Ethos Collective and Úm Ba La are launching Scene Incubator, a recurring Sunday series built around Saigon’s original acts. Starting May 17, every other Sunday brings two to three bands to a professional stage with an affordable flat fee and a drink included. First lineup: Lulaby, Route 59, and ChipPunks.
Saigon post-metal project Bedlam Royals surface with their debut single “Ode To Not A King,” a rework of a song born during frontman Viktor’s time with Serbian act LEER, now rebuilt into something new. Mastered by Cult of Luna’s Magnus Lindberg, it’s a precise and deliberate first move ahead of their debut album “The Gap.”
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.
these lineups in Sát Rát Thrash! s a must headbang
– Foreseen
– Cút Lộn
– KINH
– ElbowDrop
– Encased in Flesh
MỸ THUẬT THUYẾT SỤP ĐỔ show of fresh starts in a way; one new act, one revived, and one in the special lineup. Packed 219 Jam Club and heavy riffs for days!
GAI 荄, Windrunner, and new project Pastgloom have released “Victus Sum,” a melodic progressive metalcore single tied to the EP “Glass Angels Initiative: Code Orange.” All net proceeds go to VAVA in support of families still living with the consequences of Agent Orange contamination in Vietnam.
Three bands, one night, and a venue with something to prove. EXTREME QUẬT KHỞI brought Die So Far, THÁNH DỰC, and KINH to 219 Jam Club for a declaration of intent: a tight, ferocious evening that announced a new space on Saigon’s heavy music map.
Three bands, one night, and a venue with something to prove. EXTREME QUẬT KHỞI brought Die So Far, THÁNH DỰC, and KINH to 219 Jam Club for a declaration of intent: a tight, ferocious evening that announced a new space on Saigon’s heavy music map.
Saigon beatdown outfit Empathize link up with American rapper Mikey Rotten on their punishing new single “31 Types of Torture,” a relentless collision of hardcore aggression and sludge-heavy hip-hop that cements Vietnam’s underground as a serious international force.
Five original bands. A jury of international producers. Six guaranteed paid gigs on the line. Blue Monkey is building something Saigon’s underground music scene has needed for a long time — and it starts April 3rd.
