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Dark Desolation featured on Metal Hammer compilation CD

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Bangalore based (face-painted) black metal band Dark Desolation have their new single titled ‘Futile Dogma’ featured on the latest Metal Hammer UK compilation CD along with artists like Sepultura, Decapitated, Trivium and many others. The band says “We are extremely delighted to be featured alongside the bands we have grown[…]

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The Mighty Riff!

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Metalheads one and all, we introduce you to- The Mighty Riff. The Mighty Riff is a series of gigs which will kick off with the first one in Bangalore, on the 16th of July. The line-up for that is as follows: Bevar Sea Inner Sanctum Culminant Pillbox 666 Venue: Alliance[…]

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Final Surrender release ‘St. Sinner’

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Side project of Jared Sandhy (Slain), Joseph Samuel and James Stephanus (Inside Out) and Sanjay Kumar (Amethyst)- Final Surrender, has just released their debut EP, titled ‘St. Sinner’. The EP consists of the following tracks: Fortress of Merimna (with Judah Sandhy) Awkward Silence Sacred Vow These were the guys who[…]

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Orphaned Land India Tour

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Israeli heavy metal band Orphaned Land will perform in Bangalore, Vellore (at Vellore Institute of Technology), Mumbai and Pune as part of their upcoming India tour this February. This tour will be in support of their most recently released album ‘The Never Ending Way of ORWarriOR’. (Read the review on[…]

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Brute Fest, Bangalore

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Brute Fest, an extreme metal featuring metal bands from around the country will be held this 17th of October at Kyra in Bangalore. Be there to witness some real metal, with “passion and excruciation with the the most extreme bands tearing the stage apart.” Date: 17th October (Sunday) Time: 11[…]

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Lacuna Coil to headline Kingfisher Octoberfest

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Every year, the Kingfisher Great Indian Octoberfest gets bigger and better! The 2010 edition of the event is going to be headlined by Lacuna Coil, and co-headlined by De Profundis. The Great Indian Octoberfest will happen from the 22nd to the 24th of October, 2010, at the Palace Grounds, Bangalore.[…]

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Slain releases tracklist and cover art for new album

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After scoring two wins at the Rolling Stone Metal Awards in Mumbai recently, the boys from Bangalore-based Progressive Melodic Metal band Slain are back with more exciting news for  fans and music lovers. The band has just released the cover art and track list for their upcoming album ‘Here &[…]

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Gig Review: Rock Ethos 2009 (Bangalore)

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Bangalore is a pretty well behaved city. It is cultured, mannered and law abiding. Maybe that’s why when the cops say shut shop; we do it without a lot of revolt. Yes, there have been lots of strong opinions in the past, but that’s the highest level of protest to[…]

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