There's A Metal Band From France Called Mutiara Damansara. For Serious.

When you hear the words "Mutiara Damansara", chances are you'd be reminded of that PJ township that houses Malaysia's one and only IKEA and shopping malls like The Curve and Ikano Power Centre

But, if you're French and/or a fan of underground music, you'd be thinking of something else entirely. You see, Mutiara Damansara is also the name of an underground metal and shoegaze band from France!

Hailing from Caen, Lower Normandy, the band is made up of Charlize Ann Myers, Cyanure Nevermore, and Grumpy Woodcutter

The band has been active since 2010 and are completely aware of the existence of their namesake in Malaysia... after some Malaysians pointed it out on their Facebook page

For very obvious reasons, Malaysian metalheads were also pretty enthusiastic in urging the band to stage a performance in Malaysia, particularly in - you guessed it - Mutiara Damansara

Now, to answer the million-dollar question - how did these guys end up naming their band Mutiara Damansara?

According to someone within the band, he came across the name while he was looking up exotic-sounding names and picked it because he thinks "it sounded beautiful".

That's it. That's the whole story.

Well, at least they know what "Mutiara" means and yes, their second EP is indeed titled "Pearls"

As for their music, we don't quite know how to describe their sound except for it being a weird mix of goth rock and long instrumental breaks. Honestly, we were expecting a lot more screaming vocals. Anyway, listen for yourself here:

Here's to hoping Mutiara Damansara will pay us a special visit some day! In the meantime, did you know that Bon Jovi and Robbie Williams will be stopping by Malaysia come September?