system of a down formed as a band on june 30, 1998.
system of a down formed as a band on june 30, 1998.
when did system of a down form as a band?
june 30, 1998
1994, queso started out using the name cheese. it all began as something to do after classes. enzo ruidera, tuts calinawan and pow rosal were schoolmates and decided to form a band. eventually things got serious and they were winning battle of bands. the kids thought this might lead somewhere and eventually got tayao, cousin of pow rosal to do vocal duties at the time both parties were starting to write original songs. so by the time they were ready to play they were already playing original songs in a time were playing covers. landing regular gigs at hot spots back then like club dredd and yosh café, they steadily got noticed and slowly earned a following. cj olaguera who was constantly with the band eventually learned to play percussions and was a logical addition to the band because he was already always there anyway and he added new texture to the sound of the band. by the time, they were regulars at a number of bars and clubs. 8 toleran, a neighbor and former guitarist of the band piranha asked ian if he could audition and join the band. as fate would have it, the band was actually looking for another guitar player. he fit in perfectly and he was in like that. rt de ano, is another friend of the band and a dj. he was another logical choice to be absorbed into the band because he was always there anyway and the idea of having a dj in the band was shared by all of the members. by 1997, the band release and sold a two-song demo, the songs “fine” and “the way” were in it. five thousand copies was sold out in a week. “fine” eventually garnered airplay on nu107 and eventually hit the charts. the band was signed by warner music philippines. in 1998, the self-titled debut album cheese was released. critics and fans alike received it beautifully. the singles “10x karma” and “fine” climbed the charts and the band was nominated on a number of categories at the ’99 nu107 rock awards. maly andres, the producer of the album won producer of the year award for his work on that album. the album went on to win an awit award for rom villaseran’s work on the album cover layout. the band went on to a successful tour of the album, even going to korea to represent the philippines in the 2000 pusan rock festival. after touring and playing provinces, special events, clubs and bars. the band went on to write new materials. biboy garcia who went on to record with the band on their sophomore effort replaced rt de ano. 2001 saw the release of cheese’s second effort entitled pilipinas. the album was critically acclaimed, named “the richest rock release of that year”. the album went on to win vocalist of the year, people’s choice award and album of the year in the 2001 nu107 rock awards. the band went on to tour the new album, successfully. 2003, queso officially announced that they were changing their name to queso from cheese because that is what the kids were calling them and it was only logical. that same year drummer pow rosal was replaced by drummer robert dela cruz. robert came in to continue touring the album all throughout the country. in 2004, the band goes back to the studio to write new materials. 2005, queso releases "buhay queso", a dvd documentary about the band, members and their adventures. a year after, 2006, the band finishes recording and releases their latest self-titled effort queso.
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"wall to wall band" is another traditional drill performed annually by longhorn band. the drum line starts in the end zone while the band is off on each of the sidelines curled into spirals. the drum line marches onto the field, playing a cadence while the band usually jumps up and down over on the sides. after the drum line reaches their starting position, the drum major calls the band to attention, followed by another cadence that brings the band onto the field. the spirals are unrolled and the band marches straight down the yard lines and form into fronts. a roll off ensues, and "march grandioso" begins. every six counts, parts of fronts step off, marching in a six-to-five step, and form less dense fronts that still span the width of the field. halfway through "march grandioso," the band halts for 4 counts of silence, followed by a proclamation to beat the hell out of texas' opponent. the band then continues down the field playing the rest of "march grandioso" and transitioning straight into "march of the longhorns." once a front reaches the opposite end zone, a counter-march is performed to bring the band back the way it came. before the counter-march, the longhorn band covers the entire football field, putting meaning to the name wall-to-wall band. at the trio of "march of the longhorns," the band contracts into larger fronts that span the width of the football field, then condense into smaller ones that span a little more than the distance between the hashes. at the end of "march of the longhorns," wall-to-wall band is officially finished, though it is typically followed by shotgun texas, in which several condensed fronts quickly shift to spell "texas" in block letters. to start shotgun texas, another roll off starts and the band goes straight into "texas fight." after the intro of "texas fight," the band spells out each letter of "texas," leaving the fronts every 8 counts of "texas fight." in 2007, a twist was added to shotgun texas where, during the interlude of "texas fight," the longhorn band flipped the "texas" from its traditionally facing west direction to spell it to the east side for the student section of the stadium. after the interlude, the band marches off the field, concluding shotgun texas.
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