神秘的极乐世界传说 - 瑞典Melodic Black / Death Metal乐队Hyperion专访

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今天采访到的是一支来自瑞典的Melodic Black/Death Metal乐队Hyperion，组建于2007年的Hyperion也是瑞典非常有资历的一支老牌乐队了，他们2010年的Demo作品发行之后就深受瑞典歌迷的关注和乐评人的高度评价，瑞典乐队一直在旋律方面著称，Hyperion的出现则是把旋律方面的精髓牢牢抓住，Hyperion乐队的作品会在短短几分钟之内就让你深深地爱上他们，那种猛烈，激昂的Melodic Black风格当中还巧妙的融入了Death Metal的元素，在第一张专辑当中乐队拥有多达四名吉他手，但是并没有给人一种混乱的感觉，相反层次感分明，给人留下了深刻印象，其中鼓手更是推进了做的主导方向，主唱的演唱精准的驾驭了Black Metal和Death Metal两种演唱的方式，从任何角度来说都可以感受到Hyperion乐队的能力，今年乐队发行了他们的最新作品“Elysia”，这也是乐队时隔十年之后的第二张正式专辑，这张专辑依旧还是一张精彩绝伦的作品，在新专辑发行之际Hyperion乐队成员与杂志取得联系进行了一次专访！

（V: 代表笔者 J: 代表Joel E: 代表Erik）

Today, we are featuring an interview with Hyperion, a melodic black/death metal band from Sweden. Formed in 2007, Hyperion is a seasoned act with deep roots in the Swedish scene. Following the release of their 2010 demo, the band garnered significant attention from Swedish fans and high praise from music critics. Swedish bands have long been renowned for their melodic sensibilities, and Hyperion has masterfully captured the very essence of this tradition. Their music has a way of winning you over within just a few minutes; they skillfully weave death metal elements into a fierce, impassioned melodic black metal framework. Notably, their debut album featured four guitarists—yet, far from sounding chaotic, the music is remarkably well-layered and leaves a lasting impression. The drumming serves as a driving force for the band’s musical direction, while the vocalist demonstrates precise command over both black metal and death metal vocal styles. From every perspective, Hyperion’s immense talent is undeniable. This year, the band released their latest work, *Elysia*—their second full-length album, arriving a decade after their debut. It is, once again, a truly spectacular release. To mark the arrival of this new record, the members of Hyperion connected with our magazine for an exclusive interview!

(V: The Interviewer | J: Joel | E: Erik)

采访对象：Erik / Joel（Hyperion乐队吉他手）

采访时间：2026.11.07

V: 你好！很高兴见到你，非常感谢你接受这次采访。据我所知这应该是你们乐队首次接受中国杂志的采访，请先跟中国的乐迷们打个招呼？Hyperion成立于2007年，算得上是一支资深老牌乐队了；你们当初是怎么走到一起的呢？

Hello, brother! It’s a pleasure to meet you, and thank you so much for taking part in this interview. I believe this is the first time your band has been interviewed by a Chinese magazine—would you like to start by saying hello to all your Chinese fans? Hyperion was formed in 2007, making it a long-standing, veteran band; how did the band first come together?

J: 嘿，感谢邀请！确实是这样！我特意去搜寻了一些中国媒体，最终找到了你们杂志。我们最早的一位邮件订阅用户，就是2018年我们刚推出新闻通讯时订阅的那位，其实就是中国人。所以，我想借此机会向你，以及那边的所有乐迷问好！还有件趣事：2018年，我们曾受邀参与中国的一份“金属乐手日历”项目，估计也是同一位朋友联系的。我知道中国的大城市有着非常活跃的金属乐氛围，但由于我们使用的社交媒体平台不同，如果能更多地触及中国乐迷群体，那真是太好了。

Hi, thanks for having us! It is indeed! I did some digging to find some Chinese media and found your magazine at last. Our very first email subscriber, who subscribed back when we launched the newsletter in 2018, is actually Chinese, so I'd like to extend my greetings to you and any other fans over there. Another fun fact is that we were offered to be in the Metal Musician Calendar in China back in 2018, probably by the same person. I know the larger cities do have a thriving metal scene, but we have different social media and so on, so it'd be great to reach into the Chinese sphere more.

E: 谢谢！Hyperion成立于2007年，当时是一支相当典型的Melodic Death Metal乐队，至少从我们受到的音乐影响来看是这样。我们专注于创作Melodic Death Metal，而不是当时非常流行的Metalcore或Deathcore音乐。我们当时是四个年轻人，起步方式和其他年轻乐队没什么两样：先是翻弹我们喜爱的乐队的作品，随后逐渐转向原创音乐的创作。我们最初录制的一些Demo并未正式发行，只是上传到了Myspace上。2010年，我们发布了Demo"Blood of the Ancients"，在其中融入了大量的经典Black Metal和Death Metal元素，同时也结合了其他一些风格的影响。正是在那个时期，如今大家所熟知的 Hyperion 开始初具雏形。在两张专辑（准确地说是快要两张了，"Elysia"即将发行）之后，我们的音乐旅程仍在继续。我们融入了新的灵感，积累了更丰富的经验，并始终如一地坚持对品质的高要求。即便是在乐队初创时期，我们就非常强调要创作出尽可能完美的音乐。这种理念一直伴随着我们，至今依然是我们核心追求的一部分。

Thank you! Hyperion was formed in 2007 as a pretty standard Melodic Death Metal band of the time, at least in terms of our influences. The emphasis was on creating Melodic Death Metal, not the trendy Metalcore / Deathcore music that was very popular at that time. We were 4 young guys that started pretty much like any other young band: Playing covers our favourite bands and graduallymoved towards composing original material. The first demo recordings we did never got officially released, well except for being uploaded on Myspace. In 2010 we released the Blood of the Ancients demo, where we started incorporating a lot of classical Black and Death Metal into our sound, along with some other influences. It is at this point in time were the Hyperion of today started to take shape. 2 albums, or well, almost 2 albums later (Elysia is just about to be released) and the musical journey continues with new influences, more experience and an unyielding focus on quality. Even in our inception, there was always a heavy emphasis on producing the absolute best music possible. This mentality has stayed with us and is very much prevalent to this day.

V: 目前，Erik是最初阵容中唯一留下的成员；其他成员都已更换。最初的成员为何离开乐队？新成员又是如何加入的？你对他们的表现满意吗？他们为乐队带来了哪些新的变化？

Currently, Erik is the only remaining member from the original lineup; all other members have since been replaced. Why did the original members leave the band? How did the new members join? Are you satisfied with their work? And what new changes have they brought to the band?

E: 嗯，最初的阵容算是彻底散了。先是Anders离开，接着我让Agge离队（尽管他后来又短暂回归过），然后主唱Erik也离开了，具体原因我记不清了。当时大家都劝我干脆加入别的乐队，重新开始，但我没听。我想创造一些全新的东西——更宏大、更激烈，旋律性也更强的作品。随后的一年里，我与Micke联手创作了后来成为"Blood of the Ancients"Demo的作品。不久之后，Efe和Harry加入了进来，当然还有David，我平时叫他“Davve Crew”。Micke、Efe和我花了大量时间打磨作品，这些作品最终构成了我们的首张专辑"Seraphical Euphony"。Harry还参与创作了一首歌的歌词，即"Moral Evasion"的歌词。多年来，成员们来来去去，大多数人都以各自独特的方式做出了贡献（那些待的时间极短的成员除外）。考虑到乐队已经存在了近20年，这种情况倒也不足为奇。人会改变，生活重心会转移，有时也可能就是因为彼此不合适。不过，"Elysia"的阵容与"Seraphical Euphony"时期几乎完全一致，唯一的区别是 Joel取代了Efe，成为了乐队的第三位吉他手。如果非要说我们现在有什么“新成员”的话，那大概就是Tiamat了。他目前还没参与过任何录音工作。至于他加入乐队的经过，Joel 一如既往地展现出了他那种“全情投入到近乎偏执”的状态（就像他对待任何事情那样）。在确定 Harry不再继续留在Hyperion之后，Joel便在网上四处搜寻合适的人选。他找到了Tiamat，对方随后飞抵斯德哥尔摩与我们一起排练。我们都被他的唱功深深折服，于是，事情就这样定下来了。

Well, the original line-up just kind of fell apart. First Anders left, then I fired Agge (although he came back for a brief period), then our lead vocalist Erik left for no particular reason that I can remember. Everyone told me to just join another band and move on, but I didn't listen. I wanted to create something new, something more epic, intense and even more melodic. Over the next year, I joined forces with Micke and together we composed what would later become the Blood of the Ancients demo. Efe and Harry joined shortly thereafter and of course David, or Davve Crew as I call him. Micke, Efe and myself spent a lot of time polishing and refining what would ultimately become our debut album Seraphical Euphony. Harry wrote 1 lyric as well, the lyrics for Moral Evasion. Members have come and gone over the years and most have contributed in their own very unique way, except the ones that were only in the band for a very short time. Considering the band has been around for almost 20 years at this point, it's not that big of a surprise. People change, get different priorities, or sometimes it just doesn't work out. The line-up on Elysia, however is almost identical to Seraphical's, except that instead of Efe, Joel is the third axeman. The only I guess you could say new member we have now is Tiamat. He has not participated on any recordings yet, but the story behind him joining the band is basically that Joel went full autism mode as with everything he does. He scoured the internet for a suitable new candidate when it became clear that Harry was no longer going to be a part of Hyperion. He found Tiamat, the guy flew down to Stockholm, jammed with us and we were all very impressed with his vocals, so here we are.

V: 你们乐队的两张专辑制作水准都非常出色。请问是在哪家录音室录制的？由谁担任制作人？新专辑的录制进展如何？

Both of your band’s albums feature excellent production quality. Which studio did you record them in, and who served as the producer? How has the recording process for the new album been going?

J: 谢谢！这两张专辑都是由Sverker Widgren在Wing Studios录制的。不过这次吉他部分我们是在家里录制了原始信号，然后由他进行“重放”处理——也就是说，我们先采集原始信号，再由他将这些信号输入到吉他音箱中进行回放并录制输出。这种方法确实非常灵活，也节省了成本。鼓和贝斯则是在录音室里录制的。吉他部分的录制过程非常漫长，持续了好几个月，每天录制几个小时；因为我们的歌曲中编排了大量的吉他声部，我们深知必须确保每一轨吉他的演奏都足够干净利落，否则在混音时它们就会混成一团，无法分辨。人声部分则是在我们朋友位于达拉纳的录音室以及我们自己家中录制的。

Thanks! Both were recorded by Sverker Widgren in Wing Studios, though we recorded the raw guitar signals at home this time, and then he reamped them - that is, we captured the raw signal, and then he played that signal through the amps and recorded the output. This is a very flexible and cost-saving method for sure. Drums and bass were recorded in the studio though. The guitars were a long process and took many months of recording for a few hours per day because we have an absolutely massive amount of guitars in our songs, and we knew we needed a clean performance with so many guitars or they would be indistinguishable in the mix. Vocals were recorded in our friend's studio he had set up in Dalarna and also at home.

E: 管弦乐编排主要由我们前任鼓手Anders / Mauritz负责，在我看来，他完成得非常出色。所有的铺底音色和合成器音色都是由我编写的；此外，在"The Primordial Wellspring"这首歌中，我还加入了一些类似“地牢合成器”风格的管弦乐编排。我们还在Joel的住处录制了多位客座歌手的人声，并利用插件和音色库自行添加了一些音效。这张专辑的录制、混音和母带制作过程相当艰辛——对我个人而言，这是我参与过的要求最严苛的项目——但这一切都是值得的。我们投入了大量时间去打磨每一个细微之处，我想大家在专辑中一定能听出来。另外，必须特别提一下：如果没有Sverker那种极其投入、充满耐心且极其辛苦的工作，Elysia的音乐绝不会呈现出如今这般宏大而震撼的效果。

The orchestrations were mostly programmed by Anders / Mauritz, our old drummer. He did a phenomenal job with that in my opinion. All the pads and synthesizers were programmed by me and I also added some additional dungeon synth-like orchestrations on The Primordial Wellspring. We also recorded various guest vocals at Joel's place and we added some sound effects ourselves using plugins and libraries. The recording, mixing and mastering of this album was an arduous process and for me personally, the most demanding project I have ever been a part of, but well worth it. We all spent so much time perfecting every little tiny detail and I think you can hear that on the album. Also, credit where credit is due: Elysia would not sound even remotely as mighty and grand without the back-breaking dedication and patience of Sverker.

V: 你们每一位成员都是拥有丰富创作经验的音乐人，乐队发行的每一部作品都展现出了卓越的制作水准；显而易见，你们在创作每一首歌时都倾注了大量的心血与努力。能否谈谈你们各自的创作背景？那么，制作这张新专辑的过程进行得如何呢？

All of you are musicians with extensive creative experience, and every one of your releases demonstrates exceptional craftsmanship; it’s clear that a great deal of heart and effort goes into the creation of each song. Could you share a bit about your creative background? And how has the process of working on your new album been going?

J: 我从7岁左右就开始接触各种乐器了，比如钢琴之类的。在瑞典，儿童音乐教育有高额补贴，甚至完全免费。几年后，我又开始弹吉他，后来还接触了架子鼓——虽然我从未上过正式的架子鼓课程，只是在家里弄了一套鼓，纯粹出于兴趣自己摸索。大约从13岁起，我每天都会练习一小时；我曾在YouTube上以“SwedishBerzerker”为名，翻弹过Megadeth、Necrophagist等乐队的作品。另外，我大概在12岁左右还钻研过网页设计和3D建模。我一直很喜欢这类创作项目！至于这张专辑，我们花了数年时间，通过互相传阅Guitar Pro文件，并定期聚在一起深入讨论和打磨，最终才完成了这些曲目。

I've been playing various instruments since I was 7 or something, with piano etc. as well, it's a thing in Sweden with heavily subsidized or even free musical education for children. I picked up the guitar a few years later and then drums as well, though I never took any drum classes - I just got a drum kit at home and went at it for fun. I've been practicing for one hour per day from maybe 13 years old, covering Megadeth and Necrophagist and stuff on YouTube under the name SwedishBerzerker. Then I delved into web design when I was probably 12 or something, and 3D modeling as well. Always liked to do projects like that! For this album, we've been sending Guitar Pro files around to each other and meeting up regularly to discuss and work on things more in-depth for many years before we ended up with these songs.

E: 我13岁开始弹吉他，但直到17岁左右才真正认真对待。我学习乐器的方式就是尽可能多地吸收各种歌曲，学会我所接触到的每一个Riff、曲子、旋律或拨弦片段。至于作词，我通常会先去倾听音乐本身想要讲述的故事，随后主题或概念便会自然而然地浮现出来。当然，这之后往往伴随着许多深夜——我一边喝着绿茶，沉浸在奇幻、科幻作品以及各种氛围音乐中进行研究，一边让歌词自然地流淌出来。

Erik: I started playing guitar when I was 13, but I didn't take it seriously until I was about 17. My way of learning the instrument was just absorbing as many songs as I possibly could and learning every single riff, song, melody, or picking section that I came across. As for writing lyrics, I usually just listen to what story the music wants to tell and then the concept, or subject matter falls into place naturally, followed of course by a lot of late evenings with green tea, fantasy, science-fiction and various ambient music while doing research. Then I just let the words flow.

V: 你们乐队的首张专辑是在你们的祖国通过Black Lion Records（一家非常出色的厂牌）发行的。然而新专辑你们选择了与美国厂牌Willowtip Records合作。为什么你们决定选择Willowtip Records，而不是继续与Black Lion Records保持合作关系呢？

Your band’s first album was released through Black Lion Records—an excellent label—in your home country. For your new album, however, you’ve chosen to work with the American label Willowtip Records. Why did you decide to go with Willowtip Records instead of continuing your partnership with Black Lion Records?

J: 我们与Black Lion的合作非常愉快，厂牌负责人Oliver在推广"Seraphical Euphony"时展现出了极大的热情——毕竟，我们算是他最早签下的几支乐队之一。但现在，我们确实觉得是时候向前迈进，尝试一些新的东西了。Willowtip拥有深厚的底蕴和优秀的艺人阵容，其中不乏在技术流和前卫风格方面表现出色的乐队，因此选择他们对我们来说是顺理成章的事。

We had a good run with Black Lion, and Oliver there was incredibly passionate in his promotion of Seraphical Euphony. We were, after all, one of his first bands. But now, we definitely felt that we wanted to move on and try something new. Willowtip has a great history and roster with some great bands in the more technical and progressive vein, and it felt like a natural choice for us.

V: “神秘学”和“传说”是你们乐队音乐的核心主题。为什么选择这些主题？你们希望通过它们表达什么？此外，你们的歌词是由谁创作的？灵感又从何而来呢？

"Occult" and "legends" are the central themes of your band’s music. Why did you choose these themes, and what do you aim to express through them? You also write your own lyrics—who is responsible for writing them, and where does the inspiration come from?

E: 我猜你是从Metal Archives网站上的资料里看到的吧。这种说法部分属实。我们的歌词中其实并没有太多关于“神秘学”的内容，毕竟我们并非一支Black Metal乐队。虽然确实存在一些相关元素，但我们会有意识地避开涉及撒旦崇拜或魔鬼崇拜的内容。如果真要探讨这类话题，就必须以严肃的态度去对待。至于“传说”——确实有，但我们的歌词题材非常多样，尽管它们在整体“氛围”上有着某种共通之处。神话，尤其是希腊神话，对我们的歌词创作有着深远的影响。在"Elysia"这张作品中，我们还融入了一些科幻题材；而在"Fides Novem"里，则包含了一些发人深省的哲学思考——通过抽象且间接的视角去探讨深刻的主题。此外，还有奇幻、历史以及许许多多其他题材。对我而言，任何脱离了我们所认知的现实的事物，都能成为我创作歌词的灵感来源。音乐对我而言是一种逃避现实的途径。我们的歌词并非旨在引导你去深思生活中的种种琐事，而是希望能带你进入另一个维度的世界。奇幻、科幻、神话、电脑游戏、宗教……这些都是我们灵感的来源；总而言之，任何游离于现代日常生活常态之外的事物，都能成为我们的灵感素材。歌词主要由我和 Anders 创作，其他成员也参与了部分内容的撰写或修改。

I'm guessing you got that from our Metal Archives profile. That is partially true. We don't have many occult references in our lyrics, as we are not a Black Metal band. They do exist, but we consciously stay away from satanic, or devil worshipping lyrics. If you are going to write about such topics, you had better take it seriously. Legends, yes, but our lyrics are very varied, even if they have a common...feel to them. Mythology, has had a profound impact on our lyrics especially Greek Mythology. With Elysia, we also have some science-fiction lyrics with Fides Novem, philosophical thought provoking lyrics that tackle some deep subject matters through an abstract and indirect point of view, some fantasy, history and lots and lots of other stuff. For me, everything that is not rooted in reality as we know it is an inspiration for writing lyrics. Music is an escape for me and our lyrics aren't really meant to make you think too much about what is going on in life, rather carry you away to a different plain of existence. Fantasy, science-fiction, mythology, pc games, religion...there are so many sources to draw inspiration from, but basically anything that is outside the norm of what normal modern life is all about. The lyrics have been written by me and Anders, with a few exceptions / edits from other members.

V: 你们乐队在2016年发行首张专辑后便沉寂了下来，直到今年才推出了第二张全长专辑。是什么原因导致了这段漫长的沉寂期？

Your band went quiet after releasing its first album in 2016, and it wasn’t until this year that you released your second full-length album. What was the reason for this long period of silence?

J: 其实歌曲早在多年前就创作完成了。录音、后期制作、视觉设计，以及寻找唱片厂牌，这些环节都非常耗时。

The songs were finished many years ago. The recording, post-production and artworks really took their time, and also finding a label.

Erik：确实如此。正如Joel所言，我们在幕后进行着许多宏大且耗时的工作。我们认为，在拿出真正拿得出手的作品之前，没必要在社交媒体上透露太多。让最终成果自己说话就好。

Indeed, there were a lot of ambitious and time-consuming projects going in the background as Joel said. We felt it best to not share too much on social media until we actually had

something tangible to show. Better to let the results speak for themselves.

V: 首先，祝贺你们今年发行了第二张全长专辑——这是你们十年来首次推出的新作品。你们的音乐以丰富的旋律和饱满的和声为特色，同时又兼具粗粝感与史诗气质。尽管你们目前仅发行了两张专辑，但每一张都极其出色，并获得了乐迷与乐评人的一致好评。你们自己如何看待这些作品？与前作相比，这张新专辑有何不同之处？

First of all, congratulations on the release of your band’s second full-length album this year—your first new material in a decade. Your music is characterized by rich melodies and full-bodied harmonies, whilesimultaneously possessing a sense of brutality and an epic quality. Although you have only released two albums, both are truly exceptional and have been highly acclaimed by fans and music critics alike. What are your own thoughts on your work? And how does this new album compare to your previous one—what has changed?

J: 我觉得这张专辑层次更丰富，吉他编排也更多，整体上或许更加连贯统一。它像是首张专辑的自然演进——保留了同样的氛围与情感，但在水准上更进了一步。可以说，我们已经找到了属于自己的音乐风格。

I'd say this one has more layers and has more guitars in it for sure, and is perhaps a bit more coherent. I feel like it's kind of a natural evolution from the debut, with the same atmosphere and emotion, but taken up a notch. I'd say we've found our sound.

E: "Elysia"就像是"Seraphical"的升级版——规模扩大了五倍甚至十倍，各方面内容都更加丰富。我们在创作时，风格比"Seraphical"时期更偏向技术性和前卫性，但我们并没有因此变成像Necrophagist或Opeth那样的乐队。我们依然是Hyperion，只不过在原有的音乐基底中融入了一些新的影响因素。其实在"Seraphical"时期，我们所受的影响有时表现得非常明显。这正如 Joel 所言——我们都认为"Elysia"在原创性方面迈出了一大步。这并不是说"Seraphical"缺乏原创性，只是在这一层面，"Elysia"显得更加成熟、完善。在歌词创作上，我们着重提升了表达的清晰度，同时又保留了诗意。总的来说，我们是一支极其看重作品质量的乐队。虽然世界上任何一支乐队被问及此事时，大概都会给出同样的回答，但我怀疑，恐怕没几支乐队能像我们这样，有足够的耐心对作品进行如此细致入微的打磨。

Erik: Elysia is like Seraphical, but times 5, or times 10. It has more of everything. We went in a slightly more technical and progressive direction than on Seraphical, but haven't turned into Necrophagist, or Opeth. We are still Hyperion, just with some new influences added to the melting pot. I would also say that our influences were at times very obvious on Seraphical. It ties into what Joel said - we all feel that Elysia is a big step forward in terms of originality. Not to say that Seraphical was unoriginal, just, this album is more refined and developed in that regard. Lyrically, a lot of focus was put on making them clearer without sacrificing the poetic edge. As for our work overall, I would say that we are a band that puts major emphasis on the quality of our work. Every band on the planet would say the same thing were you to ask them, but I doubt that many of them have the patience to work through their material as thoroughly as we do.

V: 作为一个资深乐队，你们参加过许多音乐节。其中有哪些给你们留下了深刻印象？能否描述一下当时现场的氛围？另外，你们计划在 2027 年参加哪些音乐节？

As a long-established band, you have performed at numerous music festivals. Which ones have left a lasting impression on you, and could you describe the atmosphere at those events? Also, which music festivals do

you plan to perform at in 2027?

J: “House of Metal”是我们参加的第一个大型音乐节，当时的反响非常热烈。比如，他们主动帮我们卸下设备，这让我印象深刻。最奇妙的是，在吃自助餐时，像Mikael Stanne这样的大牌乐手就坐在隔壁桌，那种感觉真的很特别。我觉得到目前为止，这算是我们参加过的唯一一场真正意义上的“音乐节”。此外，为 Batushka 担任暖场嘉宾的经历也令人难忘——我和 Erik 都是他们的铁粉——那也是我们迄今为止面对过的最大规模观众群。在汉堡Bambi Galore举办的那场演出（当时是维京/民谣金属主题之夜，现场有数百名观众）也令人印象深刻；还有莱比锡的4Rooms，我记得那里的场地非常昏暗，几乎看不清台下的观众。芬兰赫尔辛基的那场演出也很棒。原本我们还计划在芬兰拉赫蒂有一场演出，但因为疫情没能办成。目前我们还没有正式确定2027年的演出计划，不过很快就会有新的消息公布了！

House of Metal was the first big one, and we had such a great reception there. Things like them helping us unload our stuff stood out to me. It was pretty wild to eat buffet with some huge names like Mikael Stanne sitting at a table next to you. I think that's the only proper festival thus far. Apart from that, supporting Batushka, who at least me and Erik are huge fans of, was incredible and probably our biggest audience so far. Those gigs in Bambi Galore in Hamburg, which was a Viking/folk metal kind of night with hundreds of people in the crowd, and 4Rooms in Leipzig, which I remember as a lot darker venue where you could barely see the audience, were big ones as well, and Helsinki in Finland. There was supposed to be one in Lahti in Finland that just never happened because of the pandemic. We have nothing officially confirmed for 2027 yet, but we have one potentially being revealed soon!

E: Batushka的巡演和“House of Metal”确实是我们的高光时刻。我记得在里加为Batushka暖场时，我的手指都在发抖。我以前从未在这么多人面前演出过，但随着演出进行，我逐渐放松了下来。对我而言，"Seraphical"的发布演出也特别难忘，因为当时观众人数非常多——至少比起我们以往的演出规模要大得多——而且大家真的完全沉浸在音乐之中。观众不仅知道歌名，甚至还能跟着一起合唱。这让我感到非常不可思议，因为在此之前，我们还只是一个名不见经传的“Demo 乐队”，真正喜欢我们音乐的听众顶多也就几十个人。那是一个真正的里程碑，就在那一刻，我意识到——这支乐队所能达到的高度，将远超我此前敢于想象的程度。

The Batushka shows and House of Metal were true highlights, indeed. I remember my fingers were shaking when we opened up for Batushka in Riga. I had never played in front of so many people, but as the show went on I gradually became more comfortable. For me, the release gig for Seraphical stood out because of the fact that it was such a big crowd, well compared to what we had previously anyway and people were really into the music. The crowd knew the song-titles even sang along with the lyrics. That was bizarre for me as prior to that, we were an extremely unknown demo-band with at the most a couple of dozen people really digging our music. It was a true milestone and it was at that moment I realised

that this band is going to go a lot further than what I had previously even dared to conceive.

V: 你们乐队在2027年还有什么其他的新计划吗？

What other new projects does your band have lined up for 2027?

J: 我们打算尝试一些以前从未做过的新东西，敬请期待！另外，我们也希望大家还愿意看到我们再次登台演出！

We're going to try something new that we haven't done before, so stay tuned for that. Otherwise we're hoping people are interested in having us play again!

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，你们有什么想对中国乐迷说的话吗？

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?

J: 谢谢，这次访谈非常有趣，问题也很棒。感谢每一位愿意去听我们音乐的朋友！中国是一个广阔而迷人的国度，感觉就像是另一个星球一样；如果有一天能去那里巡演，那一定会非常酷。

Thank you, it's been an interesting interview with some good questions. Thanks to all of you who decide to check out our music! China is a massive and fascinating country that almost feels like another planet, and it'd be really cool to tour there one day.

E: 非常感谢你们给我们这次访谈的机会。你们的支持，我们铭记在心！

Greatest appreciation for giving us the opportunity to do this interview. Your support will not be forgotten!