SCRAFT
band line-up: Vocals: Muhammad Falqi Darussalam (Chezz)
Drummer:
Nabiil Fawwaz Famungkas (Nabiil)
Guitarist:
Rafi Gifti Ramadhan (Rafi)
Additional bassist: Hifni (Iip)
Kieran James: History of the band?
Falqi (Chezz): 2024.
KJ: Influences?
Rafi: Peeling Flesh, Analepsy, Abominable Putridity.
Rafi: Kaluman, Jasad, Strangers (modern metal), Turbidity, Digging Up.
KJ: Where are you from?
Falqi: Soreang, South Bandung.
KJ: Why do you like to play slam?
Rafi: I like the groovy riffs (guitar).
Nabiil: Snare and the breakdown.
Dani aka Papap: Who’s your favourite drummer Bandung death metal?
Nabiil: Papap and Paul Mazurkiewicz, Cannibal Corpse.
KJ: Any other drummers?
Nabiil: Abaz.
KJ: Your comment about Bandung death metal scene?
Rafi: Amazing.
KJ: What is the name of your song?
Falqi: “Slaughtered in filth”, recorded at: Starec studio, Sukajadi (Mirrorcle?).
KJ: What is your plan?
Rafi: Album.
KJ: How many songs do you plan?
Rafi: Ten. We have to collect the money.
KJ: For the others?
Rafi: Now we have four songs.
KJ: Do you play cover songs?
Nabiil: No.
KJ: Do you have plan for any guest vocalist?
Rafi: Maybe Popo Puji, Glenn, Agus (Anorgasm).
KJ: What slam bands exist in Bandung?
Rafi: Turbidity, Gore Instinct.
KJ: How many shows have you played?
Rafi: Two gigs.
KJ: Where were the two gigs?
Rafi: Bandung and Tangerang.
KJ: How do the people find out about your band?
Rafi: We know the gigs from Abaz. Abaz invited us to play in Kulonprogo Metal Fest XII (Jogja).
KJ: How many songs did you play at the gig?
Rafi: Four.
KJ: How did you feel playing in the gigs?
Rafi: We were so excited to play these gigs. Because it can promote the band.
Rafi: Our song already released on digital stream platform two weeks ago.
KJ: Any other gigs coming up?
Rafi: 6 Juli at Kulunprogo Fest XII and 18 September at Kendal Total Sickness (3rd and 4th gigs).
KJ: Do you want to find permanent bass player?
Rafi: If the additional wants to be a member then we agree. He played in the two gigs.
Rafi: I work and so does Falqi. Nabiil is a student.
KJ: Where do you study?
Nabiil: SMK Merdeka, Soreang (school), class XI, engineering (motorcycle).
Rafi: We will record one more song in October.
KJ: How do you get to know each other?
Falqi: Through gigs.
Dani aka Papap (ex-Jasad drummer): First they played metalcore, now they play slam.
KJ: How do you know about Papap and this place?
Rafi: Papap is famous [laughs].
Dani aka Papap: What do you write about?
Falqi: We write about real-life killers, serial killers.
[About this time Popo (vocalist, Demons Damn and Jasad) joined the interview.]
Popo: Why do you choose to play slam?
Rafi: We enjoy listening to the music. That’s why we choose the genre.
Nabiil: The first time we wanted to play DM but the drummer found it hard to play the running skill (double pedal). Many friends suggested we play slamming as they think slamming is easier than brutal DM. After we listened to many slamming bands we found it is not easy, it is just like brutal DM.
Falqi: After the guitarist joined we changed our music to slamming. So the guitarist brought slamming influence into this band.
Popo: They still have a lot of time to learning about many skills, right?
KJ: How do you see the DM scene now?
Nabiil: People at the DM scene look like they bond with each other, they can hug each other, to help each other. If someone needs some experience everybody can share and explain influence.
Rafi: If I come to the DM gigs, the gigs look like more exclusive so it seems outstanding. It is different from shows of other genres.
Nabiil: It is easier to share with other guys in the DM scene. I had an experience in sharing in another genre. They are more like they don’t care--sombong! It’s hard to ask questions about what you want to know. It’s different when meeting with the DM guys. They are very open to share and give advice about everything I wanted to know.
KJ: When were you born?
Falqi: 2005.
Rafi: 1997.
Nabiil: 2007.
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