We definitely have some plans! Currently we are finishing up the recording of our second album "Duality", and I hope that soon we'll be able to show metal fans our new release. What next? We shall see…

To be honest, the choice of this "style" was an intuitive one for us. This means that we did not starting out by saying, "We must play Black Metal", it simply happened like that. As a matter of fact Black Metal is a natural choice if one would like to express certain ideas through metal, namely looking from another perspective onto the quintessence of matter, or using musical expression to gain insight into the dark side of the world. Nevertheless there are also elements of other metal styles in our music.

Our opinion is that Satanism, as presented by most Black Metal bands, has become more of a product of religion and show business which has nothing to do with the dark side of the Cosmos. On the other hand, there is the idea (apparently promoted by the church) which equates Satanism with occultism, Hermeticism, magic and ancient cults of dark gods etc. which are in fact the things we are concerned with. We are interested in the pure evil of the occult heathen tradition and that's why we want nothing to do with Christian nighttime horror stories.

We found a name for the project when the material for the first album was more or less formed.  It simply reflects the idea behind this project. QUINTESSENCE MYSTICA is a mysticism of dark energies. The base for the name is idea of "quinta": five elements – Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Spirit, the keystone which rules and drives them all.

It's a matter of personal taste – some like it, some don't. I would say that in general Black Metal is quite melodic in itself, even in its most aggressive forms. This melodiousness is due to the sound of the guitar and the special way of playing when "the strings are singing" and the drums/basses blow like a hurricane in the head of the listener. It creates quite a melodic atmosphere. Thus, melodic Black Metal is quite painless (assuming everything was done properly of course!) to implement.

I think that Black Metal stimulates people to think freely and to understand life conceptually as a whole. As for the second question: what's done is done, it's impossible to change anything so there is no reason to discuss it.

It is goddamn amusing, very much interesting and fascinating! And if this process is accompanied by 1-2 bottles of Vodka this becomes totally fantastic!

Black Metal listeners are the same as all other people, with all the human passions and weaknesses; "Human, all too human". I am far removed from the demagogy that this audience is more educated, smart or whatever. Although I would be happy to see this happen someday…

I would say that questions of style must be addressed to critics, musicologists and journalists. We just do our honest (and Black, heh heh) job. And believe me that we do not care at all about which particular style we are following. We are influenced by classical music and metal in general, and regarding Black Metal influences I can name Burzum and Darkthrone.

Because Black Metal is freedom!!!

It's simply great! Nobody disturbs and it's always possible to come to an agreement.

Our main source of inspiration is of course women! And the main "subject of investigation" is "the Genie in the tankard"… I think further explanations are pointless…

"Drink and the devil had done for the rest…
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!"