exotic metal: early 90's metal from Indonesia

[jnfernal]

Hello, here there are some bands not listed on the Metal Archives from Indonesia.

It's good heavy metal/hard rock, not bad and pretty catchy.

Unfortunately we know very few about the origin of heavy metal in Indonesia, but in the last times I found a bunch of bands that deserve a listen.

I've uploaded a couple of tapes:

-Axe Gang: Heavy Metal Tape 1991
with a great female singer

-Roxx: S/T Tape 1992 (recorded in 1991)
that is a bit heavier and more thrash-oriented sometimes

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NBT4BWE3


Then, here I found the only solo-recordings of Power Metal's former vocalist Arul Efansyah, appeared on the OST Tape "Zig Zag" in 1991: nice speed metal. Power Metal were one of the earliest and most well known bands coming from that beautiful country. Unfortunately I have their first 3 Tape/Lp but in bad quality with variable bitrates. Anyway, here are the only 2 songs recorded from the vocalist with his solo-band:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=K2KBUMIU

Also in the same link you can find another band that seemed to have released only one song on this compilation: Hilda Ridwan Mas, another great female-fronted group that play a cool traditional heavy with touch of speed.


I'm looking for more bands, I found other interesting names such as Rolland Band (2 tapes, 1 got one that I'll post in the future), Alukard (good heavy/hard, they have a couple of tunes on the "Zig Zag" and there's a wonderful tape "Jarum Setan" with a fantastic cover), Adi Metal Rock, Mel Shandy (another great female singer!), Red Spider, Rotor, Jet Liar (glam metal), Elpamas (great hard rock/progressive, pretty famous), Andromedha (similar to many malaysian bands of the time, more rock/hard than metal but not bad)....well, hope next time I'll go there, I'll get more informations and stuff.

Hope you can enjoy the bands!

[mckagan]

hello jnfernal

thank you for AXE GANG (sweet name for the band

i like melodic rock, not only heavy metal, so favorite group for me from INDONESIA is Adi Metal Rock

i'm looking for bands: BAD BOYS / CASANOVA . It's not heavy metal, so i can't post it in requests thread

[Ernest Thesiger]

Hey, thanks!

[Derrick Metaliszta]

check out my website has malaysian bands http://arkibrockkapak.blogspot.com

i have almost all bands from indonesia you have mentioned so maybe you would be interested in mp3 i got...

[roihlem]

Thanks a lot! Will check those two! I like the old South East Asian scene! From Indonesia I only listened to the old Power Metal albums, which are pretty good. Have there been any vinyls released in Indonesia? I only know of a Rockers LP...

[King Zombie]

Well I always tought their HM was greatly influenced by the Jap scene. Cool bands but nothing special. As for extreme metal well it would be easier to find bands. Is any of the members here a national of Indonesia or Malaysia? maybe they could gide us better.

[mckagan]

check out my website has malaysian bands http://arkibrockkapak.blogspot.com

i checked. there's only separate tracks. unfortunately

[The Knell]

I like the first two Power Metal albums ! (Indonesia). you should check out Persia from the debut, it's a pretty heavy song . I think their heaviest

[steelangel]

thank you for all those bands !!

[doomedplanet]

Roxx isn't that bad, didn't listen to the rest yet, thanks though.

[doomedplanet]

Arul Efansyah is interesting too, thanks.