Day 0: A flight to Hamburg, a subway to the central station and a crowded train later, we were in Itzehoe. A quaint little town in the middle of nowhere with a large congregation of metalheads all headed to the holy land. We were to take the shuttle to Wacken,[…]
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If you have never been to Hellfest, you should definitely try to go. Yeah, that is the sentence I will start with. Every year it amazes me how the festival can get such an awesome lineup that makes you want to run around the whole festival ground. Hellfest has 6 stages[…]
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Twin-city-based bone crushers Godless have just released their 1st music video, for the song ‘Oneiros’. The song was part of their hugely successful debut EP Centuries of Decadence, which was recorded with new vocalist Kaushal LS. The band features members from both Hyderabad and Bengaluru. The EP is available for streaming online through all major streaming services, as well[…]
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‘In Rumination II- Reflections’ is the title of progressive death metal band Fragarak‘s new single, released as a motion graphics video. True to progressive form, the song is a roller coaster ride of a dark marriage between the esoteric and the innovative, clocking at over 11 minutes in duration. The song[…]
Read More »100 days to go for Wacken Open Air 2017, and the lineup looks massive for its 28th edition. Some of the big names include Megadeth, Accept, Amon Amarth, Kreator, as well as old timers like Status Quo, Alice Cooper, and the mighty Europe. The lineup also serves a great chunk[…]
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Arpit Pradhan and Ruben Franklin of the critically acclaimed death metal band FRAGARAK are now proudly endorsed by USA based Schecter Guitar Research. They’re the first Indian endorsees of the brand. Schecter Guitars boasts an artist roster of the likes Gary Holt, Pete Townshend, Jeff Loomis, Mark Knopfler, Ritchie Blackmore,[…]
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For any rock/metal fan in India, this time period (between November and March) is well known to be the college festival season. Among the most popular of them is Livewire, the rock competition/festival of the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai (part of their cultural festival Mood Indigo). However, this year, tunes[…]
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Headbangers India is proud to present the exclusive Indian premiere of Polish black/thrash meisters Warfist, under Godz Ov War Productions. Their sophomore album “Metal to the Bone!” is due for release on Friday, 4th November and we’re proud to present the band to our listeners in India. Since the debut[…]
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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[…]
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Every year metalheads from all over the world travel to the Holy Land of Wacken. This year was the 27th edition of the world’s biggest heavy metal festival and like its slogan said, RAIN OR SHINE. Wacken and rain simply go hand in hand these days but that doesn’t make[…]
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