German symphonic metal band Xandria will be headlining the annual cultural festival Pearl at BITS-Pilani‘s Hyderabad campus on 14th March, having previously been headlined by acts such as Dark Tranquillity and Decapitated. The band will be managed by Orka Networks during this time, the events company that brought Gojira and Bloodshot Dawn to India, among[…]
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Bohemian Live, the organizers of Cult Fest are now taking entries in search of the festival’s opening bands. If you have a metal band and you wish to participate, send your Youtube and Soundcloud band profile links to the organizers by e-mail (contact@bohemianlive.in). They will then shortlist 5 bands that’ll battle it out for[…]
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Munich’s biggest festival just got bigger! Accept, Kiss, Judas Priest, Muse, Incubus and other big names are on the list but on Monday, the festival organizers annouced 17 new bands including Kreator, Sick Of It All, Meshuggah and Epica. And there are more names to come! The festival that takes[…]
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A good, complete ambient progressive metal song is tough to pull off, let alone an album. Having said that, Archangel, a Bangalore based solo project, has released its fourth album (yes, fourth!) titled ‘Blur’ in under 3 years. The brainchild of Dr. Srikumar R, the album is quite well written[…]
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After the release of “Bog Slime” to generally positive reviews, the Bangalore based stoner/doom band Shepherd releases their second single titled “Turdspeak”. The band will be part of the Indie March series of gigs at CounterCulture, Bangalore, alongside stoner/doom band Bevar Sea, and post metal new comers Pangea, on the[…]
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Mumbai’s thrashmen Devoid have secured a spot at Dubai‘s Resurrection Fest, showcasing the rising stars of the various countries across Asia. The band will be playing alongside Stigmata (Sri Lanka), Creative Waste (Saudi Arabia), Maticrust (Philippines) and Smouldering in Forgotten (Bahrain). The event will take place on Friday the 13th[…]
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Death/Thrash metal heavy weights Inner Sanctum from Bangalore, have released a video for ‘Wake of Destruction’, their first single from their upcoming full-length debut release ‘Legions Awake’. The follow up to the critically acclaimed EP ‘Provenance’, ‘Legions Awake’ promises to deliver to the listener the trademark Inner Sanctum sound; melodic,[…]
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The now household name in Indian metal, Demonic Resurrection, have been confirmed as part of the line-up for Slovenia‘s cult festival Metaldays, which takes place in the town of Tolmin. The festival lasts for an entire week (19th to 25th July this year) and this edition features a host of[…]
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Entertainment company Bohemian Live have announced April festival Cult Fest with headlining slots to be occupied by deathcore biggies Suicide Silence and death metal titans Cannibal Corpse. This festival will mark the live debuts for both bands in India, on the 11th of April. With both bands commanding quite a[…]
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Progressive death metal act from New Delhi, Fragarak, has been confirmed to tour South-East Asia in February 2015. The 3-date tour will mark the band’s live debut in Singapore and Malaysia. After their inaugural Asian tours in Nepal and China last year in support of full-length release Crypts of[…]
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