Foo Fighter

The Foo Fighters are an American rock band formed by musician Dave Grohl in 1995. The group is named after the World War II term "foo fighter", used to refer to mysterious aerial phenomena.

The band has earned a worldwide following, and have scored a number of hit songs, including "This Is a Call", "Everlong", "Learn to Fly", "All My Life", "Times Like These", "Best of You", "DOA", "The Pretender", and "Long Road to Ruin." Three of their albums have won Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album. On top of their six studio albums, they have also contributed to several movie soundtracks, including the song "The One" on the 2002 Orange County soundtrack.

David Grohl spent three-and-a-half years as the drummer for Nirvana. Unknown to most of Nirvana's fanbase, Grohl gradually wrote a stockpile of songs that he largely held back from the band for fear of ruining their chemistry. (Grohl has noted in several interviews that he was well aware of the infamous drummer joke: "Q: What did the drummer say just before he got fired? A: Hey, guys, let's try one of my songs!") Instead, Grohl occasionally booked studio time to record demos, and even issued a cassette of some of those songs called Pocketwatch under the pseudonym "Late!" in 1992.

Six months after Kurt Cobain's death in 1994, Grohl entered Robert Lang's Studio in Seattle with friend/producer Barrett Jones. With the exception of a guitar part on "X-Static" by Greg Dulli of the Afghan Whigs, Grohl played every instrument and sang every vocal on the tracks.[1] Lured to Capitol Records by former Nirvana A&R (and then-Capitol president) Gary Gersh, Grohl had the demo recordings professionally mixed, with the results eventually becoming the Foo Fighters' self-titled debut album.

Grohl did not want the Foo Fighters to be a one-man studio project, so he worked to form a band to support the album. Initially, former bandmate Krist Novoselic was a main candidate for the band, but both became concerned that it might portray Foo Fighters as a reincarnation of Nirvana. Having heard through the grapevine about the disbanding of Seattle-based emocore band Sunny Day Real Estate, Grohl drafted SDRE's bass player, Nate Mendel, and drummer, William Goldsmith. Pat Smear, who was an "unofficial member" of Nirvana after the release of In Utero, was added as a second guitarist, completing the band. The Foo Fighters undertook their first major tour in the spring of 1995, opening for Mike Watt.

The band's first single "This Is a Call" was released in June 1995, and the group's self-titled debut album was released the next month. "I'll Stick Around", "For All The Cows" and "Big Me" were released as subsequent singles. The band spent the months following the album's release on tour, including their first appearance at the Reading Festival in England in August. A later UK tour included a pair of nights at Brixton Academy, which were taped and compiled for an MTV special.



This band also being MTV artist of the month for January 2008

Korn

Korn (sometimes typeset as KoЯn) is a band from Bakersfield, California, and are credited with creating and popularizing the nu metal genre. Along with other bands at the time, they have also inspired many nu metal and alternative metal bands throughout the mid 1990s and early 2000s.

The band's catalogue consists of nine consecutive debuts in the top ten of the Billboard 200, including a compilation album, Greatest Hits Vol.1, and their untitled eighth album, released on July 31, 2007. To date, Korn has sold over 30 million albums worldwide, including 16.5 million in the U.S., whilst earning six Grammy nominations—two of which they have won.

Korn formed after the group L.A.P.D. folded, due to singer Richard Morrill's drug addiction. Musicians Reginald Arvizu, James Shaffer, and David Silveria wanted to continue, and so recruited the guitarist Brian Welch and then began the search for a new lead singer. One night in 1993, Welch and Shaffer were in a nightclub together, and were intending to stay for only a few minutes. This changed once a band called Sexart took to the stage. They were intrigued by the singer, Jon Davis, and approached him after the gig was finished. At first, Davis didn't want the position of their lead singer, but after consulting a psychic who told him he would be stupid not to do it, he signed on. The group found they were quite cohesive early on, thus forming a new band by the name of Korn. Welch then took the pseudonym "Head", Arvizu became "Fieldy Snuts", and Shaffer became "Munky".

Later in 1993, Korn began a working process with friend and producer Ross Robinson. Neidermeyer's Mind was released that same year, containing 4 songs: "Predictable," "Blind", "Daddy", and "Alive". "Blind" was originally written by Davis and Sexart, but was revised with new lyrics. Korn had problems getting signed during its first year, due to the 1990s rock scene, which was primarily grunge. After many attempts at a record deal, Paul Pontius from Immortal/Epic Records heard the band in a nightclub. He was so impressed with the band that he signed them on the spot.[7] With a producer and a label, Korn started work on their self-titled debut album.

Musically, its tracks mix both heavy metal and hip hop/funk, the latter of which in rhythms and beats. It also features scat vocals on the song "Ball Tongue", and bagpipes on the song "Shoots and Ladders". These two elements would later become a vital representation of Korn's trademark sound. "Blind" was the first single from the album, and would gradually become one of their most recognizable and respected songs, closing almost every live show in recent years.

Once Korn saw a release on October 11, 1994, the band toured incessantly with no support from radio or video stations. They relied solely on their intensive live shows, which created a large cultlike following of dedicated fans. It was through the effort of this fanbase that helped push Korn onto the Billboard 200, eventually peaking at #72 in 1996, with "Shoots and Ladders" being their first Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance.

On their first large tour, Korn opened for Danzig alongside Marilyn Manson. Other bands for which Korn opened in 1995 included Megadeth, 311, Fear Factory, Flotsam and Jetsam, and KMFDM. However, the first tour that widely exposed the band was opening for Ozzy Osbourne alongside the Deftones. After opening for lesser-known bands such as Dimestore Hoods, Sugar Ray (at the time), and Life of Agony, Korn returned to the studio to record a second album.



Korn also being influence of Slipknot.. This legendary band has a unique composition of music .. they didn't specified their genre into one genre .. but they play a lot of genre like Nu-Metal < alternative Metal and Industrial Metal. Sometimes they combine their music with remix style with a turntable instrument. This band also appear in MTV tribute for METALLICA with SUM 41

Saosin

Saosin is an alternative rock band from Newport Beach, California formed during the summer of 2003 and partly consist of former members of the band Open Hand.

Saosin formed in early 2003, with Beau Burchell and Justin Shekoski on guitar and Anthony Green on vocals. Within a few months, bassist Chris Sorenson and drummer Alex Rodriguez were added to the line up. In February 2004, Anthony decided to leave the band due to personal reasons. The band started working with Cove Reber on vocals as of June 2004.



This band has their own genre's .. which's called SaoCore .. This band look alike a screamo band .. but they actually a rock band combine with hardcore and also scream..

Slipknot

Slipknot is an American nu metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. The group has gone through several line-up changes, but its membership has not changed since 1999: Sid Wilson, Joey Jordison, Paul Gray, Chris Fehn, Jim Root, Craig Jones, Shawn Crahan, Mick Thomson and Corey Taylor.

Slipknot uses a down-tuned guitar set-up (lead, rhythm, and bass guitars), two percussionists in addition to the primary drummer, and electronics (samplers and turntables). The band's sound has been described as "a threshing machine devouring a military drum corps." The band also incorporates diverse vocal styles, typically involving growled vocals, melodic singing and even rapping while the lyrics generally follow a very aggressive tone. The band's musical influences include death metal as well as thrash metal, blues and even hip hop.

Slipknot's roots lie back as far as 1992, and the band formed in November 1995. The band underwent many line-up changes before releasing their highly successful debut album Slipknot in 1999. They have released two other albums, Iowa and Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses). Slipknot is expected to release a fourth album in 2008.



Influences and style
Slipknot are known for their often chaotic and energetic live shows.

The band's primary influences include Black Sabbath, Slayer, Judas Priest, Korn, AC/DC, Kiss and Beastie Boys. Death metal has been mentioned multiple times as a key influence on the band's musical direction alongside nu metal which the band are generally listed as.[74][75] Slipknot has an extreme performance style provided by their large line-up featuring a typical heavily down-tuned guitar set-up (lead, rhythm, and bass guitars), two percussionists in addition to the primary drummer, and electronics (samplers and turntables). Robert Cherry of Rolling Stone compared the band's sound to "a threshing machine devouring a military drum corps."

Their early work hosted a large range of vocal styles, ranging from rapping to occasional singing to growled vocals. In more recent work, this vocal style remains present, but now includes more melodic singing. The lyrics generally follow a very aggressive tone and feature themes such as darkness, nihilism, anger, disaffection, love, misanthropy and psychosis. Rick Anderson of All Music Guide regards the group's lyrics as "not generally quotable on a family website". There has been controversy surrounding Slipknot's lyrics, including a case in which a pair of young killers blamed the lyrics from the song "Disasterpiece" for their vicious crime and a case in 2006 in which lyrics from the song "Surfacing" were found at the site of a grave robbing. However, the band has never faced any serious allegations that their lyrics may incite violent or criminal behaviour.


The band is known for its attention-grabbing image, the members wear matching uniform jumpsuits and homemade masks. In the past, their jumpsuits have featured large UPC barcodes printed on the back and sleeves, which are identical to the barcode on their demo, Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat. Aside from their real names, members of the band are referred to by numbers zero through eight.

With each new album, Slipknot has attained new masks and coveralls. The masks haven't changed dramatically with the release of their second and third albums, as the masks are more of an extension of what they previously were. Jordison addressed the issue in an interview in 2004, stating that the change in masks are to show growth and difference within age. During the music video and live performances of their single "Vermilion" the band change their respective masks to death masks made from casts of their own faces. Also in 2004, Gray claimed that the special effects company Screaming Mad George made their masks from their third album cycle, and pictures of the band's masks from their second album cycle can be found on the SMG website.

The masks have been subject of much criticism, generally thought of as a gimmick to try sell their product.The band however strongly object these claims, proclaiming that the masks are used to draw the attention away from themselves and to the music. Several members have said how the masks are a visual representation of how the music makes them feel and how they put the members in an animal-like mentality. The coveralls and numbers are an extension of their anti-image concept they created with the masks. The integrity of the masks is also a topic of criticism as band members have appeared outside of Slipknot without the masks. The issue has been addressed by most band members, percussionist Crahan specifically addressed the issue during an interview on The Sauce when discussing the release of their 2006 DVD Voliminal: Inside the Nine, proclaiming that the masks are always going to be part of the Slipknot show.

The band's image has sparked controversy over the years. Some of the controversy comes from the band Mushroomhead, who, along with their fans, claim that Slipknot stole their image. In 2005, another source of controversy was the band's lawsuit against Burger King, claiming that company created the advertising based band Coq Roq to capitalize on Slipknot's image. The band's lawyer claimed that Burger King had contacted the band's label to get Slipknot to take part in "advertising campaign designed to motivate young people to vote". Burger King responded to the suit with a countersuit, and in that suit pointed out that many other bands, such as Mudvayne, Kiss, and GWAR have used masks as part of their image, although after private discussions the advertising campaign was dropped.

Rumah Adat Bali

Rumah Adat :

Rumah Bali yang sesuai dengan aturan Asta Kosala Kosali (bagian Weda yang mengatur tata letak ruangan dan bangunan, layaknya Feng Shui dalam Budaya China)

Makanan Daerah Bali

Makanan utama

Ayam betutu
Babi guling
Bandot
Be Kokak Mekuah
Be Pasih mesambel matah
Bebek betutu
Berengkes
Grangasem Jejeruk
Jukut Urab
Komoh
Lawar
Nasi Bubuh
Nasi Tepeng
Penyon
Sate Kablet Sate Lilit
Sate pentul
Sate penyu
Sate Tusuk
Timbungan
Tum
Urutan Tabana
JajananBubuh Sagu
Bubuh Sumsum
Bubuh Tuak
Jaja Batun Duren
Jaja Begina
Jaja Bendu
Jaja Bikang
Jaja Engol Jaja Godoh
Jaja Jongkok
Jaja Ketimus
Jaja Klepon
Jaja Lak-Lak
Jaja Sumping
Jaja Tain Buati
Jaja Uli misi Tape Jaja Wajik
Kacang Rahayu
Rujak Bulung
Rujak Kuah Pindang
Rujak Manis
Rujak Tibah
Salak Bali

Pakaian daerah Bali

Pakaian daerah Bali sesungguhnya sangat bervariasi, meskipun secara selintas kelihatannya sama. Masing-masing daerah di Bali mempunyai ciri khas simbolik dan ornamen, berdasarkan kegiatan/upacara, jenis kelamin dan umur penggunanya. Status sosial dan ekonomi seseorang dapat diketahui berdasarkan corak busana dan ornamen perhiasan yang dipakainya.


Pria

Anak-anak Ubud mengenakan udeng, kemeja putih dan kain.

Busana tradisional pria umumnya terdiri dari:
Udeng (ikat kepala)
Kain kampuh
Umpal (selendang pengikat)
Kain wastra (kemben)
Sabuk
Keris
Beragam ornamen perhiasan

Sering pula dikenakan baju kemeja, jas, dan alas kaki sebagai pelengkap.


Wanita

Para penari cilik mengenakan gelung, songket dan kain prada.

Busana tradisional wanita umumnya terdiri dari:
Gelung (sanggul)
Sesenteng (kemben songket)
Kain wastra
Sabuk prada (stagen), membelit pinggul dan dada
Selendang songket bahu ke bawah
Kain tapih atau sinjang, di sebelah dalam
Beragam ornamen perhiasan

Sering pula dikenakan kebaya, kain penutup dada, dan alas kaki sebagai pelengkap.

Tari

Seni tari Bali pada umumnya dapat dikatagorikan menjadi tiga kelompok; yaitu wali atau seni tari pertunjukan sakral, bebali atau seni tari pertunjukan untuk upacara dan juga untuk pengunjung, dan balih-balihan atau seni tari untuk hiburan pengunjung.

Pakar seni tari Bali I Made Bandem[3] pada awal tahun 1980-an pernah menggolongkan tari-tarian Bali tersebut; antara lain yang tergolong ke dalam wali misalnya Berutuk, Sang Hyang Dedari, Rejang dan Baris Gede, bebali antara lain ialah Gambuh, Topeng Pajegan, dan Wayang Wong, sedangkan balih-balihan antara lain ialah Legong, Parwa, Arja, Prembon dan Joged, serta berbagai koreografi tari moderen lainnya.

Salah satu tarian yang sangat populer bagi para wisatawan ialah Tari Kecak. Sekitar tahun 1930-an, Wayan Limbak bekerja sama dengan pelukis Jerman Walter Spies menciptakan tari ini berdasarkan tradisi Sanghyang dan bagian-bagian kisah Ramayana. Wayan Limbak mempopulerkan tari ini saat berkeliling dunia bersama rombongan penari Bali-nya.
Penari belia sedang menarikan Tari Belibis, koreografi kontemporer karya Ni Luh Suasthi Bandem.
Pertunjukan Tari Kecak.


Tarian wali
Sang Hyang Dedari
Sang Hyang Jaran
Tari Rejang
Tari Baris
Tari Janger


Tarian bebali
Tari Topeng
Gambuh


Tarian balih-balihan
Tari Legong
Arja
Joged Bumbung
Drama Gong
Barong
Tari Pendet
Tari Kecak

Musik

Musik
Seperangkat gamelan Bali.

Musik tradisional Bali memiliki kesamaan dengan musik tradisional di banyak daerah lainnya di Indonesia, misalnya dalam penggunaan gamelan dan berbagai alat musik tabuh lainnya. Meskipun demikian, terdapat kekhasan dalam tehnik memainkan dan gubahannya, misalnya dalam bentuk kecak, yaitu sebentuk nyanyian yang konon menirukan suara kera. Demikian pula beragam gamelan yang dimainkan pun memiliki keunikan, misalnya Gamelan Jegog, Gamelan Gong Gede, Gamelan Gambang, Gamelan Selunding, dan Gamelan Semar Pegulingan. Adapula musik Angklung dimainkan untuk upacara ngaben, serta musik Bebonangan dimainkan dalam berbagai upacara lainnya.

Terdapat bentuk moderen dari musik tradisional Bali, misalnya Gamelan Gong Kebyar yang merupakan musik tarian yang dikembangkan pada masa penjajahan Belanda, serta Joged Bumbung yang mulai populer di Bali sejak era tahun 1950-an. Umumnya musik Bali merupakan kombinasi dari berbagai alat musik perkusi metal (metalofon), gong, dan perkusi kayu (xilofon). Karena hubungan sosial, politik dan budaya, musik tradisional Bali atau permainan gamelan gaya Bali memberikan pengaruh atau saling mempengaruhi daerah budaya di sekitarnya, misalnya pada musik tradisional masyarakat Banyuwangi serta musik tradisional masyarakat Lombok.

Budaya Pulau Bali

Pulau Bali memiliki beragam budaya dari mulai tarian , musik hingga berbagai Upacara Adat

Tari

Musik :

Pakaian Adat

Makanan Daerah Bali

Rumah Adat

Tranportasi Di Bali

Transportasi Umum

Di Pulau Bali, tidak terdapat rel kereta api namun jaringan jalan sudah tersedia khususnya ke daerah-daerah tujuan wisatawan. Sebagian besar penduduk memiliki kendaraan pribadi dan memilih menggunakannya karena jalur kendaraan umum tidak tersedia dengan baik kecuali taksi.

Jenis kedaraan umum di Bali antara lain:
Dokar (Kendaraan dengan menggunakan hewan kuda sebagai alat penarik)
Ojek (Kendaraan Umum dengan menggunakan sepeda motor)
Bemo (Kendaraan Umum sejenis mikrolet)
Bemo dalam kota
Bemo luar kota (dengan jenis lebih besar)
Taksi
Bus antar kota atau kabupaten.
Bus luar pulau.


Dari dan ke

Antara Pulau Bali dan Jawa, tersedia jasa penyeberangan laut melalui pelabuhan Gilimanuk menuju Ketapang menggunakan kapal ferry yang memakan waktu antara 30 hingga 45 menit. Begitu juga dengan penyeberangan antara Pulau Bali dan Lombok, penyeberangan laut melalui pelabuhan Padang Bay menuju Lembar memakan waktu sekitar 4 jam.

Untuk transportasi udara dilayani oleh Bandara Internasional Ngurah Rai. Landas pacu dan pesawat terbang yang datang dan pergi bisa terlihat dengan jelas dari pantai.

Sejarah Pulau Bali

Sejarah


Penghuni pertama pulau Bali diperkirakan datang pada 3000-2500 SM yang bermigrasi dari Asia. Peninggalan peralatan batu dari masa tersebut ditemukan di desa Cekik yang terletak di bagian barat pulau. Zaman prasejarah kemudian berakhir dengan datangnya orang-orang Hindu dari India pada 100 SM.

Kebudayaan Bali kemudian mendapat pengaruh kuat kebudayaan India, yang prosesnya semakin cepat setelah abad ke-1 Masehi. Nama Balidwipa (pulau Bali) mulai ditemukan di berbagai prasasti, diantaranya Prasasti Blanjong yang dikeluarkan oleh Sri Kesari Warmadewa pada 913 M dan menyebutkan kata Walidwipa. Diperkirakan sekitar masa inilah sistem irigasi subak untuk penanaman padi mulai dikembangkan. Beberapa tradisi keagamaan dan budaya juga mulai berkembang pada masa itu. Kerajaan Majapahit (1293–1500 AD) yang beragama Hindu dan berpusat di pulau Jawa, pernah mendirikan kerajaan bawahan di Bali sekitar tahun 1343 M. Saat itu hampir seluruh nusantara beragama Hindu, namun seiring datangnya Islam berdirilah kerajaan-kerajaan Islam di nusantara yang antara lain menyebabkan keruntuhan Majapahit. Banyak bangsawan, pendeta, artis, dan masyarakat Hindu lainnya yang ketika itu menyingkir dari Pulau Jawa ke Bali.

Orang Eropa yang pertama kali menemukan Bali ialah Cornelis de Houtman dari Belanda pada 1597, meskipun sebuah kapal Portugis sebelumnya pernah terdampar dekat tanjung Bukit, Jimbaran, pada 1585. Belanda lewat VOC pun mulai melaksanakan penjajahannya di tanah Bali, akan tetapi terus mendapat perlawanan sehingga sampai akhir kekuasaannya posisi mereka di Bali tidaklah sekokoh posisi mereka di Jawa atau Maluku. Bermula dari wilayah utara Bali, semenjak 1840-an kehadiran Belanda telah menjadi permanen, yang awalnya dilakukan dengan mengadu-domba berbagai penguasa Bali yang saling tidak mempercayai satu sama lain. Belanda melakukan serangan besar lewat laut dan darat terhadap daerah Sanur, dan disusul dengan daerah Denpasar. Pihak Bali yang kalah dalam jumlah maupun persenjataan tidak ingin mengalami malu karena menyerah, sehingga menyebabkan terjadinya perang sampai mati atau puputan, yang melibatkan seluruh rakyat baik pria maupun wanita termasuk rajanya. Diperkirakan sebanyak 4.000 orang tewas dalam peristiwa tersebut, meskipun Belanda telah memerintahkan mereka untuk menyerah. Selanjutnya, para gubernur Belanda yang memerintah hanya sedikit saja memberikan pengaruhnya di pulau ini, sehingga pengendalian lokal terhadap agama dan budaya umumnya tidak berubah.

Jepang menduduki Bali selama Perang Dunia II, dan saat itu seorang perwira militer bernama I Gusti Ngurah Rai membentuk pasukan Bali 'pejuang kemerdekaan'. Menyusul menyerahnya Jepang di Pasifik pada bulan Agustus 1945, Belanda segera kembali ke Indonesia (termasuk Bali) untuk menegakkan kembali pemerintahan kolonialnya layaknya keadaan sebelum perang. Hal ini ditentang oleh pasukan perlawanan Bali yang saat itu menggunakan senjata Jepang.

Pada 20 November 1940, pecahlah pertempuran Puputan Margarana yang terjadi di desa Marga, Kabupaten Tabanan, Bali tengah. Kolonel I Gusti Ngurah Rai, yang berusia 29 tahun, memimpin tentaranya dari wilayah timur Bali untuk melakukan serangan sampai mati pada pasukan Belanda yang bersenjata lengkap. Seluruh anggota batalion Bali tersebut tewas semuanya, dan menjadikannya sebagai perlawanan militer Bali yang terakhir.

Pada tahun 1946 Belanda menjadikan Bali sebagai salah satu dari 13 wilayah bagian dari Negara Indonesia Timur yang baru diproklamasikan, yaitu sebagai salah satu negara saingan bagi Republik Indonesia yang diproklamasikan dan dikepalai oleh Sukarno dan Hatta. Bali kemudian juga dimasukkan ke dalam Republik Indonesia Serikat ketika Belanda mengakui kemerdekaan Indonesia pada 29 Desember 1949. Tahun 1950, secara resmi Bali meninggalkan perserikatannya dengan Belanda dan secara hukum menjadi sebuah propinsi dari Republik Indonesia.

Letusan Gunung Agung yang terjadi di tahun 1963, sempat mengguncangkan perekonomian rakyat dan menyebabkan banyak penduduk Bali bertransmigrasi ke berbagai wilayah lain di Indonesia.

Tahun 1965, seiring dengan gagalnya kudeta oleh G30S terhadap pemerintah nasional di Jakarta, di Bali dan banyak daerah lainnya terjadilah penumpasan terhadap anggota dan simpatisan Partai Komunis Indonesia. Di Bali, diperkirakan lebih dari 100.000 orang terbunuh atau hilang. Meskipun demikian, kejadian-kejadian di masa awal Orde Baru tersebut sampai dengan saat ini belum berhasil diungkapkan secara hukum.[1]

Serangan teroris telah terjadi pada 12 Oktober 2002, berupa serangan Bom Bali 2002 di kawasan pariwisata Kuta, menyebabkan sebanyak 202 orang tewas dan 209 orang lainnya cedera. Serangan Bom Bali 2005 juga terjadi tiga tahun kemudian di Kuta dan pantai Jimbaran. Kejadian-kejadian tersebut mendapat liputan internasional yang luas karena sebagian besar korbannya adalah wisatawan asing, dan menyebabkan industri pariwisata Bali menghadapi tantangan berat beberapa tahun terakhir ini.

Geografi Pulau Bali

Geografi

Pulau Bali adalah bagian dari Kepulauan Sunda Kecil sepanjang 153 km dan selebar 112 km sekitar 3,2 km dari Pulau Jawa. Secara astronomis, Bali terletak di 8°25′23″ Lintang Selatan dan 115°14′55″ Lintang Timur yang mebuatnya beriklim tropis seperti bagian Indonesia yang lain.

Gunung Agung adalah titik tertinggi di Bali setinggi 3.148 m. Gunung berapi ini terakhir meletus pada Maret 1963. Gunung Batur juga salah satu gunung yang ada di Bali. Sekitar 30.000 tahun yang lalu, Gunung Batur meletus dan menghasilkan bencana yang dahsyat di bumi. Berbeda dengan di bagian utara, bagian selatan Bali adalah dataran rendah yang dialiri sungai-sungai.

Ibu kota Bali adalah Denpasar. Tempat-tempat penting lainnya adalah Ubud sebagai pusat seni terletak di Kabupaten Gianyar; sedangkan Kuta, Sanur, Seminyak, Jimbaran dan Nusa Dua adalah beberapa tempat yang menjadi tujuan pariwisata, baik wisata pantai maupun tempat peristirahatan.