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BNI - Batteries Not Included facebook.com/BatteriesNotIncludedMaltaPunks < Back Batteries Not Included have been around since 1993 or so. The band started off after Miguel and Malcolm came across a live version of Sham 69’s ‘If the Kids are United’, and decided to cover it, being impressed by the rawness and energy of the song’s style. From then on, driven solely by a strong drive for creating fun, fast and loud music that could be said to be closer to a crossbreed between old-school and more recent Punk Rock than anything else, the band has been going steady, playing countless gigs while also fitting in some D.I.Y. tours in the U.K. and Germany, and a couple of shows in France and Luxembourg. B.N.I.’s music reflects a certain angst that is peculiarly Maltese, and has a lyrical content that is not too serious, nor politically oriented. On the other hand, the band has tried to tackle (in its own way) the reality of everyday situations. The well-organised but wild gigs at ‘Dempsey’s Bar’, and the opening of ‘The Edge’ rock bar in Buġibba helped them (and a large number of other bands) gain further energy, which they let loose in the recording of their first album titled ‘Native Tongue / Ilsien Pajjiżi’ (1999). Apart from the release of that album, and the release of a demo cassette titled ‘Unsolved’ (1994), the band’s main achievement was one small innovation which is still gaining ground in the musical interests of today’s Maltese Punk bands: Punk Rock with Maltese lyrics. Apart from the re-release of the ‘Native Tongue / Ilsien Pajjiżi’ album on Malta-based Reciprocal Records, B.N.I. released a second album by the title of ‘Force Majeur’, in which they still put a strong emphasis on their crossover style Punk while fusing it with various Ska and Reggae elements. Recorded during April ’04 at Temple Studios and released 4 months later, this album gives off something of a more centred and honed style of Punk. B.N.I.’s tireless efforts in the Maltese scene resulted in their third album, aptly named ‘On and On…’, which sports the rawness and energy of their first album mixed with the more polished songwriting style of ‘Force Majeur’. Recorded during June ‘06 at Temple Studios, ‘On and On…’ is as loud as it gets, with Reggae and Ska still plainly leaving their influence on the band. This third album was released on 1st December 2006. Since its release, Steve ‘Lombardo’ Attard is the band’s new, hard-hitting drummer. In late 2022, B.N.I. released their 4th album: titled ‘Exponential Self-Destruction’, this latest release is nothing less than a statement confirming that the band doesn't intend to slow down nor calm down any time soon. Recorded at Hell Next Door studio by Steve ‘Lombardo’, this is a damn loud and fast one. 30 years on, still gigging often in Malta and, occasionally, abroad, B.N.I. aim at being around and playing loud shows until their fingers fall off, or, more realistically, until they lose their minds to old age. We'll see which comes first... Band Members Miguel Debattista Vocals, Guitars Miguel Debattista Steve Lombardo Drums Steve Lombardo Malcolm Dalli Vocals, Bass Malcolm Dalli Discography Date Title Type Listen Buy the band's merch Follow the band Previous Band Next Band

< Back AnneMarie Spiteri Vocals melodija.eu © Singing for as long as She can remember her love towards music started off from singing along cartoon theme songs on Italian television. Inspired and influenced by bands such as “Nightwish” and “Within Temptation” whose symphonic elements took her into an unlimited world of imagination and fantasy, at 19 years of age she joined a local ambiance, atmospheric, metal band called “Sepia.” Soon afterwards she started to take classical singing lessons with Ms. Antoinette Miggiani, whose years of coaching were necessary and essential into shaping her style. After Sepia got disbanded, she took part in various other musical projects, that formed part of the local underground scene, including “Nisga” a folk world- music oriented band, and “Deluge of Sorrow” - an experimental, atmospheric doom metal band, participating in both mainstream events such as “Ghanafest” and “Notte Bianca” as well as events in the underground scene. In 2015 she joined local symphonic, death and black metal band “Martyrium”. This band provided her with the opportunity to tour and participate in gigs and festivals in: Ukraine, Romania, Italy, France,Slovakia Germany and Belgium. Throughout this time she shared the stage with huge bands and names in the metal scene including: Sepultura, Cradle of Filth and Behemoth. By then Annemarie had also become an event and festival organizer, as ‘Martyrium’ were in talks with different foreign and local bands who participated in their annual local festivals. She is up to this very day in charge of organizing and coordinating the yearly festival “SoundArt Malta” Throughout this time Annemarie was also part of “Viper soup Complex”. At the time the band was occupied with writing new materials for their first album, as well as preparing for live local gigs. By the end of 2017, her time with “Martyrium” had come to an end and “Deluge of sorrow” took a bit of a back seat however “Viper Soup complex” still went and goes on. “Viper Soup Complex” have proudly released their debut album on the 22nd of October 2018. They have so far also been given the opportunity to perform with significant foreign bands (such as “Septic Flesh”) in localfestivals. Between 2018 and the end of 2019 Annemarie toured together with the band in various countries, bringing their music to Poland, Romania,Belgium, Italy and the UK sharing the stage with “Riverside” in March of 2019 amongst others. In 2022 following the pandemic, Annemarie (together with Vipersoup complex) resumed her touring explorations, as the band shared the stage with “Within temptation” in Romania and “Focus” in the UK to name but a few. Together with viper Annemarie is currently focused on the release of their EP and is exploring new musical and theatrical directions through other involvements she has with CentreStage Malta. “Viper Soup Complex” has given her the space to express herself through theatrics, props and choreographies. Currently Annemarie sees theseperforming arts as being next in line for further improvements. areas of development. Discography Date Title Type Listen Member of : Follow the artist

R.A.S - Rage Against Society < Back The band was formed by Ray Schembri (gtr/vox) and Jason Mizzi (bass) back in September 1995 and a few months later Ray Micallef joined in on drums. Along the years there were many lineup changes, which reflected also in the music style which varied from Punk Rock to more aggressive Hardcore and anarcho punk genre. Lyrically R.A.S. speak out against all forms of oppression and most of the songs are a loud protest full of angst and rebellion. The band released a demo tape in 2000 titled 'Shameless Music' and in 2010 titled '15 Years Of Kaos' and in 2015 the CD 'Rezistenza' which is all in Maltese language. R.A.S. took part in many gigs and festivals around Malta and Gozo during the years and also supported some foreign acts from time to time. Band Members Selene Vella Vocals Selene Vella Justin Baz Zaz Borg Bass Justin Baz Zaz Borg Genżora Riot Guitars Genżora Riot Ray "il-bahri" Xkembri Vocals, Guitars Ray "il-bahri" Xkembri Steve Lombardo Drums Steve Lombardo Discography Date Title Type Listen Buy the band's merch Follow the band Previous Band Next Band

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< Back Kieron Spiteri Vocalist | Guitarist Kieron always wanted to find something to put his time and effort in when he was a child. After trying a countless number of sports, he finally tried guitar at around age 13 and didn’t pick it up fully until the age of 14. At 14 Kieron used his mum’s old classical guitar from when she was 14. Eventually he saved enough money and got himself an electric guitar. Kieron quickly picked it up and taught himself how to play it. Through guitar he started getting into proper music and finding his favorite genres, but after playing indie on guitar for a certain amount of time he found it boring and that’s when Kieron discovered Metallica at 14 years old. He quickly learned all the songs from Metallica’s Ride the Lightning, and got a 2nd guitar 1 year into playing, that had 24 frets and proper hum-bucker pick-ups for a high gain sound. When Kieron got the new guitar, he didn’t go out for the whole summer because he only practiced the guitar for hours on end trying to learn a song harder the previous one with new/different techniques. Kieron started taking guitar seriously by this time and felt like guitar and music was the part of him that was missing that’s finally found. Eventually Kieron grew fonder of Metal and heavy music, he grew my hair out, changed clothing styles and even got more guitars that were associated with the genre. In fact, flying V’s are his favorite guitar shape. Kieron always wanted to be in a band from when he was 14 years old. At around 16 years old, he just got out of a failed band that was made for a battle of the bands contest and soon after started Impertex (around April 2023) with the vocalist at the time. Impertex started out purely for fun, until eventually Kieron went to guitar lessons to learn music theory (around July 2023) and that’s where he met the current guitarist for Impertex (Marta Privitera) which knew a bassist (Michael Vassallo) and a drummer (Ezra Grech) who are now Impertex members. Impertex started off as a 5 piece rock band, but after a few practices they realized the same love they have for Thrash Metal. Eventually labelling themselves as a thrash band. In August 2024, is when they really started taking themselves seriously and aiming to be professional. However, the vocalist at the time left the band and Impertex tried getting a new member, but no one stood out/ fit in with the chemistry of the band. In the meanwhile, Kieron started practicing vocals at home when no one could hear him (the same time Impertex was searching for a new member), taking inspiration from heavier bands like Hellripper, Venom, Bathory and Death. And one day at practice Kieron decided to give vocals a try , and the other band members really loved his style. Discography Date Title Type Listen Member of : Follow the artist

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< Back Andrew Attard Guitars Alexia Baldacchino Andrew is in the audio line of work and has furthered his studies in the field of audio technology. His main musical influences range from progressive metal to heavy doom metal. His strong guitar skills have greatly added to Dawn of Anguish’s heavy sound creating guitar exchanges and consolidating the band’s heavy sound and thick atmosphere even through the most elaborate of musical parts. Discography Date Title Type Listen Member of : Follow the artist

< Back Russell Hammett Drummer Russell is an 18 year old drummer from Malta. From a very young age, Russell always showed interest in music and at the age of 6 started taking drum lessons. Throughout his journey, he played with differant bands and musicians and got certificates in graded examination. In 2021 Russell started to work in the entertainment industry and is currently a freelance sound engineer, hoping to start up his own business in this sector in the following years. At this moment, Russell is playing with 3 differant bands and is involved in the sound production of many festivals and concerts. Discography Date Title Type Listen Member of : Follow the artist

< Back Ray "Hamiemu" Micallef Drums Paloma Pictures Discography Date Title Type Listen Member of : Follow the artist

< Back Petr Lux Guitars, Backing Vocals Discography Date Title Type Listen Member of : Follow the artist

< Back Philip 'Bagigu' Camilleri Bass @through_the_wonder_lens Discography Date Title Type Listen Member of : Follow the artist

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Morsrot facebook.com/morsrot/ < Back Morsrot is a four-piece death metal band composed of four teenagers promising to deliver energy and crushing music, live and on recording. The band formed in 2021, with a foundation of early death metal influences and since then, they have been busy writing material and refining their sound while a four-track demo named ‘Carnal Enslavement’ has been recorded as their first opus and released via YouTube and Spotify. Morsrot had their baptism of fire when they played their very first festival (seated event – COVID era) in 2022 – the Metal City Festival – Malta’s biggest showcase of rock and metal bands of the year and have since made appearances at events such as The Farson’s Beer Festival and Rock the South, while playing more shows at Malta’s primary rock venue The Garage, such as Peccatorum, Sanguis Noctem and even a show dedicated to the 5th anniversary of the venue. Band Members Alex Fenech Drums Alex Fenech Gabriel Gellel Vocals, Guitars Gabriel Gellel Kieran Brannon Vocals, Guitars Kieran Brannon Jean Gouder Bass Jean Gouder Discography Date Title Type Listen Buy the band's merch Follow the band Previous Band Next Band

Luciferi Regnum facebook.com/luciferiregnum < Back Luciferi Regnum is a 5-piece extreme metal band formed by Cortis in December 2021. The band has a unique sound of Extreme Gothic Metal, and Melodic Black Metal. The band is mostly influenced by bands such as Cradle of Filth, Mayhem, Emperor, Dimmu Borgir, and so on. Luciferi Regnum’s lyrical themes focus on death, suffering, pain, and depression in a hellish manner. Their musical orchestrations focus on black, melodic, and gothic riffs which gives a dark unique sound. The band released their debut single titled “Banshee” in mid-November 2022 which gave listeners a taste of the band’s material and left a huge impact on the local metal scene. Luciferi Regnum’s amazing debut gig was on 9th December 2022 at The Advent of Khaos which boomed their single over thousands of listens in months. The band’s members are Lilith Macabre on vocals, Il-Midfun on guitar, founder Cortis on bass, Sanguis on keyboards and Erebus on drums. The band currently is playing many live shows which include ritualistic theatrics in an aggressive and brutal manner. Now the band are working on finishing and polishing the material for their debut full-length album which will be released in 2024. Band Members David Cauchi Guitars David Cauchi Kyle Cortis Bass Kyle Cortis Gabriel Piscopo Keyboards Gabriel Piscopo Lilith Macabre Vocals Lilith Macabre Discography Date Title Type Listen Buy the band's merch Follow the band Previous Band Next Band

< Back Callum Hayden Bass Karol Photographer Discography Date Title Type Listen Member of : Follow the artist