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1993
September – drummer Jan Chin and bass/vocalist Pablo Maquiling, Jr. formed
the original ASTARUS with it's first name ABADDON.
1995
March - ABADDON broke up.
April - Chin and Maquiling joined JOE MARKUS, an old school hard core band.
Chin plays bass guitar and Maquiling on standing vocals. They
recorded a demo song entitled "Hepap."
- Joe Markus discontinued after 2 months.
July - Chin joined RED VETTE together with ABADDON guitarist Ray Soco.
August
to
October - RED VETTE joined contest gigs like JAG ROCK BIVOUAC,
RJ Battle of the Bands and others.
November - RED VETTE broke up.
December - Chin and Maquiling teamed up with Arman Gabia from HANZ/RED VETTE
to form LAPIDA which will be later known as NEVERMIND.
- LAPIDA played in Tubigon, Bohol for one night and disbanded.
1996
January - Gabia continued with LAPIDA and submitted a demo entitled
“BUDHI NG ALAK” for 99.5 RT’s BUGS II.
- He was joined by bassist Mark Bascones and drummer Jose dela
Victoria III from JOE MARKUS. Bascones changed their name to
NEVERMIND.
May - Chin and Maquiling formed back ABADDON with a new name under
NOSFERATU.
- The band’s name evolved several times from NOSFERATU to
KUNDINADO until finally settling with ASTARUS in later years.
- They were joined by guitarists Carlo Jaca of ASTAROT/RED VETTE
and Louie Sarcon of ASTAROT/AMNESIA.
December - Jaca is fired from ASTARUS and was replaced by SIGNOS/ABYSS
guitarist Glenn Dacua.
1997
July – Maquiling left ASTARUS and was replaced by Enrique del Mar, Jr.
of KUNDINADO.
December - ASTARUS' first out-of-town concert gig at Tubigon, Bohol.
1998
August – the debut LP “BOUND TO CARRION” is released as a cassette tape
with 9 tracks, including the ironic visayan ballad song
“PAGDILI SA DRUGA.”
1999
March - ASTARUS headlined “NECROFEAST: A CRACKS THE SILENCE CONCERT”
in support of their BOUND TO CARRION LP.
May – Chin and Dacua got arrested for drug charges, but were later
released the next day.
August - del Mar left ASTARUS after being converted to Born Again
Christian.
October - del Mar played guitar, recorded and released an album with a
Christian-punk band called RAPTURE.
2000
January - Dacua is fired from ASTARUS.
February - Cesar Solis of KUNDINADO/BETRAYER filled the slot left vacant
by del Mar.
March – vocalist Juno Pegarido of 5 LITTLE INDIANS/KUNDINADO joined
ASTARUS handling standing vocal duties.
May – Maquiling returned to ASTARUS after Pegarido failed to show up
for a gig and was immediately replaced permanently.
August - ASTARUS played in “METALFEAST: A CRACKS THE SILENCE CONCERT II”
with Maquiling handling guitar after some "dickhead" cried
before the band and begged very hard for them to let him sing.
September – lead guitarist Bobby Tadlip of KILLER TOMATOES joined ASTARUS
making the band a five-piece metal act.
2001
January - The first Official ASTARUS Homepage is created.
January
to
December
- Chin and Del Mar played live with the punk band CLINTON’S BILL.
Chin played drums while Del Mar on guitars. They also recorded
a 2-song demo which appeared in the punk compilation CD
entitled “NO HARMFUL MATTER.”
- Chin played drums live with the newly-revived JOE MARKUS
in different local clubs. JOE MARKUS played mostly cover songs
from FILTER.
2002
January – Solis left ASTARUS.
- Maquiling returned to the bass/vocal duties, setting the band
back to it’s original four-piece line-up.
2003
May - A new line-up was considered with Paul Camorro of ABYSS handling
bass/vocals after Maquiling relocated to Manila.
June – the line-up, however, never materialized after Sarcon was
recruited by Camorro to play guitar instead, for an RNB band called
HARD PART (previously MODE 101). Sarcon later refuses to play live
with ASTARUS anymore.
2004
April - OPEN THE CASKET EP is released as a 5-track CD which included a
cover version of METALLICA’s Creeping Death.
October – With only two remaining members, drummer Jan Chin and guitarist
Bobby Tadlip were joined back by singer Juno Pegarido and bass
guitarist Cesar Solis, filling the vacant slots for a concert gig
at Emall in downtown Cebu City.
2005
July - Tadlip left ASTARUS.
August - Glenn Dacua returned to ASTARUS filling in for Tadlip's
departure while Juno Pegarido picked up the Bass when Cesar Solis
retired indefinetly from playing music.
- ASTARUS joined the prestigious global battle of the bands. They
played their new heavy metal ballad "RAIN MAN" in front of social
audiences at RATSKY's AYALA with two additional "guest" musicians
on bass and on guitar. ASTARUS lost to AVRIL LAVINGE on one night.
November – ASTARUS performed at Inilog Grill in Mandaue City for the
“LIVE BLASPHEMIES” fund raising concert. This is the band’s
contribution for the benefit of CEBU EXTREME MUSIC PRODUCTION.
2006
January - Jan Chin and Juno Pegarido formed their other band ARPEGGIO
playing heavy metal in an attempt to play nighlty in local clubs.
April - drummer Rol Plan joined ASTARUS replacing for the first time
Jan Chin, Chin later switched to guitar and vocal duties.
May - ARPEGGIO's 3 other members started to leave the band one by one,
leaving Chin and Pegarido with no choice but to disband.
August
to
September - ASTARUS continues to participate in concerts, this time
CEBU EXTREME MUSIC PRODUCTION is teaming up with ZUGLU
PRODUCTIONS, with different venues from Inilog Grill Restaurant
to Boss Grill Restaurant.
- Glenn Dacua and Jan Chin met with guitar hero and DANGER DANGER's
"new axeman" Rob Marcello at a product demo in SM City-Cebu.
October – the new Official ASTARUS Homepage is created.
November - guitarist Arnel Patatag of Kundinado joined ASTARUS, switching
Jan Chin's role to standing vocals. ASTARUS is once again a
five-piece metal act.
- Jan Chin leaves ASTARUS after being in the band for 13 years.
ASTARUS is back for the second time to it's 4-piece line-up.
