Hong Kong-based heavy metal band OzMium released a debut 3 track EP this month, The Lion Rises, on bandcamp.
OzMium – Vincent Ratcliffe, Conrad Chow, Tadeo Don Ashish, Jerry Justin and Gregory Bell – self-recorded and produced debut “looks to capture the band’s creative efforts during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic lockdown”. Or as they put it “We aim to revive the 70s/80s classic and thrash metal revolution with a hint of modern flavor”.
Alt-rock band Hybrid Stereo have released a new music video featuring their third single Enigma.
Enigma is available on 20 April on all music platforms. The band describes the new release this way “This is the third track that we’ve released from our upcoming EP. The track itself showcases more of our heavier side with the lyrics dedicated to those who can’t help but beat themselves up with their own thoughts. This song hopes to remind everyone to take any chance that comes, capture any glimpse of light, and embrace it, letting it set within. It is good to be kind to oneself (and others around).”
Hybrid Stereo are Andrea Curtis (vocals), Zerron Qym (guitar), Shaun Apellido (guitar), Bryan Mendoza (bass) and Jm Inot (drums) and you can listen to their previous singles Into the Light and Broken Shards on youtube.
The music video was filmed and edited by Hans Martin and Renell Santiago.
Local band Chimeras performed a wonderful acoustic set at Infree Records Mongkok store on the 9 April, 2021. Usually a 5 piece symphonic doom metal outfit, band members Friase and Andy rearranged the group’s songs for a piano and vocals acoustic set.
As you can hear on the video which was live-streamed on Youtube, the result is quite stunning.
Set List
Mind Deception
Winged Psyche
Devoidness
Untitled
For my beloved one
Check out more usual Chimeras gig here
Infree Records
Room B, 2/F, 26-28 Mong Kok Road
Mong Kok
Hardcore band King Ly Chee recent gig, its first since 2017, sold out in under 90 minutes.
Thankfully for fans across the globe the concert at Cult Key, featuring the ‘Stand Strong’ era of the band, was recorded.
A live video and a backstage sneak peak video have been uploaded on their drummer Kevin’s YouTube channel Kidney Buster.
Read bc magazine’s recent interview with Riz Farooqi about King Ly Chee resurrection here.
King Ly Chee are playing the third Tone Online Music Festival, 16 January at 5:30pm, catch the whole festival on TonemusicTV’s Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TONEMUSICTV.
Due to Covid restrictions, King Ly Chee’s gig on 22 January has been postponed.
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