FTG (band)

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FTG
Origin Perak, Malaysia
Genres Thrash metal
Occupation(s)Vocal / musicians
Years active1989–present
LabelsFGM Productions
VSP Records
Pony Canyon
Interglobal Music
MembersTajul
Mohd Isa Mohd Rafli
Mohd Nizam Mohd Shariff
Past membersIbat Karim
Azmie Ibrahim
Website myspace.com/jacftgo

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.

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History

FTG originally was a group of musicians, studio musicians who worked as a studio sessionist in FGM (Family Group Malaysia) which 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 produce Cromok demo-EP, "Image of Purity" (a record in Woolongong, Sydney, Australia). Both recording becomes the starting point for the recordings that thrash metal in the Malaysian music industry.

FTG Group to highlight the image Thrash metal and very popular funfair nationwide. Lately they prefer taking the direction of music but still maintain agressif 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, but they will produce their first album with new vocalist Tajul that "I am not Care" and not until a week that criticized the album reach 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 replace him as the bass player templates sessionist.

Members

Current line-up

– bass (Sil Khannaz, Brain Dead, Damien, The Pilgrims)

Former line-up

Discography

EPs

(1991) rr

Studio album

Live album

Compilation album

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