Swedish melodic death metal veterans Soilwork and Indian ‘gamer’ metallers Providence are the first acts that have been announced for this year’s edition of Bangalore Open Air, India’s largest open air metal festival. Soilwork have earned a mammoth reputation for themselves as consistent torchbearers of the Swedish melodic death metal movement[…]
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In a letter not devoid of emotion, Delhi’s melodic death metal long-timers Acrid Semblance finally announced the end of their musical journey as a band. Vocalist/keyboardist Anubhav Misra finally broke many years of silence via Facebook. It’s finally time to say goodbye. Over the last 4 years, I have tried to[…]
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The year 2014 is clearly over, but it left in its wake several metallic gems that some of us writers just can’t get over. This year was especially eventful as it saw several top-tier titans returning with new albums, a lot of new promise emerging from different bands around the[…]
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Delhi’s melodic death metal long-timers Acrid Semblance have been in and out of the news in the recent past. They have surfaced with a new single released on Christmas Eve. The song in question is called ‘Through the Glass Door’. The song is intended to be part of their long-awaited[…]
Read More »Bangalore-based heavy/melodic death metal band Kryptos have released their first single off the new album ‘The Coils of Apollyon’. The song is titled ‘ The Mask of Anubis‘. The album is set to be released in 2 weeks’ time at Bangalore’s Kyra pub on the 18th of February 2012. The[…]
Read More »Swedish melodic death spearheads have revealed the cover art (refer to pic) and the track list for their upcoming album Sounds of a Playground Fading, due this June. The track list is – 01. Sounds Of A Playground Fading 02. Deliver Us 03. All For Me 04. The Puzzle 05.[…]
Read More »‘War of the Gods’, the latest single from Amon Amarth’s upcoming full-length release ‘Surtur Rising’ is now online and ready to be heard by those with even an inkling of Viking blood in their marrow. The song can be heard on the website for the album. Enjoy it HERE. The[…]
Read More »It seems like every engineering college in India wants a major metal band to perform at their respective cultural festivals. Following in the footsteps of the IITs and VIT, BITS Hyderabad have gotten melodic death metal giants Dark Tranquillity for their festival. They’ll be supported by Bangalore’s beloved Kryptos and[…]
Read More »Finnish melodic death metal band Norther have released their first new track ‘Break Myself Away’ with new vocalist Aleksi Sivhonen. The song is up for free download on their MySpace blog where you can also donate a small amount of money to them as well. The song has also been[…]
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