Attila Csihar

Musician: Tormentor, Mayhem, Sunn O)))

Attila Csihar

Attila began his career in 1985 in the Hungarian metal band Tormentor, who reached cult status in black metal circles with their first album, Anno Domini (1988). He also provided vocals on the legendary De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas album by Mayhem.  Along with many side projects and guest appearances he is also a “shadow” member of the American doom/drone metal band Sunn O)))

Outside of music he graduated as an electrical engineer, and used to be a private maths and physics teacher.

He appears on the 2012 Liles album SCHMETALING MONSTER OF ROCK

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1.) WHICH RECORD HAS HAD THE MOST PROFOUND INFLUENCE ON YOU?
AC/DC – Highway To Hell

2.) HOW MANY HOURS DO YOU SPEND A WEEK RECORDING/PLAYING/CREATING?
20 hours on average

3.) WHICH OF YOUR OWN CREATIONS IS YOUR FAVOURITE?
Tormentor: Anno Domini

4.) WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST REGRET?
Not having a proper manager from day one

5.) WHAT DO YOU DO TO RELAX?
Meditation

6.) OTHER THAN FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHAT IS YOUR MOST CHERISHED POSSESSION?
 Music

7.) TELL ME THREE OF YOUR HEROES/HEROINES?
Quarthon, Nivek Ogre, Diamanda Galas

8.) WHERE IS YOUR FAVOURITE PLACE IN THE WORLD?
Baalbek, Lebanon

9.) IF YOU DIDN’T HAVE YOUR ART WHAT OCCUPATION DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD BE DOING?
Film production

10.) IF THERE IS ONE THING THAT YOU WOULD WANT THE WORLD TO KNOW ABOUT YOU THAT YOU HAVE NEVER CONVEYED IN AN INTERVIEW BEFORE WHAT WOULD THAT BE?
Extreme light yields extreme darkness