Interviews
September 18, 2024
Furiously thrashing Surabaya (an interview with FETTER)
Interviews
September 15, 2024
Obviously, even doing the reviews and recollection of other genres, we can’t forget what Indonesia really excels in – the extreme metal. Death Fantome from Medan (North Sumatera) are quite an obscure Indonesian band and yet another example of technical death metal done right. And so we’re gonna have a look at their only official material. “The Ordo” from 2018 is really a promo – short intro and three songs, all done in 11:21 of…
Wow, talk about the retro review! If you follow my rants on Facebook or Instagram, then you know that I’ve found Yosie Lucky (and a few of other Indonesian female rock singers) basically by a pure chance. Thank God for that chance! Yes, I’m not exaggerating at all! Taking into consideration I am old enough to remember the great days of 1980s and 1990s, this kind of music resonates with me almost instantly, with the…
How many genres we have to go through here in the Indokult? I hope there will be a lot of them still. And while I am all for many, deep in my heart I probably will be a rock/metal guy forever. So, I believe it’s time to give a shout to some rockin’ band from Indonesia! I’ve found Third State thanks to the Facebook post by Ivan F. Devota (whose albums I’ve reviewed here and…
With “Necrology Disorder” by the Indonesian (what else, right?) brutal death metal band Opium we’re going back in time back to 2010, when these skilled Bandung brutallizers released this – their only full-length – album to date. One might wonder – with so many albums being released basically daily (or, if I don’t want to be accussed of exaggerating, let’s say weekly) basis, what’s the point of reviewing the album so old now? The point…
The 1982 Indonesian horror movie Sundelbolong has been on my to-watch list for some time now, so yesterday I’ve decided to finally give it a watch. Starring the late great horror icon Suzzanna and Barry Prima, another Indonesian cult actor, this example of 1980s Indonesian exploitation cinema is an excellent cinema! Let me tell you why! Sundelbolong movie poster The movie tells a story of a former prostitute Alisa (Suzzanna) who’s got married to Hendarto…
