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band members

Jamir Garcia ::: vocalist
Lean Ansing ::: guitarist
Jerry Basco ::: guitarist
Lee Nadala ::: bassist
Chi Evora ::: drummer


Slapshock is one of the premier rapmetal bands of the Philippines. The band was signed in 1998, when rapmetal acts were being signed left and right by the major recording companies. Six years into the business, it can be safely said that Slapshock is no flash in the pan. To date, they are the only band amongst those signed during that particular genre's boom that is still visible and active. While most acts have gone back to the “underground,” Slapshock now has four major albums to their name.

Whilst the band entered the business playing rapmetal, the members are influenced by a lot of rock sub-genres: Grunge, Metal, and glam, to name a few. It is upon hearing Rage Against the Machine that all the members of Slapshock all connected at the same time and decided that yes, they want to do something as prolific as Rage.

Slapshock’s debut album, “4th Degree Burn” was released in November 1999. “Agent Orange,” the first single off the album, presented a very crunchy but still catchy type of rapmetal. Follow up singles, “Evil Clown” and “Sick Curtain” proved Slapshock’s craftsmanship and talent.

Their second album, “Headtrip” proves there is no such thing as a sophomore jinx for Slapshock. Released in 2001, “Headtrip” earned for the band a Platinum award. With songs like “Get Away,” “Shezzo Wicked,” and “Purple,” the band easily established themselves away from the growing rapmetal crowd.

It is with their third album, “Project 11/41,” that the band earned both commercial and critical acclaim. Four singles were released from the set, proving the strength and power of a Slapshock song. The band soon released a remix album, “Back To The 2 Inch,” which contained creative and innovative remixes of their songs. Famed and respected local artists such as Raymund Marasigan (Eraserheads, Sandwich), Anton Ramos (Chillout Project series), and Rico Blanco (Rivermaya), collaborated with Slapshock.

This year, Slapshock releases their fourth studio album, “Novena.” The album displays impressive growth amongst the musicians, as well as matured songwriting and arranging. No longer caged in the “rapmetal” category, Slapshock explores different genres like Latin and Japanese music, a bit of reggae, and jazz as well.

It is hard to brush aside a band as talented and hard working as Slapshock. Never negligent nor lenient, the band continues

band members

Reg Rubio - Vocals
TJ Brillantes - Drums
Audie Avenido - Guitars
Niño Avenido - Bass





It was during the late 90’s when pop culture dominated the social environment. From fashion to slander, food to music, it was all mainstreamed as influenced by foreign trends. For the music scene, most bands played Top 40 hits and “similar-sounding” originals. It was simply stereotypical.

As the decade came to an end, the whole Philippine music scene was blown away with one demo recording catching airplay in a radio station — it was NU107’s In The Raw program where they feature new and unsigned bands. “PIGFACE” was the title of the single and “GREYHOUNDZ” was the name of the artist. Brave, bold and aggressive, is the best way to describe both the song and artist. Everyone who had taste was shocked and amazed on how to define what they had just heard. It was the first time in Philippine airwaves that this “type” of music was played. The audience’s acceptance was incredible, and the sound was acknowledged as a new alternative.

The “New Metal” genre was conceived or how Greyhoundz’s fans and critics would say, the HU-POW movement. That was how powerful “Pigface” was as it spread throughout the scene. Now the Pinoy eksena has a new sound to feast on. Hordes and hordes of fans were collected from all over the country, resulting into one gargantuan number of followers. The eksena really took off when Greyhoundz released their debut album, 7 Corners Of Your Game in 1999. Released under Sony Music Philippines, this album contained the rawest and most powerful yet appealing tracks. Songs like “Mr. P.I.G.”, “Leech” and “Party At 802” displayed the band’s versatility in song writing. Heavy rock meets hip-hop --as we all know how the two norms clashed then. Needless to say that it was Greyhoundz that bridged the gap. The album went on to hit Platinum status, making Greyhoundz the meanest and heaviest band in the country.

In 2001, Greyhoundz released their sophomore album, also from Sony Music Philippines. This self-titled second LP had all the fans and media expecting an equally good or even better album. To all, it was a maturity and evolution of their young brooding aggression from the first release. The songs “Jack In The Box”, “Hole” and “Your Puppet And Clown” became instant favorites. And as a twist from the loud and raging theme of the band, “Karmic?” was a surprise tamed-favorite. Not to mention “Even” making it in the Spider-Man movie music compilation, making Greyhoundz the only Asian artist to be included in an international project. And the fans grew…

Mid-year 2005, the “wave” never stopped…”APOY” was released. Despite the untimely joining of a brother to our Creator, Greyhoundz never halted. The band even got more fuel from all the hardship, joy, frustration and positive energy they had. “Apoy” was even dedicated to the brother who went ahead, knowing that that was what he wanted the band to do…move on and be the best they can be.

At present, Greyhoundz is still a force to be reckoned with, earning top bragging rights from the scene as a respected group. They’re also getting as much attention as the “pop” bands do from corporate sponsors. Now, the mainstream stigma is only a genre shared across the scene and the industry. Many “rock” bands have sprouted, as aggressive as how Greyhoundz did it then. Fearless and ambitious as the band were…and still is. This is how Greyhoundz do it. And the fans grow even bigger…