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Deftones Live in KL @ KL Live Center

2011-02-16T00:25:00.000-08:00

It was a humid, rainy day, the sky clogged with intensity, and nothing can paint a day for Deftones more than grey skies and looming clouds. Held at a half torn down KL Live Center, Deftones' arrival to Malaysia drew in a huge, LARGE, amount of crowd, from Thailand, Philipines, Indonesia, Sarawak, etc. It's a no wonder Chino Moreno was apparently quite worried backstage about the size of the venue.

We waited outside, and I waited for Moe to bring my magic ticket to enter the concert - media passss, betch! :) If only I could write for Junk, then at least the pass would've been quite worthwhile. I stood outside with Rhid, Anton, Nin, Moshi and other friends and shared drinks, cigs and waited for the night to approach.

But the unbelievably small size of the venue made the concert even more of an explosion, when the bodies of black shirts were cramped and sucked into the warp of audience space, and stood shoulder to shoulder at the VIP balcony zones as we waited with extreme excitement for our favourite American band to make their first ever appearance on Malaysian lands, before our eyes.

Love Me Butch brought the stage to life, playing a total of five songs - 3 new tracks inclusive of "Come on, Come out" and two old favourites; "Stumble upon a glass" and "Reconcile". The crowd were supportive and cheered after every song, however the hype and the buzz were obviously growing for Deftones and Deftones alone. All in all, Love Me Butch played a great, tight set. As they ended, we found our spot quite far in the back, and me, Nin and Rhid (managed to get her in!) were standing and jumping on our toes with anticipation as we waved at familiar faces around us, and waited for Ezzart and Moe to find their ways to us.

Then it began. With a dazzle of lights and ear-splitting cheers from the crowd, Deftones, the gods, the deities of music, stepped on stage and tore the stage to life with one of my personal favourites: "Birthmark".... Gosh.... I think I almost passed out singing along to this. "Drinks won't stain this birthhhhh!"... NGEEE!!!! Moe found us as the song ended and "Engine Number 9" kicked in.

"Lyrical! Wipe! Lyrical! Did!". The entire space of KL Live was filled with the sounds of guitars, drums, screams and sing-alongs. The crowd was never silent, not even for a split minuscule fraction of a second. It was amazing. Despite being squished here and there, and not capturing ONE decent photo (but lots of awesome videos!) because of the packed body slamming here and there, I felt completely up in the air and completely in a comfort zone. Us and Deftones. Deftones and us.

Chi, the bassist, who's been in coma for three years, was replaced on the Diamond Eyes Tour by a Hispanic guy called Sergio. There were people who went into the crowd holding "One Love For Chi" banners, and the atmosphere was just so positive and so full of life. Other songs on my favourites which they performed in the first half of their set was "Hexagram", "Minerva" - It's a strangeeee numbbbbbbb, and it brings back peaceee to the earthhhhh (!!!!), "Around the Fur", "Knife Party", "My Own Summer"... well, heck, ALL! Except a few unfamiliar ones like Lhabia and Bloody Cape, etc. But hell, "Minerva" made me cry.

They played a total of 26 to 27 songs (if you include a Sade cover), and most of the songs were songs I were really hoping they'd play. But one can't have all. Even though Deftones pierced through my heart with "Hole In the Earth", "Kimdracula" (YES THEY PLAYED THAT!!!) and "Sextape", I was gutted that they did not play "Cherry Waves", which is one of my personal favourites. But all in all, the fact that "Beauty School" and "Rocket Skates" from their new album were performed as well, it definitely was a concert worthwhile, without a doubt. When the intro to Kimdracula was played by Steve and Abe, I think I actually felt my knees buckle and my lungs tear. :)

They ended their set with three encores, after amazingly rare performances of "Back to School", "Passenger" and "Change". The entire show left me breathless, the atmosphere is constantly heavy and constantly pulling our attention to the stage and to the music surrounding ever corner of the venue. And the fact that I was spending this moment, watching my favourite band, with a favourite person... it was magical. After a Sade cover to begin the encore streak, it was swiftly followed by "Root" and finally ending with another of my absolute favourite - the frantic, hectic, intensified live performance of "7 Words". Left with bruises and a slightly chipped camera, but wattaheck, it's bloody Deftones. \m/

After the concert, there were mini fireworks above KL Live to celebrate the show and we left to eat and spend the night dreaming with Deftones' melodies in our minds.

Celine has found heaven

Destroy Shred Destroy @ MAPKL, Solaris Dutamas

2011-02-02T04:45:00.000-08:00

SO. Another gig. FINALLY. It feels like ages since I've been to a proper gig. The gig ambiance is dying. Hardly any gigs to look forward to or be excited about anymore. But this was pretty much a gig many were looking forward to... and it clashed with Laneway Festival in Singapore.

Arrived with Azam and Moe at around 5.30pm and it still hadn't started yet. Surprise, surprise. The real surprise however, was the immense turnout. Looked like the kids were really passionate enough to support Incarnation and Cassandra to travel all the way to MAP KL @ Solaris Dutamas... a venue out of the way from any public transport access. Was a good sight to see.

The gig finally started with Symbiotic In Theory, the one band that I myself was looking forward to catch more than the two headlining bands, to be honest. I saw them once live when Moe had introduced me to them and I was excited to catch them again! Indeed, an undisappointing set, Arep's guitar skills as always blew our brains off, the drum rhythms and guitar melodies almost whispering of Animals as Leaders. However, despite the huge number of crowd at the event, the crowd was prettyyyy dead throughout the majority of the event. I mean I understand the whole "waiting for the favourite act" thing, but again, it doesn't really show enough passion to the music scene in general does it.... I mean... yeah, sure, wait for the headliners, but why not enjoy the amazing tunes from the opening bands as well? Symbiotic in Theory definitely deserved a stronger crowd response.

Next up, Oh Chentaku! A frantic, explosive set by the young hearts as they surge through a short but loud set. Their tunes are catchy and keeps the crowd interested. I was more intrigued at the singer/2nd vox by the way he was jumping all over his space on stage. Half expecting him to hit the keyboard. But their tunes were cool, the graphics projected on the projector screen behind them as a backdrop was awesome.
A good set.

And things just get better, as Massacre Conspiracy stepped up onto the stage to take the kids away. The only opening band that received most movement and sing-along from the crowd, it once again shows just how far and MC16 has come since their starting point. I particularly enjoyed this set, despite missing Mio's face from the band, but did not particularly enjoy the crowd. To be frank, I'm getting bored of the Malaysian crowd. Their moshing is not constant, it's only at the breakdowns only at the parts where two-stepping can be done, or sometimes when the two stepping is done at parts where it doesn't even it, either. Other than that, they're stood like zombies. A few headbangers here and there but there is no movement. No movement yet a big space in the middle. There's no flow in the crowd. *sigh* Anyway, a strong solid set for MC16.

We had a small pause before Incarnation conquered the stage, and Ijam (as emcee) did the whole lucky draw thing and after three rounds, the guitar sponsored by Guitar Store was given out to a guy, who I hoped actually played guitar.

The final band I watched was Incarnation, I had some stuff to do and couldn't stay back for Cassandra. So Incarnation it was. And hell yeah, they were extremely tight, but to be honest, after a while their songs seem to start blending into one another and sound slightly the same. I loved the drummer though!

I particularly enjoyed the part where the wall of death happened. It was small, but it was solid and didn't just break apart within seconds. As in, people actually ran into each other from both sides without trying to avoid any bodily damage. Hahaha. Gosh I miss coming out of gigs with bruises. Didn't happen today though. Hasn't happened since the festival in Budapest -_-

All in all, one good show from Incarnation, powerpacked and adrenaline-filled. Sent energy soaring through the crowd and back to the band on stage. A definite thumbs up for them!

Celine had a short and sweet time at the event

Not My Cup of Tea: Beatburns/BeforeAfters EP Launching @ MAPKL Solaris Dutamas

2011-01-12T09:54:00.000-08:00

So finally, after a month of preparation, we arrived at MAP with nervous hearts and eyebags from lack of sleep and fatigue from the days leading up to our EP Launching, split between Beforeafters and Beatburns.

Me, being the one arriving the latest - my mom refused to wake me up because I slept only at 6am - I had to rush in to help out with lighting with Nindy and led the guys settle the heavy loadings of the amps onto the stage.

Spent some time chilling and talking with friends, before the real work began.

It was an amazing touch as we sat for hours waiting for crowd to turn up when Xes Xes Loveseat and George Wielgus along with their poet-slamming friend came along and opened up a busking area for their vinyls. They were going to do a poetry busking. Epic. Rad. Anything goes with these guys. Really enjoyed myself watching them speak out their minds as the bands rolled in and out for soundcheck. Friends started coming around and we were busy preparing the last minute DIY cuttings for our EP as Hello Is This The Band prepared to open the show.

And I am proud to say HITTB made a good opening for the crowd. A good set by a talented young band, friends of ours, and we were glad we had them be part of our show. We were starting to panic because I had received calls of bands coming a bit later, and Moms on Strike were lost in Solaris, whilst Zip Zieller had met with an accident. But luck turned upwards as Moms on Strike entered the venue, and were immediately ushered up on stage after Hello's set. And sure enough, Mom's On Strike were a blast, probably one of my favourite sets of the night. Jasmine really knows how to manipulate her screams into her songs and the whole set was filled with a brilliant energy that brought in almost everybody who attended to stand and watch their performance. Loved it!

Was dashing in and out meeting people, sorting out bands, helping Nin with the lighting, getting water from Gas's car, making sure other bands were on the way, etc etc, and still managed to find time to sneak out for a smoke and spend some time chatting with my friends who had come to support us.

Next up was Pesawat, a band I greatly appreciate for being able to find time to perform for our show. And a good set it was indeed, with a lot of fans cheering for them, though I had to cut through their extremely long intro to state Jipi was having a toilet moment, HAHA. A good, steady set from them, got the crowd moving, including Nindy's father (her whole family had attended to watch her performance). Great stuff! And a happy birthday to their keyboardist, Danial! :)

Following swiftly was Zip Zieller, who had managed to arrive on time and requested to play only three songs - they were fatigued, poor them - but a show's a show, and they sure as hell pulled on a great one! Was tampering with the lighting board upstairs whilst bobbing my head and tapping my feet to their pure blues and rock n roll music. A great set, really proving the twist and blend of different genres we had for the audience that day. They then cleared the stage and made way for the first band of the day - Beforeafters! :)

Beforeafters: I couldn't stand staying in the lighting board the entire time, so I had to go down and join my clan of friends to support Nindy and sing along to all her songs (well roughly all!). All in all, it was a good set and probably one of their best shows I've seen so far aside from the one in Laundry. Rashid pulled a good job covering for Afiq's untimely and unfortunate absence and I had a great deal of fun watching them perform. Couldn't stay to catch Intimidation, sadly, because by then my mom had arrived and I had to go and fetch her from the carpark!

Introduced my mother to all my friends and then went in just in time for Stonebay's commencing of their set! A great acoustic set (they do had to do without Afiq) by the Stoners :) really, truly enjoyed their performance and their presence in our event, they've been supporting us a lot the few months since they found out about us, and we're really glad to have been able to share the stage with them for the second time!

Next up, Auburn. A band I rarely see live, but love their tunes and their lyrics. Izuan being a deep poet - like me, but much more dreamier - I respected their presence on stage and enjoyed their dark and vivid set. A good show, I was panicking because no one was at the lightbox whilst I was with my mother, meaning they had been playing one song in the dim lights. Didn't really matter though because their music was suiting :) Really happy they too were part of the show, and thank you so much Izuan for your kind words and ultimate support for us! :)

Then it was finally our turn. Honestly speaking, this was definitely one of our best shows ever played. We played a set of 7 songs (6 songs + 1 encore) and were blessed to have a quintet of strings to accompany during our slow number "Horizons". Had a lovely moment with Nindy as she came up to me and sang one line of the song. I am truly proud of Beatburns, we played a great show and we put all our remaining strength into the set. Literally. We were dead after. HAHA.

Then it was time to send my mom back to her car and then accompany Nindy to send Alice back home. This resulted into us missing Couple and Tilu's performances but thank god my friends caught Couple for me and snapped a few pictures! THANK YOU BOTH BANDS FOR BEING ABLE TO PLAY WITH US, we appreciate it with all our hearts.

When everyone left, we cleared out the place and dragged ourselved into our jampacked cars, drove around and did some last minute errands before finally sitting down for a meal and going back home and collapsing into bed. I couldn't sleep til later, but when I did sleep, it was a sleep black and dense. Too exhausted even for dreams! All in all, one heck of a show!

Celine felt overwhelmed by the support from everyone.

Big hugs to all involved: Aron, Moe, Gas, Nik, Nindy and Ezzart.
Bigger hugs to everybody who helped along the way and attended the event! :)

Tampin Ska Fest @ 7th Heaven Studio, Tampin N9

2010-12-26T15:16:00.000-08:00

Half a review; because we only arrived for half the show. It's difficult to arrive on time when you sleep at 7 in the morning and the gig starts at 1.30pm..... in Tampin, Negeri Sembilan. Faham2 je lah.. :)

Went with Moe (the rest bailed on us!) on a mini roadtrip to the neighbouring state of N9, and met up with Nas below 7th Heaven studio at Tampin Square at around 5pm.

By then 5 bands had already played, leaving only 4. Goddamit. But as long as we haven't missed Plague of Happiness, it's goooood! Chilled outside and tried to fit in with the crowd and gain some friendly looks, but all felt very estranged to me, it wasn't really an atmosphere where people were making you feel welcomed, sadly.

Went inside after a while and caught Orkeska, a band from our side of the country. All pictures prior to Geng Gemok Keji had been from far because I was just lingering in the back enjoying the music from far, and there was no proper stage so the band was playing on the floor, therefore the pictures of Orkeska and I See Dumb People were super crappy. But aside from that, Orkeska played a great set, of course playing their infamous cover of Monkey Man to end their prolonged set, with two encores included. :)

Went back out for some fresh air; the lack of oxygen was similar to Grido Studio Kelana Jaya. Scary. Bought some stickers/CDs/Tshirt with Moe from the merch outside the studio and saw Akmal (TIM) and Apiz (C14). Was great to see friendly, familiar faces in a place of unknowns. I was already getting annoyed at this one guy who kept laughing and giving me dodgy looks with his friend.
After sitting a while, headed to catch I See Dumb People.

I only have one good shot of the vocalist but this guy has a super sultry voice and a good head for melodies! This band was a fluctuation between slow, berjoget-like ska to really fast paced ska-punk. I enjoyed the set, though I couldn't see the band members 1/2 the time.

Then as everyone cleared the room after the set, Moe and I went to the front when we got the chance and waited for Geng Gemok Keji as they set up. Was funny when Reshad was super surprised to see me there at Tampin. Yes I came! :D

Geng Gemok Keji was GOOD. After a long pause of not catching them perform since Grido Studio, I was well entertained by their set filled with toe-tapping happy guitars and
energized drumming. Yeah they were a little rusty here and there, but it was good, good music overall! :)

Paused for Maghrib Break and hell yesssss, it was time for PLAGUE OF HAPPINESS!!!! WHEEHOOOO! The one band that we came to see. There's not much to say that can describe them, they always put on a great show. Despite the fact that almost half of their members were not performing with the band today, the sound still rounded the room and filled the spirits with enthusiasm. Kids were jumping around, the sing-alongs raised through the ceiling, everybody was having a colossal amount of fun packed in a small tiny space.

However, what disappointed me was when I was having fun listening to them, when AGAIN I got felt up from the back. Similarly to Cherating Ska Fest, ALSO during Plague of Happiness' set. Furious, I turned around and saw the guy. It was the same bloody guy who was giving me looks outside the studio. Asshole. I would've punched him but Moe already held me back, knowing what was about to happen. Nevermind. Let it be. I waited until Nas finished playing the song, and went up to him. I whispered to him about what happened (Nas had wished I had told him at Cherating when it happened so I decided I would tell him this time). He gave me a serious nod, and immediately went to the microphone when he settled his guitar tuning.

[Translated to English, as much as I can remember]
"Okay everybody, listen up. We're all equal, girls and guys, we don't discriminate during our shows. Please take care of all the girls in the crowd and respect them, don't be a pervert and try to feel them up."
Crowd: OOooOOOOoohhh!!!

"No, guys, I'm serious about this, it's not a good thing, everyone's equal, don't try to mess around with anybody. Let's enjoy the show and make it a good one for all."

I could've kissed his face off. HAHAHA. Respect, Nas, thank you so much for the speech. I looked at the guy's face as he sat behind Nas, by the speakers. He did not look happy. Well too bad for you, asshole. Verbal confrontation in front of everybody is a lot more shameful than a punch in the face.

Aside from that, Plague of Happiness threw on a hell of a show, playing all the crowd favourites (though not mine :( I wanted Tiada Idea and Hypnotized!). All in all, one awesome set from one awesome band.

A good day, a good roadtrip for Celine and Moe.

I Am David Sparkle LIVE in KL @ MAPKL Black Box Dutamas

2010-12-19T11:39:00.000-08:00

*A note before I begin: The reason why there is no update on United Against Racism 3 is because I lost my camera that night, so all my pictures were lost, including my mood.*

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There is nothing better than going to a venue nearby your house to lean back on the walls and relax to pure post-rock. But the night turned out to be a lot more hectic for me than I planned. Was late to pick my friend up so we ended up missing Deepset, which almost broke my heart into millions of pieces; they were the reason I wanted to go in the first place. WHY DID THEY PLAY FIRSTTTT?

Came in time for the second act, another awesome band, Sphere. Started snapping pictures and realized I had left my memory card at home. Almost screaming in frustration, left the venue, sped to my house, grabbed the card, came back and Akta Angkasa was already playing their final song. Brilliant. That's three great bands in a row I missed.

This left me with only the final two. But that was enough to blow my mind anyway. :)

They Will Kill Us All. The comeback with Edwin as frontman is not a disappointing one. Sure we miss the hyped up, zoned out flair of Fizul and his despair-choked vocals but Edwin's sophisticated yet raw edge brings the band to a new height. His screams futile and his singing natural, TWKUA is not much different from where they last left off. Music still whole and rich, overflowing with emotions and tiptop arrangements, TWKUA played a set that killed any doubters of their reformation.

Hung out outside for a bit and chatted with the band members and friends who had all come for the event as the last act, I am David Sparkle, from Singapore set up and got ready to perform.

Then it was time for the final act, and the countdown to Haziq and Ezzart's birthday!!! :) An amazing set that fluctuated from soft and heavy. With sudden explosions of guitar and drums contrasting the minimalist plucking and delays, I Am David Sparkle was a journey through the milky way, the beating of a heart. It was a set that shook us inside out and had us feeling bare to our own emotions. The heavier tunes were lined with the crowd's emotions, the slow, ethereal tunes captivated me inside my own mind. A great set.

Wished Ezzart and Haziq happy birthdayyyy then went to Bestari to chill with Beatburns and gang!! :)

Celine wishes these two loverlies a HAPPY BIRTHDAY. 19.12.2010.

Dance Punk Party Dec 2010 @ Palate Palette, KL

2010-12-18T12:59:00.000-08:00

A Friday night in KL town, an upstairs lair of funky music pumping teen spirit around the streets of Jalan Mesui. Dance Punk Party @ Palate Palette was probably one of the most enjoyable yet.

Your glow sticks could redeem you a free drink. If your outfit was rad, you were the star of the night. It was all about good music and chique style, and no one better than PitaHati to open up a night as such.

PitaHati was a band that played a blend of indie rock/experimental, with dips to really dark and ambient tunes to hip and uber funky basslines. They consisted of a great bassist, a great guitarist and a great drummer. 3-pieced bands are known for being strangely great, and this again proved the point :) A really good choice in putting them first, it really got the crowd going, even if the electric did go off midway through their set. :P

It was a night of laughter, dancing, drinking, and just enjoying a night sans worry. Next up was Dance Punk Party's baby, Kaos Beat, who have been with us since the earliest shows. Always sounding different each time I catch them, their first song "Heaven" was enough to get the crowd bobbing around on their toes. Known for their absolutely lovestruck and heartbroken lyrics, Kaos Beat's music however spins an air of uplifting beats for the crowds to smile about.

The atmosphere was filled with glee and complete euphoria and each band that came up to the stage were happily received by the crowd. Those with their own posies and fans such as Partimelovers and The Fridays played amazing sets, showing just how much they have learnt of their great potentials and strived for it. This DPP was a good step up for not only the organizer, my best friend, Jarrod, but also for the bands, who have all intensively improved since the last show.

Next up: Enrai/Zeue/M.O.I.S.T! With the lack of practise and jamming sessions, I felt I screwed up Enrai's set big time, with all the rolling mistakes and all. The rest of the band were great, and Ija didn't forget his lyrics, but I pulled the band down, sorry duuudes!

Zeue was a new band I have never seen before but with familiar faces inside. :P Zul Partime Lovers changed and went from Joy Division to tennis player-style. HAHA. :P Super cute. A good small set by the good small band, would love to catch more of them.

M.O.I.S.T. I played better this time, but the tambourine decided to go all funny and attack me as I hit the high-hat. HAHA. A good short set, really enjoyed myself a lot better but still wished I didn't screw up as much. "Tuna" was once again the song to end our set with a few singalongs and lots of people moving to the music. :)

And finally Ben's Bitches was the last band and ended the night with a complete manic sense of liberty. The set where almost everybody in the crowd let go and went crazy. My tambourine ended up in the vocalist's hand as he screamed and yelled, almost CrimeScene-like. If I was drunk I would've mistakened him as Nobeat. HAHA. Ben's Bitches had an insertion of a female vocalist as well, and boy she was pretty good, screaming and screeching into the microphones. Really awesome tunes from the band again, but I usually prefer their set when Ben himself is singing..Haha.
Spent the last half an hour dancing to Xes Xes Loveseat's DJ tunes, sad to see the place to empty, for he spun some pretty awesome shiz. Headed to a mamak stall after chats about tattoos and Ariel Peterpan's porn-ness and all that. Ate, talked, laughed, went home, watched movies. Slepptttt.

Where did Celine put her dancing shoes?

A Stonebay Showcase; Spoonman's "The Night when the Moon played the piano" @ Laundry Bar, Curve

2010-12-18T00:19:00.000-08:00

It was a show we'd been looking forward to for weeks, not only because it would be a guaranteed blast, but because it would be the biggest bonus for my band, Beatburns to open for a talent like Stonebay!

We arrived at around 8.30pm and grabbed our food. Lots of our friends were rolling into the venue and it felt very festive. I can't deny that my nerves were creeping up as I watched Laundry Bar fill up with crowd as the clock hit 9pm.

Diandra started off the night with a soft set the get the crowds slowly introduced to a night of music. She did three songs and handed the stage over to a band I had never seen before, Reaxi. They were all in all, pretty good! :) I enjoyed their set, it got people moving and showed great potential. However, due to the show running a little over time, they only performed two songs and went off stage.

Next up was us, Beatburns. All in all, despite the fact that we too had to play two songs, I felt like the crowd accepted us fairly well and we did a great job (minus my accidental slips of notes hehe). We enjoyed ourselves, which was the most important, and all our friends were giving us the best support :)

And finally, to end the 'night when the moon played the piano', Stonebay came up as band of the night and played an incredible set of over 10 songs. Well loved and accepted by all, there were vivid sing alongs from avid fans and it was such a friendly atmosphere in the air throughout the entire set. Stonebay has always been known for their humble appreciation of their fans and friends and this has made them worthy of all the support they have. With funky, catchy tunes that really gets a crowd paying attention to them, Stonebay no doubt owned the night.

Spent the night with friends and family, taking pictures, catching up, laughing, chilling.... A great, great night, indeed!

A night Celine will not forget.

FlyFM Campur Chart @ Borneo Rainforest, Sunway

2010-12-09T22:16:00.000-08:00

A night with only three bands, there's not much to write about.

I missed out on most of Liyana Fizi's set, but was all ready for Kyoto Protocol's set. My first time seeing them live though I've been working with them a couple of times before, for magazines and events. Plus the fact that Gael the keyboardist was my sister's close friend in high school makes it all quite surreal, indeed.

Kyoto Protocol, with a shameless vocalist fronting the band, is everything that shouts dirty, lusty, funky music, without a doubt. The first time catching them live has made sure this won't be my last time. Really great stuff, full of energy, full of spirit, and the music arrangements are so crazy it leaves us no time to breath, and chasing after their music, keeping up with the paces as they fluctuate. As I wrote before, the band takes you to a certain zone of comfort and as you are about to latch onto it, they change directions and spins you crazy.

Was constantly tapping my feet and singing along to the small bits I could sing along to throughout their whole set, and I can confidently say it's been a long while I have seen a band in KL and had the feeling of always looking forward to what the next song was going to sound like. Nice jooobbbbb.

Next up was Pesawat, the one who was going to end the night with a blast. They obviously did, with their catchy, uplifting songs, but somehow the crowd wasn't very responsive to their music... it is a difficult place for a band like Pesawat, who are usually crowded around by fans who prefer sweating and jumping in crowds rather than chill in a bar with drinks and friends.

Nonetheless, I really enjoyed their music, and was glad to hear some of their new tracks after a long time of not catching them live (since 2009 man!). Their showmanship was super energetic, the keyboardist, Danial and frontman Jipi were non-stop moving here and there. Was entertaining for sure, a good session of bopping around and singing along! :)

Headed back to Hartamas for something to eat and chilled with friends for a while before heading home with an air of super contentment and utter relax, for once.

Celine enjoyed the night thoroughly!

Crush Kill Destroy! Gig @ Noisy Studio, Ampunk

2010-11-21T05:23:00.000-08:00

Not much to say about this gig really, we had a lot of fun, but as usual it started super late. Mitch was too sick so had to head back to the hotel before the gig even started, leaving me with only Tom and Tim.

Lots of booze, fast, grindcore music and a lot of drunk people. Really enjoyed the sets by Diseksa, Sarjan Hassan and Crime Scene! :) Crazy, mental, energetic, frantic... all the words related to psychotic, and you can get the gist of their music. :)

Celine loves a bit of grind and trash every now and then

Monsoon Vol. 9 @ Laundry Bar

2010-11-20T11:38:00.000-08:00

This Thursday night went by very quickly; went to KL Central around 7 to pick up Azam and Jonas to take them to Laundry after dropping Moe first to grab his dinner with the rest of BeforeAfters (Nin, Ezzart and Afiq).

Arrived at around 8.30pm after a stupidly massive jam and headed to a still empty table. The dinner hadn't arrived yet since I left Moe there. HAHAHA. Aduh. Typical. Chilled til about 9.30pm and BeforeAfters headed on stage to play.

I was both photographer and videographer (my camera and Nindy's mom's camera) so I didn't really have the full ability to properly bob around and sing along like I would've hoped, not to mention I was still in a pretty snappy mood.

Played a half an hour set, BeforeAfters did an extremely good job for a first show in Laundry Bar. The sound sucked a few times, the bass was giving too much of feedback for certain intros, but overall it was an extremely good show.

Chilled and talked whilst the next bands went up, and managed to catch Farai Hughrie and Free Deserters. This was probably the most epic moment I had experienced in a long time, when Farai walked on stage and Jonas says "I think I've seen this band before..."
I met him a few days back in Reggae Bar with The Pints and Ezzart, but thought that was the first day I met him. After Farai walks on stage, we realized we'd actually already met a month before at a show in No Black Tie when I was the ticket holder and he was signing his name on the guest book. HAHAHA. Geez.

Farai Hughrie again put on a very entertaining show with happy chords and melodic rhythms for the audience to chat and drink over. Cute harmonies, cute lyrics, the mood was uplifted by him and his band by the end of the set, in time for Free Deserters to conquer and rock up the place. A good set, still wish they played tunes like Confusion and No Bravery (was that the title)... stuff from their old releases. *sigh*

Was extremely hungry halfway through Free Deserters' set, so decided to pack it up and leave with Azam and Jonas to Q Bistro for a bite and head back for Lab The Rat. BUT, q Bistro was closed, so we decided to ditch altogether and head to Hartamas for some good mamak food. Headed back into KL later on to chill for the night..

Chilled sessions for a chilled Celine.

The Pints LIVE in KL @ One Cafe, Jln TAR

2010-11-16T14:13:00.000-08:00
After a day of shopping with my mom and buying flight tickets and whatnot, I headed to One Cafe where Mia was already chilling. Sooner than later, all the friends started arriving... but the crowd remained stagnant, small and bare.

We had no idea what was happening with the gig, it was already 9.30pm when finally Apis came around giving us small pieces of papers to check out what number our band would be playing. Rotten Ruckus was 3rd. So that meant neither Nindy nor Mia could stay for the show. Goddamet!

First up was Carbon4Teen, who are always good and always fun to listen to or watch. Chatted with a few of the guys from The Pints + their friends, and bought some drinks while enjoying C4Teen and Kids on the Move who were after them.

I didn't get any photos of any other band because my friend, Moe, was holding it and the battery was too low and he wanted to grab some pics of us onstage... so sorry guys, I guess all you're getting is a review hehe. Per usual, KOTM were full of energy and Min again pounded the drums with vigor. The Pints were glad I had recommended this band for them to check out and were amazed.

Next up was us! Was a pretty sight to see all our friends already in front of the stage, waiting to jump around to our songs and sing along. :P Rotten Ruckus, raw and fast. Here are some picturesss...

After us was Pusher, followed by T.I.M and finally The Pints. This was my pathetically first time catching Pusher live and it was great for me, despite the instrument fuck ups we always get at One Cafe. It was a good sound, a good band, good influences (The Clash!)... Even the Australian guys liked 'em. T.I.M, biasalah, always amazing, Tim and his guitarfingers... blows my mind.

It's a real pain that I didn't get any pictures of The Pints on stage, but at least it wasn't like the Miles Away gig where I didn't even frigging catch the band and paid for nothing! Sigh.... That was why I didn't review that gig... Yup.

Anyway, The Pints were great, always awesome to catch a drummer singing as well, and this guy was mentallll. Great stuff. They played a long set of short songs, the one title I remembered was "Old people should grow up". Funny stuff. I loved their music, they're awesome people, and we took them out drinking after the show.

Celine loves a little bit of punk rock!

LATE ENTRY: Prognosis Death Pictures

2010-11-01T21:56:00.000-07:00
The review is here: http://gigkl.blogspot.com/2010/10/prognosis-death-album-launch-myevo.html
All photos by Azam (Facebook: Norazam Shah)

In League LIVE in KL @ Noisy Studio

2010-11-01T00:19:00.000-07:00
Headed to PWTC apartments to pick In League up from their room straight to Noisy for a soundcheck around 6pm. And I must say, I was already blown away by their music even before the gig started. Watttafeckkk.

Chilled at the next door mamak with the dudes for a while and listened to their stories about their tour and Perth before they decided to head back to change into shorts... Noisy's hellbound temperature was a bit too unbearable. So they chow-ed and Moe and I waited for the crowd to arrive.

Ein arrived and chilled with us as our friends came over too, and the gig started around 9pm. First up was This Sunday, who won the attention of In League for playing a cover of Underoath during soundcheck.

Their set was obviously as good as it gets, TS will never fail a performance. Didn't play my ultimate favourite song but glad they played In Different Shells!

Next up, Thy Regiment. Strong, hyped, crazy, manic; the 5 boys really know who to tear up the stage regardless of how small or big the crowds are. They live for the music they play and they aren't afraid to show it.

Us and T-shirt!

Collages played through a frivolous and speedy set, toying with the adrenaline of the crowd and their intricate use of guitar works making their set more than just a normal hardcore set. Never disappointing, Collages is definitely a band I would say is the best newcomer so far.

Massacre Conspiracy didn't leave any space for the crowd to breath, and picked up right where Collages left off and blew the steam off every head in the audience. Always up for an MC16 set, I was well pumped for their set and didn't even care about annoying boys two=stepping to the wrong rhythm. :D

Asthalin was the last to open for the night before In League took hold of the stage, and they were not the least. Soaring through another successful set of amazing timely breakdowns and intricate build ups filled with strong drum and guitar works, Asthalin and Massacre Conspiracy reached out to even the Australians boys, who mentioned later on that the last two acts before them were definitely killers. Yeayy :)

In League. For guys who looked so young, I will only say one thing: Talented. The screams sounded more mature than the vocalist looked, and the sound of what they called "post-hardcore" really went out of ordinary for the local crowd. Not typically filled with breakdowns and jengjengjengs, In League's music is underlaid with a melodious string of vocals and keyboards. I enjoyed the set, for it was something different (for once) in our scene, and I went straight to buying their shirt/CD HAHA. bodoh.

After a set of 35 minutes, In League ended their set and went back to the backroom to pack up and prepare for photo harassment (hehe). Overall, despite a turn-out that didn't pack the whole of Noisy Studio, the gig was enjoyable anyway, because the ones who did attend went all out for all the bands who performed. A real sense of unity going on that night.

After everything was packed, we said our goodbyes and drove In League back to the apartment. Chilled for a bit, they contemplated on going clubbing but it was already 2 hours before the club closed so we thought there was really no point. So we headed out to Alor and ate and drank til 5 in the morning. Fun.

Celine hopes In League had fun in KL.

Prognosis Death Album Launch @ Myevo Clubhouse Studio

2010-10-24T03:49:00.000-07:00
Right okay, this is stupid, posting a blog without photos but that's what you get when your one and only beloved camera has malfunctioned :(

So sorry guys, I hate posting blogs without photos!!!

Anyway, headed to Pandan Indah LRT and waited for the birthday boy Azam to arrive and head to Myevo together. He's the one with the pictures so hopefully I can upload some of his pics for you guys to see later on.

We thought we were extremely late but when we arrived at around 4pm, the first band was in the middle of their set already. We managed to catch our must-see band Asthalin!!!

Asthalin were, of course awesome, we spent their set laughing at the members, who are our personal friends, and singing along to their manic, adrenaline-punching music. If you like music with great breakdowns, listen to them. Creative, and full of arrangements. Loved it!!! They played an encore for us because we were annoying them non-stop to play an encore. Hehe.

Avalon's Whisper, one of the longer bands in the hardcore scene played next, and were greeted by pleasant crowd. The studio was small and cosy but was never left empty which was a good thing. Everybody should learn to respect the bands performing by at least sitting through their sets to give moral support.

I didn't stay for long though, had to head out to Ampang to jam with Beatburns. Jammed with our new sessionist guitar... for one hour, then headed BACK to Myevo to pick up Azam.

Managed to catch Prognosis Death , who of course played last since they were releasing their EP that day. And I have to say, I have never heard their music, and regret it! They were bloooody tight! Their music was not the same usual hardcore sort of music, it was built up with so many layers and so many arrangements. The first song was enough to show me what a WOW band they could possibly have the potential to become.

Headed to Hassan to lepak with Aron and Gas, then headed to Aron's house with the rest of the gang for a late night movie marathon and a chilled out session.

I'm keeping this short, because without pictures, long reviews won't be cool :P

Celine particularly enjoyed this simple and chilled day!

This is Not A Birthday Gig @ Noisy Studio

2010-10-11T11:15:00.000-07:00
It was a day of celebrating birthdays; Mine, Mia's, Iman's and Ijam Naratu's! The night was far and the day was ending, and I was in the midst of an intense soundcheck at One Cafe for the company event Rock Feyst. Bumming around with Nash pushing one band after the other up on stage wasn't as fun as I'd hoped, it was pretty tiring. But hey, thanks Nash for the awesome Pokemon drawing of me! HAHA

Headed off to Noisy Studio around 5pm with Moshi, and started preparing, putting up the zine/CD tables together with Arep and Moshi, when Moe and Rhid arrived with the drinks and stuff. The food was arriving later than the crowd, and I was starting to panic when I heard someone had been spreading a rumour that my gig was cancelled. Ape mende...

But it's alright we had over 200 people that night. Thank you all so much for coming, really I appreciate it so much.

First act of the night, was 3/5s of Corporate Youth, consisting of Rizal, Hanafi and Mukhriz! :D Thank you guys so much for kickstarting the show with an awesome energetic set!!! And a cover of Minor Threat too! Love you guys superduperly much! WHEE!

The food arrived in the middle of their set, and poof Nindy. Ezzrt, Afiq and Moe were off to play second, with BeforeAfters! Got a lot of crowds coming in to watch, good for them. An awesome set, Nindy forgot her lines again, but that's okay everybody enjoyed their set. And I LOVED IT WHEEHOO. Me and Alice were basically singing to almost every single song hahaha. <3

Then next up, me. :| Haha, quite a crisis during my set, Nik had to stop after the first or second song because his guitar string broke. The picture Alice and Azam took made it seem like my set was crazy. Havoc giler, hands everywhere, pictures of my friends screaming to the song, Moshi jumping over people's heads to grab the mic. HAHA! I love you guys so much. We played three songs, one new, and the crowd loved it... Thank y'all.. :)

People were still flowing in throughout the whole night, and some were already shitfaced by the fourth band. Seriously guys... I didn't even get to drink that much coz you guys took everything! HAHA. The food was also loved by lots, my mom's vegetarian dish ran out in a blink of an eye...

Went back in for Sensory, awesomeness, Ezzart might've been tipsy already then, because he was wild with his bass. Everyone was headbanging, screaming along, fists in the air, it was awesome. Always love the energy Sensory exerts.

Then it was Second Combat, and by now we were already worrying about time, because apparently a policeman had passed by to warn us about ending before midnight. Second Combat's set was crazy, everybody was jumping on stage, throwing the mic around, singing along, pushing around. Whew. Love it love it love it.

Look at this. :P Amount of people amazed me!

Next up, Asthalin! :D Absolutely happy that I could finally catch them live, haven't seen them in ages. Thank you guys for willing to play at my show, I know you guys don't gig much nowadays. A typically awesome set by Asthalin, loud, energetic, heart-thumping. Adrenaline rush. Think of all the words that has to do with 'wild' and you get an Asthalin set. Yeargh!

Then it was time for birthday cake cutting! Ijam was so surprised to see his name on the cake, and Iman arrived just in time hehe. All 4 of us, and a whole bunch of hundreds singing happy birthday. :) Whee. Loved it. Then the cake fight commenced and so did the tepung telur (courtesy of Fahmy). Grrrr... HAHA.

Randomly dragged me in for a photo. XD

And now, the serious part. I would like to apologize to for having to cancel your shows last minute, I know a lot of you had been at the party early to wait for your set. I really wish I could rewind time and tell the policemen to give us some leeway, I still feel bad I had to cancel you guys, coz you guys were the bands I was really looking forward to that night. Hope you guys aren't too pissed off and hope you guys won't mind playing for a gig if I ever organize one again! :P I was not willing to risk getting everyone arrested just because I was selfish and wanted to hear you guys play. Hope you guys had fun at the party anyway.
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Headed to karaoke at a shitty place where they got Radiohead lyrics wrong (giler fail doh: I'm a creep/I'm a willow) with Rhid, Moe, Moshi and Azam before heading back home to sleep in time for the FEYST concert the next morning.

A birthday Celine will never forget

Moonshine @ Laundry Bar

2010-10-08T10:28:00.000-07:00
It was yet another night organized by Reza Salleh, another 4-band show at the busy lair of The Curve, Laundry Bar. Starting off slow and ending with a clash of loud sounds, the night was beautifully entertaining and worth the precious hours spent sitting before the stage, talking and mingling and watching the performances.

The first set was a slower, calmer exertion by Aiqa Halim, (I have reviewed her for Junk before!) and the set was a sweet and short flow of tunes. Personally liking her a lot more than the more famous oves like Zee Avi and Liyana Fizi, I was glad to be able to catch her live. Acoustic shows once in a while is a treat for the ears.

Then after singing along to the singalong music video of "Watcha Say" and watching the muted music videos on the projector completely not match the music playing on the speakers, the next act came up and pleased all fans and friends; Stonebay. And the name did suit well for the vocalist, Ojie, kept saying wrong things and making hilarious mistakes, macam dah kena apaaaa tah. HAHA.

An awesome mellow set, with songs like Sangsi and Si Murai Penipu to brighten up the atmosphere. There's a reason why they are one of Reza's favourites :)

Next up was one band that I had been super excited to finally catch live. After yearsssssss of being arrive, I finally found a chance to catch Ferns live! I always thought they sounded super lo-fi, but seeing them live made me realize how super cute they are! And the vocalist my god!!!! Looks nowhere near the type of person you'd expect of a voice like his to be part of. Extremely enjoyed their set, some people found them hard to accept, but it is illegal to not accept Ferns...

And finally. Finally finally finally. Lightcraft. The one band I have been dying to see ever since I got my hands on their album two years back. Wait. One year back. Almost two years. But yeah! I was so excited, so excited to see this band, I actually miss this feeling of enthusiasm to catch a local act. The last time was probably to catch Plague of Happiness at Cherating Ska Fest. Haha.

And were they amazing? Yes. Those Beautiful Shapes, All In My Mind, most of my favourite songs they played. If only they played Tanpa Jawaban though. That would've made it absolutely perfect. I fell in love with their one song which I didn't know, the lyrics brought tears to my eyes.
"Love is no place for fear"... gosh. :) Really appreciated their set, I would love to catch them live again. GWAR!

Getting blinded by the camera flash

Celine's soul was drifting

Russian Circles LIVE in Malaysia @ KLPAC

2010-09-26T04:01:00.000-07:00

After a tiring week of work with at a new place, a Friday night at KLPAC was what I needed, and Russian Circles was a definite close-to-perfection.

Bought my ticket and chipped in to belanja Moe's with Nindy, before heading into Pentas 1.
The stage was also set up, the instruments placed and ready to begin, the lights dimmed. Waited for quite a while before the announcements came on to start the show.

I forgot the time span from the moment the 3-piece band blasted music to the end of their last ambient soundwarp effect, they got me hanging onto their music, too hypnotised to care of other things.

The lighting of KLPAC was absolutely stunning too, and made the show even better. I was hesitant about the sitting down and watching the band sort of idea, but in the end, it really worked, for the lighting of the stage made it very worth it, morphing and changing in time with the songs.

They played so many songs that the crowd knew, like Geneva, Youngblood, Malko and more more more... Their set was a fluctuation from lows and highs... the highs piercing through your adrenaline, and having all the heads banging in synch, whilst the lows would thicken the atmosphere so much you could do nothing else but sit completely still and let the music take over you ( and for some, like me, to just let their overwhelmed tears flow ).

There was no surprise that they came back for an encore when they finished playing their 'last' song. A crazy crazy set they had, many were blown away and couldn't find the words to describe the maximality of a show that Russian Circles had given us.

A beautiful set Celine will never forget.

Dying Fetus LIVE in KL @ One Cafe

2010-09-20T07:03:00.000-07:00
Guess who's back in the gig scene!? Yeap, it's me!

After a long summer break in Europe, exposing myself to the life out there, and the music, and the people, I am again back here and feeling as at home as ever. Stepping back into the darkness of One Cafe was the warmest feeling I had in a long time, and made me realize how long I had not actually been to a KL gig!

Headed out around 5-ish, and was about to go onto the monorail when Azri tells me "I'm at KL Central"... hey, hey me too! As the monorail arrived, I saw him and Firdaus waiting at the other entrance. Funny stuff. Greeted them and headed to One Cafe together.

As we arrived, we heard music. No way in hell! Is this really a One Cafe gig starting on time? Really!?
Was super impressed, and greeted as many friends as I could see around, and rushed inside to catch Japanese grindcore band, Damage Digital.

Damage Digital

What to say? They were crazy, so full of energy and so full of emotion!
I missed the first songs but went into One Cafe with a "long time no see" from those at the door and went straight to the front only to be thrown back by the immense force screeching out of the vocalist's throat. Amazing. Absolutely phenomenal.

It was really annoying when the sound system suddenly went kapooot and the microphones stopped working. Had to pause for a while and endure with the One Cafe's usual muckups. Said hi to friends, chilled, laughed as everybody went mental over Damage Digital freebies.

Then before we knew it, it was back in the game! Four more songs from the hectic japanese band left me with great respect for the vocalist as the stage gave way to Dying Fetus.

Dying Fetus

Justifiable Homicide, Inviscerated Offspring, Killing on Adrenaline.... they played it all! From the beginning of the three-piece legends' set til the end, the room was pounding with roars, both from the band and the crowds. Along with a lot of technical problems too of course.

When Justifiable Homicide played, that was it. That was all it took for me to stop being a wuss and jump into the crowd and headbang til my neck was too sore to move the next day (suffering the aftermath at this very moment while typing this!). Too bad for the crappy sounds. The sounds for the drums was amazingly loud enough, which was awesome, but that also meant the sounds of the bass and microphones were overshadowed. There was not enough balance on the sounds overall.

But honestly? If people came all the way here to catch Dying Fetus, the last thing they want to give a shit about is quality of the sound. They true diehard fans in the crowds that night didn't need a clear microphone to know what songs Dying Fetus played. It was a great show.

When the show was over, everybody exited the place, half tipsy, half pained in the neck and catching their breath for air. Stayed around to linger and wait for a chance to get a photo with Dying Fetus/Damage Digital. Finally saw Cris, who arrived only on the last two songs of Dying Fetus... my goshhhhh, terlepasss, that boy! His fault for bringing so much alcohol that wasn't allowed in. BAHAHAH.

"It's rare to see a girl like you in Malaysia!" she said. :)

Celine is glad to be back.

Indie Youth Fest FEYST10

2010-09-20T01:30:00.000-07:00
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=12044202543&ref=notif&notif_t=group_admin#!/group.php?gid=12044202543&ref=ts

Checkout this group. Kiranya festival music Malaysia!

Ocean of Blood @ MyEvo Clubhouse Studio, Pandan Indah

2010-07-19T06:05:00.000-07:00
Headed to Pandan Indah around evening and had already missed half the bands of the day. Went to catch Ezzart perform, and realized Hanafi and Mukhriz were also performing with Effigy Eclipse, but I had already missed their set. DAMMIT. Was kind of bummed out.

Headed up the two flights of stairs right after Final Chapter finished their set, and stayed to catch Better Than Her, who were pretty damn awesome. Really solid, really tight. The drummer, I could tell, was getting a bit exhausted but it was all good. He still managed to keep his beat and didn't stray away from the songs. Nice stuff.

Next up was Kiss the Fallen, a hardcore band with a male-fronted vocalist/guitarist. Pretty rare to see hxc bands like this in KL. With a little more practise, they can definitely be a good band. Right now, they're still rough around the edges.

Ardy was behind the DJ-mics being the emcee behind the studio, and his voice was so much like a radio station guy it was pretty hilarious. Haha. Him and Ijam kept making fun of Afwan as he set up with Sensory after another band, teasing him on the fact that he would be singing, and relating him with Restraint and being old. XD Ardy and Ijam were playing tracks from Backstreet Boys and George Michael between every band, which was pretty awesome. Kept introducing everybody to the crowd: "And we have Celine Beatburns in the house today, give it up for Celine".... LOL, as if everyone knew who I was -_-
He got all my friends thinking I was performing! HAHA. Bodoh.

Next up, Sensoryyyyy. Awesome stuff, after disbanding for over four years, they finally performed again, and it was tighter than one would expect from a newly reformed band. They played three songs, one Lamb of God cover (Laid to Rest) and it was not disappointing. Particularly surprised by Afwan's vocals; he was really good! And Ezzart's showmanship (sowmansip :P) was awesomeeee. :) GOOD JOBBBB!! Loved them.

Headed to eat opposite Noisy and realized the vegan convention was finished by the time I went to Noisy Studio. So disappointed!!! Nguhh! Couldn't get my zines back from Arwith. Sigh. A good night though.

Celine loves watching her friends perform.

Tribute to Jesper Stromblad @ One Cafe, KL

2010-07-18T03:25:00.000-07:00
Arrived before 3pm and helped Adi and Man cut up the tags and set up the ticket booth for early comers. Spent the first few hours giving entry passes and selling CDs and buttons. Wheehee! :) Was pretty fun. Went to get Salon Pas for my stupidly aching neck. Then went in for the gig at 4.30pm.

First band. Forbid Traction! Haha, was amazed at Lufti's hair, finally I manage to seeee it! :D Abun was their vocalist this time along with Adib, and they featured another chicka to sing Fly High with them as well as Sil Khannaz's guitarist :) cool stuff mannnn. Still love their Soulfly covers.

Again, Biggie was the emcee of the day - he's the only awesome one - and we got ready for Incarnation, who were playing surprisingly early.

Incarnation was awesome, per usual. They never let anyone down, and had a 5-stringed bassist sessionist from Symbiotic in Theory. Hehe. Awesome shizzz mannnn. Was headbanging like crazy throughout their set. Thumbs upppp.

Was pretty tired after their set, then went out for a break and came back in in time for Caladriusssss. Sendarttt. Nashhhhh. WHEEEEE. hehe :) Nash was all dressed up like the members of In Flames do sometimes, which was pretty funny, macam budak sekolah.

If I remember clearly, I think it was Caladrius that got me moshing? Haha. Xingat.

Next up. This Sunday. Same thing with Aly and Junn and their outfit HAHA. Anyway, their set attracted the most people, and their In Flames covers were the most exciting for the audience with a lot of sing-alongs and moshing around. A good set by them, per usual, the only thing missing was Wong, who was replaced by a sessionist. Good job though :)

Then it was time for a break for me as I went out, whilst another band played before Massacre Conspiracy. Ordered some food and tried to calm down my nerves because I started getting really annoyed in the crowd because of some people who kept pushing everybody around like retards. After I calmed down, and didn't feel like going to KLPAC anymore, I headed back in to headband and moshhhhh to MC16 (now without Mio)

Awesome set, tight as usual, and their In Flames covers were awesome. NAIIICEEE.

Next was Reynagade, a band I had heard of about two years ago but never had a chance to catch live until today. Realized it was a band consisting of Catastrophs and Caladrius members haha! Giler ah! Awesome band though. Was listening to them from the back of the hall, because the sound was clearer there, and dayumm they's good they's gooood!

ELEGY! The band I always misspell with an "r" between the e and g. -_-
Awesome shtuff. Great guitarist, great vocalist... apa lagi? :)

Then it was time to pave the way for the organizers of this event, Black Territory! :)
Good stuff, they played two originals and two In Flames, just like many other bands. Man buat lawak: "Can anybody tell me the full name of In Flames' guitarist???"
... "It's Hafiz Bukhari!" HAHA.

An awesome set, with an awesome crowd. :)

Tried to stay awake though I was slipping into fatigue, and stayed awake in time for Effigy Eclipse and Unexpected Mercy (half of UM's set anyways). EE were awesome, considering my friends, Hanafi and Mukhriz, who were part of the band were already drunk, their set was wild! It was gooood! Tight, and completely sailed over my expectations. When they went on stage and I had to help Mukhriz look at the tuner as he tuned the guitar, I was like.... "oh no...." HAHAHA.

AWESOME WORK GUYS! And they had an amazing guitarist!

Unexpected Mercy were good, but I think their original songs are a lot better than their covers.

Went to sleep after this and woke up when the rest came to the car to drive off to Kajang for our Ghostbumps series. :)

Celine was satisfied with the day.

RedAmp MTV BOTB @ Mont Kiara Plaza, KL

2010-07-17T01:53:00.000-07:00
Absolutely random. Headed to MK Plaza with Nindy to chill when we noticed a massive stage blocking the path to Starbucks. Saw the words "Red AMP" and people soundchecking and stuff. Realized it was Thaitanium (From Thailand) and some Battle of the bands, as we asked a girl who worked with the crew.

Then she told us "We have a guest band too. Hujan".
You should've seen our faces. We were ecstaticccccccc!!!!!

We headed home, I changed, Nindy dropped her stuff, and saw Noh sitting with Izzat and Dimas and stuff.
Me: *taps his shoulder*
Noh: *turns around. stares* EHHH!!!! HEYYY!!!
*HUGGGG!* hahaha

Then we realized Mizz Nina (his girlfrienddd) was performing here with Colby O'Donis (yeah the rapper/dancer dude)

Then Lienne came and joined in the fun of our excitement:

Hahaha! Called up many people to spread the word, and soon we had Ezzart, Moe, Apit, Nayyab and a few others. Nayyab was super in love when she heard Belinda (the emcee) notify the audience about Coldy O'Donis's presence. Hahahah freak.

After a long time waiting for the event to start, and walking around and around and around the stupid huge ass audience area that took up the whole MK Plaza, in order to go to 7e, bank, toilet, etc2, we finally found ourselves in front of the crowd waiting for the event to begin. Thank you Noh, for sneaking us 3 tickets :D hahah!

Hujan was opening the event, but sadly only played three songs, with only one old track. But it didn't matter, "Mencari Konklusi" and "Obsesi" were superb as wellll. :) Hehe. Loved them. They ended the show with "Empayarmu" which was really rare! Weehee!!! :) They always end their Mont Kiara shows with Empayarmu.... weird.....

And yes, I have very litte pics because my camera was outta batt. -_- I didn't know about this event so I didn't have time to charge it!

Then the BOTB finals began, with four bands (with Stonebay out of the wild card!), inclusive of Indonesian, Thai and Pinoy bands.

I enjoyed the Thai band, they played really funky stuff, though as Ezzart said, the bassist lacked the groove needed. The Indonesian band was singing in Mandarin (apparently one of the first to do so in Indon after the language is reallowed) and had cool anime-like costumes. Lol. Then the Pinoy band was alright, the girl was awesome but she was in the background half the time. Hm.

Thai band: 69

Then it was STONEBAY! Hehehe, what else? We were screaming from the crowd and it was hard for the judges to say no to this band, when the crowds were so in love with them. They sang "Si Murai Penipu", as expected, and did a briiiilllliant job! :)

Then it was Nayyab's turn to go ecstatic with Colby O'Donis as he went on stage along with Mizz Nina to do her single "What You Waiting For". Not bad. Just spent the whole time laughing at the boyfriend and Izzat singing along all the way XD

Looked at the time, realized we were late for jamming so we sent Nayyab home and drove to Ampang, missing the last few bands. All in all, a surprisingly great event! :) Hehe.

Celine will never get sick of Hujan.

Kelelawar Malam & Ghaust LIVE @ One Cafe, KL

2010-07-09T22:46:00.000-07:00
It's always cool when there's a night-time gig at One Cafe, because you're not at the stage of dying of thirst or exhaustion by night in the usual day to night gigs. And you can spend the day with your mother, like I did :D

Arrived at One Cafe and chilled around, checking out merch, selling zines and chatting with the One Cafe aunty :D She rocks man.
"Esok datang ke? ada gig lagi kan?"
HAHAHAHA! DUDE! I was like 0.0

Anyway, first band, Pazahora. Blew my mind. Extremely caught us by surprise, they were filled with so many creative and interesting riffs and melodies, reminded me a little of Saosin mixed with Love Me Butch mixed with some hardcore punkkk. Really crazy stuff. I love. Bought their CD. And loved them even more because they gave free sticker AND a free patch! A NEW PATCH FOR MY PANTS WOOHOO!

Doesn't he look like Patrick FoB?

Went back outside and saw a few more friends had arrived, and went back in for Indonesian band Ghaust. Seeing that the rest of the bands were pretty heavy, I was expecting Ghaust to be somewhat equally raw and heavy. Heavy it was, pretty much, but raw? No way in hell. Sophisticated, sleek guitars with an amazing drummer by his side, the two-piece were... heavenly. They played post-metal/post-rock, and obviously I fall for all that stuff, so I was completely lost in my own world during their set. LOVE!

Next band was Khayall, what I heard many call 'stoner rock', or maybe they were talking about the other band?? Haha. I went to 7e to buy top-up at this point so I gave my camera to Azri to take. Thanks for the pictures!
Heard the band from outside, pretty good :)

I was a bit annoyed when we saw some police-looking people come and harass the owner of One Cafe (checking on permits no doubt), but the gig, luckily, still went on. Stupid assholes, leave our music alone.

Went back in to catch one more band before we left to catch a movie, and I was glad it was Kelelawar Malam!!!! YES! We didn't pay RM20 and miss the main band! (Well, RM40, because I bought the gig t-shirt, too)

I understood immediately what they meant by "These guys are the Indonesian Misfits." HAHA. There were some songs that echoed a lot of Misfits, and no doubt, the crowd loved it!! Hehe. If I wasn't holding a bag filled with valuables I would've gone crazyyyy. But I was happy enough watching everyone else go crazy and catch the kickass band. Kickass drums, kickass solos, kickass vocalisttttt :P

Nobeat slightttlyyy drunk? XD

Headed off to BB to catch Eclipse, but the plan failed, so we ended up catching The Karate Kid, which was AWESOME! I almost wanted to punch the stupid kung fu master, WARGH!!!!! Heh. Anyhoo, an awesome night, chilled at Pulau afterwards before heading home. Life is once again complete.

Celine wants more of Ghaust-like bands!

Nike KL Cup w/ Nidji LIVE @ Dataran Merdeka

2010-07-06T11:59:00.000-07:00
After a long pause from reviewing gigs for magazines, I was again assigned! Pretty excited about it and excited because it was a FREE Nidji show, I headed to Dataran Merdeka with Azam calling me, yelling "IT'S STARTED BUT THE GUARDS WON'T LET ME IN THE STAGE AREA!". It was annoying, we were not allowed despite the tags. How the hell could we take photos? Eesh.

Arrived to Azlan and The Typewriter playing their 2nd last song, and went to find Azam, who took us to where SYAMELLLLLL!!!!! and his girlfriend were. Was so happy to seeee himmmm! Haha PFFT! :)

Sang along to Lagu Untukmu and watched Pesawat and Forty Winks, heading away from the crowd as Bunkface played. I don't have pictures of these named bands here, because it would be pointless. There was a massive white pitch between the stage and crowd, so all the pictures were stupidly small. Had Azam (the other one) calling me when Bunkface performed and arrived in time for the football finals.

Apit playing a game haha.

The finals of the football games was exciting, I actually found myself supporting teams and such. The winners get to go to Brazil and train!!! SO COOL!!! WARGH!

All that football mania now out of the way, we could refocus on a proper concert now, with the pitch uncovered and barriers taken away to allow us closer to the stage. Pop Shuvit was the third last act of the night and played a total of only 3 songs (or was it 4?) inclusive of Old School Rocka and Mara Bahaya. Not bad laaa, got the crowd moving, as always, and spiked a certain energy in the crowd to ready themselves for One Buck Short.

One Buck Short was well interesting, and I was so amused at the fact that the bassist looked like my friend from class. HAHA. Was pogo-able, was singalong-able, a typical OBS set that entertained the crowds. Definitely a good band to watch live, no doubt!

Then it was time for NIDJI!!

What can I say? Catching them for the second time was so worth it, even more than the first time. They were amazing. Giring really has a way with his vocals. Pierces rightttt into hearts man. Arrghhh.

Nidji played favourites such as Hapus Aku, Heaven and Biarlah (the last song), and played MY favourite as first song, "Kau dan Aku" :)

But the one song that really really really killed me was Sudah. They played Jangan Dilupakan before Sudah, twisting in a little bit of humour with a dedication to Siti Nurhaliza, but still made me tear up in the end when he sings "Jangan pernah lupakan/aku dengan.... etcetc"... but the tears went into full downpour when I heard the song end and turn into the rhythm for Sudah. The first line "Salahkan aku" completely knocked me out. Couldn't sing at all throughout because I was in so much tears. HAHA. What a loser of me. XD

Nidji finally ended with Biarlah to lift the mood up, also having played songs like Heaven and Shadows, whilst playing other songs on the similar spectrum to Sudah such as Child and Aku Samantan. A lovely performance, one that was worth spending the whole day waiting. For sure.
A priceless show it was, indeed.

After the show, I dried up my tears and headed to Uptown Damansara with Ghostbumps (Moe, Moshi, Mia and Jijol) to have dinner before heading to Bukit Tunku to search for some spooks. :)

This night will remain with Celine forever.

Ini Tidak KomerSIAL @ Noisy Studio, Ampang

2010-07-03T11:28:00.000-07:00
After a few hours spent at MK10 for Nindy's chilled out party by the poolside and on the grass, Moe and I left to Noisy Studio to catch Ini Tidak KomerSIAL.

Thank you Fael for giving me a free entry, which was cool because I wasn't inside a lot, so it would've been crappy if I paid RM5 for only like... 20 minutes in the venue. Chilled outside with the guys from Grido and bought the yummy homemade soya drink. Talked with Nakid and left my zines on the table to sell.

I missed the first band, but at least was in time for the Liberals who as usual played an awesome set of similar sounding songs with very different and singular messages. My favourite songs definitely still remain to be Kita Kawan Bukan Lawan and Pergi Mati. haha, two very different songs.

Go go Andax and Rizal! :)

Yeah banyak giler gambar, I know. I knew I wouldn't be in Noisy for much of the gig time because the game against Brazil was on the same night. Went in for a few more bands and then watched Brazil's game.

Bought stickers (Tokyo Ska and Leftover Crack) from a friend and earned some profit because of my zines - sold 5! Heehee.

Brazil lost. Babi.

Not a very interesting review from me this time around. Left to Gallery after this to eat and jam. Sigh.

Celine doesn't even have a picture to end this with.

Rainhouse 3rd Anniversary @ Rainhouse Studio, Taiping

2010-06-29T06:52:00.000-07:00

Headed out to Taiping from Moe's place with Moshi and Rhid at about 10am, and met up with Aron, Nik and Gas at the petrol station by the toll out of KL. Switched CDs, made plans, and offff to Taiping we went!

Arrived at about 2pm? Can't really remember, we headed over to some nasi kedai and ate some food before heading over to Gas's under-renovation house to freshen up and chill a bit before heading to Rainhouse Studio. Chillin' like chillis mahh...

I was extremely obsessed with getting Jerry to run away from Tom...

After soundchecks and hi's and bye's with the organizer, some friends and family (Aron and his bro), we settled down to capture the bands as they started, the first being Arai's project band that played a few covers including Suffocate by First Blood. Mehehe. I like.

Then it was Myeiva (or however you spell it) who played 'death metal', though it sounded a lot more like trashcore.... Hm. But it was alright, the screams were alright, the music was alright... it was... alright. Good job lah. Here was where we managed to analyse the moshing style in Taiping. Agak lain ah. Not really a sense of unity, a lot of groups here and there, when people moshed, it was just to have a laugh or just mengejek the band... I don't know, it was all a bit weird for us.

Then t'was time for Adrenalize, ex-Couple's bassist, Ojoe's new band. Not bad at allll. The keyboards add a cool dancey effect to the menacing vocals and loud sounds of the drums and guitar. A bit weird at parts, like the keyboards break off the climax of the hardcore sounds but altogether, wrapped up pretty well. Nice stuff. Managed to moshhhh gwarrrgghhh!!!

Then it was us. *gulp* hahaha. This was the first time we were doing a proper set with screams inserted at proper parts, soooo... we were nervous. But it all worked well, we had a good show, and despite us being one of the softer bands that day, the crowd was well supportive and we're really grateful for that! :)

Headed down afterwards to just chillll and see if XxCrimeScenexX had arrived. Went to buy drinks, came back, saw CScene, said HI and went back up to catch Arai's second band, Astonish Elmo. Extremely wow. Blew my head, they were great, he is a really talented drummer for someone his age. Fckkkkkk. Arai boleh jadi taikooo! :P HAHA

Headbanged like crazy man, that's all I remembered from their set. And us "phewit"ing when Arai took of his shirt. BAHAHAHAH

The punk era starts hereeee! A few bands I didn't manage to catch, for I was busy swapping shoes with Rhid and Moe, charging my battery and all these sorts of nonsense, but next thing I knew I could hear the sounds of ska and punk from above. Went back up to catch this pretty awesome ska-like band, followed swiftly by a band that had a vocalist who was slightly drunk out of his mind and was saying things that were - yes - meaningful and had a message but... man he talked too much. Haha!

THEN IT WAS TIME FOR xXCRIMESCENEXx, motherfuckerrrrssss! :) But Avroco and Man were missing so it was a little ngehhh. They didn't go through their naked tradition which was pretty disappointing (haha!) but in terms of the singing and the music and the furyyyy of the whole set? Unbelievable. Nobeat was tossing and turning and falling everywhere, screaming into the mic without mercy. My head almost exploded. Haha. Greaaat stuff. And the drums? Fantastic.

Headed to the mamak behind the street where Rainhouse was, chilled, and then decided to head to Ipoh to lepakkkk and laughed til our stomachs were about to burst and the whole Dataran was staring at us before heading back to KL.

Best chicken in the universe.

Celine loves roadtrips. Fullstop.

Gig-Hopping!: Wolles Fest @ One Cafe & Dance Punk Party @ Noisy Studio

2010-06-27T03:43:00.000-07:00
Damn it. Sorry for the late updates again. I was waiting for a friend to upload Dance Punk Party pictures so I could insert them in, but he hasn't uploaded any so whatever, can't wait any longer! Battery died a bit after I arrived at DPP... :(

ANYWAY! Was a pretty hectic day in mind, had to tursh to One Cafe, play a set with Beatburns then rush to Noisy Studio to play two sets with Enrai and MOIST. As usual, we fretted for nothing. Arrived at One Cafe to the beginning of the soundcheck (there were delays with the mixers and stuff), so we had to wait hours before our set.

We were bored:

Headed in and out a lot, to check out a few bands which we felt were really good. All the bands I have never seen live before blew me away! Like... literally I felt my body going oiwejifneidsihfkewciefh. They were awesome. To name a few, Unexpected Mercy, Blindfold Hero, Dead Eyes Glow, Sammael Abraham. I couldn't stay in time for Her Silent Wish (sob sob!).

Unexpected Mercy. Probably the best female drummer in KL I have seen so far. Blew my mind.

"Aku tgh berzapin ni." - Apit. LOL

A Ruthless Cleansing. One of the most polished hardcore/metal bands so far in the scene, rarely doing gigs but with a massive potential. I was supposed to feature with them on stage that day, but I had no time to go jamming with them... so... tough luck man. Hahah. An awesome show by these dudes, got me headbanging like crazy in the front and singing along at parts I could remember in "Anarchist Manifesto". Whoo!

Next up was Dead Eyes Glow, but I couldn't catch them because Elle was freaking out with the disaster Moshi did with her hair HAHAHA. It was pretty funny, he just took the razor and just randomly scraped her head. But here are some pictures Moshi took as I had to sit outside fixing his mistakes. :P

Went back in for the next two bands that pierced through our veins, one inclusive of Blindfold Hero. GOD THEY WERE TOTALLY ORGASMIC. I moshed and headbanged like crazy here, completely ignoring the fact that I had a performance soon. Haha.

Yeah. The pictures say it all.

Then we had Sammael Abraham, MC16's vox's project band (I forgot the name WARGH!) who played pop/punk-ish stuff which was pretty cool, and then Starting Fight who got into shit for playing a set longer than was allowed... then us. Haha

How we did? Let me be honest, I wasn't really happy with the set. Because of the time, things were rushed, and we only played two songs. I got confused with whether the mic level was too high or too low... That aside, it was still an 'okay' performance. And a good start for us at One Cafe. Thanks, Ax, for inviting. :)

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We then headed to Ampang, me, Apit, Moshi, Nurul, Ezzart... Met up with Jarrod who was inside listening to Ben's Bitches performing. Goddammit I missed them! Will be uploading the pictures on this section once I get hold of em, not to worry! But here are a little bit of pictures my camera managed to take throughout the show.

I was surprised to see my cousin at the venue and found out he was going to be performing with his band Goey's Garage (I think that was it), and was even more surprised to find the music pretty kickass. Raw, wild, hectic, it really was punk. Haha.

Of course we had the familiar best-ofs, like Kaosbeat, The Voks and Round Robin. Dancedancedanceeeeee. I had already missed a lot of my fav bands, which suckkkssss. Ngrr. Parttimelovers, sorry I missed your set. At least I bought your CD :)

Then M.O.I.S.T and Enrai performed. I was more satisfied with the M.O.I.S.T set, though I forgot my cymbals for the drums, so the sound was empty and bland... Nguh!!!! But hey, good sets altogether, and there were loads of people. WHOOHOO! DPP!

Sold my zine (RM3), made a lot of profit which I used to photocopy more. Anyone interested, look out for where I will linger at the bottom of the blog page at the Upcoming Shows: section and come along to a gig :)
[Mind] Explosions - RM3

Celine enjoys gig-hopping.

Like Father Like Son Jam Session @ Grido Studio, KJ

2010-06-20T08:16:00.000-07:00

Headed to KL Central at 6.30pm and met up with Jarrod, Moshi and Mia, before heading to KJ, Grido Studio. Chilled downstairs at Syed for a while and watched the Germany-Serbia match, laughed at some random guy's 100% semangat when Germany almost scored, and went up to Grido which had already begun to fill up.

First two bands were acoustic sets, Rizal & Mesin Pembunuh and Akustika Bendera Hitam. Lovely tunes coming from Rizal, Nakid and Fael.

Then it was us, M.O.I.S.T. The punk crowd didn't really know how to go dancey to us, but it was aite, at least we managed to play a gig :) Hehe.

Corporate Youth was next, and as usual, they were energetic and got the people moving and trashing around. I had to be Vinesh's assistant in holding the micstand in case someone crashed into it. Haha.

Went back inside after talking with CY about chilling at Rizal's after the show and caught Alif's band, One Week Weekends (I think that's the name?). Really good stuff actually, they've got a good guitarist. Enjoyed the solo bits and stuff.

Back to us, Rotten Ruckus. Played four songs, ending with the infamous Fuck Police Brutality that had everybody singing along and moving about like maniacs. :) Enjoyed the set.

PunahRanah. Damn, they were gooood. I was awed at the drummer, per usual and ended up cracking jokes about how the vocalist would sink really low when growling and tilt his head up high when screaming high notes. HAHAHA. Great, great stuff.

Had to head to Uptown Damansara to jam with Enrai so I missed the rest of the jam session, then Mukhriz picked me up from akarkarya and we headed to Rizal's. Sung Grease, played the guitar, bullied the cat, drank, laughed, joked around before finally heading to Taman Tun for a drink and back home (Thanks Mukhriz for being my driver of the night!).

Celine really enjoyed the night, with friends and music.

Malaysian Attack @ One Cafe, KL

2010-06-14T02:32:00.000-07:00
Headed to One Cafe at 7pm, the gig was already halfway done, and sat down with Moe and Jarrod before the rest of the gang (Amirul, Fahmy, Farid, Moshi etc etc) came to lepak.

Headed in to catch Tragica, who were definitely the reeeal deal man. Nice stuff.

Who I was really looking for though, was Symbiotic in Theory. From Moe's hometown, N9, when they stepped on stage, a look at them would be enough to tell you they'd be good. And god, they were. The guitar solos, the drums the headbanging, everythingggg.

And then, Forbid Traction. They played all the Soulfly covers ("Triboot to Soulfly" sayd Adib HAHA), and it was the fourth song which was going to have me featured. All in all, they were very different on stage than in the jamming room I saw them in. Lots of energy and headbang action.

Hahahaha, he was so hyper playing the drums, halfway through the third song I had to run on stage to help him retrieve the drumstick that was under his chair. xD

I sang 'Flyhigh' by Soulfly with these guys, I can't remember if it was the last song...? Again, another lovely mistake by Adib when he goes, "Mister Celine!" -_- HAHAHA. Anyhoo, a fun song in terms of moving around because all you really wanna do is headbang. I added a few screams to the song to make it sound fuller. Thank you guys for inviting me to feature with y'all!

Headed straight home afterwards and Celine got ready for classes the next day.

Flames Festival 2010 @ One Cafe, KL

2010-06-13T12:53:00.000-07:00

Flames Festival! Would've been absolutely a killer if I didn't only have three hours of sleep, waking up and freaking out at the time before russshhhinggg to One Cafe like a maniac. Walking really quickly towards One Cafe when Panjang TR called me from behind. This made me realize that shit everyone was there already. Managed to sell all my pre-sale tickets (woohoo!) and sat with all my favourite peoplessss behind BT's table and all the other AKD people surrounding us. Nguhhh.

Everyone was going crazy because SiksaKubur was on the table beside ours. I however, was way too sleepy, trying to wake myself up. Then Myo comes to me and goes "Andre SK would like to kirim salam kat you". Haha. Finally, after about an hour of waiting we were finally ready to start.

Catastrophe was the first band, a real waste, they should've been somewhere smack in the middle, they have the rage and energy to not just be an opening act. Pity. I would've loved to see them when I was already all wasted and sweaty, not when I was still unmotivated to do anything. But I did have a fairshare of headbanging to them. Cheh, Nadzim. XD

Our MCs of the day:
Ijam, how does it feel to be on this stage but not perform? HAHA

Next up: Proclaim My Victory. Extremely awesommme! I was blown away - well okay that's an exaggeration. I was surprised at how much potential these guys have. I really enjoyed their set and they made me go almost crazy.

Then, then, then... Caladrius! As usual, a hyperball of energy and strong vocals coming from Nash. Again they led us in on their awesome Killswitch cover of Roses of Sherryn. Noiceee!

And what else can you expect other than sheer noise and angst bursting out of Massacre Conspiracy? MORE noise and angst! They laid no mercy for their crowd to grasp a breath, MC16 thundered down a strong set of familiar tunes for the fans to indulge in and those new to them to watch in awe.

Then we went out for a break and caught a lil bit of The Padangs, as we got ready for Fall of Mirra from Singapore. And hell. They were GOOOOOD!

Fall of Mirra: A stir of adrenaline rush and rage flowing through One Cafe, from the stage to the crowd and back!

Pause. A perfect time to have a pause as Kids on the Move took their time setting up, for everybody was then left breathless after the powerpack of Fall of Mirra. Definitely a band that's worth a mention around places.

Kids on the Move! As usual, they always put on a full-on show for their fans every time they set foot on stage (and when Min sets foot at the drums, you know it's going to be good, right?).

Swiftly after them was The Vampirates from Australia! Awesome, awesome stuff, they were going crazyyy, especially the vocalist who was standing on the amps and jumping into the crowds and just flinging himself everywhere. Extremely enthusiastic set from them, no doubt about that.

This Sunday. Nothing else to say, they always try to put on a good show and they did at Flames. Though there was a newly inserted song that seemed a little too draggy, I am still always impressed by their breakdown moments and their guitar melodiessss :) A band that will always be fresh to my ears.

Next up was Black Territory. A standard performance by them, but they were a lliiiiittle bit faulty. Here is Apit, shaking his head to the timing. Chillax la, Bukhari. :P

Then we had another rest before the final band of the night; SiksaKubur.

One word: Neck. My neck was in painnnn, and my eyes felt like they were about to bleed by the end of their performance. My head was already hurting from all the headbanging I did with the lack of sleep, but when you headbang to SiksaKubur, it's an entirely different story. Apa lagi, when you have a drummer who sounds like he's playing on a chainsaw, and can give over a one minute solo? Haha.

An extremely brilliant set by these Indonesian otais, too bad I couldn't buy their shirt (at least I had a free Flames tee hehe). Would love to catch them again, and this event can definitely go far if it was a much bigger event, with perhaps two stages, and more bands that people know and love?

If the bruises Celine gets are from gigs and nothing else, it's fine by her. :)

Temporary stoppage. Sorry, bloggers!

2010-06-10T08:11:00.000-07:00
My laptop's screwed up, I currently cannot update pictures and all that to write my blogs. So chillout and wait until the people fix it all up!

Thank you guys!

:)

KL Big Party @ One Cafe, KL

2010-06-06T16:28:00.000-07:00
MAN, I can FINALLY update my blog! Finally found the time after two weeks of having problems with my laptop. Geez. Anyway. Let's bring me back to three weeks ago when I had stepped into One Cafe, kena kacau'd by the aunties there (heehee) and waiting for KL Big Party to begin.

I arrived, and I think I terus masuk kot? The gig had already started when we arrived, or was about to start, I remember sitting with Amirul, Jijol and everibadi before heading in to catch Betrayal Conflict.

In all honesty? CUTE DOH! We named this HAPPY-CORE because the band members, especially the vox, Rabun, kept on smiiiilinggg! HAHAH. Like he was soo happy to be on that stage, despite the angsty genre they played, he was all smiles. Good stuff, though, well deserved to have their sticker (thanks guys :)) on my room door and my phone. LOL

Then next up was: AWANBAND! We were ready to embarrass Ully as he stepped on stage, harassed him non-stop and messed with his mind as he was setting up and while he was performing. Rockstar dohhhh. :) Awanband were AWESOME. So danceyy, so indie, so... energetic! :) If I wasn't holding my camera or not trying to lose my spot in front of Ully I would've definitely joined the crazy, crazy crowddd. The crazy crowd was fun to watch from far, but at the end of the event, they got to me (will explain further down the post...).

Went back out to chill with the friends, especially Kolep who I hardly see, and Fami who came down from JB. Bestnye :)

Paling kelakar... TWINS:

Then? Heterodox. Gempak la, apa lagi. Headbang headbang. Keramat is the law! Faham2 je la :)

I somehow skipped a lotta bands because my mood started to fade because of a few factors, one of which included a minor internal conflict and a growing anger towards the crowds who were so... rough with each other. There's a difference between being rough in the pit and being rough in the pit and towards others. I saw a guy, I'm embarrassed to say I actually know him (name disclosed) who, instead of moving away from a dancing boy flinging his arm at him unintentionally, decides to kick him. Bodoh sial. Just move a bit away cukup lah, buat apa nak violence2? Anyway, went back in for Couple, a must-not-miss, per usual. "Hey kawan-kawan, jom kasih pecah!" :) Their catchiness will never ever get old, let me tell you that. :)

Lepak ngan kawan2 again. Nothing better to do man. HAHA.

Went in to catch S.O.G. Awesome shiz! The crowd was crrrraaaaazzzyyyy during their set! They had very interesting riffs, the two guitarists were brothers (twins??) and the music definitely had my head spiinnnninnng.

They were followed swiftly by the AKD favourites, Naratu! They had a new song for the crowd, of which I already knew because I had gone catch their jamming session previously. Haha.
Ijam: "Kitorang ada sebuah lagu baru untuk korang-"
Us: "Pergi mampos!"
Ijam: "Oh, dah tau pulakk."

Their performance? T.E.R.B.A.I.K

Had a headache, dah la tak cukup tido semua. Went to the monorail station to meet Laine from Brunei :) Took her to one cafe and introduced her to all my kaki gigs (LOL) and helped her choose a local band's t-shirt. Cun2. Too bad she couldn't stay for a while longer. Haihh.

The Times! Gempak la, apa lagi, it's been ages since I last caught them live, so I was excited. But again, the crowd pissed me off. There's no point singing "Rasa sayang, tunjuk perasaan" ramai2 if you guys aren't even doing what the song's telling you to do.

And finally. Restraint! This was my ultimate disappointment of the night. My mood had descended greatly since the first band and this was the first time ever I did not feel the tick to mosh to Restraint. Bengang. I felt so shitty afterwards. Nguhhh. But other than that, Restraint were of course, tight as always and full of fire.

Celine would wish to have this gig again minus all the flaws.

Whatever That Means Farewell Show @ Grido Studio

2010-06-03T06:25:00.000-07:00
Headed to Moe's house for recording with Moshi, and recorded the remaining songs whilst Iddin Tweedledum played computer games and Moshi slept. Chilled with Ezzart for a bit after he arrived him from work.

Played around with the Star Wars mask and laughed at songs, before finally moving to Grido Studio to start the night.

Sat at Syed, and the Corporate Youth dudes came along and chilled with us as well. Had a lovely topic about run down cats and bones breaking... er, yum. Haha. Oh check this receipt out:

Went up to Grido at around 9-ish as the show was about to start, helped Azri out for a while with the money collecting before heading in to take some pictures of Corporate Youth. Andax was crazy, jumping off the drumsets and whatnot. Haha.

Next up: with one of my fav drummers, Min (whoohoo!), Always Last. No they were not really last, but they were definitely one of the tighter bands that night! Whoo. Stripping down to boxers. going cross-eyed, and jumping into the crowds, Always Last kept the crowd entertained and energized.

Second Combat! What else to say about them? Other than heart-winning? Furious, pounding and blunt, that's what SxC is about.

Then it was time for a band I was looking forward to catching; Sarjan Hassan. And no doubt, they were tight. I think the drummer was still too sober to play, he had some snitches here and there hahaha, but altogether they were awesomeawesomeawesome.

Didn't catch Whatever That Means, because I felt sick, and I already caught them at Blooded Suicide. They were good. Whoo.

As everyone went back after spending time at the mamak, I, Moshi and Azri went to buy snacks and stayed at Grido to watch a movie with Andax and Alip. It was great. A great night.

Celine now awaits KL Big Party

2010-05-30T01:03:00.000-07:00
After a 4-hour walk for Wesak Day the previous night, I had to do a lot more walking as I headed to Dragonfly to catch Blooded Suicide's show in KL. But it actually refreshed me, and I lasted the whole gig without falling asleep, which I would've because of the atmosphere. The place is really a good place, with great sound, but the crowd is never efficient enough. Never. They take advantages of the chairs here. I don't see you guys sitting around at One Cafe, why sit around here? WHY? Seriously, it's a waste to pay RM25 and not get any fun out of it, with only a handful of crowds to join us.

Anyway, arrived to Mia and Linda hugging me, and the rest of the girls, followed by Fahmy and AMIRUL WHEEEEE!!!! :) It's been bliddin' ages since I saw the guy, was so happy to see him again, hehe, and obviously so was Mia:

Hehe. Headed in to Starting Fight opening the stage, and I have to admit, their drummer is... awesome. He's good. He's good. He's so energetic in the way he plays. Unbelievable. :) Enjoyed their set, it was an awesome vibe walking into Dragonfly to the drums of this band.

Next up was Daarchlea. A band that is one of the reasons why I made the effort to come today, because I haven't heard them play in ages! But I think their vibe suits more of the One Cafe type, hot, sweaty, filthy... you know. :) Dark and cruel-sounding as ever, these guys really got a crowd going, per usual!

Then; Whatever That Means, a korean punk rock band with a female bassist who knows how to rock out. :) Simply said, they reminded me of The Offspring and The Ataris. Good stuff, but quite generic tunes at parts of their songs. All in all, energetic and fun to watch :) Good job guys!

A Town Of Fear confused me deeply, I at first thought it was For Better Endings, then I thought it was Her Silent Wish. But it was none of those, merely a mixture of the members to form this one awesome band with shitloads of breakdowns and energy. Really awesome sounds, I was impressed. :)

Kids on the Move. What else to say? They moved the kids, and they got a crowd going really well, we had people pushing us everywhere. I was watching my friends mosh in the crowd. Is there a significant move to "Kids on the move"? As in... running here and there? Coz that would actually make sense. Haha. Good, solid show by KOTM anyway, enjoyed their set.

Massacre Conspiracy. Cun la, apa lagiiii? :) There have been so many blog posts on this blog about this band I think many of your readers will have quite grasped what they are like. :)

Then it as time for Black Territory. One of the weaker shows by them I would say. It doesn't mean they sucked. It only meant that due to the sets being rushed because of the time (seriously, the organizers and bands should really work together better to get a soundcheck done really early) so they didn't have the ample time to set the instruments and amp volumes right. Man's voice was really loud, but a lot of them couldn't hear each other so the tempo ran at times. But it was still a good enough set to get people singing along.

Same goes for This Sunday. Strong band but they were left unnerved because of technical problems. But they still put on a good show. I felt it was too little, they only played two songs. damn. :(

Next up, The Padangs; they played Inertia and another tune, I forgot which one, I think it was Mercy. Great stuff, very solid as usual, and not much more you can expect of these young dudes. :)

Finally, Blooded Suicide! :) These boys all the way from Indonesia were eager to play on our stage, and man did they put on a good show. Rhid had her five minutes of stardom when she managed to answer their question correctly to win a shirt, and obviously singing along to a lot of their songs, catching the eye of the vocalist. Hahaha... Rhid, Rhid... :)

Very devilish music they played, got the more energetic crowds trashing around whilst the slackers stood and watched, us in between, headbanging and cheering supportingly. It was a pity that they came all the way just to sing to a crowd yang macam tak de semangat. Perhaps it was the venue. Hopefully you guys have a great show at Ipoh! :)

Ending with a song featuring Jo The Padangs, they ended the night with red lights and killer sounds. Snatched their set list off the speaker and made my way out with some of the AKD dudes to eat and lepak :) Whee! Nice night.

Celine's heart is beating for the next event.

Gig-Hopping!: Jam Session @ Grido & Ska Fest Road Trip @ Cherating!

2010-05-24T12:25:00.001-07:00
21st May
It is 7pm and we are all waiting for the jam session to start w/ Random Arrival (SG) and newly inserted Zerobridge from NY at the mamak below Grido Studio, KJ. Fahmy was second to arrive after Moe, and we went to pick the rest of the gang up (Mia, Jijol, Faez, Syafiq) from the LRT station as the gig began. Rotten Ruckus were first up, and we played four songs, 3 old and 1 new. I'm grateful they got me to be their sessionist, I enjoyed playing with this band.

Cut the night short, because the night mainly really consisted of going in and out of the sauna-like hellroom to catch the bands. We had Carbon 4teen, a set inclusive of Apis's jokes, as usual, Corporate Youth and Andax & Mesin Basuh. I didn't manage to catch many bands, not even Dumdumtak (but some stuff happened during their set which made me feel slightly relieved to have stayed out) because I was in a search for Mia and gang who had disappeared haha. A really good show, everybody had fun, inclusive of the two outstation bands. :)

At around 1am-ish, we said our goodbyes and headed towards Kuantan; the rest of the Grido punkers were heading there later by bus. Had a call from Jijol from Wangsa Maju; he got robbed. Freaking out we dashed there, then to the Band Shop, then to ROTTW office for Moe to put stuff back, and FINALLY after all the obstacles, headed back on track. KUANTAN DOHHH!!!!

22st May
After a ride of gasping at stars, scaring drivers and being scared by other drivers (hahaha sumpah lawak), stopping to eat, we arrived in Kuantan. After given a very descriptive tour guide as we drove around Moe's old college we finally drove to Teluk Chempedak in time to catch the sunrise and wait for Shook and Lyn to come.

Headed to breakfast at some mamak place, where everyone stared at us with weird looks (tauuuu laa, kitorang budak KL, aishh) and we had a fair share of laughing, especially at Syafiq's phone call synching with a jiwang-gler-babi song. He would be standing facing away from us, and every now and look down, look up, put his left leg up, fidget with his pants, tap the railing. HAHAHAH. Music video-like, no doubt about that. :P

Next up, we headed towards Shook's house and settled down, some fell asleep almost immediately, but most of us stayed up to have a car-wash fun with Sally Bum (Moe's car). Larat lagi, can you imagine.

Finally, had a shower, had a smoke, talked for a bit, went into the room, the aircond distracted me so much before I finally fell asleep for about one and a half hour before waking up to Moe tickling my ear and everybody crowding around me laughing. Siap ada gambar! GWAR. Packed up, headed out to lunch (again people stared) and headed to stroll around at Kuantan's 'Pavi'! HAHAHA. Hilarious, we were running out of the carpark in Counterstrike mode (gun-fingers, shades, staircases LOL!). Then we headed to the bus station to pick up Jaja, and OFF TO CHERATING WE GO! (Moe: *snore*)

Cherating. Little Bali bar. How should I put it? It was an awesome, awesome gig. The end was.... phenomenal. :) We headed in as Orkeska's set was about to set, so it was a good thing, because I didn't miss them, skanked a bit but the mood didn't catch on to me yet, so I headed back to the table where the gang was, saw Akmal and Andax and all the familiar faces. Such a feeling of family!

There were some pretty awesome bands - Lucky Munky for example - who really won the crowd's hearts, all in time paving the way for Plague of Happiness to take their stand on stage. After booking the room rental from the Little Bali reception, I saw Nas walking towards the entrance. Apa lagi? Ran up to him and hugged him hahahahaha followed swiftly by Moe! HAHA. Sumpah Nas nampak kelakar with his umbrella LOL. Now I couldn't wait for Plague. Headed back into the crowd and saw the tribute to "Konspirasi" again (I think I've seen a different version of this song a lot of times).

Plague of Happiness; justly named spread an energy of euphoria to everybody the moment they stepped onto the stage. Everybody was going crazy, about to get crazier the moment the music starts. I could feel it. And true enough as they punched in with the first song "Hypnotized", all hell broke loose.

And I do mean hell; because I ended up punching a guy (no more than 19 years old probably) twice in the face because he tried to put his finger at places he shouldn't. I was angry for many reasons. Everybody there were enjoying, even the drunk people, no one was being a dickhead. Suddenly some asshole like this comes along, who wouldn't be pissed off? Even Nas texted me saying: ":( kalau I tau... we will stop our set... Sorry. :(" Don't apologize for that one creep, who doesn't deserve to be a POH fan, nor ruin your set, Nas.

Headed out to get over the rush of anger, and then headed back into the place, but not the crowd; the only time I couldn't resist any longer was when "Blitzkrieg Society" came on. Shiiiit, I had to go back in. Came back out after the song was done, and sat around singing along to the rest. As Kawan finished, everybody thought the set would end but one encore was called for and granted. I headed out to the sandy area leading to the exit, and there was a small group skanking by themselves for a photoshoot, but soon everyone outside started joining, until the whole of the outside land became a skankers' territory. It was.... a-w-e-s-o-m-e. Unforgettable. Seriously un.for.get.ta.ble. I cannot accentuate any more words but you get my point. :) An instrumental encore + Viva La Punk pulled the show to an end. :)

Moved our bags to the room, some people changed (including me) and everybody just chilled around and waited for Moshi and Fahmy to come. Did Moe's hair into a very Clash of the Titans influenced hairstyle hahaha.

Dinner/Lepak bilik/Lepak Little Bali:

Had a very nice talk with Moshi and Mia in the car as Moe and the rest took their naps; I had one beer to stop myself being zombified and didn't feel sleepy anymore. Headed to the beach by foot around midnight-ish (or maybe a lot earlier) and picnic-ed there with our Jagerbombs and guitar. Loverlyyy. Took me more than 3 cups of bombs before I could feel any form of effect and decide that I should put more Jager than redbull XD First effect: pee!

Look at the stars, look how they shine for you.

Everybody left early (Moshi was the last to leave us, when his flu attacked). Memorable moments I cannot forget like slow-dancing with Moshi with our feet in the waters, walking around the beach, peeing on the beach, naming the stars, breathing in the fresh air, Mia, Lyn, Moe and I hugging each other to keep warm ("Touching" haram LOL), the Jager... Gosh... It was a beautiful night, a beautiful way to end a ska fest and roadtrip. :)

23rd May
Coughing so much as we walked back to the chalet, had breakfast, saw a dog continuously looking at us.
"Nak rokok la tu." Moshi says, and beckons to the dog. The dog doesn't move. Turns back to us: "Tiba2 dia buat macam ni kan" *makes an X with his arms*. AHAHAHAHAHA. Klakar sial!
Went back to the chalet, I was the only one left with no place to sleep so I sat with Moshi watching him play a HP game before surrendering to sleeping on a small space on the floor. Someone woke me and moved me to the bed, woke up again and it was time to go. Whee! Sorted out the bus stuff for Moshi and all, then headed away from Cherating. Goodbye, heaven, we'll be coming back soon :)

It was a dream Celine wished she never woke up from.

P/S: Yup, heading back to the city really was heading out of heaven. Animosity greeted us at a foodstop when two ladies (more mature than us apparently) pushed us out of the front of the counter to order their own food. KURANG AJAR BODOH!!!!

FLAMES FESTIVAL Presale Tickets on sale!

2010-05-17T02:00:00.000-07:00

FLAMES FESTIVAL TICKETS ON SALE NOW: (read below for details)

Get presale tickets off me now!
Flames Festival - rm20 (promotion until 31st May)

Call/Msg CELINE @ 0172391096, leave your name and the number of tickets you'd like to book.

You can meet me on a compromised time @
Hartamas/Mont Kiara
Other damansara areas
Kelana Jaya
Ampang
KL - Bukit Bintang area
ONE CAFE

If you wish, you can collect the tickets on the day of the event as long as you have booked.

Thank you

Bane LIVE in KL @ One Cafe, KL

2010-05-16T02:11:00.000-07:00
Having a band member look at my blog today made me go "Okay, people are waiting for the Bane review!" to myself. SO I'M NOT GOING TO BE A LAZY ASS AND WAIT ON IT. I will do it now. Because I am cool that way. :) Pfft.

Anyhoos. I WAS BLOODY LATE TO ONE CAFE (goddamit) and missed the first band, heading in only during Kenet's band (Collages), who were pretty damn good. I couldn't help but feel the energy feeding through the band into the crowd, which was prettttyyy little towards the beginning of the show. I like.

I was all topsy turvy after the set, dashing in and out of the venue looking for people who booked tickets, looking for passes, looking for organizers, then looking for my phone because it went missing but ended up being with Moshi, then had to look for... OMG, yes you get the point. When my nasi lemak arrived... RELIEF! Munchmunch.

Headed back into the venue for Massacre Conspiracy, and partially just to teman Elle, because she didn't want to go in alone. Tbh, I wasn't in that much of a mood to gig anyways. MC16? Baiasalahhh, they were gooood, and I have to say their bassist made a good job in being a vocalist session. And Senndart did an awesome job as a bassist (cheh perasan la dia if he reads this)

Okay I blanked out for the next band; I was either finishing my meal or STUDYING (yes, yes, studying at a gig. Baru lah rajin LOL)... but I missed the next band and headed back in only for Black Territory. I may have messed up the order, I wouldn't remember, I'm just following my pictures to write this review. HAHA!

BT. Again, an awesome chance to see Short showing off his guitar skills which are colosssalll. =) Again, an awesome chance to see Apit's hair go whooshwhooshwhoosh. Again, an awesome chance to sing along to the heart-wrenching songs and lyrics of BT's. Yes. All in all, again, another awesome set by these fellas.

Then it was time for Breakin' Chains, who were goooood. Was spectacular to see all the crowd going wild for a band that's not a usual face around One Cafe, and was a breath of fresh air. Nice nice. I enjoyed the set, and for once, appreciated a girl guitarist who's not just there for the looks, but was there purely outta talent, too. :) YEAH!

Badadamdam!!! RESTRAINT. Wheehee. What more can I say? I'm pretty sure you've read enough in my blogs to understand what I usually have to say about this band ey? HAHA. Solid la! Awesome la! Tight giler la... you get it la... XD
Crowd? Crazy.
Me? Due to certain "health issues" I couldn't mosh much, but how could I resist? Lantak je laaa, mosh jugakkkk. :P Tapi still, didn't go all out as I would usually do during a normal Restraint set. Rasa macam nak meletup kotttt, xgerak2 tapi dalam badan I macam ade volcano. Sing-along je. GWAR. Geram!

Oh wait. Baru ingat. THIS is when I stayed out to study. Haha! Don't play-play, I was reading Shakespeare whilst listening to Kids on the Move. Sumpah, it works, I managed to finish a whole act. :D Thanks Fahmy, for helping me take pictures. Only he is rajin enough to go up the stage to take pictures of the crowd. I can never be bothered HAHA :P Sorry KOTM for not being in the crowd to join the fun, but from what I heard, seemed like KOTM was willddddd (per usual!).

Then it was time for the father of fathers, Second Combat. Cheh father of fathers, giler otai nama tu. :P HAHAHA. Apa lagi, the crazy kids of Kids on The Move just continued being crazy throughout SxC's set. Lots of singing along lots of sweat and lots of joy. Nice.

Bored. Camera in hand. Took pics. of Azam. Impersonating BSBoys.

Pernah dengar lagu "Unforgettable"? (Yang oldies tu tau, bukan yg Asthalin punya)... yeah. Ini boleh jadi gambar thema kot. HAHAHA

Burnout were good. I still enjoy their punk-like fast paced and short songs. And it's always enjoyable to see the guitarist go absolutely wild, too. Itu la baru young and dangerous. Haha. It's a pleasure to catch them on stage.

Then it was time for BANE! Okay, honestly, I would have to admit, I was really not in the right state of health to endure a gig, suddenly attacked with some sort of headache that KILLED and the sweating and shizz. But I have to say one thing. If there was one thing that made this event memorable, it was what Aaron said: okay this is not directly quoted but it was how I remembered it. "I wrote this song (Can we start again) to talk about the things that bring us together. Because where we come from, people are so busy living with the things that tear us apart"... Sumpah betul giler ayat tu. Beautiful. It gave me friggin goosebumps.

Aside from the sentimental, the place went mental to Bane, they were superbly humble and played songs that the crowd loved, and they loved the crowd for showing that much energy and support. It was a very welcoming, very warm mood that settled at One Cafe that day, which was a nice feeling. Oh and thank you Aaron for being sarcastic with me by going "Call the police!" when I said "Someone lost a shoe". LOL. All in all, a great but way too short set for those (like Ezzart) who had waited so long to catch them.

Yeah, go Moshi :)

Despite the headaches, Celine decides that the gig was worth going to after all.

Typecast LIVE in KL @ Dragonfly/Orange Club, KL

2010-05-10T05:27:00.000-07:00
TYPECAST! It seems to have been ages since I first heard of them, and it was a surprise to hear they were coming down. So yes, I went off to Dragonfly with Moe, met a few people we knew there (Senndart, Faez, Kid, etc) and chilled outside for a bit.

Asked Wong what time it was going to start and he said "3pm sharp", and I said "Sharp your head la..." and he said "I'm serious"

.... It started after 5pm. LOL

Headed inside and saw Fahmy sitting in the dark, shivering under the AC, haha. Sat inside to avoid the heat outside and watched The Padangs and This Sunday soundcheck. Looked around as wondered why the venue was so empty; everyone was expecting a packed crowd.

apaaa dorng wt ni...

Finally, the show started with This Sunday first up. As always, I loved their show, and I actually felt in technical judgment that this was one of the best I heard of them so far. The acoustics of the place and the equipments mushed well together and the songs they played were all my favourites mehehe. Loved what they did with Unwilled and Never Look Back Down.

Was disappointed with the crowd, though there were little people, if everybody stood up, the space would at least have been filled a little bit, and made the gig seem a lot more worth it. Next up was Massacre Conspiracy, which got us moving just a lliiittttleee bit more. But still. Lame crowd. MC-wise, they were tight, and I was again, blown away by the vocalist who looks innocent but the range of screams/growls impressed beyond his looks haha. Just like Firdoz Daarchlea a.k.a Satan (hahaha self-created nickname). Except Daarchlea of course is more 'woahhhhh'. XD

After them, a long pause gave way to The Padangs, again a familiar band to us all, and we amused ourselves with Ax's crabcore movements as he pulled his bass behind him and crawled like a crab. HAHAHA. Tu la namanye ketam-mosh. xD Good sound, energetic performance, and a strong set. Kudos.

And finally, one of the bands I've been looking forward to catching: Incarnation. This was another reason that surprised me; this was the first show in 2010 by Incarnation and the crowd was so little? Absolutely... mind-boggling. Hm. Anyway, an aweeeesome set, they got some people head-banging like crazy and I just loved watching the guitarist. Hot. Hahahaha. :P Psht. Liked their new tune "Ruined" (we heard "Ruin" and went "Lamb of god much...." HAHAHA). We had a super-mini wall of death, which basically consisted of I dunno... a handful of people? *sigh* Apart from that though, amazing.

Next up were Singaporean youngsters, A Vacant Affair. And I have to say.... what.a.friggin'.good.band. I've heard of them before this and seen their page somewhere (or maybe their name on some flyer the last time I went to Singapore) but I was blown away. Especially because of the drummeerrrrrrr and the charisma of the vocalist. He was all... jerky and Hinder/Finch-like in terms of movements. Haha. You know, the wrist held up and back bent, and all these awkward stances. But it was lovely to watch. It was almost hypnotising. And not to mention, their music was. Good. It don't matter if you don't fit in guys, you guys are awesome enough.

Paused for a while to head to the T-shirt booth with Linda and then with Moe to meet Cris, a friend of my cousin's, who came to catch his homegrown band (Typecast). Headed back to the crowd for Love Me Butch, and it was only during this set when the crowd actually voluntarily filled up without having to be called up by Wong (who ended up being the MC haha!). And hell, were they good. Another non-disappointing show by LMB. They played new and old songs, and my already aching neck from Shai Hulud ached even more after their set when I headbanged like crazy LOL. Was really glad because I could finally screammmm into the microphone to 'Reconcile'. Wheehoo! Was surprised to see Apeq (Restraint) playing for them as well hehe.

And finally. TYPECAST!
A fine start, with a plunge into a post-rock like atmosphere, with amazing effects from the guitar. After the first song, I shouted "Maring Salamat" (or however the f you spell it), causing them to laugh haha. Ni barulah entertaining bhai. But I think the vocalist was drunk or something, I couldn't catch a word of his mumbling. XD

They played a lot of songs, like... a lot, but I was not bored by them. Just stood there, head-bobbing to their songs, closing my eyes at the more ethereal parts when they dipped to a lower atmosphere from their screaming/raging parts. They were extremely tight, but the sound system for their set seemed to have gone a bit array. Ah well. I loved the drummer for them too, he was extremely... small... and... active. HAHA. He was attacking the drums with all his might man, it was... so... passionate.

They ended their set with a feature with A Vacant Affair's vocalist, which added an exotic flavour to their set, a huge thumbs up to them for thinking of doing this. :) Good job guys, was an amazing event. Only the crowd screwed it up.

Celine can't wait for the next show.