Announced on 25th August 2015, German power metal pioneers HELLOWEEN confirmed a headlining slot at the prestigious Hornbill Festival in Kohima, Nagaland. The band is slated to play on the 7th of December 2015. They are currently touring extensively around the world in support of their 16th studio album My God-Given Right, released in May[…]
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The announcement from Guwahati‘s RECTIFIED SPIRIT will bring cheer to those yearning for something more theatrical from India. ‘The Waste Land‘ is the title being given to this progressive/power metal album, the 2nd full-length from the dormant band slated for release on September 10th, 2015. The distribution will be carried out[…]
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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[…]
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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[…]
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Darjeeling extreme metal band Sycorax have announced the release of their debut full-length album Sycotherapy and have set June 2015 as the planned month of release. They have revealed quite a fantastic piece of art as their album cover, created by Jean Michel. The band is currently touring the North-east so make sure you[…]
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Swiss folk metal gauls Eluveitie have announced a return to Indian shores with 2 headlining performances at NIT Calicut and IIT Roorkee. The former will take place on the 27th of March at NIT Calicut‘s annual cultural festival Ragam while the latter will take place on the 29th of March at IIT Roorkee‘s annual fest Cognizance. In 2010,[…]
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Bangalore’s old-school metal torchbearers Kryptos are continuing their sorties of Europe. This time around it may just be their biggest announcement yet. They have now confirmed a tour of Germany with thrash metal superstars Death Angel, from the United States. This tour comes on the back of a highly successful[…]
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German symphonic metal band Xandria will be headlining the annual cultural festival Pearl at BITS-Pilani‘s Hyderabad campus on 14th March, having previously been headlined by acts such as Dark Tranquillity and Decapitated. The band will be managed by Orka Networks during this time, the events company that brought Gojira and Bloodshot Dawn to India, among[…]
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After the release of “Bog Slime” to generally positive reviews, the Bangalore based stoner/doom band Shepherd releases their second single titled “Turdspeak”. The band will be part of the Indie March series of gigs at CounterCulture, Bangalore, alongside stoner/doom band Bevar Sea, and post metal new comers Pangea, on the[…]
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Mumbai’s thrashmen Devoid have secured a spot at Dubai‘s Resurrection Fest, showcasing the rising stars of the various countries across Asia. The band will be playing alongside Stigmata (Sri Lanka), Creative Waste (Saudi Arabia), Maticrust (Philippines) and Smouldering in Forgotten (Bahrain). The event will take place on Friday the 13th[…]
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