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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

KRYPTOS to tour Germany with DEATH ANGEL

Kryptos Death Angel tour 2015

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 tour with Italian melodic black metal band Graveworm last year and another Europe tour prior to that which included performances at Wacken Open Air and In Flammer Open Air metal festivals. The tour begins on 17th July in Weisbaden and ends on the 11th of August at Essen. From the Headbangers India family, we wish the band all the best as always and congratulate them on returning to Europe again and again, stronger every time.

Neolithic Silence releases debut EP

Bangalore based Neolithic Silence has just released their self titled debut EP. The EP is available currently for streaming and digital purchases. International Pre-orders and T-Shirt orders can be made via the band’s official Facebook page.

The tracklisting is as follows:

1. Prelude
2. War Cry
3. Passions of Demise
4. Swept Away
5. Don’t Panic

The band formed back in 2004, and went on a hiatus for a while before they made their comeback in 2012 with a new line-up. The band currently consists of Jayant Sridhar on vocals and guitars, Suraj Dutt also on guitars, Narayan on bass and Yadhunandan on drums.

You can listen to and buy the album here:
http://neolithicsilence.bandcamp.com/

Hellwind- New old school metal supergroup from Mumbai

The nods to the old school seems to have been on a rise in India thanks to new releases by Albatross and Kryptos, but now another great quintet has ‘risen from the ashes’ of past bands such as Zephyr and Apollonian Quest, bringing you Hellwind. The band’s line-up is as follows (with innovative duties spelled out):

Akshay Deodhar – The Vocal Viscount
Rajarshi Bhattacharyya – The Samurai of Shred
Kiron Kumar – The Creature of Riff Lagoon
Aditya Kadam- Super Commando Groove
Demonstealer – The Demon on Drums

That’s right, this dream line-up is all set to unleash their wizardry upon you. Take a listen to their demo or read more about the band on their Facebook page, and in their own words:

“So grab those tight clothes, put on your make-up, grab a few beers and head down for our show. Because if you look hard enough, the 80s never died…the decade only lay dormant somewhere deep within you. And now, the beast begins to rise again! Rock or die!”

Morbid Angel announce recording


Florida death metal gods Morbid Angel are proud to announce that as of June 22nd they have entered the studio to record their ninth full length album. The recording is gonna happen at Mana Studios in St. Petersburg,Florida, with Eric Rutan engineering the production. Also note that this album is gonna feature Tim Yeung (ex Decrepit Birth) on the drums as Pete Sandoval the original drummer requires back surgery and is not gonna sit behind the kit anytime soon. The album sure promises to be a brutal one and a definite treat for the old school fans.