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Delhi mourns the loss of COLOSSAL FIGURES vocalist Govind Marodia

    Delhi’s most prominent progressive metal outfit COLOSSAL FIGURES lost their bandmate and vocal powerhouse Govind Marodia today, on June 8th, following a brain haemhorrage caused by a road accident. The following excerpt from Rolling Stone India sheds more light:
Govind Marodia, the vocalist and founding member of Delhi progressive metal band Colossal Figures, passed away on July 8th following a brain haemhorrage caused by a road accident in Delhi. Marodia, 24, was admitted to a local hospital following the accident on Sunday night, and was in the intensive care unit on July 6th and 7th. The band’s drummer Rijul Victor told us that Marodia’s condition had improved on the night of July 7th, but succumbed to injuries the next day. Victor, who joined Colossal Figures in 2010, a year after the band members got together, posted on his Facebook page today, “Govind Marodia is no longer with us and has rested in the Lord! Pray for his soul and his family in the grievous hours!” Marodia, who studied law and was also a theater actor, played his last show with Colossal Figures at the Rolling Stone Metal Awards in March in Mumbai, although there were plans to perform in Bengaluru. The vocalist will be best known for his dynamic range of vocals, exhibited on their 2014 debut full-length album Clockwork Dilation – from the crisp clean vocals to the harsh growls that perfectly fit into the prog metal sound of Colossal Figures. Marodia led the band through some of their biggest performances, including the Hornbill International Rock Contest in 2013 in Nagaland and at NH7 Weekender in Delhi NCR in 2014. Vocalist Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy, formerly of Mumbai hardcore band Scribe said in an online post, “I met him just once right after Colossal Figures got off stage after playing a blistering set at Blue Frog, Bombay earlier this year. I can’t get over what I’ve just read. I just cannot imagine what his brothers and family must be going through. Peace be with you, brothers. The indie metal community stands with you. Farewell, Govind Marodia. You were one of the finest vocalists in the scene.” Delhi tech/groove metal band Undying Inc.’s frontman Shashank Bhatnagar also mourned Marodia’s passing. On Facebook, Bhatnagar said, “Met him quite a few times, he was a gentle and kind guy, with a great voice. This is such a horrible news [sic].. Can’t even imagine how people will cope with such a young & talented loss. More strength to his family & bandmates. Music scene’s lost a gem today.” While the band was in the process of writing new material, it is still uncertain whether Colossal Figures will carry on as a band.
All of us at Headbangers India are with  Marodia’s family, friends and fellow bandmates in these darkest of hours. It is certainly a sordid moment in the metal scene for the entire nation and we hope for everyone associated to be able to make it through it.

Slayer releases title track of Repentless

After “When The Stillness Comes” and “Implode,” Slayer has just released the title track of their new album ‘Repentless’. This is the song that Kerry King called their “Hannam-anthem” in tribute to late guitarist, Jeff Hanneman. Watch here: The track is very typically Slayer, and definitely sounds like it has the Hanneman touch. The first two songs they previewed from the new album didn’t get very good reviews. What do you think of this one? Share your opinions in the comment section below. Slayer’s brand new, eleventh studio album- ‘Repentless’ comes out this September 11th via Nuclear Blast Records. Place the order for your copy here.

AGAINST EVIL announce debut full-length album

Against Evil -Final Assault

 

Vishakhapatnam‘s newest thrash sensation AGAINST EVIL have announced their debut full-length album called ‘Fatal Assault‘. The album’s artwork features the 4 band members fighting through, well a fatal assault of zombies. The album will released via Transcending Obscurity‘s India division, headed by Kunal Choksi. The album will be limited to 300 copies only and is available for pre-order.

The album’s tracklisting is as follows:

1. Battle Call
2. The Enemy Within
3. Speedbreaker
4. Wings of Steel
5. Bulletproof
6. War Hero

Against Evil are:

Siri – Vocals, bass
Sravan – Vocals, rhythm guitar
Shasank – Lead guitar
Noble John – Drums

GODLESS, a new band unleashed from Hyderabad

Godless is a new, extreme metal band from Hyderabad, featuring members of Skrypt, Shock Therapy and more. They have recently released a new single titled Infest, a fast paced, death metal track, with Psycroptic like influences. Godless is Guitars – Rohit Nair Guitars – Ravi Nidamarthy Bass – Abbas Razvi Drums – Aniketh Yadav You can listen to them at https://soundcloud.com/godlessindia/godless-infest?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=facebook

JUDAS ANCESTRY undergo massive overhaul

Guwahati’s Judas Ancestry, who have been silent for the past few months after releasing a few symphonic black metal tracks in the past, have just gone through a massive reshuffle of their line-up. Here is an official announcement via their Facebook page:
This is to inform everyone that Hillol Choudhury, Rohil Talukdar, Sumon Saikia, Rhittick Gogoi & Shantanu Baishya have choose to part away due to conflict of interest. The album that was due to be released in June this year would be released by them under a new name. Furthermore, Sandeep has decided to relocate his band to New Delhi as he currently recides there.
After creative differences between vocalist Sandeep Sarmah and the rest of the band, a new line-up has been announced that is now based out of New Delhi: Sandeep Sarmah – Lead Vocals (2010-Present) Abhishek Kumar – Lead Guitars (2015-Present) {ex-Chaotic Mantra} Sushmit Mazumdar – Bass (2015-Present) {ex-1833AD} Suraj Mishra – Keyboards/Synths (2015-Present) {ex-Chaotic Mantra} The announcement of a drummer is slated to take place soon in the near future. In case some readers are still uninitiated, here is a track released by them about 2 years ago.  Watch this space for more updates regarding the band’s progress. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/55095532″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]

INNER SANCTUM announce all-star guest appearances on ‘Legions Awake’

Bangalore’s Inner Sanctum are really compensating well for the past few years of musical silence. After releasing what was probably the best lyrics video ever made for an Indian metal band and playing at INFERNO Festival in Norway, the band have announced the following names of guest guitar players on their upcoming album Legions Awake: inner sanctum legions awake guest guitarists No doubt the band is going all out in creating quite a rumble before what is building up to be a very promising album. This list of star performers is definitely doing its part in upping the ante. Look out for it in late April!

HEATHEN BEAST refuse to let anyone forget ‘The Carnage of Godhra’

Mumbai’s seemingly slumbering black metal enigma Heathen Beast have today released their new music/lyric video for the title track of their upcoming EP The Carnage of Godhra.  The video contains media clips about the horrific communal riots that took place in 2002 in the hitherto peaceful Gujarati city, emphasised further by brutally honest lyrics. Watch the new video and keep an eye out for more details about the EP.

SHEPHERD signed on by Helmet Lady Records

In what could be the first such instance, Bangalore based sludge/doom act Shepherd have been signed onto U.S. based Helmet Lady Records for an exclusive vinyl release. In their press release, HLR says:
Helmet Lady Records is damn ecstatic to announce the signing of crushing, India-based doom band, Shepherd. Our small family has grown quickly in 2015 and Shepherd serves as an important cornerstone in the development of the label as a nirvana of beautifully heavy music on vinyl. Such big plans we have for these tunes!!
HLR will release Demonstration 2 as their #1 in the HLR Ruination series and the release will be limited to just 111 presses. Stereolithic Riffocalypse will be released later on in the summer. Kudos boys!!