Review of 28th august 2013 event Hami sabai Ek hau

Venue :- Vintage Lounge, Durbarmarg, Kathmandu
Time :-1400hrs Wednesday

Video of the event :-

                                                      Shannon Scam performing THC


Before i start i hope all you viewers had awesome time yesterday on Krishna Asthami. Well for you peoples information  there was a gig called Hami Sab Ek Hau  presented by Kera entertainment if you missed it then i guess you should check this review as well as the photos published by us as well as other people on your list who attended yesterday.

                           In this season of drought of gigs, a new event organizing group Kera had came up with there first event "Hami Sab Ek Hau" a complete package with bands like Strangle, Shannon Scam, Wakk Thuu and many more. It was a complete Punk/Hardcore package headlined by Wakk Thuu and co-headlined by Shannon Scam. According to the organizers, in upcoming days they will come with  Death Metal/Black Metal and many genres of metal gigs in a mixed manner.Talking about the event The name "Hami Sabai Ek Hau", the organizers took this name so as to accumulate all genres of metal in collective way and spread the vibes of supporting each other for enlistment .

Now talking about the event it started around 1400hrs with around 100 hardcore heads. The line up was as below
Overcome (Opening act)
Dewdrop
Push Back
13th Street
Youth Unite
FOID
Strangle
Shannon Scam (Co-Headlining)
Wakk Thuu (Final act)

Due to some unavoidable conditions. Overcome and Youth Unite were not able to perform. As well as i was not able to attend gig until FIOD performed as i was outside due to some work.But seeing the energy and the atmosphere around, i was pretty assured that they were awesome. Strangle the real Keras were preparing themselves when i started my work and trust me they were awesome and there showman ship fascinating and impressive. The best thing about them was that all the band members were moshing with the crowds and performing especially Avinash (The Real man behind Kera). He was on the pit entire time while performing which was total Old School. And other interesting thing about them is there songs were catchy and themed much about Life, Love, Sex and politics in a sarcastic way.  Immense moshpit gave much energy to the surrounding and what i feel about this band is. They are the dark horse of the Underground scene of Kathmandu and are sure to rise on near future.

                                       After Strangle, the next set was of Shannon Scam. I guess we don't have to talk much about them Pure hardcore Pure HCX. They are hardcore band who have been digging pit from a way long time. Recently on DISHARMONY-4 they celebrated there 10th Anniversary. 10 fucking years that's a way long time and they can be considered legends from my perspective. What i know about them is they are the other cult band from Nepal and as usual they added fuel to the crowd. This was the first time i heard them live and trust me they made me there die had fan. Extremely sick on pit headbanging can be said to represent Shannon Scam. I just wanna say one thing about Shannon Scam
                           
                          "BOW DOWN TO THIS OLD GIANTS"

Finally the last slot by Wakk Thuu they headlined the event. I think it will be useless talking about them. In every Extreme music fans Wakk Thuu is a common name. in my view they are the most brutal and extreme band from Nepal and i guess all of you are aware about there following. The only difference you will see is that on Skins Jayram is not there but instead of him Prachanda from Dying Out Flame is serving the duty for Drums on Wakk Thuu within Kathmandu and Sarbesh from Aakrosh will be serving on drums for Wakk Thuu in long tours in and out the boundaries of Nepal . As per there Front man jay will be inert for 2 years as he is learning much about drums and wanna grow much strong on his drumming then today and will be back on band on future. That's why they don't have a permanent drummer recently. Blast  drumming extreme riffs on guitars and bass are there specialty which they showed to the crowds who had just heard about them but never heard them. About the vocals of Vishal its just awesome . Some people were really amused knowing that there is a song which is as long as 3 secs. Before they played they expressed there gratitude to the organizers and as well as proclaimed that there there dream came true performing with SC. They tribute this gig to Late Jesse Pintado Father of Grind (Former front man of Grind gods Napalm Death) who passed 7 years back . Every one was digging pit. Moshing but all of a sudden, had an abrupt end as a brawl broke up due to some people on the crowds and that guy was beaten and thrown out cause immense damage was made to a guitar of one of the bands.

Now about the things i noted out.

• The venue was good
• All bands were extremly energetic and as well as there was a good respond from the crowds.
• Talking about the drawback, although the sound system Provided by Unity Sound Service was good but there were inadequate monitors. Even for a small gigs a minimum of 3 monitors  is a must but only one monitor was provided
• Drummers were complaining they were not able to hear properly what there fellow members were playing
• The other thing that struck me was the brawl.

We all usually complain to the organizers about this and that but we never try to realize that because of us sometimes the organizers get into trouble. Due  to the Brawl, one members guitar was damaged and also the venue faced some damage which i believe is due to the mismanagement of both the venue providers as well as the organizers. Knowing its an underground gig the venue providers must have kept away the fragile showpiece away. As well as the organizers had to kept some security yet they did there best but failed on that. Had if adequate security the brawl would have been avoided.

Lastly i wanna give a message to all the metal heads out there.

"DON'T   EXPECT JELLY BEANS  ON THE PIT. ONCE YOU ENTER THE PIT BE PRETTY SURE TO EAT SOME FIST AND ENJOY SOME BRUTES ALL OVER. IF YOU AIN'T ACCEPT THAT , GO HOME AND MOSH ALL ALONE IN YOUR ROOM OR DON'T INVOLVE YOURSELF IN PIT AND PUT YOURSELF OUT OF TROUBLE"
   
If you wanna see some snaps by us click the link below :-
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.538567262883632.1073741832.366924476714579&type=3          

 Now the rating of the event
                                            8.5/10

Interview of Hem Kumar Pun of Kaal

Official Facebook Page -  https://www.facebook.com/kaalslambrutal

Hear is there track:-

Hem how did your journey of metal music start?

I always liked loud and heavy so I just listened heavy metal thrash from 90's and from 2000 . I got deep listening to slayer and cannibal corpse then my journey started of metal music.

So we can say that you are in metal music from past 20 years so talking about this long which band has been your all time favorable?

I got 3 bands always Devourment, slayer and cannibal corpse

Recently which band are you tuning?

I just talked to NARSAMHAAR member to continue it and again KAAL it's like break!

It means you may be joining Narsamhaar after the Sudden splitting of Kaal?

Yap....

So can you tell us about your journey in Nepali underground scene?

From my side until/till my death I will do continue cause people they really like and love me and they always want to see me and listen to my voice. Haha I really appreciate to all for that warmth.

Can I get the story of your band and biography? What is the meaning of Kaal (although the band is on break) exactly means to the band?

KAAL- It’s the first death metal band from Pokhara-who made their first Death metal original song demo and video too. We went to band battle 2008 and we won title of Audience vote winner, we got highest vote in battle though we didn't win battle but we were proud that if audience are giving their vote to us we fell like yes we are the winner . After that because of my personal/addiction the band dismantled in 2010 and again in 2012 we reformed and recently on 19th august we went on break again . Haha ,Kaal means death!

So many people say Kaal as slam band do you admit KAAL as a pure slam band?

NO! we are not pure-slam but we do 5/6 sub genres part so we called it Vayankar Death metal

Can you say the genres that you guys used to play?

Grindcore/Goregrind/Prono/Satanic/Demonic/Technical/Brutal/Guttural

What were the lyrical themes you use in your song? Gore, horror, politics, anti religion etc..

Philosophy/anti religious-god/life's reality parts

How do you feel about the classifications of genres in metal do you think it is affecting the evolving of scene here in Nepal?

Inside metal there's a lot of genres and it's about their own choices so it doesn't effect to scene but what effect is people who act like it's their property or like they invent it-poseurs\f/

Since you have been observing the scene closely from many years what is your view regarding that time and now?

Before we can't choose like instrument or cd's album etc but now it's awesome people can choose a dam things a lots and do it betterment or contribution to metal from nepal

In current moment which band do you think will rise?

From NEPAL

Yes

Aakrosh

We usually find that the artist and the crowd usually get intoxicated while they perform . They take it as a necessity to perform and to look more aggressive do you think it is a mere excuse or a reality. Can you give us your views?

Oh shit it's like excuse to their own addiction so i don't do it and i can perform well-those who use they can't continue it and one reason always to break bands is DRUGS so please don't do it.

How would you define the ups and down an artist has to face especially trying to bring out a genre like metal which our society considers a pain to the ears?

At first all says like this but slowly they like it-those people they gonna like it those who got like pain etc or expose internal feeling freedom ways

Like we see society saying wrong things about a guy having long hair tattoo and involving in metal bands stuff what do you want to say to the senior generations who are not aware about it?

Haha no need to say anything cause within 5 years there going to be 1 metal head from 1 home then people will know it, so keep patience

Haha lets hope for that . Hem we usually see conflict among bands and sound crews and in some cases abusing each after what do you want to say regarding that?

It's about personal attitude-how you behave to other obviously they will behave same to you so-I didn't face such things. Everybody respect to me so I do first to them

Do you believe that artists must know there gadgets?

Yap they should-they have too know well

 

Since you were involved in many projects can you say us some funny incident or some incident which inspired you to write some songs?

I just feel up with my internal feelings-which I can't share or explain about it to others

So currently we are seeing a lot of cops intervention on gigs what do you want to say to them?

It's about lacking of lobbing to them-if you do good lobbing to them. Then no problem

OK, what do you want to tell those peoples who rips off the band hard work and illegally downloads their music?

What we can do? we can't stop it yaar-but we have to collect as collection

That’s for sure is hard to control piracy .. Dai(big brother) I want to ask you what do you want to say to the organizers and do you admit that upcoming bands should be given more chances by the organizers which in fact they are not giving in this case what do you want to say to the organizers?

New comer as well they should always be highly respect to them cause in every part of this world without new comer they can't survive

So any message to the metal heads out here ?

Go to gig/buy merchandise/cd's/albums/do volunteer work/and please don't do drugs

So this is going to be a rapid last question Your dream Nepali metal fest line up. Quick top 10 albums we must have in our collection both Nepali Metal and abroad?

Ugrakarma-

binaash-

Slayer-God hates us all

Cannibal corpse-kill

Infant bile-

Blotted Science-

Devourment-

Waking the cadaver

Blaspitized-

Suffocation-pierce within

Lastly, a space for you anything we SNRMB have forgotten to ask you can tell us here?

NO.

Kera Entertainment Presents

                                                                     hami sabai ek hau

So a new event company Kera Entertainment in town. Presenting there first event hami sabai ek hau . The name hami sabai is taken for the unity of all the bands in the scene said by the organizer Avinas Thapa (front man Strangle) .Talking about the name it doesn't mean any vulgarity as told by the company representatives. This is there first gig which is to held on August 28th 2013 starting at 1300hrs Vintage pub Durbarmarg. According to the organizers this first phases lineup constitute of thrash punk and hardcore bands from Kathmandu. In near future they will be presenting blackmetal , deathmetal and various other sub gernes of metal bands in there future events. The line up for the event is

Shannon Scam
13th street
Strangle
FOID
Overcome
Youth Unite
Push Back
Wakk Thuu

Venue :- Vintage Pub (Durbarmarg)
Time:- 1300hrs-1800hrs
Ticket Price :- 150/-

Views of bands and people regarding Exreme Tour Unedited version

Strangle 

 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Strangle/215998805160789

 

Extreme tour was very good........htd was awesome and crowd was awesome too...and a great time there ....pkr was good ...pkr dint have a crowd like htd ..but it was good too ..we loved this tour.and tours like this should be organized very often....thanks to extreme tour for this opprotunity ...and all the genre should be respected eqaully not only death metal ......

Bibek Bhattrai :-

 It was awesome Pokhara Hetauda You guys for sure digged a way deep pit


Undefined Human:-
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Undefined-Human/208520439185435

It was a great and a wild experience ever. It was an prevelige for us to Play with the bands from EUMSN and it was in fact a memorial one. Death Metal scene is growing Slowly in Nepal and the crowds are also getting
 aware of Metal gigs. crowds and bands are growing day by day seeing people mosh in the tour, we fel good and felt we had a good interaction. Lastly we wanna wish best wishes for ktm league to happen in 28th of September

Tåläî Kíñä Çhähíýø (Shisir Bista)

In Hetauda The Bands and the Gig hall was Outstanding ...... Raging Into SLut Did the opening Undefined human Made Everyone Wild n digged da pit Strangle Digged the pit aakrosh made all Go wild Dying out flame also made everyone wild wakk thuu they are forever outstanding Even though the sound system was not Foreign Every band did there best to make Output sound good n they were sucessful In Hetauda Even though the Sponser Betrayed Undrfined human.... even in that condition Undifined human Organize and Gave the facilities of fooding n Lodging in their own expenses
In Pokhara It was Really Fun outside on the gig day The sound System Had Some problem.... in output ... Wires n Amps... 7 Deadly sins did the opening Strangle Came and Digged the pit Even The sound system wasn't Good They gave there best..... kaal Couldn't perform Of Some problems... Aakrosh They are outstanding No words Just \m/ Dying out flame Were outstanding but no crowds for them Obliterating Vortex All the way from Darjeeling they are Also outstanding bt no crowds Supporting them at first only me , visal da , n sabin bro were They covered raining blood in technical death metal...... and played 2 times wakk thuu there was sound system problem bt Unfortunatly visal da Vocal got Off.....
The Crowd In Pokhar Was Not Supportive Than Hetauda....


Aakrosh

 https://www.facebook.com/aakrosh.band

Extreme tour was fucking extreme and brutal we enjoyed a lot, mosh circle pit and banging was fucking sick and all bands were sick and yeah, we eagerly waiting for the ktm league to happen its gonna be sick \m/



Dying Out Flame:- 
 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dying-Out-Flame/278819438819602

 A few days have passed and we’re back home after a VERY successful Extreme Tour Nepal 2013... We had a great experience and awesome time both on stage and also when traveling plus everything else...it was truly fucking extremely amazing to meet all supporters and watch the crowd during our hetauda league and EXTREME TOUR. POKHARA EDITION shows how well recieved we was and also to see so many deathheads moshing along in our songs...we would like to thank all the guys,crews involved in this epic tour for their dedication and also our very own Eumsn Bones, Brutal Pokhara Nepal, Sabin Lama , Vishal Vof , Hem Kumar Pun, Zivon Gurung for inviting us to this tour and for making this tour possible...now its time to prepare for last edition Extreme Tour 2013 (Ktm League)...at last huge thanks to each and every extreme bands of extreme tour and really deep appreciation for killer technical death metal band Obliterating Vortex (Darjeeling) ..extremely awesome music and very good and intellectually humble peoples..check them out guys...


 Obliterating Vortex
 https://www.facebook.com/ObliteratingVortex

Yeah sure bro we had an awesome experience at POKHARA LEAGUE. As you all know that this was our first out of station experience, we didn't even thought that the support and the response from the crowd would be that big. And also we would like to thank all the performing bands and all the members of EUMSN and BRUTAL POKHARA who supported us in each and every way and also gave a chance to perform.

Phase II pokhara League

ABOUT BRUTAL POKHARA 

Brutal Pokhara, we are all familiar with them. They are successfully running in there 4^th year and have been contributing a way lot in replenishment of the scene in the western territory of Nepal  formed By  Zivon Gurung in early 2008. He ha contributed a lot for the enlistment of the Metal scene in the western territory of Nepal . Apart from DISHARMONY and other gigs they are well renowned for there compilaition albums, albums reviews , gig reviews and many more. To know much about Brutal Pokhara you can check them out in there blog www.dontshutupnepal.com

                Until  now they have Published One Compilation Album. “Brutal Pokhara Compilation Album” on Friday 11^th of June 2011. 40 bands from 12 countries were featured in that album. We wish Zivon to come out with much compilation albums and reviews and promote the scene as much as he can.

 

                                                                (Zivon Gurung)

POKHARA LEAGUE

In the previous article , we have clarified about Pokhara league. Pokhara the city of natural beauty and a well known recreational; city of Nepal witnessed the sickest & the Extreme underground Tour a.k.a EXTREME TOUR organized by EUMSN . Again we will Like to aware you that the gig was not sponsered by any institutions or companies.
     Talking about the event, the gig happened Yesterday in old blues bars around 1500 hrs.  The lineup as per the performance is as belows

7 deadly sins
Strangle
Kaal (didnt performed due to some unavoidable circumstances)
Aakrosh
Dying Out Flame
Obliterating Vortex
Wakk Thuu (Unable to perform due to some problem)

Around 125 crowds attended the gig which can be said quite impressive for an Underground gig happening on weekdays .Some problems happened but the gig went on smoothly. There was some problems in the sound . All bands Performance were good. Strangle were added in the last moment and they really digged the pit. 7 deadly sins were also impressive. Kaal representing Pokhara were not able to perform due to some unavoidable circumstances.Obliterating vortes were outstanding. The headling band Wakk Thuu were also not able to perform due to some problems. As per the talk with some audiences who have attended both Hetauda and Pokhara League it was not as tight as Hetauda league. But in our view it is a daring act by the organizers to organize a Underground Concert in week days which really impressed us.Further details will be posted in the final review.
If we talked of rating the event we will give them 8 out of 10 cause we all know some problems were way beyond the controls of the organizers and we wish the organizers best wishes for the future.

                                          Rating 8/10

Extreme Tour 2013 (Hetauda league & some detail of pokhara league)

About EUMSN

EXTREME UNDERGROUND METAL SOCIETY OF NEPAL aka EUMSN has come up with there 2nd event EXTREME TOUR 2013 this year after the success of BRUTAL LUNCH BOX VOLUME II. Formed in October 2013 EUMSN has come up with 5 events until now. EUMSN is conceptualized and formed by Vishal Rai (Front man of Wakk Thuu) for the enlistment of underground bands and scene here in Nepal. He has been involved in the Underground scene of Nepal & North East India and has seen a way lot of ups and down the artists and bands have to face since early 2000. Thus to promote extreme Bands the Extreme   underground society was formed.


                            

                                                   (Vishal Rai)

About EXTREME TOUR

  

Before we say anything we want to say that this tour is not sponsored by any one all the bands involved in this tour, Sales of t Shirt of EXTREME Tour , Broken Hymens EP sales, and the cash collected from the sales of ticket are the major source of fund for this tour.

               EXTREME TOUR 2013 the sickest underground tour of the year which started from Yesterday 17th august. Three cities are going to witness the sickest underground tour of the year. The concept of this tour came into action in early June and was planned to do in 5 cities .The 5 cities were
Dharan,
Hetauda,
Butwal,
Pokhara,
Kathmandu.

Things didn't work out the way it should be and due to some obstacles Dharan and Butwal League was cancled. Thus 3 cities were finalized.

Hetauda
Pokhara

Kathmandu

Hetauda League:-17th august 2013

Yesterday  https://www.facebook.com/events/170678039769669/

Event handled by Undefined Human
  Bands who performed yesterday

1.) Wakk Thuu
2.) Dying Out Flame 

 3.) Aakrosh 
 4.) Undefined Human 
 5.) Strangle

 6.) Raging into Slut (opening act)
Venue - Red Carpet Restuarant
 

In yesterdays event around 150+ metal heads attended the gig. Unfortunately Narka backed out in last moment as the band was not able to play due to some problems in there drummers health. Raging into slut opened the gig. There drummer performed for the band Undefined Human as well .In general we can say that the event was a success. Some more details will be published on our final article regarding EXTREME TOUR which shall be published after the Tour is over..

Pokhara League:- 

19th august 2013 Monday

 https://www.facebook.com/events/480722132015560/

EXTREME TOUR. Pokhara Edition

Brutal Pokhara  i guess everyone is familiar with them in the underground scene of Nepal. They are handling the  Pokhara League of the tour. The event is happening in Old Blues Bar, Lakeside Pokhara. Around 150 crowds are expected to witness the sickest gig ever featuring Grind/Death/Thrash bands from Katmandu , Pokhara, Hetauda as well as from Darjeeling The organizers are bit worried about Pokhara league as the gigs on working day i.e Monday. But as per them they will rely on there regular crowds. .As per the talk with the League correspondent the band Obliterating Vortex has just arrived Pokhara today morning and the bands have moved from hetauda to Pokhara and will arrive there in couple of hours .We convey the Entire Brutal Pokhara team as well as the entire bands best wishes for the Pokhara league happening this Monday. In our next article we will be providing the detail of the event in Pokhara. 

 Expected Bands to Perform:

 1.) Wakk Thuu

 2.) Dying Out Flame

 3.) Aakrosh

 4.) Undefined Human (they may also be performing)

 5.) Obliterating Vortex -Darjeeling 

 6.) Kaal 

7.) Strangle (they may also be performing but not fixed)
Opening Act:

The 7 Deadly Sins

TICKETS: Rs 200

Venue: OLD BLUES BAR, LAKESIDE.