Burgerkill | |
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 Burgerkill at the Metal Frenzy Open Air 2024 in Germany | |
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| Origin | Bandung, West Java, Indonesia |
| Genres | Metalcore, thrash metal, death metal,[1] groove metal[2][1] |
| Years active | 1995–present |
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| Website | burgerkillonline |
Burgerkill is an Indonesian heavy metal band, originally from Bandung, capital city of West Java. The band is named after the fast food restaurant Burger King as a prank. The band was founded in May 1995 by Aries Tanto a.k.a. Eben, sometimes called 'Ebenz', a young man from Jakarta, who came to Bandung to continue his study. In Bandung, Ebenz met Ivan Scumbag, Kimung and Dadan. This four personnel became the first line-up of Burgerkill.[3] In 2013, the band won Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards for Metal as F*ck category.[4]
- ^ a b Morton, Luke (15 June 2018). "Heavy Metal World Cup: Burgerkill vs Sepultura". Louder Sound. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ Lawson, Dom (22 August 2016). "The Top 10 Best Indonesian Metal Bands". TeamRock.com. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ Panca Afrian, Aria. 10 November 2011 Burgerkill (in Indonesian). Archived 17 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine. xtreme-zine.com. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ "Winners Announced For Metal Hammer's 2013 'Golden Gods Awards'". The PRP. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2017.