FULL BATTLE ORDER 2012
FULL BATTLE ORDER 2012 - SAMPLER
LINEUP [2012]
DOUBLE DRAGON [AUSTRALIA]
Australia’s Double Dragon Formed in late 2002 in Wingfield, an industrial suburb of Adelaide,
South Australia, Double Dragon have evolved from their humble beginnings
as a mere bunch of mates with a passion for making and playing music to
one of the country’s most recognised and successful heavy metal acts.
After independently releasing their first EP ‘Have Them Destroyed’
(2005), then it’s nationally distributed Truth Inc Records/MGM follow up
‘Scars of Fire’ (2006), Double Dragon toured relentlessly, and were
given the opportunity to open shows for some of the world’s finest metal
acts. Amongst them: Slayer, Mastodon, Arch Enemy, Dark Tranquillity,
Kataklysm, The Black Dahlia Murder and Cephalic Carnage. Additionally
the band embarked on their first full Australian main support tour with
Sweden’s Soilwork. Following these accomplishments the band then re-entered the
studio and recorded their debut album, ‘Devastator’ (2008), also
released through Truth Inc Records/MGM. More national touring followed
including the prestigious opening slot on Slayer and Megadeth’s 2009
Australian tour, tours with The Haunted and Chimaira, as well as support
slots with Carcass, Obituary, Unearth, Darkest Hour and more. Add to
that appearances at some of the country’s biggest music festivals (Big
Day Out, Soundwave, Metalstock), and Double Dragon have proven that
they’re not here to mess around.
Double Dragon have shown they’re a force to be reckoned with. While popular trends come and go, Double Dragon continue to make a name for themselves built solidly on a foundation of musical honesty, a genuine belief and commitment to what they do, some undeniably powerful songs, and an intensely personal live show which needs to be experienced to be understood. Check out Double Dragon latest offering, ‘Sons of Asena’, and witness the realisation of one of Australia’s brightest hopes coming to fruition. INTOLERANT [Philippines]
There is no stopping the juggernaut that is
Intolerant, truly one of the finest crossover heavy metal/hardcore bands in the
Philippines. In the past two years alone, Intolerant has been voted as the
choice band to represent the Philippines with its scorched-earth approach to
musicianship and its no-holds-barred songwriting style that has enabled them to
co-headline festivals and concerts alongside the finest the world has to offer:
thrash legends Death Angel and Testament, current heavy metal
champions ArchEnemy, Shadows Fall, Lamb of God and international hardcore champions Hatebreed and Darkest Hour.
This 2012, Intolerant will once more embark on a nationwide series of shows supporting mixed martial arts events and the biggest tattoo convention in the Philippines, and a brand new album is expected to be released mid-year, after scheduled opening dates for international acts like WE CAME AS ROMANS, BLESS THE FALL, DARKEST HOUR, ARCH ENEMY, PERIPHERY and AUGUST BURNS RED. Intolerant is still on a roll and representing the best of the best the Philippines has to offer. Keep your eyes open and raise those clenched fists in the air. Intolerant is conquering a city near you. OUT FOR BLOOD [SINGAPORE]
Hailing from the East of Lion City, Singapura, these berserkers play groovy,metallic hardcore that causes earaches to the corporate mainstream music industry and destroyers of authority. No holds -barred, metallic hardcore that cater only for the heavyweights. Positive messages for strugglin in these already fucked up shithole
called life with chugging n groovy breakdowns for your daily dose of anger management. Not suitable for the weak at heart. Be warned. RUINS & REMAINS [SINGAPORE]
Ruins
& Remains, a metalcore band formed back in 2008 with quite a few
bit of changes till today. They have played quite a few bit of shows
since, alot of local shows, they have opened for a few international bands such
as, Parkway Drive, Gold Kids, More than life, Ghost Town, The
Vampirates, Surrender, No Turning Back, Ghostlimb and Eyes Set To Kill.
We played a couple of overseas shows too in Sabah, Kuala Terrenganu, and
Kuala Lumpur, and just recently they played the biggest
indie/alternative music festival here in Singapore in August 2011, it's
called Baybeats. They have released an E.P back in 2010 titled 'Escaping
Nightmares'. And just recently in December 2011, we released a digital
release online titled #11, with 4 songs. Here's the link! http://www.mediafire.com/?c98mh72xv78mm02. Their music basically speaks about every single thing that's happening in your daily life. Check out the band's facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ruins-Remains/130476306963370?sk=wall.
| Truth Be Known [SINGAPORE]
Forged through the bonds of friendship and alcohol,burning with the fiery passion to rekindle the dying embers of a declining music scene, TBK was born in 2005. Hailing from the tiny island of Singapore, TBK brandishes a uniquely local brand of death metal and aptly draws its title from an old Napalm Death song .Influenced by various foreign extreme metal acts like At The Gates, Slayer, Napalm Death and Sodom, the band has kept its sound distinct - No glitz, no frills, no fashion and no trends.
http://www.facebook.com/truthbeknownsg REVILEMENT [Taiwan]
Revilement
from Taiwan - Founded in the fall of 2006, Revilement is a band that
has quickly ascended the ranks of its local scene in Taipei. Since the
release of Human Vivisection, and in the lead up to the release of
Pillars of Balance, Revilement has established itself as one of only a
handful of select bands to break out of the Taiwanese metal scene and
tour around East and Southeast Asia, racking
up appearances at some of the top underground festivals in the region.
Asia Metal Festival (South Korea), Singapore Death Fest, Tomahawk Metal
Fest (Hong Kong), Formoz Fest (Taiwan), and Bangkok Death Fest all
experienced the full force of Revilement, which also managed to fit in
its first tour in Japan alongside legendary Japanese death metal troops,
Defiled. Over the course of the band's travels, Revilement has also
managed to earn coveted opening slots for the likes of Graveworm, Misery
Index, and the legendary Napalm Death.
GOTSU TOTSU KOTSU [JAPAN]
Gotsu-Totsu-Kotsu was initially formed in 2000. With their extremely brutal sound and unforgettable character, all the local metalheads had eventually recognized them as the only one "SAMURAI warrior death/thrash metal" band around Kawagoe,the most traditional city in Saitama,Japan.First full length album "Mouryou" released in 2009 BTH records(Japan). Line-upHaruhisa Takahata (Vocals/Bass)Atsusi Takahasi (guitar)Hirotaka Nakazawa (Drams)Haruhisa Takahata was also in the Japanese brutal death metal band DEFILED from 2005 to 2011. STILLBORN [SINGAPORE]
Stillborn from Singapore was conceived in 2007.
Heavily influenced by bands such as Behemoth, Meshuggah, Death, Dream Theater, Dark Tranquility, Necrophagist, Cannibal Corpse, Kalmah and Carcass and many others. Stillborn aims to deliver death metal at its best not holding back any form of experimental values with no cliche's on music structure. Stillborn plays what it wants to play and delivers a good old "Shut up and listen to the fucking music" message to everyone. What you see is what you get. |
