There comes a time in every musician’s life when he questions the boundaries of the "genre" he belongs to. There’s this inherent urge to do something different, to step up ahead of other also-had-been bands. Some want to establish a unique sound (e.g. – the Maiden sound); others want to redefine their "genre" or create… Read More Shatriya – Violence
Sepultura released their latest album "Nation" through roadrunner records this February hot on the heels of Soulfly’s second album! This album is truly a very mediocre album in every sense!! The old-Sep aggression and fury is gone and there is this nu-metal sound, with a very subdued type of aggression replacing it. If u love… Read More Sepultura – Nation
Nailbomb was the classic side project of ex-Sepultura frontman and leader Max Cavalera providing the insults with Alex Newport [his stepson] of the band Fudge Tunnel providing for all the negativity with his mouth-full of hate. This album ‘Point Blank’ was released back in ’94 after the success of Sepultura’s Chaos AD and has contributions… Read More Nailbomb – Point Blank
Everybody has heard of Mayhem :- They were the forerunners of the whole black metal scene- great; They are strongly against Christianity – cool; They have been involved in tons of controversies- amazing; They hit the headlines when Dead committed suicide and more when Count Grishnack murdered Euronymous – holy shit; They’re bad, they’re evil,… Read More Mayhem – Grand Declaration Of War
I read somewhere recently that "good" music is one that AFFECTS you -makes you ponder about it, makes you feel something different and influences the steps in your life. Take a slightly different version of that argument and you could say that truly brutal music doesn’t just pound on you or zap your energy or… Read More Immolation – Close To A World Below
Yes!!! This is awesome north American death/grind. 22 sick songs with a great big heavy sound, a serious grind feel to bludgeon your brain to death. This band challenges with the best bands of the genre, they have the same big sound as Exhumed, a bit of brutal death metal blent with a straightforwardly grinding… Read More Anal Blast – Vaginal Vempire
The "finest" Turkish band- "Cenotaph" ,unleash their outrageous, gore-encrusted opus upon mankind! you’ll be impressed by their evolution towards a grind-death sound of the most extreme kind! Leaded by relentless, fast and pounding blastbeat drums (which have a wonderful, earsplitting metallic sound!), banking up sharp-edged guitar riffs and unreal twisted bass lines. It reminds me… Read More Cenotaph – Puked Genital Purulency
Mystic Frost, a Pune based hard rock/ progressive band released their debut album late last year. The band comprising of Amod on vocals and guitar, Ram on lead guitar, Anand on bass and Sanjeev on drums released this album building on their previous ’96 demo. The album ‘Ripchord Moksha’ is not a jibe at the… Read More Mystic Frost – Ripchord Moksha
Welcome to the Ice Age!!, loudly proclaims Vikram Bhat with a banshee shriek which rips your soul and threatens mutilate your mind for the next half an hour with one of the darkest albums ever to come out of this sub-continent. This is how B’lore based band Dying Embrace quickly get into overdrive {over your… Read More Dying Embrace – Serenades Of Depravity
Though this recording is not properly released by the band as an album, it can be obtained from the addresses at the end. This is one of the tightest and most power-packed performances you’ll ever hear from a 3-member thrash band in India and so I thought I’d better share the experience with you so… Read More Threnody – Live At NLS 99
Colourblind is a Mumbai based rock group comprising of Ram handling the vocals, keyboards, and drum programming and his unprejudiced pal Siddharth on all the electric, acoustic and bass. Phew, how much these two have done between themselves for the album? It’s certainly the best-packaged Indian release ever and it’s a big thing to be… Read More Colorblind – Colorblind
Cranium, is one of the best Metal Bands of India hailing from Calcutta who leave chaos rampant in whichever cities they’ve destroyed with their sound and energy. Their debut No Mercy is an indestructible slab of Thrash Metal by which the entire Metal scene here can be judged. Expect no mercy when you listen to… Read More Cranium – No Mercy