Middle East extreme metal pioneers NERVECELL have set “Past, Present…Torture” as the title of their new album, due for release this summer via Lifeforce Records. Nervecell’s forthcoming effort will mark the band’s third full-length studio release since the follow-up to 2011’s “Psychogenocide”, which was also mixed & mastered by Wojtek and Slawek Wiesawski at Hertz… Read More NERVECELL announce new album title
Dubai’s young Death metallers, VOICE OF THE SOUL, are now preparing to head to India for some special shows soon to be announced, after winning the Holy Noise Battle of the Bands in Dubai on August 16th at Club Ratsky. Guitarist Monish Shringi commented, “ I’m really happy to have won this, given that we… Read More Dubai based death metallers VOICE OF THE SOUL ready to take India by storm
Metal Asylum Festival is back with full force and is ready to get the metal heads dig up their favorite metal outfits and give a big horn’s up for some of the great bands lined up for the fest. This year the event features regional bands such as, Tunisian heavy metal band Carthagods ft. Dutch… Read More BLIND IMAGE to perform at Metal Asylum Fest in Dubai
The Indian Black Metal band 1833 AD had announced a show in Dubai, UAE. The concert will take place on 20th April at Aussie Legends, located in Rydges Plaza. This band has wowed Black Metal fans across India and will open for the Polish Death Metal band DECAPITATED at the Nepfest in Nepal this September.… Read More 1833 AD to play at exclusive gig in Dubai
Dubai based progressive rockers ABSOLACE, have released their debut video for I Am, So I Will. The track comes from the band’s forthcoming second album, Fractals, which is released worldwide on March 26. Featuring ten hauntingly beautiful tracks, the album is an emotionally-rich opus, mixing soaring melodies, crunching riffs, thought provoking lyrical themes and atmospheric… Read More Dubai’s Absolace release video for ‘I Am So I Will’
UAE/Dubai’s brutal death metal band, PERVERSION, is streaming their debut album ‘Pillars Of The Enlightened‘ in it’s entirety on their Facebook page for a week. Formed in 2006, the band released their debut EP ‘The Origins of Horror‘. The band entered studio in July 2010 to record their debut ‘Pillars Of The Enlightened’. Perversion are… Read More Dubai’s PERVERSION streaming debut album ‘Pillars Of The Enlightened’
UAE-based metallers Benevolent are in the recording process for their upcoming debut full length album, the band is adding drum-icon Andols Herrick (ex-Chimaira) as a featured musician on the album to record one track on the record. Hadi Sarieddine, the band co-founder and lead guitarist states “It is pretty crazy thinking that Andols Herrick is… Read More BENEVOLENT to feature ANDOLS HERRICK on upcoming debut full length album
From the scorching heat of the Arabian deserts to the blistering cold of Canada, Nephelium blend old school death metal with Middle Eastern melodies into a perfect musical collaboration. Nephelium‘s co-founder and drummer, Alan Madhavan, talks about the band’s journey and debut album ‘Coils Of Entropy‘
Dubai based progressive metallers ABSOLACE, will release their hauntingly beautiful second album ‘Fractals’ worldwide on March 26th. The release is a ten track, emotionally-rich opus, mixing soaring melodies, crunching riffs, thought provoking lyrical themes and atmospheric soundscapes akin to bands such as Karnivool, Porcupine Tree and Tool. Singer Nadim Jamal comments: “The album mainly revolves… Read More Dubai’s Absolace to release second album ‘Fractals’
Blind Image announced that the show at IIT with Vildjharta will be the last show for their guitarist VG Pranav. A post of Facebook read “ We are looking in to replacements. This time around, we have decided to take our own time to pick the new guitarist who will fit the band not only… Read More Blind Image announces new guitarist
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
Dubai may be known as a city rich in history, a business hub and the home of the tallest structure in the world, but it’s also the birthplace of one of the first death metal bands to come out of the Middle East, Nephelium. Now residing and re-establishing themselves in Toronto, Canada over the last… Read More NEPHELIUM Announce Release Date “Coils Of Entropy” Reveal Artwork, Track Listing