Friday, December 20, 2013

Sram (20.12.13)

Hi, Vanya! How're you doin', fed a bear already?)

Hey! I dont feed bears i eat bears. Eat bears and drink beers! Ugh! I am also having toothache right now and it's fucking annoying.


I think it would be worth to tell our readers about a band itself, how it all started and what's going on with SRAM nowadays?

First we've been jamming some sorta noise rock with our first drummer but after visiting obscene extreme we've decided that noise rock is stupid. We've realised that the only real music should be based on blastbeats, dbeats, illegible vocals and also on weed and alcohol. I mean we knew that before but obscene had just reminded us of it. So we made a band and started doing raw mincing grindcore. Later we had to part ways with the drummer after recording for split with PAUCITIES but we've quickly found a replacement in the person of our good mate Los. He made the band slightly less shitty.





First gig is like first sex - you'll never forget that)) Tell us about your first performing experience.

There actually was nothing special about it. We played the tunes and then got wasted. Now as we have more stage experience we can get drunk before the set which is more fun than to hang half of the evening sober and nervous.



Oh, let's talk about the beauty and necessity)) How long do you play guitar and what made you love this instrument?

I play guitar for like 12-13 years now and I still suck on guitar pretty much. Love for the instrument? I just loved the music (death metal first and then grindcore, blastbeats, remember?) and wanted to play it. My sister had an acoustic guitar so i started to learn playing it. Though I didnt make much progress since.


This year you released two splits. And what's more, with pretty good bands. Was it hard to find the bands for the splits and labels to release?

Man it's fucking 21st century it's easy! We have goddamn Internet. I've just sent like 20 invitations to do a split and like 3 bands agreed. Same with the labels. 

In one of your interviews for the finnish zine, you mentioned that you got really inspired by the bands like Unholy Grave and Mesrine. Was there any crazy thoughts about making split with them?

I dont know about UG but I'd definetely want to do a split with Mesrine. Maybe later.

What people's infamies you hate the most?

Ah you know what fuck people. I think most of them are stupid so there's no point in getting pissed about their words or actions. It's not them it's their stupidity. But I hate when someone pushes me in the subway. Older bitches do it all the time - they all should be dissolved in acid. All of them. Simultaneously. I'd love to watch it.

Besides the band's activity, what do you do in your spare time? Books, mexican wrestling, knitting? 'Cause such muchacho as you should be really open-minded)

We run a label/booking called Neolithic Prod with SRAM vocalist and steals some time and money too. Also I love watching movies reading books smoking bongs and drinking beers. Dont have much time for other activities I'd like to do so that's it.

Are you satisfied with the quality of your releases (overall sound and songs)? I think that you sound better and better with every release.

No, I'm not happy with them. We seem to make some progress but we're still below the standarts set by the ones like DAHMER or NYCTOPHOBIC. These are the best grindcore bands, surely among many others but if you think NASUM is a best grindcore band then fuck you.

Do you plan to shock your fans in 2014, is there some schedule?

Sure we have something up in the sleeve already! I hope we will do one or two tours and some splits. We have some plans for splits already with some cult bands you totally dont expect us to split with! 

Once you mentioned the idea of creation of (no, not life, universe and everything:)) mince band that came up to you at Obscene Extreme. Do you want to perform there? Did you send the request?

SRAM was formed to fulfill two goals. To make a split with BAIXO CALAO(done) and to play Obscene. So we are totally going to do that. But not in 2014. In 2014 we'll just go there as fans and shit our pants as usual - cant fucking wait! 

What do you think about politics? Don't you think that with their thoughtless actions they pushing the countries to hell? Not to mention the debt of USA and bloody riots that left people with no other choices but to take the action?

Politics is stupid, i'm not into it. I think It's actually the people who lead the countries and overall mankind to hell. I mean you dont have to obey we all have a lot of choiсes. But people dont think, they just blindly follow any bastard who have the money to pay some good media appearance. That's the main problem, not the politics which is just the spectacle played to hide the bigger economy things going on. We recreate the system every day insde our minds and it's the only reason why it exists. Stop doing that and no politic can lead you to hell.

With 2013 coming to an end, please, do your top-5 releases that blow you head off this year.

Well I dont listen to a lot of new stuff and i heavent heard a lot of mindblowing stuff in a while so i just give you my top 5 bands list ok?

1 Angelcorpse
2 Dahmer
3 Ulcerrhoea
4 Morbid Angel (except the last album it's just awful)
5 Incantation

That's all. Thank you! Always keep your reactor dry, and the snacks in the fridge! Cheers, my friend!)

Cheers mate! Hey everyone who have read the interview to this point! Go to shows support your local scene and party hard. Grind, vomit and die! Arghhhh.