DOKUMENTER POTRET UJUNGBERUNG REBELS SEBAGAI BRAND KOMUNITAS MUSIK METAL BANDUNG

Abstract

 Metal music community in Bandung City dominates many extreme music stages in Indonesia. Many of the big bands were born in a place called Ujungberung, the eastern corner of Bandung City. They are Burgerkill, Jasad, Forgotten, and Beside, that are under the Ujungberung Rebels community. Ujungberung Rebels community emerged and started by Independent Rebels Compilation in 1998, in which in the previous years from 1990, they had been building communities and identified themselves as Extreme Noise Grinding, Homeless Crew and Bandung Death Brutality Area (Badebah), which were born, grown, and striven in Bandung City streets. A big history to Indonesian metal music happened in Braga Street – Bandung, where “Black Saturday” happened during the first album launching concert by Beside Band, “Against Ourselves,” which caused the death of 11 audience in 2008. It was caused by the overloaded audience exceeding the limit of the venue, and caused panics among the audience. The second decade of Ujungberung Rebels Community was hurdled by this event. They did a lot of self-reflection and improvement, keeping the community survive by building creativity among young generations through music. Besides consistently nurturing the regeneration, mandatory communication is one of the keys. The international gate is more opened now through the intensive invasions to the international music stages. It has brought the world recognition to metal music scene in Bandung and Indonesia.