| Awie
(vocals), Joe (guitar), Eddie (bass), Black (drums)
WINGS
is one of the better known Malaysian Heavy Metal bands, releasing
their first album 'Belenggu Irama' in 1987. Having released a string
of massively selling albums, WINGS profile is certainly enhanced
by the inclusion of lead singer 'Awie' (Ahmad Azhar Othman), also
respected as one of the country's top ranking actors for his roles
in blockbusters like 'Iskandar'.
The
band started out in 1985 with its original line-up of lead singer
Ahmad Azhar Othman (Awie), guitarist Sham Baharom, bassist Samsaidi
Haji Ulong Idris (Eddie) and drummer Azmi Hashim (Black).The group
went through a slew of changes - from Joe (Abdul Zamin Abdul Kadir)
replacing guitarist Sham for the 1989 album Hukum Karma (Karma's
Punishment) to Awie leaving the band in 1993 to pursue acting and
a solo career.
Awie
made a return to WINGS in 2000, the same year the band put in its
debut concert in Brunei. Another leading Malaysian Heavy Metal band,
AMUK, included a cover version of 'Inspirasi Taming Sari' on their
2000 album 'Akar Dan Bumi'. In May 2007, Maestro collaborated with
WINGS for an event at Singapore EXPO preceding their main concert,
where they used Maestro guitars for their acoustic session.
WINGS
uses the Maestro EJ-1, ED12-1 and Artista for their acoustic performances. |