Although I wholeheartedly support all Indian bands, having one of my own, I see a very bleak future for Indian rock,It will remain so until someone decides to work for the common good and not …

I think Death Metal is Gospel Music, for example take Sahil Makhija he is the sweetest guy on the planet !!! If there was to be a male Mother Theresa, it would be him. I …

At long last, after almost a decade of performing live and touring, Cassini’s Division has finally completed tracking and recording its debut album Ringside View.Before I go …

Testament confirmed for Rock In India Fest – Bangalore w/ Slayer on 10/30/10: – US Thrash Metal Legends Testament confirms its concert in Bangalore with Slayer.

Trouble began right after the first song. A couple of guys from the northern part of the country chucked bottles on stage, and this drove guitarist Tony Das furious. Abuses hurtled back and forth between …

Scribe wishes to inform you that one of the founding members, Niraj Trivedi (aka JAITLEY), is no longer a part of the band……. So without further ado, please welcome the legendary Viru (Virendra Kaith), who …

The slow demise of the Indian metal scene is actually because of the attitude of the so called Indian metalhead, the hypocritical fan who believes he is contributing to the scene but in reality is …

Brand managers and flaky promoters are tucking in while bands go penniless. Great Indian Rock and IRock, India’s oldest rock festivals, launch amateur bands every year. Enterprises like Mumbai’s Only Much Louder, the artist management …

Frank Zappa said, “Rock journalism is people who can’t write interviewing people who can’t talk for people who can’t read.” We wrote a song about journalists like that – it’s called Paper Puli. And we …

The lights went out, the intro started playing ‘Between Infinity And Oblivion’ and the curtained was opened. The venue was full, I felt a sense of pride standing there, 10 years of hard work and …

There is real quality coming out of India. I’m seeing a lot of activity all the way around, with labels and event organizers making things happen. This DIY ethic is precisely what is needed to …

Otherwise, it’s just pointless nonsense. The sad truth, however, is that if we want Indian music to reach higher, we not only have to support these compilations, we have to fake belief in them too. …

“Look at all the top bands Coldplay or Green Day or U2. Heavy metal doesn’t work that well today. Bands like Metallica are charging half of what they used some years ago,”
“We don’t want to …

I remember when I first met Sahil Makhija; he had a mushroom cut, and listened to a lot of extreme metal way back when most people hadn’t. People made fun of and bitched about him, …

We just had to call off our gig after one-and-a-half songs yesterday at their fest, which we were headlining. The sound was just pathetic. Onstage, we couldn’t hear a note we were playing, and on …

“I really know very little about India and the music. I’m certainly aware of some of the Indian music that got attention in the US, like Cheb Mami, and of course the great music from …

Some thing’s have just got to be done. I will miss being with BhayanakMaut. But I need to move on. Vinay Ventakesh , Vocalist of Bhayanak Maut tweets about  his last gig with BM on …

As much as we love Biddu, we couldn’t believe our ears when he sang ‘La Bamba’ along with rapper Earl, a couple of female back-up vocalists and an obviously unprepared Gary Lawyer (who had come …

Atleast some basic knowledge of consoles, mixing and production should be given to every young band in India. There is no other way to get your sound/expression clear. Stop abusing the P.A System engineer. If …

The Rock in India 2010 festival will take place in Delhi on February 20 and in Bangalore on February 22. DNA Networks has officially announced that they will, by results of popularity votes, change the …

10 years ago when I started Demonic Resurrection there was a festival born that year in Norway called ‘Inferno’. I remember reading about everyone from Dimmu Borgir to Marduk playing there and I was like …

I’ve always said, don’t play originals apologetically. Like, “Hey guys, we’ve played you so many covers, here’s an original”. Play originals because it’s something you like, and something you wanna get across! – Warren Mendonsa …

Despite opposition from broadcasters, the Indian government has approved the introduction of a bill to amend the Copyright Act of 1957 in a far-reaching step that will give artists and musicians protection, long overdue recognition …

By day, I’m Kevalram Dungachand Ghanshyamdas Poptey and at night, under the silver gleam of twinkling stars, I turn into Shahruk Khan. Bet you didn’t know that. On a serious note, during the day I’m …