Deadsquad
BIOGRAPHY
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"DeadSquad berdiri pd tgl 29 Agustus 2006"
Pada awalnya
band ini bermula sejak Februari 2006 dan hanyalah sebuah band project
yang berencana memainkan lagu – lagu dari band - band oldschool metal
seperti Slayer, Anthrax dan Sepultura. Pada saat itu berpersonil:
Stevie (Gitar) ex-Step Froward, Ricky (Gitar) Seringai, Bonny (Bass)
ex-Tengkorak, dan Andyan (Drum) ex-Siksakubur. Ternyata Ricky tidak
bisa bertahan lama karena kesibukannya. Setelah berjalan latian
beberapa lama band ini lebih dari sekedar band project dan mulai
memfokuskan untuk membuat lagu - lagu sendiri. Juni 2006 Prisa ex–Zala
bergabung. Atas kesepakatan bersama pada 29 Agustus 06 terbentuklah
nama "DEADSQUAD"/DS. Berlanjut dengan pencarian vokalis, setelah
beberapa kali mencoba akhirnya DS mendapatkan Babal (Alexander) yang
resmi bergabung pada oktober 2006. Awal 2008 Prisa keluar dari band,
Setelah
berjalan sekian lama dengan konsep satu guitar , akhirnya pada bulan
oktober 2008 , DS menemukan sosok guitarist yang di nilai sangat
mumpuni untuk mengisi kekosongan yang ada pada salah satu lini guitar
yaitu Coki Bollemeyer ( Netral ) dan pada bulan yang sama Daniel
(Abolish Conception ) bergabung dalam line up terbaru band ini
menggantikan Babal.
9
Maret 2009 DEADSQUAD Merilis Album pertamanya dengan title HORROR VISION
dan langsung mendapat respon yang sangat baik dari komunitas indie
maupun non indie. Rangkaian panggung dan tour pun banyak dilakukan
hingga tahun 2012 ini, dan DEADSQUAD mulai mempersiapkan materi –
materi baru untuk album ke dua mereka.
So wait for our new material , we will kick your fucking ass !
”TECHNICAL DEATH METAL
EXTRAVAGANZA” bombards your auditory with no mercy thus structured
aggressive intensity. The embellish combination between harmony,
melody and complex brutality in every song brings up your heart to
keep it rolled in your music player with non-stop headbanging.
DEADSQUAD is sophisticated manufacture madness!!! (Bimo – Undying
Music).
When the frenetic of Parc still exist, the two guitarists Stevie Item
(Andra and the Backbone) and Ricky Siahaan (Seringai) gathered to make
a new band to satisfy their desires with old school metal band.
Before they separated, both are fight together to roused Step Forward.
To complete the form, Bons (ex-player from Tengkorak) and Andyan
(ex-player from Siksa Kubur) were invited to join. The first intention
of this band is to play music for jamming session; Slayer, Anthrax,
and Sepultura are the music they choose to play.
This band was not feasible to make their own music, because they think
it’s just a project band. In their way, Ricky resigns from this band
because of his work activities., In June 2006, Prisa (ex-player from
Zala) appear to fill the inanity of guitar position. No longer from it,
Babal (Alexander) recruited to be a vocalist. With this formation they
firmed themselves as Deadsquad (DS). Since August 29, 2008 they
outpace form the gigs circuit. They also start to write their music,
their name was bustling everywhere.
Deadsquad is called as a super group because their names are
recognizing in public. In November 2007, Prisa officially resign from
Deadsquad, it doesn’t make Deadsquad crippled. They decided to stand
with one guitar. In October 2008, Deadsquad found new profile to be
the Stevie’s electron pairs. His name is Christopher Bollemeyer, a
guitarist who’s known as Coki and listed as Netral’s personnel. In the
same month, Daniel (Abolish Conception) joins to strengthen the form.
March 2009. After long standing on stage and made one-two single, it
is time for Deadsquad to disseminate the solid terrors. They cooperate
with Rottrevore Records (Indonesia), they released Horror Vision as
their first album.
It was launched in March 9, 2009 when they succeed in opening the Lamb
of God concert in Jakarta. Manufaktur Replika Baptis. Is a single
title that reflects the album which contains eight high voltage songs.
By taken the lyrics with the dark side, all tracks in this album was
arrange to the discipline composition; Technical Death Metal which
bombards the metal music lovers Downstroke performance parade in
guitar that blessed with melodic and harmonic leads will be the
highlight for this album. Of those surely combined with
hyperblasting-grinding solid loot drums and also growling and
screaming maneuver at vocal. It’s just the right an old school
nostalgic project at the beginning, but then the band’s exploration
loops to the roots. They’re influenced from abroad bands: Necrophagist,
Visceral Bleeding, Spawn of Possession, Disavowed, Decrepit Birth,
until Nile.
Prepare your ear, broadly your view, release your mind. Through Horror
Vision, the all stars death metal squad will be change your judgment
about metal!!!
Deadsquad is Indonesian
death metal
band formed in 2006 in Jakarta. The current members are Daniel Mardhany
(vocal), Stevie Item (guitar), Bonnie Sidharta (bass), Coki Bollemeyer
(guitar), and Andyan Gorust (drums). They have released one album namely
Horror Vision in 2009.
Career
Early formation
Deadsquad was formed in early 2006.
Stevie Item of
Andra & The Backbone and Ricky Siahaan of Seringai wanted to make a project band to fulfill the desire to play metal. Bonnie Sidharta of
Tengkorak
and Andyan Gorust of Siksakubur were invited to complete the form.
After Siahaan resigned, in June 2006, Prisa Adinda of Zala was recruited
to be a guitarist, shortly thereafter Babal was recruited to be a
vocalist. Since then, they call themselves Deadsquad. In November 2007
Adinda resigned. In October 2008, there was successor for Adinda namely
Coki Bollemeyer of
Netral. In the same month, Daniel Mardhany of Abolish Conception joined the band
Horror Vision (2006-present)
Horror Vision was released on 9 March 2009 by Rottrevore, coincided with
Lamb of God concert in Jakarta. The album was re-released by Dark Colloseum from Malaysia. The album consist of 8 tracks. It was influenced by
Dying Fetus,
Necrophagist, and
Sepultura.
The first track of the album "Pasukan Mati" tells about the brutality
of right-wing fascist mob that are counterproductive, and the guitar
played by Item was influenced by
Steve Vai as well as "Dominasi Belati".
However, bass played by Sidharta, and growl and scream by Mardhany were not "audible". The quality of recording is quite bad.
On "Manufaktur Replika Babtis", they called it tells a coercion of choosing religion in Indonesia. They also covered "
Arise" as a tribute to Sepultura.
Styles
The main genre of the band is
death metal, mixed with
technical, old school and new school.
In early career, they jammed and played songs from
Slayer,
Anthrax, and Sepultura. They are also influenced by Necrophagist,
Visceral Bleeding,
Spawn of Possession,
Disavowed,
Decrepit Birth, and
Nile.
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