“Blasting The North – rain or shine!” Wacken’s slogan hasn’t changed in a long time. In the last two years that Headbangers India have been press partners at the festival, it was pretty much shine and shine as the sun beat down upon us from dawn to dusk for 4[…]
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Wacken Open Air have announced Motorhead, Twisted Sister and Whitesnake as the final set of bands on their annual Advent-Calender reveal, rounding up a well balanced mix of classic and modern metal at the 27th edition of the biggest metal festival in the world. Other bands include Iron Maiden (who[…]
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It is not every day that you come across a festival that has a splendid mix of rock, punk and metal. Rockavaria promised exactly that, and how they delivered. Spread over three days, Rockavaria was held for the first time at the Olympiastadion in Munich, the venue for the 1972[…]
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Maharashtrian thrash metal bands Devoid (Mumbai) and Halahkuh (Pune) have independently announced partings with respective members in the same week. Devoid announced earlier today that they were parting ways with their drummer Shubham Kumar via a Facebook post: It’s with a heavy heart that we part ways with our drummer[…]
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Who remembers Whitenoiz, the “White/Heavenly Metal” band from Bangalore? They are officially back! And they are releasing an album, come December. Fantastic news, considering they were one of Bangalore’s best metal acts in the early noughties. The album “Sovereign Name”, happens to be their debut effort at recording. The band[…]
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Probably the saddest news you’ll hear in the metal world, this year. Martin Kearns, affectionately known as Kiddie to the band Bolt Thrower and its fans, passed away in his sleep on Monday night. Not much is clear as to what exactly caused his demise, but the band has released[…]
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Announced on 25th August 2015, German power metal pioneers HELLOWEEN confirmed a headlining slot at the prestigious Hornbill Festival in Kohima, Nagaland. The band is slated to play on the 7th of December 2015. They are currently touring extensively around the world in support of their 16th studio album My God-Given Right, released in May[…]
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The announcement from Guwahati‘s RECTIFIED SPIRIT will bring cheer to those yearning for something more theatrical from India. ‘The Waste Land‘ is the title being given to this progressive/power metal album, the 2nd full-length from the dormant band slated for release on September 10th, 2015. The distribution will be carried out[…]
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After quite a heavy, tiring, metal weekend at Wacken, most people would have just hit the beds and said “No more festivals this year.” Not here at Headbanger’s India. We’re proud to say we’re going to Party.San Open Air this weekend (06/08 – 08/08) and we’ll have fun! You’ll be[…]
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Symphonic metal stalwarts DEMONIC RESURRECTION, who recently played at Slovenia’s Metaldays festival, have just announced a quick mini-tour around 4 European cities before heading off to Czech Republic to play at the Brutal Assault festival, alongside fellow Mumbai metallers GUTSLIT. The tour kicks off on August 1st and the details regarding[…]
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