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Sonic Doom: Gig Review

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It’s been a while since Bangalore saw a gig with a line-up as diverse as what we got in Sonic Doom. This happened at Ion Bar and Kitchen (the new metal venue in the city) on Sunday, 26th May. Apart from the variety of genres among those performing, there was[…]

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Review: The Indian Metal Festival, 2012

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The great metal weekend has just wrapped itself up. In a once in a lifetime occurrence, two major international bands headlined two major metal festivals, happening in the same city and at the same time, at different venues. Some headed for Testament at NH7 Weekender in Bangalore, and the rest,[…]

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Cataclysm 2 to storm Chennai

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Liquid Fire Events, an event management company based out of Chennai is hosting an open-air gig at YMCA Nandanam on Sunday, the 29th of July. During their previous venture in June 2011 they managed an open air gig event with quite a few Indian Rock Bands, including some of Chennai’s[…]

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Gig Review: Unseen Underground Pub Fest VI

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The Unseen Underground Pub Fest, held regularly in Chennai has a reputation for violent metal shows and the 6th edition, held on 2nd May 2010 was no different. Featuring Frank’s Got The Funk (funk rock), Blind Image (technical thrash metal), Spitfire (metalcore) and Escher’s Knot (technical death metal), the gig[…]

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Summerstorm Pre Party

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Finally, there’s news about the delectable Pre Party that happens a day before Lamb of God leaves us in ruins. Not only do you have the likes of Kryptos and Blind Image playing on the 13th at Furtados, now you have more metal acts giving your necks a further warm[…]

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Interview with Escher’s Knot

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Technical metal band Escher’s Knot is one of the few pillars that lay the foundation for a rising metal scene in Chennai. Despite being largely restricted to pub gigs, the band has created quite a stir, emerging as one of the promising young finds of 2009.

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Unseen Underground pub fest

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After the success of the Opeth Tribute show held in Chennai recently, it’s time for some more original Indian metal. The fourth edition of the Unseen Underground Pub Fest is back. The gig is happening at Geoffrey’s Pub (Chennai) on the 27th of September at 7pm.

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Gig Review: Unseen Underground Pub Fest III (Chennai)

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It has been just six months since Opeth played their very first concert in Chennai. The fans of the progressive metal can never get enough of their music as its varieties are almost close to infinity. When the starvation was still on, Unseen Underground organized a tribute show to Opeth[…]

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