Sonic Brutality With NZAMBI MAPUNGU From MIRUTHAN

Interview by Kris Peters
With the quantity and quality of new music being released by the
minute in the modern world of metal many bands - often
unfortunately - fall by the wayside before even being heard, lost
in the current goldfish market of disposable music and
assets.
These days, you can either simply put your music out there and hope
some algorithm elevates it beyond the masses, or you can think
outside the proverbial box and offer something extra to the
market.
Emerging Aussie black/death metal outfit Miruthan have followed the
path of the latter, creating an entirely new sonic and visual plane
from which to launch their musical vehicle. Not content to merely
write and record music, Miruthan have plunged themselves - and
subsequently their listeners - down the narrowing rabbit hole of
perception and returned with a fresh, exciting backstory to go
along with an assortment of plots and character-driven narrative
that is embedded within their music.
While the band is content for the moment to drip feed such pivotal
snippets of information to the general public, they have provided a
temporary sonic distraction by way of music with their debut EP
Cult Of The Dead which will be unleashed this Friday, April
26.
Four tracks of seething brutality, Cult Of The Dead provides the
connection between the eight-pronged beast that it Miruthan and an
unsuspecting - but hopefully ready - musical landscape that lovers
of heavy music laced with theatrics have been craving.
HEAVY recently caught up with songwriter/guitarist and Sprechgesang
vocalist Nzambi Mapungu - also known as The Zombie God - to dive
deeper into the unfolding mystery. We start by asking how he is
feeling about setting Cult Of The Dead free into the world.
"I feel pretty confident," he answered. "It's funny the way this EP
came around, actually, because I wrote a complete full-length
album, and then I wanted something out sooner than it would take to
record a full album. So I sat down and wrote a full EP after the
album so we could release that first. What's funny is these songs
are the new songs. The album was written first, but the way we
write it is all in story form so everything kind of ties in
together. Each song ties into the next song like a story. This is
actually the prequel (laughs)."
We point out it is a great idea because as a new band coming onto
the scene you don't want to smash people with too much too
soon.
"That was exactly the reasoning as well," he affirmed. "It was like
let's not show our full cards straight up. Let's do the teaser and
see what people think of it and go from there."
In the full interview, HEAVY conducted a thorough track-by-track
review of Cult of the Dead, discussing the band's unique approach
to blending punk, blues, and metal elements in their music, as well
as the significance of storytelling and atmospheric elements in
their songwriting. We also discussed the band's folklore and its
upcoming release, highlighting the storytelling aspect and the
band's desire to engage fans in a deeper, interactive experience
plus covered more of the themes and theatrics surrounding the world
which the band has created for themselves.


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