First of all i'd like to ask you a sort of introduction of the BAAL project.
How is born his musical attitude and in which circumstances you opted for the harsh
industrial approach?

U-tarou : At first, Mikito is BAAL, BAAL's brain. He created BAAL himself.

About 13 years ago. We already were meeting.
We were meeting as a friend.
We were playing another band each other.

I was singing.. Punk, Hard core, or like a NO DOUBT...
Mikito already was playing industrial band by CHAPTER.(the band's leader was
New Zealander)
But, he was guitar.
And, my band(U-tarou) broke then.
It was about 8 years ago.
He was looking for female vocalist then.
Because, he wanted to start his own band.
It is industrial Rock band.

I have scream voice, and he liked my style.
I asked him that I join Mikito's band.
(After, we found out our drummer)
We've been playing together ever since.
Mikito have originality in his sounds.
And he is very creative.
I believe his sounds, and it will spread to the world.
So, I want to scream by his sounds.
I think, my lyrics and voice is fit with BAAL.

I've recovered in you the ability to develop the language exposed by acts
like Nine Inch Nails(Broken period), Marilyn Manson (Antichrist period), Atari
Teenage Riot and Skinny Puppy without lose an expressionistic and cinematographic
side (i think expecially to The Collapse of Rusty Kingdom) that i consider typical
of you and your cultureﾉTerritory Of BAAl like territory of the japanese industrial
gothic perspective, am i wrong?

U-tarou : Yeah, you're right.
These artist influenced us.
Especially, Mikito. His first impact sound was MINISTERY. As a Industrial.

[The Collapse of Rusty Kingdom] is his soul and mind.
Darkness, sadness, and very passionate.
These feeling is living in abyss.

Vomit out.
[The Collapse of Rusty Kingdom] haven't the lyrics.

Nothing.
Only the sound tell you.
And, you can see like a cinematographic.
He makes sound with only his mind.

When I listen to it, it makes me feel cry.

About the Japanese industrial gothic perspective.

We aren't gothic.
But I think, it's not perspective against Japanese gothic.

Surely, Japanese music scene is dead.
So, on the other hand,,,,
We are fighting against them.

I'd like to discover with your help the symbology behind BAAL.
The name recall two historical aspects connected with fall and lust: the idol-demon
Baal and one of the first works of Bertolt Brecht (opus called with the same name
and connected with the sexuality's dark side and its tie with the society's violence).
I'd like to know if there's a particolar will on you to underline these cultural parallels
or your denunciation is totally direct?

U-tarou : I'm sorry,
I'm afraid I don't really know about Bertolt Brecht.
So, I checked Bertolt Brecht by internet with your interview. I could know a little
about him, now.
BAAL has many meanings as a God, you know?
The god of sun, Evil's God..Rain....
A guardian deity of farm,

For us, the BAAL meanings is the boss of the devil's army.
[Dictionnaire infernal] by written Collin de plancy.
He wrote about BAAL.
BAAL has power in the hell, and he is the boss of the hell's army.
Moreover, BAAL has three heads in his head.
We're three members. It is fit for us.
And, BAAL is band name and Mikito's name.
He was named BAAL by his past band. (Chapter).
Definitely, it was decision to name the BAAL.
I like this name.
Europe has a lot of mythology.
Mythology is ingrained to European.
It is so mysterious. And wonderful, I really think so.
So, some people sometimes ask to us about the BAAL's name.
[Why did you choose this name to your band?]
I know the feeling, and I know what you mean.
Anyway, use to the God's name is very important things. Therefore, we(Mikito)
decided to use the
God's name.

Impact, importance, influence......to the people.
I realize that these meanings.

I don't know if is right my interpretation of your intention. I've found singual, or
primary if you prefer, three songs: Bloody Logic Comunication, Vermin and Myrrha.
I've discovered behind them the will to underline the necrophiliac and technological
process ot the today's societyﾉYou use Baal like definition, other one talk about Kali
Yuga aeon, but the new monster appeared from the consumistic-mechanical stuff:
"you named it desire, i called it murder" (the global war on television), "i like your
head such a TV type
", "i need your pain for rot youﾉ". Is there a common origin of the evil, of death?

U-tarou : Yes, the human need desire, and pain.
But, if both of balance is broken ....
The murder happen, if you will.

In the real world,
I'm making the lyrics. So, I think my lyrics is reflection of modern society.

Sometimes, I've seen living dead in this world.
They can't die, live, and they can't know their evil, desire.
What's more, the TV bring poison to living dead.
They hate pain and avoid it.

But, I think...people should think a lot about the way of life.

My brain always thicken.

Because, if I sing a song with my lyrics....
I prefer pain to pleasure.

You said it, the evil, the death, that's right.

Antonin Artaud many years ago said that the theatre (and the art in its whole forms
manifestations) need to be cruelty, violence, impulsive, iconoclast, for wake up the
sensibility,conscience, free instinctivity in the people's mindsﾉI've found this attitude
in your artistical images too, really theatricalsﾉis there a singular way in them to
express the symbolistics' attitude isn't true? It's a tie that associate you with David
Bowie, Marilyn Manson, Floria
Sigismondi, David Lynch for exemple.

U-tarou : Of course, the sounds is the very important.
But, the visual arts also important.
Both of them is same. Very same things.
All of them is linking.

This is my opinion about BAAL.
The human real mind is a mass of scare.
The sediment of scare.
The scare create violence, brutal, impulsive..

On the other hand, delusion, dialysis, idleness...leech..
crank.... in the abyss.

Yes, I like the visualize of impact.

Mikito is making BAAL's sounds,visual, DVD, and also making BAAL's world view.
If you see his image world and our gig.
You will understand a lot.
Because, your interview is very understanding about us, I think.

What kind of plans have you got in mind for the future?

U-tarou : Now, BAAL has fans.
They are yelling with delight, when we play, or release our CDs...
I'm really glad, thank you!

I sing a song and playing on the stage that why I wanted to impact something to
the people.
That way I also have got impact from someone when I was young.
If our fans get energy from us, I'll be happy.

And,, I want to go to play to the world, and want to meet great people.