1. Kto si, čo robíš, čo ťa najviac zaujíma práve v týchto dňoch?
Lukáš: Zdravím JDØS, som Lukáš, robím, čo sa dá. Práve v týchto augustových dňoch ma zaujíma, kde sa dá efektívne nájsť chládok a klíma.
Miyia: Čauko, tu Miyia. Ja prázdninujem a mamičkujem, taká klasika.
Adela: Servuste, ja zas robím všetko a nič zároveň.
2. Kedy, ako a prečo vznikla idea Zemetrasu a ako sa premieňali myšlienky na slová a slová na skutky?
Lukáš: Raz mi kamarátka Linda predstavila Adel na koncerte a povedala: „Toto je super speváčka.“ Neskôr som sa dostal k jej skladbám a povedal si, že jej hlas má v sebe melanchóliu, ktorá sa dá využiť v grunge alebo doom/sludge.
Následne sme sa s Maťom zhodli, že ani ja, ani on nevieme písať grunge a že nás to viac ťahá k doom metalu.
Myšlienky sa premenili na skutky, keď som ukecal Adel, nech to skúsi. Znelo to dobre a ostatné sa potom doladilo relatívne rýchlo.
Adela: Mňa zoznámil s doomom Miki Hank (náš zvukár z DeadZeus Sound, gitarista a spevák začínajúceho heavy psych doom projektu z Prahy, ex-Miea), ktorý mi už v minulosti riešil hudbu v iných projektoch. Zistila som, že je to veľký profík, dobrá duša a skvelý človek. Posunul mi myšlienku vytvoriť si doomovú kapelu a nasmeroval ma na niekoľko konkrétnych svetových mien.
Vŕtalo mi to hlavou a zhodou okolností minulý rok v týchto dňoch, keď sme sa s Lukinom a Maťom presúvali do Bratislavy na koncert Hrobára, prišla debata aj na túto tému a už bola ruka v rukáve.
Pár týždňov nato sme sa tri prúty Zemetrasa stretli v skúšobni v Banskej Štiavnici...
3. Hoci je kapela nová, jej členovia nie sú na scéne neznámi. Kto ste, kde ste doteraz hrali a ako ste sa dali dokopy?
Lukáš: Zemetras sme Adel, Mia, Vanes, Martin a ja.
Dokopy som to dal v troch fázach.
Prvá – ukecať Adel.
Druhá – nájsť zvuk.
Tretia – nájsť v Banskej Štiavnici ochotné duše na hranie.
Mia je profík zo scény, vedel som, že bude skvelý úlovok. Vanes je začínajúci talent. Našiel som ju náhodou v kaviarni. Doslova.
Tu by som chcel čitateľom odkázať: nebojte sa otravovať ľudí s dobrým nápadom. (Podotýkam – s dobrým nápadom.)
Ja s Maťom hráme spolu od šestnástich rokov v rôznych projektoch. Väčšina ľudí nás pozná najmä z crossover thrash kapely HROBAR.
Na koncerty volajte Zemetras aj HROBAR. Je to 2 v 1.
Miyia: Hrala som na gitare v kapelách In-Sane (2012 – 2017) a Distax (2013 – 2025). Žiaľ, obe sú už neaktívne, tak ma oslovila aj ponuka prejsť na basgitaru a spomaliť BPM o polovicu. 😄
Adela: Ja mám svoju akustickú kapelku El Fuego, kde hrávame covery pre najrôznejších záujemcov po celom Slovensku. Hrali sme na veľkých stageoch pre stovky ľudí, ale aj v dedinskej krčme pre pár štamgastov.
Máme aj autorské veci.
Tri.
Naspievala som aj nejaké refrény do drum & bassu v spolupráci s MC Shadym. So spomínaným Mikim a Jagom z Jakubyska sme spravili aj ďalšie elektronické veci v štýle 80's synthwave a trochu electropopu.
4. Koľko času trvalo, kým ste sa ako kapela zohrali a našli spoločný zvuk? Mali ste špeci požiadavky na nástroje a aparatúru, alebo každý prišiel s tým, čo mal, a finálny zvuk sa robil až v štúdiu?
Lukáš: Aktuálne (3. 8. 2026) sme ešte stále vo fáze zohrávania. Skúšame a dolaďujeme detaily. Základ je dobrý, musíme len trénovať dookola.
Zvuk sme našli s pomocou Mikiho Hanka (náš kamarát, producent a skvelý človek). Myšlienka zvuku je jednoduchá – budgetová špina. Hlavným zdrojom špiny je fuzz efekt (legendárny Behringer SF300), RAT modulácia a dve 6L6 hlavy. Drop B, dve gitary s lepšími snímačmi a basa. Bicie majú namiesto hi-hatky dva spojené crashe a namiesto crashov dve ride-ky.
Každý prišiel s tým, čo mal a čo bolo dostupné. Hráme na tom, čo máme, a keď budú peniaze na niečo lepšie, tak to kúpime. Finálny zvuk sa robil v štúdiu, ale hralo sa stále na tom budgetovom geari.
Miyia: Aj ja som prišla s tým, čo som mala – s ničím. 😄 Basu som si požičala od brata (Andrej Bartek) a efekt som kúpila na Vinted. Fakt! Alebo, ako by povedala Vanes... REALNE.
5. Mali ste na začiatku jasnú predstavu o zvuku, vizuále, textoch a názve kapely, alebo všetko vznikalo postupne?
Lukáš: Testovali sme dva prístupy – špinavejší sludge a klasický doom. Doom vyhral. Adelin hlas oveľa lepšie vynikne na „čistejšom“ pozadí pomalých riffov.
Texty boli pre mňa problém. V HROBAR píšem texty ja a kto ich pozná, vie, že je to brainrot v textovej forme – irónia a nadsádzka. V Zemetrase som sa musel naučiť písať úplne inak.
Vizuál a kapelný lore mám na starosti ja. Akonáhle sme sa zhodli, že sa budeme volať ZEMETRAS, identita sa našla veľmi ľahko.
Pre predstavu – prvý pracovný názov kapely bol HRON, druhý ÍVER.
Áno, môžete sa smiať.
Ale hej... máš lepší názov kapely?
No vidíš.
Miyia: Teraz neviem, či mám prezrádzať, akou prezývkou nás už minimálne dvaja ľudia volajú. 😄
Adela: Odvodenín máme viac. Sami sa s nadšením častujeme rôznymi. 🙂
6. Kedy a u koho prvého sa dostavil ten pocit, že ste si povedali: „Toto je ono. Takto presne to má byť. Sme na správnej ceste.“?
Lukáš: Keď sme sa stretli v skúšobni, zahrali si pár coverov a hlavne počuli Adelin hlas, vedeli sme, že toto je ono.
Adela: Keď chalani udreli do strún a miestnosťou sa rozozvučali tie ťažké dunivé gitary, bola a stále je to nádhera.
A ten pocit „Toto je ono, môžeme s tým ísť von.“ prišiel vo chvíli, keď sme sa prvýkrát nahrali a ja som sa konečne poriadne počula. 😅😁
Maťo: Ja s Lukášom sme už asi desať rokov nosili v hlave myšlienku spraviť nejaký doom album. Až keď mi minulý rok Lukáš pustil, ako spieva Adela, okamžite sme vedeli, že to sadne. Potom sme už len riešili, čo a ako.
Miyia: V tomto som sa rozhodla dôverovať chalanom. Doom som dovtedy vôbec nepočúvala a do Zemetrasu som prišla už k hotovej koncepcii. Takže keď povedia, že je to dobré, tak je to dobré.
Teda hudba.
K ostatným veciam sa, samozrejme, ozývam. 😄
7. Pri počúvaní Zemetrasu mnohých napadnú legendárni Windhand. Ako ste sa k nim dostali a čím vám Windhand v mori stoner doomu, sludge a iných pomalých a ťažkých kapiel učarovali?
Lukáš: Miki (producent) ukázal Windhand Adele a ona potom nám.
Premýšľal som, akú hudbu navaríme Adele na spev. Som fanúšik kapiel ako Electric Wizard, Melvins, Eyehategod či Crowbar, ale taká hudba jednoducho nesedela k typu jej hlasu.
Začal som sa preto obzerať po doom metale so ženským vokálom. Rešerš zahŕňala Jex Thoth, Witch Mountain, Windhand, Acid King, Faetooth, Kylesa, Daevar a ďalších.
Na farbu jej hlasu najlepšie sadol pomalší, riffovo orientovaný doom bez zbytočného odpútavania pozornosti prílišnou inštrumentalitou, špinou alebo dronom.
Mne osobne Windhand učarovali tým, že sila jednotlivých riffov v spojení s hlasom Dorthie vytvára úplne jedinečnú atmosféru.
8. Vzhľadom na to, že ste doteraz pôsobili v rýchlejších kapelách, ako vnímate prechod k pomalosti ako hudobníci? Nemusíte ovládať nutkanie zvýšiť BPM?
Lukáš: Hrá sa to jednoduchšie a tým, že už nesedím za bicími, tak to pomalšie aj ostane.
Miyia: Ja mám v niektorých chvíľach skôr nutkanie zvýšiť hlas. 😄
Adela: Ja zas poupratovať našu izbičku a vyniesť plechovky. 😄
Zvýšiť BPM mávam často, ale len o trochu. 🙃
Doom neocení každý. Niekoho vyslovene obťažuje, ale ja si tú ťažobu totálne vychutnávam. Tá hudba sa vie dotknúť najtemnejších kútov duše. Je emotívna a netreba sa báť do nej spadnúť, precítiť ju a potom sa z nej znova vyšplhať hore, nadýchnuť sa a pokračovať v živote s optimizmom a úsmevom na tvári.
9. Čo vnímate ako hlavnú devízu pomalej hudby? Aké kreatívne a zmyslové vnemy vám dáva a sú v niečom unikátne oproti hraniu rýchlejších žánrov?
Lukáš: Jej devízou je viac atmosféry, viac ťažoby a viac zúfalstva.
Oproti rýchlejším žánrom tu mám čas sa do hudby ponoriť.
HROBAR je ako jazda autom 180 km/h v hustej premávke.
ZEMETRAS je okreska, otvorené okná a šesťdesiatka.
10. Banská Štiavnica je podrytá sieťou baní a štôlní. Do akej miery preniká atmosféra týchto podzemných priestorov a tajomných hlbín do vašej hudby a textov?
Lukáš: Tajomné hlbiny podzemia Banskej Štiavnice sú predsa miestom, kam sme išli za Zemetrasom, aby nám odovzdal ezoterickú elitnú riffovú znalosť lopty.
11. Máte s podzemím alebo banskou históriou Štiavnice nejaký osobný zážitok či príbeh, ktorý sa premietol do vašej tvorby?
Lukáš: Zatiaľ nie.
Adela: Zatiaľ nie, ale máme v pláne ísť pozdraviť Zemetrasa do jednej z... jaskýň?
Možno niekoho privalí.
12. Čo je podľa vás najväčší omyl, ktorý si ľudia o doom metale myslia?
Lukáš: Že je to celé len jeden šum.
Adela: Že je pri jeho počúvaní nutné požívať majoránku. 🚬
Nie je.
13. V akom poradí a ako dlho vznikali skladby na nový album?
Lukáš: Prvé boli Soľ a prach, potom Misky váh. Neskôr sme už každý prichádzali s nápadmi, ktoré sme spoločne dolaďovali na skúškach.
Hudobne to máme na starosti ja a Maťo, textovo prispela skoro celá kapela.
Išli sme takou nepopulárnou cestou – nesnažili sme sa vymyslieť nič „nové“ ani „prevratné“. Vedeli sme, čo funguje, a vedeli sme, že máme Adel, ktorej spev posunie každú skladbu o kategóriu vyššie.
Skladby vznikali niekoľko mesiacov. Najdlhšie trvalo dostať sa z bodu nula do bodu, keď sme boli schopní napísať dobrú doommetalovú skladbu. Potom to už išlo oveľa ľahšie.
14. Spev na albume je výnimočný a je cítiť, že speváčka sa s atmosférou skladieb úplne zžila. Ako náročné bolo naladiť sa na tento feeling pre niekoho, kto možno nemá ortodoxné metalové alebo stoner doomové korene? (Ak ich má, ospravedlňujem sa – jej prejav je jednoducho veľmi špecifický a v metale výnimočný.)
Adela: V prvom rade ďakujem. 🤭😁
Spievam aktívne už dlhšie, takže viem, čo od svojho hlasu očakávať. Spolu s chalanmi sme mali približnú predstavu o tom, ako by to malo znieť.
Do každej skladby sa vždy snažím vložiť aj svoj vlastný rukopis. Dúfam, že sa mi to darí.
Temnejšie zákutia mám v sebe, takže zžiť sa s atmosférou je pre mňa otázkou prvých riffov.
Lukáš: To je práve devíza našej Adel – že nie je ortodoxná metalistka.
15. Ako prebiehalo nahrávanie a aké rady či odporúčania vám dal Miki Hank z DeadZeus Sound, ktoré vám najviac pomohli dosiahnuť výsledný zvuk?
Lukáš: Nahrávali sme v našej skúšobni na vlastných nástrojoch a s technikou, ktorú máme. Miki nám však dal úplne presné inštrukcie – doslova kam postaviť mikrofón, ako ďaleko od aparátu, pod akým uhlom a podobne.
Výsledný zvuk je predovšetkým zásluha Mikiho a jeho precíznosti.
16. Dostali ste spätnú väzbu na svoje single (alebo aj album) od ľudí zo stoner doom scény, ktorých názor si vážite?
Lukáš: Dostali a bola pozitívna.
Veľmi si vážime názory od teba, od Mikiho aj od ďalších ľudí zo scény.
Netrénovanému uchu možno nahovoríš, že si skvelý muzikant, ale keď si tvoju hudbu vypočuje niekto, kto sa v tom pohybuje roky, okamžite odhalí všetku tú penu navrchu.
Budeme radi za každý názor. Vždy nás to niekam posunie.
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17. Vydali ste DIY videoklip ku skladbe Misky váh. Čo sa odohráva v hlave hlavnej postavy a aký príbeh ste ním chceli rozprávať?
Lukáš: Nechcel som rozprávať príbeh.
Chcel som vytvoriť atmosféru.
Adela: Text opisuje človeka zničeného rýchlym životom a očakávaniami okolia, ktorý každý deň zápasí sám so sebou.
18. Čo plánuje kapela ďalej? Sú v pláne koncerty, ďalšie videoklipy alebo nové skladby?
Lukáš: Skúšať.
Veľa skúšať.
Ďalšie videoklipy určite plánujeme.
Budú.
Chceme sa poobzerať po koncertoch a začať pravidelne hrávať. Máme aj nápady na ďalšie skladby, takže uvidíme, kam sa bude naša hudba ďalej uberať.
19. Čo by ste povedali na koncert Zemetras a Windhand v Banskej Štiavnici? Kde by sa hralo, ako by prebiehala akcia a vypustil by na záver Zemetras tajch Veľkú Vodárenskú?
Lukáš: Beriem. Vybav.
Hrali by sme priamo na námestí.
A keď na záver vypustia Veľkú Vodárenskú, môžeme ten koncert rovno vyplatiť z poistky za škody spôsobené vodou.
Teda... dúfam, že si tú akciu nezabudol poistiť.
Adela: Zemetras by oživil pôdu pod nohami.
Voda nie je náš živel, JDØSko. 🙂
Treba si to ešte doštudovať.
20. Ktoré doom metalové albumy kapela odporúča pre krajšie leto?
Lukáš: Zemetras.
Adela: Lukino, ako vždy, neskromne a priamo. 😄
Ja nebudem uprednostňovať nikoho.
Hlavne počúvajte doom.
Ak vám na prvé počutie nechutí, dajte mu čas a skúste sa k nemu niekedy vrátiť.
Sú žánre, do ktorých jednoducho treba dorásť. 🙂
21. Ak by ste mali zachytiť stoner doomovú atmosféru vo filme, ktorý film by to bol a prečo?
Lukáš: The Road.
Kvôli tomu pocitu zúfalstva.
22. Je niekto, s kým by ste si radi prečítali rozhovor na JDØS?
Lukáš: Ján Batorek, Rišo zo Sangre de Idiotas a Miki Hank.
Miyia: S Mariannou z projektu Stokuriev.
23. Motto alebo odkaz na záver.
Lukáš: Ďakujeme za oslovenie aj za podporu.
Vy, čo toto čítate, dávajte na seba pozor.
Vidíme sa na koncertoch.
Adela: Metal do každej rodiny!
P. S. Ľúbime vás a tešíme sa na stretnutia!
Miyia: Слава Україні!
1. Who are you, what do you do, and what has been occupying your mind the most these days?
Lukáš: Hello JDØS! I'm Lukáš. I do whatever needs to be done. These hot August days, my biggest concern is figuring out where to find shade and air conditioning as efficiently as possible.
Miyia: Hi! Miyia here. I'm enjoying the summer holidays and being a mum. Pretty much the usual.
Adela: Hey everyone! As for me... I'm somehow doing everything and nothing at the same time.
2. When, how and why did the idea of Zemetras come about? How did those first thoughts eventually turn into reality?
Lukáš: One day my friend Linda introduced me to Adela at a show and said, "She's an amazing singer." Later I listened to some of her songs and realized her voice had this melancholy that would work perfectly in grunge or doom/sludge.
Then Mato and I admitted to ourselves that neither of us really knew how to write grunge songs, and that doom metal was where our hearts actually belonged.
The ideas turned into reality once I convinced Adela to give it a try. It sounded right almost immediately, and the rest came together surprisingly quickly.
Adela: Miki Hank was the one who introduced me to doom. He's our sound engineer at DeadZeus Sound, guitarist and vocalist of a new heavy psych doom project from Prague, and formerly played in Miea. We'd already worked together on other musical projects, and I quickly realised he's not only a brilliant professional but also a genuinely kind and inspiring person.
He planted the idea of starting a doom band in my head and pointed me towards a few specific bands from the international scene. The thought stayed with me. Then, by pure coincidence, around this time last year, Lukáš, Mato and I were driving to Bratislava for a Hrobár concert and the topic came up again. Before we knew it, everything had fallen into place.
A few weeks later, the three founding branches of Zemetras met for the first rehearsal in Banská Štiavnica...
3. Although Zemetras is a new band, its members are no strangers to the underground. Who are you, where have you played before, and how did you all come together?
Lukáš: Zemetras consists of Adela, Miyia, Vanes, Martin and me.
Putting the band together happened in three stages.
First, convincing Adela.
Second, finding the right sound.
Third, finding people in Banská Štiavnica who were actually willing to play.
Miyia is already a seasoned musician, so I knew she'd be a great addition. Vanes is an up-and-coming talent—I literally found her by accident in a café.
If there's one thing I'd like readers to take away from this, it's this: don't be afraid to bother people with a good idea. (I repeat: a good idea.)
Mato and I have been playing together since we were sixteen, through all kinds of different projects. Most people know us from HROBAR, our crossover thrash band. So promoters—book Zemetras and HROBAR together. Two bands for the price of one.
Miyia: I played guitar in In-Sane (2012–2017) and Distax (2013–2025). Sadly, both bands are no longer active, so when I was offered the chance to switch to bass and cut the BPM in half, I couldn't really say no. 😄
Adela: I have my own acoustic band called El Fuego, where we mostly play covers for all kinds of events across Slovakia. We've played on big festival stages for large crowds as well as in tiny village pubs for a handful of regulars. We also have original songs.
Three of them.
I've also recorded a few drum & bass choruses with MC Shady, and together with the already-mentioned Miki and Jago from Jakubysko we've made some electronic tracks in the spirit of '80s synthwave and electro-pop.
4. How long did it take for you to gel as a band and find your own sound? Did you have any specific requirements regarding instruments and gear, or did everyone simply bring what they had and shape the final sound in the studio?
Lukáš: As of today (August 3, 2026), we're still in the process of becoming a tighter band. We're rehearsing constantly and polishing the details. The foundation is there—we just need to keep putting in the hours.
We found our sound with the help of Miki Hank—our friend, producer and an all-around great guy. The idea was simple: budget filth.
The main ingredients are a fuzz pedal (the legendary Behringer SF300), a RAT distortion and two 6L6 amp heads. Drop B tuning, two guitars with decent pickups and a bass. The drums are a bit unusual too: instead of hi-hats we've got two crashes paired together, and instead of crashes there are two rides.
Everyone simply brought whatever gear they owned or could get hold of. We play what we've got, and when we can afford something better, we'll buy it. The final sound was shaped in the studio, but everything was still recorded using that same budget gear.
Miyia: I also brought what I had...
Nothing. 😄
I borrowed my bass from my brother (Andrej Bartek) and bought my pedal on Vinted.
Seriously.
Or, as Vanes would say...
LITERALLY.
5. Did you already have a clear vision of the sound, visuals, lyrics and even the band's name, or did everything develop naturally over time?
Lukáš: We experimented with two directions: dirtier sludge and classic doom.
Doom won.
Adela's voice simply shines much better against the cleaner backdrop of slow, heavy riffs.
Lyrics were the biggest challenge for me. I write the lyrics in HROBAR, and anyone who's read them knows they're basically brainrot in textual form—full of irony and absurd humour.
With Zemetras I had to learn how to write lyrics all over again.
I'm also responsible for the band's visual identity and lore. Once we agreed on the name ZEMETRAS, everything else fell into place almost effortlessly.
Just for fun—the first working title was HRON.
The second one was ÍVER.
Yeah, you can laugh.
But hey...
Can you think of a better band name?
Exactly.
Miyia: Now I'm wondering whether I should reveal the nickname that at least two people have already started calling us... 😄
Adela: There are actually quite a few variations. We happily come up with new ones ourselves all the time. 🙂
6. When did you first have that feeling of "This is it. This is exactly what this band should sound like. We're on the right track."?
Lukáš: The moment we got together in the rehearsal room, played a few cover songs and, most importantly, heard Adela sing—we knew we'd found it.
Adela: Every time the guys hit the strings and those deep, rumbling guitars fill the room, it's an amazing feeling.
But the moment when I thought "Yes, this is it—we're ready to show this to the world" came when we recorded ourselves for the first time and I finally got to hear my own voice properly. 😅😁
Mato: Lukáš and I had been talking about making a doom album for almost ten years.
But when he played me a recording of Adela singing last year, we both knew instantly that it was the perfect fit.
From that point on, it was just a matter of figuring out the details.
Miyia: I decided to trust the guys on this one. I'd never really listened to doom before, and by the time I joined Zemetras, the overall concept was already there.
So if they say it's good, then it's good.
The music, I mean.
As for everything else... I definitely make my opinions heard. 😄
7. Listening to Zemetras, many people immediately think of the legendary Windhand. How did you discover them, and what makes Windhand stand out among the countless stoner doom, sludge and other slow, heavy bands?
Lukáš: Miki, our producer, introduced Windhand to Adela, and then she introduced them to the rest of us.
I was trying to figure out what kind of music would suit Adela's voice. I'm a huge fan of bands like Electric Wizard, Melvins, Eyehategod and Crowbar, but that kind of sound just didn't fit her style of singing.
So I started digging through doom bands with female vocals—Jex Thoth, Witch Mountain, Windhand, Acid King, Faetooth, Kylesa, Daevar and many others.
In the end, slower, riff-driven doom turned out to be the perfect match. The riffs leave enough space for the vocals instead of competing with them through excessive instrumentation, noise or drone.
What I personally love about Windhand is the sheer power of their riffs combined with Dorthia's voice. Together they create a truly unique atmosphere.
8. Since most of you previously played in faster bands, how do you feel about slowing everything down? Don't you ever get the urge to crank up the BPM?
Lukáš: It's easier to play.
And since I'm no longer sitting behind the drums...
...the tempo stays slow. 😄
Miyia: I sometimes get the urge to raise something too...
My voice. 😄
Adela: Mine is usually the urge to tidy up our little room and take out the empty cans. 😄
I do sometimes feel like speeding the songs up—but only a little. 🙃
Doom isn't for everyone. Some people find it downright unbearable.
I absolutely love its heaviness.
This music can reach the darkest corners of your soul. It's deeply emotional, and you shouldn't be afraid to fall into it completely, experience it fully, then slowly climb back out, take a deep breath, and continue living with optimism and a smile on your face.
9. What do you see as the greatest strength of slow music? What does it offer creatively or emotionally that faster genres don't?
Lukáš: More atmosphere.
More weight.
More despair.
Unlike faster genres, doom gives me time to sink into the music.
HROBAR feels like driving through heavy traffic at 180 km/h.
ZEMETRAS is a quiet country road, the windows rolled down, cruising at 60.
10. Banská Štiavnica is famous for its network of mines and underground tunnels. How much does the atmosphere of those mysterious underground spaces find its way into your music and lyrics?
Lukáš: Obviously, the underground depths of Banská Štiavnica are where we went to meet Zemetras himself, so he could bestow upon us the ancient esoteric knowledge of elite riffcraft.
11. Do you have any personal experiences with Štiavnica's mines or mining history that have influenced your music?
Lukáš: Not yet.
Adela: Not yet.
But we're planning to go down and say hello to Zemetras in one of the... caves?
Maybe someone will get buried under a rock.
12. What's the biggest misconception people have about doom metal?
Lukáš: That it's all just one long noisy blur.
Adela: That you have to smoke marjoram while listening to it. 🚬
You don't.
13. In what order did the songs come together, and how long did it take to write the material for your debut?
Lukáš: Salt and Dust came first, followed by Scales.
After that, everyone started bringing in ideas, and we'd develop them together during rehearsals.
Mato and I are mainly responsible for the music, while almost everyone contributed to the lyrics.
We deliberately chose a rather unpopular approach—we weren't trying to reinvent doom metal or come up with anything revolutionary.
We already knew what worked, and we knew we had Adela. Her voice automatically elevates every song by at least one level.
The writing process took a few months.
Getting from zero to the point where we felt capable of writing a genuinely good doom song took the longest.
After that, everything became much easier.
14. The vocals on the album are exceptional, and it's obvious that the singer has completely embraced the atmosphere of the music. How difficult was it to get into that mindset for someone who doesn't necessarily come from an orthodox metal or stoner doom background?
Adela: First of all—thank you. 🤭😁
I've been singing for quite a while now, so I already know what my voice is capable of.
The guys and I shared a similar vision of how everything should sound.
I always try to leave my own fingerprint on every song, and hopefully I'm succeeding.
I've always had a darker side within me, so connecting with the atmosphere happens almost instantly—as soon as those first riffs kick in.
Lukáš: That's actually one of Adela's greatest strengths.
She isn't an orthodox metalhead.
15. How did the recording sessions go, and what advice from Miki Hank at DeadZeus Sound helped shape the final sound?
Lukáš: We recorded everything in our rehearsal room using our own instruments and gear.
Miki gave us incredibly detailed instructions—literally where to place the microphones, how far from the amps, at what angle...
The final sound is really Miki's medal.
It reflects just how precise he is.
16. Have you received any feedback on your singles or the album from people within the stoner doom scene whose opinion really matters to you?
Lukáš: We have, and thankfully it's been very positive.
We really value feedback from you, from Miki, and from people who know this style of music.
You can convince an untrained ear that you're a fantastic musician.
But someone who's been listening to this stuff for years will immediately hear through all the foam.
We'll appreciate every opinion.
Every bit of feedback helps us move forward.
17. You recently released the DIY video for Scales. What's going on inside the protagonist's mind, and what story were you trying to tell?
Lukáš: I wasn't trying to tell a story.
I was trying to create an atmosphere.
Adela: The lyrics portray someone who's been crushed by the pace of modern life and by other people's expectations.
Someone who has to overcome themselves every single day.
18. What's next for Zemetras? More gigs, more videos, new songs?
Lukáš: Rehearse.
Rehearse a lot.
More videos are definitely coming.
They will happen.
Now we want to start playing live as much as possible.
We've already got ideas for new songs, so we'll see where the music takes us next.
19. What would you say to a Zemetras and Windhand show in Banská Štiavnica? Where should it take place, what would the atmosphere be like, and would Zemetras finish the night by draining the Veľká Vodárenská reservoir?
Lukáš: I'm in.
Make it happen.
We'd play right on the main square.
And if they drain the Veľká Vodárenská reservoir afterwards, we can simply pay for the whole event with the insurance money from the flood damage.
Well...
...assuming you remembered to insure the festival.
Adela: Zemetras would definitely shake the ground beneath everyone's feet.
Water isn't really our element, JDØS. 🙂
You should probably do a bit more research.
20. Which doom metal albums would the band recommend for a better summer?
Lukáš: Zemetras.
Adela: Lukino—as always—modest and straight to the point. 😄
I'm not going to single anyone out.
Just listen to doom.
If it doesn't click the first time, give it some time and come back to it later.
Some genres simply require you to grow into them.
21. If you had to capture the atmosphere of stoner doom in a film, which film would you choose, and why?
Lukáš: The Road.
Because of that overwhelming feeling of hopelessness.
22. Is there someone you'd like to see interviewed on JDØS?
Lukáš: Jan Batorek, Rišo from Sangre de Idiotas, and Miki Hank.
Miyia: Marianna from Stokuriev.
23. A motto or a final message?
Lukáš: Thanks for inviting us and for all the support.
To everyone reading this—take care of yourselves.
See you at the shows.
Adela: Metal in every household!
P.S. We love you all and can't wait to meet you out there!
Miyia: Glory to Ukraine! (Слава Україні!)






























