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Jan 08, 2008 |
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Influences
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Machine Head, Sepultura, Metallica, Meshuggah, Brujeria, Pantera, Fear Factory, Testament, Exodus, Skinlab, Korn, Soulfly, Black Sabbath., |
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Sounds Like
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Sepultura, Machine Head., |
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| Gender |
Male
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Married |
| Here
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to sell music |
| Orientation |
straight |
| Hometown |
Yishun |
| Body
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1.7m |
| Ethnicity |
Malay |
| Religion |
Islam |
| Sign |
Libra |
| Smoke |
No |
| Drink |
No |
| Children |
yes |
| Education |
Honours Degree in History |
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Back in the late 90s the Singapore DIY/underground music scene knew of a metal band called MANIFEST. Their metal was a hybrid of the detuned brutality and groove of Machine Head and Sepultura the straight-up simplicity of hardcore and punk and the songwriting structures of Metallica and Black Sabbath. Love them or hate them there was no denying that MANIFEST created an impact or impacts, whether via their signature sociology-tinged anthem ‘Budaya ‘,their entertaining stage performances or the hatred generated via their detractors. This was a band that showed promise of moving to the international underground stage. They had the ambition the confidence, the songs and the showmanship. They saw some limited success; CD distribution in Malaysia and Brunei a TV appearance, a radio hit with Budaya and their music bought by metal connoisseurs from Mexico Brazil, Belgium and Japan. But alas through line-up changes, unfulfilled ambitions and hate campaigns MANIFEST disbanded in late August 1999.
Now nearly a decade after the demise MANIFEST has reformed with 3/4 of the original line-up intact. Burhan ( vocals / guitar ) Wadi ( bass/vocals ), Nazry ( lead guitar) and Hairul ( drums) who replaced original drummer Faizal, are now hungry for stage action. The band might have abandoned their ambition to record full-length albums be the Asian version of Sepultura or put Singapore in the world metal map but their values remained the same – quality music and performance hardwork and perseverance and courage to be different. Though a majority of the band’s personnel are now husbands and fathers MANIFEST is not contented to write and perform laid-back happy hard rock. The music will still be angry aggressive metal. They will still record and release songs but not on a full-length CD format. The band’s main agenda is ‘to play killer live shows and getting paid for doing them’. And whether there’s a moshpit or not or whether the crowd is 5000 50 or 5, MANIFEST will throw down just as hard. Trends age and reality checks will not change their resolve for MANIFEST has sworn a lifetime allegiance to metal!
Discography
1996 – Manifest demo ( Chuggfest Music )
1997 - Menagerie compilation ( Mouse Records )
1998 - demo re-released as Of Fear and Pain EP ( Strange Culture Records )
1999 – Makin Berat – Tribute to Rusty Blade compilation ( Life Records )
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Spanish Translation by Google
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