Showing posts with label Mumbai. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mumbai. Show all posts

Monday, 18 May 2015

Song of the Week - Primitiv: Taurus

Artwork by Aakash Dwivedi
This week we have something so old school, that they are primitive! Mumbai based supergroup, Primitiv, have made a name for themselves already. Opening for Albatross during Strength of Steel, the band promises to deliver a performance that will be remembered for a long, long time.

The song here, Taurus, is NOT about the sun sign Taurus (you got that wrong :P). Talking about how the Earth has been pushed back into a primitive stage post apocalypse, the Doom Metal influenced track, also the band's debut single release, packs a punch. The hard hitting riffs, along with Nitin's brutal vocals, transports you to a time after the great holocaust (or what has been said and written about in those books people talk about :P).

We won't waste any more time describing the track, it's too awesome for a description. We hope your music speakers or headphones are ready, the track should be playing by the time you read this line:


Primitiv: Taurus

Sunday, 28 September 2014

Live: A Chat - Midhaven!

Midhaven are a bunch of young lads from Mumbai playing some quality Progressive Metal. Signed on to Universal Music and releasing their debut album - Spellbound, through them. We caught up with the band while they were on their North-East India tour for an improptu chat about their music, their album and a few other little secrets. Check it out!

 Part one of the chat looks something like this -


The interview didn't end there, sadly. We had a part two of the same boring thing, with couple of questions and more outside noise interfering with the sound -


That was a little info on one of the rising bands in the country. Pretty bad for a first video attempt, don't you think? ;)

 Midhaven - Spellboundis available across all major platforms. Indian fans can buy the album via this link.

Monday, 12 May 2014

Insurrection 3!

Sound-Awake is back with the third version of Insurrection, their heavy metal themes series of events which made its debut on the 1st of December 2013, at Ion Bar and Kitchen. With its sophomore edition
featuring the likes of heavy metal stalwarts such as Neolithic Silence, Shepherd and Dark Desolation raising many an eyebrow and acting as a wake-up call for the denizens of metaldom in India to sharpen their swords, polish their armour and prepare themselves for its upcoming editions, Insurrection has made its foray into the dark malevolent world of heavy metal amidst thunderous applause and cemented its position as one of the most sought after platforms for promoting heavy metal in India.
‘To be quite frank, Sangeeth and I thought the event would glacially pace itself towards grandiose and in our wildest dreams we never thought that our product would hurtle itself towards country wide glory in less than a year of its inception. I am not blowing my trumpet here, but I would like to specify that Insurrection was conceptualized with thematic leanings towards the more arcane and unforgiving forms of music and for an endeavour specializing in such left-hand path art-forms to penetrate into the citadel of extreme metal and cement its position there, is nothing short of phenomenal and the journey from obscurity to identity has been extremely gratifying’ says Preetham Rao.
This event boasts a line-up that features bands specializing in extremely diverse genres. The poster (designed by Pramanik Studios) is out and the line-up is given below
Date: 15th of June, 2014.
Venue: Ion Bar and Kitchen. 
Tickets: INR 450 at the gate and early bird passes priced at INR 350 will be available with the bands and certain outlets which will be announced in due course.

Art work and customized items will be sold by a host of art vendors which again will be announced later. Details and developments surrounding the gig will be posted on the event page. 

RSVP here

Monday, 21 April 2014

Fragarak China Tour - Convulsion at Mainland Crypts

There has been a surge in Indian bands performing abroad in recent times and we have another entry to the list! Fragarak is confirmed to tour China in support of "Crypts of Dissimulation". After their successful tour of Nepal last year, Fragarak from Delhi are set on a mini tour of China for the first time this May! Kicking off on 30th April in Zhenjiang, this mini-tour will be in support of our debut release, "Crypts of Dissimulation", out since May 2013. Check out the festival dates below :



When and Where -
Gig Number 1:
Date - 30.04.2014
Venue - Yangtze River International Music Festival at Canal stage, Zhenjiang

Gig Number 2:

 Date - 03.05.2014
Venue - Asia Metal Festival at Mao livehouse, Shanghai



CONVULSION AT MAINLAND CRYPTS | Fragarak CHINA TOUR 2014 Lineup:

  • Impiety(Singapore)
  • Annalynn(Thailand)
  • Tenside(Germany)
  • Wolf Spider (Poland)
  • Narakam(China) and many more.




About Fragarak:


Formed in 2011, Fragarak is one of the best Death Metal outfits to emerge out of the Indian metal scene. Currently signed under Transcending Obscurity label, the band released their full-length debut album - Crypts of Dissimulation in May, 2013. Following the critically acclaimed album release, the band embarked on its set of tours to accomplish its already growing fan-base. Touring various parts of the country and participating in some of the biggest underground metal fests, notably - Entombed Metal Fest in Mumbai, Eviltion in Bangalore and Pandemonium in Delhi; Fragarak have earned themselves the respect they deserve from all corners of the country and also from various parts of the world.

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