Best Emerging Hard Rock & Heavy Metal Artists Of 2014

By Andrew Bansal

The year of 2014 witnessed plenty of old, jaded rockers preaching the ‘rock is dead’ philosophy, but on the other hand, the year also saw the birth, rise and metamorphosis of new, young hard rock and heavy metal bands that did their utmost best to defy that very statement. Through quality studio recordings and live performances, these emerging artists went about setting the world of heavy music alight. Here are my picks for the top 14 in this category: Continue reading “Best Emerging Hard Rock & Heavy Metal Artists Of 2014”

[Blog] On The Road With Night Demon – Part 10: Home Stretch

By Andrew Bansal

IMG_0903_FotorAfter saying goodbye to Raven in Raleigh NC, we rolled on to hit the home stretch with two Night Demon headline shows on the long drive back to Southern California. In the final installment of my ‘On The Road With Night Demon’ tour blog series, I’ll bring you an account of what transpired in the final week of the tour, plus a general summary of a few tour-related topics. But before that, check out parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 if you haven’t. Continue reading “[Blog] On The Road With Night Demon – Part 10: Home Stretch”

India’s Heavy Metal Pilgrimage: Big69 Set To Feature Fleshgod Apocalypse, SikTh & More

By Srishti Das

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A few years ago, being a metal lover in India was hopeless, specially in terms of the possibilities of getting to witness good live metal. Today, things are much better. With acts from India showing the international world their musical abilities and blogs, webzines and promoters being hard held on not being left far behind, India is slowly creeping in on to the global metal map. Continue reading “India’s Heavy Metal Pilgrimage: Big69 Set To Feature Fleshgod Apocalypse, SikTh & More”

[Blog] On The Road With Night Demon: Part 9 – Rising In The East

By Andrew Bansal

IMG_0886_Fotor copyFollowing a slowish week in the mid-West, the Night Demon made their way to the US East Coast for the final shows with Raven on this epic journey, and in this installment of my ‘On The Road With Night Demon’ tour blog, I capture a very eventful week for you all. But as always, I must point out that you should read parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 first. Continue reading “[Blog] On The Road With Night Demon: Part 9 – Rising In The East”

[Blog] On The Road With Night Demon – Part 8: Stone Cold Crazy

By Andrew Bansal

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As our lovely tour van rolled through the US mid-west, I described some of it in Part 7 of my ‘On The Road With Night Demon’ blog series, and in Part 8 I’m bringing you up to speed with how we’ve embraced the American autumn. But before you get into it, check out parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 first. Continue reading “[Blog] On The Road With Night Demon – Part 8: Stone Cold Crazy”