Reviews
Doesn’t matter if you can cram as much as sweep picking or fast guitar solos into every song or play blast beats at 240,if your band isn’t kickass, nobody is going to give a shit about you. And seems like Agnostic has taken care of all this in their work ,Morbid Embracement. This is well-written,… Read More REVIEW: Agnostic – Morbid Embracement
Skyharbor is probably like the new textbook which is introduced in the ‘music fraternity’ – so pertaining to the analogy, it also will be at the receiving end of both accolades and rants. Nonetheless , the album which is hyped from such a long time needs to have a lot to sustain (marketwise) and amaze… Read More REVIEW : Skyharbor – Blinding White Noise:Illusion and Chaos
You need not be some 25 years old 5’10” huge giant with some long hairs to come out with some good music, Blackheart conveying the message to Indian Metal Scene by the release of their debut EP in their teenage. Their EP, ANTI-CORRUPTION is available for free download (a good marketing move almost every new… Read More REVIEW: Blackheart – Anti Corruption EP
Old Head are a band that certainly pulls no punches and their album title says it all. Maximum fucking Rock. When I read that the music was a mix of 70’s rock and old Megadeth I was definitely skeptical. That seemed like an odd combination to say the least. But slap me sideways with a… Read More REVIEW: Old Head – Maximum Rock
So how often do you come across bands, who dare to experiment with extreme metal by combining vedic hymns and Indian classical lines? VARCAS is a six piece Melodic Extreme Metal band from Mumbai. ‘Varcas’, which is a sanskrit word, simply suggests Vital Power which is the key essence to life. They intend to spread… Read More REVIEW: Varcas – Kaal Samrajya Single
Kickstarting 2012’s major Middle Eastern metal efforts, Perversion‘s newest work hits the market with high expectations haunting it. Solid and imbued with technical instrumental efforts (the most prominent instrument being the guitar which showcases great riffs), Pillars Of The Enlightened lives up to its expectations and delivers to put a name for Perversion alongside the… Read More REVIEW: Perversion – Pillars Of The Enlightened
DISCHORDIA is an American Progressive Death Metal band hailing from Oklahoma. I recently gotta chance to listen to their Debut E.P Creator, Destroyer which to some extent defines the sound they are looking for. Right from the very first second till the end, it’s absolutely ‘in your face’ no nonsense death metal sound with hell… Read More REVIEW: Dischordia – Creator, Destroyer
What can possibly be said about one of the great institutions of death metal that hasn’t been said before? There are few bands that you can rely on to never waver from their chosen path while consistently churning out killer albums that just never disappoint. Asphyx are like the death metal version of AC/DC or… Read More REVIEW: Asphyx – Death hammer
Explosively progressive with twist of Traditional Indian Classical Instruments is what defines the angst-ridden Pune based Experimental giants DARK HELM. Dark Helm as a group have always been under intense scrutiny since arriving on the metal scene in such unforgettable style by getting signed with LA based Record Label Itchy Metal Entertainment. Their recently released… Read More REVIEW: Dark Helm – Persepolis
Having spent a substantial part of my life in the Middle East I’ve always kept an eye out on the developing metal scene in that part of the world. Suffice to say I was quite intrigued by what Dubai’s first ever death metal band Nephelium had to offer. The band was formed by guitarist Alex… Read More REVIEW: Nephelium – Coils of Entropy
Insanely percussive and groovy is what defines this Kolkatta based 5 piece Experimental/Hardcore Metal band Scarface. Its almost been 2 years since they formed the band under the name Lost Sequence and later changing the band name to Scarface. Well they claim their music is an amalgamation of many metal genres with lot of variations… Read More REVIEW: Scarface debut single Salvation Denied
Christmas is the grand festival celebrated all over the world and what makes the day more special and crazy is when an amazing band like CHIMAIRA plays in front of thousands of fans in their hometown to celebrate their completion of one decade as a strong outfit. Everyone remembers their masterpiece THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF REASON… Read More REVIEW: Chimaira – ‘The Age Of Hell’