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Langsuir muncul ditengah-tengah kegelapan metal Ipoh, Perak.
Sayang sekali kini Langsuir telah berkubur buat selama-lamanya.
Bagi penganut metal bawaan Langsuir semoga anda ada menyimpan hasil seni yang tak ternilai dari mereka.
Langsuir ditubuhkan oleh Batara Guru (turut dikenali sebagai Sam) dan Azmaniac pertengahan 1991. Mereka bermain muzik aliran black/death metal berteraskan malay occult black/death metal.
Namun mereka mengalami masalah teknikal setelah kurang tenaga pemuzik apabila Sam bermain gitar sambil bertindak vokalis dan Azmaniac bermain drum.
Oleh itu Azlan diambil menjadi vokalis serta Ajiz bermain drum lalu Azmaniac bermain gitar kedua.
Maka lengkaplah barisan awal Langsuir dgn 4 anggota hebat yg bakal menggegarkan bumi Malaysia dgn irama metal.
LANGSUIR mula menampakkan taringnya pada tahun 1993, apabila mereka telah merakam sebuah demo "Occultus Mysticism" lalu mendapat perhatian pelbagai pihak.
Ramai yg ingin mengenali LANGSUIR melalui demo "Occultus Mysticism"yang dirakamkan di Universal Studio, Klang. Demo itu merupakan yang terbaik pernah dihasilkan oleh band metal Malaysia pada ketika itu. Ia terjual laris lalu terhasillah perjanjian dgn EAST GOTHIC PRODUCTIONS utk memasarkan demo yg lebih sempurna tahun 1991 dgn 500 unit yg habis terjual.
Hingga kini masih ada yg meminta demo itu dikeluarkan mungkin ini adalah tanda kebangkitan mereka yg tidak pernah padam dipersada muzik metal. 'The Nocturn Feast' adalah gig terbesar yg diadakan oleh meeka di Ipoh pada 25th December 1994. LANGSUIR turut menghasilkan kaset kompilasi serta majalah metal underground. Kini pelbagai perjanjian terlaksana namun tiada sebarang berita kedengaran buat masa ini. 1996 sekali lagi LANGSUIR bangkit dgn hasil seni hebat iaitu "The Eastern Cruelty" EP. Namun mutu suara yg agak kurang memuaskan tidak melemahkan semangat mereka utk terus berjuang. Barisan terkini tahun 1998 adalah Batara Guru (gitar), Azmaniac (gitar kedua) dan Azlan (vokal).
Berikut adalah secebis kisah tentang peneraju utama Langsuir iaitu Batara Guru. Batara Guru (dilahirkan 14/1/75), pada awalnya bekerja di Universiti Teknologi Malaysia sebagai Pembantu Penyelidik/Research Assistant. Beliau amat meminati muzik Metal sejak berusia 10 tahun lagi. Beliau mendengar segala macam muzik dan band Iron Maiden, adalah band pujaannya dgn album kegemaran 'Powerslave'. At The Gates, King Diamond/Mercyful Fate, Uli Jon Roth's Scorpions, Slayer, Morbid Angel, Dream Theater dan byk lagi adalah antara band yg turut digemarinya. Sebermula dr itu tiada lagi terhenti minat terhadap muzik pujaannya itu hinggakan pada umur 14 tahun beliau berjaya menubuhkan band sendiri. Namun ia masih dlm percubaan dan tidak begitu serius.
Namun pada tahun 1991 beliau mula serius dlm bidang yg diceburinya itu lalu terhasillah Langsuir. Ia merupakan kejayaan awal dan turut berjaya menubuhkan Vociferation Eternity tahun 1995. Minatnya yg mendalam dlm bidang metal menyebabkannya menghasilkan sebuah majalah iaitu Metal Terus. Beliau turut menyertai majalah Krenmaut tahun 1992 dgn 4 lagi pejuang metal. Krenmaut turut diterajui oleh Ajak Deathcrane (juga pemilik label tempatan, Ultra Hingax Pro).
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"THE EASTERN CRUELTY" CASS-EP 1996
This cult cass-EP was released 3 years after the demo unleashed. Managed and released by Nebiula Productions, this cass-ep was distributed all over the Malaysian market and the number sold was much better than the demo (due to the fact that it was sold all over the market). It contains 4 songs :-
My Oath For Thee
Bastardized Rejaman Sihir / Pontianak
The Seven Headed Dragon Of Pelangi
Tangisan Embun Pagi
This release showed some progression LANGSUIR made all over the years. MY OATH FOR THEE was an old song which dued to be recorded in their demo but failed to do so. Riffings are too much simple for a death metal band, and the melodic was nothing in common with a new LANGSUIR.
BASTARDIZED REJAMAN SIHIR was a good sample to show the music that LANGSUIR played, pure aggressive and cruelty ! It's about 5-minutes song, started with a blasting drums and heavy riffs. In the end, there was a slow tempo, changed to a little bit fast with solos on it. Continued with a 60's song 'Pontianak', this is pure 'death 'n roll'.
THE SEVEN HEADED DRAGON OF PELANGI is much more aggressive with cool double-pedal tempo suited well with the riffs in the start. Simple solos in the middle of the song, then continued increasing speed till the end. This song is what LANGSUIR is all about !
The EP ends with "TANGISAN EMBUN PAGI", a malay-lyrics song with great combination between the rhythm and the lead guitars, packed with the heavy drummings. The guitars bring up the moody feelings - which a lot of bands failed to do so.
"OCCULTUS MYSTICISM" Demo 1993
The one and only official demo released by LANGSUIR. This demo was recorded in Universal Studio Klang and was first released in xeroxed and 5-folded cover with coloured paper. It contains 3 songs :-
The Seventh One
In The Name Of Sil-Khannas
Occultus Mysticism
The songs are raw, fast paced black metal but with no particular black metal drummings. It reminds me a lot with the early Rotting Christ in their "Passage.." MLP and a lot of people felt the same. By the way, this release became a pioneer to the other Malaysian bands in releasing a quality sounded studio demo. Of course, this demo wasn't that good, but in the time when the others released shitty-sounded-demo, this was a masterpiece !
In a mean time, Malaysian independant underground label, EAST GOTHIC PRODUCTIONS was interested in re-releasing the demo in more professional manner. Negotiations went through, and after a lot of problems faced, the demo was released with a pro-printed cover and duplicated chrome tape. Again, LANGSUIR had became a pioneer in releasing a professional demo.
This demo was circulated around the globe via good distributors and tape trading. And it remains as one of the true evil masterpiece ever released by LANGSUIR.