Posts Tagged ‘The Last Son’

Last weekend, the Hypptunes RTW 9 team traveled up north to check out the bands scheduled to compete in Penang and Ipoh. Our first stop was Penang and apart from being excited to find out who’s gonna be representing Penang at this year’s Rock the World 9, we were all geared up to go food hunting! The crew arrived in Penang on Friday evening and we took the opportunity to fully utilize our free time that night. Some of us went to Hard Rock Hotel Penang and some went to get some glorious food at Gurney Drive. We drove to the famous ‘Nasi Kandar Beratur’ that night but unfortunately it was closed due to Hari Raya Haji.

Okay, enough about food. The next morning, the crew arrived at the event venue, QE II to set up the place. The venue and the view were simply breathtaking. The stage was set up facing the wide open sea and there were many boats and ferries around. We were supposed to have about 5 bands competing but due to unforeseen circumstances only 4 made it to the competition. It was probably because a lot of people were still out of town celebrating Hari Raya Haji. Nevertheless, the band search went as planned and the 4 bands – The Last Son, Marble, Ceased War and Slippin’ & Slidin’ put up a good show. We were entertained with the sounds of Pop Punk (The Last Son), Brit Rock (Marble), Metal (Ceased War) and Rock & Roll (Slippin’ & Slidin’). The bands were judged by Izuan of Auburn, Loque of Butterfingers/Monoloque and Tam of Blind Tribe. After watching all the bands, the judges collectively agreed to give the winning spot to Ceased War for their rock solid metal songs and performance.

As we finished earlier than usual, the crew spent some more time hanging around Penang Island and only left for Ipoh around late evening. We spent the night resting in our hotel room and getting ourselves prepared for a busy Sunday as we had 15 bands confirmed for the Ipoh Band Search! The next day, we were delighted to see a big crowd at the venue, Houz Pub. Most bands arrived early and looked excited to battle on stage. A lot of them were from Perak but there were also a few bands from KL. We saw mostly Punk Rock and Indie Rock bands and a few Metalcore bands. There were many promising acts in this round like Dichi Michi who gave a breath of fresh air to their Punk Rock songs by adding a synthesizer, Siren who writes catchy Pop Rock stuff, Bactrim with their infectious groove and Beneath the Remains who has an awesome pair of vocalists. It wasn’t an easy task to select the winner in Ipoh as it was a very competitive round. In the end, the judges, Izuan, Loque and David of Disagree decided to bring Ipoh’s Progressive-funk-rock act, Bactrim to Hypptunes Rock the World 9.

Both winning bands are awesome to watch so make sure you check out Ceased War and Bactrim at Hypptunes Rock The World 9!

Penang Winner - Ceased War

Ipoh Winner - Bactrim

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Thanks again to all bands that came to Penang and Ipoh! You guys totally made our trip up north worthwhile!