- The band will consist of just me as the only official member. In the studio I will do lead vocals, all guitars, bass and keys. Scott Fuller from Morbid Angel will once again record drums. For live I will do guitar/vocals and will hire live musicians as I have done with Automb.

- Yes, I've had about 3 or 4 songs I had left from Necrophagia days that I wrote. The other 5 I wrote for Automb since the beginning of the pandemic. So yea it'll be 9 songs. The material is a mix of classic necro sound that I tried to make heavier and the Automb material is a bit different from what I've done on the last 2 records. I would say this album is going more into a death metal direction. It's a lot heavier and possibly more catchy. I even introduced a new guitar tuning on some songs.

- Lyrical themes will be mostly on Slavic Paganism and self-spirituality. It is something I wanted to do for a while now. These are the subjects I know very well. Also I want to connect to my Slavic Heritage. I feel there isn't enough of that in the extreme metal scene, everything is usually about Scandinavian paganism, Satanism or gore.

- Yes, like I said in the previous question I'm doing mostly everything, but I already put together a live line up. I just need one more piece to the puzzle. I will be performing live as soon as it is possible in my region. We already have been rehearsing.

- There's interest from a label I worked with previously, but I'm going to look around before I commit to anything.

- Honestly music is my life and it's all I do. Most musicians have other hobbies, but I don't. I like walks in nature and camping out in the summer, but that's about it. I also like working out, but I feel like that's just regular activities.

For my daily job I work as a Russian language interpreter here in the US. I've had this job for many years.

- I currently have 5. I've sold one and sent one back recently. My favorite guitars are Deans. They are the best on the market in my opinion and look very original. I've been playing them for 14 years and always had at least one in my arsenal. My favorite one would have to be a Dime Razorback V. I've had it for 13 years and it still plays like new and remained in good condition. Dean makes quality stuff! For the studio I have used ESP/LTD guitars previously for Necrophagia and Automb, but this time around I'm planning on using only Deans. I have a couple more coming to me in a few months.

I started playing guitar when I was 13. Pretty much like most musicians. So that'll be 16 years of playing this year.

- I've been listening to a lot of classic rock and glam metal and even some 80s pop. I got kind of burned out on metal and extreme metal in general. But that doesn't mean I don't listen to it at all. Just a lot less than I used to. I guess that's what happens with age, you end up going back to what got you into music in the first place.

Top releases is a tough one. I'm just going to randomly pick some: Kiss – Alive!, Iron Maiden – The number of the beast, Rammstein – Sehnsucht, Darkthrone – A blaze in the northern sky, Morbid Angel – Domination, Immortal – Sons of northern darkness, Watain – Sworn to the dark, Behemoth – Demigod, Nile – Annihilation of the wicked, Belphegor – Blood magick necromance.

Last 2 records I bought on vinyl are Marduk – Panzer division Marduk and Kiss – Rock and roll over.

- I feel the future is going to be rough and good at the same time. It's going to weed out a lot of bands, but it will also have a lot of bands touring once we all get the green light. It'll definitely be competitive. It's going to be hard to find venues to play since there are only so many left in business. But I have nothing but determination to get back out there and kick ass regardless of the setbacks and the future standards.

- I want to thank Kornel and the Encomium magazine followers for this opportunity and, of course, to all the Necrophagia and Automb fans and all the extreme metal maniacs out there.

Stay positive and, of course, stay safe and metal! Cheers to all!