Giniling Festival’s self-titled debut album was just launched last week and released under Terno Recordings. Since 2003, Giniling Festival has been making waves in the gig circuit for their kick ass performances and I was lucky that I was able to watch them. They are composed of: Anto Garcellano, Jebs Mangahas, Lec Cruz, Monpi Lopez and Dye Dye Santos (lead vocalist). My album choice cuts are Psycho, Siling Giniling, Mabuhay Lahat ng Single and Hari ng Metal. You should see them perform the Hari ng Metal. It has become an instant favorite among the audience upon seeing Dye Dye wear a plastic bag which will remind you of this certain foreign band. (more…)

It was nice to hear from Alamid’s original frontmen Gary Ignacio and Dex Facelo in my blog. Alamid has indeed been through a lot of challenges yet Alamid continues to create beautiful music. According to Gary Ignacio (Alamid’s vocalist), they are in Bahrain and they will be back by April (tentative as of the moment) this year. In addition, they have a new material and might record soon. And if you miss hearing the song Your Love (acoustic version), it is included in an Alpha Record’s compilation album Rock Grooves in Delirious Ways. (more…)

After the release of Stonefree’s second and most recent album Delorean, a lot of people have been anticipating the premiere of their music video Anghel. The music video is directed by Sigfreid Barros-Sanchez. The video starts with an angel in an empty room. It looks as if she’s lost her way. Then, the video proceeds with the band with occasional glimpses of the angel with a look on her face that says “Where am I?”. The video then ends with the angel by Miro’s side. (more…)

After the success of the albums of Light Peace Love and As the Music Plays, music stores are expected to be jammed up on February 23 with the much awaited release of their third album We Stand Alone Together. Featured in this album is Bamboo’s recent single Tatsulok which is an original of the group Buklod who’s known for their lyrics that’s relevant to the society that we live in.

The release of their single is timely since the elections are approaching soon and we are all aware that during these times, political violence is prevalent.

Check out the unofficial music videos uploaded in YouTube. The flash animation uploaded there has a simple concept yet it was able to show the message of the song in a bloody way. (more…)