ÂM TRÌ unfolded as a study in shared heaviness. Three bands, three distinct sounds, all bound by emotional weight rather than genre. Tucked away in Kobe Town, the night moved patiently, proving that honest music and attentive rooms still find each other.
A gentle, emotionally layered Sunday, Báo Thức Show moved from intimacy to release with quiet confidence. Each act added its own texture, creating a cohesive night rooted in sincerity, shared energy, and moments that lingered well beyond the final note.
Stepping into the Báo Thức IN ĐẬM INDIE live show, the feeling is immediate—everyone in the Indie community, from the artists on stage to the listeners in the crowd, carries a raw sense of freedom and an individuality that cannot be blended. Throughout the night, Indie is truly in đậm: the artists lay bare their unique musical identities, the audience
GIÁ-BĂNG opened the year with uncompromising force. Hardcore and metal scenes collided as local and Japanese underground acts pushed the room past control. Breakdowns, bruises, and shared intent turned this live show into a statement, not a celebration.
GIÁ-BĂNG opened the year with controlled chaos. From local heavy hitters to Osaka and Japan’s fiercest exports, the night escalated without paus; breakdowns, bruises, and shared instinct. A reminder that the year doesn’t ease in.
Saigon hardcore outfit Under Pressure mark their arrival with “Omnipotent,” a blunt and disciplined debut EP released on New Year’s Eve. Five tracks of raw intent, unpolished force, and underground conviction set a hard foundation for what follows.
A relentless night of blast beats and crushing riffs, Deathcember brought pure death metal force to the stage. Infecated, Voluptury, KINH, Hypertension, and Thanh Duc turned sweat, distortion, and precision into a visceral celebration of extremity, captured here in raw, unfiltered moments.
A night where sound fractured and reassembled in real time, from Thangca’s emotive Vietnamese rock roots, through The Broken Flowers’ relentless energy, into Phạm Thế Vũ’s immersive noise, and finally Ryosuke Kiyasu’s primal percussion ritual. A reminder that some music only truly exists live.
From fractured grunge to trembling snare rolls, the Christmas Eve edition at Kobe Town was anything but ordinary. Four acts: Thangca, The Broken Flowers (Taiwan), Phạm Thế Vũ, and Ryosuke Kiyasu (Japan), took the stage one after another, blurring genre lines and expectations alike.
the city was shaken by
HELL HORSE RISING
the final triumphal march of the wild horses.
It was a moment where the past collided with the future.
A final burn before the year closed its eyes.
A journey back to the rebellious spirit and primal colors that shaped this community.
Rooted deep in the underground hardcore
