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History

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	This new formation took on the name [[Victims of Creation]], playing a couple of gigs, including one at [[Rock Café]], and recording a song called ''[[Lotions and Potions (Toke One)]]'' for one of two compilation CD released by [[Storm Records]] in the mid-1990s. Jeff is not on the recording but he is credited as one of the writers on the song. He contributed various riffs and even a section of the lyrics. Jeff quit Victims of Creation frustrated by the slow pace at which the band produced new tracks and prepared for live gigs. Rex went on to play with [[Norm Rejection]] as well as [[Filletti and Friends]], death metal band [[Lithomancy]] and various other short-lived projects. Incidentally, Noel was always in the company of the Victims of Creation and eventually became the singer for electronic punk band [[Cyberia]], which also has other musicians involved in other music projects, such as [[Antoine Vella]] who is perhaps best known as half of [[Particle Blue]]. So, in many ways, Xtruppaw is a grown-up version of Victims of Creation, even though Rex and Dino reformed Victims of Creation in 2009 with other musicians.		This new formation took on the name [[Victims of Creation]], playing a couple of gigs, including one at [[Rock Café]], and recording a song called ''[[Lotions and Potions (Toke One)]]'' for one of two compilation CD released by [[Storm Records]] in the mid-1990s. Jeff is not on the recording but he is credited as one of the writers on the song. He contributed various riffs and even a section of the lyrics. Jeff quit Victims of Creation frustrated by the slow pace at which the band produced new tracks and prepared for live gigs. Rex went on to play with [[Norm Rejection]] as well as [[Filletti and Friends]], death metal band [[Lithomancy]] and various other short-lived projects. Incidentally, Noel was always in the company of the Victims of Creation and eventually became the singer for electronic punk band [[Cyberia]], which also has other musicians involved in other music projects, such as [[Antoine Vella]] who is perhaps best known as half of [[Particle Blue]]. So, in many ways, Xtruppaw is a grown-up version of Victims of Creation, even though Rex and Dino reformed Victims of Creation in 2009 with other musicians.

	Their day jobs give them constant reality checks. Marvin is a research and development engineer, Rex is schoolteacher, Jeff is a self-employed commercial graphic designer, Dino is a postal employee, while Noel works as a solutions architect at [MITA].		Their day jobs give them constant reality checks. Marvin is a research and development engineer, Rex is schoolteacher, Jeff is a self-employed commercial graphic designer, Dino is a postal employee, while Noel works as a solutions architect at MITA.

	Most of their songs started out as beachside sing-a-longs during friendly barbeques. Drunken lowbrow ditties peppered with vulgarities; one of their most popular songs is called ''Żejża''. However, they chose not to include this song on their debut album, because they think that certain things don’t need to be preserved for posterity. The album is called ''[[Is-CD tal-iXtruppaw]]'' and was officially launched at the ''[[Luxol Sports Bar]]'' in St Andrews on Friday 2nd June 2006.		Most of their songs started out as beachside sing-a-longs during friendly barbeques. Drunken lowbrow ditties peppered with vulgarities; one of their most popular songs is called ''Żejża''. However, they chose not to include this song on their debut album, because they think that certain things don’t need to be preserved for posterity. The album is called ''[[Is-CD tal-iXtruppaw]]'' and was officially launched at the ''[[Luxol Sports Bar]]'' in St Andrews on Friday 2nd June 2006.

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	*[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=40594019200 Xtruppaw group on Facebook]		*[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=40594019200 Xtruppaw group on Facebook]

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	*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Xtruppaw/113557995322892 Xtruppaw page on Facebook]		*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Xtruppaw/113557995322892 Xtruppaw page on Facebook]
	*[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=40594019200 Xtruppaw group on Facebook]		*[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=40594019200 Xtruppaw group on Facebook]

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Lib66 at 17:17, 5 August 2010

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	'''~~Xtuppaw~~''' is a Maltese rock group that first appeared in public in 2005. The five musicians in this band are friends before anything else. They like each other’s company and have been involved in each other’s lives for many years. [[Jeff Galea]] is Xtruppaw’s main songwriter and leader, even though those terms should be very loosely applied to this group. Singer [[Noel Cuschieri]] and bassist [[Ronald “Rex” Grech]] call him “the Rolls Royce engine driving the machine” known as Xtruppaw.<ref>[http://www.tonisant.com/writing/2006/xtruppaw-manic.shtml Xtruppaw: Generation Exciting] - ''Manic'', 11 June 2006</ref> The group also includes guitarist [[Marvin Zammit]] and drummer [[Dino Mifsud Lepre]].		'''Xtruppaw''' is a Maltese rock group that first appeared in public in 2005. The five musicians in this band are friends before anything else. They like each other’s company and have been involved in each other’s lives for many years. [[Jeff Galea]] is Xtruppaw’s main songwriter and leader, even though those terms should be very loosely applied to this group. Singer [[Noel Cuschieri]] and bassist [[Ronald “Rex” Grech]] call him “the Rolls Royce engine driving the machine” known as Xtruppaw.<ref>[http://www.tonisant.com/writing/2006/xtruppaw-manic.shtml Xtruppaw: Generation Exciting] - ''Manic'', 11 June 2006</ref> The group also includes guitarist [[Marvin Zammit]] and drummer [[Dino Mifsud Lepre]].

	==History==		==History==

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	Xtruppaw first thought to bring their fun songs to the public during [[Festaħwid]] in 2004, but it wasn’t until Festaħwid 2005 that they performed in public as Xtruppaw for the first time. Five more gigs followed, featuring a number of original songs as well as remarkable covers of songs like ''[[Xemx]]'' by Gozo legends [[The Tramps]] and Green Day’s ''American Idiot''.		Xtruppaw first thought to bring their fun songs to the public during [[Festaħwid]] in 2004, but it wasn’t until Festaħwid 2005 that they performed in public as Xtruppaw for the first time. Five more gigs followed, featuring a number of original songs as well as remarkable covers of songs like ''[[Xemx]]'' by Gozo legends [[The Tramps]] and Green Day’s ''American Idiot''.

	Their roots are firmly planted in the alternative Maltese rock scene of the 1990s. Rex is the one who has been active longest. He started out in a [[Thrash Metal]] band called Mandra, which specialised in Metallica and Black Sabbath covers and mash-ups. Before too long he got together with three other guitar players from a youth centre in Sliema called Dino, Jeff, and Marvin to form a Doom Metal band by the name of Tenebra. Rex was the most accomplished guitar player in the band, so they relied on him to teach them new chords and complicated licks. Dino eventually switched to drums, mainly because they needed a drummer but also because they felt that no band really needs three guitarists.		Their roots are firmly planted in the alternative Maltese rock scene of the 1990s. Rex is the one who has been active longest. He started out in a [[Thrash Metal]] band called Mandra, which specialised in Metallica and Black Sabbath covers and mash-ups. Before too long he got together with three other guitar players from a youth centre in Sliema called Dino, Jeff, and Marvin to form a [[Doom Metal]] band by the name of Tenebra. Rex was the most accomplished guitar player in the band, so they relied on him to teach them new chords and complicated licks. Dino eventually switched to drums, mainly because they needed a drummer but also because they felt that no band really needs three guitarists.

	This new formation took on the name [[Victims of Creation]], playing a couple of gigs, including one at [[Rock Café]], and recording a song called ''[[Lotions and Potions (Toke One)]]'' for one of two compilation CD released by [[Storm Records]] in the mid-1990s. Jeff is not on the recording but he is credited as one of the writers on the song. He contributed various riffs and even a section of the lyrics. Jeff quit Victims of Creation frustrated by the slow pace at which the band produced new tracks and prepared for live gigs. Rex went on to play with [[Norm Rejection]] as well as [[Filletti and Friends]], death metal band [[Lithomancy]] and various other short-lived projects. Incidentally, Noel was always in the company of the Victims of Creation and eventually became the singer for electronic punk band [[Cyberia]], which also has other musicians involved in other music projects, such as [[Antoine Vella]] who is perhaps best known as half of [[Particle Blue]]. So, in many ways, Xtruppaw is a grown-up version of Victims of Creation, even though Rex and Dino reformed Victims of Creation in 2009 with other musicians.		This new formation took on the name [[Victims of Creation]], playing a couple of gigs, including one at [[Rock Café]], and recording a song called ''[[Lotions and Potions (Toke One)]]'' for one of two compilation CD released by [[Storm Records]] in the mid-1990s. Jeff is not on the recording but he is credited as one of the writers on the song. He contributed various riffs and even a section of the lyrics. Jeff quit Victims of Creation frustrated by the slow pace at which the band produced new tracks and prepared for live gigs. Rex went on to play with [[Norm Rejection]] as well as [[Filletti and Friends]], death metal band [[Lithomancy]] and various other short-lived projects. Incidentally, Noel was always in the company of the Victims of Creation and eventually became the singer for electronic punk band [[Cyberia]], which also has other musicians involved in other music projects, such as [[Antoine Vella]] who is perhaps best known as half of [[Particle Blue]]. So, in many ways, Xtruppaw is a grown-up version of Victims of Creation, even though Rex and Dino reformed Victims of Creation in 2009 with other musicians.

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	Xtruppaw first thought to bring their fun songs to the public during [[Festaħwid]] in 2004, but it wasn’t until Festaħwid 2005 that they performed in public as Xtruppaw for the first time. Five more gigs followed, featuring a number of original songs as well as remarkable covers of songs like ''[[Xemx]]'' by Gozo legends [[The Tramps]] and Green Day’s ''American Idiot''.		Xtruppaw first thought to bring their fun songs to the public during [[Festaħwid]] in 2004, but it wasn’t until Festaħwid 2005 that they performed in public as Xtruppaw for the first time. Five more gigs followed, featuring a number of original songs as well as remarkable covers of songs like ''[[Xemx]]'' by Gozo legends [[The Tramps]] and Green Day’s ''American Idiot''.

	Their roots are firmly planted in the alternative Maltese rock scene of the 1990s. Rex is the one who has been active longest. He started out in a [[~~Trash~~ Metal]] band called Mandra, which specialised in Metallica and Black Sabbath covers and mash-ups. Before too long he got together with three other guitar players from a youth centre in Sliema called Dino, Jeff, and Marvin to form a Doom Metal band by the name of Tenebra. Rex was the most accomplished guitar player in the band, so they relied on him to teach them new chords and complicated licks. Dino eventually switched to drums, mainly because they needed a drummer but also because they felt that no band really needs three guitarists.		Their roots are firmly planted in the alternative Maltese rock scene of the 1990s. Rex is the one who has been active longest. He started out in a [[Thrash Metal]] band called Mandra, which specialised in Metallica and Black Sabbath covers and mash-ups. Before too long he got together with three other guitar players from a youth centre in Sliema called Dino, Jeff, and Marvin to form a Doom Metal band by the name of Tenebra. Rex was the most accomplished guitar player in the band, so they relied on him to teach them new chords and complicated licks. Dino eventually switched to drums, mainly because they needed a drummer but also because they felt that no band really needs three guitarists.

	This new formation took on the name [[Victims of Creation]], playing a couple of gigs, including one at [[Rock Café]], and recording a song called ''[[Lotions and Potions (Toke One)]]'' for one of two compilation CD released by [[Storm Records]] in the mid-1990s. Jeff is not on the recording but he is credited as one of the writers on the song. He contributed various riffs and even a section of the lyrics. Jeff quit Victims of Creation frustrated by the slow pace at which the band produced new tracks and prepared for live gigs. Rex went on to play with [[Norm Rejection]] as well as [[Filletti and Friends]], death metal band [[Lithomancy]] and various other short-lived projects. Incidentally, Noel was always in the company of the Victims of Creation and eventually became the singer for electronic punk band [[Cyberia]], which also has other musicians involved in other music projects, such as [[Antoine Vella]] who is perhaps best known as half of [[Particle Blue]]. So, in many ways, Xtruppaw is a grown-up version of Victims of Creation, even though Rex and Dino reformed Victims of Creation in 2009 with other musicians.		This new formation took on the name [[Victims of Creation]], playing a couple of gigs, including one at [[Rock Café]], and recording a song called ''[[Lotions and Potions (Toke One)]]'' for one of two compilation CD released by [[Storm Records]] in the mid-1990s. Jeff is not on the recording but he is credited as one of the writers on the song. He contributed various riffs and even a section of the lyrics. Jeff quit Victims of Creation frustrated by the slow pace at which the band produced new tracks and prepared for live gigs. Rex went on to play with [[Norm Rejection]] as well as [[Filletti and Friends]], death metal band [[Lithomancy]] and various other short-lived projects. Incidentally, Noel was always in the company of the Victims of Creation and eventually became the singer for electronic punk band [[Cyberia]], which also has other musicians involved in other music projects, such as [[Antoine Vella]] who is perhaps best known as half of [[Particle Blue]]. So, in many ways, Xtruppaw is a grown-up version of Victims of Creation, even though Rex and Dino reformed Victims of Creation in 2009 with other musicians.

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	Xtruppaw first thought to bring their fun songs to the public during [[Festaħwid]] in 2004, but it wasn’t until Festaħwid 2005 that they performed in public as Xtruppaw for the first time. Five more gigs followed, featuring a number of original songs as well as remarkable covers of songs like ''[[Xemx]]'' by Gozo legends [[The Tramps]] and Green Day’s ''American Idiot''.		Xtruppaw first thought to bring their fun songs to the public during [[Festaħwid]] in 2004, but it wasn’t until Festaħwid 2005 that they performed in public as Xtruppaw for the first time. Five more gigs followed, featuring a number of original songs as well as remarkable covers of songs like ''[[Xemx]]'' by Gozo legends [[The Tramps]] and Green Day’s ''American Idiot''.

	Their roots are firmly planted in the alternative Maltese rock scene of the 1990s. Rex is the one who has been active longest. He started out in a ''[[Trash Metal]]'' band called Mandra, which specialised in Metallica and Black Sabbath covers and mash-ups. Before too long he got together with three other guitar players from a youth centre in Sliema called Dino, Jeff, and Marvin to form a Doom Metal band by the name of Tenebra. Rex was the most accomplished guitar player in the band, so they relied on him to teach them new chords and complicated licks. Dino eventually switched to drums, mainly because they needed a drummer but also because they felt that no band really needs three guitarists.		Their roots are firmly planted in the alternative Maltese rock scene of the 1990s. Rex is the one who has been active longest. He started out in a [[Trash Metal]] band called Mandra, which specialised in Metallica and Black Sabbath covers and mash-ups. Before too long he got together with three other guitar players from a youth centre in Sliema called Dino, Jeff, and Marvin to form a Doom Metal band by the name of Tenebra. Rex was the most accomplished guitar player in the band, so they relied on him to teach them new chords and complicated licks. Dino eventually switched to drums, mainly because they needed a drummer but also because they felt that no band really needs three guitarists.

	This new formation took on the name [[Victims of Creation]], playing a couple of gigs, including one at [[Rock Café]], and recording a song called ''[[Lotions and Potions (Toke One)]]'' for one of two compilation CD released by [[Storm Records]] in the mid-1990s. Jeff is not on the recording but he is credited as one of the writers on the song. He contributed various riffs and even a section of the lyrics. Jeff quit Victims of Creation frustrated by the slow pace at which the band produced new tracks and prepared for live gigs. Rex went on to play with [[Norm Rejection]] as well as [[Filletti and Friends]], death metal band [[Lithomancy]] and various other short-lived projects. Incidentally, Noel was always in the company of the Victims of Creation and eventually became the singer for electronic punk band [[Cyberia]], which also has other musicians involved in other music projects, such as [[Antoine Vella]] who is perhaps best known as half of [[Particle Blue]]. So, in many ways, Xtruppaw is a grown-up version of Victims of Creation, even though Rex and Dino reformed Victims of Creation in 2009 with other musicians.		This new formation took on the name [[Victims of Creation]], playing a couple of gigs, including one at [[Rock Café]], and recording a song called ''[[Lotions and Potions (Toke One)]]'' for one of two compilation CD released by [[Storm Records]] in the mid-1990s. Jeff is not on the recording but he is credited as one of the writers on the song. He contributed various riffs and even a section of the lyrics. Jeff quit Victims of Creation frustrated by the slow pace at which the band produced new tracks and prepared for live gigs. Rex went on to play with [[Norm Rejection]] as well as [[Filletti and Friends]], death metal band [[Lithomancy]] and various other short-lived projects. Incidentally, Noel was always in the company of the Victims of Creation and eventually became the singer for electronic punk band [[Cyberia]], which also has other musicians involved in other music projects, such as [[Antoine Vella]] who is perhaps best known as half of [[Particle Blue]]. So, in many ways, Xtruppaw is a grown-up version of Victims of Creation, even though Rex and Dino reformed Victims of Creation in 2009 with other musicians.

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	Xtruppaw first thought to bring their fun songs to the public during [[Festaħwid]] in 2004, but it wasn’t until Festaħwid 2005 that they performed in public as Xtruppaw for the first time. Five more gigs followed, featuring a number of original songs as well as remarkable covers of songs like ''[[Xemx]]'' by Gozo legends [[The Tramps]] and Green Day’s ''American Idiot''.		Xtruppaw first thought to bring their fun songs to the public during [[Festaħwid]] in 2004, but it wasn’t until Festaħwid 2005 that they performed in public as Xtruppaw for the first time. Five more gigs followed, featuring a number of original songs as well as remarkable covers of songs like ''[[Xemx]]'' by Gozo legends [[The Tramps]] and Green Day’s ''American Idiot''.

	Their roots are firmly planted in the alternative Maltese rock scene of the 1990s. Rex is the one who has been active longest. He started out in a Trash Metal band called Mandra, which specialised in Metallica and Black Sabbath covers and mash-ups. Before too long he got together with three other guitar players from a youth centre in Sliema called Dino, Jeff, and Marvin to form a Doom Metal band by the name of Tenebra. Rex was the most accomplished guitar player in the band, so they relied on him to teach them new chords and complicated licks. Dino eventually switched to drums, mainly because they needed a drummer but also because they felt that no band really needs three guitarists.		Their roots are firmly planted in the alternative Maltese rock scene of the 1990s. Rex is the one who has been active longest. He started out in a ''[[Trash Metal]]'' band called Mandra, which specialised in Metallica and Black Sabbath covers and mash-ups. Before too long he got together with three other guitar players from a youth centre in Sliema called Dino, Jeff, and Marvin to form a Doom Metal band by the name of Tenebra. Rex was the most accomplished guitar player in the band, so they relied on him to teach them new chords and complicated licks. Dino eventually switched to drums, mainly because they needed a drummer but also because they felt that no band really needs three guitarists.

	This new formation took on the name [[Victims of Creation]], playing a couple of gigs, including one at [[Rock Café]], and recording a song called ''[[Lotions and Potions (Toke One)]]'' for one of two compilation CD released by [[Storm Records]] in the mid-1990s. Jeff is not on the recording but he is credited as one of the writers on the song. He contributed various riffs and even a section of the lyrics. Jeff quit Victims of Creation frustrated by the slow pace at which the band produced new tracks and prepared for live gigs. Rex went on to play with [[Norm Rejection]] as well as [[Filletti and Friends]], death metal band [[Lithomancy]] and various other short-lived projects. Incidentally, Noel was always in the company of the Victims of Creation and eventually became the singer for electronic punk band [[Cyberia]], which also has other musicians involved in other music projects, such as [[Antoine Vella]] who is perhaps best known as half of [[Particle Blue]]. So, in many ways, Xtruppaw is a grown-up version of Victims of Creation, even though Rex and Dino reformed Victims of Creation in 2009 with other musicians.		This new formation took on the name [[Victims of Creation]], playing a couple of gigs, including one at [[Rock Café]], and recording a song called ''[[Lotions and Potions (Toke One)]]'' for one of two compilation CD released by [[Storm Records]] in the mid-1990s. Jeff is not on the recording but he is credited as one of the writers on the song. He contributed various riffs and even a section of the lyrics. Jeff quit Victims of Creation frustrated by the slow pace at which the band produced new tracks and prepared for live gigs. Rex went on to play with [[Norm Rejection]] as well as [[Filletti and Friends]], death metal band [[Lithomancy]] and various other short-lived projects. Incidentally, Noel was always in the company of the Victims of Creation and eventually became the singer for electronic punk band [[Cyberia]], which also has other musicians involved in other music projects, such as [[Antoine Vella]] who is perhaps best known as half of [[Particle Blue]]. So, in many ways, Xtruppaw is a grown-up version of Victims of Creation, even though Rex and Dino reformed Victims of Creation in 2009 with other musicians.

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History

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	This new formation took on the name [[Victims of Creation]], playing a couple of gigs, including one at [[Rock Café]], and recording a song called ''[[Lotions and Potions (Toke One)]]'' for one of two compilation CD released by [[Storm Records]] in the mid-1990s. Jeff is not on the recording but he is credited as one of the writers on the song. He contributed various riffs and even a section of the lyrics. Jeff quit Victims of Creation frustrated by the slow pace at which the band produced new tracks and prepared for live gigs. Rex went on to play with [[Norm Rejection]] as well as [[Filletti and Friends]], death metal band [[Lithomancy]] and various other short-lived projects. Incidentally, Noel was always in the company of the Victims of Creation and eventually became the singer for electronic punk band [[Cyberia]], which also has other musicians involved in other music projects, such as [[Antoine Vella]] who is perhaps best known as half of [[Particle Blue]]. So, in many ways, Xtruppaw is a grown-up version of Victims of Creation, even though Rex and Dino reformed Victims of Creation in 2009 with other musicians.		This new formation took on the name [[Victims of Creation]], playing a couple of gigs, including one at [[Rock Café]], and recording a song called ''[[Lotions and Potions (Toke One)]]'' for one of two compilation CD released by [[Storm Records]] in the mid-1990s. Jeff is not on the recording but he is credited as one of the writers on the song. He contributed various riffs and even a section of the lyrics. Jeff quit Victims of Creation frustrated by the slow pace at which the band produced new tracks and prepared for live gigs. Rex went on to play with [[Norm Rejection]] as well as [[Filletti and Friends]], death metal band [[Lithomancy]] and various other short-lived projects. Incidentally, Noel was always in the company of the Victims of Creation and eventually became the singer for electronic punk band [[Cyberia]], which also has other musicians involved in other music projects, such as [[Antoine Vella]] who is perhaps best known as half of [[Particle Blue]]. So, in many ways, Xtruppaw is a grown-up version of Victims of Creation, even though Rex and Dino reformed Victims of Creation in 2009 with other musicians.

	Their day jobs give them constant reality checks. Marvin is a research and development engineer, Rex is schoolteacher, Jeff is a self-employed commercial graphic designer, Dino is a postal employee, while Noel works as a solutions architect at MITA.		Their day jobs give them constant reality checks. Marvin is a research and development engineer, Rex is schoolteacher, Jeff is a self-employed commercial graphic designer, Dino is a postal employee, while Noel works as a solutions architect at [MITA].

	Most of their songs started out as beachside sing-a-longs during friendly barbeques. Drunken lowbrow ditties peppered with vulgarities; one of their most popular songs is called ''Żejża''. However, they chose not to include this song on their debut album, because they think that certain things don’t need to be preserved for posterity. The album is called ''[[Is-CD tal-iXtruppaw]]'' and was officially launched at the ''[[Luxol Sports Bar]]'' in St Andrews on Friday 2nd June 2006.		Most of their songs started out as beachside sing-a-longs during friendly barbeques. Drunken lowbrow ditties peppered with vulgarities; one of their most popular songs is called ''Żejża''. However, they chose not to include this song on their debut album, because they think that certain things don’t need to be preserved for posterity. The album is called ''[[Is-CD tal-iXtruppaw]]'' and was officially launched at the ''[[Luxol Sports Bar]]'' in St Andrews on Friday 2nd June 2006.