Zanak Adala – do you think it's another boring band from Europe or America? No, this time we'll transport you to an island, but which one? Read on and you'll find out !
1. Hello and thank you for your time. Introduce us to your band, where you're from, how long you've been playing together, and what has been your history with metal ?
- Hi, my name is Mamy Harison bass player and singer, so we are Zanak’adala from Antsirabe Madagascar. We formed the band, my brother (Toods Harison guitarist) and me on December 2012 as a thrash metal band. Then we called up our first drummer Junior and the lead guitarist Robert Raz to join the band. But before we have already played for another extreme metal band in the city, so like that we had the same passion in music but the real thing we play metal because we can speak through it. You know as a thrash metal band we have our theme, politics and religions (in our country of course). So, I guess you don’t know but, we can’t critic politic nor religion (especially Christianism) in our country, but we have something to say so we decided to speak through metal ,and with this genre we can speak louder to show how anger we are. That’s a little history with metal but before the next question I just want to introduce you our actual members since 2022 so on drums we have Vony Ratahiriniana and the lead guitarist Ainanirina (aka Iaina Kely) and my brother and me of course.
2. You know, you're from a rather unusual place in the world, hard to reach. Tell us about your music scene, how is extreme music like metal developing there ?
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- OK, let’s talk about extreme metal only, so young Malagasy people adopted extreme metal since the middle of 1980 but from then this genre is not appreciated in the society till 2000, in my opinion, because Malagasy people is too Christian so we don’t have much public , but after that extreme metal started more popular, but still less fan, because a lot of band formed and I can say from 2024 we have almost 1 show per month and we do have all subgenre like death metal , black metal and more , but all the bands try to find a way to play outside the country .
3. Let's get back to the band: you've been around since 2012, you've recorded two full-length albums, and an EP this year, and it's going quite slowly. Great success, thrash metal, and the covers are even better than Deicide's. How did you achieve all this ?
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-Yeah, You know Madagascar is one of the poorest country in the world so we don’t have enough money to go to a professional recording studio so we need much time to save money to record our song, and also we don’t get much money from a show, sometimes we do show for free, just to say something (laughing). About the cover, like I told you our theme is politics and religion so this covers (I’m talking about our EP’s cover) shows that Malagasy people are dying by the politician’s ideology but they don’t say anything they just wait Jesus to save them but Jesus doesn’t give a shit to them,
4. Let's focus on the "Guilty" EP. Six songs, a wonderfully simple video - all at a very high level. Tell us what the lyrics are about, which are very enigmatic.
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-Ok, I think this one is the most we like because we had a chance to work with an independent recording studio in USA to do the mastering, and for the video we made it by ourselves. For the lyrics it’s more aggressive than before because we talk directly to the Malagasy people like told them that they believe the wrong religion and it’s time to wake up. And to the politician that they are fucking us every day, they are killing people for not doing anything, they should stop changing the country to their own business, they should go away with their shitty democracy.
5. Concerts - what are they like for you, are there any at all and is there a chance we will see you at concerts in Europe ?
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-Man,, that’s our dream, playing out of our country especially Europe or USA, we can’t find any producer and we don’t have money to go there either and our ministry of culture is a crap, they don’t do anything for artists , I mean all artists in Madagascar . We wait till a producer contacts us, hopefully.
6. Geopolitical question: Did you know that Poles wanted to send Jews to Madagascar in the 1930s and 1960s? Tell us what the emigration situation and daily life there are like ?
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-Oh really ? I didn’t know that, I wish they did (laughing)
Emigration?? Damn man, it’s a wish for all to leave this country ,because of politician and belief , they already sold everything, no job, no power , no water, no future, no security, chaos, people dying everywhere even the environment is dying bruh, we just have 8% of our forest left, inflation very high but we are poor, even our president said that his people is poor but happy, how the fuck we gonna live with that,, anyway life here is very hard , 80% of Malagasy are unemployed , we just get like $2 a day but our gas price is expensive than yours, it’s crazy tho, I’m not complaining but that’s the reality here .
7. Referring to the last cover, I'll end with question 7. I wish you even more success, we're waiting for the next albums and see you at concerts in Europe. I leave the last words to the fans to you !
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-Yes,so you can check our albums on platform , I”ll give you the link in the bottom. thanks again to contact us and for the wish, so now we are working on a tribute to Pharaons album project , Pharaons was a thrash metal band from Madagascar on 1987 (not active anymore) and they have a similar theme as us so we think that it’s a good idea do this tribute.
Next concert will be next year, maybe, here in Madagascar.
Wishing European tour.
interview by : seducer 2025
CONDOLENCE :
We just finished the interview and this news came out : 22/07/2025Y. Ozzy Osbourne has just passed away. What are your words on this sad news? - That is so sad , we just say- Rest in Power. the Prince of Darkness from all Metalhead's in Madagascar.
1. Hail, tell us about the lineup, where the band comes from and where they are currently?
* The lineup has not changed since the band was formed in 2018. It consists of Ævil (responsible for all the instruments and arrangements) and me – Klimorh (vocals and lyrics). Ævil originally comes from Poland, but now resides in Norway. As for me – I dwell in some astral Polish forests nowadays.
2. Narrenwind has already made a lot of music. Tell me how much exactly and since when?
* We started in 2018 with the release of our first album through Pagan Records. This September we are set to release our fifth album, once again through Pagan Records. In addition to these, we have also released two EPs.
3. Your lyrics are poetic and drawn from poetry. Do you have a favorite author? Can you recommend someone?
* So far, through our music, we have invoked the spirits of poets such as Tadeusz MiciÅ„ski, RafaÅ‚ Wojaczek, Hanna PoÅ›wiatowska, Kazimierz RatoÅ„. I encourage you to explore their work if you come across any translations into English, or – which I guess can make it even more interesting – into your native language.
4. Narrenwind is not music for everyone. What is the interest in the band and the response from fans?
* Why "not for everyone"? I would say we have no boundaries in our creative process, and therefore we are not limited to a specific kind of listener.
* I am also not sure what determines the so-called "interest". But hey, you decided to do this interview, so I guess it’s okay, haha!
5. What was your musical path, which came first - words or sound?
* It all started in 2018 when Ævil sent me one song and asked if I felt like singing in it. I really like the song, so I agreed. And that was the first song by Narrenwind, which later evolved into something bigger. And the rest is history. By the way, this first song is "Wiatr GÅ‚upców" ("The Wind of Fools").
*Which comes first – words or sounds? Well, Ævil is responsible for all the music while I handle the lyrics and perform the vocals. Narrenwind always begins when Ævil feels inspired and has some ideas for the new sounds of Narrenwind - The Wind of Fools. Then he sends me some riffs or full songs and we discuss the atmosphere and emotions behind these sounds. At this point I usually come up with some lyrics which I think match the mood of the songs.
* So - sounds come first, before words.
6. Plans for the future, wherever you are!
* There is currently a great deal happening in our musical journeys. One month ago, Ævil performed the entire Dartkthrone "Panzerfaust" album live, paying tribute to commemorate the 30th anniversary of this monumental recording. He did it together with guys from Troll, Koldbrann and Djevel.
* Ævil also plays the guitar in Tilintetgjort, and perhaps he’s even thinking about new Narrenwind material - who knows? His free spirit roams the paths unknown to ordinary mortals.
* As for me, the release of the new YFEL1710 album in planned for Spetember. I must also tell you I have just returned from the first Non Opus Dei rehearsal after a longer break. I am sure something is beginning to awaken.
* And as for Narrenwind – Pagan Records is publishing our new album "Gorzkie Plony" ("Bitter Harvest") next month.
7. Thank you for your time. End the interview with words of poetry, maybe a valuable quote?
* I'd rather not. Everything we can tell you is already there, in our songs and words. Thanks for your support, Sucivilbo!
the interview by: Seducer 2025y.
Links to new songs from upcoming album "Gorzkie Plony" (out 22 September 2025 via Pagan Records):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTOj7hx35KQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEJ9kIadbIs