LAGIM
Instrument/Role: Shrieks & Grunts
Name: Janvic "Mr. Break My Heart & I'll Break Your Face, BITCH!" Magante
Instrument/Role: Guitarers
Name: Jek "Baby Lagim" Dela Rosa
Instrument/Role: Bass
Name: Regie "El Lagarista" Ibanez
Instrument/Role: Drums, Sirkero
Q: What's the name of your band and the story behind the name?
Bjan: LAGIM! We were actually playing under the name of The Great Descent for some time but realized it was too long and too hard too remember.So we thought of something simple and catchy and Lagim sure was catchy as hell. In english it translates as dread, it means something that strikes fear in your heart. YUN ANG LAGIM! (pero sa totoo lang mga kuting lang ang kaya naming takutin, haha)
Q: What genre of music do you consider your music to be? Who are your major influences in making music?
We used to think that we were BLACK METAL but we recently found out that our sound closely resembles a genre called MELODIC DEATH METAL, a mix of Trash Metal, Black Metal and Death Metal so I think we'll stick with that for awhile Enhanced by Smiley Central
Bjan: Cradle of Filth, Behemoth, The Black Dahlia Murder, White Chapel, Dimmu Borgir, Enfold Darkness
Regie: Shannon Lucas (The Black Dahlia Murder), The Faceless, Adam Gray (Texas in July) & Travis Barker baby!
Jek: Protest the Hero
Janvic: Dan Severn (dahil sa bigote), Chuck Liddel (dahil din sa bigote at pati na rin sa abs) I listen to anything, so deciding a main influence would be a bitch to me!
Q: When did you form your band? What inspired you to make music together?
Bjan: It all started on November 2009 when Janvic and I planned on forming a new group, with the intent of being known in the underground scene. We had the same goal since highschool so we guessed it was time to put things into motion.
It was a very rough start especially in finding a drummer, but luckily we met Regie. At first we played as a threesome without bass! Haha! We sucked ass man! Then April 2010, Jur came in and played bass for awhile. This was also the time when we started playing under the banner of Lagim. Months later Jeric "THE WONDER CHILD" came in place of Jur. This kid can play bass man, SICK!! Then there were also a few guitarists who came in and out the door; Miguel, Alec and Nonie. And the rest is history. Enhanced by Smiley Central
At present the four of us are standing strong and steady With a new mission in mind; to play our hearts out in every gig with passion and love for our craft.
Q: What are your favorite and least favorite venues? Why?
Regie: Obsidian Bar where moshpits are legal!
Janvic: Favorite... bars where people listen to metal... least favorite hmmmmm... any bars that don't make you play metal...
Q: What’s your take on the scene today? Your thoughts on bands walling themselves up in their “groups” with zero to minimal interaction with others?
Bjan: Artists today seems to be getting more attention! Exciting! For bands who wall themselves up, LIGHTEN UP AND ENJOY THE RIDE MAN!
Q: What are the main themes or topics for most of your songs? Do you think these topics will change over time?
Bjan: Concepts are derived from the band name. It's about fear and written in beautiful tagalog poetry. We make up fictional stories that would shake your bones. Tales of evil tyrants, great creatures of horror, immortals and events that would rip a hole on this earth. My favorite stanza to date is a part in our song entitled Sakuna. It goes:
Sa mga huling araw na nalalabi sa buong sanlibutan
Nakasakay sa hangin darating ang ika-apat na espada
Taglay ang watawat na magsisilbing hudyat ng kanyang muling pagbalik
Our topics won't be changing anytime soon, well not unless we change our name, haha!
Q: How has your music evolved since you first began playing music?
Bjan: Our music started out as aimless noises to what it has become now. Every song is based on intent. We decide first on how the song should be and how it should affect the listeners then we work our way through that. We push everything beyond our capacities.
Janvic: From Dashboard but then I found out their frontman is gay then Malmsteen but then I found out I'm not that great. So right now it's Melodic Death/Fantasy Wonderland.
Q: What has been your biggest challenge as a band? Have you been able to overcome that challenge? If so, how?
Janvic: Finding my everlong partner, the 2nd guitarist, it seems that everytime I find a wingman something wrong happens, it's starting to become a bitch! (as you may see I love saying the word bitch, because I have a girl dog)
Q: Colt 45 or Red Horse?
Regie: Red-fuckin-Horse!!!
Q: What advice do you have for people who want to form their own bands?
Bjan: Rakenrol lang habambuhay! Pag-ibig at pag-ibig lang!
Janvic: Eat your vagi... i mean veggies!
Regie: Make sure na gusto niyo ginagawa niyo kasi hindi basta basta yung pagbabanda parang pamilya mo na din yan.
Q: Is there anyone you'd like to acknowledge for supporting your band?
Everyone! To our family, friends, loved ones. Sa lahat! Maraming maraming sa salamat sa suporta!
Q: Last thoughts?
Bjan: Gusto ko ng sinkamas!
Regie: INDIEMAND RULES!
Interview by: Axel vito Cruz
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