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| TYRANNICAL MIRROR band - Bangkalan, Madura deathcore since 2011 |
Interpretation
Bahasa Indonesian / Bahasa Inggris by: Ms. Dhinie (ALLEGREA SURABAYA band)
Band
line-up: Hendrik Pratama (vocal), Ilham (guitar1), Jamal (guitar2), Ucok
(bass), and Merza (drums / ex-MEGADETH, no, only joking).
Hendrik Pratama
(vocalist): We were formed in 2011. The first name was VONIS MATI. The meaning
is: SENTENCED TO DEATH. After our first gig we wanted to get more serious so we
checked in Google to see if there was another band using this name. So we found
out that another band was using this name so we could not use it. The band was
based in either Bandung or Jakarta. So I suggested the other name TYRANNICAL
MIRROR.
KJ: Why did you choose
this name?
Pratama: I took it
based upon the political view. “Tyrannical” comes from the tyranny which is a
common factor in Indonesia according to me. If someone wants to lead Indo they
have to look in the “mirror” to avoid becoming “tyrannical”.
Dhinie (ALLEGREA SURABAYA band): It’s quite a heavy name!
KJ: Have you got any
songs?
Pratama: We have two
demo sings. We plan for an album next year 2015. We already have a total of
five songs, including the two singles. We are planning to collect six songs to
make a mini-album.
KJ: What are the
musical influences?
Pratama: SUICIDE
SILENCE, AS BLOOD RUNS BLACK.
Ilham: UPON A BURNNG
BODY.
KJ: Why do you choose
to play this sort of modern-metal instead of old-school DM like SICKLES plays?
Pratama: We liked DM
before but after listening to deathcore we decided that we all prefer it and we
find it more of a challenge to play deathcore.
Dhinie: Have you ever
played outside of Bangkalan?
Pratama: Yes. We played
in Surabaya and applied already to play in Sidoarjo. We paid the registration
fee but the gig was a fraud so we were cheated.
KJ: What is your
comment about this band, Irsyad?
Irsyad (vocalist
SICKLES): I think it is a good band with an aggressive performance.
Rony (bassist SICKLES):
This band needs to be more solid onstage. They need to develop a stage-act and
solve the miscommunication on the stage.
Arie (guitarist
SICKLES): My advice is that they should never give up. The band is having some
internal problems. They are having a problem balancing the band with work and
university.
Jamal [teasing and
joking]: When will you get married?
Ilham: After graduating
from university.
KJ: Do you prefer
religious girl or metal chick?
All say: Religious
girl!
Dhinie: What if the
religious girl refuses their activities in metal?
Band: We will find
another religious girl who accepts our activities in metal.
KJ: What is the future
dream for the band?
Merza (drummer): To be
more famous and to have a lot of gigs.
Pratama: To finish the
album and to make another album and to be influential for other bands. We want
to bring an Indonesian name into the metal community outside Indonesia.
KJ: What are the good
and the bad things about th metal scene in Bangkalan?
Ilham: Solidarity.
Pratama: We complement
each other by lending band members to bands who are missing a member. We
support each other.
KJ: The bad side?
Ilham: We have not
found a bad side to it.
KJ: Do you want to
always stay in Bangkalan or you may move?
Pratama: Stay in
Bangkalan.
Jamal: It is a
beautiful city.
Pratama: We want to
prove that even though Bangkalan is a small town we can be better than other
cities.
Dhinie: What is your
dream gig?
Band: Hammersonic.
Merza: Bandung Biersik.
Pratama: Rock in Solo.
KJ: What do you think
about BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE headlining Hammersonic?
Rony Sickles: The
promoter only tries to get more audience. BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE has many fans
here.
Pratama: Different and
better. I am also influenced by WHITECHAPEL.
KJ: Do your parents
support you playing metal?
Pratama: My parents do
not support me but I insist because I want to show that I can be a success with
metal. I want to prove that metal is not as bad as my parents’ image of it.
Merza: My parents
support.
Jamal: Support.
Ilham: My parents
support because they introduced music to me starting with progressive-metal and
then METALLICA and old-school music. I want to make an experiment with metal.
*****THE END
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| Bangkalan Underground Community, 5/12/2014 |
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| Kieran James (Busuk Webzine) (centre, third from left) with Bangkalan metalheads, 5/12/2014. Arie Sickles is first on left, Rony Sickles is first on right. |
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| Bangkalan Underground Community feat. members of SICKLES, KREMASI, TYRANNICAL MIRROR MUTILATION AGGRESSION, BULL RACE, and ANT KILLERS @ Bangkalan, 4/12/2014 |
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| I think two girls just walked past at this moment! |
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| Kieran James (Busuk Webzine) with TYRANNICAL MIRROR band @ Bangkalan, 4/12/2014 |
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