SID

Superman Is Dead (SID) is a group band from Bali, Indonesia, their base camp in Poppies Lane II - Kuta. It’s formed in 1995 by 3 balinese: Bobby Kool (Guitar and lead vocal) Eka Rock (Bass and backing vocal), and Jerinx as a drummer. SID started when Jerinx and Bobby meet in Kuta, Bali, they deal to formed a band. At the beginning their band added an additional player on bass he was Ajuzt, they sang Greenday’s song. After Ajuzt out, Eka Rock came to join their. At that time their band’s name was not Superman Is Dead, but Superman Silver Gun. Then the name changed Superman Is Dead, it means that the perfect person just an illusion and human imagination would not be real. Their music inspired by foreign band such as Greenday and NOFX. In the some days they change their musical inspiration to Punk ‘n Roll genre, inspired by Supersuckers, Living End and Social Distortion. Fans of SID called “Outsiders” for man and “Lady Rose” for the ladies.

Kuta Rock City
Kuta Rock City released in March 2003 under Sony Music Indonesia. With their singles “Punk Hari Ini” and “Kuta Rock City” which very close with music of Greenday and NOFX, it made SID became famous in Indonesia. This Album made SID as the best new comer band in Indonesia. After their Album released by Major Label and they became famous it causes some of controversy in punk community.

The Hangover Decade
Released in 2005, the year in their 10th anniversary. In this album their genre still in punk like previous Album. They prefer to used English in their song than Indonesian.

Black Market Love
This Album released in 2006 still in punk genre, their lyric contain tells about anger of nature, human greed, politic and social situation. The hits single in this album is “Bukan Pahlawan”.

Angels & the Outsiders
Released in 2009, like the previous Album their lyric tells about social and the struggle to face suppression. SID still in punkrock in a little of rock ‘n roll. It’s the best Album of SID because they had invited by WARPED TOUR FESTIVAL in USA, and they tour in some town in USA. It’s the success of SID, because they only band from Indonesia who can play in warped tour, although they Album not released in USA.