The year is new again. It is time for use to look back on the year that was in terms of metal and release another staff pick list. This time, we chose to have everyone pick 13 tracks instead of albums because while the experience of a good album is[…]
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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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After two years of writing, recording and performing, India’s premier sludge/heavy rock band Shepherd is ready with their mammoth debut album. Titled ‘Stereolithic Riffalocalypse’, it is slated to release on 7th March 2015. The album will be available for pre-order on 1st February 2015. To kick things off, fans can[…]
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Bangalore based Shepherd has just released a new single titled “Crook” from their upcoming full length debut album ‘Stereolithic Riffalocalypse’. You can listen to it here: The band has finished recording the album at Premik Jolly’s Area 51 Studios, and news of release should be out soon. Follow them on[…]
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2014 seems to have started off on a good note in terms of the live scene in Bangalore, with gigs happening for the last few weekends consecutively. The last of these was the second version of Insurrection, which happened at Tinga Tinga Bar on Sunday, the 9th of February. The[…]
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After a very successful first edition, ‘Evilution’- a Bangalore metal gig that’s now turning into a property of sorts, returned with a second version. This time, it was supposed to be “Uglier, Heavier and Louder”. But sadly, more than anything else, it was a massive disappointment. And no, this wasn’t[…]
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Mahesh Raju- Vocalist of Bangalore based sludge outfit Shepherd, announced via Facebook that he will no longer be a part of the band. In what seems like a controversial exit, Mahesh said- “For those who’d care to read, I’d like to set the record straight about my involvement with Shepherd[…]
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It’s been a while since Bangalore saw a gig with a line-up as diverse as what we got in Sonic Doom. This happened at Ion Bar and Kitchen (the new metal venue in the city) on Sunday, 26th May. Apart from the variety of genres among those performing, there was[…]
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The aptly-named Iron Fist Records have now released the much awaited Motorhead India tribute album, featuring 12 ear-splitting covers spanning various genres of metal from bands of different backgrounds. The album can be streamed in its entirety on Bandcamp, where you can also order a special edition bundle with a[…]
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The third edition of Bangalore’s Trend Slaughter fest is here, featuring Singaporean thrash/crust band Blood Division as the headliners. The gig, engineered and innovated by Cyclopean Eye Productions promises the best of the underground bands and stays true to it’s name. Having featured Japanese black thrash metallers Abigail and Bangladesh’s[…]
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