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| Birth Name: | Aries Tanto | ||||||
| Alias: | Ebenz, True Megabenz | ||||||
| Birth Date: | 26 March 1977 | ||||||
| Birth Place: | Jakarta | ||||||
| Death Place: | Bandung | ||||||
| Genre: | Metalcore, Hardcore punk, Groove metal, Grindcore | ||||||
| Occupation: | Guitarist | ||||||
| Years Active: | 1995–2021 | ||||||
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Aries Tanto (better known by the nickname Ebenz) was an Indonesian guitarist known as one of the founders of the band Burgerkill. The band was formed by him along with his high school friends in 1995. They released their first album, Dua Sisi, in 2000. Internationally, the band received the Metal As F*ck award from the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards in 2013.[1]
Aries Tanto grew up in Jakarta and earned the nickname Ebenz because he often acted as the payer during gatherings with his friends near his grandmother's residence in the Manggarai area, thus he was called Bento, inspired by the song Iwan Fals titled "Bento" (Swami I).[2] When he transferred from SMAN 82 Jakarta to SMAN 1 Ujungberung (now SMAN 24 Bandung), his friends at school started calling him "Ebenz".[3]
Ebenz learned to play guitar at the age of twelve and was interested in guitar techniques from bands such as Hacride, Gojira, Slayer, Anthrax, and Megadeth. In addition, during high school, Ebenz also had a large collection of Punk and Rock music.
Ebenz married Anggi Pratiwi on [4] and had three children.
Ebenz and Kimung (Sonic Torment) formed the band Morning Crew. The band performed songs from bands such as Black Flag, Exploited, and other punk-hardcore bands. After a brief time with Morning Crew, Ebenz and Kimung invited Ivan Scumbag (Infamy) and Kudung (Forgotten) to form Burgerkill on, with the lineup of Ebenz (guitar), Kimung (bass), Ivan (vocals), and Kudung (drums), initially as a 'project' band covering songs from bands like Sick Of It All, Wide Awake, and Gorilla Biscuits before creating their own songs.[5]
Shortly after Burgerkill released Beyond Coma and Despair in 2006, Eben and Irvine Jastra hosted the "Radio Distorsi" program on a radio station to promote underground music and provide information about the development of independent bands in Bandung, but the show ended in 2009. Afterwards, together with Gebeg (Taring), Eben formed "Extreme Moshpit" with its debut broadcast on Radio Oz Bandung in January 2010, with an improved concept,[6] including organizing music shows and awards for independent bands.[7]
Ebenz passed away on September 3, 2021, at 16:15 at the age of 46.[8] The cause of death was a heart attack.[9] It was reported that he had previously fainted and was then rushed to the hospital.[10] His body was laid to rest in his yard in Bandung, West Java.
See main article: Burgerkill discography.
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