ATTENTION: Crime Time

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, December 7.

Royal Brunei Police Force is requesting the public assistance on information leading to capture of five fugitives wanted in a murder case that is currently under investigation.

According to a statement issued by the force, three of them have been identified as MUHAMMAD SYAWALRI BIN SUHAILI a.k.a. Adul (20), MOHAMAD ADI MAZLI BIN HAJI MAJIN a.k.a. Adi (23), and NURUL FURQAN BIN AWANG MORSHIDI (22); all of whom are residents of Kampung Sungai Siamas.

Mugshots Pair 1

Mugshots Pair 2

The only released photo of the fifth fugitive, possibly taken with a cellphone.

Individuals having information on the whereabouts of these criminals can contact Kampung Ayer Criminal Investigation Officer at 2202114, or the emergency hotline 993 or any nearby police stations. At the same time, local authorities are also requesting the public to provide information in search of two more suspects following a report filed at Berakas Police Precinct.

Despite the obscure nature of the crime allegedly committed by these five young men, it is nevertheless an alarming wake up call to many Bruneians who are still disillusioned by the so called 'Abode of Peace'. In fact, the numbers of native citizens involved in dangerous crimes are staggeringly increasing and as such, people should be more aware of the pressing issues that motivate ordinary populace to turn to crime as their last ditch effort in exercising immediate, unrestrained self gratification. Carjacking, thefts, rape, house invasion, stabbing, prostitution; all these have become more common among the locals than they do with immigrants. Before, we often blame the Indonesians, or Indian workers and Filipinos for violent crimes. However, due to continuous press censorship and media blackout by the government, criminal activities perpetrated by Bruneians remain under-reported. This in turn has led to all the more common speculations being made among the public through social media, most notably on pages setup by local Facebook consumers such as CCPB (Cerita Cerita Panas Brunei), Brunei FM and BruDirect. Apart from making wild accusations in absence of concrete evidence, majority of local Facebook users (or Bruneians for that matter) tend to be reactionary instead of using a bit of critical thinking; this includes blaming local law enforcement agencies for the incompetence and perceived cowardice in the guise of uniform. More often than not, comments deriding the authorities quickly spread like bushfire especially among those who are hell bent on breaking the law. It is also interesting to note that these type of people have clearly shown who they really are; stupid, unintelligent and disgusting from every aspect imaginable thus making them no less malicious than the criminals in question. It is this fact that worries me a lot as Bruneian although I know not all of them are like that. However, the comments posted by those type of people tend to say otherwise.

Photos courtesy of CCPB. Enlarged, cropped and edited by me.

Announcement!

Hello everyone!

I haven't checked this blog for weeks. There are things that keep me occupied throughout my absence. They're not particularly important but regular chores and all. So a person leaves a comment here on the post below and says Mediafire has blocked access to files that I have uploaded. So yeah I did check my account and it says that I have now reached the maximum number of archives upload allowed for a free account. As you all know, I can't afford to get me the premium deal since I have no means to make the purchase.

In this case, it looks like all uploading activity will be suspended until this issue is resolved. I would like to thank everyone, everyone who has been following this blog and downloading stuffs that I generously shared with you lot. As a matter of fact, this blog is not just about music and entertainment; it is also my personal field of expression. Therefore, I'm just going to focus on posting random topics which might interest you people. Or basically anyone who happens to land here.

Again, I am deeply sorry for this inconvenience. In this world, nothing comes for free; you and I both know that. Demon Entrails may be the last upload I'll ever do for now.

Sincerely,
Manifestator.

Draconaeon Announced the Reissue of 'Shades of Sorrow'.

Brunei's legendary metal act Draconaeon have announced the release of their mini CD entitled Shades of Sorrow. This magnum opus first crawled out from beneath the murky depths of obscurity in 2006. Miniscule copies of the EP are distributed to zines for review purposes, most of which are obviously positive. Dare I say that Draconaeon are the remaining hope for metal in Brunei; no other metal bands in my country have the same ingenuity, passion and conviction in executing their sorrowful arts. With metalcore, hardcore and deathcore on the rise, Draconaeon maintained their straight path in a quest to deliver the most potent doses of crunching heaviness in semblance of intertwined harmony. The official release date was on October 30 2012. Nevertheless, I'm gonna get myself a copy of this reissue and if you really are into extreme metal, and especially if you're not Bruneian, I suggest  you do the same. I'll provide a link where you can contact the band's 'darkfather' himself to negotiate your purchase. Support the band! Hail Draconaeon!

Contact Draconaeon to buy 'Shades of Sorrow' MCD here:

[Draconaeon Official Facebook]

Hellhammer - (2008) Demon Entrails [2-Disc Digibook Edition]

Before Celtic Frost were born, there were Hellhammer who were first anointed themselves as 'Hammerhead'. Along the way, bands like Bathory and Venom already established their own sound. For fans around the globe who by now are very well acquainted with the works of both Hellhammer and Celtic Frost, there is no doubt that the compilation set shown in the photo will surely appeal to you out there. A friend offered me to trade this awesome digibook along with two more CDs in exchange of my Absu collections, namely The Third Storm of Cythraul, The Sun of Tipareth and my ever precious Tara / In the Eyes of Ioldanach digipak reissue. Initially I was reluctant but considering the fact that I'm a huge fan of Hellhammer / Celtic Frost, I finally decided to let go those three records in return for this, Altars of Madness double disc reissue and Obsessed by Cruelty / In the Sign of Evil (South American pressing). I can say that I didn't regret my decision to trade my CDs. This whole package is just marvelous; it contains 2 discs compiling all the demos from Hellhammer formative years. It features some of my favorites and possibly fans worldwide such as Messiah, The Third of the Storm, Death Fiend and Triumph of Death; all in the rawest possible form just like the band intended it to be. If you call yourself a follower of Norwegian black metal who love the frostbitten blizzards of Darkthrone early works, the madness of Mayhem's Deathcrush and De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas, this compilation is obligatory in your possession. In fact, Euronymous took his name from a Hellhammer song 'Eurynomos', something that you should have known by now. Here I'm giving you the opportunity to listen to this great compilation in lossless digital format. As usual, go buy this record because it's a force to be reckon with.

Disc I (Satanic Rites demo, December 1983):

1. Intro 0:58

2. Messiah 4:18

3. The Third of the Storms (Evoked Damnation) 3:02

4. Buried and Forgotten 6:01

5. Maniac [Re-recorded Version] 3:46

6. Eurynomos 3:10

7. Triumph of Death [Re-recorded Version] 6:58

8. Revelations of Doom 3:03

9. Reaper [Re-recorded Version] 2:28

10. Satanic Rites 7:18

11. Crucifixion 2:45

12. Outro 2:02

Total time: 45:49

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Password: manifestationovevil

Download Disc I [Part I]

Download Disc I [Part II]

Disc II (Death Fiend & Triumph of Death demos, June 1983):

1. Crucifixion 3:04

2. Maniac 4:01

3. (Execution) When Hell's Near 2:38

4. Decapitator 2:07

5. Blood Insanity 4:22

6. Power of Satan 4:11

7. Reaper 2:06

8. Death Fiend 2:35

9. Triumph of Death 5:15

10. Metallic Storm 2:19

11. Ready for Slaughter 3:36

12. Dark Warriors 3:03

13. Hammerhead 2:48

14. Angel of Destruction 2:58

15. Bloody Pussies 4:59

16. Chainsaw 3:58

17. Sweet Torment 2:09

Total time: 56:09

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Password: manifestationovevil

Download Disc II [Part I]
Download Disc II [Part II]
Download Disc II [Part III / End]

PURCHASE!!

Wartillery - (2010) Your War Sucks without Artillery [320]

Just to let you know that I'm currently digging this stuff. Quite decent thrash / crossover band from Brunei Darussalam. However, I need to have a few more listens before the verdict can be delivered. Formed somewhere on 2008, band members were influenced by thrash metal music after apparently playing Guitar Hero in which they were exposed to songs from Slayer and Metallica (duh!). So if you want to know what they sound like, try downloading the demo here. Of course, the physical release is no longer available.

Tracklist:

1. Distorted Vision 4:46

2. Unleashing the Pain 3:47

3. Speed Assault 4:10

4. Metal Surgery 1:14

5. Die Harder! 2:37

Total time: 16:34

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Download @320 Kbps CBR

Ilmu Hitam dan Sihir di Brunei Darussalam

The title says it all. This time I'm doing a video mainly in Malay since I'm talking about an issue that is all the more familiar to most Malay people in this country. Just watch the video, it's short by the way. Leave a comment or two if you have something to share, alright? Remain anonymous when discussing sensitive issues over the internet.

Thanks for watching!

Emperor's Return

Hello there people! It's been a while since I left you with my review for the new Resident Evil film. I was busy handling my YouTube channel, creating a few videos for public viewing. As for now, there are no files to share but I want to share something else with you.

It's always been the most common thing to have in Brunei if people know that you're a metalhead. We have to be resistant enough to counter people's allegations and shittalk. Therefore my videos on YouTube are specifically created to address several issues that people been putting on the table ever since they know how to pronounce the word 'metal'. This includes but are not limited to the following; if you listen to metal then you're Satanist. You love violence and you are mentally disturbed individuals. You hate everyone in this world. You're stupid and uneducated. You've no boyfriend or girlfriend. Metal music sounds the same regardless the fact whether or not they can tell which is metal and which is not. So on and so forth, right? Now I know my point of view and my opinion leaned more toward metal, well, I mean, what do you expect, I'm a metalhead and of course I've got my own reasons to say that there are good things in metal too. Basically, it's a clear mixture of facts and personal opinion. For me, if I like something, in this case it's metal music, I will be able to stand up for it in defense of my interests while providing some facts for people who say metal is bad, totally bad.

That's the thing, people. Being a metalhead is not because your friend want you to. Not because of trends. Not because of the fashion or how cool people will think when they look at you. Or you claimed to listen to metal just so people will see you as someone who is 'tough'. Well, I've come across people like these throughout my life and they are mostly youths and teenagers. They faked their interests in metal because they like to be surrounded by like minded people, in other word, these kids craved attention since probably their parents can't provide them some. I've met with them and I've talked to these people and 90% of the time, they didn't know shit about metal. They wear t-shirts that even I find it hard believe, but they only understand 0.01% of what they are wearing. I'm telling you, if this is the kind of so called metal fans that will replace the veterans, our country is surely going to rife with fucking poseurs. Believe me. It's happening right now, at the Mall Gadong as we speak.

If you're reading this so far down now, bear with me because what I'm about to say is one of the most bitter truths, the one that exposes the true nature of poseur kids in Brunei Darussalam. The impetus to this whole metal 'explosion' took place about 8 years ago when I was in my secondary school. It was when Cradle of Filth released their dickskin of an album called 'Nymphetamine' that kids began to know black metal in Brunei. Don't lie to me if you're one of them! Where do they got this album from? That's right, Indian shop. I went to a small store run by Indian and I saw two or three copies of awfully bootlegged Nymphetamine record resting comfortably on the shelf along with some other Bollywood films. I think that album gets what it deserved. From that point onwards, kids began to explore black metal and so they got hooked with Dimmu Borgir through their shitty album 'Death Cunt Armageddon'. Fuck it, everything after Enthrone Darkness Triumphant is bullshit. I won't lie to you people that during my secondary years, I was the sole perpetrator responsible for bringing extreme metal to school and my friends didn't know shit other than Guns n Roses, Metallica, Nirvana and XPDC. Not that I have anything against those bands because I personally liked their older stuffs (a big DUH!! right). While I've always been honest when it comes to listening music other than metal, these kids put up front that they're a fist in your face type of fans, claiming other music as not true and that everything other than metal is poseur. Well, are you talking about yourselves?

That's the point, this new generation of kids are most of the time dishonest to begin with. They want to be seen as someone who is almighty knowing about metal that people refer to them as the authority. In reality, they could hardly finish schools. One of the most funny things that we have ever encountered is they don't know anything about local underground metal bands. They have this very narrow minded approach and worldview about metal; they don't know shit basically. So these kids finally discovered LukTujuh. What they found strange is that LukTujuh doesn't sing about Viking. I mean, dude, what the fuck??? Don't you even fucking get it? Folk metal is influenced by the musicians native origin, in the case of LukTujuh it is Malay fantasy and mythology. Why the fuck would a folk metal Malay band sing about Viking when in reality it has nothing to do with the band identity at the first place? God this is... I don't know what to say. It's like Malay metal bands singing about Nazism, I mean if Hitler were still alive today, he would kill the rest of us Malays because we're not Aryan race. Get the picture?

So people, that's the kind of thing that's been happening with these so called young metalheads. Up to you to think about it. The last time I saw one of them, this dude was wearing a Viking helmet complete with the horns. I don't know what to say. I just leave you with the following videos. Hope you will enjoy them. Cheers!

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

More parts coming up. Stay tuned!