Wacken Open Air is one of those experiences that can be best described excessive; over-flowing beer, a vast multitude of people, searing heat and an onslaught of all genres of metal, day in day out all through the length of the festival. Not that I’m complaining. Just like the 24[…]
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This is not about the debut album by Mors Principium Est, but about an incident that took place at a certain pub named Ginger in the city of Kolkata. Earlier this week, a lady was denied entry to it on the ridiculous ‘stance’ that she had been a victim of[…]
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The mighty Meshuggah has just released a music video, exclusively on Drum Magazine, for the single “Do not look down”. The footage is taken from their upcoming DVD/ Blu-Ray + 2-CD release titled ‘The Ophidian Trek’, due for release on September 30, 2014. This DVD celebrates the 25-year anniversary since[…]
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Visa issues have cropped up again, and the Bangalore Open Air team has just announced that Cadaver Mutilator is out of the line-up for this year’s show. However, Kryptos will be taking their place at the gig, and this will be their last gig before they head out for their[…]
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Death metal legends Cannibal Corpse have just released a new track titled ‘The Murderer’s Pact’- the first single off their upcoming album ‘A Skeletal Domain’. This will be their thirteenth full length album. In a recent interview, guitarist Pat O’Brien had said about the album: “I wrote a lot more[…]
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In a scene where promoters are few in number, sponsors are non-existent for gigs, and bands almost always play for free, it only makes sense to follow the DIY model if metal needs to survive in India. We’ve seen so called ‘event management companies’ run by a bunch of college[…]
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Singapore’s black/thrash titans Impiety have announced a return to the Indian subcontinent. The tour, that is christened the ‘Heretical Decimation India & Bangladesh Tour 2014‘, will see the band playing a date in Dhaka, Bangladesh followed by 2 dates in India, later this year in November. The band had played earlier this year in Bangalore at the Trendslaughter[…]
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The third edition of the much talked about Bangalore Open Air returns and this time sees yet another Teutonic thrash band, this time it’s the mighty Destruction. The line up also features Greek extreme metal band Rotting Christ and Italian death metal band Cadaver Mutilator. Supporting these bands will be[…]
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Indian metal veterans Demonic Resurrection have just been announced as the most recent addition to the line-up at Sonisphere Festival UK along with Centiment, The Struts, Scholars and Boy Jumps Ship. Demonic Resurrection will be playing on the 4th of July on the Satellite stage. The band was scheduled to[…]
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After months of anticipation and last minute changes, the third edition of Insurrection finally took place on Sunday, 15th June, at Bak Bak Bar in Bangalore. Organized by Sound Awake, the gig promised a diverse line up including an international headliner- Underside from Nepal. It was an exhausting gig, in[…]
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