The day before their Bangalore gig headlining Summer Storm 2012, Opeth have a sit down and chat at a press conference hosted at Hard Rock Cafe. We were there and we took notes. If we had a paisa for every time we had to 'press charges', phew, we'd have a lot of them moneys. As predicted, a journo asks about which girl the album Heritage is about. Ummm, it had nothing to do with a girl. Oh and priceless, someone asked what the band has to say about the idea that metalheads "wear black [...]
Oggi vi segnaliamo Prog Metal , un libro uscito nel 2010 negli Stati Uniti e finalmente portato in Italia da Tsunami Edizioni. Scritto dal giornalista e critico musicale Jack Wagner, spiega le radici della musica progressive rock e di quella heavy metal , e di come questi due generi siano spesso intrecciati e complementari. «A partire dalle formazioni storiche del prog anni Settanta, come Rush e King Crimson, nel corso del tempo il legame tra l'heavy metal ed il progressive rock si è sempre più rafforzato, dando vita a innumerevoli e audaci [...]
"I'll take Metal Bands for one thousand," The card slipped away and there it was, "Daily Double!" Alex Trebek said, "You have $5,100, Frank, how much do you wish to wager?" I thought for a moment. I was behind the leading contestant by $4,800 and time was running out. "Hell. it's not like it's my money. I've got nothing if I lose. Metal bands, hmmm, should be easy for an old metalhead," so I exclaimed, "All of it, Alex." Trebek raised his eyebrows, cocked his head to [...]
Swedish progressive metal band Opeth is all set to open for Summer Storm 2012 on February 5. This was confirmed by Opeth on their official website (check out the details of the Asian leg of their Heritage world tour here ) and by Summer Storm's organizers, Overture India, on their Facebook page . Opeth are no strangers to India having already played the Saarang festival 2009 in Chennai which was hosted by IIT-Madras (more on that here ). Booking Opeth (who are the "Sigur Ros of Scandinavian Death Metal" according to the Village Voice [...]
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Those who love Progressive Metal, be happy, because Cynic announced 2011 USA tour with 3 and Scale the Summit. On Nov. 23rd, the previously mentioned 3 bands will be performing at LA's own Key Club where they will be giving a performance that will leave no audience unsatisfied. As someone who has seen Cynic [...]
Mumbai metallers Goddess Gagged have been prepping their new album for a while now. We had a look at the promo and the first music video already, but the album is what we are awaiting most eagerly. Goddess Gagged will release Resurfaces on Saturday, November 19 and it will be available at the Bacardi NH7 Weekender (where the band will perform on Sunday, November 20). We had a word with frontman Siddharth Basrur about the album and he told us about the artists that influenced Goddess Gagged and what [...]
For some reason unknown to most of us, this is the kind of power/prog metal that causes European audiences to lose their minds, but most American metal fans kind of shrug and give a collective, "Meh". I've read others' opinions on this and the most prevalent is that power metal often has classical roots, which are embedded in the European conscience, whereas American listeners are used to more blues based music. Whatever the case, if you dismiss power metal, you are cheating yourself out of some good stuff. For me, power metal is a more positive, [...]
Mumbai progressive metal band Goddess Gagged has been impressing everyone remotely connected with the Indian metal scene ever since they won the 2010 edition of Strawberry Fields . We were rubbing our hands with glee at the prospect of watching a new Goddess Gagged video (we kept tabs on it here ) but sadly, it wasn't worth the wait. While the song itself is one of the highlights from the band's debut album Resurfaces , the video is imminently forgettable. This clip was shot in what can only be described [...]
Mumbai progressive metal band Goddess Gagged launched a promo video today announcing the dates of the release of their upcoming music video and their debut album. The short promo has Goddess Gagged performing the song 'Sink or Swim', the music video of which will release on Wednesday, November 2 and the video also shows that their debut album (we have more deets on that here ), Resurfaces, will be out on November 19. Watch the promo below. Goddess Gagged will play the Bacardi Black Rock Arena at the [...]
Legends of progressive metal produce an astounding album.
Mumbai post-hardcore act Goddess Gagged recently announced details of their debut album Resurfaces . The quintet will launch the album on November 19 at the Bacardi NH7 Weekender ( tickets on sale now !), where they will be playing at the Bacardi Black Rock Arena. The band is producing only 1,500 physical copies for now, and are taking pre-orders over here . Pre-orders of the CD also include a badge, sticker and a poster. Check out our review of 'Visionary', from the album, here . We spoke to the band about [...]
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Textures Dualism Nuclear Blast 26 September 2011 by Ruth Booth It's the name. That's it. Granted, there's few better for a Textures album, with their penchant for taking threads of djent's polyrhythmic metal and ambient sounds, and winding them ever tighter since 2003 debut Polars. You could talk about its applications to Cartesian philosophy, political theory, Yin [...]
The latest instalment of Headbanger's Kitchen (previously described on these pages as "an ode to arterial plaque" ) sees Sahil 'Demonstealer' Makhija get up close and personal with a humble, "roasty" bird, as he prepares a staple meal of roast chicken, gravy and mashed potatoes for Vishal J. Singh of Amogh Symphony and Keshav Dhar of Skyharbor . The chef's once-feathered friend is demonically violated with butter and herbs; the end result is probably the most visually appetizing dish to come out of HBK series. The interview segment continues to be markedly less interesting than the [...]
Every week with Unearthing the Metal Underground we reveal three bands that deserve to be heard by a wider audience. After taking a look at experimental metal groups and instrumental bands with plenty of progressive elements, this week we?re heading straight into underground prog metal acts. Throwing in jazzy interludes, unexpected changes in te... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
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Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready for some of the coolest dubstep i've heard in a while? When i pressed play on one of his tracks on YouTube i was not expecting much but then it slapped me in the face with it's bass. Omnitica is inspired by progressive metal music like Dream Theater and a bit of "Black Metal" if i dare say it. He is also quite inspired by Skrillex, so think Dream Theater + Skrillex! Also, he is only 17 years old! that means talent, and for this kid there is only one [...]
Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready for some of the coolest dubstep i've heard in a while? When i pressed play on one of his tracks on YouTube i was not expecting much but then it slapped me in the face with it's bass. Omnitica is inspired by progressive metal music like Dream Theater and a bit of "Black Metal" if i dare say it. He is also quite inspired by Skrillex, so think Dream Theater + Skrillex! Also, he is only 17 years old! that means talent, and for this kid there is only one [...]
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