Doch Chkae

Doch Chkae (Khmer: ដូចឆ្កែ – "like a dog") is a Cambodian metal band from Phnom Penh, formed in 2015.[1]

Doch Chkae
OriginPhnom Penh, Cambodia
GenresDeath metal
Years active2015–present
LabelsSeila Records
Members
  • Sochetra Pic
  • Ouch Hing
  • Sok Vichey
  • Ouch Theara

History

Sochetra Pic, Sok Vichey, Ouch Theara and Ouch Hing were all born in a landfill in Khan Mean Chey, Phnom Penh, where they collected trash to make a living.[2] When the boys reached their adolescence their families could no longer provide for them, so Pic, Vichey, Theara and Hing were placed under the care of a local NGO Moms Against Poverty. The director of the NGO Timon Seibel introduced them to bands like Slipknot and Rage Against the Machine and took them to a local concert of the Cambodian deathcore band Sliten6ix, which inspired the boys to pick up music and form a band of their own a year later.[3]

In 2018 Doch Chkae was invited to perform at Wacken Open Air festival in Germany, but their visa application was rejected.[4] A petition calling the authorities to grant the band the visa was launched and signed by more than 10,000 people. Doch Chkae was able to play at Wacken Open Air next year.[5][6] On 9 January 2020 the band performed at the "Year End Party: Dear Agony" in Lela Saigon Bar, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. On 13 March Doch Chkae released a 3-song EP "Worse than Dogs".[7] In 2021 the band released the song "Tortured" (ទារុណកម្).[8]

They were nominated 'Breakthrough Asian Band' at the 2021 Global Metal Apocalypse awards, they finished 10th.[9]

Discograpy
  • Dream in Hell (2016, single)
  • ខាំគ្នាដូចឆ្ (2016, single)
  • Worse than Dogs (2020, EP)
  • Tortured (ទារុណកម្) (2021, single)

References
  1. "Wacken: Slum band "Doch Chkae" from Cambodia in action". t.blog. 31 July 2019.
  2. Sochieata, Roth (6 December 2020). "Slum-dog metal band Doch Chkae earns fame abroad". The Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. Wright, George (6 October 2019). "The band born on a rubbish dump". BBC. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  4. "Cambodian Death Metal band DOCH CHKAE have been denied German visas". Unite Asia. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  5. "Cambodian band Doch Chkae granted visa for Wacken Open Air". Wacken Open Air. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  6. "Cambodian band Doch Chkae granted visa for Wacken Open Air". The Moshville Times. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  7. "Cambodian Metal Band Doch Chkae Release Worse Than Dogs Studio Sessions". Unite Asia. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  8. "Metalcore Band Doch Chkae Drop Massive New Track 'Tortured' [Cambodia]". Unite Asia. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  9. "Global Metal Apocalypse (GMA) Awards 2021 - The Results". Global Metal Apocalypse. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
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