Battle of the Bands semi-final 2

Last night saw the first semi-final of Singapore’s battle of the bands at Home Club. While the attendance was somewhat less than last week, the room was filled with the sounds of high-octane fueled aggressive punk and hardcore. Some may remember the night from the lady with the pink wig who goes round serving those delectable (and extremely potent) shots of our favourite German drink, Jaigermeister. The night begun with ‘Self-made’, a group of underrated and energetic youngsters who played a set that could be described as melodic metal-core. As an observer the band rocked an empty room, showing that although young, they were nonetheless full of potential. Next were the least Singaporean out of all bands who played, the all German, Blitzkrieg-hardcore band that is Es War Einmal. They’re so underground, they soiled their pants at sound check, they only had two supporters. Press play was a family band (yes related but sounding nothing like ‘The Corrs’). Impressively blending their own sound of West-coast punk rock with a bit of ‘chugga chugga’ riffs and tons of guitar solos. I think it’s also worth mentioning they were the most relaxed out of all three of the bands, interlinking their songs with humour that didn’t detract from their passion for their music. The tightest out of all three of the bands, (is it because they’re related? they were all brothers and cousins.) we wish them luck in the finals. The latter two bands made it into the next round of the Battle of the Bands. We’ll see you at the next one.