Putrid Ascendancy bears the torch of the true Metal underground movement, promoting the foulest sounds and meanest endeavors with a mission to unleash and spread the vicious seeds of extreme metal across the country. As the name suggests, these guys are a dedicated bunch with the focus of being able to bring up a quality Extreme Metal scene in India and promote the scene abroad. Putrid Ascendancy was formed in January 2011. Ritual Ascension Festival upholds the torch of the True Metal Oath and establishes the Kolkata (Calcutta) scene as one of the prominent epicenters of Metal in India, all through live shows from which some of the punishing acts of our times demonstrate their talent! Having being a constant face in the Kolkata scene for sometime now and going through organizing pure extreme occult local metal gigs, Putrid Ascendancy takes the next step, that is to bring in international bands in the form of Nafarmaan from Bangladesh to perform as the headliner for Ritual Ascension Fest II: War.Cult.Supremacy 
On this occasion GMA's India correspondent Farzand Bawa had the opportunity to talk to D from Putrid Ascendancy on the upcoming storm that Kolkata is about to face, and what else is in store. Welcome, Putrid Ascendancy. How is it going on in the camp with Ritual Ascension Fest II just around the corner? It has been pretty hectic so far. The preparation for decimation is rigid and almost requires ritualistic attention to every detail. What is the motto that Putrid Ascendancy abides by? From the days of inception, it has been the same:
[Necrodeity live at Ritual Ascension Fest I] Putrid Ascendancy is the first band to pull off an old school metal gig in Kolkata. How does that feel and to what extent have you seen the scene grown since Ritual Ascension Fest I was held on 4th August 2012? It was just last year, 2012. Our journey just has started. And yes it was one of the most important shock-waves ever to hit Kolkata, the rest is history. Kolkata, just after Bangalore, has now maximum numbers of high quality bands and most importantly fans, who are loyal, dedicated, sincere and knowledgeable. And this I hope would keep on ascending and it has to. Bangalore is considered to be the old school metal capital of India. Where do you all see the Kolkata scene on a more national level? Bangalore is indeed the metal capital for many reasons, one of them would be their professionalism which is the building block for any industry for that matter art-houses. Kolkata, it’s still a new scene but is growing and developing at sensational speed. Today we have very good quality upcoming bands with genres ranging from Death Metal to Thrash Metal, Death / Thrash to Black Metal, Black / Death Metal to War Metal, Hard Rock to Hardcore Punk, Grindcore to Doom / Death Metal and even Classic Heavy Metal. Times are changing, fans are not going to be force-fed with bullshit. They will not tolerate mediocre festivals that are coming from famous and popular 'been there done that, yet still here' bands / musicians, since they know their metal from its basic fiber and DNA! You know what I mean, right? Coming back to Ritual Ascension Fest II, it has been delayed by almost 4-5 months due to the blessings of the Government and its great visa rules. Your thoughts on this. Yes, Oath is an oath, Promise is a promise. We chose to wait because we are metal brothers to begin with and not promoters with monetary intentions. War.Cult.Supremacy was meant to be for all of us so it is, sadly Enmachined told us they could not see any possibilities getting the visas done so we had to give up on them, keeping it clear that we are there to organize another gig next time they get a visa and invited the young band named Deadbolt instead who debuted with full gusto at KOSMA's Hard and Heavy, they received positive accolades for a very strong debut performance. Regarding the Government and visa difficulties, we cannot do anything about it and we are not first ones to be effected by it, remember the Nile gig in Bangalore? 
The earthquake in the form of Nafarmaan is going to strike Kolkata on the 11th of January, 2014. What does Putrid Ascendancy expect out of this occult occurrence? We have seen them live already at the Banish the Posers Fest and trust me you can expect blasting bestial madness from the deepest regions of the crawling chaotic sea, swallowing you in it's apocalyptic void. 666% Guaranteed. Being a pure Extreme Metal organizer, how difficult is it to make such an event possible in Kolkata? People expect a free gig or don’t want to pay much which looks very cheap and ridiculous indeed. If you want good gigs with quality metal acts, start paying for it or be a keyboard krieg machine. Just pay for it or die. Hahahaha. They are forever pauper hahaha. The good side is that there are a new breed of educated and passionate metalheads who love to pay for quality fests / gigs and buy merch with full passion. To the new breed / generation of Kolkata Metalheads, we give our salutations to them! If Putrid Ascendancy was to make a list of the most influential and essential albums, which ones would it feature? Divus De Mortuus – Necrovore. Seven Churches – Possessed. Fallen Angel of Doom – Blasphemy. INRI – Sarcofago. Altars of Madness - Morbid Angel. Under the Sign of the Black mark – Bathory. Morbid Tales - Celtic Frost. Worship Him – Samael. Black Metal – Venom. World Downfall – Terrorizer. Severed Survival – Autopsy. Show No Mercy – Slayer. The Return – Bathory. The Awakening – Merciless. Horrified – Repulsion. Triumph of Death – Hellhammer. In the Sign of Evil – Sodom. Malleus Maleficarum – Pestilence. Exterminate – Angelcorpse. Slowly we rot – Obituary. Deathcrush – Mayhem. The list goes on forever! To a complete outsider tell us how much the underground Extreme Metal scene has grown in South Asia? With the growth of old school entities, that are mainly Putrid Ascendancy and the Kolkata Old School Metal Association, we have only seen progress that was never there before. Stagnation and stereotypical understanding existed and most people who were in bands or were organizing gigs were highly unaware of the Heavy Metal membranes and aesthetics. So from the artwork to the sound everything sounded and looked everything metal is not all around. Still we have metal gig posters looking like DJ party invitation cards and bands sounding very repulsive and ridiculous, but you can witness the growth in the past two years. From bands being signed on for an EP in a matter of 1 year of formation (Mortar) to bands getting signed to big labels from the USA (Purgation) and successfully releasing them and getting them sold out completely (both of these bands) to being invited to play at international and national festivals: Purgation (Undergrind Fest 2012, Death Skull Ritual 2013, Bangladesh, Banish the posers fest 2013, Bangladesh), Armament and Dead Veneration (Disorganized II, Bangalore), Mortar (Doom Over Bangalore, 2013), Necrodeity (Trendslaughter Fest III & IV) and Deadbolt (Thrashfest in Mumbai). All of these bands are highly professional, educated and talented musicians who are knowledgeable of the fibers of Heavy <etal so they can never forget their roots. Hence they are successful in their own fields / genres. All of them are working on their upcoming releases, to be released by a good label and they will carry on spreading the good name of Kolkata outside their home state for sure. Name some of the old school bands from kolkata? Inhuman(Inactive), Purgation, Mortar, Necrodeity, Armament, Dead Veneration, Strangulate, Kapalin, Deadbolt, Zahhak, Chhinnamasta, Mortis Divinum, Steelbird, Gypsy, Blakhole, Neon Rooster, Cryptocasm and the ever increasing madness of old school aesthetics. 
[Armament live at Ritual Ascension Fest I] Will there be a dedicated merch stall and if yes than what are the essentials which Putrid Ascendancy recommends the audience to pick up? You can get hold Nafarmaan's T-shirt. Purgation's EP and shirt too will be available. Along with Putrid Ascendancy we have another great bunch of guys in the form of Kolkata Old School Metal Association promoting the old school metal sound in its entirety. What does Putrid Ascendancy have to say about the efforts of Kolkata Old School Metal Association and how does it see the partnership with them to decimate the ever declining false core scene over here? We acknowledge and appreciate their effort and its great to see Kolkata having two strong forces nurturing and looking after the Metal scene and its future, you can say the future is in safe hands! Partnership and legionship will be welcome in right time to decimate impurities and restore anarchy and chaos of true f**king metal! It’s a quite known fact that of the biggest issues one faces as an organizer is the proper sound and monetary part. How does Putrid Ascendancy deal with these being such an active organizer of gigs? Money is an issue but will and passion takes over when it comes to music. We are a small underground cult dedicated to passion for Extreme Metal. So definitely we won’t expect big sponsors, but we are lucky to get help in different forms like Sid Sharma doing the artwork to our friend and renowned tattoo artist Mr. Kaivalya decision to help us, also promotion is well carried out by you with much vengeance! Money is an issue! Yes it is. But it can never tame or defeat us hahahaha, till we have strength in our bones! 
[Purgation live at Ritual Ascension Fest I] A lot of people on social media sites like Facebook show support for the scene as if they would risk their lives for it, but in reality all they do is click the attending button on the event link but never turn up. What does Putrid Ascendancy have to say about such people? Well such examples are there in every scene and every underground festival, so we better deal with the fact Facebook is just a medium and it comes with faulty data often so do your predictions. You got to know well who are the true fans and know how many to expect in your gig rather than blindly relying on the RSVP. The lineup of Ritual Ascension Fest II is very diverse, covering all the Extreme Metal genres that can be. It must have been a consorted effort by you guys. How does Putrid Ascendancy feel about achieving such diversity? Yes from Thrash Metal to Death Metal and Black / Death Metal! We are looking for some chaotic Black Metal bands to fill out the spectrum completely, this may happen in the next edition. There are two very talented pure Black Metal bands in Kolkata right now, Chhinnamasta and Zahhak, but both of them don’t play live for their ideological manifestations which we understand and respect. I've heard of two new bands playing Black Metal but are yet to go through their material. There is this ever going battle as to which bands laid the foundation for Black Metal and Death Metal genres. What is Putrid Ascendancy’s take on who should be the fore fathers of these two essential extreme metal genres? It’s an age old debate. Let me give you the right answer. Possessed - Death Metal. Hellhammer / Bathory - Black Metal. As simple as that. 
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What does Putrid Ascendancy have in mind to make the coming future an even better one for the Kolkata scene? We will start planning future after Ritual Ascension Fest II: War.Cult.Supremacy is over. Finally a few words that Putrid Ascendancy would like to say to the people who support extreme metal with their heart and soul? Do attend Ritual Ascension Fest II: War.Cult.Supremacy, watch it till the very end and do leave us feedback. Ritual Ascension Fest II - War.Cult.Supremacy: https://www.facebook.com/events/154565728083266/ Final Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrYY05NVBwQ Line Up Nafarmaan (Headliner) Genre - Bestial Black / Death Metal Country - Bangladesh Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/nafarmaan.horde "Bloodsoaked Revelation" Live at BTPF 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7763uSnD8rw "Quayamat Lullaby" Live at BTPF 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zq0u6hfieI Necrodeity Genre - Bestial Death Metal Country - India Bandcamp - http://necrodeity.bandcamp.com/ Purgation Genre - Brutal Death Metal Country - India Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PURGATION "Communal Carnage": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQt49BuEzEg Armament Genre - Old School Thrash Metal Country - India Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/armament666 "Hammer of God" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=948R2NNlHyw Kapalin Genre - Black / Death Metal Country - India Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Kapalin666 "Forgotten" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J04NyfHuWdQ Deadbolt Genre - Thrash / Death Metal Country - India Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Deadbolt.India "City of Rot" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVWQW9QQmFw Official Inking Partner - Dragonfly Tattoo - https://www.facebook.com/dragonflyta2 Official Artwork Partner - Sid Artworks - https://www.facebook.com/SidArtworks F**k the False!! Worship the true!! Hail the cult!!
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