Ebola is a Thairock band from Bangkok, Thailand, currently signed to Warner Music. The band is known for combining lyrics with hard rock-oriented tunes. Most of Ebola's lyrics focus on hope, encouragement, and soul-searching. The band's hit singles include "Saeng Sawang","Klab Su Jud Reum Ton" and "Sing Tee Chan Pen". In 2005, Ebola's fourth studio album, Enlighten, won Best Rock Album from Hamburger magazine and Best Producer from the Seed Awards.
Biography
Ebola was formed in 1996 by a young rock quintet while they were studying at Dhonburi Rajabhat University. They spent years performing under the name Ebola, mainly as an underground band. With their energetic live performances, they gained more popularity among the underground audiences. Ebola released three records under independent labels, including E.P 97, In My Hate and Satisfy. Ebola released their first live album, Ebola Live, under the distribution of Warner Music Thailand in 2002. Later that year, they also released their Live to Play VCD. The album contained live performances, footage and interviews with the band. Ebola gained wider attention when they released Pole, their third studio album in 2004. The singles off the album include "Kwam Pen Pai", "Jam" and "Nai Kwam Pen Khon" With their accumulated reputation, Ebola had the opportunity to perform as the opening act for Linkin Park and Slipknot during their 2004 tours in Thailand. Especially at Linkin Park Live In Bangkok, Ebola performed several of their hits in front of an audience of 30,000 people, marking a big breakthrough for the band. After the success of Pole, Ebola did not keep their fans waiting long. Enlighten was released in August 2005. The album contained chart-topping hits including "Saeng Sawang", "Klab Su Jud Reum Ton" and "Sing Tee Chan Pen". Ebola won Best Producer at the 2005 Seed Awards, and also earned the Best Rock Album from Hamburger magazine. March 25, 2006 was marked as Ebola's 10th anniversary in the music scene. To celebrate their first ten years, the band held Survivor Concert, gathering their longtime hardcore fans. The concert took place at Thunder Dome, Muang Thong Thani. In April 2007, Ebola received more mainstream national attention when their ballad hit from Enlighten – "Sing Tee Chan Pen" was selected to be a theme song of Me... Myself. The film starred Ananda Everingham and Chayanan Manomaisantibhap, being produced and directed by Pongpat Wachirabunjong. Both the movie and the theme song became smash hits. The Way was their fifth album with lead single "Wi Tee Thang". The highly anticipated album was released in August 2007. In this album, Ebola had decided to bring new elements like classical music and piano into their rock and metal influences. Ebola was nominated in Producer of the Year, Rock Album of the Year, Rock Artist of the Year categories in Seed Awards 2007 but didn't win. In 2009, it was revealed that Ebola had signed a new contract with GMM Grammy. In terms of international collaborations, the band had opportunity to work with Philippine’s leading rock band – Rivermaya in "Thang Leuk". Also, The Way was mastered by Dave Collins, a world-class mastering engineer who mastered top-charted albums such as Linkin Park's Minutes To Midnight, Sum 41's All Killer No Filler, Madonna's Selection From Evita, No Doubt's No Doubt and The Police's Outlandos d’Amour. In 2010, Ebola released their sixth studio album, titled 5:59. The album contained singles such as "Aow Hai Tai" and "Wan Tee Mai Mee Jing". In 2011, Ebola and another band, Sweet Mullet, played as Opening Act for Linkin Park Live in Bangkok A Thousand Suns World Tour 2011. In 2013, Ebola's seventh studio album, Still Alive is released with Warner Music.
