Riju Dasgupta

Diary of a Madman #9: The Lost Art of Shred Guitar

Diary of a Madman #9: The Lost Art of Shred Guitar

“Guitar gods are the only gods who exist, in this world or in the next,” says Dr. Hex

October 24, 2016

Diary of a Madman #8: A Tribute to Blue Frog

On the verge of it shutting down, and possibly relocating to nether realms, Dr. Hex takes a walk down the…

August 29, 2016

Diary of a Madman #7: Concept Albums Without Concepts

Dr. Hex laments the death of storytelling through music in an age where "attention spans are shorter than Tyrion Lannister"

August 17, 2016

Diary of a Madman #6: Seedy Sales in the 21st Century

Dr. Hex on the problem of illegal downloads and why music collectors are the laughing stock of the masses

August 1, 2016

Diary of a Madman #5: Do Tribute Gigs Deserve Cover-age?

"Are tribute gigs cancer to the Indian metal scene?" asks mad scientist Dr. Hex in our metal special column

July 11, 2016

Diary of a Madman #4: What Indian Metal can learn from Ric Flair

"Don’t try and be Ric Flair, try and be yourself. Wooo!" says mad scientist Dr.Hex in our metal special column

June 20, 2016

Diary of a Madman #3: Power Metal Fan in a “Progressive Metal Country”

Mad scientist Dr. Hex laments the country's lack of appreciation for power metal

June 6, 2016

Diary of a Madman #2: Eccentric Concert Promoters

Mad scientist Dr. Hex on the "idiosyncrasies of gig/festival organizers" in our metal special column

May 18, 2016

Diary of a Madman #1: ‘What is Metal?’

"To be metal, is to be free. Metal is the yada in yada yada yada, and it signifies freedom," says…

April 25, 2016