by SubtropicalAsia | Feb 7, 2020 | Videos
It was a one-in-a-lifetime-chance for Doch Chkae, a band of young orphans from the slums of Phnom Penh: In 2018 they were invited to play at Wacken, the worlds biggest metal festival. But first their visa got denied and then their band almost broke apart. That they...
by SubtropicalAsia | Oct 24, 2019 | Videos
This summer, the slumdog kids of Doch Chkae left Asia for the first time in their life to play at Wacken Open Air, the world’s largest heavy metal festival. Their energetic show in front of a huge crowd was simply mind blowing. We are currently editing the...
by SubtropicalAsia | Oct 24, 2019 | News
UNERHÖRT! Music Film Festival will screen our documentary Slumdog Metal We are excited to announce that “Slumdog Metal”, our short documentary about the Cambodian band Doch Chkae is participating in the UNERHÖRT! Music Film Festival in Hamburg & Kiel, and...
by SubtropicalAsia | Jul 22, 2019 | News
It’s really happening!! Doch Chkae, the Cambodian Death metal band from the slums of Phnom Penh will play at the Wacken Open Air this year! We are really glad that our documentary inspired the world’s largest metal festival to give these boys a chance and...
by SubtropicalAsia | Mar 22, 2018 | Videos
Doch Chkae means “like a dog” in Khmer. It’s also the name of the death metal band founded by two orphans born in the slums of Phnom Penh. Theara, the lead singer of Doch Chkae grew up together with the guitarist Vichey. They ate and drink and slept...
