Megadeth have confirmed via their official twitter account that they are going to play at the Bacardi NH7 weekender in Delhi on October 14th, 2012. Supporting them will be Indian metal acts such as Bhayanak Maut, Scribe, Undying Inc, Solstice Coil and Delhi Metal Project. More information can be found at http://nh7.in/weekender/ncr/
French progressive-metal outfit Gojira are set to headline the Indian Metal Festival on December 15, Bangalore. Although the venue hasn’t been finalized yet, it is most likely that it shall be the same as that for the LoG gig, i.e. Clark Exotica.
The day-long event will be co-headlined by Cerebral Bore (who have visited India previously), and supported by Lebanese thrashers Inner Guilt, British thrash metal band Flayed Disciple, Xerath (progressive/symphonic/groove/djent) and the Portsmouth based melodic death metal act Bloodshot Dawn. Closer to home, the festival also features Mumbai’s slam grinders Gutslit and Agnostic (death metal) from Guwahati.
Mumbai based self styled ‘atheistic black metal’ act Heathen Beast have uploaded a video for their song “Contaminating The Ganges” on their youtube channel. A brutally real video aimed at addressing a brutally real problem, be sure to check it out, along with the lyrics posted underneath. Video by Akash Dwivedi.
The nods to the old school seems to have been on a rise in India thanks to new releases by Albatross and Kryptos, but now another great quintet has ‘risen from the ashes’ of past bands such as Zephyr and Apollonian Quest, bringing you Hellwind. The band’s line-up is as follows (with innovative duties spelled out):
Akshay Deodhar – The Vocal Viscount
Rajarshi Bhattacharyya – The Samurai of Shred
Kiron Kumar – The Creature of Riff Lagoon
Aditya Kadam- Super Commando Groove
Demonstealer – The Demon on Drums
That’s right, this dream line-up is all set to unleash their wizardry upon you. Take a listen to their demo or read more about the band on their Facebook page, and in their own words:
“So grab those tight clothes, put on your make-up, grab a few beers and head down for our show. Because if you look hard enough, the 80s never died…the decade only lay dormant somewhere deep within you. And now, the beast begins to rise again! Rock or die!”
Mumbai-based black metal band Heathen Beast have released the name and cover artwork of their latest EP, the follow-up to 2010’s ‘Ayodhya Burns’. Titled as ‘The Drowning of the Elephant God’, the cover is exactly that: a photo of the annual immersion ritual of the Hindu elephant god Ganesh. The EP will be released on 23rd May 2012 and its tracklisting is as follows:
1. Drowning Of The Elephant God
2. Contaminating The Ganges
3. Bakras To The Slaughter
Barely 3 weeks have passed since their debut release, and Solar Deity have released yet another single up for streaming on their bandcamp page. As opposed to their debut effort, this track is less of orthodox black metal and more of a mid tempo/atmospheric approach to the genre. DSBM enthusiasts, lap it up.
http://solar-deity.bandcamp.com/track/snowless
Lyrics and other artwork. – http://mehtakyakehta.com/2012/04/22/snowless/
Bangalore’s old school metal maestros Kryptos will be playing at the In Flammen Open Air metal festival in Torgau, Germany; being held from 5th of 7th July 2012. This is the band’s second show in Germany and this time the festival is headlined by death metal heavyweights Obituary, Benediction and Decapitated. Indian metal’s conquest of Europe is getting even stronger with this great piece of news and we at Headbangers India wish the band an epic show there!
Chennai based power metal band Blood & Iron are back! This was a recent update on their official Facebook page:
“Greetings my friends!
There’s a lot to report and here it is:
Our new album – and Blood & Iron’s third will be titled: “Voices Of Eternity”
Artwork duties will be handled than none other than Ishaan Kumar – an artist, an interviewer for Headbangers India and all-around nice guy 🙂
We have finished 7 songs so far and they are:
* Ascendant
* Legion
* Ghost of a Memory
* Path Not Taken
* Burning Bridges
* Eternal Rites
* Your Own Voice
We’re trying a lot of new things on this album. Just to give you an example – “Ghost of a Memory” is structured for 3 singers, Ascendant for 2. I’ll be giving details of the guest musicians who will be featuring in this album, soon, and they are some of the finest India has to offer.
Cheers and Stay Metal
\m/”
For those thirsty for some power metal from India, stay tuned for more updates from this band.
Delhi-based black metal band 1833 AD have announced 5th May as the release date for their debut album ‘My Dark Symphony’. The date coincides with the Summer Blaze Metal Festival in Delhi where the band will be part of the opening line-up along with Demonic Resurrection, Kryptos and IIIrd Sovereign, opening for US death metal band Nile. The album will contain 12 songs including the now popular ‘Who Will Kill the Emperor?’
1. Dreams of the Creator
2. Empty Shrine
3. Who Will Kill the Emperor?
4. Ma Nishada
5. Rage of the Preserver
6. Wiser than the Wisest
7. 1833 AD
8. Sephiroth’s Curse
9. Caprice of the Destroyer
10. Ten Gods
11. End of Time
12. Inheritance Evil
The cover artwork has been done by Rueben Bhattacharya (Visual Amnesia studios) and the album has been produced by Anupam Roy at Grey Studios.
Says vocalist/guitarist Nishant Abraham Varghese: “As the final battle ensues between good and evil, we tell tales of Gods and of men, combining elements of darkness and light. So many forms of art come together in this epic album; it is beyond amazing what we have in store for our fans. This album will mark the birth of Black Metal in India”. So this gives you yet another reason to attend Summer Blaze Festival, to pick up this album! Listen to the teaser here:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HphQbYHp9c]
Bangalore Open Air metal festival’s co-headlining act was announced today on the event’s Facebook page and it is none other than power metal godfathers Iced Earth. If such is the stature of the co-headliner, one can only imagine how gigantic the headlining act will be. Make sure you’re in Bangalore on the 16th of June to witness this epic act.
