Interviews About Albums: Hollow Bone - Onar (2026)

In this new interview, we sat down with the Italian Experimental Post-Metal band Hollow Bone to ask questions about their album, "Onar".

1. What can you say about Onar?

Hi, I’m Carlo Garof — drummer and composer for Hollow Bone. Thank you for this interview. Onar is our second album, a project conceived with care, developed with patience, and above all, deeply felt. Our self-titled debut was released in March 2020, in the midst of the pandemic, so we took all the time we needed to listen, reflect, and find our direction.

2. What is the meaning of the album name?

Onar comes from the Greek ὄναρ (ònar) — dream, vision. Not dreaming as an abstract idea, but as a profound, lived experience capable of offering guidance. For many ancient cultures, the dream was a foundation of life — a dimension that can give real answers and teach humility and respect.

3. Who composed Onar?

I composed all the tracks. The melodies came to me in dreams. I recorded, developed and arranged them, then brought them to the musicians I play with, leaving them free to inhabit the music with their own personality and voice. We recorded live, treating the studio itself as an instrument.

4. If you had to pick one song, which one would you pick?

Amigdala.

5. Is there a special message in Onar? If so, what is it?

Onar is a journey through dreaming, transformation and spirituality. Each track is an existential and personal story. We chose this title because every piece first came to us in a dream. Onar is more than music — it’s also a visual experience, brought to life through our collaboration with artists Kurokawa Toru and Andrea Baldelli, and graphic designer Francesca Papasodaro. Its sound is layered, complex and deeply introspective.

6. Are there any lyrics you'd like to share?

This is an instrumental album, so there are no lyrics in the conventional sense. Yet the voice is present — not as a narrative tool, but as a sonic instrument. It invites the listener into an imaginative, introspective space, beyond words.

7. What inspirations were important for Onar?

There is so much I could share in response to such a beautiful question. I’ll try to be concise. My family — my wife and my son — are my greatest source of strength. I am grateful to nature, every single day. I carry a deep debt to the Lakota people, who — among many other things — inspired the name Hollow Bone. And I am grateful to everyone who made this album possible.

8. Anything to add?

In total darkness, you can see everything.

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