Reignited HCMC Originals by Hohish Hồ
Four homegrown acts. One charged night. HCMC Originals Reignite brought happyco., Party Mums, Neon White, and Anesthetic Youth to the same stage, splitting the bill between alt rock atmospherics and punk urgency. Saigon’s underground showed up loud. Inside the gallery: every sweat-soaked, fist-raised moment captured.
UM BA LA EMERGENCY SHOW by Cá Koi Lang Thang
unstopable! power breakdown didnt stop vietnam metal hardcore underground scene to keep unleash its beasts;
the beasts;
Elbowdrop, Cut Lon, 9xacly, kinh
and Infernal Chaos from Taiwan
Long Tranh Hổ Đấu by Tran Anh Tuan
Long Tranh Hổ Đấu’s first “Long” day brought together a packed lineup of rock, hardcore, metalcore and pop-punk acts, showcasing just how alive and diverse Vietnam’s heavy music scene has become. Despite organizational setbacks and shortened sets, the festival still delivered nonstop energy, from chaotic pits and heartfelt hardcore speeches to experimental industrial performances and massive singalongs. More than anything, the night felt like a celebration of community, youth and the growing passion keeping the local alternative scene thriving.
Đen Tình Đen Nhạc by Hohish Hồ
Đen Tình Đen Nhạc brought together a tightly curated lineup, with Cờ Lê, Bedlam Royals, and 9xactly setting the stage for France’s Celeste.
Đen Tình Đen Nhạc by Cá Koi Lang Thang
Celeste, they did not arrive, they descended. From the blackened depths of Lyon, Celeste took the stage like a dark lord stepping out of the void to collect what was already owed, and from the first crushing sludge riff to the last shrieking black metal condemnation, not a soul in the room belonged to themselves anymore. The post-hardcore chaos coiled around your mind like chains dressed as melody, the feedback drone pressed your chest flat, and somewhere between the second and third song you stopped resisting. not because you chose to, but because the choice had already been taken from you. When the final chord collapsed into silence, the room applaud and exhaled slowly, like something that had just been released or realized it hadn’t been.
in the pit
– Bedlam Royals (post-metal)
– 9xacly (hardcore punk)
– Cờ Lê (psychedelic, acid rock)
Đen Tình Đen Nhạc! by Tran Anh Tuan
Đen Tình Đen Nhạc brought together a tightly curated lineup, with Cờ Lê, Bedlam Royals, and 9xactly setting the stage for France’s Celeste.
Cycle of Violence Saigon by Phạm Tuấn Khang
Kobe Town’s newly relocated District 2 space opened its doors to its first proper heavy show, with District 105 wrapping up their Cycle of Violence Asian tour alongside Mikey Rotten, Kamiyada+, Under Pressure, I’m Not Sure, and Sixxk Boy.
Ớt Cay Xè by Ca Koi Lang Thang
Twelve acts. Zero moments to breathe. Each artist and band stepped onto that stage and gave everything, raw, unfiltered, and absolutely on fire. The energy cascaded from artist to crowd and back again in a feedback loop of pure adrenaline. Guitars screamed, vocals soared, and the kind of chemistry that only lives in the Viet Indie Scene tore through the room like a current.
Tùng
Thắng
The Flob
MAYDAYs
Truant Fu
Lý Bực
TheMèo
BMKTCR
The Breeze
SyncX
Thỏ Trauma
In The Middle
Sát Rát Thrash! by Hohish Hồ
Doesn’t matter if it’s a Wednesday. HCMC shows up and dances restlessly to the sounds of hardcore and metal. Sát Rát Thrash! at Blue Monkey brought together Encased in Flesh, Cút Lộn, Elbowdrop, KINH, and Finnish crossover force Foreseen for a night that had no business going as hard as it did. Full gallery now on the site.
Sát Rát Thrash! by Ca Koi Lang Thang
these lineups in Sát Rát Thrash! s a must headbang
– Foreseen
– Cút Lộn
– KINH
– ElbowDrop
– Encased in Flesh