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DR announce ‘All Star’ show, invite demos

Demonic ResurrectionIndian metallers Demonic Resurrection have announced an ‘All Star’ show on the 5th of November at the home of Mumbai’s metal shows B69. When quizzed about the ‘All Stars’ Demonstealer was quoted saying ‘We’re basically inviting our favourite singers from different Mumbai bands to join us on stage and sing their favourite DR songs, we’re also having a bunch of our favourite bass players do the same since Husain will be somewhere in the mountains at that time’. The gig is one of the pre-parties being held prior to the Bacardi NH7 Weekender Festival where Demonic Resurrection will be performing as well and have promised fans a truly ‘Demonic’ experience. The band has once again thrown open the opportunity to open the show to a new band inviting demos to be sent for the band to review. “We strongly believe in giving new bands a chance to play alongside us because we think there are heaps of great bands out there that just need to be given a chance, when we started out it was the bigger bands at that point like Naked Earth, Fate and Sceptre who gave us a chance opening for them and we’ve come a long way since then, we’d like to give the young bands of today that same chance and we have a lot of faith that they will deliver a kickass performance given their drive and passion for metal.’ said Demonstealer. Interested bands can email their demo links and band bios to demonic.resurrection.online@gmail.com by Sunday 23rd October.

Karnivool confirmed as headliners for Mood Indigo 2011 in Mumbai

Australian progressive metal outfit Karnivool are confirmed as headliners for IIT Bombay’s cultural festival Mood Indigo this year. They are part of the Livewire Nite, which traditionally happens on the first day of the festival. The festival is scheduled from 18th to 21st December, 2011, Mumbai, India. For more updates, watch this page.

Swedish death metal pioneers Dismember call it a day

Making it official to Blabbermouth.net, bass player Tobias Crtistiansson released an (extremely short) official statement on the band’s behalf:   “After 23 years, DISMEMBER have now decided to quit. We wish to thank all our fans for your support.” The band are well known within the death metal faction as one of the finest and first offerings in the genre from Sweden, along with other pioneers Entombed and Unleashed. Read more about it HERE.

Theorized pays tribute to Metallica!

So as you might already know, Metallica is coming to India for the first time in October. And if you want to gear up for the gig and listen to some good old thrash from the days of ‘And Justice for all’ and ‘Ride the Lightning’, here’s a great way to do so! Presenting The Metallican Tribute by Theorized, for the first time in Chennai and also in Bangalore on the following dates at the following timings: 22nd October – Chennai – ScoreNight, Star Rock (8:30 PM) 27th October – Bengaluru – Hard Rock Cafe Bengaluru (8:30 PM) Theorized have been around since 2008. and brought out their debut E.P. ‘False Hope Of Tyranny’ in January 2009. It was a raving success in India with more than a thousand copies sold and did quite well in Australia, USA, Canada and Japan even without a record label. They cite Nevermore, Death, Old Monk, Opeth, Exodus, Martyr, Haywards 5000, Meshuggah, Testament as their major influences. Check out Headbangers India’s review of ‘False Hope of Tyranny’ here. Theorized is comprised of: Madhav Ayachit – Vocals Ankit Suryakanth – Guitars Sandeep Prasad – Guitars Sankalp Narayanan- Bass Yash Kumar – Drums Club rules apply, so though it’s a metal gig, please wear shoes! For the ScoreNight (Chennai) gig, all Pragash (+91 9500012975) for passes or book your tickets online at- http://tickets.highonscore.com/metallica Check the Facebook event page for details. Join the fan page to keep yourself up to date! Don’t miss this… Theorized is really going to seek and destroy!

Winners for the Social Suicide ticket giveaway contest

The winners for the Social Suicide Contest that was conducted recently on Headbangers India are: Aakash Dwivedi Abhinav Chaudhary Nikhil Jadhav Congratulations! Each of you wins a pass to the gig at Blue Frog, Mumbai on the 16th of October to watch Goddess Gagged, Scribe and Social Suicide (Norway) live! Winners will have to carry a valid identification card with them to the gig. Please check your email for details. This contest was brought to you in association with Mixtape, Krunk and Headbangers India.  

Win tickets to the Social Suicide gig in Mumbai!

Norway’s Social Suicide is just about to kick off their India tour to promote their album ‘Broken Pilgrims’ which released earlier this year.The album has been receiving a whole lot of rave reviews, and Norway’s premier music channel Lydverket named them, “Norway’s new hardcore hope”. As Norway’s New Music Daily quoted, “Broken Pilgrim’s the hottest, most explosive and catchy metal / hardcore punk album for a long time in this country. Swear!” You can catch these guys LIVE in India, for the first time this October 2011. And for those of you in Mumbai, you can win tickets to the gig at Blue Frog by answering a very simple question. Just tell us: What category is Scribe nominated in at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards.   Send in your answers to contact@headbangersindia.com on or before the noon of 13th of October 2011. 3 lucky winners will get tickets to watch Social Suicide LIVE at The Blue Frog on the 16th of October, 2011. This contest is brought to you in association with KRUNK, MIXTAPE and HEADBANGERS INDIA. For details regarding tour dates, check below: 13th October – Bangalore (Kyra) Supported by: Final Surrender, Theorized, TORCH (Norway) 14th October: New Delhi (Café Morrison) Supported by: TBA 15th October: Pune (Big Wheels Motoring Cafe) Supported by: Noiseware, Goddess Gagged 16th October: Mumbai (Blue Frog) Supported by: Scribe, Goddess Gagged Check out Social Suicide here: Myspace: www.myspace.com/socialsuicideweb Facebook: www.facebook.com/socialsuicideofficial Twitter: twitter.com/socialsuicide7

Goddess Gagged announce debut album details

Progressive/Experimental metal band from India, Goddess Gagged have revealed the tracklist and artwork for their upcoming debut album titled ‘Resurfaces‘.  The album is set to be released at the NH7 Weekender on 19th November 2011 in Pune where the band will be performing alongside local metal bands like Bhayanak Maut, Demonic Resurrection etc as well as Grammy Winning Imogen Heapwho is headlining the festival.
The album features 7 tracks and has been recorded and produced by Auckland based producer Zorran Mendonsa who has worked with some Indian bands like Them Clones, Indus Creed, Demonic Resurrection and several international artists. The artwork has been created by designer Venkat Raman from Bhayanak Maut.
Tracklist:
1. Modern Machines
2. Rosemary’s Baby
3. Dreamer
4. Inspire
5. Visionary
6. Sink or Swim
7. Preliminary Stages of the Master Plan
Guitarist Devesh Dayal briefly explained the concept behind the artwork “We wanted to make sure our album cover reflected what goes on in our songs. There’s an escape from darkness (the hole in the earth) and a guidance into light by the hand in the back. Working with Venkat Raman was awesome, he really brought the surreal imagery to life“
The album is going to be limited to 1,500 physical copies and can be pre-ordered from

Riff ‘Em All

Cyclopean Eye and Infinite Dreams join hands to host a unique show, in Bangalore. The show aims to provide something to be excited about for the fans who could give Metallica a miss due to the prohibitive ticket pricing. The line up consists of Kryptos Dying Embrace Bevar Sea Gorified Culminant Besides this, it shall also feature popular DJs from various pubs to make sure there’s no shortage of metal for the night. It features Dj Salman (Purple Haze) Dj Rajeev (Purple Haze) Dj Lohith (Legends Of Rock) Riff Em All happens on the 29th of October at Kyra, Bangalore. Entry : 300+ 1 Beer Free For any other info please contact Salman – 9886563078 Sandesh – 9972644744