Lou Alpizar

Capricorn are playing with Lacrimosa in Cuernavaca on Sunday. I had the opportunity to conduct a short interview with the talented Lou Alpizar. You can listen to the new single ‘The Magician’ on Spotify from today!

☞ The Magician - Single by Capricorn | Spotify

Could you briefly introduce yourselves?

My name is Lou Alpizar, i'm a musician from Mexico City and I've been in the industry for almost 20 years. I've worked as a session musician with big names in the industry such as Tim Ripper Owens (Judas Priest), Mike Vescera (Yngwie Malmsteen), Edu Falashi (Angra, Kalmah) and I've had the privilege of playing in a lot of stages and festivals in many cities. Like many of us, music has been my life since I was a little kid but I had to take a break for two years. In that time I started to create Capricorn in my head, and here we are! Welcome to the altar of the demon god! The full band is Gerard Orm (music producer from the death metal band Afterfall), Rod Mata (ex-guitar player from Afterfall), Oscar González (a virtuoso piano player and composer) and Natas Cancioncitas (our drummer who is actually an awesome singer and a pretty famous influencer)

How did the band name ‘Capricorn’ come about?

Well, I think it's a mystic name. In the zodiac, Capricorn is the father of the zodiac associated with authority, responsibility and a father archetype. The tenth sign is also related to Saturn, a planet and a mythological figure also associated with authority, discipline, ambition, hard work and dedication. These qualities are required in the arcane arts to be a complete magician. So, yeah, as you have probably guessed already, I'm a Capricorn! I was involved professionally with a lot of artists in the past and this is the first time I'm doing it on my own and it was pretty obvious for me that this would be the way. Also, this is a ritual to summon the demon god Capricorn, a fierce deity that provides mastery in arts, sciences and any discipline of your choice in exchange for favors. It's a metaphor of self-empowerment and magic through the process of facing and overcoming our own challenges.



What inspires your music?

My own melancholy and depression blended with the attraction I felt since I was really young for occultism, dark arts and faith topics in general. I like to study a lot and read about many religions, I think faith is the most powerful tool in the world and it should be used with responsibility. Not only theistic fate, but also faith in your loved ones, in your own projects, in nature, in principles, etc. So, Capricorn's music is about magic rituals, spells and summoning's as the way of the magician to harness his own internal power, facing his own demons such as suicidal thoughts, loneliness, abandonment, loss and all kinds of trauma. It's important to overcome our fears and become whole as magic wielders.

On the 7th of June you will release your first song ‘The Magician’ on Spotify, how intense is the anticipation?

This has been a long journey. I'm writing these words the very June 7th and Magician is out in stores now. My phone has been ringing like crazy with heart-warming messages. We made a 3-month campaign to anticipate 'The Magician' and I think we kicked off with the right foot. I feel fortunate and blessed.

This weekend on the 8th of June you will be playing in Cuernavaca for a small band called Lacrimosa, how did that come about?

Well, it was magic! We've been working on Capricorn's "freshman year" since January. My birthday party was on January 2nd so that was the day I told my friends "Hey, I've decided to start this band, who's with me?" and it has only been six months since that day. We operated really fast, maximum effort discipline and hard work and I was anticipating do bigger shows in the final quarter of 2025. But one morning I got a call from our manager at Legendcy agency, asking me if I liked Lacrimosa. I answered with a big YES, I'm a Lacrimosa fan since I was in early high school. And he said: good! 'cause you're invited to play at one of their Lament World Tour mexican shows. I was happiness embodied even though I'm always in a gloomy relaxed mood. I think this is a great opportunity, especially for a band with no songs on streams at the moment. But once again, i feel blessed because these people trusted my work from previous eras and that helped to give a little more power to 'The Magician'. I'm grateful with Legendry and of course, with Lacrimosa!

You gave your live debut 10 weeks ago, how was it and will we be able to see you more often this year?

It was a bumpy but satisfying ride with a happy ending that made me learn that I can do this on my own. Capricorn's debut was in one promo show for the mexican Lacuna Coil's tour dates. It was revealing and challenging because it was my first time frontmanning in 10 years but we had full house and our songs were extremely well received. And yes! We're closing dates with two other well known metal titans from UK and Sweden respectively. I cannot say much more at the moment but in the matter of concerts we have big plans in the country and overseas soon!

What can we expect from your performance on Sunday?

Capricorn is not just a band; it's a portal. Through goth doom metal, immersive soundscapes, arcane symbolism, and musical rituals, we invoke the energy of Saturn to guide those seeking transcendence. Come join us at Teatro Ocampo in Cuernavaca so we can welcome you to the sonic ceremony!

Capricorn is from Mexico City, have you seen Lacrimosa at Circo Volador?

Well, yes of course! I've seen them a couple of times in Mexico City. I attended their 2015, 2017 and 2022 tour dates at Circo Volador but my favorite was way back in 2009. My high school girlfriend was obsessed with the band and I didn't know them that much but she invited me and I was like ok, let's check them out. The outcome was brutal: I fell in love with Lacrimosa since then, I cannot count the times I've listened songs such as Malina or Copycat. Tilo and Anne are geniuses to me and really great people.

What are your next plans or projects?

In short term we have an upcoming videoclip filmed at Somnia Studios in a couple of days. Then, in a few weeks our second single 'Capricorn' will be arriving to the stores, it's my favorite song from this project. And finally the main course: our first album, CEREMONY will be hitting up the stores. All of this is happening in 2025. It has been exhausting but I couldn't be happier about it.

Anything else you'd like to say?

First of all, I want to THANK Lacrimosa.org for this opportunity and for giving voice to newcomers like Capricorn to a great community of music fans around the world. This means a lot to us! And second, we hope you enjoy the show and our first single 'The Magician', available NOW on your favorite streaming platform. Finally, we are really, REALLY excited to play for you tomorrow, we know Lacrimosa fans are an awesome, cool and really loving community and we hope we can live up to it, we're producing this concert with a lot of love and our best hope is for you to have a good time and join us at the summoning ritual for Capricorn! Thanks a lot!

✮ Update Interview ✮ 17/06/2025

It's been some time since the release of "The Magician" and the concert with Lacrimosa. What was the feedback like, both from the release and the concert? What did you take away from these experiences?

I feel blessed, starting a new band from scratch is always a big challenge and that's the main reason we planned the release and sharing stage with Lacrimosa on the same weekend. It helped to boost our music and enhance our plans for the immediate future. Feedback was positive, nonetheless, I also found some areas of opportunity in the technical process. For example, one of the greatest takeaways and learnings was that we need to redesign our room lightning. I need to create bigger atmospheres and we just finished creating some props like totems and smoke for our next rituals. Fortunately, the audience we "borrowed" from Lacrimosa was very receptive to our music and many people approached us outside the venue to chat, take photos and congratulate us for The Magician and the concert. It was unexpected but really awesome.

If you were to play a Lacrimosa song, which one would it be?

Oh, it would be Malina without a doubt. I love Copycat, Der erste Tag and hits like Lichtgestalt or Der Morgen danach, but Malina just takes me into another era of my own life, were young love and dreams were my day to day. Maybe one day I will play a cover of that song, it's a work of art.



What's your opinion on the fact that so much is published online these days, especially on Spotify? Is it a change or should we view it as a negative?

That's a tough question, my friend! On one hand, I think making music was some kind of a luxury for artists in general. Technology made that easier for everyone and I'm glad to live in a world were almost everyone can express themselves and turn their thoughts into music. That thought nurtures and nourishes my soul. On the other hand, this industry is always evolving and new bands come everyday... and they're amazing! So yeah, it's a big change but also a big challenge for artists to make way for their own music and Capricorn is no exception. I've been in the metal scene for 20 years more or less and I've seen bands come and go, including my own past experiences. But to make a clear statement... I don't think we should see music and creative workflows as a negative thing EVER. Spotify has good and bad things but bottom line, it's a platform that help us to make some dreams come true; for example, creating a first release and working it out with a big band like Lacrimosa.

You've played for both bands. Can you compare the fans of Lacuna Coil and Lacrimosa? In Germany, for example, there are many different fan bases. A small example: Gothminister opened for Lacrimosa in Berlin, and most Lacrimosa fans just stood there in silence. I don't think that can happen in Mexico, can it? Are Mexicans or Latin Americans more appreciative of music?

I'm sorry, Michael, I don't think I can make a short answer out of this, but I truly believe Mexico has FIRE. And I don't mean it just like a poetic metaphor, music fans in Mexico have TRUE FIRE running through their veins and I've seen it happen with a lot of bands. With Lacuna Coil's fans we encountered people that was really passionate about Christina Scabbia and the musicians, they go nuts when they hear their songs and they like to dance, sing and even mosh to them. But there's something special in particular about Lacrimosa mexican fans... the thing is I really believe most of then can live or die FOR Lacrimosa. I'm not even kidding, Lacrimosa fans are not afraid to expose their true core to the band. They sing with a piercing passion, it's like their soul is trying to escape their body and reach out to Tilo and Anne. Maybe I'm overreacting but it's almost like they are feeling the pain or the darkness that Lacrimosa is singing about. They also cry and wear proudly their tears, its impressive. In our concert I remember this guy in particular that attended to the theatre dressed up as the harlequin from Lacrimosa's album cover arts and he was in character until the end of the night. I mean, when the show was over, we went back to our hotel rooms just to get ready to celebrate with a few beers and we went back to Cuernavaca's downtown area 'cause we were told there was a cool bar over there... and man, he was still there, taking pictures with more Lacrimosa fans. It did not matter to them that the theatre had been closed for a couple of hours. They were just living the love for their favorite band and that's one of my favorite things in the world. Oh, man... and they have a beautiful community, really faithful to Lacrimosa. So let me tell you a secret, I went for this concert months ago because I thought it was a big challenge, but if my music could be accepted by this community, maybe we would be setting of for a great start. And I have to tell you; the result exceeded my expectations big time. Lacrimosa fans embraced Capricorn, and I will feel honored and grateful for that forever.
As a final thought: Mexico is a warm country not only in weather, I think we love to show the best that this country has to offer and welcome everyone who visits us with arms open. When it comes to our favorite artists, we like to make them feel what we feel: LOVE FOR THEIR MUSIC. And Lacrimosa it's one of the greatest bands in the history of music, they connect with the deep parts of everyone's hearts, and their music touches us. So, let's do the math, and we will know why Mexico loves Lacrimosa with a love made of fire. And Capricorn feels honored to be a little part of their history.



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