CONCERT REVIEW: Busuk Extreme Metal Fest #2, Balikpapan, East Borneo, 2/2/2014, by Michael Mifsud

Michael Mifsud (second left) with John Yoedi's father, stepmother and sister 

Busuk Extreme Metal Fest, Tribute to John Yoedi.

I want to tell you about my holiday to Balikpapan on the 1^st of Feb to the 5th of Feb. I left Melbourne, Australia at 10:50am a flight to Jakarta flying Garuda Indonesia, Well of course Melbourne is 4 hours in front of Jakarta, so had set the watch back to 6:50am. We arrived in Jakarta at 2pm and had to transit for 3 hours to Balikpapan. Arriving in Balikpapan about 8:30pm. Yudiansyah good friends Reza, Edmond and his wife Miko met me at the airport, Dyan couldn’t be there as he was preparing for the music tribute the next day.

Sunday morning was the day of Yudi’s tribute I knew I had to be there for him, because we was the best of friends, and when I heard the passing of my best friend, I was so much in shock and I had to say my final goodbye to him and I knew that when Dyan and Edmond told me they are putting on a tribute for him I just needed to come over then.

Well Edmond came to pick me up at 9am Sunday morning and took me to the cemetery where Yudi is buried, I brought a small Australian flag with me because I knew Yudi love Australia, with Motor GP Casey Stoner, his good friend the football player Robbie Gasper. When we arrived at the cemetery Edmond asked if I wanted to buy flower pedals and water for Yudi of course I would do that. So he took me to where Yudi was. I was there for a while as I needed to talk to him, I am not a spiritual person but I can feel him around me sometimes. Well I stayed there for 20 minutes to finally let him be free in peace and I put the flag next to the wooden headstone. It was very emotional but I knew he was pulling his tongue out at me and laughing with his big smile.

After saying goodbye to Yudi I took a taxi to Balikpapan studio where the tribute would be held for the day. I finally got the chance to meet Yudi's best friend Dyan, I had to give him a hug because that is what we do here in Australia. Well the music started and all that, I have never heard music like that before, I only heard Yudi singing in Depraved - he had a video clip on his old laptop. Well anyway the buzz was awesome. I have now got a favorite band in Balikpapan and that is Teralist, with Raka Othoy as vocalist, before coming over to Balikpapan I never heard metal music so I searched on YouTube and only Teralist was there to watch and I watched it so many times. I quite enjoyed watching them especially the sound of their music and how Raka gets the young crowd head banging, I am not a head banger myself but love to watch them head bang and have fun.

Well there were so many bands playing there that day and so many people wanting to take my photo with me nearly everyone that went to the tribute wanted one. They had a few breaks and a few bands then they all prayed for Yudi, and then they played the video I designed just for Yudi. It was just for me to watch until people told Edmond and me they love the video memory of my best friend Yudiansyah.

Well it all finished at 5pm and I just want to say a big THANK YOU for Dyan for the hard work that he has done to get this tribute on the ground for our brother.

The next day was very emotional day for me. I went to Yudi's house and met the father and stepmother and Yudi sister and nephew. I also met Yudi brother somewhere else. Well I got to see Yudi's bedroom and I just remember where he used to sit and chat to me on his computer, his motorcycle, his collection of clothes and especially the collection of all his Australian memorabilia I sent him throughout the years. His father is making up another room down the back of the house where all Yudi's things will be, not touched. Also I went to his Busuk Metal Shop, thank God his sister and friend Dyan will still run the shop. 

The next day was time to go home, I did a few bits of shopping to bring back to Melbourne, then off home.

I would like to say a big thank you for my new family in Balikpapan. Dyan, Roni, Edmond and wife Miko. Thanks to Jalio, and Donny for coming over to the hotel and telling me how Yudi inspired you into music. One big thank you to my new best friend Reza who showed me a little bit of Balikpapan and being there to help me through these hard times. 

I will be back in Balikpapan again because it is now my second home [by Michael Mifsud, 6 February 2014].

Busuk Extreme Metal Fest #2

Dyan, Michael, Edmond, Miko & Reza @ Busuk Metalshop

NEWS: Tribute to John Yoedi (aka Freedy Krueger): My Brother, by Collin Brophy

I had only known Freedy Krueger for around two and a half years.  In those years he became a close mate and someone I was proud to call my brother. We became friends via Facebook through some common friends, but this turned out to be destiny. Even though we never met face to face, we still spoke via Facebook at least 2-3 times a week. Freedy is a once in a life time friend.  He was always there and ready to talk if you needed to.  He was a very down to earth and a very humble guy and very generous.

It was because of Freedy that I now know how amazing Indonesian metal is.  I have since made friends with other “metal heads” from Indonesia and this is all due to Freedy. With Freedy, it didn’t matter what religion or nationality you were.  If you had a passion for metal, then he would be a friend to you. 

Freedy introduced me to the BUSUK Webzine which I was very impressed with.  Chatting about our problems didn’t seem so huge when we were chatting about music.  Freedy showed me another avenue for my love of music and that was in writing about it and sharing experiences of gigs and reviews with others.  I was then privileged to start writing reviews and having them published on his BUSUK Webzine site.

During our brief, but very connected friendship, Freedy was very generous by posting samples of Indonesian music to me plus various other goodies, etc and we reciprocated by thinking of him and sending him gear, whenever we saw music things from Australia we thought he’d enjoy.  He seemed to be so excited when my wife and I posted an Iron Maiden cloth wall calendar for 2014.  

When Freedy got sick, he was still all about helping out the metal scene and other metal heads.  He was always thinking of himself last even when he was in hospital undergoing treatment.  His illness never made him lose his faith.   Even though I am not a religious person, I sent Freedy some versus from the Koran I found on the web, just to let him know that I was always thinking of him. He never once lost his faith even though he was really sick.   To be honest, I think it made him have even more faith in Allah.

When Freedy and the crew at BUSUK open their metal store, I was so proud and happy for them all.  From what I have read and been told, Freedy did an enormous job in bringing metal to the masses, organising interviews with bands, and setting up metal gigs.  Freedy’s passing has left a massive hole in the metal scene not only in Indonesia, but the rest of the world.  In his own small way, he has touched so many people’s lives in such a positive way and I think that’s why I feel his loss so much.

Freedy was the person who got me into writing reviews for gigs, albums, DVD’s and band interviews, with his and encouragement I wouldn’t have ever had the opportunity to do it, let alone have them published, For that I thank him very much.

I didn’t expect Freedy’s passing to hit me so hard, considering that we had never met.   Now I feel like a close family member has passed.  That’s what Freedy meant to me. He was more of a brother to me then my real brothers, and now there is a massive hole in my life which will be difficult to fill. He always had a kind word to say, never negative and always positive.   Even now, when I have something in my life I want to share with Freedy, I have to stop and think and remind myself that he's no longer with us.  This void will take a long time to fill.

I have so much to be thankful for in my life, but I can never be more thankful for the opportunity of knowing and being a part of John Yoedi’s world and for the opportunities he gave me.  I’m sure that wherever he is now, he is looking down on us all listening to some serious music and feeling blessed to know that he was loved by so many.  R.I.P my brother!

(Published by Collin Brophy, NSW, Australia)

TRIBUTE: Tribute to Freedy Krueger / John Yoedi, by Herry Sic of LOSTINCHAOS zine

Yudiansyah AKA John Yoedie In Memoriam

Rest In Peace 1977 - 2013

Gw Pertama mengenal Sosok Yoedie/Yudi ( Usia 36 Tahun ) pertama kali Pada Tahun 1998'an ( Kalo Ga salah ) Pas Yudi Order LOST IN CHAOS Magazine via Surat Pos, dari situ akhirnya Yudi sering melakukan Koresponden dengan Gw. walau Jarak dan Waktu memang membentang jauh, tapi Yudi kerap stay contact dengan Gw, mulai dari Trade Newsletter/Bulletin yang dia buat pertama kalinya (mungkin) dengan nama BUSUK Bulletin (Cikal Bakal BUSUK Mediazine http://www.busukwebzine.blogspot.com/ Yang Yudi buat hingga nafas terakhir menghembuskan Eksistensinya) telah menjadi Trademark dan Sarana-nya untuk Eksis dan Idealis di Musik Cadas Metal ! dan karena pada tahun 1999 gw hijrah ke Bekasi, Jawa Barat untuk Urusan kerjaan hingga Tahun 2000, drastis Gw mulai kehilangan kontak dengan temen2 metal saat itu termasuk Yudi. dan begitu gw kembali ke kampung Halaman lagi, Gw sering malang melintang di Kota Surabaya mencari kerjaan baru, sering nonton event sampai akhirnya secara Excited gw bertemu dengan Yudi langsung disebuah Event (tahun 2002 an, tapi Gw lupa Apa nama Event-nya), ketemu-nya pas diatas panggung dan Yudi duluan yang menyapa gw duluan, emang pas saat itu gw sedang sibuk komunikasi dengan temen2 luar kota juga. dari situ Gw lebih mengenal sosok Yudi yang Supel, Ramah, dan Friendly, dan " paling " sangat gw ingat saat itu Yudi mengenakan T-Shirt Warna Putih dari Desain Band Hardcore asal daerahnya " RADIOACTIVE ", yaa ... Gw sempat Photo Bareng Juga dari Kamera yang dibawanya (Masih belum ada kamera digital kayaknya waktu itu) sehingga Yudi pas koresponden Berikutnya mengirimkan Hasil Cetakan Negative Kamera-nya dalam Surat sebagai Kenang2-an pernah bertemu langsung dengan Gw, tapi sayang banget Photo Itu sampai sekarang gw cari cari tidak ada, damn !

Setelah itu Gw dengan Yudi ya Kembali Kontak Teratur Via Korespondensi Pos saja saat Yudi Mengirimkan edisi demi edisi BUSUK Buletin Cetak Xeroxed Copy annya yang menggunakan Bahasa Inggris dengan Interview band2 Brutal Death Metal, dan yang Gw Tau juga kalo Yudi adalah Fans Diehard Death Metal Brutal banget sepanjang hidupnya.

Sekitar hampir 5 Tahunan (kalo Ga salah) Kehilangan Kontak Akhirnya Yudi berhasil menemukan Akun Facebook Gw tahun 2013, dan Bodohnya Gw tidak mengenali saat pertemanan pertama-nya, karena Yudi menggunakan nama " FREEDY KRUEGER " dan kerap menggunakan Sosok Pembunuh dalam Film Freedy Krueger sebagai Profil Picture. kemudian Setelah Yudi mulai mengirimkan Inbox memberitahukan kalo Akun " Freedy Krueger " adalah dirinya sejak 5 April 2013 , dan percakapan Inbox pertamanya begini " Thanks for the add bro. long time we didnt talking hahaha. Msh ingat nggak kawan dari Balikpapan ? " dan langsung saja Gw Feeling menjawab " Yudi Khan ? " dan memang bener adanya, seperti kawan yang sudah lama sekali tidak bertemu, akhirnya ngobrol pun panjang lebar. dan saat itu gw pertama kali tahu " Kondisi " Yudi memang sedang " Tidak Sehat " saat mengatakan khabarnya " alhamdulillah kalo disana baik2 aja bro. kondisi ku kurang begitu baik sakit sejak december 2012 kemarin ampe skrg kontrol2 ke rumah sakit " kontan saja Gw kaget ! kemudian barulah Gw tanya sakit apa Yud? Lalu dijawab " awalnya batu ginjal waktu bulan desember kemarin. trus skrg ini merembet lg penyakit lainnya ....prostat aq baru pulang jg dari Jakarta. karna perusahaan rujuk aq ke RS di Jakarta sempat operasi sedang dan menunggu hasilnya skitar 2 minggu ....jd yah pulang ke balikpapan dulu " di percakapan pada Tanggal 5 April 2013 Jam 15:40 - 15:55, meski merasakan Sakit, Yudi tetap Sosok Yang masih peduli banget dengan Scene Metal Indonesia ketimbang kondisi dirinya, dibuktikan dengan TETAP support dirinya termasuk dengan Eksistensi LOST IN CHAOS Yang sudah lama dikenalnya. dan Dari sini akhirnya Gw dikenalkan dengan Partner Editor di BUSUK Webzine asal Australia, Kieran James AKA Jack Frost yang direkomendasikan untuk Gw Meng-Add-nya. lalu 13 Juni 2013 Yudi Inbox Gw lagi, Masih merasakan Rasa Sakitnya, Yudi Bilang " kondisiku disini jg kurang baik. ini malah kyk sakit gigi. dan rambut dan janggut jg mulai pada rontokkan ....mgkn bad effect nya dari kemoterapi " pada Jam 11.40 WIB, masih tetap Gw memberikan Support untuk dirinya menjalani Semua ini. memang " Pilu " banget Mengingat Kondisi-nya yudi saat itu, pengennya Gw menghibur dan tidak bertanya tentang Sakit-nya, Yudi lebih banyak Curhat tentang Kondisi-nya dengan Gw sesekali meminta Do'a kepada Gw setiap Akan Kemoterapi di Rumah Sakit Jakarta bisa berjalan dengan lancar dan Kuat Menjalani-nya. semakin " Pilu " sekali Gw merasakan sendiri Bagaimana Kondisi Yudi Saat itu. juga Curhat tentang Pacarnya di Australia dan Keinginan Yudi Untuk Melamar Anaknya pak Haji di daerahnya jika Kondisinya bener2 Sudah Fit.

Lebaran 14 Agustus 2013 Yudi Mengirimkan Ucapan Lebarannya " MINAL AIDIN WAL FAIDZIN 'Mohon maaf lahir & bathin, tdk ada kata telat utk saling memaafkan bro hahaha " Pada Jam 23:18 WIB, karena memang Gw Sibuk Sekali waktu itu diperjalanan, sehingga baru itu Gw bisa membalas ucapan lebaran Yudi. kemudian Yudi Menyampaikan Keinginan tertarik kepada Gw untuk Mencetak LOST IN CHAOS PDF Zine untuk didistribusikan kembali setelah melihat Edisi Pertama gw Upload, dan Gw mengatakan kepadanya jika itu terserah Keinginan Yudi aja, karena memang Media itu Gw bikin untuk bebas digunakan apa saja untuk perkembangan musik seperti Idealisme Gw dengan Yudi Sendiri. termasuk Juga Yudi sering meminta Ijin Share ke Gw dengan semua Review2 untuk di Posting di BUSUK Webzine-nya. dan berikutnya hampir setiap hari Yudi Inbox Gw sekedar Say Hello, Menanyakan Khabar juga Sharing Informasi. lalu pada percakapan tanggal 14 Oktober 2013 Jam 21:21 WIB Yudi menceritakan sesuatu yang makin memilukan " walaupun dibulan febr 2013 kemarin .....aq udah di nyatakan oleh Dokter di Siloam Balikpapan udah nggaak ada bro, alias udh meninggal dunia, karena denyut nadi di monitor udah rata " dan meneruskan " mgkn allah telah memberikan aq kesempatan kedua utk memperbaiki diri dan lebiih dekat dengan Nya awalnya aq di vonis batu ginjal kemudian terkena kanker prostat katanya msh ada hubungannya di batu ginjal kemarin tp ini kata dokter di Jakarta maka dari itu biopsy nya di lakukan di Jakarta " lalu " justru itu harus dilakukan kemoterapi makanya skrg botak dan kurus aq bro....hampir semua teman2 pangling ngeliat aq termasuk teman2 kerja ku karna sudah 10 bulan aq g masuk kerja ", dan walau begitu Yudi Tidak Putus asa " aq g boleh putus asa ....karena di dalam allah g senang org yg suka putus asa " pada 21:27 WIB " tp aq bawa enjoy aja bro....g boleh terlalu byk pikiran....krn bisa stress aq nya dan kubawa sholat, istigfar dan mengaji ". dan yang kuingat lagi, meskipun kondisi " sakit " seperti ini, Yudi tetap memberikan Support saat Gw curhat Masalah Keluarga, dan Yudi Menyarakan Gw untuk Sholat Tahajud " tahajjud memang mujarabb " katanya masih gw ingat banget. dan Yang Paling membuat Gw MENYESAL SEKALI adalah saat Inbox Terakhirnya Gw ga bisa dan akhirnya malah kelupaan Menjawabnya, saat Yudi tanya " bro.....tau fb nya Kaluman nggak ya, aq lupa2 eh " pada Tanggal 16 November 2013 jam 10:41 WIB menjadi INBOX TERAKHIR-nya Yudi, Gw bener2 menyesal ga bisa membalasnya karena kesibukan dan adanya masalah dalam Diri Gw saat itu.

Hingga Akhirnya lama Gw tidak mengetahui Khabarnya, karena yang gw tau, yudi sering Aktif Update Status atau sekedar Komentar sudah tidak gw rasakan aktifitasnya lagi sampai sebuah khabar mengejutkan Gw terima pada 29 Desember 2013 dari sebuah Postingan temen yang mengabarkan jikalau Yudi Akan Freedy Krueger Telah " Meninggal Dunia " hari itu, kontan saja Gw menuju Wall Akunnya, ternyata disitu sudah dipenuhi dengan ucapan Bela Sungkawa dari semua Temen, Freedy Krueger Telah tiada .... dimana Kenyataan dalam Takdir hidupnya telah menyelesaikan Rasa Sakit dirinya di Dunia ... Gw sangat Kehilangan sekali dengan sosok Yudi yang Gw kenal. Selamat Jalan Teman, Kamu tetap yang terbaik dalam Indonesian Scene Metal Movement yang selama ini gw kenal. Rest In Peace John Yoedy aka Freedy Krueger ...........

Written By Herry SIC

Freedy, Popo, Bobby Rock, Viking Robbie & friend @ Rockstar Bandung

[this tribute is reproduced here with kind written permission of Herry Sic]

Freedy & Jack with Auticed band in Bandung

Ayyub Anshari Sukmaraga & Freedy Krueger, Bandung

At EXTEND Studio, Ujungbronx with Man Jasad & Toteng Forgotten & friends

Freedy with Kinoy & Ega of Undergod

Freedy & Glenn (Vocalist Bloodgush & Dismemberment Torture)

Adam (Vocalist Humiliation) & Freedy

TRIBUTE: My tribute to John Yoedi / Freedy Krueger, by Jack Frost & Andrew Sick- "Until Our Paths Cross Again"

In Balikpapan with John Yoedi and friends. From left:  Jalio Corpsegrinder Vocalist Overload & Vocalist Keramat;
Iwan Deyx Drummer Horrible; John Yoedi & Jack Frost

John & friends, Balikpapan

By Jack Frost:
John Yoedi was born in 1977, the year when punk rock first broke in England and the Sex Pistols released Never Mind the Bollocks. But John wasn't a punk. Another legend of Indonesian metal was also born in 1977: Agung, the former vocalist for Death Vomit (1977-2000). I can remember sitting around an outside table of a hamburger shop with Death Vomit bassist Oki Haribowo in October 2011. Corna Irawan was busy checking his text messages and Fandi Mala was just relaxing with his food. I thought it was a good time to ask Oki what he remembered about Agung. One thing he said was Agung used to tease him for changing bands too often. So Oki learned something from that and he has stayed with Death Vomit for a number of years and been a part of the Australian tour and had a lot of deserved success. So what can we learn from John Yoedi to change our lives?

I first met John through Facebook around late October / early November 2011. He was introduced to me through Ferly of Jasad. At that time John had just started Busuk Webzine. He had uploaded videos of Abaz playing in East Borneo. I told him I had done five band interviews in Yogyakarta. So we joined together because Ferly recommended John to me. At first I thought Busuk Webzine would just die out because I don't live in Indonesia and I can't go there to do band interviews very often. John and I were like Lennon and McCartney (yuck!) or Joe Strummer and Mick Jones of The Clash: we were much stronger working together than separately and we were a good team. John was a real hard-worker in his job and after hours on Busuk Webzine. Often he would post five posts a night on Busuk Webzine after his job. Busuk Webzine grew because we kept the interviews and news coming. People I never knew would tag and message me on Facebook saying: "hey mister, like my band mister". John and Popo would always tease me about this.

John was an amazing guy because he was very honest and very generous. Sometimes you find honest people who are not generous and generous people who are not honest. It is rare to find honest and generous people. He played a major role in building up the metal scene in Balikpapan and Samarinda and via Busuk Webzine he reached the whole country and he reached the world. I first met John in person in April 2012 when we visited Jakarta and Bandung together. John loved and respected the Bandung death-metal scene. He always hoped and wanted Balikpapan to become like Bandung. But that could not be achieved by just one man. Perhaps John tried too hard (and smoked too much). He tried to learn from the Bandung scene how to build up a scene and hold shows and run a merch shop. He learned about how to promote bands. The people we met on our 2012 trip still remember John and they contacted me after he died including Dicky Permana of Rever and Dwi Satrio of Angkara as well as our friends Ayyub in Malang and Bobby Rock and Popo in Bandung. People remembered John years later even if they just met once. I'm not at all gay (!) but I must say John's smile was a beautiful thing because it came from the heart. If you want to read about our April 2012 trip it is covered in my book Struggle Anger Hate in the Indonesian Underground (available through Popo in Bandung and Sofyan Hadi and Roy Agus in Yogyakarta). Another kind thing John did was arrange with Bobby a secret birthday-party for Popo in The Common Room in Bandung which was attended by Butche of The Cruel, Man Jasad, Zemo, and others.

Me at Persiba stadium, Balikpapan

John despised posers and trends. He did not like bootleg products and he and I sometimes disagreed about that. I have more of the punk attitude which says if a poor person gets free music from a rich band like Metallica who can say this is wrong? Surely Lars is rich enough and sombong enough. Maybe John's ethics were just at a higher standard than mine. I remember he refused to buy 100,000IDR bootleg Made In Thailand shirts at the Black Label shops in Mangga Dua and Jakarta but I bought many. He bought a original licensed Kreator Pleasure to Kill tee-shirt in Bandung and he wore it in the hospital. John thought bands in his city just wanted to play shows but did not bother recording demos or albums. He wanted to bring that culture from Bandung to his city.

John with Angkara boys in Mangga Dua, Jakarta

John organized "Busukfest #1" in Balikpapan in November 2012 which was a great success. Although Samarinda and Balikpapan are rivals in football and other things John brought the two scenes together. He introduced me to the young boys in Bedaarah and to Agung, vocalist of Engorging (Samarinda). The four of us drove through the forests to visit Samarinda and John visited the big mosque when we arrived. He was always a very God-fearing and religious guy. John paid 200,000IDR each to the Samarinda bands (Devastation, Total Busuk, and Bedaarah) for their living expenses to play at Busukfest #1 which was very generous as they were only there in his city one or two nights. These gifts may have turned a profit into a loss but John was not investing in metal to make money.

With Ega & Kinoy of Undergod, Bandung

I will also remember John's love for the metal music which was almost childlike and innocent. His favouite bands were Slayer and Kreator and then third Exodus and he did not care about trends. He was not a follower of black-metal or metalcore but he respected those scenes and he invited bands from those scenes to play at his shows. When I wanted to include and promote Surabaya power-metal in Busuk Webzine, John was supportive and generous-hearted although he is not a power-metal fan. Although John had childlike passion he was a realist too. He always cared whether my job was going well. He knew I was unemployed for over six months from November 2012 to May 2013. He told me to put my job first because Busuk Webzine earns me no dollars.

With Daniel and Lukluk (Bleeding Corpse)

The last time I saw John was when we stayed at Ibis Hotel in Mangga Dua with Roy Agus of Death Vomit and Popo and Bobby Rock. This was to go to Hammersonic Fest in April 2013. Sadly I was sick and did not enjoy it as much as I could have. John was remarkable in being able to build sincere friendships with people even just through internet alone. Collin Brophy from Sydney is very sad about John's death but they never met face to face. If John had been chatting up ladies online maybe he could have had five or ten girlfriends! But of course he would not have been dishonest by having more than one! Sadly he had an Australian girlfriend before but it did not work out and in the end his hope to get married never happened and the dream died. This is one of the sadder things about his young death. Often rockers mourn peoples' deaths when in life actually they were dickheads. However, John was not like that. He had high ethical standards. He wanted to build a lasting and strong metal scene in his city like the scene in Bandung and his smile was magnificent. You could trust him. John gave me a battle jacket with ten band patches and many other gifts. Generous friends like that are hard to find. If you meet five true friends in your whole life then you are lucky. John is in my Top 5!!

Happy Times in Bandung with Popo & Bobby

I conclude by quoting Cock Sparrer. John was never into punk but who cares? "Sid Vicious did it his way and I did it mine". God bless you, Mister Freedy! Are you in heaven now chatting to "Dimebag Darrell"? If you are I'm sure you will be very polite! Hey, mister, like my band mister!! My rating: 10/10!!! [written 3 January 2014].

By Andrew Sick of Sick Reviews:

John interviews Ferly of Jasad band

If you don't know who is John Yoedi, go to read it! A metal legend in Indonesia! Ive also known him in 2011 via Facebook and I must say that this guy after all the years into the metal was humble as f*** and obviously, we shared the same vision about the metal and hating these core faggot shits and all these fake ass in the metal, but this guy was not a hater, only a great f***ing guy who have built the international vision of Indonesia! Many days after brother, I miss you, its really shit that I'm a sickos and 5 FB account have been deleted coz I have no f***ing convo between us! F*** FB and rest in peace brother, you have opened the doors of the Indonesia to the rest of the world! Real and true person! \m/ [written 3 January 2014].

BUSUKFEST #1, SNA Studio, Balikpapan, November 2012

As Darkness Descends: Bobby Rock (Bleeding Corpse / Hydro) with John near EXTEND Studio, Ujungbronx, East Bandung

John with his friend Persib Bandung FC striker Robbie Gasper, ex-Persiba Balikpapan FC

John with Nenx (Guitarist) & Wong Die (Vocalist) of Girlzeroth band

Building Bridges: John with Bandung Black Mass Community: Abah (Guitarist Warkvlt), Jack, Adi (BMC), Koko (BMC), Bobby (Bleeding Corpse)

Busuk Metalshop in Balikpapan: Andre Christian, Ijul, Murdianto Handoko, Dyan Roven, John & Roy Agus (Drummer Death Vomit)

Back row: Murdianto Handoko & John, front row:  Latif (Infitar band); Andri (Murtad band from Tangerang); Ayah Devas

at,METAL MILITAN EMPERAN "BALIKPAPAN UNDERGROUND COMMUNITY"