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Indus Creed to perform at Mood Indigo

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Katatonia is now not the only attraction at Mood Indigo 2010. It has just been announced that Indus Creed will perform their reunion concert at Mood Indigo this time. They have recently reunited to regain their title of being the biggest IndianRock band.

Indus Creed, formerly known as Rock Machine, was the first original Indian rock band. They were the ones who put the nation on the International Rock map after playing at Peter Gabriel’s WOMAD festival in the UK, performing with Bon Jovi to over 40,000 people in Bombay, and jamming live with the legendary Slash in Bangalore.
For more updates on Mood Indigo and Livewire, and the pass policy regarding the same, log on to Headbangers India- the official online rock partner for IIT Mumbai’s Mood Indigo 2010.

Amogh Symphony releases promotional video

Quantum Hack CodeVishal J.Singh, the man behind progressive/experimental metal act Amogh Symphony has just released the promo video for his upcoming album ‘The Quantum Hack Code’. ‘The Quantum Hack Code’ is a concept album that revolves around the Quantum Theory. The album is scheduled for a December 2010 release.
For more updates on the artist and the upcoming project, subscribe to the Amogh Symphony YouTube channel.

Artillerie to launch debut album ‘Eradefiled’ in November

EradefiledAfter a long wait, New Delhi based extreme metal act Artillerie is finally all set to launch its debut album ‘Eradefiled’. The 9 track studio album was recorded at Grey Studios, New Delhi and has been recorded, mixed and produced by Keshav Dhar and Anupam Roy. The album is planned to be officially launched on the 7th of November, 2010.
‘Eradefiled’ will be released independently by the band. It will be available both as a free download on their official website, and as a hard copy on their official webstore for all those who’d wish to own one. The band’s new website is currently being worked on, and will be unveiled soon.
“We just got frustrated with the growing lack of interest from potential sponsors. We thought to ourselves that we have some great material with us and it should reach out to people regardless of whether we get any support or not. We therefore decided to go ahead with the launch independently. We know it’s going to be challenging, but we are going to see this through.” says Noble Luke, vocalist of the band.
In terms of sound and songwriting, this album promises to be a considerable leap forward from the band’s previous EP ‘New Offensive’, which had been released by RSJ Records earlier.
“This album is very different from whatever we have done before. We have really pushed ourselves to be more innovative in terms of our songwriting, sound, concept and even art work. For example, we published a short story on the album concept called ‘The Story of Cerenia’ on our blog. This is something we would have probably never thought of doing before. We are looking forward to seeing the results of all these efforts, and taking notes for the future”, commented Alvin Jose, guitarist of the band.
In support of the album, Artillerie is currently working on a pan-India tour plan. “We are looking at playing in all the major cities in the scene, like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad and probably one city in the North East like Guwahati or Shillong. At the moment, we are on a constant look out for interested parties in these areas to work with. We are already speaking to a few people. Let’s see how it goes” said Raul Belgard, guitarist of the band.
The band has already been scheduled to play at IIT Roorkee, New Delhi, and Hyderabad.

Review: DE PROFUNDIS and LACUNA COIL at October Fest 2010

October Fest. Ah, the beautiful season post-Autumn, pre-Winter when beer flows like the waters of the Nile and when the world unites with the common goal of getting drunk out of their senses. The Germans got it right when they dedicated 4 whole weeks for this magnificent festival and India was not to be left far behind.

The Kingfisher October Fest 2010 was held in Bangalore from Oct 22nd to 24th in Bangalore and of course, I couldn’t miss it, especially since De Profundis, the extreme metal band from UK and Lacuna Coil, the multi-award winning melodic Goth metal act from Italy were headlining. There were a lot of bands that played over the 3 day fest (Theorized, Requiem, Eccentric Pendulum, Slain etc) but the bad sound at the indoor hall ensured that I didn’t spend too much time in there. I watched Kryptos and Cypher16 from the door and as the night spread its dark wings over the city, I moved to the main stage to watch the headlining bands take the stage.

De Profundis was the first band on. They didn’t waste too much time with preliminaries and after the intro ‘Ephemeral Burden,’ proceeded onto the crowd slayings in typical fashion – with fast riffing, intense drumming and the overpowering vocals of Craig Land. The moshpits were invoked with relative ease and despite playing a short set of only 5 songs, they made sure they made their presence felt. Bass player Arran brought the depth in a gunny sack, handing it out in rich measure and pretty much ensuring that their next visit to India will be met with much fanfare. Guitarists Roman and Shoi Sen were spot on, skillfully combining haunting melodies with the inherent darkness that surrounded De Profundis. Their last song was ‘The Mourner’ and the tension in the air was palpable as the crowd waited for Lacuna Coil to take the stage.

And when they did, of course, everyone went crazy. Christiano Mazzati found his place behind the skins and Cristiano Migliore (guitar), Marco Biazzi (guitar) and Marco Zelati (bass) picked up their respective stringed weapons of melodic destruction but nothing was louder than the response Christina Scabbia (female vocals) got as she took the stage with Andrea Ferro (male vocals). In fact, it took me a few seconds to tear my eyes away from her! Obviously. To be watching the one of the most pioneering front(wo)men of metal for the first time, looking as ravishing as ever was a big deal by itself but nothing could’ve prepared me for when she actually started singing. The sheer intensity of her vocals blew me away and coupled with her great live act and on-stage charisma, she was a treat to watch. As the band moved into ‘I’m Not Afraid’ after the first track ‘Underdog,’ I prepared myself for a great night, and I was not disappointed. Rich melodies infused with heavy guitars, like nerves splayed around in a muscle, all drowning in a maelstrom of synth and percussion. The band was highly energetic and played almost all their greatest hits, including ‘Heaven’s A Lie’, ’Swamped’, ’Closer’ and ’Spellbound,’ the first single from the band’s 2009 release ‘Shallow Life.’ One of the highlights of the night was when Christina tested the vocal capabilities of the crowd and invited them to join her on the band’s cover of Depache Mode’s song ‘Enjoy The Silence.’ However, despite the band being great, the sound was a big letdown as is the case with most gigs at Palace Grounds. The guitars sounded muddy and distorted at times and for the larger part, I could barely hear second vocalist Andrea Ferro. Even when I did, he was just lost in the wall of sound. The gig ended with ‘Our Truth’ and as the song ended, I started finding my way out of the enclosure, dodging all the drunk men who’d set up camp all over the place.

All in all, I had a good weekend; loads of metal, beer and almost 750km of highway. I’d love to see Lacuna Coil again, maybe in a smaller venue with better sound.

De Profundis’s Setlist:

Ephemeral Burden
Ablaze In Autumn’s Fire
Nocturnal Splendor
Crimson Black Bleeding
The Mourner

Lacuna Coil’s Setlist:

Underdog
I’m Not Afraid
Fragments of Faith
What I See
Closer
I Won’t Tell You
To The Edge
Heaven’s A Lie
Enjoy The Silence
Wide Awake
Swamped
Fragile
Survive
Spellbound
Our Truth

Thundermarch 2011

Thundermarch11National Institute of Technology, Silchar, Assam proudly presents Thundermarch 2011 – the annual rock fest of NITS.
Come February 2011, NIT Silchar will become the junction of rock-o-centric venues – Guwahati, Shillong, Dimapur, Aizawl, Imphal and Haflong.
There will be two headliners (who will be announced soon) plus a battle of the bands, whose winner will take home prizes worth Rs. 1 lakh! This also includes a cash prize of Rs.50,000.
The winning package also includes:
– A recording deal of 5 songs worth Rs. 50000/- with Music Matters.
– A feature on Headbangers India (hell yeah!)
– A feature of your song in the “The Flaming Skull Podcast” along with an interview of your band on their ezine”.
– Instruments for the best vocalist, best guitarist, best bassist and best drummer.
– Added marketing opportunities which include interviews and features of the winning band through various other mediums(music support portals like MusicBiz Pro, magazines, internet radio, local radio channels, visual media,
social networking).
So if you think your band has what it takes, go ahead and register! Thundermarch 2011 is open for entries.
Quoting the organizers: “At Thundermarch 2011, we make sure we don’t support what’s second to being the best. We ensure the winner takes it all. This year, we aim to nullify the gap between an awesome playlist and the recognition it deserves, between a stage to perform and a platform to be known for the music.”
Send in entries to thundermarch2011@gmail.com along with a:
– Band biography
– 2 demo songs
Bands have to arrange for travel on their own. However, food and lodging will be taken care of by the organizers.
The top 15 bands from across the country will be selected based on the demos by a panel of judges. Notifications will be sent to the selected teams by the end of December.
Last date for entries: 5th December 2010
Venue: NIT Silchar, Assam (open air)
Tentative Date of Event:   12th February 2011
Genre: No constraints
For more information, contact:
Jubaraj Baruah (+919954098761)
Arnab Majumdar(+919707612540)
Join Thundermarch on Facebook – www.facebook.com/thundermarch2011.

Textures to play at IIT Delhi

IIT Delhi texturesTextures, the Dutch metallers, are returning to India once again, this time to headline IIT Delhi’s cultural fest ‘Rendezvous 2010’. This year will mark the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the college, and what better way to celebrate it than bring down the band, who are now touring with their new vocalist Daniel de Jongh.

The rock show for ‘Rendezvous 2010’- called Blitzkrieg, is scheduled for the evening of the 23rd of October. The show will happen in the O.A.T. on campus.

For details on tickets, timings and other events, visit the festival website: www.rendezvous10.com

Wacken Metal Battle India- Registrations open!

WOA BattleIndia now becomes the 27th Country in the world to participate in the Wacken Open Air Metal Battle, whose international finals are scheduled for 4th to 6th August 2011. And to get your band to play at one of the world’s biggest metal festivals- Wacken Open Air, and also stand a chance to win a record deal, go ahead and register for Metal Battle India 2011!
Visit www.myopusradio.com and register your band here before the 31st of October 2010. All you have to do is fill out a form on the website with basic details about your band, along with a MySpace/ Reverbnation link.
Four bands will be selected from each of the four zones based on their profiles, and they will get a chance to play live at the zonal semi-finals on these dates, at these venues:
North Zone- Delhi- Double Decker- 7th November
West Zone- Mumbai- B69 Bajao- 21st November
South Zone- Bangalore- Zero G- 11th December
East Zone- Delhi- T.B.A
Bands that qualify at this stage will move on to the National finals and play in Bangalore on the 12th of December, 2010. Finally, the winner of Metal Battle India will head to Germany in 2011 and play on the grand stage alongside many other international metal bands!
It’s what metal dreams are made of, so hurry and REGISTER NOW!
Wacken Metal Battle India has been organized by Infinite Dreams Artist Management, and is brought to you in association with www.myopusradio.com.
Event Partners: Music Matters, Gig Box
Venue Partners: B-69 Bajao, Double Decker, Kyra
Promotions Partner: Headbangers India
Gear Partners: Marshall, Washburn, Mapex, Eden

Cyanide Serenity ‘Consuming India Tour’

Cyanide SerenityTech Metallers Cyanide Serenity have just announced their return to India after a successful tour with Iron Maiden in February 2009.
The band will headline 4 dates across the country as well as perform at the Indian Music Conference in Goa, alongside Cynic and Hacride.
Their gig schedule goes like this:
13th November 2010 – Kyra Theatre, Bangalore
14th November 2010 – Extreme Sports Bar, Hyderabad
20th November 2010 – Co-Headlining Indian Music Conference
21st November 2010 – Blue Frog, Mumbai
Cyanide Serenity signed on to Extreme Management Group earlier this year a long side Suffocation, Malevolent Creation and Origin.
Their debut album will be released in early 2011.
Confirm your attendance here.
For more information on the band, check: www.myspace.com/cyanideserenity

DR launches ‘The Unrelenting Guitar Cover Contest’

DR-New logoIndian Metallers Demonic Resurrection have announced ‘The Unrelenting Guitar Cover Contest’  inviting their fans to upload a guitar cover of the song ‘The Unrelenting Surge Of Vengeance’ from the latest album ‘The Return To Darkness’. Fans can upload their videos on youtube and email the links to the band at demonic.resurrection.online@gmail.com or even post the link on
their facebook page.
The band has even uploaded guitar tabs for the song as well as a minus 1 track for fans to play over. The winning fan becomes ‘Fan of the month’ of their monthly fan programs and wins an ESP Guitar T-Shirt along with lots of DR merch like plectrums, wristbands and caps and also a signed copy of the new album.
All the details for the contest are posted here.
The Unrelenting Surge Of Vengeance music video was released in January by the band and their new album ‘The Return To Darkness’ released on Candlelight Records in UK & Europe on July 16th and is scheduled for a January released in the USA via Candlelight Records.

Brute Fest, Bangalore

brute festBrute Fest, an extreme metal featuring metal bands from around the country will be held this 17th of October at Kyra in Bangalore. Be there to witness some real metal, with “passion and excruciation with the the most extreme bands tearing the stage apart.”
Date: 17th October (Sunday)
Time: 11 AM – 6.30 PM
Bands Performing:
Abandoned Agony (Brutal Death Metal)
Blind Image (Technical Thrash/ Groove Metal)
Gorified (Deathgrind)
Corrode (Melodic Death Metal)
Arcane Ritual (Epic Black Metal)
The Mechanix (Technical Groove Metal)
A U (Goregrind)
Dark Desolation (Black Metal)
Blood Orchid (Progressive Thrash)
Nekronym (Brutal Death Metal)
Entry: Rs.200
Venue: Kyra, 100 feet road, Indiranagar, Bangalore
For more details, contact Sumeet: 9731340101