Tagalog slang word used to describe (or demean)
Filipino bands that are half-assed carbon copies of foreign
nu-metal acts,
Korn in particular. The term originated from a band called
Greyhoundz (the first and successful Filipino band to pull it off) who in 1998, released their carrier single entitled
Pigface, which contained the lyrics "paw-huhupaw-huhupaw" screamed in angst-ridden glory, much like how
Jon Davis does the incomprehensible chanting in most of their songs. Greyhoundz's success and nu-metal's apparent rise to the
mainstream at the time both
foreign and
local, led to the arrival of other
kupaw groups like:
Also, the only reason why these bands are popular is because most
Filipinos have this
me against the pop industry mentality. They listen to them because they feel that these bands are
underground or
hardcore, that these bands are somehow rebelling against the
pop industry when they are obviously part of it. It's more of a
non-conformity stance than the actual appreciation for the music itself, which is
crap to begin with.