Yamaha has come up with a great opportunity for amateur bands to prove their mettle with another competition. It’s called the Asian Beat Band Competition 2010, and as the tagline says, it promises to be a ‘Contest for Amateurs’ with ‘Awards for Pros’. 1642
The much debated Rolling Stone Indian Metal Awards took place last night, on the 20th of June at the Blue Frog in Mumbai. Here is the list of winners: 1615
India’s only horror metal band Albatross has released the song- “The Dining Table” online. The song is from their forthcoming EP release- Dinner is You. 1601
Bombay’s Demonic Resurrection, one of the pioneers of Indian metal, add a feather to their cap by being recognized as the Global Band of 2010 at the Kawasaki Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards. 1582
I never wanted to be an astronaut in the 4th grade or a cricketer in middle school. Over years the only thing that grew in certainty was that I wanted to be a theoretical elementary particle physicist. But something that I am even more certain about is what I don’t want to be, and that is a cleaner at café Morrison as of the 31st May 2010, for the carnage I’d witness would be enough to want to take up a job at the West Ham Cemetery. Blood drops on the black granite, broken glass strewn on the floor, footprints on the couches and frames that used to house photos. Even Nathan Gale would look up from the inferno he’s rightly in and with an everlasting ambivalence; wonder whether he actually robbed the world of a legendary guitarist. 1552
Legendary extreme metal drummer Gene Hoglan brings forth his long awaited instructional DVD “The Atomic Clock”. 1529
Yeah, you read that right. Is it confirmed or not, we’re yet to know. But as of now, we’ve seen the tweet on Testament’s official Twitter page.
To quote, this is what the tweet says:
“Testament confirmed for Rock In India Fest – Bangalore w/ Slayer on 10/30/10: http://www.rockinindia.com 1:24 PM Jun 3rd via web”The official Rock in India website still has pictures of the Backstreet Boys, but here’s hoping we’ll see some killer metal news on it soon!It sounds totally unbelievable, but let’s keep everything crossed and hope that its true! Check the link, and see for yourself here: Tweets by testamentband More updates here, so watch this space.
Bangalore thrashers Kryptos have finalized their first international tour, one that covers much of Europe and is a first for an Indian metal band. 1487