"Kurast" - Liner Notes - September 27, 2000
"More great architectural stuff here, which always makes the background tunes much easier to write. I loved the truly gross subtext implied in the Kurast sewer system: The sinister altars of blood sacrifices trailing through the underground pipes to a final lake found in Mephisto's chamber...
Often, when we were developing some original sketches back in 1997, I remember Bernie Wilkens showing off concept art to our background team guys (Ben Boos, Alex Munn and David Glenn). Bernie, who had spent three years working as a blockage specialist for the New York Sanitation Department in the late 60s, had a habit of constantly drawing disturbing, nightmarish scenes in spite of himself. He would say, "it helps me work out my dreams". Truly cool stuff, and obviously very inspiring for our art crew.
While adventuring through this formerly-proud civilization you may hear a little bit of the Kurastafarian language, which bears a strange similarity to Vulcan. Don't be alarmed. Don't try to understand it, or the true secrets of their dark perversion of the formerly beneficent faith of Zakarum may become all too clear."
- Matt Uelmen
"More great architectural stuff here, which always makes the background tunes much easier to write. I loved the truly gross subtext implied in the Kurast sewer system: The sinister altars of blood sacrifices trailing through the underground pipes to a final lake found in Mephisto's chamber...
Often, when we were developing some original sketches back in 1997, I remember Bernie Wilkens showing off concept art to our background team guys (Ben Boos, Alex Munn and David Glenn). Bernie, who had spent three years working as a blockage specialist for the New York Sanitation Department in the late 60s, had a habit of constantly drawing disturbing, nightmarish scenes in spite of himself. He would say, "it helps me work out my dreams". Truly cool stuff, and obviously very inspiring for our art crew.
While adventuring through this formerly-proud civilization you may hear a little bit of the Kurastafarian language, which bears a strange similarity to Vulcan. Don't be alarmed. Don't try to understand it, or the true secrets of their dark perversion of the formerly beneficent faith of Zakarum may become all too clear."
- Matt Uelmen