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Blind Image announce Australian tour and Noble Luke as new frontman

Chennai based metallers Blind Image have just announced their first international tour, which includes gigs across Australia from the 11th to the 19th of November this year. In another surprise announcement, they have revealed that their vocalist David Simon has quit the band, only to be replaced by Noble Luke- acclaimed frontman of Artillerie.

The east coast Australian tour was brought together by The Flaming Arts and Deadsets Promotions. The band will be supported by fellow label mates – Humonic.

Australian audiences can expect a solid dose of extreme/groove metal mixed with earlier circa 90’scontemporary leanings from Blind Image. Having released their second album ‘More Than Human’, Blind Image have moved on to a more mature sound of what they term “intelligent experimental/groove metal” which far removes them from their earlier freshman thrash sounds of “Psychobabble”.

Drummer Krishna had this to say about the tour- “This is very exciting and we are really happy that things are falling into place, finally. We have worked on this so hard with our management flaming arts and our booking Agent Anthony to make it work and we are glad it has finally been announced! This will certainly be a great exposure for us and a massive stepping stone. We have the privilege of being the first Indian metal band to hit the Australian shores and it will be an interesting experience to play along with some really quality bands from Australia such as Dawn heist, Kunvuk and Humonic. Can’t wait for it.”

Blind Image will, as part of their tour, headline the newly coveted Whiplash Festival in Canberra; which boasts of a mixed showcase of the very best in Australian Hardcore, Metal and Rock newcomers.

Debuting as the new vocalist for the metallers will be Artillerie frontman, Noble Luke.

Krishna says- “This was a real hard decision. But, eventually it ended up in a mutual way. We are happy that we are still maintaining a great relationship with David. He has been our best friend for the past so many years which is why we both understood each other’s priorities. With no doubts, David is such a talented vocalist but its just for professional reasons. Both, the band and David felt, parting ways was the best thing for the band. We really wish him a great future and nothing less.”

“Well, Noble Luke is definitely one of the best frontmen in India. We have had a couple of jams over the weekend and the chemistry was just unbelievable. He picked up the songs so quickly and even wrote vocal lines for some new songs. His idea on writing songs is pretty similar to the ideas what we have. So, we really feel that this is going to be a perfect blend. We are sure he is going to take the band to the next level as a front man and we are totally looking forward for our first gig with him.”

Noble Luke says, “The timing for this to happen couldn’t have been any sweeter. I am feeling stronger, better and more creative than ever, and I know Blind Image has been gearing up with a lot of kick ass new material. The collaboration at this point therefore seems perfect by design. I guess I am very fortunate to be on board now, and to work along side this band which has long been championing the causeof metal in the South. I’m getting goosebumps anticipating the carnage justitching to be unleashed. This will be one insane rush.”

The dates for Blind Image’s Australian tour are:

11TH NOV – THEPRAGUE, THORNBURY VIC
12TH NOV –WHIPLASH FESTIVAL, CANBERRA ACT
13TH NOV – THEVALVE BAR, SYDNEY NSW
18TH NOV – THE JUBILEEHOTEL, BRISBANE QLD
19TH NOV –SHEPPARTON HALL, SHEPPARTON VIC

Sponsors : VATER, SOULTONE, SONOR, ENGL, SLUDGE FACTORY, VOLTAGE MEDIA, WHIPLASH FESTIVAL

Final line-up for Deccan Rock announced

The final line-up for the Deccan Rock festival (2011) has been announced. This year’s edition is bigger than the last, and will take place in Hyderabad. Though the festival/event website is still to announce details, bands performing have been putting up some pretty useful information. However, once the official announcement is out, we’ll let you know.

As of now, the bands performing are:

Day 1
Sybreed – Switzerland
Violent Eve – Spain
Bloodshedd – Philippines
Motor Militia – Bahrain
Antim Grahan – Nepal
Shades of Retribution – Assam, India
Escher’s knot – Chennai, India
Abraxas – Pune, India
Evergreen – Cochin, India

Day 2
Decapitated – Poland
Nervecell – Dubai
Cyanide Serenity – United Kingdom
Inner Guilt – Lebanon
Devoid – Mumbai, India
III Sovereign – Delhi, India
Abandoned Agony – Bangalore, India
Artillerie – Delhi, India
Funeral in Heaven – Sri lanka
Sledge – Hyderabad, India

Tickets are priced at Rs.1000 for two days.  For details, visit http://orkanetworks.com/ (We’re hoping that it will be updated soon).

Artillerie to launch debut album ‘Eradefiled’ in November

EradefiledAfter a long wait, New Delhi based extreme metal act Artillerie is finally all set to launch its debut album ‘Eradefiled’. The 9 track studio album was recorded at Grey Studios, New Delhi and has been recorded, mixed and produced by Keshav Dhar and Anupam Roy. The album is planned to be officially launched on the 7th of November, 2010.
‘Eradefiled’ will be released independently by the band. It will be available both as a free download on their official website, and as a hard copy on their official webstore for all those who’d wish to own one. The band’s new website is currently being worked on, and will be unveiled soon.
“We just got frustrated with the growing lack of interest from potential sponsors. We thought to ourselves that we have some great material with us and it should reach out to people regardless of whether we get any support or not. We therefore decided to go ahead with the launch independently. We know it’s going to be challenging, but we are going to see this through.” says Noble Luke, vocalist of the band.
In terms of sound and songwriting, this album promises to be a considerable leap forward from the band’s previous EP ‘New Offensive’, which had been released by RSJ Records earlier.
“This album is very different from whatever we have done before. We have really pushed ourselves to be more innovative in terms of our songwriting, sound, concept and even art work. For example, we published a short story on the album concept called ‘The Story of Cerenia’ on our blog. This is something we would have probably never thought of doing before. We are looking forward to seeing the results of all these efforts, and taking notes for the future”, commented Alvin Jose, guitarist of the band.
In support of the album, Artillerie is currently working on a pan-India tour plan. “We are looking at playing in all the major cities in the scene, like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad and probably one city in the North East like Guwahati or Shillong. At the moment, we are on a constant look out for interested parties in these areas to work with. We are already speaking to a few people. Let’s see how it goes” said Raul Belgard, guitarist of the band.
The band has already been scheduled to play at IIT Roorkee, New Delhi, and Hyderabad.

Grey And Saurian 2010 Compilation CD available now!!

Grey And SaurianGrey And Saurian, the relatively new Indian metal record label have released an 11 track CD featuring artists such as Bhayanak Maut, Amogh Symphony, Scribe and Artillerie. And it’s just a hundred bucks! Delivered right to your doorstep anywhere in India. For getting the CD, contact eeshan@greyandsaurian.com .The full track list is as follows. 980

Capital Metal

Capital MetalAfter Sam Dunn’s “Metal : A Headbanger’s Journey” and “Global Metal”, there has been a rising interest in metal documentaries. First there was “declassified and bootlegged”, which is about the rock and metal scene in Bombay. (was supposed to have been out a long time ago, no idea what has happened to that.) But that’s now what this article is about. 969