Doch Chkae

Doch Chkae (ដូចឆ្កែ – "like a dog") are a Cambodian metal band from Phnom Penh, formed in 2015.

History
Sochetra Pic, Sok Vichey, Ouch Theara and Ouch Hing were all born in a landfill in Khan Mean Chey, Phnom Penh, where they collected refuse to make a living. When the boys reached their adolescence, their families could no longer provide for them, so Pic, Vichey, Theara and Hing were placed in the care of a local NGO, Moms Against Poverty. The director of the NGO, Timon Seibel introduced them to bands such as Slipknot and Rage Against the Machine and took them to a local concert of the Cambodian deathcore band Sliten6ix, which inspired the boys to start playing music; they formed a band a year later.

In 2018, Doch Chkae were invited to perform at Wacken Open Air festival in Germany, but their visa application was rejected. A petition calling the authorities to grant the band the visa was launched and signed by more than 10,000 people. Doch Chkae played at Wacken Open Air the following year.

On 9 January 2020, the band performed at the "Year End Party: Dear Agony" in Lela Saigon Bar, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. On 13 March, Doch Chkae released a 3-song EP "Worse than Dogs". In 2021, the band released the song "Tortured" (ទារុណកម្).

They were nominated 'Breakthrough Asian Band' at the 2021 Global Metal Apocalypse awards, and finished 10th.

Discography

 * Dream in Hell (2016, single)
 * ខាំគ្នាដូចឆ្ (2016, single)
 * Worse than Dogs (2020, EP)
 * Tortured (ទារុណកម្) (2021, single)