Tagged: alternativemetal

British metal act Cypher16 recently announced dates for their upcoming tour of the country. The band first toured India in 2009, returning for Octoberfest, Bangalore in 2010 ( pictures ). The band has one mini-album to their credit, The Man Of The Black Abyss and recently released an EP, The Metaphorical Apocalypse , which is up on the band's website for free download. Dates September 18 - Blue Frog, Mumbai (with Bhayanak Maut , Providence ) September 19 - [...]

Mumbai death metal act Demonic Resurrection announced the cancellation of their UK tour recently via the band's Facebook page . As reported previously , the band had lined up five shows in England this month, including a slot at the Sonisphere festival this past Sunday. Dreams and darkness united for the Mumbai metal band as UK visa authorities unleashed an unrelenting surge of vengeance upon them by failing to issue travel documents in time for the trip. DR briefly considered making the remainder of their dates even after missing Sonisphere, but when visas had still not arrived on [...]

Seether goes soft on its fifth album; singer Shaun Morgan is angry no more but wish he was.

Mumbai humor metal band Workshop have released a hilarious new webisode on their video blog, featuring frontman Sahil Makhija aka The Demonstealer. He begins with announcing that the stardate is ?i, but that isn't true because it actually is this . The video takes us through the recording and multi-tracking of new tracks 'Blues Motion' and 'Made Love to the Dragon', with an outro in a Toki of Metalocalypse voice. This is the first in a series of episodes called Stupidity In The Studio, to be released in instalments up until the launch of their second full-length [...]

The Lightyears Explode and Workshop performed at NMIMS college's Mayhem festival on Friday, Feb 11 at JRM Grounds, Mumbai. We were there. You've gotta love college festivals. The one time ordinary, everyday college kids get to wield walkie-talkies, sport carefully designed t-shirts that say "SECURITY" and take their event way too seriously always makes for a kvlt experience. Regardless of whether there is an audience of 50 or 5,000. The former being the case on this Friday night, more on college fest kvlt-ness later. The Lightyears Explode If the [...]

Guwahati alternative metal band Lucid Recess has been judged the winner of the Toto Award for Music 2011 at a function held in Bangalore this past weekend. The judging panel comprised Siddhartha Menon, Amit Saigal of RSJ and Amyt Datta of Skinny Alley and PINKNOISE . In addition to the winners, New Delhi artist Ankur Pandey, New Delhi band Five8 , and Chennai-based Adam and The Fish Eyed Poets were shortlisted for the award from a pool of 136 applicants. Formed in 2004, Lucid Recess released a 7-track EP, Carved, [...]

Swedish alt metal act Katatonia headlined the 2010 edition of Livewire , the rock competition of IIT Bombay's annual cultural festival, Mood Indigo. The competition itself was won by Pune metal band Abraxas . Katatonia Setlist 'Day And Then The Shade' 'Liberation' 'My Twin' 'Longest Fear' 'Onward Into Battle' 'Soils Song' 'Omerta' 'Teargas' 'Saw You' 'Idle Blood' 'Ghost' 'Evidence' 'Criminals' 'July' 'For My' 'Forsaker' 'Leaders' Photos by Roycin [...]

Local metal act Noiseware opened the Bacardi NH7 Weekender with the first set at the Bacardi Black Rock Arena. The Pune thrash act played a short, six-song set (including a cover of 'Smooth Criminal') before Mumbai alt-metal act Khiladi took the stage. The Bacardi Black Rock Arena featured an incredible stage setup (with some of the best live sounds we've heard all year) and a 100% kvlt bar area . Mumbai fusion metal act Infernal Wrath started the first semi-legit moshpit at the arena, one that only grew in size through the course [...]

Forcefield, Khiladi, The Riot Peddlers and Bhayanak Maut played B69, Mumbai on Wednesday, Nov 11. We were there. B69 in Andheri could soon become a scene-defining venue. With an entrance that reeks of piss and character, the suburban gigpad has recently started hosting gigs on weekends and on Wednesday, Nov 11 hosted the first in a series of Kill The Weekday gigs (organised by ennui.BOMB ). The venue's excellent sound setup, the presence of airconditioning, cheap beer, a threatening moshpit and some efficient performances all round made for a pretty solid debut of the franchise. [...]

Arjun S Ravi takes a look back at the week in Indian music, tracking October 23-29. I feel terrible about missing The Great Indian Octoberfest in Bangalore. Our prolific lensman Prateek Biswas brought the festival to life in his vivid photo galleries (check out my favourite pic below) covering every day of the three-day festival ( Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 ). Featuring performances by, among others, Italian metal giants Lacuna Coil (who we interviewed at the fest, check out some great [...]

The third day of the three-day Great Indian Octoberfest hit Palace Grounds, Bangalore on Sunday, Oct 24. We were there. Day three of The Great Indian Octoberfest saw performances by 1. The Velvet Trap (metal) 2. Requiem (metal) 3. Escher's Knot (metal) 4. Kryptos (metal) 5. Cypher16 (metal) 6. Wolfpack (classic rock) 7. Manoj George 4 Strings (fusion intrumental) 8. Art Jugalbandi & Beet Gurus & Djs (art fusion with music) 9. Neha Bhasin (Bollywood) 10. Soulmate (Blues Rock) 11. De [...]

Italian metal band Lacuna Coil recently played The Great Indian Octoberfest at Palace Grounds, Bangalore. We managed to catch up with lead singer Cristina Scabbia and gutarist Christiano Migilore backstage, right before the band hit the main stage. In this interview the band talks about their new album Shallow Life , working with Don Gilmore and their favorite football club. Tell us about Shallow Life ? What are the different ideas that circulated within the band during the recording sessions? Cristina: Shallow Life [...]

IIT Student #1: Bro, what do we do about this year's Livewire headliner. IIT Student #2: Dunno yaar, it'll have to be better than Sumo wrestling though. IIT Student #1: True, true. Let's play about four hours straight of UT and then say the name of the first band that comes to our minds. <four hours later> IIT Student #1: Mmm Maggi. IIT Student #2: Exactly, Katatonia. Swedish alt metal giants Katatonia will headline the 2010 edition of IIT Bombay's annual cultural festival Mood Indigo's rock competition Livewire. The quintet from [...]

The Sword return with heavy concepts and heavier riffs. Music - Arts - Kemado Records - Game - Video Games

Coheed And Cambria sings the following genre(s): Alternative Metal , Progressive Metal More videos from Coheed And Cambria : COHEED AND CAMBRIA: Gravemakers and Gunslingers thumbnail: http://i.ytimg.com/vi/ciC0Uc4b yKw/default.jpg document.getElementById("post- 2318-blankimage").onload();

With the release of their new album, High on Fire appears poised to become the next, but not necessarily new standard of mainstream heavy metal; a sort of post-Pantera return to the pre-Opeth age. Whatever its faults, they are preferable to the many sagging, shabby and vigor-less stand-ins on store shelves today. Though as many voices scoffed at as did praise 2005's Blessed Black Wings , that album and its successor represent a needed turn back toward a more accessible kind of metal that is unapologetic—and plainly—still has some balls. In this case, nine of them. It [...]

Lacuna Coil sings the following genre(s): Alternative Metal , Gothic Metal More videos from Lacuna Coil : LACUNA COIL: Closer [...]

Lacuna Coil sings the following genre(s): Alternative Metal , Gothic Metal More videos from Lacuna Coil : LACUNA COIL: I Wont Tell You LACUNA COIL: Enjoy the Silence [...]

Unraveling is the official first single off album Cold Day Memory by heavy metal band Sevendust. On February 5, 2010 the song made its debut on Sirius XM's Octane station. The full song is currently streamed on their MySpace. Plans for the video are currently being discussed. The song was released via iTunes on March 2, 2010.

Korn sings the following genre(s): Alternative Metal , Industrial Metal , Nu Metal More videos from Korn : KORN: Here To Stay [...]