How long have you been making music for?
Since 1995 non stop.
What is your favorite instrument to play on?
Keyboards definitely.
What acts have you played with before if any?
Before starting Upon Shadows I was playing keyboards in a death metal band called Eclampsy from 1995 to 2002.
If you had to layout all the bands in order you played in as a timeline what would they be?
With Upon Shadows I have been making music since 2002 to date, then the first band I ever played in was the uruguayan band Eclampsy which I mentioned before. Then I have been involved in two other projects, MARKHOR and Ad Noctum Project as a vocalist. Apart from that I did many collaborations with bands from different countries, which timeline order would be this:
Asbel (Colombia) Keyboards & Vocals.
Valkynaz (USA). Vocals.
Beltane (New Zealand) Keyboards.
Throne of Malediction (USA) Keyboards.
Episcopal Holocaust (Canada) Vocals.
Blackest Orchid (Canada) Keyboards.
IRONWORK (Switzerland) Vocals.
Eric Sartana (USA) Keyboards.
What is the coolest experience you have had as a musician?
The best experience of all is still seeing a finished album. Nothing beats the thrill of hearing all the finished tracks on a new album for the first time in the order they're going to be on the CD. And then being able to hold the CD in my hands. Everything else pales in comparison to that.
What inspires you to keep doing what you do?
The need for expression is what drives me. The day I feel that I have nothing important to say, nor anything new to contribute, I will stop making music. And inspiration comes to me from reality, from literature, from painting, from the world of ideas in general.
If you had to name some influences what would they be?
My musical influences are a mix of extreme metal with dark music, dark ambient and classical music.
What is your favorite moment about recording for your latest album Poetica?
My favorite moment during recordings is always when I start to record the arrangements. That's the climax of creativity as I think, the moment where magic can actually happen.
To sum up this interview which website can we find your latest music and any shout outs to anyone for the readers of Asphyxium Zine?
Our music can be found on Bandcamp or on platforms like Spotify, or on YouTube, but it is also available in chronological order and for free download on our blog. To the readers of Asphyxium Zine I would like to first thank you for reading this interview and tell you that in order to maintain underground art it is essential to have places where art in all its forms can be disseminated with the freedom and respect it deserves. And this is why reading and disseminating Asphyxium Zine is so important. The underground is made by all of us.
In rebellion we grow
No support to the unique thought!
-Daniel Ryan
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