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Niburta, mađarski folk metal bend, u pripremama je za svoj nastup u Zagrebu 23. 4. gdje će nastupiti zajedno s Trollfestom i Korpiklaani. Kako su nastali, kakva su njihova shvaćanja glazbe, drugih metal bendova, kako teku pripreme za nastup saznajte iz razgovora naše novinarke i bubnjara Milána Leindlera.

Zdravo! Možeš li predstaviti sebe i bend?
Zovem se Milán Leindler i iznimna mi je čast biti bubnjarom Niburta. Sviram od 2004. godine, a inače sam psiholog. Sam bend nema tako dugu povijest. Osnivači su bili Balázs Hormai, János Krieser i Anna Németh. Njihov san bio je osnovati bend s lako pamtljivim, a mističnim folk melodijama s područja Balkana u kombinaciji s najluđim valom modernog metalcorea. Ja sam se, pak, pridružio bendu tek 2010. godine i od onda sviram s ovim vrlo raznoliko talentiranim momcima. Ime benda dolazi od imena drevnog skitskog boga. Niburta je božanstvo s dva lica - ratnici su se molili njemu za snagu i hrabrost na bojištu, kako bi mogli što nasilnije uletjeti u bitke. S druge strane, molili su mu se tijekom ljeta za uspješnu žetvu. Ova dvostranost nije samo odlika našeg «boga zaštitnika», nego i naše glazbe.
 
Niburta je bend koji se probudio u posljednjih godinu dana i što se tiče studija, a i nastupa uživo. Možeš li ukratko reći što se događalo?
Jedno od naših najvećih postignuća je zapravo spomenuto u samom pitanju. Snimili smo studio verziju albuma Awakening, te Fúvom az énekem, srceparajuću pjesmu iz mađarskog folklora. Također, završili smo rad na našem prvom glazbenom spotu, koji će biti predstavljen publici u idućih nekoliko dana ili tjedana. Osim toga, napravili smo i velik broj koncerata; svirali smo s bendovima poput Dalriade, Cruadalacha, Striboga, Zreca, Krampusa, i drugim vrlo dobrim mađarskim bendovima. Važno je spomenuti da smo sklopili iznimno dobra prijateljstva s našim češkim i hrvatskim prijateljima, tako da će biti pravo zadovoljstvo ponovno ih sresti u njihovim državama. Ovu turneju planiramo i dokumentirati na video visoke kvalitete. I naposljetku, moram spomenuti da je naš deveteročlani tim odabrao i „kralja“ tako što mu se pridružio naš menadžer, Balázs „Don“ Buza. On nam pomaže na mnogo načina te je upućen u vještine diplomacije, organizacije, pregovaranja, i ostalih korisnih vradžbina.
 
Što vas je najviše potaklo da se bavite ovim stilom glazbe? Koje bendove smatrate svojim uzorom?
Očito je da to varira od člana do člana. No, uglavnom se svi slažemo oko nekoliko važnih bendova koje smatramo pionirima žanra. Cijenimo sve koji sviraju takvu glazbu koja prodire u njihovo nasljeđe i tradicije, te koji su sposobni spojiti snagu i moć glazbe naših predaka s modernom metal glazbom. Oba ova stila posjeduju dinamiku i strast tako da se vrlo dobro uklapaju jedan s drugim. Što se tiče nas, nismo svi pravi metalci. To je više pitanje sposobnosti da radimo zajedno, da suosjećamo s tuđim emocijama, završavamo misli jedni drugima. Većina članova koji sviraju tradicionalne instrumente nisu nužno metalci. A mi koji stvaramo interludije (poput gitarista, ili mene) ne znamo baš mnogo o folk glazbi. No, usprkos tome, svi dijelimo svoje znanje, i zajedno stvaramo još veće stvari od samog spoja toga dvoje. A ako bih već spominjao imena, kao bendove koje cijenimo izdvojio bih Eluveitie, August Burns Red, Vildhjarta, te mnoge druge bendove koji ne moraju nužno pripadati samom folk metal žanru.
 
Ovo proljeće sudjelujete u međunarodnoj folk metal turneji - na Beltinu festivalu. Što očekujete od te turneje?
Nadam se da ova turneja neće samo podići našu popularnost, nego da će i rezultirati u novim poznanstvima s drugim glazbenicima i fanovima. Težimo tome da držimo bliske veze s našim fanovima. Na primjer, ja često razgovaram s ljudima koji vole Niburtu, a dolaze iz Brazila, Turske, Njemačke. Naša očekivanja se sastoje od toga da se nadamo da će se ljudi koji nas počaste svojim dolaskom na naš show dobro zabaviti te da ćemo im mi uspjeti pokazati našu strast i ljubav prema ovom drevnom nasljeđu kulture. Nadamo se da ćemo prijeći nove granice, srušiti zidove koji su pogrešno postavljeni tijekom godina. Također, veselimo se zabavi i piću, naravno.
 
23. travnja nastupate u Zagrebu zajedno s Trollfestom i Korpiklaani. Kako je došlo do ove suradnje? Jeste li uzbuđeni?
Velika nam je čast i zadovoljstvo dijeliti pozornicu s njima. Tako bi bilo i da smo i mi popularniji; čast nam je upoznati druge glazbenike bez obzira na to koliko su slavni ili popularni. No, ne želim reći da će taj show biti isti kao i naši prethodni nastupi. Korpiklaani i Trollfest su jedni od najvećih bendova s kojima ćemo nastupati tu večer. Smatramo to velikom prilikom, te smo zbog toga trenutno u najvećim pripremama dosad. Što se tiče same suradnje, zahvale idu Ani, bivšoj pjevačici Striboga, koju smo upoznali prošle godine na Beltine festu.
 
Čuli smo da neće svi članovi Niburte nastupati na ovoj turneji. Hoće li biti zamjena?
Da, trebamo zamjenu za jednog od naših gitarista za Hrvatsku i Sloveniju, no to smo već riješili. Također, Márton Szilágyi ne može s nama nastupiti u Mariboru. Njegovo odsustvo ćemo, kako mi Mađari kažemo, pokriti međusobno.
 
Već prije ste surađivali s češkim Cruadalachom. Kakav je osjećaj raditi s njima i s ostalim bendovima na ovoj turneji?
Obožavamo ih! Pričamo često online te imamo iznimno dobru vezu. Prošle je godine Bálint Kemény nastupao s njima na turneji u Poljskoj, a ovaj puta ću ja svirati s Ognjem u Mariboru. Iznimno sam uzbuđen zbog toga, dok mi u isto vrijeme predstavlja i čast i izazov. Kao što sam rekao ranije, cijenimo sve bendove na turneji. Znamo da je Avven vrlo značajan u Sloveniji, što me čini prilično znatiželjnim. Što se tiče Korpiklaani i Trollfesta, jedva čekam da ih upoznam.
 
Kako vidite budućnost benda? S kime biste željeli nastupati ako ćete imali prilike?
Definitivno ćemo izdati album uskoro. Vrlo skoro! Optimističan sam što se tiče naše budućnosti, imamo sve veće koncerte, publika postaje sve brojnija. Naši nastupi se razvijaju vrlo dobro, a trudimo se fanovima dati savršeno balkansko-folk-metalcore iskustvo. Bila bi nam čast kada bismo mogli napraviti turneju s velikim bendovima. Korpiklaani su bili dio ovog popisa i prije nego smo ugovorili ovaj nastup u Zagrebu, ali osim njih tu su i Eluveitie i Finntroll, na primjer. Osobno, volio bih turneju s Avantasiom ili Edguyem, Apocalypticom ili Stratovariusom. No, to je samo moj ukus.
 
Budući da se bend sastoji od mnogo članova, je li teško sve organizirati tako da se svi mogu fino uklopiti i naći vremena za probe?
Teško je, da, ali trudimo se. Počeli smo gledati na bend više kao na stil života, te nam to mnogo pomaže. Nadam se da i vi to možete osjetiti kod nas!
 
U zadnje vrijeme, Niburta postaje jedan od vodećih bendova ovog žanra u Budimpešti. Kako se osjećate zbog toga? Što mislite o (folk) metal sceni u Mađarskoj?
Moram naglasiti da ipak nismo vodeći bend ovog žanra. Ne kažem to jer smo skromni, nego jer je to činjenica. Ne vidimo to kao problem; Niburta je mlad bend u usponu, a na ostale bendove ne gledamo kao na protivnike, nego prijatelje, pa čak i učitelje od kojih možemo puno naučiti. Na primjer, prošlog kolovoza nastupili smo s Dalriadom, što nam je mnogo koristilo. Poštujemo njihov rad i doprinos mađarskoj folk metal sceni. Mislim da se ona dobro razvija ovdje, s mnogo koncerata, ne samo u glavnom gradu, nego i u manjim gradovima. Sve više ljudi se počinje zanimati za ovaj žanr jer imamo velik broj dobrih bendova i glazbenika koji mogu zadovoljiti glad fanova za dobrim folk-metal ludilom.
 
Imate li kakvu poruku za svoju publiku u Zagrebu?
Obećavamo vam izniman show te pokoju modricu, i šavove za one u prvim redovima, jer ćemo osloboditi strast i duh naših drevnih predaka! Također, ako bude prilike, mogu vam obećati da ću se osobno zahvaliti za dolazak svima koje sretnem nakon koncerta. Stvarno se veselimo upoznavanju, ne samo za vrijeme koncerta, nego i nakon. Ipak je dosadno piti sam!
 
Hvala ti za intervju. Želim vam odličnu, a posebno zabavnu turneju!
Hvala

Hi, thank you for doing the interview. I hope that the Croatian audience will get to know you and your music better. And, of course, that you will enjoy it as well. So, let’s start:

Can you introduce yourself and the band?
My name is Milán Leindler and I have the fantastic opportunity to be the drummer of Niburta. I've been playing since 2004, and as a "civilian" I'm a psychologist. The band itself does not have such a long history, the founding members were Balázs Hormai, János Krieser and Anna Németh. They dreamed of a band combines the catchy and rather mystical folk tunes and melodies of the Balcanic region with the newest and craziest waves of modern metalcore. I myself joined the band in 2010 and I've been playing with these very diversly skilled guys ever since. The band's name comes from the ancient Scythian god. Niburta is definetely a two-faced deity; warriors prayed for him for strength and courage on the battlefield, so they could savagely rush into battle, and also during the summer when they hoped for a successful harvest. This bipolarity is not only a feature of our "patron-god", but also a feature of our music as well.

Niburta has ‘awakened’ in the last year, both in studio and live. What was it that you have been accomplishing lately?
One of our greatest accomplishments is mentioned in the question itself. We recorded a studio version of Awakening, and Fúvom az énekem, a hearth-breaking Hungarian folk song. We also finished working on our very first music video, which will be introduced to the audience in the next couple of days or weeks. We also had a lot of live shows, performing with bands like Dalriada, Cruadalach, Stribog, Zrec, Krampus and other very good Hungarian bands. It is important to mention that we formed true friendship with our Czech and Croatian mates, so it will be a pleasure to meet them again in their country. We also plan to make a high-quality tour video during our trip. And at last, I must mention that the 9-member team "chose a king" for itself, as a manager joined the band, Balázs “Don” Buza, who helps us in many ways and knows the arts of diplomacy, organizing, negotiating, and other useful witchcrafts.
What has inspired you the most to pursuit the folk metal style? Which bands do you look upon most?
This obviously differs from band member to band member. However we all agree that there are a few important bands that were the pioneers of this genre. We respect all bands that play such a music that reaches to one's own heritage and traditions and can blend the strength and power of the music of our ancestors and today's metal music. Both of these have dynamism, passion, so they fit together very well. Concerning us, not all 9 members are true folk-metalheads. It is just the question of working together, feeling each others emotions, continuing each other's thoughts. Most of the members who play folk instruments do not necessarily listen to metal music, and those who literally "craft" the breakdowns (like the guitar players, or myself) do not know that much about folk music. But we share our knowledge, and together we create something that is way more than the sum of the two. But if names need to be mentioned, we obviously respect and like the music of Eluveitie, August Burns Red, Vildhjarta, and many more bands that do not necessarily belong to the folk-metal genre.

This spring you will be a part of an international folk metal tour – Beltine Fest. What are your expectations of the tour?
I hope that it will not only boost our popularity, but it will result in many more friendship with other musicians and with the fans. We tend to keep a close relation with our fans, for example I occasionally talk to guys from Brazil, Turkey or Germany, who love Niburta. Our expectation is that the people who come to the shows and honor us with their presence will have a good time and that we can convey our passion and love for these ancient cultural heritage. We hope to cross boundaries, break down walls that have been wrongly erected during the years. And also we hope for a lot of fun and drinking, naturally.

On April 23, you will play in Zagreb, Croatia, along with Trollfest and Korpiklaani. How did this connection happen? Are you excited about sharing the stage with them?
It is a great pleasure and honor to share the stage with them. It would be an honor and pleasure even if we were more popular, it is an honor to meet fellow musicians no matter how famous or popular they are. But I'm not implying that it won't be different from our previous shows, Korpiklaani and Trollfest are the two biggest names with whom we can perform at the same night. This is a huge possibility for us and we are in the middle of the largest preparation that we ever did. The connection can be thanked to Ana, ex-singer of Stribog, who we met at last year's Beltine Fest.

Is it true that not all of the band members will play on this tour? Will there be replacements?
Yes, we need to replace one of our guitar players in Croatia and Slovenia, but this issue has already been solved. Also, Márton Szilágyi cannot play with us in Maribor, his absence will ... as we, Hungarians tend to say it ... "be solved within the house".

This is not the first time you collaborate with Cruadalach. How does it feel working and touring with them? What’s your opinion on the other bands of the tour?
We love those guys! We talk a lot online and have a very good relationship. Last year Bálint Kemény played with Cruadalach on their Polish tour, and this time I'm going to play with Oganj at Maribor. This fills me with excitement and at the same time is a huge honor and challange. As said earlier, we respect all the other bands, we know that Avven is highly noted in Slovenia, I personally am very curious about them. And for Korpiklaani and Trollfest, I'm pretty much looking forward to meet them.

Which bands would you like to tour/work with in the future? How do you see the future of the band?
There will definitely be a full-length album coming soon! Very soon! I'm optimistic about the band's future, we have larger and larger shows, the crowd is thicker and thicker. Our on-stage performance is developing nicely, we are working to give the perfect Balcanic Folk-Metalcore experience to the audience. We would be honored if we could tour with great bands, Korpiklaani was "on the list" before this show too, but Eluveitie, Finntroll are such names too. I personally would very much love to have a tour together with Avantasia or Edguy, Apocalyptica or Stratovarius, but that's just my way of taste.

Having so many members, is it difficult for the band to get everybody on the same page, to find time for rehearsals?
It is difficult, but we try hard. We are starting to think of Niburta as a lifestyle, and this helps a lot. We just hope that you guys can feel this too!

Lately, you’ve become a leading folk metal band in Budapest. Does it put a lot of stress on you as a band? What are your views on the (folk) metal scene in the city, and the country in general?
I must point out that we are NOT the leading band of this genre. This is not modesty, this is a hard fact. And there is no problem with it, Niburta is a young and prospering band, and we do not think of other bands as rivals, but as friends and even tutors, from whom we can learn a lot. For example, last august we had a great show with Dalriada, and we profited a lot from that night. We really appreciate their work and what they did for the Hungarian folk-metal scene. I think that the scene in Hungary is developing nicely, there are good shows not only in the capital, but in smaller cities as well. More and more people are interested, because there are good bands and musicians who can satisfy their hunger and appetite for a good folk-metal madness!

What would you like to say to your audience in Zagreb?
We promise a great show and a few bruises, stitches for the guys in the front rows, because the passion and spirit of our very ancestors will be unleashed! Also, if there will be an opportunity, I can promise that I will personally say thank you for coming for everyone, who I meet after the show. And we are looking forward to meet you not only during, but after the show as well, because it is boring to drink alone!

Thank you once again for the interview. I wish you a great, extremely fun tour!
Thank you!


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