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By Aniruddh “Andrew” Bansal

Two years after their first ever performance in India, Lamb Of God are back, and will play at Clarks Exotica tomorrow. Today, on May 25th 2012, they called a press conference at the same venue to answer questions put forth by representatives of various media outlets from around the country, including yours truly. All members of the band were present for the conference, but guitarist Mark Morton had to leave to set up his gear for tomorrow’s show. His guitar tech didn’t make it to India and Mark had to do the work himself, but the remaining four members more than made up for his absence, and answered questions on a wide variety of topics. Continue reading “Interview With Lamb Of God’s Chris & Willie Adler At Bangalore Press Conference”

By Aniruddh “Andrew” Bansal

Los Angeles based stoner metal trio Behold! The Monolith released their second full-length album “Defender, Redeemist” this year, an album that showcases their progress as musicians since their 2009 self-titled full length release, and is an absolute must-listen for all fans of heavy music. Besides the albums, their live performance also gets them instant attention and approval from first-timers. Just a few days ago, I caught up with guitarist Matt Price to talk to him about the album, past shows, the LA metal scene and future plans. Read the conversation below, and order the album or check out the band online by using the links posted at the bottom. Continue reading “In-depth Interview With Behold! The Monolith Guitarist Matt Price”

By Aniruddh “Andrew” Bansal

After a massively successful comeback album “Blood Of The Nations” and an equally successful world tour, German heavy metal veterans Accept released the follow-up album “Stalingrad” last April, and once again, the response from fans and critics has been nothing but positive. Having returned from a European tour with Hell which coincided with the album’s release, the band has announced the Teutonic Terror Attack Tour with fellow Germans Kreator, and this will take them across North America starting September 5th in Washington, DC, and ending on October 4th in Charlotte, NC. Today, on May 20th 2012, just a half an hour ago, I caught up with guitarist Wolf Hoffmann to talk about the album, this upcoming tour, and other things. Listen to the conversation below, and read my review of the album, order it, or simply visit the band’s online networks using the links posted at the bottom. Continue reading “Accept Guitarist Wolf Hoffmann Talks About “Stalingrad”, Touring Plans (Audio)”

By Aniruddh “Andrew” Bansal

Diamond Plate is a Chicago-based thrash band that started out in 2004, and through their “Mountains Of Madness” and “Relativity” EP releases in 2008 and 2009 respectively, as well as their ferocious live performances, they showed great promise. In the last couple of years, they have delivered on that promise, releasing their debut full-length album “Generation Why?” in 2011, and touring non-stop ever since. They capped off their touring cycle with Overkill’s “Electric Age” tour, impressing one and all as they opened up the shows every night. On May 15th 2012, just after the tour had ended, I spoke to guitarist Mario Cianci to discuss this Overkill tour, future plans, guitar lessons and other topics. Read the conversation below, and order the band’s debut full-length or check them out on facebook and twitter by using the links posted at the bottom. Continue reading “Diamond Plate Guitarist Discusses Overkill Tour, Future Plans”

By Aniruddh “Andrew” Bansal

It’s been way too long since Los Angeles-based heavy metal veterans Malice released a studio album, 26 years to be exact. The wait is finally over, as they now prepare to release their third full-length studio album “New Breed Of Godz”, featuring original members Jay Reynolds (guitar), Mick Zane (guitar) and Mark Behn (bass), along with new vocalist James Rivera and drummer Pete Holmes. The album includes four brand new compositions in addition to re-recordings of eight classic tunes, four each from “In The Beginning” and “License To Kill”. Yesterday, on May 14th 2012, I had the pleasure of talking to Jay Reynolds to discuss this new album in detail, among other things. Read the conversation below, and order the album or visit the band online using the links posted at the bottom. Continue reading “In-depth Interview With Malice Guitarist Jay Reynolds”

By Aniruddh “Andrew” Bansal

Delhi-based ambient metal outfit Skyharbor have progressed in leaps and bounds since guitarist Keshav Dhar started it as a studio project. Through the music, Skyharbor managed to get noticed not only among music enthusiasts, but also impressed musicians like Marty Friedman, Dan Tompkins and Vishal J. Singh, to the extent that they ended up featuring as guest musicians on the band’s debut album “Blinding White Noise: Illusion & Chaos”, which came out late April 2012 via Basick Records. Besides, they earned praise from Lamb of God drummer Chris Adler, who called Skyharbor one of his current favorite bands. It’s only befitting that Skyharbor has now been confirmed to open for Lamb of God at their upcoming Bangalore show on May 26th, at Clarks Exotica. I caught up with the man himself, Keshav Dhar, to discuss this show, the debut album and lots more. Read the conversation below, and buy tickets for the show or visit Skyharbor online using the links posted at the bottom. Continue reading “Skyharbor Mainman Discusses Debut Album, Upcoming Lamb Of God Show”