Bodyslam is a
Thai rock
Thai rock is rock music from Thailand. Thai rock was influenced by rock bands from the United States and United Kingdom. Emerging in the 1980s it flourished with bands like Asanee-Wasan and Micro. It became widely popular in the 1990s.
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band
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. The band is best known by the unique voice of the leading vocalist,
Athiwara "Toon" Khongmalai, and the band's live performances.
History
Bodyslam was originally called La - On ( nod, ละอ่อน) which means kids or younger people, inspired by the name of freshman orientations at
Suankularb Wittayalai School
Suankularb Wittayalai School (โรงเรียนสวนกุหลาบวิทยาลัย) (also known as Suankularb College) literally ''Rose Garden College'' is an all-boys secondary school for grades 7 through 12 in Bangkok, T ...
, the elementary school the band (the initial "La-on")'s members attended. In 1996, the band entered a band competition for high school students called 'Hot Wave Music Awards' and won the first prize, beating nearly a hundred other bands. La-on quickly signed a record deal with record company Music Bugs, and released a self-titled
pop-rock
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album
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in 1997. "Dai Rue Plao" (ได้หรือเปล่า) became their most recognized song. The band members portrayed roles of themselves in the
lakorn
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(Thai TV series) ''Thep Niyai Nai Sano'' (เทพนิยายนายเสนาะ) and later released the series' soundtrack in that same year.
The band returned in 2002 under the new name Bodyslam, shifting to heavier rock music with only three of the original six members remaining. The first self-titled album under their new name as a three-piece band was successful. The second album, ''Drive'', was released in 2003, becoming equally successful as their previous album. They won Channel
/nowiki> Thailand Music Video Awards for "Favorite Group" for the music video ''Plai Thang'' (ปลายทาง: End of the road).
After the second album, the band went through many changes. They left Music Bugs and later signed a deal with Genie Records, a subsidiary of GMM Grammy
GMM Grammy Public Company Limited ( th, จีเอ็มเอ็ม แกรมมี่ or G"MM' Grammy) is the largest media conglomerate entertainment company in Thailand. Grammy top artists include Bird Thongchai, Silly Fools, Loso, Tai ...
, Thailand's largest record company. The band's guitarist Ratthapol "Pao" Pannachet left the band for a solo career (with an album in November 2005). Bodyslam then became a four-piece band. Bodyslam's long-time touring drummer, Chad, was finally announced as an official member and had appeared in music videos, posters, and album covers. The fourth member was Thanachai "Yod" Tantrakul, the new guitarist who was brought in to replace Ratthapol.
On 15 September 2007, Bodyslam released their fourth album ''Save My Life'' and a major concert in Bangkok followed in early October of that same year.
The success of the new album had brought them a bigger fan base. They became one of the most popular bands in Thailand. ''Save My Life'' won Season Awards for "Best Rock Group", "Best Rock Album" and "Best Rock Song" for "Yahpid" (ยาพิษ: Poison) in March 2008.
The single "Kraam" (คราม: Indigo) was released in November 2009 in which the fifth studio album with the same name (''Kraam'') was released in the spring of 2010 (After late to June 2010 with 2010 Thai political protests
The 2010 Thai political protests were a series of political protests that were organised by the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) (also known as " Red Shirts") in Bangkok, Thailand from 12 March–19 May 2010 against the D ...
). They performed the largest concert in Thailand called ''Bodyslam Live in Kraam'', at Rajamangala National Stadium on November 27, 2010 with an audience of 65,000 people. They finished their tour on April 7, 2011 with the ''Bodyslam Live in Laos: World Tour'' at New Laos National Stadium
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Overview
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Their sixth album, "Dharmajāti" (meaning "nature" in Sanskrit
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), was released on September 25, 2014. Dharmajāti won "Best Album", the song "Chee-Wit Yung Kong Suay Ngarm" won "Best Recording" while the producer of the album, Poonsak Jaturaboon of Big Ass
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, won ''Producer of the Year'' in 26th Season Awards.
In May 2015 Bodyslam had a concert "100 Plus presents Bodyslam 13 years Concert". It was an anniversary concert that had many songs from every album. The concert for 13 years of Bodyslam. This concert had an audience of about 30,000 at Impact Arena Lakeside by Kala (group of producer). The concert had other singers, "Pu" Anchalee on the song "Ruk Yoo Kang Ter" (รักอยู่ข้างเธอ : Love Beside You) featuring Anchalee Jongkadeekij, Moderndog (music band), Labanoon on the song "Plid Plew" (ปลิดปลิว : Blown Away) featuring Methee Arun from Labanoon and the member from Big Ass, Siriporn Aumpripong on the song "Kit Hord" (คิดฮอด : Miss you) featuring Siriporn Ampaipong and "Goft" Fucking Hero - "Aui" Buddabas on song "Sticker", They showed a new song from the album "Dharmajāti" and famous songs from old albums, for example "Taang Kong Chun Fhun Kong Ter" (ทางของฉัน ฝันของเธอ : My path, your dream) from the album "Bodyslam", "Kwaam Sue-Sat" (ความซื่อสัตย์ : Honestly) from the album "Drive" , "Korb Fah" (ขอบฟ้า Edge of the sky) from the album "Believe" , "Yar Pid" (ยาพิษ Poison) from the album "Save My Life" and "Kraam" (คราม Indigo) from the album ''Kraam''. The performance time was around 4 hours.
In 2015 Bodyslam was given the award, Seed award of the year (Rock) from Seed Radio, and they showed a concert with Carabao band (famous music band in Thailand). On 19 July 2015, Bodyslam released a new single "Wala Tao Nun" ( เวลาเท่านั้น Time Only) meaning "everything will have the answer by time".
Line-ups
;Current members
* Artiwara "Toon" Kongmalai ( th, "ตูน" อาทิวราห์ คงมาลัย; ) – lead vocals
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* Thanachai "Yod" Tantrakul (; ) – guitar
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(starting from third album ''Believe'')
* Tanadol "Pid" Changsawek (; ) – bass guitar
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* Suchatti "Chad" Janed (; ) – drum
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(starting from third album ''Believe'')
* Ohm "Ohm" Plengkhum (; ) – keyboards
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(starting from fifth album ''Kraam'')
;Former members
* Ratthapol "Pao" Pannachet (; ) – guitar
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(First and second album)
Discography
* '' Bodyslam'' (2002)
* ''Drive
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'' (2003)
* ''Believe
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'' (2005)
* '' Save My Life'' (2007)
* '' Kraam'' (2010)
* '' Dharmajāti'' (2014)
* '' Wi-Cha Tua Bao'' (2019)
Concerts
* 17 April 2004, ''Hotwave Live : Bodyslam Maximum Live Concert''. At "Main Hall", Thammasat University
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.
* 14 May 2005, ''Bodyslam Believe Concert''. At "Thunder Dome", Muang Thong Thani
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.
* 9 October 2005, ''Big Body Concert With Big Ass''. At "Impact Arena", Muang Thong Thani.
* 20 – 21 October 2007, ''Bodyslam Save My Life Concert''. At Indoor Stadium, Huamark.
* 5 July 2008, ''Every Bodyslam Concert''. At Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani
* 27 November 2010, '' Soda Chang present "Bodyslam Live in Kraam by Air Asia"''. At Rajamangala Stadium
The Rajamangala National Stadium ( th, ราชมังคลากีฬาสถาน; , ) is the national stadium of Thailand. It is part of the Hua Mak Sports Complex, and is located in Hua Mak Subdistrict, Bang Kapi, Bangkok. It officia ...
, Huamark.
* 10 – 12 February 2012, ''Bodyslam Nang Len'' (). At "Impact Exhibition Hall 1", Muang Thong Thani.
* October 2014 - November 2014, ''Pra Got Garn Dharmajāti'' ().
* 31 May 2015, ''Bodyslam 13''. At "Impact Lakeside", Muangthong Thani.
* October 2016, ''The Grandslam Live Bodyslam With The Orchestra'' at GMM Livehouse, CentralWorld
* 9-10 February 2019, ''BODYSLAM FEST Wi-Cha Tua Bao LIVE IN Rajamangala Stadium'' (Thai
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: BODYSLAM FEST วิชาตัวเบา LIVE IN ราชมังคลากีฬาสถาน) at Rajamangala Stadium
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Songs
Bodyslam has released over 70 songs, with the album count at 7.
References
External links
Official Site
All Bodyslam songs
eotoday.com Bodyslam profile
(Thai)
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Thai rock music groups
Post-hardcore groups
Pop punk groups
Musical groups from Bangkok
Musical groups established in 2002