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S: A greeting to the friends of “Goth Rock & Love Metal Italian Page” from Steziak.
Today, as you can see, I’m in the company of “The Strigas”,
band from Barletta (Italy), that the 28 february has released his first album, “A Poisoned Kiss To Reality”.
Hi guys!
Band: Hi!
S: Do you want to introduce you to friends who are following us?
F: We are The Strigas, I’m Fabio, the singer.
A: I’m Andrea, guitarist.
L: I’m Liboria, the bassist.
S: There are some components that today are not present, right?
L: Yes, the other guitarist Ettore Dicorato,
that is in Bologna to study,
and the drummer Nitro Sguera (Francesco)
He is also out to study and couldn’t be present.
They are with us morally! And with the spirit!
S: Let’s start from the beginning. How it was founded the band?
F: The group was born from a our idea,
after previous experience with another band, gone wrong,
we decided to found an inedited project with which
we could make music with our musical origins, those of Gothic Rock.
When we recorded a demo with our friends,
has begun the search for other musicians, culminated with Andrea,
Ettore, initially Raffaele Matteucci, our former drummer who decided to abandon the project,
and finally with Francesco Sguera.
S: Why the name “The Strigas”? What does it mean?
F: This story is complex.
S: We are here to hear it!
L: As we said in a previous interview,
it was a name that, by searching on the search engines, was unique.
A: It was not already used.
L: Perhaps it’s not the most beautiful name but at least we are unique, and that was important.
Often you find a band that has your name and the search becomes difficult.
This was the main reason that has led us to choose this name.
A: It is presented independently, has not been chosen! It Happened.
S: It has a special meaning?
L: Yes. He will explain.
F: Starting from the history that this name was not chosen by us,
but it has been recommended by a person known for case in a music store...
This person, by listening to our story that we were telling to a friend,
said: why not “The Strigas”?
L: In the middle of nowhere!
F: When I got home and after doing a long search, for a month,
on the name that could be suitable for us
while searching on the internet there was no band that had this name, so I said...
L: We have tried to understand the meaning.
F: It was bound to a context that could be...
L: Romanian vampires
A: The Strigoi, monsters of the Romanian literature, type vampires, with two hearts.
L: We were impressed by the “two hearts”
indeed our logo with the two “S” forms an heart
so we had thought that it was fine...
and vampires in gothic are always suitable!
A: It was quite romantic!
S: Who composes the songs? I am referring both to the music that the lyrics.
F: As regard the songs is a teamwork.
When I feel that I have something to write,
I register a draft of the music and the text,
then we process and arrange in the studio.
A: Often we start from “the skeleton” on Fl, Fruity Loops,
from there we arrange it, this refers to the music.
F: I write the texts.
I start from an idea, from an inspiration, from something that I want to say.
Personally I prefer to do it especially in music,
then I try to explain this thought, this feeling, in words.
This is the last stage of creating our song,
we start from music and then we create together the total composition of the song
A: We do most of the work in the rehearsal room, the lyrics are after.
S: What are the themes of your songs? What do you try to communicate when you play?
F: All of our first album and some songs that were discarded before incision,
are a introspective investigation, a survey toward the world around us.
Everything that we do not accept, that I do not accept of myself.
In “A Poisoned Kiss To Reality” there are introspective songs
like Sometimes, Falling Down, Sorrow Queen
and other tracks that are critical to the society, like The Box,
where we criticize the mass media,
and No Tomorrow, that reflects the social situation of us young people
A: Employment situation
S: And why did you choose the name of the album? “A Poisoned Kiss To Reality”, for what reason?
A: The name started with a song
We wanted to pull it down
we wanted to give the title “A Poisoned Kiss To Reality”
to reveal a desire for revenge against all of this,
which in the end is criticized and is experienced bad,
all of these situations that are addressed within the texts
emotional personal situations and situations induced contingency that weigh you down.
We don’t want to dwell only on the negative aspect.
S: There is something constructive inside of tracks
A: Exactly. A desire for revenge against everything that weighs.
S: On 25 February was released your first video, “Falling Down”
which is having a great success and will be transmitted even on Rock Tv, right?
S: What was the most difficult part in the creation of the video?
A: The Playback!
L: Having to play in playback in front of the camera,
we were not psychologically ready, we felt a little stupid!
We don't really like to pretend to play and agitating!
A: Squirm without playing was a bit ...
S: A little strange.
A: Yes, it was difficult psychologically
When they started shooting I apologized to the director, I said “sorry Raffaele, for everything”
L: (we said) “We already know what will happen”.
F: The whole creation of the video was an adventure,
we have so much fun, we can't wait to do another one.
S: You already know what other single will you use?
L: We have an idea but it is to evaluate well
There are a couple of suggestions but we need to choose well
S: In conjunction with the release of the first album, there will be a tour in Italy or abroad?
F/L: For now we can not say too much, but there are some dates that we cannot yet formalize.
A: It's a strange time.
Clearly there is the desire to do so to promote the album,
there is a problem to find the time.
We are organizing for the months to come, we are planning.
L: This is an incentive to follow us on the page that we update from time to time.
S: On facebook?
F: Yes, facebook: www.facebook.com/thestrigas
, or on reverbnation. Having the good fortune to have a unique name, just look for The Strigas.
L: All updates on the dates will be posted on the page.
A: We are organizing to promote the album.
S: Both in Italy and abroad?
A: The dream and biggest wish is abroad.
L: There is something but we cannot say that.
S: You will say it “along the way”
L: Yes
S: What are your major musical inspirations and not only?
These can be of literature, art, whatever
F: Our main inspiration is the
Finnish and Norhern Europe music scene, the part more obscure and dark...
S: More melancholy.
F: Yes, more melancholy, because this better reflects us characterially
A: And especially because from the beginning the project was born with an idea defined
We are born as unpublished project that makes that kind of music
This is the base of the background of the group
L: Even those who initially not listening that kind of music...
A: We are 5 different people, everyone has his own inclinations,
there are those who listens more grunge, the drummer listens more punk,
the other guitarist is a fan of Springsteen
We are 5 persons each with its own “tastes”, but united by that main idea
S: In your opinion, what is the greatest difficulty in getting to know? In promoting your disk?
A: The difficulties are many
In my opinion, and this opinion can be disproved,
the problem is that the people is not very curious
when you go to propose something new,
you go to skirmish with the first barrier, i.e. people who do not know you
and they don't want to try to listen
This is the thing you notice in the pubs, when you see the programming
4 days on 7 there are tribute bands
This depends on the request of the public that wants to hear what they already know
L: They prefer to “play it safe”
In general, the music is lying about what there was in previous years
There is this bond, especially in the rock, with what's been previously
Is it difficult to enter in listening and in the views,
if we talk about social network, of those who already have their preferences, their canons
But, according to me, slowly with the work you arrive
Luck has its role
very much depends on the period in which you release an album,
if in that period were released other albums of the same genre
the interest is heightened by the fact that in that period there is a greater resonance
You have the possibility of intrigue
those who are interested in the albums of bands more famous than you
this can arouse curiosity
You cannot precisely say what are the difficulties because there are so many
A: “Evenings” are difficult to find, especially in Italy,
this is a discourse which concerns Italy
In Germany outside of the clubs is written “No Tribute”
L: Don't go totally against...
A: I'm not going totally against
S: Perhaps it is easier for an emerging group to present itself in pubs...
L: Yes, in fact we thought to create a cover band of “The Strigas”!
A: In an interview the “Extrema” say:
“we tried to propose ourselves as tribute band of ourselves and we had more success”
F: I would like to take this opportunity to say that
the “underground”, in our opinion, is much more interesting
There are many bands, the scene is very dynamic
starting from our friends like “Cancrena”
A: There are so many guys, our friends in bands,
who vent and have fun, the scene is really dynamic
In Puglia (region of Italy), we are advantaged in comparison to other regions
perhaps in the north is even worse
S: A more personal question
What else do you like to do in life? Besides music I mean
L: Many things. We love the art...
A: Their two are graphic artists, they have a exceptional manual ability
L: Not just the two of us, even Ettore loves the art,
he is studying comics and he studied graphic
I have made decorations for many years, we are all in the artistic field
Except the future engineer...
A: I am the one that “puts the poles”
and Francesco is an economist
The biggest hobby is the band
L: There is no time to do other things
A: It’s experienced as a hobby. If you live it in the expectation of something,
makes you live all this in a distorted manner
We take everything that is fun to this group’s situation “Strigas”, and we do our
L: Every little thing for us is a party
S: Perhaps it’s rightly so. It’s the most natural way of dealing with things...
A: Yes, if you're waiting for something to happen...
F: Today nothing is given
Everything needs sacrifices and efforts.
L: Therefore a hobby is enough!
A: This is the biggest hobby!
S: Well. This interview has come to an end
I thank “The Strigas” for their helpfulness and friendliness
I invite you to make a last greeting to friends who are following us
A: Thanks to you for the space and availability to interview us
A greeting. F: Greetings to all.
S: “A Poisoned Kiss To Reality”, the brand new album of “The Strigas”, on sale from February 28th
By Steziak and “Goth Rock & Love Metal Italian Page” is all,
thanks again, ciao!