Band

Since 2004, Sef-Eldin, founder of the group, has been striving to improve all aspects that make up this experience. He has made a fresh start with everything concerning the band and the style they play. With the help of his teammates, hard work, experience, and experimentation, they are taking their work in a new direction that makes every element of the group fascinating and innovative.

In every new release, we can see that beyond their sound, there are always soulful little nuances that escape our ears, turning their music into something unique and recognizable. If we break down the band’s projects into groups, we can see that in their heavier music there’s always a sinister atmosphere — violent and sweetly emotional — accompanying stories that might seem like fantasy, yet make us identify with some of the characters. All this makes My Sweet Torment different from any other band.

The evolution of the group has been difficult and demanding — they have literally “sweated blood” — but they finally brought to life the album The Last Beating Heart (a remake of Electrocardiogram, 2005), of which they are very proud. In their previous releases, such as Seven or The Last Sunrise, they began incorporating masks, theatrical performances, and interpretive elements into their live concerts. However, the group decided to withdraw all of that previous work and remake it with the experience and resources they had at the time.

Unfortunately, for reasons beyond the group’s control, between 2012 and 2014 they lost several members, which made it hard to continue their work and delayed many projects, leaving the band’s future uncertain.

After searching for a long time, the band became complete again and ready to be heard. “I didn’t know what would happen to the group, as it was only Alejandro, Sylvara, and myself. Shortly after, Alex also had to leave us, although he continued to help on some projects, as did other dear friends. All this led me to the big question: whether I should go on or leave everything behind and focus on finding new members. The truth is, I had no idea how long it would take me, since life at that time wasn’t very favorable for thinking about long-term projects. All I could do was learn from past mistakes and try to make things better by not repeating them.

In a relatively short time, the band recovered, with Ada joining as bassist and J. Kalen as rhythm guitarist. Even though they didn’t have a steady drummer, they began working on both old and new projects, demonstrating that they were stronger than ever and hadn’t been left behind despite their inactivity.

After completing the lineup, they focused on giving the group a facelift, forgetting all work prior to 2014 — including past concerts, shows, and music. ‘Many bands are always looking ahead, concerned only with releasing new material as quickly as possible. That’s when I decided to continue with My Sweet Torment — it felt like a new beginning, an awakening. I looked at our past projects — how they came to be and how I really wanted them to be. I cleared my mind and thought: we are practically a new band. We re-recorded our first album for our fans, to provide a superior-quality version of our old releases, redoing them to achieve something more complete and full of feeling. Why not do the same with the other projects? At the time, I decided to delete all videos, songs, and other works prior to this project and redo them in a more elaborate way, while maintaining the essence of the band. We may take our time and not release an album every year like other bands, but who cares if the outcome is awesome?!’

Seven was a very important album for us — it was well received among our regular followers and brought in new ones. Thanks to the great reviews of that record, we embarked on our first European tour in 2011. It was the album that opened doors for us to expand, but even so, we weren’t completely satisfied with the result. That’s when we knew what our next target would be — undoubtedly, our biggest challenge.”

My Sweet Torment has undergone a huge metamorphosis that has left its mark on every stage of its journey since 2004. It began as a straightforward death metal band with Electrocardiogram, then incorporated dark orchestral atmospheres in The Last Sunrise. Later, this evolved into Seven, which introduced the band’s now well-known theatricality and stage presence. Moreover, Seven was their first concept album — though not the last — since its remake, The Last Beating Heart, retained the titles and musical bases of the original songs but completely changed the lyrics to create a new story connected to Seven.

Just when we thought this metamorphosis couldn’t go any further, they surprised us again by announcing the publication of books based on the stories told in their albums — all while preserving the musical essence that defines them.

“In my opinion, if you’re a musician, you’re an artist, because art encompasses many forms — from the music you hear on a record, to the cover image, to the live performance itself. If we can compose music, make videos, or play live, why shouldn’t we take a step further and create a book telling the stories behind our albums?

If the lyrics and stories of the albums were already interesting, now we have the chance to capture even more metaphors, symbolism, and reflections, helping us feel deeper empathy with each character of the band.

Ten years and five albums into their career, My Sweet Torment is still just beginning — driven by the commitment and responsibility to create truly powerful works.”