Slapshock was formed by five musicians on February 1997 in University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City. They started as a rap-metal group which later developed to a more diverse rock band. Most of the early gigs were college sponsored events, fairs and also some club gigs like Club Dredd and Mayric’s which are the pinoneer rock clubs in Manila. The band was signed in 1998, when rap-metal was a hit in the U.S as well as in the Phippines. Slapshock pioneered that genre here, delivering high intensity performances always giving their audiences not just entertainment but an experience worth remembering.

They released their first platinum selling album entitled 4th Degree Burn under EMI Music Philippines in 1999 which instantly made them the country’s premiere rock band. They consistently released hit albums year after year, Headtrip (2001), Project 11-41 (2002), Novena (2004) and Silence (2006). They have practically toured the whole Philippines as far north as Isabela and Baguio to down south as Davao, Gensan and Cotabato. They’ve done shows in almost all of the key cities like Cebu, Dumaguete, Bohol, Boracay, Bacolod and Ilo-ilo.

Slapshock has garnered numerous awards during their entire career. They are consistent winners at the annual NU 107 Rock Awards. They won Best New Artist and Listener’s Choice in 2000. They won Band of the Year, Best Bassist and again a Listener’s Choice Award in 2001. They were again Band of the Year, the year after. They were also Philippines’ representative to the MTV Asia Awards 2003 in Singapore and presented an award to LINKIN PARK.

Once again, last March 7, 2008, marked a historic event for Slapshock as they represented the Philippines and Asia. They became the first ever Filipino and Asian artist to be invited to participate in the Dubai Desert Rock Festival. It’s the most prestigious annual rock event in the Middle East with thousands of rock afficionados gathering from all parts of the globe. They shared the stage with KORN, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, VELVET REVOLVER,AS I LAY DYING,MACHINE HEAD AND MUSE.

Slapshock is more than a decade old now in the music industry. They just released a Greatest Hits Album called Recollection which contains all the hits and singles from all the five studio albums spanning a decade. To date, they have sold over 150,000 units for all their released albums in the Philippines. They are the only band amongst those signed during the post grunge and rap-metal boom era that is still visible and still active today. They’ve come through with the alternative, acoustic, revival and bossa nova waves that has entered and left the Philippine music scene. Slapshock now has that distinct sound and performance style that continues to make believers and fans. Never had any line up or member changes, Slapshock remains intact with a solid rock fanbase.