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Modar .: Click To Enter :. Back in 1989 in Kuala Terengganu, Modar was first incarnation with the lineup of Lan (Bass/Vocals), Tok Ari (Lead Guitar), Bujor (Guitar) and Nusi (Drums). During that time, there were no gigs in town, only pop stuffs were buzzing around, the jamming studio was the closest to a concert. So, most of the guys and their fans cramped themselves into the small room in order to listen to their stuff. Around December 1990, Modar lost their original guitarist, Bujor and they acquired a new member, Mang (we call him Lan nowadays) which eventually became the main instigator of Modars future activities. Man was from a band called Bota & Orion in Kuala Terengganu and when he became a member of Modar, he handled the vocals duties. From that day, Modar has started playing death metal taking Death as their main influence. Around April 1991, Tok Ari & Lan decided to do something else and left Modar. Man & Nusi tried out Imi (Bass) and Zombie (Drums), unfortunately they did not work out good. Later they found Bujal (Drums) and Nusi switched his position to bass. At this moment, they changed their bands name to Demori & recorded a demo tape titled Victims of the Rule which consists of 4 songs. This demo never made available to the public and later was accidentally destroyed be Man. Then, the band begun to find their own identity & sound and started to play their own interpretation of Doom. In August 1991, Tok Ari rejoined the band on lead guitar and the band reverted to their previous band name, Modar. This lineup got their first performance at the towns bus station & able to record a demo called Inferior Symphony with 4 songs included. Man opened his own studio called Neutral Music Studio and practically the band sleep, eat and jam at the studio every night. They even jam with the lights out except a couple of candles to catch the atmosphere. Around September 1991, Tok Ari left the band again and was replaced by Joe (Bass) and Nusi moved back to playing rhythm & vocals. In the early 1992, the band went to KL and recorded a proper demo which consist 10 songs at Hellions Studio. When the band returned to their hometown, he decided not to sell to demo because the recording doesnt represent the sound they were aiming for. In April 1992, the band went back to KL and recorded their first album Inferior Symphony under FGM Records, the parent company to Sonic Asylum and Modar was the first ever band recorded a Doom Metal concept album in this region. A few years has passed, the band has been dismantled due to each members personal reason. In 2006, Lan (Mang) who is a guitar teacher in a leading guitar shop around Taman Tun Dr. Ismail area decided to reform Modar back for a return. Unfortunately, most of the band members are busy with their personal lives. Lan decided to use the students of the guitar shop as Modars new band members. Lan decided to take Ariff (Guitars), Afiq (Bass) and Gabrielle (Drums) as the new breed of Modars lineup. After a few jamming sessions, Gabrielle sadly had to leave the band due to her studies and in the early of 2007, Lan took Azman as the replacement of Modars drummer. This is the new breed of Modar! |