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FTG (Freedom That's Gone) is a thrash metal band from Malaysia.[1] They are among the earliest to appear at the end of the era of the first generation of underground music Malaysia such as Nemesis, Punisher and others.
FTG | |
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| Origin | Perak, Malaysia |
| Genres | Thrash metal |
| Occupation | Vocal / musicians |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | FGM Productions VSP Records Pony Canyon Interglobal Music |
| Members | Tajul Mohd Isa Mohd Rafli Mohd Nizam Mohd Shariff |
| Past members | Ibat Karim Azmie Ibrahim |
| Website | myspace |
History
editFTG was originally a group of musicians who worked as a studio sessionist in FGM (Family Group Malaysia) which was formerly managed by pop artists such as Zaiton Sameon, Byahh and ingrid and Eddie Hamid.[2]
EP were recording their first overtones "Thrash Metal" Malaysia is the first released to the market. IT releasing by FGM since 1992. A few weeks later a record company called VSP also produced a Cromok demo-EP, titled "Image of Purity" (a record in Woolongong, Sydney, Australia). Both recordings became the starting point for the rise of thrash metal in the Malaysian music industry.
FTG Group to highlight the image of Thrash metal and it's popularity nationwide. Lately they prefer taking a different route of music but still maintain agressive less reluctant metal music itself. They also tend to produce the album in Malay language, and no longer use the English language.
After the album "To The Front", vocalist Bart left the band and was replaced by Tajul. Although some criticize the inclusion of the new vocalist, they produced an album with the new vocalist Tajul titled "Aku Tak Peduli" and not until a week the criticized album reached sales of 50 thousand units, and also a platinum award.[3]
At the end of 2006, the original bass player, Mie (also known as Mie FTG) started playing bass for a reggae band, Pure Vibracion. In 2008, Hashim from Sil Khannaz replaced him as the bass player templates sessionist.
Members
editCurrent line-up
- Tajul – vocal
- Mohd Isa Mohd Rafli (Jac) – guitar
- Allahyarham Mohd Nizam Mohd Shariff (Zam) – drum
- Hashim Pestilence lkojhhh
– bass (Sil Khannaz, Brain Dead, Damien, The Pilgrims)
Former line-up
- Allahyarham Ibat Karim (Bart)- vocal
- Azmie Ibrahim – bass (Pure Vibracion)
Discography
editEPs
edit- Freedom That's Gone[4]
(1991) rr
Studio album
edit- After The Promise (1992)
- Spirit To Rebel (1994)
- To The Front (1996)
- Aku Tak Peduli (1998)
- Made in Malaysia (1999)
- FTG (2000)
- Made in Malaysia Vol.2 (2001)
- Reborn (2002)
- Stop This Madness (2004)
- Kuasa (2006)
- Kau Jangan Kurang Ajar (2019)
Live album
edit- Live at Metal Wars (1999)
Compilation album
edit- Stronger Than Steel – The Best Of FTG (1998)
- Cromok & FTG (2000)
- Kompilasi Terbaik FTG & Sil Khannaz (2001)
- FTG rage D' Cromok (2006)
References
edit- ^ (in Malay) XPDC, FTG temui peminat
- ^ (in Malay) Kumpulan F.T.G cari kelainan dalam muzik Archived 5 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Malay) Album FTG tanpa promosi Archived 5 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Malay) Ftg – Freedom That's Gone '91