{"id":22529,"date":"2019-03-25T10:06:09","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T02:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/server1.webstudio.com.sg\/~staging\/ypsg\/?p=22529"},"modified":"2019-03-29T15:01:37","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T07:01:37","slug":"not-only-did-this-sporean-band-release-an-ep-they-also-produced-their-own-graphic-novel-to-accompany-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/server1.webstudio.com.sg\/~staging\/ypsg\/not-only-did-this-sporean-band-release-an-ep-they-also-produced-their-own-graphic-novel-to-accompany-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Not Only Did This S&#8217;porean Band Release An EP, They Also Produced Their Own Graphic Novel To Accompany It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2018 was a sensational year for local music. With a larger audience that&#8217;s increasingly open to local musicians, brands are devouring the opportunity at a \u2018fresh\u2019 way to reach out to their consumers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2018 was the year an NDP song featured a range of young local musicians and their spin on the classic &#8216;We Are Singapore&#8217;.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"We Are Singapore: National Day Parade 2018 theme song\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pTHghQp48rM?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Singapore\u2019s musicians are diversifying fast, and the need to keep their brands relevant is now as real for them as it is for businesses. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not to mention, players like Spotify make mined data easily accessible to musicians, changing the landscape of music marketing. Homegrown initiatives like Swee Lee and Whabby Music are also paying special attention to local musicians.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22542\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22542\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22542\" src=\"https:\/\/server1.webstudio.com.sg\/~staging\/ypsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nic-Bassist.jpg\" alt=\"Nic, the bassist of Sangriento, is a teacher at a junior college. 5 strings. Source.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/server1.webstudio.com.sg\/~staging\/ypsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nic-Bassist.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/server1.webstudio.com.sg\/~staging\/ypsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nic-Bassist-980x654.jpg 980w, https:\/\/server1.webstudio.com.sg\/~staging\/ypsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nic-Bassist-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1000px, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nic, the bassist of Sangriento, is a teacher at a junior college. 5 strings. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SangrientoSG\/photos\/a.2038916146145893\/2038916706145837\/?type=3&amp;theater\">Source.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I like music, and I like comic books &#8211; so when I hear a metal band in Singapore has just self-produced a graphic novel to accompany their album with, my mind races with the building intensity of a riff that\u2019s about to knock your socks off. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Bloody Cool or What?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sangriento, which means \u2018bloody\u2019 in Spanish, is a band that\u2019s been around for close to ten years now. Previously noted for their work covering metal gods X-Japan, the band now presents a one-year-old five-piece lineup that plays symphonic metal featuring operatic vocals over synthesized textures. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To better put it, they play \u201can epic, huge, looming thundercloud with a silver lining.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After seeing them perform at the launch of their EP, Blood Pact, I\u2019d say epic without a sliver of doubt.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22537\" style=\"width: 762px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22537\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22537\" src=\"https:\/\/server1.webstudio.com.sg\/~staging\/ypsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sangriento-profile-01.jpg\" alt=\"Sangriento Band\" width=\"752\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/server1.webstudio.com.sg\/~staging\/ypsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sangriento-profile-01.jpg 752w, https:\/\/server1.webstudio.com.sg\/~staging\/ypsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sangriento-profile-01-480x300.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 752px, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22537\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esplanade.com\/festivals-and-series\/sites\/baybeats\/2018\/buzz\/baybeats-budding-band-profile\/sangriento\">Source.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new lineup was handpicked specifically for the musical and thematic direction that their frontman Han wanted, boasting prior experience in music and songwriting, as well as a background in theatre. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They all have day jobs, and four of them are teachers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following their last tour in Japan, the band decided to peg more meaning to their song structure, which they\u2019d been told by audiences were like stories. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cComics seemed to be the most practical way to achieve that, so we went with that, but in my head it was more of an animated short series or something,\u201d Rayne says. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Making A Blood Pact<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As someone who markets, and who\u2019s got a library of comic books in my office, I can tell you that making comic books is no mean feat. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While method sequences vary between industry practitioners, a quality comic usually comes with specific attention paid to five different stages: writing, drawing, inking, colouring, and lettering. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contrary to popular belief, comic books come packed with stunning literature and art.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22538\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22538\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22538\" src=\"https:\/\/server1.webstudio.com.sg\/~staging\/ypsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/images_process.gif\" alt=\"Comic Book Making Process\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An image detailing the three art stages of Kickstarter. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darkhorse.com\/Services\/CustomPublishing\">Source.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I see Sangriento\u2019s product (comic and album), I\u2019m legitimately astounded at how they\u2019ve pulled this off just between themselves. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The comic book, titled \u2018Blood Pact\u2019 was illustrated entirely by drummer Christal, featuring a story by Guitarist Han. It integrates seamlessly with the album which was written by everyone but Christal, who joined the lineup only afterward. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s the type of product that would make the annoying layman go,\u201dthis is from Singapore!?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22541\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22541\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22541\" src=\"https:\/\/server1.webstudio.com.sg\/~staging\/ypsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Sangriento-Comic-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sangrientos' comic book, titled Blood Pact.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/server1.webstudio.com.sg\/~staging\/ypsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Sangriento-Comic-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/server1.webstudio.com.sg\/~staging\/ypsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Sangriento-Comic-1-980x700.jpg 980w, https:\/\/server1.webstudio.com.sg\/~staging\/ypsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Sangriento-Comic-1-480x343.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1000px, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sangrientos&#8217; comic book, titled Blood Pact.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each chapter is titled after a song. They\u2019re all of varying genres and are meant to have the album function as more of a soundtrack than a compilation of songs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A product of a bleeding love, the magic that is Blood Pact lies in intricate time-management between rehearsals and day-jobs. Seeing how much the band puts their souls into their music, it\u2019s safe to say a good bulk of pay-off was present for members before the release of the product itself.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22543\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22543\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22543\" src=\"https:\/\/server1.webstudio.com.sg\/~staging\/ypsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Blood-Pact-Panelling.jpg\" alt=\"A page of art in Blood Pact, the comic.\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/server1.webstudio.com.sg\/~staging\/ypsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Blood-Pact-Panelling.jpg 640w, https:\/\/server1.webstudio.com.sg\/~staging\/ypsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Blood-Pact-Panelling-480x720.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 640px, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A page of Blood Pact, the comic.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Candice, Sangriento\u2019s punch-packing vocalist lovingly puts it, \u201ca band is like a marriage&#8230;we all have our own lives and our own work and familial and social commitments, but we still have to have regular \u201cdate nights\u201d once a week to keep the relationship healthy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Spunk Soul Brother<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If Christal\u2019s bright purple hair and role in the band say anything about her personality, it\u2019s that she\u2019s a fiery spark who\u2019s not to be messed with. The pseudo manga artstyle in Blood Pact\u2019s comic is testament to her tirelessness, achieved within a very short time frame after an initial artist pulled out.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22540\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22540\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22540\" src=\"https:\/\/server1.webstudio.com.sg\/~staging\/ypsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Christal.jpg\" alt=\"Christal on the drums at Sangriento's launch of Blood Pact.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/server1.webstudio.com.sg\/~staging\/ypsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Christal.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/server1.webstudio.com.sg\/~staging\/ypsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Christal-980x654.jpg 980w, https:\/\/server1.webstudio.com.sg\/~staging\/ypsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Christal-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1000px, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christal on the drums at Sangriento&#8217;s launch of Blood Pact. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SangrientoSG\/photos\/a.2038916146145893\/2038916212812553\/?type=3&amp;theater\">Source.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI took to carrying a sketchbook around to work on storyboards while travelling .. and somehow got used to constantly thinking about the script .. when I had some mental space free.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This isn\u2019t to say the rest of the band wasn\u2019t just as busy; members were shouldering weight that others couldn\u2019t in preparation for Baybeats 2018. Not to mention, the band was only at a strength of three members when the project was initially conceptualised and developed. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>The Bigger Picture<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through each member portraying a different character during performances, and having a choir narrate the comic book panels during the musical launch of Blood Pact, it\u2019s clear Sangriento\u2019s out for blood, and whether it\u2019s intentional or not, they\u2019re definitely making a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rayne tells me they\u2019re nothing more than a bunch of wardrobe raiders, \u201craiding our grandparents\u2019 houses.. Eventually we even ventured into making our own accessories and selling them at gigs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22544\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22544\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22544\" src=\"https:\/\/server1.webstudio.com.sg\/~staging\/ypsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Steampunk-Pics.jpg\" alt=\"These steampunk guitar pick necklaces are amongst the accessories that Sangriento sells at their shows.\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/server1.webstudio.com.sg\/~staging\/ypsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Steampunk-Pics.jpg 960w, https:\/\/server1.webstudio.com.sg\/~staging\/ypsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Steampunk-Pics-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 960px, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These steampunk guitar pick necklaces are amongst the accessories that Sangriento sells at their shows.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upon meeting Sangriento and being able to take a step into their little world of burning passion, it\u2019s evident that this bunch of enthusiasts isn\u2019t doing things just to be different. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They\u2019re fans before they are creators, and to me, that\u2019s the most important type of perspective that any creator needs to have.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Singapore\u2019s Music Forward<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I left Sangriento\u2019s album launch bursting with pride that what was quite possibly the coolest concert I\u2019d attended was that of a band from Singapore, in Singapore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In a time and climate where most local audiences are either for or averse to locally created content, Sangriento is a big, proud, mad-talented foot forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22547\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22547\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22547\" src=\"https:\/\/server1.webstudio.com.sg\/~staging\/ypsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Sangriento-dressing-room.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/server1.webstudio.com.sg\/~staging\/ypsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Sangriento-dressing-room.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/server1.webstudio.com.sg\/~staging\/ypsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Sangriento-dressing-room-980x552.jpg 980w, https:\/\/server1.webstudio.com.sg\/~staging\/ypsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Sangriento-dressing-room-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1000px, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some of Sangriento bare and human, before their show at Baybeats 2018. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SangrientoSG\/photos\/\">Source.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite not wanting to go full-time, the band treats their art form with utmost respect, making the investments they need to and treating their audiences to as much of a multi-levelled experience as possible. It\u2019s everything a potentially niche band needs to not be restricted by their genre. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some would say that other Singaporean bands should follow suit, and while I agree, I think the same extends to all bands, no matter the location. However, it&#8217;s a sad fact that the band&#8217;s upcoming tour to Bangkok will do much more for it in the way of &#8216;credibility&#8217; amongst a majority of local viewers than many of their other efforts. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While some of the band agrees that the arts scene in Singapore is plagued by a general need to lurk within a \u2018safe\u2019 zone, they all think there\u2019s one thing that\u2019s not up to mark within the local scene, and it sticks out like a sore thumb.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf all radio stations stopped playing one of Ed Sheeran\u2019s songs and replaced it with a lesser known local band song, that would probably do way more than any band could do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2018 was a sensational year for local music. With a larger audience that&#8217;s increasingly open to local musicians, brands are devouring the opportunity at a \u2018fresh\u2019 way to reach out to their consumers. 2018 was the year an NDP song featured a range of young local musicians and their spin on the classic &#8216;We Are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":200590,"featured_media":23063,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[150,149,3],"tags":[416,74,336],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Not Only Did This S&#039;porean Band Release An EP, They Also Produced Their Own Graphic Novel To Accompany It<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Singapore\u2019s musicians are diversifying fast, and at the forefront stands Sangriento with Blood Pact: a quality 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