Ossuary was formed in late 1990 with Shahril (drums), Bidi (bass) and Arafat (guitars). They eventually recruited Omar to handle vocals duties and started jamming on covers as well as writing some originals.In late 1992, Ossuary performed their first gig at the Singapore World Trade Centre Amphitheatre. This gig was their first real exposure to the local music scene and thus helped to get their name known.In 1993, the band entered the New School Rock 4 competition, performing two of their originals, 'Endangered Nation' and 'Atrocious Game'. Ossuary and the other winning bands were offered to record their songs on the New School Rock 4 CD. Right after the competition Arafat left Ossuary, and this led to Sham filling in as temporary guitarist. After a few months, Azri came on board as the new guitarist and the band continued to perform gigs around Singapore.In late 1993 though, Ossuary experienced another line-up change when Omar left the band. This led to Zali filling in as vocalist only to be replaced again by Ajak after a few months.In 1994, Ossuary entered the Hotline and Competition and eventually won the grand champion with Shahril and Azri emerging as best drummer and best guitarist respectively.
Later that year, Ossuary won another competition at Fire Disco Singapore and was offered to record their song, 'Majestic Vision Of Desolation' on the Fire Disco compilation CD.
Ossuary continued to perform gigs throughout 94-95 and even managed to appear on TV playing 'Majestic...' live on Asia Bagus!In the beginning of 1996, Ossuary faced a setback when Azri left the and followed by Bidi later that year. This led the band into a state of inactivity but later that year Shahril and Ajak decided to regroup the band and recruited Aim and Joe as guitarist and bassist respectively.The year 1997 saw Ossuary writing new songs and performing at gigs with the new line-up. In June 1997, Ossuary were 'discovered' by an inependent label called Snakeweed and was offered to record and album. The band hit the studio to start recording in July and the whole session ended by January 1998.In February 1998, the album 'Ossuary' was released in Singapore and Malaysia with positive reviews and reactions not only within the region but as far away as the United Kingdom, Canada and some parts of Eurore as well.For the rest of 98, Ossuary continued to perform gigs and in June 99, made their first trip to Malaysia to showcase their music there. The band continued to perform gigs but in July 2000, Ossuary decided to depart with Joe over creative differences. This led to Jali joining Ossuary on board as the new bass player, an admission which gives a vital push for the band. This line up continue to play various shows locally and also in Malaysia, gaining a strong momentum of exposure especially in the Malaysian scene. However, and rather unfortunately, it was also around this period where the band has come to settling down into their personal lives outside of the band. Hence, Ossuary has remained largely inactive for the early part of the new millenium, except for a few smatterings of local shows.Following this period of inactivity however, year 2007 sees the band once again practicing and begining to write new material with new bass player Nazar(Bayarearockblasta). Hopefully, with this renewed vigour, Ossuary will once again pick up where they left off and carry on with the musical quest they began embarking years ago.
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Promo video for Deafcon8 event, 22nd December, 2007.The above video is taken from a Metal Fest gig at Woodlands CC in 2003 with Ossuary playing a song called Better Man.
Live at The House Of Rock, 9th Sept 2007. Covering Holy Diver.* All videos and pictures for the show at The House Of Rock courtesy of Ijad:
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http://haizad.multiply.comOssuary @ Deafcon 8 On 221207
Add to My Profile | More VideosMeshuggah's Suffer In Truth video clip taken from the Deafcon8 show, 22nd Dec 07
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Deafcon 8 gig poster
Alternation gig poster
Purify gig poster
