Fistful of Metal # 6

One hour of metal/punk from India. All recent releases.

Track list

Primitiv – Taurus
Escher’s Knot – Covolution
Hostilian – Regressive Instincts
Heathen Beast – Bloody Sabrimala
Kapala – Moral Attrition
Plague Throat – The Epoch Of Catastrophe II
Haiku-Like Imagination – Ozzifer
SkyPunch – From Above
Bhayanak Maut – Pinkadass
Pacifist – Pedigreed
FALSE FLAG – Counterfeit
SHEPHERD – Weed Dealer
Rainburn – Merchant of Dreams

Indianrockmp3.com turns 3

A few days ago Indianrockmp3.com completed 3 years. Started as a blog by Santhosh Lobo, a Indian based in Kuwait it is now a website with daily updates by Indian rock and metal enthusiasts from around the country. More about the origins of the website and its growth  in this interview with Santhosh

I got involved with Indianrockmp3.com around a year ago after being a daily reader for a couple years. During this time I have interviewed and reviewed the “Rawkstars” of India. Some people at gigs now recognize me as “the guy who writes for Indianrockmp3”

Check out Volume II of the annual Indiean compilation featuring 9 kick ass tracks.

Looking forward to another year of Indiean music.

Rolling Stone Metal Awards 2011

Rolling Stone India  held the 2nd edition of the Metal Awards yesterday at Blue Frog. The bands performing were Noiseware, Exhmation, Artillerie and Bhayanak Maut.

I’ve not seen Exhumation or Artillerie live before so was looking forward to that. Bhayanak Maut always put on good show.

Naagin inspired ??

All the bands put on killer performances. The crowd went nuts (typical Bombay crowd),  lots of moshpits. I managed to get a picture of Exhumation while headbanging

The show was hosted by Vishwesh (Scribe) who did his best to keep the crowd entertained. Check out the list of all the winners here.

Overall, it was a good night.  Looking forward to the next Metal Night at the Blue Frog.

Mid April Updates

The interviews I did last month are finally online now.

A couple of them were for Indiarockmp3. Feathers of Jatinga is one of the newest projects of Vishal Singh (Amogh Symphony) which has Vedant (Shades of Retribution) on vocals. My interview with them covers their background, album and also future plans. Check out a couple of tracks from their upcoming album here.

Bhayanak Maut are a deathcore band from Mumbai. They were featured on the first episode of the podcast. A killer band live, they are now getting ready for their first gig abroad which will be at the Infero festival in Norway. I helped out with their “Artist of the month” interview.  Check out their Metasis EP if you have not already done so. Its FREE!!

There were also a couple of interviews for theunderground.in. The first was with Nervecell, the Dubai based death/thrash metal band who have just released a kick ass new album “Psychogenocide”. Read all about it and also their touring plans for this year here.

The second one was with Woods of Ypres, one of my favourite bands. I own most of their releases, including compilations and vinyl. Last year they released “The Green Album” which was played a lot in my cd player. Earache Records signed the Canadian doomsters late last year and re-released “The Green Album” last month. Read about how all of them happened and what it means for the future of the band here.

Thats all for now, more reviews and interviews coming up soon.