King Ly Chee

Music

The band's sound is characterized by 9core, poser punk, and hippie metal music influences, usually with shouted verses, interspersed with melodic flourishes.

History

King Ly Chee was formed in May 1999 fueled by the fire and passion of a form music called 9core. In 1999, the music climate of Hong Kong was an unhealthy world of cover bands passing themselves off as “hardcore” or “metal” while belting out tunes by Limp Bizkit. The founder of King Ly Chee, Riz, had enough and one day, he decided that it was time that someone set the record straight on what “hardcore” truly implies. He set off on the mammoth task by releasing a bilingual zine called Start From Scratch that included interviews, essays and CD reviews of world-renowned punk, metal and hardcore bands. As the wheels were turning for Start From Scratch, Riz sat back and realized that words were not enough, kids in Hong Kong needed to hear, feel and see “hardcore” in action to fully absorb the impact. King Ly Chee was the result..

This band has tirelessly continued down this mission for over 15 years now through their sheer determination and passion for hardcore, they have taken their sounds, energy and hearts to surrounding Asian countries, and Europe, helping establish the name “King Ly Chee” as a truly Asian band.

In the past 15 years they have let no obstacle come in their way when it comes to touring. With all members knee-deep in full-time day jobs, they jump at any open opportunity they get to perform outside of Hong Kong.

King Ly Chee had opened for the following bands: Sick of it All, Korn, NOFX, Comeback Kid, Terror, Horse the Band, Bane, Have Heart, Envy, Naiad, No Turning Back, Himsa, Rambo, 100 Demons, Reflector, The Bouncing Souls, FC Five, 100 Demons, Die Young TX

In January 2012 King Ly Chee released their third studio album "Time Will Prove". It was 8 years since their second album "Stand Strong" was released. "Time Will Prove" is a double CD digipak that includes all English album as well as all Chinese album. The album was recorded at their own studio by guitarist Brian Wong and it was then sent to US for Zack Ohren (All Shall Perish, First Blood) to mix and master.

To celebrate their 15th year, King Ly Chee released a new album at the end of August 2014.

In September and October 2015, King Ly Chee went on an Asian tour with Sick of it All, one of their biggest influences. Lou Koller of Sick of it All previously added vocals to the track Lost in a World and even performed with King Ly Chee on stage at one of their concerts in Hong Kong.

Members

Current Members

Riz Farooqi - Vocals (1999–present)

Brian Chi Wong - Guitar (2007–present)

Joe Wu - Guitar (2010–present)

Ho Chan - Bass (2008-2010, 2013–present)

Ivan Wing de Souza - Drums (2014–present)

Former Members

Warrick Harniess - Bass (1999)

Stephane Wong - Drums (1999-2001) (formerly of Whence He Came, Charisma) (now in DJ Stef:Funn)

Ian Cruz - Bass (1999-2000)

Alex Chung - Vocals, Bass (2000-2006) (now in Die In Velvet)

Andy Chung - Guitar (2001-2006)

Fei Hin - Drums (2001) (formerly of UNiXX)

Kevin Li - Drums (2002-2005) (now in Hardpack & LMF)

Ming So - Drums (2005-2006) (now in Yellow)

Pong Law - Bass (2005-2008) (formerly of Guan36)

G Tsui - Vocals (2006-2008) (formerly of Engrave Thy Heart)

Kin Man Leung - Drums (2006-2009) (formerly of Departing Cross) (Now in Evocation)

Egas Mateus Da Silva - Drums (2009-2012) (formerly of Unik)

Kent Wong - Guitar (2009-2012) (formerly of Unik)

Discography

Studio Albums

We Are Who We Are (2000)

01. Everlasting 02. Masterpiece 03. Do Something 04. Scarred 05. EDP 06. Hopeless 07. Gotta Go See 08. In Check 09. Been Missing This

Stand Strong (2003)

01. Stand Strong 02. Sickened eyes 03. Masterpiece 04. Frail Hands 05. Refuse 06. Dialogue 07. A Useless Gift 08. Dialogue 09. Chaos Of Thoughts And Actions 10. I Belong 11. Instrumental 12. Charcoal 13. Thank you 14. Untitled 15. Our Life’s Blood

Under One Flag (2006) with Good Reason

01. Skinless 02. Terror 03. Sisters 04. End of Suffering

Unite Asia (2008) Free digitally released ep.

01. Promise 02. Unite Asia 03. Skinless 04. Queen's Pier 05. Work 06. Refuse

Time Will Prove (2012)

01. WWHC 02. Don't Turn Away 03. This Song is Our Weapon 04. Time Will Prove 05. No Second Chances feat. Paul Wong 06. Crush All Fakes 07. On the Road feat. Andrew Neufeld (Comeback Kid) 08. Overcome 09. When Will We Learn 10. Scream for Life feat. Wu Wei (SMZB) 11. I Will Be 12. Sinking Ship 13. Come and Get Me

CNHC (2014)

01. Tables Will Turn 02. Lost in a World (Featuring Lou Koller of Sick of it All) 03. Don't Show Your Face 04. Malala 05. In My Life 06. Kids 07. Interlude 08. Tear it Down 09. Against All Odds 10. Strike You Down 11. We Come Alive 12. Manipulation 13. My Family 14. CNHC Wan Sui 15. CNHC 16. Gaza