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| Left to Right: Antony Maulana (MUTILATION AGGRESSION), Irsyad Sickles, Rony Sickles, and Kieran James (Busuk Webzine) @ Bangkalan, 4/12/2014 |
Interpretation
Bahasa Indonesian / Bahasa Inggris by: Ms. Dhinie (ALLEGREA female vocalist)
Band
line-up 2015: Antony Maulana (guitar / vocals), Wahyu (drums), Adi (guitar),
and Dimas (bass).
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| Arie Sickles, Rony Sickles, Dhinie Allegrea |
Kieran James
(Busukwebzine): Please tell us the band history.
Antony: We were formed
in 2009. Arie Sickles was in this band in 2010. He left the band in 2011. We
started with only two members Wahyu and me. We only had vocalist and drummer.
When Wahyu left I was alone. Wahyu left in 2012 and then he came back in this
year 2014. Adi and Dimas joined in 2012 after Arie left.
KJ: What are the band’s
influences?
Antony: Thrash-metal
such as WARBRINGER and HAVOK. We played thrash originally but we wanted to have
a new experience by jumping into death-metal.
KJ: What are your
death-metal influences?
Antony: OBITUARY,
PYREXIA, and SUFFOCATION.
KJ: Are you influenced
by any Indonesian bands?
Antony: The
thrash-metal band SUCKERHEAD.
KJ: Indonesian
death-metal band influences?
Antony: No, I prefer
the old-school. ROTTEN CORPSE [Malang] is part of the history.
KJ: Why do you like to
play death-metal?
Antony: I want to play
more daring than thrash-metal. I like the groove and the distortion of
death-metal more than thrash.
KJ: Have you released
an album or demo?
Antony: One single, one
song.
KJ: In the Bangkalan
scene who helped you the most?
Antony: SICKLES and
TYRANNICAL MIRROR.
KJ: What is your
comment about this band?
Rony (SICKLES bassist):
This band is amazing.
Arie (SICKLES
guitarist): Stay old-school!
Dhinie (ALLEGREA
vocalist): Have you ever played outside of Bangkalan?
Antony: We played in
many cities such as Surabaya, Mojokerto, Sidoarjo, Pasuruan, Lumajang,
Banyuwangi, Gresik, and Jember.
KJ: What is your
favourite city to play?
Antony: Lumajang.
Dhinie: How did you get
to many gigs in East Java?
Antony: Motorcycles. We
bring our own equipment on our motorcycles. If it is raining we must find a
place to stop. I have an experience to share. We had a gig in Jember. Normally
it takes five to six hours to get there but because of the weather it took 12
hours.
KJ: Do the normal
people in Bangkalan know what metalheads really are?
Antony: Most of them
don’t know.
Irsyad (SICKLES
vocalist): MUTILATION is the first death-metal band in Bangkalan. SICKLES is
second.
KJ: How do you feel
that you are the first death-metal band in Bangkalan but SICKLES now became a
little bit famous overseas?
Antony: MUTILATION is
actually from Kamal (West Madura). This is where I live. I left SICKLES because
it is easier for me to grow with MUTILATION. It relates to distance and time to
have the rehearsal. So when SICKLES gets more famous I am proud of SICKLES.
There are no hard feelings. We still support each other although we are far
away.
KJ: What are your
favourite Indonesian bands?
Antony: SUCKERHEAD and
DEATH VOMIT. I don’t really follow the Indonesian scenes.
Irsyad Sickles: When
will you make an album?
Antony: Maybe next year
2015 we will prepare. We already have eight songs. We did a cover song KREATOR
– “Endless Pain”.
KJ: Do you plan to
issue a split album with any other band?
Antony: Not yet but I
will think about that.
KJ: What are the topics
of the lyrics?
Antony: About killing,
criminality, and politics with scary lyrics.
KJ: What is the
language?
Antony: Indonesian and
English.
Rony Sickles: Antony is
a multi-talent. He plays all instruments but keyboards.
Antony: I played bass
for SICKLES and drums for MUTILATION. I filled the drum position until Wahyu
came back. Now I am just vocals and guitar.
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| Bangkalan Plaza |
KJ: Is there a suitable
studio here?
Antony: It is quite
hard to find an operator who can do the mixing well. SICKLES finally made it to
make it here.
KJ: What do you think
are the good and the bad things about the Bangkalan scene?
Antony: We have loyal
metalheads who come to most of the gigs.
Rony Sickles: We also
have social-welfare activities such as Clean up the Environment. We also
collect donations to give to foundations which need support.
KJ: What is your future
dream?
Antony: Making an EP
album and then a full album. My other dreams are to play at Hammersonic Fest and sign with Nuclear
Blast.
***THE END
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| Left to Right: Irsyad Sickles (vocalist), Kieran James (Busuk Webzine), Haidir Sickles (drums / also KREMASI), Rony Sickles (bass), and Arie Sickles (guitar) @ band practice, 5/12/2014. |
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| Ms. Dhinie (from ALLEGREA SURABAYA band) @ Bangkalan Hotel, 4/12/2014 |
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| Bangkalan Underground Community feat. members of SICKLES, KREMASI, MUTILATION AGGRESSION, TYRANNICAL MIRROR, BULL RACE, and ANT KILLERS @ Bangkalan, 4/12/2014 |
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| Bangkalan metalheads, 5/12/2014 |
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| Kieran James from Busuk Webzine (centre, third from lef) with Bangkalan metalheads, 5/12/2014. Arie Sickles (guitar) is first from left, Rony Sickles (bass) is first on right. |
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