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Female-fronted hard rock quartet Hastang recently released their music video for their single “Oblivion” in Studio 23’s MYX. Conceptualized and directed by Rember Gelera, the video debuted last February 3, 2006 on RockMYX. The music video can also be viewed at the band’s official website www.Hastang.com and blog blog.hastang.com.
Hastang first burst into the Cebuano music scene in the summer of 2005 when they made it to the finals of the MTV Hits Cebu Band Showdown with a lacerating original composition called “Oblivion”. Fittingly, the indie band has picked the same song from their upcoming debut release as its carrier single and the first ever music video in the band’s discography.
Producing a music video is definitely a big step forward for this band, which just completed the recording of their first album last year. The record will contain eleven original songs composed and arranged by the band members including “Oblivion”, one of the first songs they’ve written as a group.
For its video, Hastang worked with Manila-based director Rember Gelera. Shot in location somewhere in Novaliches last December, the music video features all the band members performing in an old, decrepit house. Post-production roughly took almost two months in order to bring Gelera’s vision to life and by the start of February, Studio’s 23 MYX included it in their RockMYX play list.
To vote for Hastang’s "Oblivion", you can text "MYX VOTE OBLIVION" and send to 2366.
Hastang is a Cebu-based band composed of members Tessa Manto (lead vocals), Roy Tutor (guitars), Raul Luche Jr. (guitars), Guile Canencia (bass guitar), and Mark Austin Ladanan (drums and percussion).
With uncanny deftness, the band combines an aggressive sonic style with lyrical sublimity (courtesy of master lyricist and frequent collaborator Julie Ann Redoble) in their songs no doubt fueled by the diverse musical influences of each of the members. But the goal remains the same -- to create music that resonates with blatant honesty, raw emotion, and unconstrained passion.
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