Hayagriva - The Lord of Neverending Wrath... the interview

It's been a while since I posted in English and anything metal related. With the demise of Thanatopsis zine at geocities, I've managed to save the stuff I had over there. Everyone into the underground/metal scene back then & now know of this band from the land of Silver, after the release of The Lord of Neverend Wrath demo before the excellent Silverian Elegy EP - one of the best Malaysian metal releases in my opinion. Read on for some piece of history...

This interview was featured in the 3rd issue of Thanatopsis zine released in May 1997. Since then they have released a new material entitled 'Silverian Elegy' and will be doing a split CD with Singapore Godz As-Sahar which is in the final stages of completion. This was answered by Mantheravathee

• Darkest greetings, blessed be dark soul, your first dark words...
Happiness and well being upon thy blissful

• What's the latest news on Hayagriva? Any line-up changes or new demo?
Line-up changes - nope, new releases will be in this year, 1997.

• Since the release of 'The Lord of Neverending Whath', have there been any labels that are interested in offering Hayagriva a deal?
Nope

• When will your new stuff come out? Is it in the same vein of the first demo?
Oh...it will appear in this year, 1997 in the 'Supreme Shadows Metal' vein surely... it's gonna kill your mom!!!

• You seem to be interested in Sanskrit Mythology, especially in your lyrics. What is the story behind each song like 'The Gate', 'Thy Lord of Shadows' and so on? Are you also interested in old Malay Black Magic like Santau, Tinggam etc?
It's all about the Darkside of Life. The beauty of heathen enlightment, wrath, hate, consecrations and shadows.

• Who is Aria Sidhayarta? Is he a permanent member or just a lyricist?
He is our lyricist on our first demo, but now he has been kidnapped by some alien from...? (what the...-Ed) I don't know where he is now... Aria Sidhayarta is also a man... but without a soul!!!

• You play Dark Shadow Metal. How do you define it? How does it differ from ordinary Black Metal?
It's totally not in any kind of Black Metal. Remember it's Shadows, anything you do on it, it's still Shadows, not the color of Blue or Red!

• You've been involved in several gigs in Penang. Tell us what is it like playing live? How did you get to play at the 'Ethereal Reign' gig recently? How was the crowds' reaction?
Throughout the year, Penang crowds are the best in Malaysia. In the 'Ethereal Reign' gig we performed only as a jam session band with Athothorgh also with us. We got to play coz we can really play.

• How important is corpse paint and other Black Metal uniforms to you?
Corpse pant, blazing fire and so on, is just like an adorement on stage in terms to make it more beautiful.

• What do you think of Sil-Khannaz, As-Sahar and Langsuir? Will they conquer the Eastern Metal scene?
They are as good as they are!!

• Your upcoming visions for Hayagriva?
It's a secret and the secret is only for us... but you might know it someday...sometime...

• Last incantation to end the interview?
Hail Thanatopsis zine.. Thanx Noorwan the editor who's responsible on his own great works! Yeah thanx for still remembering us. Svasti

Eidul Adha 1430

Raya korban/haji kali merupakan raya yg paling x meriah bagi kami 1 family. Kami empat empat beranak semua kena flu.

Yang kena 1st Aiman last week. Dah hantar anak kat day care, macam ni la. Segala jenis flu etc mesti make the rounds kat semua budak2 kat daycare. Last weekend Aiman badan panas ja, dok melepek kat bean bag depan tv, dok tgk playhouse disney. Sampai bean bag tu dah jadi lubuk Aiman la. Makan x lalu, tapi tgk tv tetap ada semangat.

Selang sehari lepas tu, Aliya pulak kena! Aliya sebab kecik lagi, susah sket nak jaga. Dok menangis more than usual. Idung beringus dan eczema kat pipi pun jadi teruk balik. Di tambah pulak dok tumbuh gigi.

Hari rabu lepas, aku pulak amik sick leave sbb Fid dah amik 2 hari, pagi tu Fid dah rasa x sedap badan, tapi kuatkan semangat nak pergi kerja. Aku pulak pergi bawak anak2 jumpa GP. Aku cakap rasa mcm viral illness ja & GP agrees. Dapat la MC untuk aku & Fid just in case akan cuti lama lagi dan juga script untuk paracetamol liquid & ibuprofen. Lepas tu kami pergi ke Glenview library, Aiman ceria sket, pinjam la a few cd's - Little Einstein Classical Collection & Handy Manny. Aiman cukup suka Little Einstein punya, x sangka anak aku minat classical, bagus jugak Playhouse Disney ni.... hehehehe

Bila aku balik ja, x perasan Fid ada kat atas dok tidur. Aku bagi ja Aliya tidur dlm ndoi yg kami import dari Malaysia (electric oi!) tgk2 bini aku yg sakit.

Aiman still cranky for the last few days. Aliya much the same. Lagi susah nak tidur. Fid pun sama saja. Makan bubur nasik je kami.

Aku still ok, tapi dah rasa mcm nak demam. Khamis aku pergi kerja & shift Fid pulak dok umah. Hidung aku mula berair. Rasa mcm x cukup tidur - mmg pun, Aliya & Aiman jaga byk kali! Keesokan harinya aku perlu ke Rotorua ada clinic, boss aku cakap, baik try tukar, kot2 aku x boleh pergi, clinic dah la double booked (2 patient pada 1 masa) so dia mmg kena ada registrar. Aku pun tukar la dgn colleague aku.

Balik rumah, Aiman dah ok sket, Aliya & Fid still ada tempias demam. Aku so-so.

Jumaat pagi, aku bangun mmg rasa mcm x mo pergi keja, so aku pun amik la sick leave. Tinggal msg kat manager. Fid mmg dah amik cuti pun, igt raya Jumaat. Jadi hari jumaat kami 4 beranak dok kat umah, dok x larat semua.... Solat Jumaat pun aku tertinggal sebab demam.

Hari Raya aku bangun nak pergi solat raya. Aku siap2 sorang & pergi pukul 8.30. Sampai saja kat Hamilton Gardens (solat raya mmg buat kat sini, sebab masjid Hamilton kecik sket, x muat semua jemaah), aku dah dgr imam baca khutbah, sah aku dah terlewat. Pergi la ke tempat solat. Ramai sungguh umat Islam Hamilton di sini.

Selesai khutbah, kami warga Malaysia lepak setempat dan bersembang. Umah Syam nanti akan ada sambutan raya/melapah daging. Korban di buat kat Cambridge katanya, tapi aktiviti melapah kat umah Syam. Aku pun cakap ok la, aku boleh datang, maybe sorang saja. Kami ada join buat korban ni tahun ni.

Balik saja rumah, terus rasa demam, terlena kat living room, sampai pukul 12.30, aku call la Saiful ckp x jadi datang sebab aku x sihat. Aku kembali tidur.

Pukul 2 ptg, aku rasa refresh sket. Anak2 & Fid rasa ok sket jugak. Kami ke bakal rumah kami, nak buat final checkup. Kejap je, nak check kalau shower ensuite tu dah pebaik ke belum dan nak test semua kunci ada ke idak. Kalau semua ok, rabu depan dapat kunci & jumaat pindah! Yippee!!

Petang ni ada 2 open house, x pasti kalau kami semua akan pergi or just aku dgn Aiman, sebab kami 2 saja yg dah ok, Fid & Aliya still cranky & grumpy!

Apa2 pun,

Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Adha dari kami di Hamilton, New Zealand.

Sesiapa yg ada saudara mara yg menunaikan haji, aku doakan selamat pergi & pulang semoga mendapat Haji Mabrur... Amin

Aku & Dickies

Posting aku kali pasal jenama pakaian Dickies, atau lebih tepat seluar keluarannya. Aku mula2 mengenali Dickies ni dah lama, tapi aku x penah beli sebab bagi aku mahal sangat. Bagi aku baik aku beli Dockers kerana nampak lebih smart.

Pada ujung tahun lepas, time anak bini aku balik Malaysia, aku pergi la ronda-ronda sorang kat The Base Shopping complex kat sini. Masuk 1 kedai nama Red Rat, ada offer seluar Dickies - dari seratus lebih, turun ke 50 macam tu. Aku yg baru lepas makan Nando's pergi la try seluar ni. Amik size usual aku 36", rasa mcm ketat jer... mebe sebab lepas makan. So aku amik la pergi bayar.

Balik jer, lepas kekenyangan aku reda, try la balik. Still rasa ketat, so esoknya aku hantar balik. Kat sini kalau ada apa2 x kena ka, boleh hantar balik no problem, bukan mcm kat Malaysia. Aku return amik size 38 plak. Sayangnya sekarang seluar ni longgar plak. Haram tul. Sampai skang ada dlm almari aku, sesekali pakai pergi kerja, tapi rasa x selesa, jadi malas nak pakai selalu. Rasa mcm nak jual kat Trademe saja. Tgkla kalau aku rajin...

Selang beberapa bulan, 1 website nama 1-day.co.nz ada buat offer seluar pendek Dickies $35. Aku beli la 2. Bagi aku ini la, seluar pendek terbaikkkk pernah aku pakai. Time ni aku amik size 36" & mmg padan! Kalau beli kat kedai, lagi mahal. Site 1-day ni bagus jugak idea dia - setiap hari, 3 barang on offer untuk 24 jam atau sampai habis stock. Australia ada jugak. Anyway, sungguh selesa seluar pendek ni di pakai apabila summer, siap ada multi-use pocket dan dia punya crease mmg x akan hilang. Seluar pendek ni labuh melepasi lutut, jadi aku masih menutup aurat... hehehehe

Back to 1-day, baru2 ni ada lagi offer Dickies baru2 ni. Seluar pendek jugak, aku pun hentam beli 1 lagi, tapi kaler kelabu plak. Mmg best wa cakap lu shorts ni! Bulan lepas ada lagi skali offer Dickies - tapi kali ni seluar panjang. Aku beli la size 36". Dalam site x cakap labuh berapa. Bila dapat ja, aku pakai tgk labuh semacam. Measurements 36" x 34". Mak ai, pinggang aku lagi besar/panjang dari labuh seluar.

Aku yang sudah lama x menjahit, terpaksa la jahit kaki seluar yg labuh tu. Bini aku cakap dia x berapa reti nak jahit. Aku sukat ada la 4" aku lipat dan dlm masa lebih kurang 30 min siap la 2-2 blah kaki. Bila aku pakai plak, damn! Rasa still labuh 1 inci ni. Kena la buat lipatan atas lipatan... Rasa macam lebih baik nanti time blk mesia aku bawak p kedai cina la kot alter... Aku juga penah beli hoodie Dickies dari 1-day, selesa untuk di pakai tapi since Dickies ni US brand, size L dia besar utk aku sket.

Kalau sesiapa nak beli 'Work pants' aku syorkan Dickies ni. Apparently mmg buat sebagai work wear & tahan lasak e.g. mechanic/fireman etc. Aku yg 'poser' jer pakai ke 'office'. Tgk site Dickies depa siap ada scrubs utk hospital, menarik, tapi aku kerja x pakai scrubs. Lagi 1 kalau x silap aku Dickies ni byk geng2 Chicanos/Mexicans pakai kat US.

Aku type ni time aku kerja 'Long Day' iaitu kerja dari 8 pagi sampai ke 10 mlm. Ward x call aku pun, so pikir update blog dengan pengalaman aku dgn Dickies... hehehehhe

Btw, hari ni aku pakai seluar Dickies yg aku jahit tu...

Metastatic TCC bladder to bone

Tadi aku ada jumpa patient ni kat dlm clinic. Kesian kat pakcik ni. Dia skang ni in patient dlm ward. Masuk ward sbb sakit pinggang. Ada history of TCC bladder.

Dr buat bone scan dan inilah gambarnya:

Kalau korang tgk titik2 hitam tu - tu la kami panggil "hot spots", cancer yg telah pergi ke tulang. sakit pinggang dia sbb ni la. Dia ada buat MRI spine juga - result shows metastatic disease dlm semua tulang belakang, paling teruk dekat C3 & L4/5.

Aku plan nak bagi dia palliative radiotherapy 20Gy/5# ke semua c-spine & l-spine dia. Aku rasa life expectency dia measured in months, but hopefully radiotherapy will help with his pain

Rumah macam tongkang pecah!

Aduss, rumah aku sekarang dah semak & tak tersusun... bukannya apa, pada tanggal 2/12 nanti kami akan berpindah ke rumah baru.

Sekarang ni dok sibuk mengemas, susah sket dgn anak2 aku yg masih kecil & x paham sgt bahasa, especially Aliya. Selalu dok buat aku & Fid naik darah... hehehehe

Banyak sungguh barang kami sejak 3 tahun yg lalu, datang ke NZ pada ujung February 2007 dgn 2 suitcase, 1 laptop & anak sorang. Kami telah berpindah sekali sebab rumah pertama yg kami duduk, di masuki pencuri - laptop hilang, tapi dpt balik, yg selalunya jarang berlaku.

Sejak tu, kami dah kumpul byk khazanah, mainan anak2 la, buku2, etc etc..... naik pening tgk barang2 yg banyak ni. Kotak semua dah amik kat hospital, mmg kotak barang2 medical semua kotak kami.

Banyak benda nak kena settle sebelum pindah ni....

Kami telah beli rumah yg nak pindah ni. Kami pikir, dari dok bayar sewa yg dok bayar mortgage orang, lebih baik kami beli rumah sendiri & bayar mortgage sendiri. Plan nak tinggal kat Hamilton ni ada la lagi 4-5 thn, sampai kami berdua abis buat specialist course. So kira berbaloi la.

Dari bab rumah, sekarang ni dok tinggal nak settle insurance etc. Settlement date 2/12 nanti - hari kami dpt kunci.

X sabar aku nak pindah, tapi malas nak kemas barang!!!!

Rammstein + pussy = porno

Rammstein, satu nama band dari Germany yang aku pasti banyak orang dah dengar. Band industrial yang kontroversi. Aku dulu ada satu album Rammstein, Sehnsucht yang kawan aku bagi. Best jugak aku dengar. Adala 1-2 album lagi yg aku download mcm Rosenrot etc.

Setelah sekian lama menyepi, mereka kembali dgn album baru, LIEBE IST FUR ALLE DA ("Love Is There For Everyone"). Album ini dah ada beberapa negara Eropah dah ban sebab lyrics nya.

Single pertama dari album ini adalah Pussy! Lagu dalam English - dgn chorus "You've got a pussy, I've got a dick, So what's the problem?" etc etc... Di tengah2 video tu ada penyanyi Rammstein mengibar bendera Germany. Sungguh patriotik mereka ini!

Video untuk single ini memang NSFW (not safe for work)! Rammstein telah membuat video porno! Sapa yang sangka?

Tak pasti kalau depa guna stunt cock or not (ala Orgazmo - filem dari pencipta South Park)!! Anda lihat sendiri:

http://visit-x.net/rammstein/

Fallen, Pour Habit, NOFX, Bad Religion - Auckland City Hall, New Zealand, 4th October 2009

It's been a while since I've been to a punk gig. I think the last time was when I saw Rancid play the Olympia in Dublin waaaayyyy back in 2006. Or was it when I saw Sum 41? Can't remember...

Anyway, I've been listening to punk the same time I listened to metal. Obviously I like metal more! Bad Religion are one of the bands that I really like and know most of the songs to. NOFX are the allright as well, I have some of their records - namely Punk in Drublic, So long... and The war on errorism.

So when I knew that BR and NOFX were coming to NZ, I had to see them. My wife wouldn't understand but she knew I wanted and will see these bands.

I bought my ticket online and waited for the day. The thing is, it was on a sunday and to boot, our open house was the day before! I knew I would be knackerd! But the punk spirit is high! hahahah

So, after we went to the Waikato Home & Garden show, I started my drive up to Auckland.

Since I got my trusty HTC Touch Pro as my GPS, it was a breeze to get to the Town Hall...

I find it a bit ironic that there was going to be a punk gig in a municipal hall such as the Auckland Town Hall, but what the hell, some punk ethics you have to break I guess. The Town Hall is a majestic place IMHO. I was asked to empty my pockets on arrival but all was good. Went straight to the merch booth. When I go toa gig, I want to get tour shirts, other regular shirts are down the list.

I eventually bought a NOFX Lion Red label rip off & simple BR 'suffer' ts.

 

The stage was empty when I came in, all the people were still outside or smoking. The 1st band I thought were Pour Habit, but I think they were called Fallen? Correct me if I'm people. They play more of a pop punk music I guess ala Green Day (now) and other pop punk bands out there. Not too bad.

After these guys finished, it was up to Pour Habit to get things going. While they were getting ready, a black guy with a bad afro was making some jokes and I thought he was some stand up comic while they were getting ready. It turns out this dude was their singer!!! Straight up punk from these guys from Compton! 2 black dudes & 3 white guys playing punk. 1 of their guitarists looked like that guy from Backstreet boys and the other looks so young! The BSB guy & the drummer looked like high school jocks. I guess you can say they play typical punk with a bit of reggae thrown in. Apparently they have like 12 cd's out and under Fat Wreck records. So check em out!

Next up was NOFX. As I said before, I've liked NOFX for a while and find them quite funny lyrically. 1 song I was really waiting to hear was Franco Un-American off The War on Errorism. While getting set up, some how there was some thing wrong with their setup and Fat Mike blamed Slayer/Megadeth (who were to play tomorrow night). Man the crowd went crazy when they started playing. This was the only gig that I was in a lot of pain, especially along the ribs. The punks tonight really got the place going. They played songs spanning their career, most of them I haven't heard of. After taking a few videos and pics, I was ready to make my exit from the front. Battered & bruised I fought my way to the side and out to take a piss and smoke. When I went back in, I stayed at the back near the sound engineers and in the end, I managed to get the set list. Oh, they didn't play Franco-Un American! Dammit!

It took a while before Bad Religion came on stage. They started off with LA is burning and No Control before Brett's amp has gone kaput. They had to use Fat Mike's amp as a replacement and blasted Do What You Want before playing Recipe for Hate. I was in a frenzy. I love going to gigs that I know the lyrics too so that I can sing along. Gregs vocals is the same as it sounds from the cd. Tonight I learned that Bad Religion are 1 year younger than me - 29 fucking years!! They played most songs that I knew and can sing along to. I was in a fit when they played I want to conquer the world, Infected and 21st Century (digital boy). I lost my voice and was in a lot of pain, but it was well worth it! Punks not dead in my book!!

See the photos of the gig here

Matinya Geocities....

Pada hari jumaat lepas tamatlah riwayat http://www.geocities.com/wanwarlock atau lebih dikenali sebagai Thanatopsis website. Yahoo! telah membeli Geocities dgn harga berapa billion ntah, tapi sebab dah x menguntungkan, Yahoo! dah tutup...

Website tu aku buat era awal 2000, lewat 1990-an masa aku buat A-level kat UK satu masa dahulu.

Time tu mana ada wysiwyg html editor, aku kena tau pasal html encoding! gila susah nak buat. Lepas tu datangla Microsoft apa ntah, x igt aku program tu, sebab tu ada boleh buat columns. Tu pun ada problem macamana nak direct clicks etc.

Dalam tu ada la interview yg aku buat & yg telah aku upload ke sini. Ada lagi yg akan datang. Last time aku update ada la kot tahun 2000.

Aku sebenarnya malas nak update site tu sbb kena guna pure html. Malas nak belajar.

Sempat aku save interview2 lama & gambar2 lama.

Pelan pelan nanti aku cuba upload.

Geocities kat Wikipedia