It has
been a while doing interviews with indivual artists asking questions not only
about the band,release and all the stuff that comes with it.Her name is AgnieszkaStram(maybe
some of you already know her by name,or since her mom is an artist who runs her
own gallery with icons and drawings),an comes from Polen.Not only we will talk
about her latest release,but also the background and other musical
influences.HelloAgnieszka,please enlighten the reader abit who you are,and
where your from…
Well, hi as you mentioned before I’m Agnieszka Stram, I’m from Poland actually
from a small city Sanok (it’s getting bigger).
You are
nineteen now but have released quite some material already.Which bands are you
currently involved in,and what can we expect the upcoming year.
Yes, I have much to do, I will be very busy for this time. I am involved into a
local band called Zataroph, for this time we haven’t any material but we’ve
finally came into this part where we can have our own rehearsals, at least it
became a very big thing we are very excited to work together, guys are awesome
and really keen to work, so I’m good with it like them. What can you expect,
that’s abit hard question, you know… I work completely spontaneously, for sure
you won’t be dissapointed, it’s gonna be full Death Metal based on 80’s album
so I’ll give the best of me this time.
Over the
years you have been influenced by quite abit,and even told you are basically a
fan of the 80’s Metalmusicscene.What influence did that have on your
guitarskills.
Indeed, from Death Metal only Chuck Schuldiner was my teacher, whe I’ve heard
him for the first time I was palsied and then the first thought of playing
guitar came out it wasn’t a big thing but it was rising in me. Of course very
big influence was guitarists like Yngwie Malmsteen or Jason Becker and I also
must admit that if they weren’t exist as a musicians, I wouldn’t exist like the
beginner too.
You play
a Fender Strat,which basically is used a lot in the Rockscene,so it’s pretty
remarkable using it for a DM sound.Why the choice in a Fender.And what other
sort of instruments are you capable of.
Yes, you’re right, for the first look you would say that buying Fender Strat.
To play Death Metal is kinda funny and incomplete but in use you would change
your mind, trust me. I actually use Fender with Mesa Boogies and Fender
Amplifier and if you work on it you will get a very impressive effect, your
guitar may sound like BC.Rich or something but it still looks different. Fender
was my first electric guitar so I always will play on it till death but I have
in plans to buy BC.Rich. because is better prepared and equipped for heavier
sounds, you can play on lower tonations etc. I also play bass, in time Im gonna
learn play drums.
When was
it when you basically learned to handle the electric guitar,and what's the
difference between now and then.
05.
That’s funny, cause I still think like I can’t handle it, I mean I would play
many things but not all, there are many instrumentalisations that I couldn’t
play at all, otherwise the difference between then and now is really huge, the
new skills in playing and knowledge about equipment is impressive how much
people can learn, I’ve lernt many thing like tapping or shredding I remember
when I was watching Yngwie and dreaming like if I were there, if I played like
this… (Still I’m a dreamer hahaha).
You told
in your biography about you fathers healthsproblems,and he basically was forced
to move to Vienna in Austria.What impact did that have for you,and of course
your way in seeing things in different perspective.
It wasn’t about my father actually about me, father is healthy I hope, I’ve had
problems with head, it was aching and the pain wasn’t to handle so I moved to
Vienna for a 2 weeks to make some researches. My father moved to Austria cause
he divorced with my mum and he keeps in touch with me but he has his own family
now, I live with mum we are really close with each other, the impact was easy
to see, I didn’t miss anything, everything is on it’s place, maybe some things
that was too hard for me I put into the guitar.
You have
quite some studio experience(since your fourtheen,three years spending there from time to
time,and recording.You must feel really privileged doing this.What is it what
you have learned so far of spending some quality time there.Will this be the
same studios for a upcoming release,or are you aiming for something that brings
your bands a step further.
Hmm, privileged is abit to heavy word but maybe let’s say that I feel more
confident at working, it used to be a good times, I really loved to spend time
in there, now I know how to use much of plugins and virtual instruments, only
drums but trust me how much does it take. Hmm, I don’t think so, I mean I have
in plans to make a contact with owner of studio but if that’s not gonna happen
I will record it in home at least. You know this is both-sided thing I mean, if
my won project Leproseey will go on the Zataroph will go on to and I will carry
it on until death.
With the
time in the studio,was it yourself who taught everything how it worked by
observing,or did you get some guidelines during that period.And who was it
showing you the this side of the musicbranche.
I own everything to Marius Wojton owner of ECP Studio (Emotion Coverting Plant)
he taught me so much, you know what’s the best part of it ? The best is that he
didn’t give me any lessons, but we’ve had a contact, we’ve liked to talk about
everything the most about studio of course, he became actually my buddy and
also a teacher so saying that he didn’t give me any lessons I ment that I
understood and was learning by talks and conversations, indeed, by work. I was
in studio about a month ago and when I’ve heard my first recording I thought I
will die from laughing, he still has the whole material. I wanted to greet him
and say thanks.
Your
first instrument was a classic/Spanish guitar.I assume we will be hearing some
use of this in the near future as well?Or is there material recorded with it
already?
Yes it was, a good Spanish/Classic guitar I actually bought it cause of nylon
strings, they are soft and doesn’t hurt like later acoustic metal string. I
remember when my next purchase was acoustic guitar and I’ve had operated
fingers, because the strings severed fingertips it hurt like hell. In the next
album I have to admit that I wasn;t thinking about recording a classic guitar
until now, I think it wouldn’t be a bad idea, well, yeas you’ll be able to hear
it. And for this time as I can remember there isn’t any material in which I
recorded classic guitar but there are some with acoustic.
Like
mentioned earlier,you are inspired by alot of influences,and even country.How
much of these styles can we expect in the near future,and maybe even released
under your own name?
Yes, before my life turned into metal I used to listen the basics of country
and blues and glam metal, hard rock, I’m very into Brad Paisley inspiration and
bands like Motley Crue, Skid Row, Ratt, Lita Ford or Def Leppard. I had a
material in studio where I sing, compose rock stuff, they are much delicate
then this what I’m doing now. But in the near future I think there won’t be
done by me nothing but Death Metal. One of the conjectures or even plans is,
when I left school I will take this Hard Rock material and move to Vienna and
there find some labels but that’s under my own name.
In time
you learned how to use amplifiers and samples.This of course is a large
privilege,and even can work you more faster than the normal musician who only
knows to deal with the instrument.Any particular plans with this privilege as
well?
It’s not as is seems, I mean, I miss real playing, recording, it much gives but
it also takes away a lot, the computer is doing everything for you and I don’t
like when something or somebody does the work for me, I’m a individual and
perfectionist but for my own hand not for computer, so I don’t see any
advantages of that. Maybe the one is that I can to something for free, right ?
But there won’t be any memories, any member that I could laugh with, any places
to see, new studios or something, everything is the same, equipement is still
the same and mentally of work.
After
all the studio experience ‘Morderisk Ensomhet’
started.What does the name mean in English,and also should stick to your
origin,which makes it quite interesting for fans to check out…
Hmm, Morderisk Ensomhet is the past it ment Killing Lonelliness and it has a
bad past inside, I was pushed to change the name cause of rights so, let’s keep
that it’s the past now the Leproseey is rising, the same material and projects
just the bandname was changed, is more Death metal and better reflects myself.
Yes it should stick to my origin, that’s one of the reasons that I was pusched
to change it, Leproseey anyway is not of my origin too but it’s more world, I
feel better with it.
You also
have another band called ‘ Despicable Decapitation’ where is more melodic
stuffs and even parts of the Death record ‘Symbolic’.Seem you are quite fund
about this particular record,and even can hear it back in your
guitarskills.More bands like this you really like?
It’s not a band, it was my second demo album when I worked as a Morderisk
Ensomhet, but yes there are parts of Death of Symbolic Mountain and some of
them. About the guitarskills I think that when I recorded Despicable
Decapitation I was a kid (juts to compare) now I feel adult holding the guitar.
Of course I could play many covers of Cancer or Obituary.
In
februari we can expect som new material from you,doing vocal duties.What can we
expect?
Yes, I’m working on it, now im into recording bass and then vocals on the
album. What can you expect… The album wil have about 16 songs, it’g gonna have
Side A and Side B. I don’t know yet how Im gonna call it but just for a trial
‘Fatal Defensive’. The vocals are going to be really low and evil, I am going
to record my voice, otherwise I will find someone that would to this like Chuck
Schuldiners growl.
Enlighten
us please what it is what you will be up in the next upcoming period
musicalwise…
I saw many things in other light, I think that music lyrics and music will be
connected with misanthropy, the any circumstances with religion cause I
completely indifferent in that case, I don’t care about that so I won’t be any
for it and against. I have one text about religion but I was about telling
truth about a pathetic people away from death metal world moreover, this is the
first and last thing about it. I want clever and well-thought lyrics, not from
the darkest side of my mind but cleverest.
Your
final words …
Thank you for an interview, for sure it will help Leproseey and Zataroph to
carry on, I wanted to say thanks for people that listens to Leproseey and
friends, family. You know for the first time I started to treat this project
not like fun but like work, the best feeling in the world. Thank you once again,
work will go one in time.
Agnieszka
Stram, Leproseey.
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