postmetal

Mik乐队官方TikTok网站：https://www.tiktok.com/@mik.officiall

Mik乐队官方YouTube网站：https://www.youtube.com/@MikOfficial-sv