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TRAUMA is one of the pall band music 'death metal' oldest in Indonesia that continue to exist until today. Formed in Jakarta on August 18, 1992 and has performed more than 200 times at various events in many cities across Indonesia as around Greater Jakarta, Bandung, Denpasar, Bali, Medan, Bogor, Sukabumi, Rangkasbitung, Falkirk, Cilacap, Wonosobo, Semarang , Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Malang, Solo, Cirebon, Kendal, Pekanbaru, Makassar, Palembang, etc. ...

TRAUMA first demo "Incomplete Damnation" was released in 1997 and in 1998 TRAUMA finally released full length debut album entitled "The Extinction of Mankind" via local indie label; MORBID NOISE RECORDS. Contains 10 songs. Even one year after its release, in 1999 the album was later licensed exclusively by PSYCHIC SCREAM ENTERTAINMENT (A Malaysia-based label with strong distribution support from PONY CANYON) to market Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. And in 2000, a new label from Chicago, USA; OWL RECORDS licensed the album eventually "Extinction of Mankind" to a broader market. This time the cassette and CD format. The label is also then meriliskan Split album TRAUMA / CALLIGERY (Czech Republic) in the same year.

After that, TRAUMA also often split album release with a lot of bands from different countries. In 2000 PSYCHIC SCREAM ENT (Malaysia) also meriliskan TRAUMA split album with the band unveiled originating from Malaysia for the worldwide marketing. EXTREME local label PRODUCTION Souls (2002) also meriliskan live band TRAUMA 'mince core' Belgian legend; AGATHOCLES. They will be given Tiel album "Death Metal vs. Mince Core ". In the same year, a very positive response came from a label from the Netherlands; MANGLED Maggot Stew RECORDS. The label is then combined TRAUMA and the band from the Netherlands; tumor in a split album that given the title "Death Metal vs. Gore Grind ". Success with this, MANGLED Maggot Stew RECORDS based in Holland is then meriliskan 4 way Split album containing four bands; TRAUMA (Indonesia) / plankton (Netherlands) / SANGUINARY (Netherlands) / INTUMESCENCE (Netherlands)


So far TRAUMA also took part in about 50 titles a compilation album released by a major label and indie label, whether originating from Indonesia and outside Indonesia. One of the most successful compilation is "metallic CLINIC" (Vol.1-1997 and V-2003). Album Production ROTORCORP / MUSICA is khabarnya sold over 100,000 copies to date. In addition TRAUMA also participated in the compilation album titled "CALLS ISLAND gnome" (vol.ii and III) released by the PSYCHIC SCREAM ENT from Malaysia. Khabarnya this album is also the best-selling metal album of music in Malaysia in 2000-2001. PONY CANYON-TRAUMA Malaysia also had to include in a compilation CD of her title "CLASSIC METAL vs Malaysia. Indonesia ". The songs from TRAUMA also had participated in a variety of compilation albums produced by labels from France, America, Australia, Russia, Germany, Ukraine, Thailand, Mexico, etc ...
Some TRAUMA's song also had a # 1 on several radio programs in local rock music including I-Radio "I-ROCK" that puts the song "Black Rainbow" from TRAUMA (June 2002) at the top of the chart is made. This position was even lasted for 5 consecutive weeks. TRAUMA is also frequently graced the pages of interviews from a variety of print media in this country either fanzine / underground magazine that came from various cities in Indonesia and the media are more 'mainstream'. TRAUMA also often get a place in a variety of print media from outside of Indonesia in the form of interviews, band profiles and reviews (review) album. TRAUMA's albums are also often get positive response from many labels / Magazine abroad such as: Relapse (Usa), or also BRUTALIZED Magazine (Usa), even Max Cavalera (SEPULTURA / Soulfly) could give the songs TRAUMA comments via email.
TRAUMA also briefly appeared live for 30 minutes in a television show bejudul "Go-Rock" held by TVRI in 2002. TRAUMA is always trying to look it up in penyuguhan and original music that plays death metal band without being a 'copy cat' bands are so many foreign countries to influence the existence and the existence of TRAUMA to the present.
On March 26, 2003, TRAUMA released a full length album to-2 via KROSSOVER Records / MUSICA. The album was given the title "paradigm; For Life No Need Must Dead" and contains 11 tracks. The album sold over 10,000 copies and the video clip from the album: "Fire in the Brain" is also frequently aired on MTV Indonesia in 2003.
And 4 months after the album "Paradigm ..." was released, an indie label Edelweiss Production eventually TRAUMA meriliskan an autobiography book entitled "The dimensions of the paradigm". Books written by Nino Aspiranta (vocalist TRAUMA) contains complete information about the band's career began in 1992-2003 and has been sold out.

On demand, on the Moon in December 2004, even six years after the debut album "Extinction of Mankind" was released in 1998, finally, VARIANT MUSIC INDONESIA (VMI) to support the distribution of ALFA RECORDS decided to re-release debut album includes a song fruit the unreleased bonus in it. The album was featured in the new packaging (including a new cassette cover). And the flagship song "Human Suffering" is considered a 'national anthem TRAUMA' was also made a video clip. This is a video clip for-3 TRAUMA after "Prison Revenge" which is nevertheless followed (metallic CLINIC II - 2002) and "Fire in the Brain" (Album "paradigm ..." - 2003).
And with its latest line-up in 2007: Nino (Vocal), Heila (Guitar), cookie (Drums) and Rusdi (Bass) TRAUMA back into the recording studio and completed the third album of material that eventually was released nationally by the new label ROXANA777 Records (with distribution support by the major record distributors RNB) in December 2008 with the title "DOMINATION VICTORY". And the album was also licensed by COLLESEUM DARK Records (Malaysia) for Singapore & Malaysia market in 2009.
At the end of 2008, the position of cookie (Drums) eventually replaced by Dhani and the formation of this latest re-kicked TRAUMA music events, tour DOMINATION VICTORY well as new material to complete the split album includes full length album to be released 4 TRAUMA in the year 2010.