Komplikasi Distorsi MEDAN TERIAK 3: Semangat Baja Kami

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Medan-based independent record company Srigala Bisnis Records will release the third issue of its flagship compilation album Komplikasi Distorsi MEDAN TERIAK on April 29, 2017. Sixteen selected bands from around North Sumatera Province are listed in the very album.

The band recruitment process commenced in June 2016. The label applied three types of methods for band selection: invitation, demo submission and audition. Invitations were sent to some selected well-established bands who own physical albums.

On November 15, 2016, Srigala Bisnis announced AUDISI JALUR KERAS was begun, an audition addressing bands who have unrecorded songs. The audition registration was closed on November 25. The result disclosed on November 27 and the label picked four provisional candidates i.e. Castraction (Marelan), Kaset Rusak (Sidikalang), The Cain (Medan), and Non Block (Tanjung Morawa); and two reserved bands: Slekot (Galang), SPOF (Medan).

A cover design competition was opened on December 4, 2016 until January 25, 2017. Prize for cover design winner was set for one million Rupiah. Medan-based designer Andy Surya Pranata won this competition.

An invitation to submit demo CD was announced on December 19, 2016, addressing bands who own unsigned production. The participants were required to submit a CD consists of three own songs.

A month later, the label announced a video footage competition to support the album launch on January 2, 2017. The competition was closed on March 25. The Medan Teriak 3’s theme was picked: Semangat Baja Kami.

Srigala Bisnis held A Road to Medan Teriak 3 event series. Starting from the final round for Audisi Jalur Keras titled Final Destination: Road to Medan Teriak 3 was held on February 19, 2017 at Rockoffie Medan.

A music clinic part of the Road to Medan Teriak 3 titled ROCK ACADEMY was organized on February 22, 2017 at Rockoffie Medan. The clinic featured some national famed musicians i.e former Burgerkill’s drummer Abah Andris, then-Deadsquad’s bassist Alan Musyfia, PAS Band’s guitarist Bengbeng, Irink Pargochy and Lepot Fingerprint.

Sixteen bands were listed in an announcement released on March 3, 2017.  They are chosen to be the compilation’s partakers. The list is shown below:

1. PARGOCHY (Medan, Death metal)
2. MUNTAH KAWAT (Medan, Death metal)
3. SEATTLE SMILE (Binjai, Grunge)
4. VINTAGE GLASSES (Medan, Stoner rock)
5. SENDOGARPU (Medan, Pop punk)
6. FILSAFATIAN (Medan, Punk rock)
7. TRUCK GANDENG (Medan, )
8. FUCKING DOG (Lubuk Pakam, Hardcore)
9. THE CAIN (Perbaungan, Punk rock)
10. PUNXGOARAN (Pematang Siantar, Punk rock)
11. CRANIUM (Medan, Death metal)
12. FINGERPRINT (Medan, Hardcore)
13. HRJ (Sergei Bedagai, Ska rock)
14. CASTRACTION (Medan. Metalcore)
15. DEATHMYTH (Medan)
16. BEE SING (Sidikalang)

A Road To Medan Teriak 3 tour dates was issued on March 23, 2017, preceding the premiere concert titled LIVE ON STAGE on April 29. Six cities are scheduled to hit:

• Medan, April 1
• Perbaungan, April  5
• Binjai, April 15
• Pematang Siantar, April 16
• Lubuk Pakam, April 22
• Sidikalang, April 23

Medan Teriak 3’s Live on Stage will be headlined by Hellcrust and Under18. Venue and more headliners will be announced soon.

Owner and founder of Srigala Bisnis Berlin Anto Gulo in his interview with www.Musik.or.id spoke about Medan Teriak. He said Komplikasi Distorsi Medan Teriak Compilation CD was released for the first time in November 2013. Followed by the second volume Medan Teriak 2: The Rebel Of Distortion a year later.

Medan Teriak 3 will be released in CD and DVD formats. The DVD will showcase a live recording from the CD premiere titled LIVE ON STAGE (scheduled to be held on April 29, 2017).

He added all selected songs will be re-recorded at the label’s SB Studio, and the mixing and mastering process will be done in Jakarta.

Berlin cited the next Medan Teriak 4 recruitment process will kick off on April 29, 2017.

Srigala Bisnis was founded in 2011. To date, they have released 2 compilation CD’s and 6 albums from Wafer, Masterplan, Differencia, Best Day Ever, and Not Xmprewell.

The label is working currently on CRANIUM, HRJ, and Imperium Of Detonantor’s upcoming albums.

More articles to come in www.Musik.or.id about Medan Teriak 3 and Srigala Bisnis. Stay tune!

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