I stumbled upon Head Stabber one night on instagram and I was drawn in by the logo. He has since updated the logo but I still love this one best!
RALPH/HEADSTABBER - Hey what's up thanks for havin me! My name is Ralph, I'm from Washington state and I'm 19 years old. Music and art is basically my life and I do as much as I can to get my ideas out there and share my passion with other sickos such as yourselves!
Can you tell us how long you have been into making music? Were there projects before Head Stabber?
I mean I've been a metal head ever since I was born so I got my first guitar when I was in middle school, I've always taught myself and for that it made me write riffs of my own... even if they sucked. Throughout the years, there were failed bands conceived through conversations with friends until I graduated high school last year and really decided to utilize my passion and somewhat skill to the scene and released the first Head Stabber demo.
How did you land on the name Head Stabber? What are the themes that you make music around? who are some influences?
Coming up with the name "Head Stabber" was actually very fun, to come up with a band name, you have to channel your inner sickness and really dig deep for something that actually catches people's eye and fits your overall vibe. It also just comes from my massive love for horror movies and the macabre in general, brutal death metal is a genre where you can actually go deep into the heinous aspects of reality and I try my best to convey that in some of my lyrics.
My main influences for my overall sound varies a lot because i try to keep it a bit of a mixing pot but definitely stuff like Eternal Suffering, Mortal Decay, Dehumanized, Shredded Corpse and Scattered Remnants. But for my other project "Orgasmic Rot" I like to bust out some Dying Fetus, Waco Jesus, Lividity.
So you do all instruments and vocals and recording for this project correct? What has been the hardest part? What are some pros and cons of doing it all yourself??
Yes I do all guitars, vokills and drum programming! no bass yet but hopefully soon. I would honestly say the hardest part of doing it One-man style is just not having confidence. if you want to start getting your music out there and seen then no one is here to help you but yourself in the beginning. Sometimes you just gotta gun it cause you don't know who will like it or not, but at the same time you have to do it for yourself to really make the art shine. Some pros of doing it yourself do include being able to just do whatever the hell you want! Minor cons of recording I would say are just hardware issues and shit if you don't know what you're doing sometimes like me.
Can you tell us about Strong Bong Productions?
Wow thank you so much for asking about that! Strong Bong is an independent film I make that's inspired by shit like the CKY movies, Pantera Vulgar Videos and old Trailer Park Boys. I can't sell these movies because of all the copyrighted music but I do it for the passion of expressing my art visually and audibly. Physical DVD copies will be available in the future when the film is done, the only way to get it though is to meet me in person.
What about Corpse Eater? How did you get connected and start working with them?
What is some music you are into that is NOT metal?
Despite the extreme sick shit being the main music genre I listen to, I actually listen to tons of other music genres as well. Just some random stuff I'm really into is old school Memphis horror rap like Triple Six Mafia, DJ Sound, Tommy Wright III. I also really love ambient stuff like Aphex Twin and certain video game soundtracks like Borderlands and Devil May Cry.
Name 3 favorite albums
I have waay too many to just Name 3 so I'm gonna just list 3 albums from all of my favorites. Considered Dead by Gorguts is in my opinion the best old school death metal album ever made. Everything from the guitar tone, the solos and album art. Another just absolutely life changing album and band in general for me is Dead Again by Type O Negative. Every single song is this insanely cathartic and downright fun perfect vibe that I want in music and life in general. My last album would have to be Diarrhea of a Madman by Dave Brockie Experience. It's batshit silly as hell and I love it. Dave Brockie's humor is unchallenged and it really shines through the songs which are also just super fun and punkey.
What is your family life like and are they supportive of your music?
I fortunately got lucky with cool ass parents! My dad is who I have to thank for getting me into metal music ever since I was basically born, I was introduced to shit like Cradle of Filth, Death, Pantera, Down and all that at a very young age. My Parents are extremely supportive of my music and overall art which I'm so grateful for... even if they don't want to hear their son sing about hacking bitches up and fucking the corpses hahahahaha.
Thanks so much!!!!! Can’t wait for more music from you! Anything you’d like to say?
Of course thank you so much for having me!!! I can't wait to unleash more Head Stabber this year and pummel everyone with some new music! Make sure to pick up a cassette tape of the new demo at Encephalic Productions and STAY SICK!!!!!
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