About DAGGER STAB (Join the CIRCLE OF DEAD CHILDREN)
Dagger Stab as a band was formed in the end of 2003. It goals is as a melting pot of musical ideas from a few friends that already involved with other bands before finally they have an initiatives to form this band. The early line up of the band is Muklis a.k.a Batax (ex-Behind Sickness, ex Captain Hook, now in Forever Suck) on rhytm guitar, Rafly a.k.a Shocked (ex Boys Band, After) on lead guitar, Bagaz on Bass, RiaNN (GetOut!) on vocals/screams and Dimas a.k.a Dipaw (ex-Dirty Little Monster, Miss Universe) on drums. This formation last only for a while because for some reason Muklis quit from the band, and Fanny (ex-Prison Soul, now also in Lion of Judah) take his position on guitar. In the mid 206, Rafly choose his own way and quit from Dagger Stab, Ario from Flaming Icarus replace his postion. And this last member formation is what Dagger Stab is until now.
Musically Dagger Stab were influenced by bands from hardcore genre, with a bit of screamo and metal in our sounds. And it all melted down together from the different musical interest of the band's member, without wanting to be trapped in genre stereotypication.And their lyrics are mainly focusing on socio-political theme without forgetting the personal point of view of life in general that formed their awareness on what life is, that they poured in their works. And they dont stop only in words and songs, they try to do something about it as a band by donating some portion of the money they get from shows fee and records sales to an orphanage that taking care of abandon babies and an enviromental organization that they support.
They have played numerous gigs in their hometown Jakarta and other cities outside the nation capitol, and shared the stage with respectable Indonesian local underground rock acts such as Seringai, Step Forward, Antiseptic, Burning Inside, StraightOut, Thinking Straight, Friends of Mine, Popcorn, 7 Deadly Sins, Superman Is Dead, For My Blood to named a few. And not only they have rock the stages with their peers from the underground, they also shared the spotlight with bands like Club Eighties, PAS band, Saint Loco, Netral and few other Indonesian well known major acts. Beside that they also have played together with bands from abroad like Cassandra,Elisebelle Tears, Muck and Free Love from Malaysia, 7 Crowns from the United Kingdom, and Vankatoen from Holland.
They dont claimed themselves as the best band and musicians on the planet by realizing that they're still learning from their mistakes and also by realising that there are a zillion other bands that sounds better compare to them, but the most important thing for them personally is theyre doing it not for pursuing fame or fortune but for the friendship that started it all in the first place; and making music that comes from their heart as a form of art without limitation and hopefully the kids also get the message and appreciate what theyre doing...
So Ready or Not, Here They Come...
