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DESTRUCTION and JEFF LOOMIS to bring the metal rain to India in December

How did you feel when the river dragon known as NEVERMORE, almost came to India but split up before they could? How will you feel when you learn that their legendary shred master JEFF LOOMIS is doing a 4-city India tour in December? Well, believe it! From 9th to 12th December, the ARCH ENEMY/CONQUERING DYSTOPIA virtuoso will play guitar clinics at shows in Guwahati, Bangalore, New Delhi and one more city that is yet to be announced. Make sure you save the date depending on your city.

Also, save the date between 9th and 11th December for the return of teutonic thrash titans DESTRUCTION! They return to India on their tour supporting their new album ‘Under Attack’ and they will be playing 3 cities that are yet to be announced. The butcher has struck back!

Together, these 2 artistes shall be bringing the rain of metal in winter to India! Don’t miss either! More details to be announced soon.

Century Media Records co-owner passes away

Oliver Withöft, co-owner of one of the most prominent heavy music labels in the world, has passed away at the age of 49. He had been fighting a serious illness that forced him to withdraw himself from daily management duties at Century Media Records.

Withöft has been memorialized by many industry veterans along with musicians such as Nachtmystium‘s Blake Judd, who called Withöft’s death “a real tragedy” and that he was “way too young.” Øystein G. Brun of Borknagar also paid tribute by writing:

This is a utterly sad day for everyone assosiated to the Century Family and it is a day of great loss for the music business in general, but first and foremost we want to express our deepest condolences to his closest family! A great man has fallen!

The label is known throughout the world as the one responsible for the success of acts like Iced Earth, Nevermore, Shadows Fall and Lacuna Coil since its establishment in 1988 by Robert Kampf. Withöft joined the label a year and a half later. He is survived by his wife Judith and his three daughters.

Headbangers India and the Indian metal community would like to express their deepest condolences to them and to the entire Century Media Records family for suffering such a great loss.

 

 

Purgation signed by Slaughterhouse Records USA

Old-school death metal band Purgation, hailing from Kolkata, have been signed to Slaughterhouse Records, an underground record company based in the United States. The record company released an official video heralding that announcement with the song ‘System Impaled’ by the band:

 

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The band is also getting set to finish recording their cover of ‘Terminal Show’ by Motorhead, to be released by Iron Fist Records as part of the upcoming tribute album to Motorhead.