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New Delhi’s FRAGARAK release brand new single

‘In Rumination II- Reflections’ is the title of progressive death metal band Fragarak‘s new single, released as a motion graphics video. True to progressive form, the song is a roller coaster ride of a dark marriage between the esoteric and the innovative, clocking at over 11 minutes in duration. The song will feature on their upcoming 2nd studio release, which bears the title A Spectral Oblivion. It will be an ambitious 2-disc album to be released by the label Transcending Obscurity, and can be pre-ordered as either a limited edition 8-panel digipak or as a digital download with a t-shirt. The album cover has been designed by the Malaysian studio Intuitive Designs. Listen to the single below.

KRYPTOS release brand new music video and reveal new album details

Literally, a metal fist in the air as the album cover. That’s how little of a doubt Bangalore‘s KRYPTOS want to leave regarding what their 4th full-length album Burn up the Night is going to be all about. This announcement was made today by their German label AFM Records who have finalized the release date to be September 23rd. The artwork is very clearly a throwback to the 80s style of traditionally painted album covers representing metal’s ‘glory’ in more literal ways. The artist Mattias Frisk is best known for his artwork for the occult rock band Ghost.

kryptos burn up the night album cover

The album is up for ‘pre’-grabs from both iTunes and the AFM Records website. The band has also decided to make this announcement sweeter by debuting the music video for the first single from the album, titled ‘Full Throttle’:

Kryptos are currently touring Europe and the tourdates are as follows:

2016-07-15 DE Neukirchen Vluyn, Dong Open Air
2016-07-16 DE Hamburg, Apes Enraged Festival
2016-07-28 DE Brandenhörner Kirchen, Headbanger’s Open Air
2016-07-31 DE Hamburg, Wacken Open Air Warm Up Party
2016-08-03 DE Aschaffenburg, Colos-Saal
2016-08-04 DE München, Free and Easy Festival
2016-08-05 DE Marburg, Marburg Kulturshock
2016-08-07 DE Köln, RheinRiot Festival
2016-08-08 CH Pratteln, Z7
2016-08-10 DE Cham, LA
2016-08-13 DE Leidersbach, Sam’s Hard ‘n Heavy Open Air

JUDAS ANCESTRY undergo massive overhaul

Guwahati’s Judas Ancestry, who have been silent for the past few months after releasing a few symphonic black metal tracks in the past, have just gone through a massive reshuffle of their line-up. Here is an official announcement via their Facebook page:

This is to inform everyone that Hillol Choudhury, Rohil Talukdar, Sumon Saikia, Rhittick Gogoi & Shantanu Baishya have choose to part away due to conflict of interest. The album that was due to be released in June this year would be released by them under a new name. Furthermore, Sandeep has decided to relocate his band to New Delhi as he currently recides there.

After creative differences between vocalist Sandeep Sarmah and the rest of the band, a new line-up has been announced that is now based out of New Delhi:

Sandeep Sarmah – Lead Vocals (2010-Present)
Abhishek Kumar – Lead Guitars (2015-Present) {ex-Chaotic Mantra}
Sushmit Mazumdar – Bass (2015-Present) {ex-1833AD}
Suraj Mishra – Keyboards/Synths (2015-Present) {ex-Chaotic Mantra}

The announcement of a drummer is slated to take place soon in the near future. In case some readers are still uninitiated, here is a track released by them about 2 years ago.  Watch this space for more updates regarding the band’s progress.

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Acrid Semblance release new single ‘Through the Glass Door’

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 2nd full-length ‘Land of Cowards’, more details of which will be revealed in the time to come. Earlier this year, the band had released another single prior to this one titled ‘Denial’. You can listen to both of them right over here:

 

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The Down Troddence release single ‘Nagavalli’

The Down Troddence from Cochin today released the single “Nagavalli” from their upcoming debut album titled “How Are You? We Are Fine. Thank You!”. The song articulates a suppressed woman’s rage and how she assumes her universal form symbolised by the famous character, ‘Naagavalli’ in the movie “Manichithrathazhu”. The artwork (created by Abhijith VB) depicts Naagavalli in her true form, collecting eyes of male chauvinists who deserve to be punished.
Listen to it right here on Headbangers India:
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Theorized announce new line-up, album

Many will remember the thrash metal outfit Theorized, from Bangalore. The band has been quiet for some time since they opened for Kreator at Bangalore Open Air last year but have now resurfaced. They recently played a string of shows including Vehement Era, October Fest and Septic Progression. The band are back with a new line-up comprising of:

 

Madhav – Vocals / Guitar
Ankit – Guitar
Sankalp – Bass
Yash – Drums
The band is currently half way through wrapping up their debut full length album. This will be their next release ever since the  ‘False Hope Of Tyranny’ EP which was out in 2009.

Chaoskampf announce the hunt for a new vocalist

Pune’s groove metal machine Chaoskampf have announced that they are looking for a new vocalist after long time frontman Shreyas Kandekar quit the band very recently. Here is the official announcement from Facebook:

Well here is to let you know that we are looking for a vocalist. We request all of you guys to kindly share this status and help us reach a lot of people and find a vocalist. Thanks a lot for the help. It means a lot to us.

 

Needless to say, if you think you have the lung power to be in the band, then do contact the band. Chaoskampf recently released their EP ‘Rise and Reconstruct’ online.