LAGIM

LAGIM

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Name: Bjan "Kuya Lagim" Bernabe
Instrument/Role:  Shrieks & Grunts

Name:  Janvic "Mr. Break My Heart & I'll Break Your Face, BITCH!" Magante
Instrument/Role:  Guitarers

Name:  Jek "Baby Lagim" Dela Rosa
Instrument/Role: Bass

Name:  Regie "El Lagarista" Ibanez
Instrument/Role:  Drums, Sirkero

Q: What's the name of your band and the story behind the name?

Bjan: LAGIM! We were actually playing under the name of The Great Descent for some time but realized it was too long and too hard too remember.So we thought of something simple and catchy and Lagim sure was catchy as hell. In english it translates as dread, it means something that strikes fear in your heart. YUN ANG LAGIM! (pero sa totoo lang mga kuting lang ang kaya naming takutin, haha)

Q: What genre of music do you consider your music to be? Who are your major influences in making music?

We used to think that we were BLACK METAL but we recently found out that our sound closely resembles a genre called MELODIC DEATH METAL, a mix of Trash Metal, Black Metal and Death Metal so I think we'll stick with that for awhile Enhanced by Smiley Central

Bjan: Cradle of Filth, Behemoth, The Black Dahlia Murder, White Chapel, Dimmu Borgir, Enfold Darkness

Regie: Shannon Lucas (The Black Dahlia Murder), The Faceless, Adam Gray (Texas in July) & Travis Barker baby!

Jek: Protest the Hero

Janvic: Dan Severn (dahil sa bigote), Chuck Liddel (dahil din sa bigote at pati na rin sa abs) I listen to anything, so deciding a main influence would be a bitch to me!

Q: When did you form your band? What inspired you to make music together?

Bjan: It all started on November 2009 when Janvic and I planned on forming a new group, with the intent of being known in the underground scene. We had the same goal since highschool so we guessed it was time to put things into motion.

It was a very rough start especially in finding a drummer, but luckily we met Regie. At first we played as a threesome without bass! Haha! We sucked ass man! Then April 2010, Jur came in and played bass for awhile. This was also the time when we started playing under the banner of Lagim. Months later Jeric "THE WONDER CHILD" came in place of Jur. This kid can play bass man, SICK!! Then there were also a few guitarists who came in and out the door; Miguel, Alec and Nonie. And the rest is history. Enhanced by Smiley Central

At present the four of us are standing strong and steady With a new mission in mind; to play our hearts out in every gig with passion and love for our craft.

Q: What are your favorite and least favorite venues? Why?

Regie: Obsidian Bar where moshpits are legal!

Janvic: Favorite... bars where people listen to metal... least favorite hmmmmm... any bars that don't make you play metal...

Q: What’s your take on the scene today? Your thoughts on bands walling themselves up in their “groups” with zero to minimal interaction with others?

Bjan: Artists today seems to be getting more attention! Exciting! For bands who wall themselves up, LIGHTEN UP AND ENJOY THE RIDE MAN!

Q: What are the main themes or topics for most of your songs? Do you think these topics will change over time?

Bjan: Concepts are derived from the band name. It's about fear and written in beautiful tagalog poetry. We make up fictional stories that would shake your bones. Tales of evil tyrants, great creatures of horror, immortals and events that would rip a hole on this earth. My favorite stanza to date is a part in our song entitled Sakuna. It goes:

Sa mga huling araw na nalalabi sa buong sanlibutan

Nakasakay sa hangin darating ang ika-apat na espada

Taglay ang watawat na magsisilbing hudyat ng kanyang muling pagbalik

Our topics won't be changing anytime soon, well not unless we change our name, haha!

Q: How has your music evolved since you first began playing music?

Bjan: Our music started out as aimless noises to what it has become now. Every song is based on intent. We decide first on how the song should be and how it should affect the listeners then we work our way through that. We push everything beyond our capacities.

Janvic: From Dashboard but then I found out their frontman is gay then Malmsteen but then I found out I'm not that great. So right now it's Melodic Death/Fantasy Wonderland.

Q: What has been your biggest challenge as a band? Have you been able to overcome that challenge? If so, how?

Janvic: Finding my everlong partner, the 2nd guitarist, it seems that everytime I find a wingman something wrong happens, it's starting to become a bitch! (as you may see I love saying the word bitch, because I have a girl dog)

Q: Colt 45 or Red Horse?

Regie: Red-fuckin-Horse!!!

Q: What advice do you have for people who want to form their own bands?

Bjan: Rakenrol lang habambuhay! Pag-ibig at pag-ibig lang!

Janvic: Eat your vagi... i mean veggies!

Regie: Make sure na gusto niyo ginagawa niyo kasi hindi basta basta yung pagbabanda parang pamilya mo na din yan.

Q: Is there anyone you'd like to acknowledge for supporting your band?

Everyone! To our family, friends, loved ones. Sa lahat! Maraming maraming sa salamat sa suporta!

Q: Last thoughts?

Bjan: Gusto ko ng sinkamas!

Regie: INDIEMAND RULES! 

Interview by: Axel vito Cruz

TORCH!

Band: TORCH!
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Name/Instrument/Role
-IPE RODRIGUEZ /BASS/
-JON ARAMBULO /GUITAR/
-JOEY LEE /SKINS/
-DIAN TRAMPE /VOX/

Q: What's the name of your band and the story behind the name?
IPE: parang youth on fire yung tema nung name ng "torch"
JOEY: Passion/Love for the music we play, and for God who gave us the gift of music.
DIAN: I like the idea that TORCH is both a noun and a verb...source of warmth and light...but could also burn the hell outta u...if contained and sealed, it will die..so far, I think, these are the concepts that we'd like to incorporate in our songs... And yeah...Wife pala ni Kuya Jon ang nakaisip ng TORCH...we all just agreed....besides, fire has always been my favorite element.
JON: a Torch symbolizes light in the middle of darkness. it serves as a guide to the path of enlightenment. this band was formed primarily to use music as a avenue to charter the lost and the weak through the dark valleys experienced in our youth. We are making music to serve as mirrors to help us realize what struggles we go through and help those who are able to listen find themselves in the stories encrypted in our noise.

Q: What genre of music do you consider your music to be? Who are your major influences in making music?
JOEY: Unifying influences are Blues,Classic Rock,Funk, POT, Razorback, Wolfgang, and GOD.
IPE: rock and roll, ACDC, etc
DIAN: Our genre is...nothing extraordinary...just simple rock...influenced by any band that I was listening to before we jammed.........and of course GOD.

Q: When did you form your band? What inspired you to make music together?
JON: GOD
JOEY: Jon posted "wanted band members" mid 2008 in Philmusic.com, many replied but the three were chosen to fill the Spiritually motivated project.
DIAN: JUNE 5TH YEAR 2008. Together?...we (TORCH members) were total strangers...we individually got inspired on our own..as for me...i just knew that I MUST do something related to words and notes. And of course.......GOD.

Q: What are your favorite and least favorite venues? Why?
IPE: mga venue na sira ang monitor
DIAN: anywhere...coz at the end of the gig kahit pa ganong kabulok or kaganda ung venue...basta buo kami..ok na..(MUSHY!)
JOEY: We love playing anywhere, as long as the audience can hear our music.

Q: What's your take on the scene today? Your thoughts on bands walling themselves up in their “groups” with zero to minimal interaction with others?
JOEY: I hope more and more bands develop respect, open mindedness, and camaraderie for each other.
DIAN: I think the scene today is more diverse. Ang daming bagong genre and sub-genres..and the best part is, you could actually combine all these bands under one roof without riot...(or maybe it also depends on the event...)
About the “groups”..Let them be. Maybe they're just shy or maybe too full of themselves...but whatever their reasons are...well..what a waste! Walls are constraints.

Q: What are the main themes or topics for most of your songs? Do you think these topics will change over time?
JON & JOEY: day to day experiences and struggles.
DIAN: about dreams...passion..frustrations..angst..doubts..disappointments...hope...faith...and yes..I think it will change...

Q: How has your music evolved since you first began playing music?
JON & JOEY: it became more natural.
DIAN: More natural...but a bit structured. Before...we had 2 verses, then chorus..then 1 line..then adlib...then chorus...then free jam..then chorus...& we don't usually know how to end a song......but now..we TRY to have a song structure. The structure is a “bookmark” of where we left off on our previous natural jam.

Q: What has been your biggest challenge as a band? Have you been able to overcome that challenge? If so, how?
JON: time.
JOEY: time time time.
DIAN: SCHEDULE! I think it's every band's challenge.....How to overcome it? Just take one gig at a time.....have a clear communication with bandmates and prods..when u commit to a gig, be there..

Q: Colt 45 or Red Horse?
IPE: red horse for the win
JON: none. - San Miguel Beer or Super dry only.
JOEY: Haven't drank colt for a long time.
DIAN: ...............too tough for me to answer.....but I guess RH has ALWAYS been around...so....

Q: What advice do you have for people who want to form their own bands?
JOEY: Stay true to your music/expression, try your best to be creative w/o sacrificing being natural, practice your craft, and be open to constructive criticisms.
DIAN: it's a teamwork...if u wanna outshine others...then you're doomed...go solo instead....

Q: Is there anyone you'd like to acknowledge for supporting your band?
JON: our perseverance.
JOEY: Our friends in Indiemand.
DIAN: God (S/He has always been around), then Calyn of RAHAB (coz she gave me balls when I was about to chicken out finding bandmates...), family and of course.....do I have to say it???...INDIEMAND!..and all the prods out there who religiously support pinoy music scene...they're definitely heroes of our time...If I gave u a bottle of beer...that means, “thank you!”

Q: Last thoughts?
JOEY: Pinoy Rock rules.
JON: keep rocking!

Interview by: Axel Vito Cruz

SLASH n' BURN

Band: SLASH N' BURN
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Instrument/Role: 

AGIE - Vocals

BURN - Drums

MARTIN - Guitar

CLYDE - Guitar

AARON - Bass

Q: What's the name of your band and the story behind the name?

A: The name of our band is "SLASH N' BURN".

This was found by Agie and Burn's brother in a dictionary. It means, "kaingin." But it has another definition refers to "unnecessarily destructive or extreme." Thanks to our "Dicktionary" and to Mr. Gibson Martinez! \,,/

Q: What genre of music do you consider your music to be? Who are your major influences in making music?

A: We play heavy metal, But we do have different influences. Clyde prefers Neo-classical, Martin prefers new metal/metalcore, Aaron's main influence is progressive-metal, Burn and Agie likes to Glam Rock and Hard Rock. But there's one genre that keeps us united and that's 80's Metal. Like Ronnie James Dio, Ozzy Osbourne, Poison, Motley Crue, Extreme, Racer X, Metallica, etc.

Q: When did you form your band? What inspired you to make music together?

A: The band was formed June of 2003. There were a lot of struggle and changes especially with the members. But when the "Trio Los Panchos" (Martin, Aaron and Clyde), things fell into the right place and is ready to spread the "Metal" fever. Yeah!

Q: What are your favorite and least favorite venues? Why?

A: Well, we really don't have any favorite nor least venues. It's a privilege to play even on a small venue. As long as we play music, we just want to share our music.

Q: What’s your take on the scene today? Your thoughts on bands walling themselves up in their “groups” with zero to minimal interaction with others?

A: Well, we really don't want to enclose ourselves to a specific group of listeners or people. Music is for everyone but it depends on the person's preference for music. We just want to spread our music and hopefully everybody can appreciate.

Q: What are the main themes or topics for most of your songs? Do you think these topics will change over time?

A: We really can't tell. Mainly, our songs are inspired by true events, experiences, inspirational and love of course. Themes or topics can change depending on future events.

Q: How has your music evolved since you first began playing music?

A: Well, our music was shaped due to different influences of the members and with the change of members.

Q: What has been your biggest challenge as a band? Have you been able to overcome that challenge? If so, how?

A: None so far, because we treat each other like brothers and the problems that we encounter are being talked out and solved.

Q: Colt 45 or Red Horse?

A: Colt 45.

Q: What advice do you have for people who want to form their own bands?

A: Just continue to play and spread music. Music joins people together, no matter what race, color, etc. It unites people and soothes the soul.

Q: Is there anyone you'd like to acknowledge for supporting your band?

A: Thank you Indiemand for letting us play and share our music and to all heavy metal friends! Thank you

Q: Last thoughts?

A: May the force of metal be with you! \m/

Interview by Axel Vito Cruz