Heavy metal is probably the last thing on your mind when someone says ‘Bhopal’, when I first received an email from Frameshift initiatives about a band called Acrimony from Bhopal releasing an EP called ‘False …
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Heavy metal is probably the last thing on your mind when someone says ‘Bhopal’, when I first received an email from Frameshift initiatives about a band called Acrimony from Bhopal releasing an EP called ‘False …
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Mumbai based electro- Alternative Rock band Sky Rabbit recently released their self titled debut album via EMI records. Previously known as ‘Medusa, the band decided to go google friendly by changing their name to Sky Rabbit.
To begin with Sky Rabbit’s debut offering is a bit of mixed bag. Without beating around the bush let me get to the point (will try to keep this review short as possible),, after the 3rd song Sky Rabbit’s debut album becomes a rather disappointing affair. The album starts with a promising ‘Anti Coke Ganpati which to be honest is a fine song, followed by couple of good songs like Oil and March, but then Sky Rabbit commits harakiri as Raxit Tewari’s vocals get scratchier and dry making it unbearable by the time you reach the penultimate song leaving a very little to celebrate with ‘Hilltop’ which is the final song on the album. Sky Rabbit, one of the handpicked bands by legendary producer John Leckie which was featured on British council Soundpad album does not live up to the reputation. The songs are pretty much bland and repetitive offering a very little signs of life. Despite of Rahul Nadkerni, Harsh Karangale and Siddharth Shah’s effort to stay afloat with neat instrumentation, the burden of vocals is quite evident as the album progresses. Although one would beg to differ after all that hype was created on the social media networks and elsewhere, after spinning the album for at least 20 times I have no reason to change my point of view.
2/5
Mumbai based horror/heavy metal band Albatross has recently released a single from their upcoming EP ‘The Kissing Flies.’ The track titled ‘Uncle Sunny At The Tavern’ features Niklas Stalvind (vocalist/rhythm guitarist of Swedish heavy band …
Metal music lovers of Sikkim will get a chance to headbang along with their favourite metal bands from the region at the very first metal festival of Sikkim, “Metal Evolution”, an event produced by The …
Interview conducted by Sandesh Shenoy
With over 70 releases to their credit, Japanese Black Thrash band Abigail have achieved what most underground metal bands dream of achieving : Legendary status. After releasing their 1st demo in …
If writing a review is a tough job, writing a honest one is even difficult when there are so many fanboi reviews or ‘oh, screw the listener, I write reviews to please the band’ kind …
Chennai based hard rock/rock n’ roll band ‘GREY SHACK‘ has recently released their debut single from their upcoming untitled full length album. ’GONZO’ is based on the character from Hunter S Thompson’s classic, ‘Fear & Loathing …
I remember the time when I started to discover Indian Indie, the information was scattered all over the place on WWW. Except for ailing Gigpad.com (RIP) and RSJ forums there weren’t any other means to …
Bangalore based Melodic Death Metal band Verses has been making waves lately by winning the prestigious NLS Strawberry Fields 2011 and having opened for Karnivool at the LiveWire – Mood Indigo 2011. The band will represent …
Abhishek Dasgupta, a Mumbai based song-writer and lead guitarist of Shor Bazaar released a rock version of SD Burman’s/Mohd. Rafi’s classic tune ‘Khoya Khoya Chand’ as a tribute to the late Dev Anand.’Khoya Khoya Chand’ …
January 16, 2012: Post-hardcore band Scribe has entered the studio to record the follow up to their 2010 critically acclaimed album – ‘Mark of Teja’.
The band is currently camped at the home studio of producer …
Indian deathcore band DARK HELM have released a brand new single from their debut album ‘Persepolis’ called Jaffar. The song is available to stream on their Soundcloud page.
“Jaffar is my favourite song on the …
Heavy metal cooking show Headbanger’s Kitchen hosted by Demonic Resurrection frontman Demonstealer releases a new episode featuring Australian Prog-Rockers Karnivool. The show, features the creation of a dish aptly titled Chicken ‘Karni’ Stew along with an Indian rice pankcake known …
For the 4th year in a row as expected yet another Alternative rock band won the Toto Funds the Arts – Music Category. Delhi based Peter Cat Recording Co (PCRC) won the prestigious 7th annual …
I have had my grievance with Jack in the past for all the ‘B grade’ stunts they put up at the Awards ceremony, but somehow this year I am not in a mood to dig …
First off, big thank you to Akhila, Peter, Aman, Sandesh and Dr Hex for chipping in with valuable info, we had our heads spinning watching the stat counter soar higher and higher after publishing Part1, …
With 2011 winding down rather quietly on our so called “scene”, 2012 looks promising and bright. Here is the list of 22 albums (probably we will add some more if bands get in touch with …
Mumbai based Death/Thrash metal band Devoid in a press release sent earlier in the day announced that they will be parting ways with their long term bass player Prashant Frank Pawar due to professional differences. The …
Madras boys, Null Friction, have announced that they will be playing a reunion gig at The Chennai Global Music Festival being held in the Southern city on the 13th, 14th, and 15th of January. Null Friction was …
You know it when a young band would go an extra mile when you first hear their music; but you surely know that the band would go a long way when you see their weird …
Amit Saigal was more than just a person I knew, he was an inspiration, a mentor and a friend. He was one of the few people who defied convention and made his own road. In …
ABIGAIL (Japan), CAUCHEMAR (Canada) and DYING EMBRACE (India) have just been confirmed to headline the second TRENDSLAUGHTER FEST on January 29th 2012, in Bangalore, India. According to the organizers (Cyclopean Eye Productions/Trendslaughter crew), the …
Recently hundreds of people were killed in a 6.9 magnitude earthquake that hit the north eastern state of Sikkim, unfortunately like every other tragedy in our country this tragic event is fading from our memory …
After finishing up a successful Australia run, past November 2011 where Chennai based metal stalwarts Blind Image played East coast region (Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Shepparton(vic) ) and also headlining the Festival Whiplash – Canberra …
This one is the last of our Best of 2011 posts, this year has been of mixed fortunes for us, While we thought of shutting down IRMP3 in April for personal reasons (glad we didn’t) …
2011 for the alternative/rock scene has been very interesting. While there has been a general trend of artists heading backwards in time for inspiration, the new sound of Indian indie, particularly alternative rock sounds very …
To be honest, I haven’t watched The Dewarists after the first episode. I found it, well pretty boring. *yawn* While the show did great in its first season, (based on my observation from Facebookers who …
India’s only humor metal/rock band WORKSHOP fronted by Demonstealer (DEMONIC RESURRECTION) had recently called it quits . The announcement came shortly after their bass player Riju Dasgupta of horror metal act ALBTROSS quit the band. The band has now …
Music aficionados have a reason to celebrate as the city plays host to the legendary Swedish Band, Jan Lundgren Trio and Sweden´s super-group, Tonbruket who are set to perform live jazz for the first time …
“REBEL COUNTY concluded its first edition with a bang! The event sponsored by ‘The Computer Store’ organized by ROCKSKI GROUP in association with the PLA IEW Club & PROJECT SHILLONG revolved around two major …
“We are extremely happy to welcome two exciting new international acts to its ever expanding roster: French electro-metal producer THE ALGORITHM and Indian progressive metal band SKYHARBOR! The signing of these two new acts further …
Lucid Recess will be giving away their much acclaimed album “Engraved Invitation” for Free Download from 5th August, followed by the release of new singles from their upcoming album to be released next year. The …
And that was 2011, unlike the previous year which witnessed some kick-ass releases by like Bhayanak Maut, Skrypt and Eshchers Knot to name few, 2011 was quite lackluster and pale, but few releases by young …
This 31st December 2011, Sweet Leaves Entertainment brings you Mumbai city’s most underground and India’s only All-Metal New Year Party- Metal Overkill 2011.
B69 regulars may be used to watching your favorite bands play this venue …
