Demolition: Eminent

Wednesday, April 27, 2005

Silent Hour

Alright, I'm gonna pretend that I updated this blog a few days ago and that I wasn't missing at all.

We finished mixing and mastering Silent Hour last Friday at TNT, but honestly, I have no idea how it sounds like. I haven't heard it yet! Amazing, since this is coming from my own band.

I didn't attend the mixing session because I was jamming with Hamartia for the gig last Saturday at Pasir Ris. It was GREAT, but I shall speak no further of it as it wouldn't be fair. This ain't Hamartia's blog.

Faizal's staying in camp this week and Adam's computer short circuited. Faiz's in Taiwan. Great. I won't be able to hear it until this weekend. Song's gonna debut on Unity Of Agression 2's compilation CD which comes free with every ticket. Check out Silent Hour and loads of other stuff that the bands playing have put together just for this much anticipated gig.

Everyone's in NS right now.

That sucks.

Heard UoA 2's gonna be held on 19th June. It's on a Sunday.

Demolished is doing great. I think. We're jamming soon, and we're gonna write one more new song for UoA 2. I don't know what it'll sound like, but pray that it sounds good, cause I don't want it to suck.

Saturday, October 09, 2004

MI2 Cancellation

Thanks god I read my mail before I went out. I was planning on going to Metal Industries 2 at Zombie Rock. I was shocked the fuck out of me when I received that email. Seriously...

Wassap wit dat?!

How could they just cancel the thing the night before... and on email, expecting people to not show up for the show? There will definitely some clueless people who will turn up, receiving only CDs.

Plus, we haven't jammed for over 3 months now. NS sucks.

Sunday, September 12, 2004

National Service Woes

National Service is the bane of every local band. These bands would usually start before their entry to National Service... and then by the time it ends, so does their passion for music. That's how some bands eventually drift apart.

Right now, Bones, Bulk and Adam is serving their country. I'm next. I'm going in in 2 days.

But thank god I'm bound for Civil Defence. The job is oh so much easier than the Army or the Police actually. Demolished is now put on hold for the moment, at least until the 3 of us POP. Adam was the first victim of NS... and now, the rest is getting it. Well, just get it over and done with, as I always say.

All our upcoming gigs were screwed. All have been postponed and re-postponed and re-re-postponed. So much for the local scene. I guess we could only hope for a gig at the end of the year, because that's when gigs start to sprout. It's either mid-year or end-year. That's when everyone will be joustling for a gig slot. Ah...

Recently I have suddenly rethought about my passion in music. Is playing music in Singapore really worth it? Instead of paying every jam session that I have for the past... say 5 years, I would have had at least a thousand dollars right now. That's not including the music gears that I have invested in during that past 5 years. So few days ago, I was really thinking... is it really worth it? I was so close to giving up. I was even looking through Yahoo! Auctions to see if anyone was interested in buying my double pedals.

I found an ad, that wanted exactly what I had. I emailed him... and the same night, he replied. He said he just got back from Swee Lee and got himself Pearl Eliminators Double Kicks. And in my head... I was like... is this a sign not to give up what I love so much?

Do I really love music that much? I thought I could just be a listener and not a musician. I guess I can't... because I really have the passion in playing music. I just want my shit to be heard and this is just another plaform where I can showcase (showoff) my creativity and talent. It's a waste to see a good talent like me just quit.

Buahuahuahuahuahuahuahua!!

Rik.

Sunday, June 27, 2004

M.A.D. 2004

The turnout was disappointing. I actually forgot about M.A.D. until someone reminded me over MSN.

I reached there around 3.50 and it hasn't even started yet. And it was supposed to start at 2pm. It was 2 hours late.

I think the problem with the whole thing is that the venue is just too big. And it wasn't very advertised, so not alot of people knew about it. Probably just friends of the band and some metal scene enthusiasts, like myself.

Because of the lame turnout and the gigantic venue, it was quite a bore. I would prefer a smaller place, not too big and not too small either.

Something like the Woodlands CC auditorium. That would be the perfect place to hold a gig. Location, sound acoustics and space. Enough space for a crowd and the lights can be played around with.

But that's not the point of this post. I think what went wrong with the gig is definitely the advertising... and some of the bands were unheard of, like Selamat Pagi Cikgu and there was even a Rage Against The Machine cover band that wasn't supposed to play.

I think they weren't, because they weren't listed. It was quite a mess actually. Plus, people might have wanted to take a break after the Xtreme Metal gig the week before, which I missed because I was too lazy.

Sue me.

Rik.