Keramat Durjana Festival
Boasting a line-up of 15 bands, Keramat Durjana Fest will take place this Saturday (March 20th) at One Cafe, the premiere (that was sarcasm, btw) venue for metal since MCPA Hall started refusing metal shows. MORE
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Incarnation: Junksounds 2009 sole non-Indonesian winner
Incarnation never expected that they'd be the ones to claim the title of Best Metal/Hardcore Act for the 2009 Junksounds awards, but fate proved to have different ideas. The only Malaysian band to have won an award (just about every other award went to Indonesian bands), Incarnation stand tall over the rest in their category.
Best Metal Albums Of 2009
Wondering what to get your special headbanger for Christmas? Look no further than our Best Metal Albums list, as curated by Najmi of Malaysian hardcore/metal band Incarnation. MORE
Cassandra and their seven-year itch
One of the most respected hardcore metal bands thus far, Cassandra have shared the stage with Comeback Kid, Caliban, Soilwork, Parkway Drive and Misery Signals... MORE
Singapore supergroup Castles name their 5 favourite albums
No bullsh*t here, just a straight-up best five albums list from Singaporean metal supergroup Castles today. And The Observatory and Mastodon appear together. MORE
Opeth are coming to South East Asia!
It pays to read the fine print: if you exercise the eagle eyes, you'd see that LAMC are bringing in Swedish metal band Opeth! Yes, Opeth! MORE
Metal Manifest: Incarnation work hard to realise their metallic vision
On JunkOnline, we often receive various comments whenever we write about metal music. Some parties relate metal with satanic rituals while others simply say it’s all about the music... MORE
WTF Wednesday: Slaughter of the Bluegrass
Them boys went done an’ got thesselfs a bluegrass cover made of ‘Blinded By Fear’ by them screaming Swedes At the Gates, an’ we went done gave it a lissen, an’ it be good. MORE
Uncontrollable: Restraint will not be held back
“It was just the most wonderful feeling when the crowd in Indonesia accepted and supported us even though they had never heard of us, never mind listened to our music,” remarks Ijam, the vocalist of Malaysian hardcore band Restraint. MORE
Bring Me The Horizon @ Hanggar Pancoran, JK, ID, 21 May
British metalcore act Bring Me The Horizon is set to trample through Jakarta in May. MORE
Mother Knows Best: Daarchlea have their mums to thank for their metallic ways
A bunch of boys this ordinary-looking certainly don’t look like they belong in a metal band. That is, until you discover that the band’s name is a funky term for a species of flower... MORE
Indonesia's Burgerkill Malaysian Tour, 18-24 May
This May, Indonesia's most popular hardcore/death metal band Burgerkill, who have just returned from their stint at Australia's Soundwave Festival, will be playing a few shows in Malaysia. MORE
Rotting Christ @ Stadium Malawati, Shah Alam, MY, 9 May
Greek black metal pioneers Rotting Christ bring their 20-plus years of thrashing to Malaysia in May (that is, if the powers that like-to-be don't get in the way). MORE
Asthalin: Tough love
Asthalin might one day make Malaysians proud. Formed in 2005, the post-hardcore quintet launched their first EP in 2008, having already released two demos and countless gigs. MORE
Ragdoll Epilogue & Murdered For Revenge Split EP Launch @ One Cafe, KL, MY, 11 Apr
Singaporean death metallers Ragdoll Epilogue and Murdered for Revenge are combining brutal forces at their split EP launch... MORE
Bagus Bangat @ One Cafe, KL, MY, 21 Feb
Hardcore. Death Metal. Screamo. You want metal? You're gonna get it at Bagus Bangat as 12 local metal bands come together in support of stopping the war on Palestine. MORE
Updated: Lamb of God in Singapore, April 2010!!!
Holy crap! Is it true? Is it really, really true?? HELL, muh farkers, YEAH!! MORE
Black Territory: Abolishing heavy metal’s dark image
Blame the old folks, the media or Avril Lavigne’–whatever the case, heavy metal fans in Malaysia must constantly be gritting their teeth at the lack of support and acceptance that metal bands tend to receive. MORE
Slipknot frontman to go it alone
Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor is bidding adieu (temporarily–fret not!) to his two bands and pursuing a solo album. MORE
Backlash @ Number One Cafe, KL, MY, 3 Jan
Malaysian metal munchkins, holler in the new year with Backlash, featuring Black Territory, The Padangs and Forsaken, on 3 January. MORE
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