Hi Phill and congratulations for your newest album.

Thank you very much Antonis. We are glad you appreciate the album. It is always interesting to exchange point of views from different countries.

I am lucky that I have in my hands your first demo CD (actually you had sent it to me). Honestly -back then- did you believe that after few years we would talk again for your second full length album?

Absolutely no! In the beginning we were just supposed to record a demo for my own need. I wanted to use that demo as a visiting card. I wanted to join an already established band, but when we got the excellent feedback about the demo CD "Dies Irae" we thought that would be great to continue together. Furthermore the relationships within the band are very good and we are living in the same area. It made things much easier. Five years later, we are finally releasing our second full length album "Maât". We are so pleased that things happen this way you know, people seem to appreciate our albums and we have tons of future plans…But to be honest even though we decided to continue together after the release of the demo, we didn’t believe that after a few years, people would still talk about Act of Gods. I mean a death metal band can’t play this kind of music to become popular, you have to be truly dedicated and passionate by what you do.

"Maat" is the title of your latest work and, if I am not mistaken, is a concept one, isn’t it? Tell us a few details for this.

Well, "Maât" is a concept album about quantum physics and astrophysics. This is such a fascinating subject. That’s almost science fiction when you think about it. Think about this famous experiment where scientists succeeded to stop the time. Think about the possibilities offered by extra dimensions….Think about reality, is what we see real? All the lyrics tell about related subjects. The concepts established by these two branches of the science are so upsetting and questioning that it is worth taking a look at it. It is so close to science fiction…

As we told above, this is your second album with Osmose Productions. So far, are you satisfied with their help?

Yes we are satisfied with the way everything turns out with the album. The manager of Osmose liked the album very much and I think he is doing his best to promote it. Musically and artistically we are free to do whatever we want and we respect that. That is so important to us.

By the way, why you choose "Act of Gods" as the name of your band?

To put it simply, it was to show all the "evil" that is done under the name of "gods". So many people use religion to do bad things, while they should do the contrary. But I think it is in human nature to be vile. Furthermore it sounded good. By the way, we are not a religious band. We do not believe in any god or whatever. We put our trust in science.

How was the time that you spend in the studio in order to record "Maat"?

About two weeks (recording and mixing). I think it is a good duration. It allows you to do a good job. You do not make mistakes because you are in a hurry or whatever. But at the same time the recording sessions remain very intense.

Do you have any leftovers from these recording sessions?

Not really, we have a kind of intro what was supposed to be on the "Stench of Centuries", but in the end we decided that it would not suit the album. I don’t think we will release it anyway; it doesn’t suit our requirements any longer.

As a bonus you have include a live video. Actually do you have plans to shoot a video clip for the new album?

We will shoot a video clip this summer. We still didn’t choose the song even though we have an idea of what we want. I could not tell you more for the moment. We still have to complete the writing of the script. I hope it will be done by the end of the summer. I think a video clip is a necessary step for a band.

Which are your future plans for Act of Gods?

We expect a tour during the fall and we started to put elements together for a next album. Otherwise we are rehearsing intensely in preparation of a tour. We want be so ready for that!

Do you believe that your past in the music scene has helped a little in order to "push" Act of Gods?

Even though our music is completely different from what Mutilated used to play. We can’t deny that it surely helped the band a lot. It was a proof of quality for many I think. You know sometimes the name of a musician is more efficient than the music itself to promote an album. I am not telling this for me because "Mutilated" was not a major band of the international scene but when you look at the reviews done in magazines, you realize that it is an important asset in everyone’s mind. So it might have had an impact on Act of Gods reputation at least in France.

Which is your opinion about the metal scene in France?

It is growing and tends to gain recognition abroad. Look at bands like Gojira, Dagoba, Benighted, kronos, Drowning…they all start touring outside France and get a positive feedback. I think the French scene becomes more professional.

What you expected from "Maat"?

We expect people will like it as much as we do. It was such a pleasure to write this album. The concept might sound strange for many people, but it is worth checking out. It is pure science fiction. We hope this album will open new gates for us and give us the opportunity to go forward. It is for sure our best album.

Thank you Phill for your time and close the interview as you want.

Thank you very much for this interview and for your dedication. I hope we will be able to come and play in your beautiful country. Pending I wish you the best of all and a few good summer festivals!