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In the Studio: Demonic Resurrection Wrap up Fifth Album

The Mumbai extreme metallers’ frontman Sahil Makhija on working faster than ever before and recording with “top-notch” musicians

September 19, 2016
Diary of a Madman #8: A Tribute to Blue Frog

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 #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

Photos: Albatross Pay Tribute to Black Sabbath at Hard Rock Cafe, Worli, Mumbai

The Mumbai horror metal band also called on guest vocalists to honour Sabbath and other metal greats like Ronnie James…

June 17, 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

Exclusive Stream: Listen to Mumbai artist Silent Voyage’s Brooding New EP

Bassist and composer Paresh Garude’s solo debut ‘Eternity’ features vocalists such as Primitiv frontman Nitin Rajan and Biprorshee Das from…

May 15, 2016

Gig Preview: Make the Scene – Resting in Peace to Pay Tribute to the Greats

The Mumbai-based gig series is roping in members from Albatross and The Coolwaters Project to pay homage to David Bowie,…

April 27, 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

Zygnema Take Home Top Honors at G-Shock Rolling Stone Metal Awards 2016

The Mumbai groove/thrash metallers won in the Best Band and Best Album category, with Bengaluru metallers Inner Sanctum picking up…

February 29, 2016