Hailing from Bangkok, Thailand, The Creation of Adam brings a powerful blend of metalcore and deathcore, combining crushing heaviness, intense energy, and a distinct modern edge.
Since emerging in the early 2010s, the band has continued to carve its own path within Thailand’s heavy music scene, reaching audiences beyond the country through their music and live performances. Their debut album, 808 Error Not Found, explored the darker side of humanity and the world around us, while their more recent Look At My Feet EP further showcased their evolving sound.
For this edition of City Stories, we sit down with The Creation of Adam to talk about their beginnings, musical identity, creative process, experiences within Thailand’s metal scene, and the journey that continues to push them forward.
For those discovering The Creation of Adam for the first time, how would you introduce the band and the sound you have developed since your formation in 2010?
We’re a band from Bangkok, Thailand. We originally started with a strong Djent foundation, but over time our sound has evolved in many different directions.
Today, we mix elements of Metalcore, Deathcore, electronic sounds, tapping, and even rap. We don’t want to limit ourselves to one specific genre. What we really want is to keep exploring and bring something fresh and unexpected to our listeners.
Your name, The Creation of Adam, carries a strong connection to Michelangelo’s famous artwork. What inspired you to choose this name, and what does it represent to the band?
The name came from Nui, our keyboardist and one of the founding members.
When he was at university, he learned about Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam in an art class and became fascinated by the work. That eventually inspired the idea behind our name—we wanted to imagine our music as something created by God.
Looking back to 2010, what was the original vision behind forming The Creation of Adam, and how has that vision changed over the years?
When we started in 2010, our main idea was to bring something new to the Thai music scene. Djent was still very uncommon in Thailand at that time, with only a few bands playing that kind of music, so it felt fresh and different.
Over the years, the lineup changed, and naturally the musical direction changed with the styles and personalities of the new members. That evolution eventually brought us to where we are today. Now, we simply make the kind of music that we genuinely enjoy.
Your music blends metalcore, djent, deathcore, and electronic elements. How did you develop this distinctive sound?
A big part of that development came from Yuna Kami, our sound engineer, who brought new ideas into the band around 2022 and helped shift our musical direction. Everyone in the band agreed with the change, so we decided to explore that direction together.
We’ve really enjoyed the process. Some of our longtime listeners might have found the change a little unexpected at first, but gradually they started to understand it and embrace this newer side of The Creation of Adam.
What artists, bands, or musical movements have had the biggest influence on The Creation of Adam?
There probably isn’t one specific band that directly defines our sound because we like taking ideas from different styles and blending them in our own way.
We’ve always been into bands with strong electronic elements, like Diamond Construct and Darko US. But in our more recent material, our sound has become much heavier, moving more toward the kind of heaviness and atmosphere you hear from bands like PSYCHO-FRAME and Humanity’s Last Breath.
Your music often combines extremely heavy instrumentation with emotional and atmospheric elements. How do you balance heaviness with emotion when creating a song?
For us, heaviness and emotion naturally come together. In every section of a song, we try to create something that feels heavy not only in terms of sound, but also in the emotion behind it.
We want the heaviness to hit the listener physically while also crushing them emotionally at the same time.
808 Error Not Found explores the struggles and contradictions of modern life. What personal or social experiences influenced the album?
A lot of the album came from looking at the way people live in repetitive cycles—doing the same things every day and becoming trapped in systems where they constantly feel pressured or oppressed.
At the same time, we also wanted songs for crazy people like us. After dealing with all of those things, we want to invite you into our Madhouse.
Then there’s a softer song like Gravity. The title comes from our label, Gravity Tone Records. For us, the song is about going through difficult things together. Even if we start from nothing, like pieces of dust, we can come together and find a way through it.
What does the title 808 Error Not Found mean to you, and why did you feel it represented the album?
We wanted the title to feel unusual and different. The “808” comes from the 808 beat and electronic sounds that we use in our music.
Then we combined that with the idea of an “error,” like when you try to access something online but the connection fails and you get an error message. Putting those two ideas together became 808 Error Not Found. We thought it sounded strange, fresh, and unlike anything else.
Looking back at your discography—from your earlier releases to 808 Error Not Found and Look At My Feet—what do you think has changed the most about The Creation of Adam?
The biggest change has probably been the way we approach ideas and songwriting. Our music keeps evolving, and it also changes depending on the artists we collaborate with.
But even with those changes, the identity of The Creation of Adam is still there. The challenging part is often the production process because collaborations take time. We have to arrange and shape each song so that it works naturally with the style of each guest vocalist while still sounding like us.
Look At My Feet marked another chapter for the band. What did you want listeners to experience when they heard the EP for the first time?
With Look At My Feet, we wanted listeners to experience something different—something they had never heard from The Creation of Adam before.
The band has collaborated with other artists, including Whispers. What do collaborations bring to The Creation of Adam that you might not discover when working only as a band?
Collaborations definitely bring more variety into our music. They also make us think more carefully about which song would fit each artist or band the best.
There’s also a completely different side to the process—coordinating schedules and finding a way for everyone involved to work together. Those experiences bring things into our music that probably wouldn’t happen if we only worked within the band.
You’ve shared stages with international acts such as TesseracT, Alpha Wolf, Unprocessed, and Knosis. Which experience has been particularly memorable for the band?
Every time we get to share a stage with an international band, it becomes a memorable experience for us. But if we had to choose one, TesseracT was probably one of the most exciting and impressive.
It wasn’t only about the music. Their entire production—the lighting, sound, and overall show—was on another level. It was definitely one of those performances that stayed with us.
You’ve also performed outside Thailand. How has playing for audiences in different countries influenced the way you approach live performances?
For us, concert culture in different countries isn’t actually that different. Music is a universal language. Once you’re there together experiencing the same music, you can understand each other naturally without needing an explanation.
What do you think makes the Thai metal and alternative music scene special, and what challenges do Thai heavy-music artists continue to face?
We don’t think the Thai Metal and Alternative scene is fundamentally that different from scenes in other countries. The bigger issue is the challenge we still face here.
Heavy music in Thailand isn’t as mainstream as it is in some other countries, and the scene still doesn’t receive enough support. There’s still a long way to go, not only for us but for many other Thai bands as well. There are a lot of artists here who need more opportunities, more spaces to perform, and more people supporting them.
Heavy music can sometimes be difficult for new listeners to approach. What would you say to someone who has never listened to metalcore or djent before wants to discover your music?
First of all, our music isn’t just Metalcore, Djent, or Deathcore. We also bring in Rap, EDM, and a lot of other elements.
So what we’d say is: just let yourself go and don’t expect too much! [laughs] Our songs can shift between many different styles, and sometimes your emotions might not even have time to catch up.
But once you start to get the idea and understand what we’re doing, you might find yourself thinking, “Okay… this is The Creation of Adam.”
Your music has a very intense and technical character. How do you maintain that musical complexity while making sure the songs remain emotionally accessible?
The first thing we usually decide is the overall concept and tone of the song—what kind of direction we want it to have.
Once we have that, we start working on the instrumental parts, and the vocal part usually comes later.
After more than a decade as a band, what has been the biggest lesson you’ve learned about surviving and growing as an independent or alternative artist?
One of the biggest lessons is not to expect too much, not to put too much pressure on ourselves, and most importantly, to keep going consistently.
Heavy music in Thailand may not be something that everyone can rely on as a full-time career yet. But if we didn’t genuinely love doing this and weren’t committed to it, we probably wouldn’t have survived this long.
We’ve also learned not to hold on too tightly to one particular style. We allow ourselves to evolve with changes in music while continuing to move forward.
If you could go back and speak to the version of The Creation of Adam that had just started in 2010, what advice would you give yourselves?
Keep going. Don’t stop.
Because once you stop, time can slowly make you disappear. Just stay focused on creating something and keep putting your work out there, one way or another.
Finally, what is the next chapter for The Creation of Adam, and what do you hope listeners around the world will discover about the band through your upcoming music?
We’ve already teased a little bit of the new musical direction we’re working on. It’s another side, or another identity, of The Creation of Adam that we’ve created, and this time the direction is becoming even clearer.
But of course, we’re never going to abandon what makes us The Creation of Adam. Whatever comes next, we still want to give people something fresh and unexpected while always keeping our identity at the heart of it.
Leave a comment