2. An Autobiography : Arwies SCANDALS in Music

Arwies Al-Edurce is the original and current lead singer of the Malaysia heavy metal band, SCANDALS.

His first band was CHAMELEON back in Pahang in 1982, in which he played keyboard and sang. The line-up of this band include BURN on bass and vocal (currently lead vocal of rock group MEDITASI with a popular song entitled Biar Pedih Kasih Memanjang), and SHEQAL on drum and vocal (a balada nusantara genre discoverer with popular songs such as Cinta Nusantara, Zapin Rindu-Rinduan and many more back in 1991). When Sheqal left the band, his position was filled up by LEE SPACE (former drummer of a popular rock group DEF-GAB-C with a popular songs such as Ibu Kota Cinta, Cinta Sakti and Marilah Maria).

Arwies disbanded the band when he migrated to Kuala Lumpur in 1984 to look for more opportunities in music. He joined rock group MAIDEN CHILD as a lead singer after an audition at a jamming studio, Pertama Complex. The group rendered mostly Iron Maiden's songs as their cover versions. Maiden Child include EDDIE on bass (currently bassist for group THUNDERSTORM who emerges as a champion of the first series of RTM Rentak Juara competition).

In 1986 Arwies left Maiden Child and formed his own heavy metal group the SCANDALS. This group is formed originally to participate in Battle of Rock competition and rendered mostly Loudness' collections as their cover versions. Arwies disbanded SCANDALS in 1988. For more stories about rock group SCANDALS see 1. An Autobiography : The Prodigious SCANDALS.

In 1989, he was invited by SHAM (former guitarist of rock group WINGS) and Eddie (currently Thunderstorm's bassist) to formed a club band CRK that performed mainly at night clubs and hotels around Kuala Lumpur and also as a back-up band for Rahim Maarof.

Too exhausted with singing every night at the club and at the same time have to work and study in a day time, Arwies decided to call it a day in 1990 and replaced by Kamal, a full-time and a season club singer from Penang. CRK produced an album and their hits is Cinta dan Airmata sung by Kamal.

In 1990, Arwies left the Malaysian music scene to focus on his jobs, studies and gets married in 1992. He has five children from all his previous broken marriages.

Sham survived performing at the clubs nightly until today with his group SKY-HIGH and will be releasing their Rentak Juara series 2010 compilation album soon.

Between 1994 to 1996, Arwies acquire more singing technique and skills from his friend and neighbour, Siti Hajar Ismail (ASTRO Akademi Fantasia music tutor). In addition to only singing rock songs, he was exposed to other music genre by Siti Hajar.

Wait! The story haven't finished yet! More to come...
Long Live Heavy Metal! ...and to all rockers in Malaysia - Keep on rockin'!  

"I'll be back!" 

Source:
This autobiography was written by Arwies Al-Edruce. All content in this autobiography are bona fide as it is a primary information and self experience of the author with all parties involved.