Among all the old-school extreme metal offshoots, black metal has always been a bit underplayed and understated in the burgeoning Indian metal scene. For reasons unknown, rather its cousin sub-genres like death metal, thrash, and grindcore, have had more representation from this
In the past few years, India has witnessed a surge of metal acts from remote parts of the country. Whereas over the years, metal bands would mostly be seen hailing from cities and urban centers where there’s hardly any dearth of infrastructural
It’s been raining gigs throughout Kolkata in these past few months, with all the local acts coming together to give the metal hub of this city what they have always craved for. The year 2022 has kind of presented itself as some
Being the oldest heavy metal event IP in Kolkata, The Pit has witnessed some of the biggest acts performing there for more than a decade now. Starting way back in 2009, The Pit is going to hold its 10th-anniversary edition this November
It has been almost two decades since their formation in 1999 by the Haley brothers. After a series of full-length albums and endless national and international tours, the Tasmanian Devils a.k.a Psycroptic, are now going to take over India for the very
In this multiverse of Metal, where sub-genres & fusion genres keep spawning & spreading quite rapidly, pretty sure ‘Sexy’ would be the last term that you’d expect to hear in this ‘masculine’ mainstream repulsive sub-culture. Yet in the glam studded streets of
Kryphos, a South Korean depressive black metal band, which incepted in the year 2010 is nothing but a ferocious band that delivers extremely malicious music that stresses the theme of suicide. South Korea isn’t a country where metal in general is a
Orka Networks. Frankly, their reputation precedes them and if you have attended any half decent metal gig in India worth its salt, then chances are that they were involved. Established in 2006 by Hyderabad’s resident metal enthusiast and law graduate Renu McGarry
Turn Hostile is a metal quartet that reminisces the classic sound of the ’80s, hailing from Dhaka, Bangladesh. This group of youngsters and their old-school Thrash metal sound have been building a buzz in the underground scenario of Dhaka since they released
For the uninitiated, Dreadhammer (Facebook page) is a Kolkata-based Thrash metal band, that draws inspiration from the likes of Megadeth, Kreator and Metallica Recently. This 4-man act formed by Rishav in 2016 is known for its frantic, energizing and brutal songs that