3 years after the release of "The Drowning of the Elephant God", Heathen Beast are back with "The Carnage of Godhra". Based on the well-documented and even well ignored massacre at Godhra, Gujrat; where countless innocents lost their lives due to the riots, the EP deals with the conspiracy theories attached with the sad events and the ultimate negligence from those in power.

The EP starts off with the title track "The Carnage of Godhra", just like it did in "The Drowning of the Elephant God". Sticking to their signature narration intro and blending traditional Indian percussion instruments with distorted guitars and razor sharp vocals, Heathen Beast have come out as a better band since their last release. The production quality has improved a lot and the improvising in the fillers have been good too! As we jog through the three tracks, there's a feeling of predictability. At times, you can just predict what comes next. But that doesn't rule out the fact that this is a very strong release. Blast beats and tempo changes in the tracks make it a not so boring affair, while the lyrical content stands out from the crowd. A pure, in your face approach to the lyrics actually leaves behind the riffs everything that goes behind. One good example and probably the part which struck me the most would be:

The release is very mature in terms of the quality of music as well as the thought process behind it. A very bold step, but surely deserves a praise for the effort being put into the whole EP. You don't see a fusion of classical Indian instruments alongside some raw distortion everyday, neither do you get to see someone standing out and speaking against those in control.

Democracy is flawed, but this EP isn't. I'll sign off with these two lines: