Heavy Metal

'The whole world loves metal, they just don’t know it yet': In conversation with Bloodywood

Bloodywood is what you get when you put Punjabi folk music and sick beats together.

One in ten samples from major Indian rivers contaminated with heavy metals, as per a nationwide survey of surface water by CWC

The CWC cited population growth, rise in agricultural and industrial activities were are largely responsible for the heavy metal pollution.

Krunk's Bass Camp Festival 2019: Emerald, Textasy and Zokuma to play at Delhi edition

Taking the stage in Delhi on the second day of the festival will be Zokhuma, the songwriter and guitarist popular in metal circles in India, who has previously performed with the hardcore progressive band, Goddess Gagged

Sitar meets metal in Rishabh Seen's genre-blending band, whose debut album is autobiographical, melodic

Rishabh Seen discusses the eponymous debut album of his band Sitar Metal, and the differences and similarities between the two genres of music that he works with

Slipknot | We Are Not Your Kind album review: This is the sound of comfort zones being smashed to smithereens

Iowan nonet (a musical ensemble containing nine members, in case you weren't in the know) Slipknot released its sixth album, We Are Not Your Kind (WANYK), last Friday and... it's a good one

Veil of Maya guitarist Marc Okubo on the band's India tour, and inspiration for new album False Idol

Veil of Maya talk about the change of direction in their music, the influences, and their experience of touring India.

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson writes about bullying, cancer and flying in new autobiography

In What Does This Button Do?, Dickinson covers the rise of Iron Maiden, his love of fencing, his difficult upbringing, the creation of albums and becoming a licensed airline pilot.

Bangalore Open Air: The rise and acceptance of India’s longest running metal festival

American death metal veterans Nile will be headlining the sixth edition of Bangalore Open Air

Black Sabbath calls it a day: Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Co play final show

Black Sabbath's 'final show' in the band's hometown would certainly appear to be the end of the end. But then, we've heard that sort of thing before

Yngwie Malmsteen leads the line-up at the Orange Festival of Adventure and Music

OFAM in Damuk village of Arunachal Pradesh will mark the first performance of Yngwie Malmsteen in India. He revolutionised neoclassical music in the 1980's.