反向奢华，颠倒崇拜 - 葡萄牙Symphonic Black Metal乐队Lux Inversa专访

今天采访到的是来自葡萄牙的Symphonic Black Metal乐队Lux Inversa，这支乐队也是杂志的老朋友Melkor的最新项目，目前只发行一张正式专辑“Cultus Inversus”，这是一种出众的Symphonic Black Metal作品，阴暗，冰冷的氛围，压抑，沉重的Riff，令人窒息的吟唱构成了这张优秀的作品，Melkor一直是这种风格创作初众的音乐家，他在把控氛围这方面一直有自己的想法和构思，Lux Inversa的这张作品就是一张最好的例子，在新专辑发行之际Melkor再次与杂志取得联系进行了一次专访！

（V: 代表笔者 M: 代表Melkor）

Today, we are interviewing Lux Inversa, a symphonic black metal band from Portugal. This band is the latest project of Melkor—a long-time friend of the magazine. They have released one full-length album to date, *Cultus Inversus*, an outstanding work of symphonic black metal defined by a dark, icy atmosphere, oppressive and heavy riffs, and suffocating vocal passages. Melkor has always been a musician of exceptional talent in this genre, possessing a unique vision for crafting atmosphere; *Cultus Inversus* stands as a prime example of this. To mark the release of the new album, Melkor once again connected with the magazine for an exclusive interview!

(V: The Interviewer | M: Melkor)

采访对象：Melkor（Lux Inversa乐队创始人）

采访时间：2026.10.04

V: 好久不见，Melkor近来可好？今天我想聊聊你组建的乐队Lux Inversa。这支乐队是哪一年成立的？你是如何着手组建它的？

Long time no see, Melkor—how have you been? Today, I’d like to talk about the band you formed, Lux Inversa. In which year was the band established, and how did you go about putting it together?

M: 问候。时光不过是缓慢蠕动的虫子，而火焰却一如既往地炽热。LUX INVERSA长久以来一直是我脑海中一道沉默而阴郁的暗影。其概念基石与滋养它的仇恨早在多年前便已孕育，但直到 2026 年，当群星在绝对黑暗中连成一线，我才决定将这一构想化为最终那致命的实体。为了赋予这一愿景生命，我选择了撒旦主义这一古老而陈腐的主题，并将其剥离至最原始、最本能的内核——即一种纯粹的、反宇宙的敌意宣示。然而，我并不想要那种缺乏宏大感的单纯混乱。我将经典黑金属尖锐而原始的侵略性，与精妙的黑暗交响键盘编曲进行了平衡。这是一种血腥与威严并存的平衡：冷酷无情的吉他轰鸣，在亵渎大教堂般庄严而阴森的氛围衬托下，升华到了新的高度。

Greetings. Time is nothing but a creeping worm, yet the flames burn as hot as ever. LUX INVERSA has existed as a silent, brooding shade within my mind for a very long time. The conceptual foundation and the hatred that feeds it were conceived years ago, but it was only in 2026 that the stars aligned in utter darkness and I decided to bring this manifestation to its final, lethal shape. To breathe life into this vision, I chose to take the primordial, cliché theme of Satanism and strip it back to its most raw, visceral roots, a declaration of pure anti-cosmic hostility. However, I did not want mere chaos without grandeur. I balanced the sharp, primitive aggression of classic Black Metal with elaborate, dark symphonic keyboard orchestrations. It is an equilibrium of blood and majesty: ruthless guitar terror elevated by the solemn, ominous tone of a desecrated cathedral.

V: 这个乐队本质上仍然是你个人的项目，能否谈谈这张专辑背后的创作过程？

This band is still essentially just a solo project of yours, so could you talk about the creative process behind this album?

M: "Cultus Inversus"的创作是一个迅速、本能且极具杀伤力的过程；它是一次纯粹黑暗能量的爆发，而非经过过度算计的产物。一切都源于纯粹的吉他即兴演奏与原始本能。有时，乐曲的结构骨架先由冷酷、无情的鼓点确立，我再在其上编织吉他Riff；另一些时候，一段粗粝的吉他乐句会突如其来地涌现，引导我围绕它构建打击乐，并微调弦乐以匹配其侵略性。一旦吉他与鼓点达成完美的同步与咬合，贝斯的低频脉动便随之加入，为最终的音色层次——即那些将混乱升华为黑暗宏大丰碑的精妙壮丽的键盘音效——奠定了厚实的基底。只有当器乐编织出的音景完全成型后，我才会创作歌词并演绎那些充满亵渎意味的人声，最后通过混音与母带处理定格声音。随后，视觉呈现也应运而生。我利用数字艺术生成并处理图像，在 Photoshop 中打造出能够映射音乐内在黑暗特质的封面、内页排版及乐队标志。归根结底，LUX INVERSA的音乐架构既简单直接又原始粗犷。这正是我的初衷：既有黑金属那种原始、直白的暴力感，又通过交响编曲中错综复杂、氛围感十足的层次设计，实现了独特的平衡。

The creation of Cultus Inversus was a swift, instinctive, and lethal process, a sudden outburst of pure dark energy rather than an overcalculated endeavor. Everything flowed through pure guitar improvisation and primal instinct. At times, the structural backbone emerged first through the cold, relentless rhythm of the drums, over which I wove the guitar riffing. Other times, a raw guitar riff would strike out of nowhere, leading me to craft the percussion around it and fine-tune the string work to match its aggression. Once the guitars and drums were locked in unison, the low-end pulse of the bass followed, laying a thick foundation for the final sonic layers: the elaborate, majestic keyboards that elevate the chaos into a dark, grand monument. Only when the instrumental tapestry was fully woven did I craft the lyrics and invoke the vocal blasphemies, sealing the sound with mixing and mastering. From there, the visual manifestation took root. I generated and manipulated imagery through digital art, forging the artwork, booklet layout, and logo in Photoshop to reflect the darkness within the music. At its core, the framework of LUX INVERSA is simple, direct, and primitive. That was precisely the intent: raw, straightforward Black Metal violence, balanced uniquely by the intricate, atmospheric complexity of the symphonic arrangements.

V: 这张专辑的录音质量极佳，相比你之前的作品有了显著提升。这次还是由你独自负责所有录音工作吗？

The recording quality of this album is outstanding—a significant improvement over your previous work. Did you handle all the recording yourself again?

M: 没错，每一个频率、音符和声层，全都是由我亲手录制、处理和完成的。整个过程倾注了极度的心血，并伴随着反复严苛的音效测试。我的首要目标绝非打造那种毫无生气、过度修饰的商业化成品，而是要营造一种冰冷、粗粝且充满“污秽感”的音景。然而，若只有污秽而缺乏清晰度，那便是失败。如果精妙的器乐编排被淹没在盲目的噪音之下，那还有什么意义？粗粝的暴力感必须与极致的通透度并存，让每一件乐器——从贝斯低沉的脉动到键盘营造的宏大氛围——都能以精准凌厉的姿态穿透混音。在设备有限且独自作业的情况下，我必须在混音和母带处理阶段施展某种“黑魔法”来达成这种平衡。这就像是在混乱与秩序之间走钢丝：过程绝非易事，但只要对声音抱有绝对且不妥协的愿景，这一切便并非遥不可及。

Once again, every single frequency, note, and layer was recorded, engineered, and executed entirely by my own hands. The entire process was approached with meticulous care and relentless sound testing. My primary objective was never a sterile, polished commercial production, but rather a cold, raw, and filthy sonic atmosphere. However, filth without clarity is a failure. What is the purpose of crafting intricate instrumentations if they are buried beneath mindless noise? The raw violence had to co-exist with total transparency, allowing every instrument, from the low-end pulse of the bass to the atmospheric grandeur of the keyboards, to cut through the mix with lethal precision. Working alone with limited gear, I had to conjure a certain black magic through the mixing and mastering process to achieve this balance. It is a tightrope walk between chaos and discipline: never easy, yet far from impossible when you hold an absolute, uncompromising vision for the sound.

V: 这张专辑背后的创作理念是什么？

What is the creative concept behind this album?

M: "Cultus Inversus"背后的理念是一场不妥协的旅程，贯穿着反宇宙的敌意、精神的自主权以及彻底的黑暗启示。这是对神圣教条的刻意颠覆，也是一场将“光明的幻象”付之一炬的仪式。在这七首曲目中，叙事不断沉入永恒黑夜的深处，唤醒那些古老而被遗忘的恐怖，并向神圣的暴君宣战。诸如"A Morte do Deus de Luz"和"Sob o Manto da Noite Eterna"这样的曲目，体现了这种彻底的决裂：它们宣告了神圣秩序的终结，并颂扬了永恒黑暗的胜利。用我的母语——欧式葡萄牙语——来表达这一宏大愿景至关重要。这种语言那粗砺、充满仪式感的发音特质，宛如邪恶的咒语，剥离了现代生活的琐碎，对神圣事物发起了真实而直击感官的冲击。"Cultus Inversus"并非关于救赎的故事；它是一座异端的祭坛，颂扬着太阳最终不可避免地坠入深渊的时刻。

The concept behind Cultus Inversus is an uncompromising journey through anti-cosmic hostility, spiritual sovereignty, and total dark illumination. It is a deliberate inversion of sacred dogma, a ritualistic burning of the illusion of light. Across the seven tracks, the narrative descends into the depths of eternal night, invoking ancient, forgotten horrors and declaring relentless war upon divine tyrants. Tracks like 'A Morte do Deus de Luz' and 'Sob o Manto da Noite Eterna' embody this absolute rupture, sealing the demise of the divine order and proclaiming the triumph of perpetual darkness. Expressing this entire vision in my native European Portuguese was essential. The harsh, ritualistic phonetics of the language act as a sinister incantation, stripping away modern trivialities to deliver an authentic, visceral assault against the sacred. Cultus Inversus is not a story of redemption; it is an altar of heresy, celebrating the final, inevitable collapse of the sun into the abyss.

V: 这张专辑的音乐主题是什么？你为何选择这一主题，又意欲通过它表达什么？你也亲自撰写了歌词——其灵感源自何处？

What is the musical theme of this album? Why did you choose this theme, and what did you intend to express through it? You also wrote the lyrics—what was the inspiration behind them?

M: 在音乐层面上，"Cultus Inversus"植根于80年代末至90年代初Black Metal那原始的骨架之中——那是一个极端音乐尚且充满危险气息、未经雕琢且野性未驯的时代。我选择回溯那个特定时期，是因为现代金属乐往往因追求那种毫无生气的“完美”而丧失了灵魂。我渴望唤起那种令人窒息、仿佛置身幽深洞穴般的侵略感：让如剃刀般锋利的吉他音色，与黑暗交响风格键盘乐器那宏大而凛冽的氛围相互碰撞。通过这种反差，我意在营造一种“宏伟废墟”般的氛围：构建一片冷酷原始的暴力与高度仪式化的庄严感并存的听觉图景。这声音仿佛一座古老而被遗忘的大教堂，在无尽长夜中轰然崩塌。歌词的灵感源于深层的“反宇宙”哲学、神秘主义玄学，以及黑暗本身那种严酷而冷峻的美感。我大量汲取了那种绝对孤立的感受，以及对人类软弱性和神权奴役的蔑视。这些歌词并非仅仅是文字的堆砌，而是作为“声音武器”被锻造出来的——它们是用欧式葡萄牙语写就的咒语，赋予了每一个音节一种原始而古老的厚重感。这是一种通过彻底毁灭光明来实现纯粹精神解放的表达。

Musically, Cultus Inversus is anchored in the primal spine of late 80s and early 90s Black Metal, a time when extreme music was still dangerous, unpolished, and untamed. I chose to channel this specific era because modern metal has largely lost its soul to sterile perfection. I wanted to evoke that suffocating, cavernous aggression where razor-blade guitars meet the majestic, chilling presence of dark symphonic keyboards. Through this contrast, I intended to express an atmosphere of majestic ruin: a sonic landscape where cold, primitive violence coexists with high ritualistic solemnity. It is the sound of an ancient, forgotten cathedral crumbling under an endless night. The lyrical inspiration stems from deep anti-cosmic philosophy, esoteric occultism, and the harsh beauty of darkness itself. I drew heavily from the feeling of absolute isolation and the contempt for human weakness and divine subjugation. The lyrics were forged not just as words, but as phonetic weapons, invocations written in European Portuguese to give a raw, ancestral weight to every syllable. It is an expression of pure spiritual liberation through the complete annihilation of the light.

V: 你是否仍打算通过自己的厂牌发行这张专辑的数字版？

Are you still choosing to release the digital version of this album on your own label?

M: 是的。对于这一音乐实体而言，独立发行"Cultus Inversus"是唯一合乎情理的途径。现代唱片业已沦为一潭死水的坟墓。如今，愿意真正投资于纯粹个人项目的厂牌已寥寥无几，而实体唱片的销量现实也已说明了一切。更重要的是，我毫无兴趣将宝贵的生命力浪费在那些世俗且官僚主义的噩梦之中——比如追逐唱片合约、发送无休止的邮件以及应付行业内的尔虞我诈。我的世俗生活与日常职责已占据了大量时间，而我仅存的那些零碎时光神圣无比，绝不应被浪费在繁琐的行政杂务之中。我选择将自己所有的精力毫无保留地倾注于创作之上——构思全新的Riffs，打磨粗粝的氛围，并召唤出崭新的声音形态。数字时代的自由赋予了我对艺术绝对且不妥协的掌控权，让我能将百分之百的时间投入到音乐本身。繁文缛节已成过去，唯有音乐长存。

Yes. Releasing Cultus Inversus independently is the only path that makes sense for the reality of this entity. The modern record industry is a stagnant graveyard. It is increasingly rare to find labels willing to properly invest in a purely solo endeavor, and the reality of physical sales in this era speaks for itself. More importantly, I have zero interest in wasting precious life force on the mundane, bureaucratic nightmare of chasing record deals, sending endless emails, and dealing with industry politics. My mundane life and daily obligations demand a heavy toll of my time, and the meager hours I have left are far too sacred to be lost to administrative noise. I choose to dedicate every fraction of my available energy strictly to creation, to forging new riffs, refining raw atmospheres, and summoning new sonic manifestations. The digital freedom allows me to maintain absolute, uncompromised control over my art while pouring 100% of my time into the music itself. The bureaucracy is dead; the music remains.

V: 乐队的标志设计非常简约，却是我个人非常喜欢的风格。这个标志背后有什么理念？你们的专辑封面艺术风格偏向黑暗美学——这也是由你自己设计的吗？

The band's logo features a very simple design, yet it is a style I personally really like. What is the concept behind the logo? Your album artwork leans towards a dark aesthetic—did you design that yourself as well?

M: 这个标志看似简约，实则不然。它是将各种截然不同的图像元素进行融合与重塑，并不断剔除冗余、直至仅保留其精髓而锻造出来的。起初，我本打算设计一个更为繁复华丽的图案，但随着音乐逐渐成形，我意识到一个错综复杂的标志会与音乐本身产生矛盾。如果LUX INVERSA的内核是原始、直接且不妥协的，那么视觉符号也必须传达出同样即时、质朴而充满冲击力的“暴力”美感。要达到这种克制感，过程远比创作一个繁杂精细的设计更为艰难。简约意味着无处掩饰瑕疵，每一根线条都必须蕴含明确的意图。为了将这一理念提炼成一个既古老又充满致命气息的标志，我进行了反复的精心打磨。至于专辑封面，没错，所有的视觉呈现都由我亲自操刀。这些艺术设计是音乐灵魂的延伸：黑暗、压抑，并浸透着一种冰冷、反宇宙的敌意。我构思这些图像是为了呼应专辑的氛围，将其打造为一扇视觉之门，引领听众进入那片空旷荒凉的幽暗之境——在那里，神圣被彻底摧毁，黑夜主宰一切。

The simplicity of the logo is deceiving. It was forged by combining and reshaping elements from various distinct images, stripped down until only the essence remained. Initially, I intended to craft something far more ornate and complex, but as the music materialized, I realized a convoluted emblem would be a contradiction. If the core of LUX INVERSA is raw, direct, and unyielding, the visual symbol had to strike with the same immediate, unpretentious violence. Achieving that level of restraint proved to be far more agonizing than creating a cluttered, intricate design. Simplicity leaves no room to hide flaws; every line must bleed purpose. It required painstaking refinement to distill the concept down to a signature that feels both ancient and lethal. As for the album artwork, yes, I handled the entire visual manifestation myself. The art is an extension of the music's soul: dark, oppressive, and steeped in cold, anti-cosmic hostility. I crafted the imagery to mirror the album’s atmosphere, a visual gateway into the cavernous, desolate landscape where the divine is torn down and night reigns absolute.

V: 首先，恭喜你们发行新专辑——这是一部极具力量感的作品，它将原始、激进的黑金属与阴郁、压抑的交响键盘编曲完美融合。通过葡萄牙语演唱，你们带领听众踏上了一段毫不妥协的氛围之旅，探索着极致的反宇宙敌意、黑暗启示以及神圣教条的彻底崩塌。从如利刃般锋利的吉他乐句、充满毒性的尖啸，到令人战栗又宏伟壮丽的合成器音景——对于这部作品，你有什么感想？

First of all, congratulations on the release of your new album—a powerful work that As an old friend, I will continue to follow and support your band, and I also hope this interview helps more Chinese fans hear your new work. We are wrapping up now—is there anything you’d like to say to your fans in China before we finish?seamlessly blends raw, aggressive black metal with somber, oppressive symphonic keyboard arrangements. By singing in Portuguese, you guide the listener on an uncompromising atmospheric journey that explores absolute anti-cosmic hostility, dark revelations, and the ultimate shattering of sacred dogma. From razor-sharp guitar riffs and venomous shrieks to spine-tingling, majestic synth soundscapes—what are your thoughts on this creation?

M: 回望已然完成的"Cultus Inversus"仪式，我感到一种绝对而冰冷的满足。这正是我意欲构建的异端丰碑：一座巍然屹立的巨石，原始粗粝的暴力与宏大肃穆的葬礼交响乐在此交融共生。它是我内心深处的黑暗与艺术主权的真实写照，且永远镌刻着故土那严酷而古老的语言。致中国那些游走于阴影之中、不愿向艺术妥协的灵魂：我向你们对黑暗的忠诚致敬。真正的黑金属不分国界、地域，亦无神圣不可侵犯的藩篱。愿这张作品成为你们寒夜中那道照亮黑暗的火炬，成为一首旨在摧毁一切教条的颂歌。步入深渊吧。光芒已死。

Looking back at the completed ritual of Cultus Inversus, I feel a sense of absolute, cold fulfillment. It is precisely the monument of heresy I intended to build: an unyielding monolith where raw, primitive violence and majestic, funeral symphonies bleed into one another. It stands as a true, unfiltered reflection of my inner darkness and artistic sovereignty, bound forever in the harsh, ancestral tongue of my homeland. To the souls in China who wander in the shadows and seek art without compromise: I salute your allegiance to the dark. True Black Metal knows no borders, no geography, and no sacred boundaries. May this release serve as a torch of dark illumination in your cold nights and an anthem for the destruction of all dogma. Step into the abyss. The light is dead.

V: 这张专辑发行后，你还有什么新的计划？

What new projects do you have lined up after the release of this album?

M: 熔炉永不冷却。Cultus Inversus的仪式虽已完成，但我内心那股创作的“病态”渴望却从未停歇。目前，我有几部未发布的作品正蓄势待发。有些是接近完成的旧作，另一些则是我现有项目即将推出的全新全长专辑。与此同时，我的主力乐队也在积极创作新素材，准备未来的录音室发行以及持续不断的现场演出攻势。此外，我正与我某支现场演出乐队的吉他手联手打造一个全新的现场演出项目。目标很明确：我们要创造一种直接、极简却又极具震撼力的现场体验，专为舞台而生，并以极致的品质呈现给所有渴望真正黑暗之声的乐迷。在这个领域里，没有停滞，没有休憩，更没有妥协。谱写与召唤新的声响并非一时的兴致，而是一生的执念。除非血肉腐朽，否则我们绝不停歇。

The furnace never cools. The ritual of Cultus Inversus is complete, but the creative illness within me remains insatiable. I currently have several unreleased works waiting in the shadows. Some are lingering creations near completion, while others represent new full-length manifestations for my existing projects. In parallel, my primary bands are actively forging new material for future studio releases and relentless live assaults. Furthermore, the guitarist from one of my live bands and I are currently crafting a brand-new live entity. The objective is focused: a direct, stripped-back, yet uncompromisingly powerful assault engineered specifically for the stage, executed with absolute quality to reach all who crave true darkness. In this realm, there is no standstill, no rest, and no surrender. Composing and summoning new sounds is not a temporary endeavor, it is a lifelong obsession. We do not stop until the flesh rots.

V: 哪些乐队对你们产生了影响？

Which bands influenced this band?

M: 我无法指出具体是哪一个团体或乐队塑造了LUX INVERSA的声音。这并非模仿某个特定名字，而是为了唤回那个“黄金时代”的精神——即80和90年代Black Metal的鼎盛时期。那个时代是一片肥沃而邪恶的土壤。它孕育了至今仍具回响的黑暗丰碑：有些乐队演变成了复杂的音景，而另一些则坚守着那种定义了这场运动之初的、毫不妥协且原始粗粝的特质。那个时代充满了危险气息、深邃的氛围感以及纯粹而坚定的信念。正是那个特定的时代整体，构成了我的灵感源泉。LUX INVERSA是对那个充满纯粹反叛精神、未经雕琢且永恒不朽时代的致敬，并通过我自身的黑暗特质将其呈现出来。

I cannot pinpoint a single entity or specific band that forged the sound of LUX INVERSA. It is not about copying a particular name, but rather invoking the spirit of an entire golden era, the golden age of Black Metal throughout the 80s and 90s. That era was a fertile, unholy ground. It gave birth to monuments of darkness that still resonate today, some entities evolved into complex soundscapes, while others remained anchored in the uncompromising, primitive filth that defined the movement from the start. That era was defined by danger, atmospheric depth, and raw conviction. That specific period, in its entirety, is where my inspiration lies. LUX INVERSA is a tribute to that timeless, unpolished era of pure defiance, channeled through my own darkness.

V: 作为老朋友，我会继续关注并支持你们的乐队，也希望这次访谈能让更多中国乐迷听到你们的新作。访谈即将结束——在告别之前，你有什么想对中国乐迷说的吗？

As an old friend, I will continue to follow and support your band, and I also hope this interview helps more Chinese fans hear your new work. We are wrapping up now—is there anything you’d like to say to your fans in China before we finish?

M: 首先，我要向你——我多年的挚友——致以最深切的谢意。多年来，你在我各项艺术创作中给予的坚定支持，其意义远非言语所能表达。致所有阅读此文的朋友：请继续支持她并关注这份刊物；正是因为有了像她这样致力于此的平台，真正的地下艺术才得以延续生机。致那些追寻黑暗的中国同好：拥抱Cultus Inversus，永远不要向光明低头。深渊在等待着我们所有人。

First and foremost, I must extend my deepest gratitude to you, my long-time friend. Your unwavering support across all my artistic manifestations over the years means more than words can express. To everyone reading this, keep supporting her and following this zine, it is through dedicated platforms like hers that true underground art continues to breathe. To the Chinese devotees who seek out the darkness: embrace Cultus Inversus and never bow to the light. The abyss awaits us all.

Lux Inversa乐队主要作品：

Lux Inversa - Cultus Inversus（2026）

Lux Inversa乐队官方Bandcamp网站：https://studios13.bandcamp.com/album/cultus-inversus

Lux Inversa乐队官方Facebook网站：https://www.facebook.com/LuxInversa