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Indian metal veterans Demonic Resurrection unveil new single 'Necromancer'

22/5/2022

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     Veterans of the Indian metal scene Demonic Resurrection have unveiled their new single 'Necromancer', the announcement is as follows:-


     "Hey everyone,
                       
     We really hope you've been enjoying the new music we've been putting out every month. We released two songs 'The Eye Of Eternity' and 'The Mask' which featured drummer Kevin Paradis from the band Benighted and Misstiq on keys from the band Earthcaller. 

     For our new track 'Necromancer' we continued to work with Misstiq to bring our symphonic vision to life and on drums we had David Diepold from Obscura join us. So please CLICK HERE and check out the lyric video for the song. 

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     This song was inspired by this artwork that Visual Amnesia did for our 20th Anniversary. The original artwork was in black and white for the merch but we got him to do a coloured version specially for the release. We hope you guys dig the artwork. 

  • Click here to listen to the song (Audio)

     We also have merch with this artwork. 

     If you own this t-shirt, take a picture wearing it and reply to this email. We'll send you a free download of our new song on 15th March when it releases. If you didn't buy it earlier you can still buy it now. You can buy it after 6 months and we'll still give you the download. So remember. If you own this t-shirt, at any point send us a photo wearing it and you will get a download of the new song. 


You can order it from these links. 
  • International Store: https://demonic-resurrection.creator-spring.com/
  • India Store: https://www.redwolf.in/demonic-resurrection

Thank you all once again for being super awesome!

Cheers & Stay Demonic!
Demonstealer

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Indian metal veterans Demonic Resurrection release new single 'The Mask'

15/4/2022

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     Indian metal veterans Demonic Resurrection recently returned with a new track in March 2022 called 'The Eye Of Eternity'. This was the first new music from the band in 5 years. Now they've dropped their 2nd single 'The Mask'
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     This track, like the previous features Benighted drummer Kevin Paradis and Australian keyboard sensation Misstiq who recently joined the band Earth Caller as a full time member. The rest of the line-up includes vocalist/guitarist Demonstealer who also recorded the bass and newly recruited lead guitarist Aditya Swaminathan (Kill The King).

     The track has been inspired by the artwork of Michal 'Xaay' Loranc who created the artwork for the band’s 20th-anniversary merchandise line. Michal has worked with bands such as Behemoth, Nile and Vader. 
  
     The track has been mixed and mastered by ex-Demonic Resurrection guitarist Daniel Kenneth Rego and the lyric video was created by Abshishek Goswami from Sonicspawn Studios.

     Fans who have purchased the 20th-anniversary merchandise are getting a free download of the song from the band as well.


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Indian extreme metal veterans Demonic Resurrection release new single after 5 years of near inactivity

24/3/2022

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     Indian metal veterans Demonic Resurrection have returned with a new single ‘The Eye Of Eternity’. The track sees the band bring on Benighted drummer Kevin Paradis, keyboardist  Misstiq from Australia, and vocalist Pratika to feature on the track. The band also uses this opportunity to announce Aditya Swaminathan (Kill The King) as their new lead guitarist who also plays on the song.

     The track has been inspired by the artwork of Aaron Pinto aka Kidsquidy who created the artwork for the band’s 20th-anniversary merchandise line. Watch the official lyric video:  https://youtu.be/duOdK8-uUJM

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Frontman Demonstealer shares his thoughts:-

     ‘It’s been a tough couple of years for the band and I just felt I wanted to do something but an album would take time. That’s why I decided to take inspiration for songs from all the artworks we had created for our 20th Anniversary merchandise. We got together 4 of our fav designers who have previously worked with us on merch or album covers, Gaurav Basu aka Acid Toad, Michal ‘Xaay’ Loranc, Visual Amnesia, and Aaaron Pinto aka Kidsquidy.

     The first track I decided to work on was based on this artwork. The track is just honestly a journey with various moods and tempos. Working with Kevin, Misstiq, and Pratika has been an absolute dream and Aditya just topped everything off perfectly with his solos.’



The track has been mixed and mastered by ex-Demonic Resurrection guitarist Daniel Kenneth Rego and the lyric video was created by Abshishek Goswami from Sonicspawn Studios. Fans who have purchased the 20th-anniversary merchandise are getting a free download of the song from the band as well.

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Indian metal veterans Demonic Resurrection release new song for the first time in 5 years!

15/3/2022

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      One of India's most famed metal bands has awoken from it's 5-year slumber and have released the brand new song 'The Eye Of Eternity', marking this sensational return, Sahil Makhija aka The Demonstealer issued this emotional statement:- 


     "Hey everyone, we have been quiet for a long time. There have been many reasons but that's all in the past. I'm excited to share the band's first new song in 5 years with you called 'The Eye Of Eternity'.  

     This song was inspired by this artwork that Kidsquidy did for our 20th Anniversary. We also got a kick ass line-up of musicians to bring this song to life. We got Kevin Paradis from the band Benighted on drums, we have an incredible keyboardist from Australia Misstiq and some guest vocals by Pratika as well who sung on our song 'Kurma' on "Dashavatar". This track also features the band's new lead guitarist Aditya Swaminathan. 

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                      Click here to listen to the song

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     ​If you own this t-shirt, take a picture wearing it and reply to this email. We'll send you a free download of our new song on 15th March when it releases. If you didn't buy it earlier you can still buy it now. You can buy it after 6 months and we'll still give you the download. So remember. If you own this t-shirt, at any point send us a photo wearing it and you will get a download of the new song. 


You can order it from these links. 

  • International Store: https://demonic-resurrection.creator-spring.com/
  • India Store: https://www.redwolf.in/demonic-resurrection


Thank you all once again for being super awesome!

Cheers & Stay Demonic!
Demonstealer"

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Global Metal Apocalypse (GMA) Awards 2021 - Metal Release Of The Year (by country / territory)

8/1/2022

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     So we now know who the winners of the GMA Awards 2021 were, but to wrap up the event in it's entirety and bid farewell to 2021 and usher in 2022, we must turn to the last bunch of awards - 'Metal Release By Country / Area'.

     Usually these would include the flag of the band's nation, but given the events in Afghanistan this year among other political turmoil, I felt it would be prudent to forgo any flags and just list the winners.... so without further ado here are the....


'METAL RELEASE OF THE YEAR'
BY COUNTRY / AREA
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AFGHANISTAN
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Almach 
"Dream Elegy"
ALBANIA

Bloody Skies
​"2021 Demo"
​ALGERIA​

Jugulator
​"Under The Verdict"

ANDORRA

Dilaghran
​"The Search For
​The Dark Star"
ANGOLA

Dor Fantasma
"Ovimbundu"

ARGENTINA

Cernunnos
"Capricornvs"
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ARMENIA

Ildaruni
"Beyond Unseen Gateways"
AUSTRALIA

ENDVS
"Cessation"
AUSTRIA

Nemoreus
"Arnea"

AZERBAIJAN

Hoar Demigod
"Drѐma"
BANGLADESH

​Kaal Akuma
"In The Mouth Of Madness"

BELARUS

Massen
"Contraesthetic"

BELGIUM

Kerbeross
"Servants"

BELIZE

Black Serpent Ritual
"Bestial Incantations"

BOLIVIA

Indignacion
"Amuyta Lakharu"

BOSNIA - HERZEGOVINA

Necrophilisma
"Underground Celebration"
BRAZIL
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Cerberus Attack
"Abyss Of Lost Souls"

BULGARIA

Metalwings
"A Whole New Land"



CHINA

Twilight Blooming
"暮色绽放 Twilight Blooming"


CROATIA

Act Of Denial
"Negative"


CZECHIA

Cycles Of Revocation
"Predestination"





​ECUADOR

Genoxida
"Capítulo 1: Repugnante Negocio Del Terror"


ENGLAND

Ghosts Of Atlantis
"3/6/2/4"


FALKLAND ISLANDS

​Bloodrust
"A Legacy Of Vengeance"


GEORGIA

Warsarius
"Lullabies Of Mountain Beasts"



GREECE

Silent Winter
"Empire Of Sins"


HONDURAS
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Abaddon
"Regnum"


ICELAND

Mannveira
"Vítahringur"


IRAN


Thy Dispraise
"Lost Era"


ISLE OF MAN

Aeons
"Consequences"


JAPAN


Serenity In Murder
"Reborn"


KYRGYZSTAN

Icewind
"Midnight Bloody Dances"


LIECHTENSTEIN

Flashtrack
"Deluson"


MADAGASCAR

Ortho'doxs
"Te Ho Ngeza"


MALDIVES

Fini
"Cold In Our Hearts"


MOLDOVA

Cerebral Attack
"Sub Cultura Urii"




​MOROCCO

All
"Mørk Voix"



​NEW ZEALAND

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Scorn Of Creation
"Annihilation Cult"


NORTH MACEDONIA

Drioma
"Plethora"


PAKISTAN

Blackhour
"Woh Jahan"

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PERU

Indoraza
"Todas Las Sangres"


PORTUGAL

Inhuman Architects
"Paradoxus"



RUSSIA

In Vision
"In Vision"



SERBIA

Claymorean
"Eulogy For The Gods"




SLOVENIA

Dethrone The Corrupted
"The Amygdaloid Decay"


SPAIN

Violblast
"Lazarus Abandoned"



SWEDEN

Orecus
"The Obliterationist"




TAIWAN

Dharma
"Bhaisajyaguru"



​TUNISIA

Nawather
"Kenz Illusion"

 
UGANDA 

Mehul Kanani
"Legacy"



UNITED STATES

Seraph In Travail
"A Black Death Incense"

CANADA

Concrete Funeral
"Covered in Concrete"



COLOMBIA

Snowblind
"Breakin' Out"

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CUBA

From The Abyss
"Chaos Supremacy"


DENMARK


Nothing Noble
"Modern Dismay"


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​EGYPT


Crescent
"Carving The Fires Of Akhet"


ESTONIA

Kõdu
"Unusta Kõik"


​FINLAND


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Korpiklaani
"Jylhä"


​​​GERMANY


Daily Insanity
"Chronicles Of War"

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GUATEMALA

Deipnosophist
"The Utopian"


HONG KONG

CharmCharmChu (慘慘豬)
"Last Breath"


INDIA

Bloodkill
"Throne Of Control"


IRAQ

Rabeen
"Ereshkigal"


ISRAEL

Her Last Sight
"Mirrors"


JORDAN

Bouq
"Monument Of Reclamation"



LATVIA

Varang Nord
"Pārķiuņa Uomurs"


LITHUANIA


Magyla
"Tebūnie Tamsa"


MALAWI

Blessings Chisama
"Universe"


MALTA


Carnivorous Horde
"Slaughtered Uprising"



MONGOLIA

Karmantic
"Lethality"



​NETHERLANDS


Epica
"Omega"



NICARAGUA

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Vomitosis
"Necrosadismo"





​NORWAY

Nordjevel 
"Fenriir"



​PANAMA

Myria
"Mankind / Obsolete"


PHILIPPINES

Cerebral Depravity
"Decades Of Suffering"


PUERTO RICO

Kranio
"Revolutionary Sacrifices"


SAN MARINO

Hybrid Practice
"Realignment"


SINGAPORE

Krusnix
"The Constitutional Sacrifice"



​SOUTH AFRICA

The Iridium Experiment
"Hero​.​Villain​.​Victim"


SRI LANKA

Luciferianometh
"The Order Of Satan's Rage"


SWITZERLAND

Excoriated
"Violent Reality"




TAJIKISTAN

Deep Inside Us
"Untitled 2021 Demo"



​TURKEY

Sabhankra
"Death To Traitors"



UKRAINE

Brilliant Coldness
"The Ultimate Dream. Plan B: Disposal Of Humanity"


URUGUAY


Kreeper
"Belong To Hell"

CHILE

In Asymmetry
"Ashes Of Dead Worlds"



COSTA RICA

Coveted
"
Annihilation Of Mankind"


CYPRUS

Dragonbreath
"The Awakening"

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​DOMINICAN
​REPUBLIC


Batu
"Vol. 4: Toxicolandia"

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EL SALVADOR

Apes Of God
"En El Recinto De La Tempestad"


​ETHIOPIA


Nishaiar
"Nahaxar"


FRANCE


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Sol Draconi Septem
"Hyperion"


GIBRALTAR

Angelwings
"Primordium"



GUERNSEY

From Darkness
"From Darkness"


HUNGARY

Beneath The Void
".​.​.​into Oblivion"


INDONESIA

Orbital Element
"Celestials Damage"


IRELAND

Hashmaker
"Attack Of The 50ft Lobsters"


ITALY

Winterage
"The Inheritance Of Beauty"


KAZAKHSTAN

Nuclear Angels
"Gurus Of Destruction"


LEBANON


Turbulence
"Frontal"


LUXEMBOURG

Scarred
"Scarred"


MALAYSIA

Thrashit
"Chaos Of Fear"


MEXICO

Becoming The Entity
"Beyond Cygnus"


MONTENEGRO

Violent Drunks
"Alkobot"


NEW CALEDONIA

Pascal Allaigre
"On Fire"


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NORTHERN IRELAND

Ravenlight
"Intermission"


ORKNEY ISLANDS

Electric Mother
"II"



PARAGUAY

Lucifer's Children
"Signs Of Saturn"


POLAND

Moanaa
"Embers"



ROMANIA

Flaming Skies
"Empire Of Glass"



SCOTLAND

Robot Death Monkey
"Druid Odyssey"



SLOVAKIA

Machina Baphometa
"Shame Of The Proud Angel"



SOUTH KOREA

Epicsode
"A Common Theories"


SURINAME

Brutal Black
"Prelude To The Apocalypse"



SYRIA

Maysaloon
"A Lip To Earth, A Lip To Heaven & A Tongue To The Stars"


THAILAND

Black 'Ciety
"Punishment In The World To Come"

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TURKMENISTAN

Duvel
"..."


UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Tabernacle
"Terror in Thrace"


UZBEKISTAN

The Only Survivor
"The Birth Of Anger"



VENEZUELA

Living Decomposition
"Internal Defragmentation"


WALES

Kong Lives
"Thy Kingdom Kong"



VIETNAM

God Father
"Lột Xác"


ZIMBABWE

Nuclear Winter
"Greystone"

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Global Metal Apocalypse (GMA) Awards 2021 - The Results

8/1/2022

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The votes are in, have been counted, vetted and verified.
So without further ado, we present the winners of the
2021 Global Metal Apocalypse (GMA) awards.
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All categories except "Release Of The Year"
came with an 'other' option.

See you in December 2022


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Release Of The Year
IRON MAIDEN - SENJUTSU
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​Global Metal Release Of The Year

SOULMASTER (NICARAGUA)
WARRIOR OF LIGHT
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​Breakthrough African Band
CATHARSIS (EGYPT)
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Breakthrough Asian Band
OVERLORD (BANGLADESH)
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Breakthrough European Band
GHOSTS OF ATLANTIS (ENGLAND)
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Breakthrough North & Central American Band
FLESHTORTURE (NICARAGUA)​
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Breakthrough Oceanian Band
ABYSMIA (HAWAII)
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​Breakthrough South American Band
ALTARS OF REBELLION (COLOMBIA)
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Breakthrough UK Band

​BEYOND EXTINCTION (ESSEX)
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​GHOSTS OF ATLANTIS (ESSEX / SUFFOLK)
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Breakthrough International Band
BLIND CHANNEL (FINLAND)
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Music Video Of The Year

Cradle Of Filth - Necromantic Fantasies

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Indian death metallers Godless unveil new single 'Fluxion'

7/11/2021

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     Indian death metal force Godless has issued the blazing new single “Fluxion,” the latest preview of their impending debut LP, States Of Chaos, nearing release later this month.

  • Stream GODLESS’ “Fluxion” HERE.

 
     From their inauspicious origins within a very exotic metal music scene, Godless slowly rose to the very top of India’s death metal class. Interestingly, throughout this gradual but inexorable climb, the members of the band didn't distinguish themselves for bringing innovations to the genre so much as for their unapologetic commitment to pure, unadulterated, lightning-fast, ear-shredding, thrash-influenced death metal.
 
     Over time, Godless has proven themselves to be at the vanguard of the metal movement in the subcontinent, and with their debut LP, States Of Chaos, the band aims to propel their brand of death metal to more parts of the globe more than ever before.
 

     States Of Chaos sees Godless delivering eight intense and unfaltering tracks of their thrash-laced death metal which promise to pummel the listener into submission. Thematically, the album explores topics hinging on psychological trepidation and terror and phantasmagorias of dreamscapes that are sure to induce nightmares.
 
     The drums on States Of Chaos were recorded at Wind Horse Recording Studios, the guitars and bass recorded at Infinity Studios, and the vocals recorded at Hydrozoa HQ, with all recordings engineered by the band’s Abbas Razvi. Godless summoned the devastating sound of Poland’s Hertz Studio (Vader, Behemoth, Decapitated) to handle the mixing and mastering duties for the album, and the result is a uniquely vicious-sounding record that takes no prisoners. The album is completed with artwork and design by New Salem and photography by David Dawson.
 
Vocalist Kaushal LS writes with the release of their latest single:-


     "'Fluxion' marks the first song that we’ve worked on with the new drummer. This song features some of the most incendiary and unhinged work on the upcoming full-length record. The song’s lyrics render visceral images of a seemingly bizarre transmutation; parallels could be drawn between the song’s lyrics and the album’s name itself."

 

     Godless will independently release States Of Chaos on CD, LP, and digital platforms on November 19th. Find pre-orders including merch/limited bundles where videos for “Netherworld,” the 360° lyric video for “Orbits Of Decay,” a guitar playthrough for "Orbits Of Decay," and more are playing HERE.
 
Watch for additional audio and video singles from States Of Chaos and more to be issued surrounding the album’s release.


GODLESS is:-

  • Kaushal LS on Vocals
  • Ravi Nidamarthy on guitars
  • Moiz Mustafa on guitars
  • Abbas Razvi on bass
  • Aniketh Yadav on drums
  • Vishesh Singh on drums (*Fluxion)


Music

  • Bandcamp
  • Spotify
  • Apple Music


Merch
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  • Bandcamp (World)
  • Instamojo (India)


  • https://www.godless.in
  • https://www.youtube.com/godlessindia
  • https://godlessindia.bandcamp.com
  • https://www.instagram.com/godlessindia
  • https://twitter.com/godlessindia
  • https://www.facebook.com/godlessindia

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India's metal veteran Demonstealer announces new EP release; 1st single ft. special guests out now

30/10/2021

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     Demonstealer announces new EP releases 1st single with members of Fleshgod Apocalypse, Six Feet Under and Equipoise

     Sahil Makhija, better known as Demonstealer, has long been one of the pillars of the heavy metal scene in India. From being at the vanguard of a fledgling metal scene to becoming one of its most visible and respected proponents today, Demonstealer is integral to the growth of the Indian metal community.

     He now returns, with his brilliant new EP "The Holocene Termination", releasing on 3rd December via Demonstealer Records. The release, featuring a stellar cast of guest musicians, is another entry in an astonishingly vital and storied carrier.

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1. The Holocene Termination (ft. Eugene Ryabchenko (Fleshgod Apocalypse), J.H. (Six Feet Under) and Nick Padovani (Equipoise)

2. An Epoch Of Degradation (ft. Krzysztof Klingbein (Deathspawn) & A.Z. (Gorgasm)

3. From Extinction Begins Evolution feat Simon Schilling (Marduk), Anton Zhikharev (Gorgasm) and Fabio Bartoletti (Fleshgod Apocalypse)

4. What She Creates She Will Destroy (ft. Robin Stone (The Amenta), Jeff Hughell (Six Feet Under) and Veronica Bordacchini (Fleshgod Apocalypse)

     A video for the title track 'The Holocene Termination' has been released on his Youtube channel. The brilliantly brutal single features a stellar guest cast of Eugene Rybachenko of Fleshgod Apocalypse, Jeff Hughell of Six Feet Under, and Nick Padovani of Equipoise.

     Watch the music video to 'The Holocene Termination' here: https://youtu.be/X8vDtAL_eVU

Pre-order: Demonstealer.Bandcamp.com (International)
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Redwolf.in/Demonstealer (India)

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Bloodstock 2022 is a go with 17 bands announced including 3 UK ONLY SHOWS

14/8/2021

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     With Bloodstock 2021 well under way, the festival is thrilled to already be looking ahead and announcing a swathe of bands for the 2022 event, which is set to take place on 11th-14th August 2022 at Catton Park, Derbyshire. Headlining one of the days (tbd) on the Ronnie James Dio main stage will be mighty groove metal overlords, Lamb Of God! Frontman Randy Blythe tells the festival that:-

     “It’s been way too long since we’ve rocked the festivals of Merry Olde - what better way to announce our return than a headliner slot at Bloodstock? Until then, pack your wellies and stay safe, England - Lamb of God (and Roger Brilliant) will see you Summer 2022!”

     In the meantime, remind yourself of their awesomeness with this video of 'Walk With Me In Hell' from their 2013 debut Bloodstock headline set.


     Saturday's main stage headliner will be the previously announced, King Diamond-fronted, heavy metal icons Mercyful Fate, who roll over a year after global issues prevented their appearance at this year’s festival. The band states:-

     “Mercyful Fate comes to Bloodstock…this will be a dangerous meeting you don’t want to miss. This time we are going to bring the Devil himself.”  
 
 
     Also landing main stage slots across the weekend are Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals playing their Pantera set, Dimmu Borgir, Testament, Exodus, Black Dahlia Murder, Gwar (in a UK festival exclusive), Bury Tomorrow, Sacred Reich, Life Of Agony, Butcher Babies, Vio-lence and Bloodywood.

     Over on the Sophie Lancaster stage, headlining Thursday night are The Night Flight Orchestra and closing out Sunday night will be Static-X, in their only UK show of 2022. Also landing a slot across the weekend are Heathen.
 
     Early bird weekend camping tickets are available at the on-site box office across the duration of the 2021 event, then will go on sale online at 9am Monday 16th August, priced at £135 (+ bkg fee) from the ticket store, as well as Serpents Lair VIP tickets, child tickets, and camper van passes (which always sell out very quickly, so don’t snooze if you’re after one).


The remaining main stage headliner is yet to be revealed. Stay tuned for more band announcements soon and check out the first 2022 trailer here

     Bloodstock will take place at Catton Park, Derbyshire on 11th-14th August 2022.
For more info, click to www.bloodstock.uk.com.


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Indian prog metallers Midhaven explores the concept of time on new album, "Of the Lotus & the Thunderbolt"

10/7/2021

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     Indian metal trio Midhaven’s new album, Of the Lotus & the Thunderbolt, a rich concept album based on the theory of time, is available now.


     “Not clockwork time, but universal, cyclical time,” the band says. “We've grown up with a belief system that has repeatedly told us that things that have happened will happen yet again, and again, and again. Time is seen as a continuum, and there are more universes than just this one. These are subjects we’ve debated and discussed from time immemorial. From the ancients, right down to us, this is how time is experienced where we come from. So naturally, when we started discussing lyrical concepts, time is something that all subjects were ultimately pointing toward.

     We were acting from an awareness that in this grand circuit of the cosmos, the self is constantly recreated in every moment. It’s not just about time, it’s also about a very personal experience of that time, through the aeons as life itself. It ultimately boils down to how time chisels to perfection the one universal soul that finds itself echoed in every living being. For reasons not entirely known to us, it felt as though time channelled itself through us for the creation of this album. We were merely conduits in this process.”


     Keeping in line with the concept of time, the first video from Of the Lotus & the Thunderbolt, “Primal Song,” premiered with Rolling Stone India on the Summer Solstice. Watch “Primal Song” at https://youtu.be/gfFr2TMmn6s.

     The three-piece Mumbai-based band fuses traditional metal with progressive and modern rock to create earth shattering, heavy music with soaring guitars, operatic vocals, guttural growls and war track ready drums, polished off by deeply fascinating lyrical concepts. The melancholic and anguished tracks “Codeman” and “Para Brahman” focus on the existential search for “the reason why,” while the screams and cries of the past echo through “Primal Song” with its rage-induced lyrics and grimy vocals, conjuring images of man’s animalistic need to maraud and destroy. “Zhitro” and “Mahakaal” are the heavyweights of the album, ushering in Indian elements of dark, experimental sounds that are at once groundbreaking and heavy. Riddled with references to the ancient past, “Mahakaal” is the running theme of the album - consuming the world we exist in.- and an homage to Shiva, the Hindu god known as the Destroyer.


     Of the Lotus & the Thunderbolt was recorded in 2019 and readied for release by mid-2020, but Covid-19 – and particularly India’s staggering second wave of infection – caused the band to delay its release. “Covid-19 and its wreck-fest on planet Earth put a huge stop sign right in front of the music industry’s gate,” says the band. “We held off on release until things got better but a second lockdown prevented any place for release or tours in our country. We curated a 2021 release, and even though vaccinating a country as big as India is a daunting task, we just couldn’t wait on it any longer. ‘Of The Lotus & The Thunderbolt’ is a universal, yet personal experience that is being conveyed in the form of heavy metal. The world hasn’t had enough metal from this side of the planet.


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1-Para Brahman 
2-Primal Song 
3-Codeman
4-The Immanent Effervescence of Sorrow
5-Zhitro
6-Mahakaal
7-Bhairav

     Of the Lotus & the Thunderbolt’s artwork, brought to life by prolific indie artist Gaurav Basu (aka Acid Toad), reflects the theme of the album, presenting a gorgeous visual representation of the album’s concept. The record was mixed and mastered by ARIA nominated and internationally renowned Australian producer Forrester Savell (Animals As Leaders, Make Them Suffer, Karnivool), who adds a touch of polish and refinement while not straying far from the raw, analogue recording process.

  • Of the Lotus & the Thunderbolt is available at https://linktr.ee/midhaven.ind.


     Formed in 2012, Midhaven grew quickly with the launch of their first release, the 2013 EP Tales From The Tide. The trio soon became one of the first major signings of an Indian metal band to a worldwide record label, Universal Music Group (UMG), which release Midhaven’s debut full-length, Spellbound, in 2014. Like Of the Lotus & the Thunderbolt, Spellbound was also a concept album and featured re-recorded tracks from Tales From The Tide. Midhaven has been nominated for the VH1 Sound Nation awards in the category of Best Metal Act, performed live on VH1’s Indian Music Diaries, and was nominated for Radio City’s Best Metal Live Act in 2015.


MIDHAVEN is:

  • Aditya Mohanan – Guitars/Vocals
  • Aviraj Kumar - Drums
  • Karan Kaul - Vocals/Guitars
  • Jason D’Souza – Bass (live)


MIDHAVEN online:

  • www.facebook.com/midhavenband/
  • https://www.instagram.com/midhaven.ind/
  • https://midhaven.bandcamp.com/

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