“Hey you, don’t watch that, watch this, this is the heavy heavy monster sound …” a line from the phenomenal One Step Beyond’s intro by the legendary; Madness, which became the forerunner of the name Heavy Monster, a ska outfit from the city of heroes, Surabaya.

Formed since mid-1998, they have been involved in setting up the dance floor of the Jamaican music scene in Indonesia. Heavy Monster is now solidified by the line up of Irhan (vocals and guitar), Irwin (drums), Satya (trumpet), Rois (trombone), Adi (alto saxophone), as well as several other names who act as additional session players.

In 2000, they launched their debut single “Tonight”, a song that was included in a compilation released by Boneka Tanah Records. 2006, the EP “One Message, One Love” comes in cassette format. Then 2009, this Repacked CD of “One Message, One Love” was released by Fukyu Records. “Jalan Penuh Kenangan” through Sukamaju Records became their latest release, which was launched in 2015.

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