Sacrofuck performing at Old Grave Fest 12, in Quantic [11 October 2025]
© Ștefan Lupașcu
After they massacred the stage of Quantic, Bucharest, Romania, during Old Grave Fest 12, organised by the Romanian Thrash Metal Club, Paplakathor [vocals] and The Inexorable [guitars] sat down to speak about aggression, and what it takes to keep their path unclean.
Hello, guys, and thank you for sitting down with me for this interview. How are you feeling in Romania?
The Inexorable: Hi, thank you for the opportunity. We are feeling great. It’s actually super exciting to be here. The concerts are great, the organizers are terrific in the best way possible, and the crowd is just wonderful. We’d love to have that kind of crowd at every one of our shows. This show actually took the best and worst out of us at the same moment.
Paplakathor of Sacrofuck performing at Old Grave Fest 12, in Quantic [11 October 2025]
© Ștefan Lupașcu
The Inexorable of Sacrofuck performing at Old Grave Fest 12, in Quantic [11 October 2025]
© Ștefan Lupașcu
The Inexorable: … with their phones out, just making stories on Instagram and shit like that. No violence, no movement, no reaction. Here, everything was different.
Speaking of that, how was the scene back then, when you started Sacrofuck, compared to how it is nowadays?
Paplakathor: You know… in the very beginning, the band was just a bunch of drunkards who wanted to meet, drink beer or vodka, and play music. But I think the scene was maybe wilder back then. Nowadays, in Poland, there are so many bands trying to be so intellectual. Poetic. I really like poetry, but I do not think it has the proper place in this genre.
Back then it was just pure aggression. Bands like Azarath, Witchmaster – they pulled me into the kind of metal I love. Many of them still play today, but I don’t feel that same aggression that used to be there. Maybe I was just younger and saw it differently, yeah?
But we’re trying to bring back that old-school aggression from those days – something black and dirty. Still, there are very few bands that can do it the way we see it.
This idea of yours is reflecting into the name of the band, as well. And, I’m curious how did you come up with that one?
Paplakathor: That name came from somewhere, it has a story. In order to make it short: one of my friends had a webzine called almost like that. When he abandoned it, I asked if I could take it. I changed it a bit, and then I had to find an ideology behind it.
The Inexorable: The first time I saw these guys was in 2017, at a gig Michał [Paplakathor] organised. I was completely bludgeoned. I expected some low-quality death metal with tons of reverb – that kind of hype sound. But instead, it was really straightforward, and I thought, “Oh, that’s the kind of band that fucks everything holy in the worst way possible!”
He was playing this red guitar, sweat dripping down on it – it looked like his hands were bleeding. They weren’t, of course, but it made a huge impression on me. So when Michał told me he wanted to focus on vocals and asked if I could do the guitars live, I said, “Hell yeah!”
Great stories you’ve got there! I bet there are many, inclusive about the releases “Ekstaza upodlenia” from 2019, and “Święta krew”, from 2024.
Paplakathor: Yeah. In my head there’s always some music playing, and I’ve got to spit it out of me. Sometimes you’ve got thoughts and emotions you can’t put into words. So I try to spit them out through music.
But then I had to write lyrics to them – which was fucked up, because I still had to find words for whatever was inside of me. [laughs] Still, I feel like I must compose. If someone likes it, great, if no one does, I’ll still do it – just to not go mad.
It’s just something inside my head that won’t stop.
Out of all your releases, which song is dearest to you?
The Inexorable: So far, for me, it’s probably “Wieczna wojna”. It means “Eternal War”. But I also feel close to “Trumna”, which means “Coffin”, and “Ból”, which means “Pain”. When we started rehearsing for the second album, the first song we worked on was “Trumna”, and it was so bludgeoning. When Michał showed me the riffs, I thought, “That’s the music I want to play. That’s what I want to hear.” That ritualistic middle section – it’s really disturbing, especially with the lyrics.
“Wieczna Wojna” follows my biggest inspirations in extreme music – Angelcorpse, and the Polish band, Anima Damnata. And “Ból” was composed by both Michał and Jerz. When I heard Michal’s vocal performance in the studio, I thought, “That’s the pinnacle.” But of course, we’ll always try to top it. I hold those three songs the dearest.
Paplakathor: All of them! It’s too hard to pick only just one. I love them all.
Which one is the hardest to perform on stage?
The Inexorable: I think the hardest one is still to come. Probably when we start playing the new material. But you know, technique is just a means to an end. It’s not the goal. We don’t need to show-off – we need to convey emotion. If that means playing something more technical, then so be it.
Sacrofuck performing at Old Grave Fest 12, in Quantic [11 October 2025]
© Ștefan Lupașcu
The Inexorable: Yeah. So far, we’re trying to find time to arrange it. The guitars are pretty much done, but we still need to go through the censorship – meaning, the boss here has to approve everything. He’s the final decision-maker [laughs], but basically, we all take part to some extent. If we say something’s shitty and he agrees, we throw it out. If we say something’s cool and he disagrees – then it’s a tough decision.
Paplakathor: I am not a tyrant! [laughs]
The Inexorable: No, no, no, he’s just the boss.
Got you. Before we finish, is there anything you want to tell the people who follow your music?
Both members: Eat healthy, do sports, brush your teeth, fuck off and die.
