COB @ Fort Canning

All ye COB fans... you have been informed. See you there.

Flashback: Mayhem in S'pore

I was busy looking for misplaced pickups earlier today & found this article which I've kept since 2006. That was the seminal year Mayhem performed in Singapore- without incident, mind you. Apparently, the New Paper, a domestic sensational fodder publication, ran an article on the heinous history of the band, raising ethical concerns along the way. No efforts were made to actually manifest liberal coverage of the issue at hand; was this the former apocalypse-inciting  Mayhem coming here to rape Singapore's humanity? Did the band thereafter change at all? Tsk, tsk...

Effort was made to actually exhibit the decadent lyrics but Deathcrush was Mayhem's debut EP, maybe the philosophical mind behind the band's lyrics changed throughout the years (which indeed happened...)?

The reality check here is definitely the existence of double standards when it comes to music. A scantily clad, pubic area exposing female is more likely to be given the license to gyrate on stage compared to the average heavy metal musician.

This aside, I'm glad that Mayhem, the impregnable initiators of black metal, performed here & I got to shake hands with the band after the show.

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Obiter Dictum: JULY is here. It's the dreaded income tax month.

ND: Explosive

The Brummies were here & they delivered loads. It was such a competent performance by Mr. Greenway & company, committing such presence to memory was rather easy. I was also very glad to hear some of the clearest guitar tones (despite the heavyweight presence of the lower frequencies) by arguably one of the most intense music performers this side of aggressive music. The down-side of it all was the delayed entry; the ticket clearly stated a 7.00pm entrance but we only managed to tread the performance ground some 90min later. I last heard it was an equipment-related issue, somehting to do with the drums.

Knowing Mitch Harris (& the late Jesse Pintado) to be a minimalistic player when it comes to gear, the use of Peavey amps (Triple XXX/ 5150) was the right pick; great note separation throughout the performance.

Morbid date

From source: Floridian death metal veterans MORBID ANGEL will make an exclusive Southeast Asian appearance in Singapore on May 25. More details will be made available soon.

This is my kinda show, will definitely be there.