The Sun (Thai: เดอะซัน), is a Thai heavy metal and alternative rock band which famous especially in the 1996–1998. This band was spinoff from Stone Metal Fire.

History

After success of Stone Metal Fire, they had their own problems.^[2] In 1996, the lead vocal Pathompong Sombatpiboon and the first lead guitar Jakkarin Daungmaneerattanachai were quit from the band and formed "The Sun". Meanwhile, the second lead guitar Namphon Raksaphong and the bass guitarist Narong Sirisarnsoonthorn to form the band "Lava" instead. Later that, the drummer Selvester Lester C. Esteban is join with "The Sun", so they took Phithak Srisang from The Olarn Project into the bass guitarlist for their band.

The Sun still stick to the heavy metal style, but adjust melody to integrate with alternative rock which popular in Thailand in the late 1990s, along with intelligible lyrics. They still working with record label RS Promotion. They released two studio albums from that label include, "The Sun" in 1996 and "Tiger, Lion, Bull, Rhico" (เสือ สิงห์ กระทิง แรด) in 1998, which their popular songs, such as, That's enough. (พอแล้ว), Let out (ปล่อยผี), Are You Ready To Rock, Vampire, Am I Too Easy for You? (ง่ายเกินไป),^[3] etc.

Am I Too Easy for You? is very popular song, and that melody of song also applied with a song by Cambodian megastar, Preap Sovath, "Upset" (Khmer: តូចចិត្ត, lit : Touch Chit) in 2000s. That song also many singers have been covered it again, include Biw Kanlayanee, Bam Pailin, Ann Oradee and Jirakorn Somphithak.^[4]

In 2000, they resigned from RS Promotion to join with Bakery Music and released leatest studio album "The Road of The Sun" (ถนนพระอาทิตย์) with a popular song You did your best! (ทำดีที่สุดแล้ว).^[5] In 2020, that album remastered and released agian by Real and Sure.

Members

Current members

• Pathompong Sombatpiboon (ปฐมพงษ์ สมบัติพิบูลย์): Lead vocalist and Songwriter
• Jakkarin Daungmaneerattanachai (จักรรินทร์ ดวงมณีรัตนชัย): Lead guitar
• Phitak Srisang (พิทักษ์ ศรีสังข์): Bass
• Damrongsith Srinak (ดำรงสิทธิ์ ศรีนาค): Drums

Past members

• Selvester Lester C. Esteban: Drums (1996–2000)

Membership Timeline

Discography

Concert

• 30 April 2005: Trilogy Rock Concert. At Impact, Muang Thong Thani

References