Estranged (band)

Estranged

During 2009 Sunburst KL
Background information
Origin Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Genres Alternative rock, nu metal, hard rock, post-grunge, pop punk
Years active 2001 (2001)–present
Labels EAD Entertainment
Website www.estranged.info
Members Rich Gimbang
Nor Hanafi
Din Hormatov
Past members Chow Ken Chung
Adzrai Zainal
Alda Evan Tan
Azwin Andy

Estranged is a Malaysian alternative rock band that formed in Damansara, Kuala Lumpur in 2001. Currently comprising vocalist Rich Gimbang, lead guitarist Nor "Enha" Hanafi and rhythm guitarist Din Hormatov, the band have released four full-length albums: In Hating Memory (2004), Remain Unknown (2008), Anugerah Hidup (2013) and Sepenuhnya Vol. 1 (2016).

History

The band held their first live show in 2001, at TwelveSI. The band went through many changes to its line-up, including original lead guitarist Adzrai departing to further his studies, replaced by Hanafi, a grunge-influenced guitarist. Estranged participated in the "Yamaha Asian Beat Competition" in 2001, finishing 2nd runner-up.

After Rock The World 4 (Malaysia's annual rock festival), the band started work on their debut 11-track album 'In Hating Memory', released in December 2004. The album includes 10 English tracks and 1 Malay track. Their first single 'Velocity' started receiving airplay in June 2005, followed by the second single 'Chocolate Syrup'. Both singles were accompanied by music videos, directed by Motion Notion and Tan Chee Meng, respectively.

The band played alongside The All-American Rejects, Hoobastank, Raygun, Boys Like Girls, Pixie Lott, Misha Omar, and Kasabian as one of the live acts at Asia's very first MTV World Stage Live In Malaysia concert that was held in Malaysia on 15 August 2009.[1]

Reviews

With a bit more diversity in the music arrangement, providing more variety between tracks, Estranged could well be an undiscovered Malaysian gem. -TERRINA HUSSEIN, The Malay Mail, 15 June 2005

Estranged's approach may seem middle ground, but there's still plenty of anger, as evident with plenty songs on 'In Hating Memory' being about times. -ADLIN ROSLI, New Sunday Times, 26 June 2005

Shows

Recognition

Band members

Current members
Former members

Discography

References

  1. ↑ MTV World Stag Live In Malaysia http://worldstage.mtvasia.com
  2. ↑ http://www.glaringnotebook.com/default.asp?id=1586

External links

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