After bringing the world of metal to the benefit of its comeback, Sortilège strikes while the iron is still hot with The weight of the soula new album that retains the essential elements of the group. Christian Augustin (vocals) and Olivier Spitzer (guitar) dissect it.
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We once again find mythological themes which coexist with more down-to-earth texts, always happy with this mixture?
Christian Augustin: Absolutely, we have “The Divine Forge” which talks about Vulcan, as well as “The World of Oblivion” which talks in particular about autism. It turns out that Olivier first suggests musical ideas to me and then the theme comes to me. “Origins” came very quickly for example.
“Origines” stands out in particular on this disc.
Olivier Spitzer: It’s a piece that I’ve had in my catalog for around twenty years. I have enough to make forty albums at home! Christian picked it and had a sharp inhale. We re-recorded everything, but didn't change a single note of the original composition.
CA: We had doubts about this title, we were afraid of moving away from Sortilège, but it came from our guts, so we kept it.
You will soon be playing with Saxon on their Zéniths tour.
OS: I remember playing as the opening act for their concert in Melun, in 1991, with the group Rebel. They are one of the founding groups of our style of heavy metal, with Iron Maiden, without whom Sortilège would not exist, just like H-Bomb or Blaspheme.
