Noxa (band)

The band was formed by Robin Hutagaol and Ade Himernio Adnis. They soon picked up vocalist Tonny Christian Pangemanan and bassist Dipa Biomantara. The four member of the band shared the same university as students and have known each other for years, occasionally doing some local gigs together. At first they played cover songs from grindcore bands like Nasum and Napalm Death. The name Noxa was chosen because the members of the band were interested in its meaning. Noxa itself means something that exerts a harmful effect on the body.[4][5]

Soon after its inception, the band entered the studio in November 2002 for the recording of debut album. Under their own label Noxa Records, the band released self-titled debut album Noxa in August 2003.[6] This was followed by some gigs in Malaysia and Singapore.[4]

Two years after the release of Noxa, the band once again entered the studio to record their second album Grind Viruses. The album was released in 2006[7] and featured some musician including Keijo Niinimaa of Rotten Sound as lyricist in the song "Starvation".[8] Originally released by Noxa Records, the album was later re-released by Finnish label, Stay Heavy Records, in 2008. In the same year, the band played in Tuska Open Air Metal Festival.[9]

On 17 January 2009, drummer Robin Hutagaol died in a motorcycle accident.[10] 6 months later, he was replaced by Alvin Eka Putra, this was followed by planning for recording the third album.[5] During this times, Noxa played in Obscene Extreme Festival in Czech Republic.[4]

The third album Legacy was recorded in early 2011. It contains 19 tracks, seven of which were previously drum tracked by Robin Hutagaol before his death. The album was released in July 2011 through Off The Records[11] and once again also featuring other musicians including Jason Netherton of Misery Index and Shane McLachlan of the band Phobia.[4][8]