Oshiego’s latest interview with Extreme Music Independent Magazine (9th issue, December 2022)! A comprehensive look into Oshiego and our latest release ‘Jaljalut’. Check it out! Thrash & Destroy !
“Death/thrash metal act from Singapore Oshiego have released their fifth full-length this year (2022) as they revealed that for their fifth album they were inspired by works of past Sufi masters in mysticism, theurgic and thaumatic sciences. Entitled, ‘Jaljalut’, the band said that the title ‘Jaljalut’ itself was taken from the Shams al-Ma’ārif of the 13th century Sufi writer Aḥmad ibn ‘Alī al-Būnī, an ode attributed to Imām ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib.
According to the band, their concept has been pretty consistent since the release of their second album, ‘The Great Architect of Nothing’. Being Muslims, the band said that they would like to write things close to their hearts too and this could be seen in their songs in which they cover topics such as Islamic Jurisprudence, Sufism, Islamic Prophesies, championing righteousness and slamming injustice, etc.
Following the release of the album, we here at Extreme Music Independent have thus decided to conduct an interview with the band. In the interview, we talked about many topics related to the band, including the origins of the band and their current developments. We hence believe that the interview is a comprehensive one because we asked almost everything possible related to Oshiego and their latest album Jaljalut.
Meanwhile, for those of you who have just discovered the band from us here, and before doing any further reading, as introduction, you should be informed that the band’s biography which was written on the Deezer website writes; Oshiego is a death/thrash metal unit from Singapore that was conceived in 2004. The current line-up of Oshiego consists of Umar (vocals) and Zul (guitars). Oshiego takes heavy musical influences from notable bands such as Grave, Nile, Blood Red Throne, Vomitory and Melechesh as well as incorporating Middle Eastern touches into their songs. So without further ado, here are the questions and answers in the interview which Extreme Music Independent did with the band recently:”
