Septa

Septa - “On (Not) Losing Hope”

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ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Septa was formed in 2010 in Odesa, Ukraine, by vocalist Eugene Tymchyk and guitarist Alexander Kostuchenko — driven by the conviction that metal music can be fierce and intelligent, brutal and romantic at the same time. After years of writing and touring, the band entered the studio with producer Matt Bayles (Norma Jean, Mastodon) to record their debut. The Lover (2013) combined post-rock, alternative metal, and post-hardcore into six songs that gathered critical acclaim and a devoted following. The follow-up, Destroyer (2014), took a darker turn — heavier and more brooding, drawing from mathcore and hardcore while expanding the band’s sonic palette. Years of extensive touring and writing led to Sounds Like Murder (2016), a one-hour collection of thirteen songs that instantly became one of the best-selling Bandcamp albums of its release month, dominated Ukrainian streaming charts, and was named Best Ukrainian Metal Album at the annual BUMA awards. Following opening shows for Stone Sour in 2019, the band regrouped around an ambitious new concept — a time-traveling Golem navigating themes of persecution, climate collapse, and human extinction. Bitten by the Serpent of the Kingdom of the Spirit (2019) is Septa’s most theatrical and intense record — a full-blown extreme metal concept album that reaches into progressive and art music territory without ever losing its restless experimental spirit. Its opening track Emet was later selected for the official in-game radio of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl (2024), introducing Septa to millions of players worldwide. When russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Septa found themselves searching for a way to make music that meant something in impossible circumstances. On (Not) Losing Hope (2026) is the result — two songs recorded during wartime, produced by Connor Sweeney (Loathe), that capture the band’s collective state of mind with raw honesty. This is what hope sounds like when it has no good reason to exist.

INTERVIEW:

1. “What moment made you realize you wanted to take music seriously?”

Just as Gerard Way, it was 9/11 for some strange cosmic reasons

2. “Say, your music blew up tomorrow, what’s the first thing you’d do?”

Feature with Dia Lipa

3. “What’s a song you’ve made that means the most to you—and why?”

Emet, “truth” is the most adventurous and ambitious piece of music we’ve created, it has it all

4. “What emotion or mindset do you want people to feel when they hear your music?”

Content

5. “What separates you from every other artist in your lane right now?”

Obnoxious diversity

BONUS. “Say someone just became a fan of you—what 1 song should they listen to first and why?”

11th: Omen

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