Band: Harsh
From: Bandung, Indonesia
Their formation story:
"It started with Almauza (guitar) being bored as a sound engineer, then he invited Ramanda (vocals) to fill in the vocals, when he was confused about filling the drum position, finally Almauza (guitar) invited Wega (drums).
"It wasn't long before Farid (guitar) came in to play guitar alongside Almauza. When we were looking for a bassist who was suitable for us, it took quite a long time and we met Sonni, then Sonni (bass) agreed to our invitation and joined the band."
Their sound in their own words:
"Like any band, we take a lot of different influences, but that definitely puts us in the hardcore lane but leaning more towards atmospheric music. With the vocal rhythms and guitar riffs in more metal-tinged hardcore music, we never say what genre we belong to, because I think that would put limitations on how the creative process works.
"But maybe for now, metallic hardcore is for us. Maybe our music is influenced by bands like END, Chamber, Boundaries, Knocked Loose, and Conjurer."
Latest release info:
"We just release our newest music video for the song 'Kissing the Thorn, Embrace the Sorrow.'"
Future plans:
"We're on the process of making our first EP and we hope we can finish it as soon as possible."
What other bands from the region should we check out?
"Off the top of my head, two bands that everyone in Indonesia, especially the Bandung area, should pay attention to are Strangers, Iron Voltage, Bleach, and Maio."
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