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Kryptos announce Coils Over India Tour

Kryptos will embark on a massive country wide tour of India in support of their upcoming third album ‘The Coils of Apollyon’, which is scheduled for release in October 2011. The tour will cover 30 cities over 40 days and will be the longest and largest tour of the country by any metal band in the history of the Indian metal scene. The band will travel in a fully customized bus along with a complete sound and lighting rig as well as a 14 man crew in what will be an unprecedented event that will bring the power of heavy metal to all corners of the country.
The tour will begin in Bangalore where Kryptos will launch ‘The Coils of Apollyon’ on Oct 29th and will then continue to move from the south to the north and back down again. The band will cut through all major Indian cities as well as breaking new ground in cities that have yet to witness the full force of heavy metal.

Long live the old school!!!

The tour dates for the Coils Over India Tour 2011 are

Date City

OCT.29 Bangalore

NOV.01 Mysore

NOV.02 Manipal

NOV.03 Belgaum

NOV.04 Goa

NOV.05 Pune

NOV.06 Mumbai

NOV.07 Nasik

NOV.08 Surat

NOV.09 Ahmedabad

NOV.10 Jodhpur

NOV.11 Jaipur

NOV.12 Delhi

NOV.13 Noida

NOV.14 Chandigarh

NOV.17 Lucknow

NOV.18 Kanpur

NOV.21 Kolkata

NOV.22 Kharagpur

NOV.23 Bhubaneswar

NOV.24 Rourkela

NOV.27 Warangal

NOV.28 Hyderabad

NOV.29 Vijaywada

DEC.01 Chennai

DEC.02 Pondicherry

DEC.03 Vellore

DEC.04 Trivandrum

DEC.05 Cochin

DEC.06 Coimbatore

DEC.08 Bangalore

Make sure you catch Kryptos in your city and be a part of this one of a kind phenomenon.

Kryptos reveals tracklist for The Coils of Apollyon

Bangalore based iconic band Kryptos have revealed the track list for their third upcoming album The Coils of Apollyon. The recording of the album, which began in early March, was completed during the first week of April and is scheduled for release sometime during the fall of 2011 and will be mixed and mastered by Anupam Roy at Grey Studios, New Delhi.

The full tracklist is as follows:

The Mask of Anubis
Spellcraft
Serpent Mage
Visions of Dis
The Isle of Voices
The Coils of Apollyon
Nexus Legion
Starfall
Eternal Crimson Spires

Acclaimed underground artist Mark Riddick is the man behind the stunning cover art, which you can see on the left hand side.

Said frontman Nolan Lewis about the new album “anyone who loves eighties melodic metal that’s rough around the edges will absolutely foam at the mouth once they get their hands on this. We’ve gone for a clear yet raw and heavy production so don’t expect anything ‘modern’ here. This definitely sounds like it was spat out from 1988. If you love Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Mercyful Fate, Kreator and Coroner this will be right up your alley.”

This much awaited release is definitely one that would alter our destinies, one that promises to be a benchmark after Spiral Ascent and The Ark of Gemini, that established Kryptos as unparalleled old school legends. Watch out for this, and keep the old school alive!

Artwork for new Kryptos album unveiled

Bangalore thrash metallers Kryptos have unveiled the artwork for their upcoming album ‘The Coils Of Apollyon’. Done by illustrator Mark Riddick, the album is being produced by Anupam Roy (responsible for Bhayanak Maut, Scribe etc). Keep checking this space for updates.

Announcing the Resonate Music Award 2010

Resonate awardFollowing the success of the Resonate Music Award 2009, the launch of the 2010 award has been announced with some significant changes and new partnerships.

In line with the theme announced last year, the award aims to be a significant contribution towards an artist or band’s dream of releasing an album of international quality by opening the doors to recognition in the national and international music scene. With the help of many established music gurus covering many genres across India, the award will contribute not only towards the relieving some of the financial stress, but also towards guiding the artists to a successful music career.

In a change from last year’s conditions, the 2010 award pledges to award INR 50,000 to the winner to be spent on something tangible that helps the artist and eventually results in the release of professionally recorded material. The judging panel will pay special scrutiny to the artist’s proposal and select the winner based on a combination of the quality of demo and the artist’s vision for their careers and proposal for the award’s funds.

Deepak, the founder of The Resonate Music Award, and former frontman of Bangalore act Shrapnel says “We were blown away with the response and quality of the entries we received from all over India last year. We are proud to say that Gowri as well as Guillotine and Dark Horizon have recorded some quality music in the studio and we are proud to be associated with them. This year we are opening up the prize to be used for almost anything provided it is an intelligent stepping-stone to the release of the artist’s music. We’ve made struck some important partnerships and we will continue making announcements throughout the course of the award – at the end of the day we are constantly seeking avenues to help the Indian independent artist”

Joining the judging panel this year will be Bruce Lee Mani from Thermal and A Quarter. Continuing on from last year are also Nolan Lewis (Kryptos), Sahil Makhija (Demonic Resurrection), and Chris Avinash (Angeldust). Prasad Bhat (Extinct Reflections, Inviktus) of Graphicurry has agreed to sit down with the winning artist and assist forming/improving the artist’s brand and online identity.

Myopusradio.com joins as a media partner, and associations continue with Rolling Stone Magazine, Furtados, RadioVerve and Netbramha Studios.

Entries for the 2010 Resonate Award are now open and close on the 20th of December 2010 with the winner being announced shortly after. For more information about how to apply and who can partake, please visit www.resonate.in.