Indian Metal Movements

Rock music in India has few takers. If it’s in English, it’s a death sentence. As rock aficionados growing up in guitar starved hinterlands of the country, we wonder why we can’t kick ass when it comes to those feral frets.

Now Indian rock music has steadily held on, slowly morphing its sounds to reach out to its audiences, no matter how niche they are. Millennium, India’s very own heavy metal band from Bangalore opened up the floor for heavier sounds on the Indian rock circuit. Slowly rock scene seems to have become a melting pot of influences, and comes across as more open to experimentation than bands outside of the country. Add to it the plethora of options to experiment with, the rich and diverse Indian classical and folk music. This is where Indian rock bands have an edge, and a chance of creating sounds quite distinct from mainstream rock elsewhere.

The rising popularity of western music competitions and college gigs that attracted fresh talent in India caught the attention of music channels. Channel V launched its new look with focus on youth, and came out props with its obvious support for Indian pop and rock bands. Unlike MTV, Channel V focused more on the underground music scene, and not on Hindi film music. It made sure that other forms of music earned their fare share of limelight.



College fests at IITs, IIMs, and other premier institutes, and independent events such as Great Indian Rock, Campus Rock Idols, Independence Rock (iRock) found sponsors, helping boost the quality of participant bands, and opening the stage for newcomers all over India. Rock had finally made inroads into cities apart from metropolises.

NOW Finally we have a huge number of Bands as following:

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--------------AVANT-GARDE METAL------------

(-)The Hobos (Kolkata)

[Myspace:http://www.myspace.com/thehobosindia]

(-) Depths Of Suffering (Pune)

[Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/depthsofsuffering ]

(-) Vysaza (Pune)

[Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/vyzasa]

(-) Prakalp (Mumbai)

[Soundclick: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=677180]

(-) Ec{c}entric Pendulum (Bangalore)

[Myspace: www.myspace.com/eccentricpendulum ]

(-) Amogh Symphony (Mumbai) {with Progressive and Indian Classical influences}

[Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/mohenjadaro ]





--------------BLACK METAL------------

(-) Paganic Souls (New Delhi)

[Myspace:http://www.myspace.com/paganicsouls]

(-) Demonic Resurrection {with Power and Death Metal influences}(Mumbai) [Myspace:http://www.myspace.com/demonicresurrection ]

(-) Cosmic Infusion {Symphonic Black Metal} (Chennai)

(-) 1833 AD (New Delhi)

[Myspace: www.myspace.com/1833ad ]

(-) Dark Crucifix

[Geocities: http://www.geocities.com/darkcrucifixmetal/ ]

(-) Spiked Crib (Mumbai)

[Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/spikedcrib ]

(-) Sinful Oath (Kolkata)

[Myspace: www.myspace.com/sinfuloathindia ]





--------------BLACKENED DEATH METAL------------



(-) Asura (Bangalore)

[Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/asura666 ]



--------------DEATH METAL------------

(-)Blood Covenant (Chennai)

(-) IIIrd Sovereign (New Delhi)

[Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/iiirdsovereignnew ]

(-) Narsil (New Delhi) [Myspace:http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=119673395 ]

(-) Blood Maze

(-) Death Incarnate (Hyderabad)

[Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/deathincarnatehyd ]

(-) Exhumation (Mumbai) [Myspace:http://www.myspace.com/exhumation ]

(-) Myndsnare (Bangalore) [Myspace:http://www.myspace.com/myndsnare ]

(-) Infernal Wrath (Mumbai)

(-) Blackhole Theory (Pune)

[Soundclick: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=584597

(-) Inner Sanctum (Bangalore) [Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/innersanctumindia]

(-) Reptilian Death (Mumbai)

(-) Abandoned Agony (Bangalore)

[Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/abandonedagonyind ]

(-) Mephistopheles (Vishakhapatnam) {with Groove influences}

[Myspace: www.myspace.com/wordofmephi ]







--------------DOOM METAL------------

(-) Forbidden Village {with Gothic Metal influences}(New Delhi)

[Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/forbiddenvillage ]

(-) Aeons of Sorrow (Bangalore)

[Soundclick: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=396474 ]





--------------GRINDCORE------------

(-) Gruesome Malady (Bangalore)

[Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/gruesomemalady]







--------------GROOVE METAL------------

(-) Undying Inc. (New Delhi) [Myspace:http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=62222706 ]





--------------HARDCORE------------

(-) Scribe (Mumbai) [Myspace:http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=157732257 ]

(-) Reverse Polarity (Mumbai) [Myspace: www.myspace.com/reverrsepolarity ]





--------------MELODIC DEATH METAL------------

(-) Acrid Semblance (New Delhi) [Myspace:http://www.myspace.com/acridsemblance ]

(-) Extinct Reflections (Bangalore) [Myspace:http://www.myspace.com/extinctreflections ]

(-) Kryptos (Bangalore)[Myspace:http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=43161746 ]

(-) Atmahatya (Kolkata)

(-) Guillotine {with Power Metal influences}(New Delhi) [Myspace:http://www.myspace.com/guillotine0

(-) Stranglehold {Technical Melodic Death Metal}(Bangalore)

[Myspace: www.myspace.com/inastranglehold ]

(-) AbraXas (Pune)

[Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/Abraxas ]









--------------METALCORE------------

(-) Amidst The Chaos (Mumbai) [Myspace:http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=74115152 ]

(-) Bhayanak Maut (Mumbai) [Myspace:http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=171407925 ]

(-) Pin Drop Violence (Mumbai) [Myspace:http://www.myspace.com/gutterment ]

(-) 13th Hour (Mumbai)

(-) Inviktus (Bangalore) [Myspace:http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=99406887 ]

(-) Tear Cube (New Delhi) [Myspace:www.myspace.com/tearcube ]

(-) Spitfire (Bangalore) [Myspace:http://www.myspace.com/spitfireindia ]

(-) Bitchslap (Mumbai) [Myspace:http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=78587623 ]

(-) Ston'd {with Death Metal influences} (Bangalore) [Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/stondbangalore ]

(-) Lycanthropia {with Death Metal influences} (New Delhi) [Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/lycanthropiainfected ]

(-) Crucifix Guide

[Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/crucifixguideindia ]

(-) Heretic (Cochin)

[Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/hereticindia ]

(-) Xerius (Pune) {with Death Metal influences}

[Soundclick: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=802581]

(-) Redemption (Mumbai) {with Death Metal influences}

[Myspace: www.myspace.com/redemption88 ]

(-) Artillerie (New Delhi)

[Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/artillerie ]







--------------NU- METAL------------

(-) Joint Family (New Delhi) [Myspace:http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=160343595 ]

(-) Synaps (Bangalore)

[Website: www.synaps.in ]

(-) Skincold (New Delhi)

[Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/skincold ]

(-) Magdalene (Aizawl) [Myspace:http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.channel&ChannelID=215994617 ]

(-) The Scavenger Project (Kolkata)

[I-Rock link: http://www.independencerock.in/bands/the_scavenger_project.php ]

(-) Sknow (Bangalore)

[Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/sknowband]

(-) Minus 1

[Myspace: www.myspace.com/minus1india ]







--------------PROGRESSIVE METAL------------

(-) Motherjane (Cochin) [Myspace:http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=178309437 ]

(-) Decibel (New Delhi) [Myspace:http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=158579837 ]

(-) Parousia (Bangalore)

(-) Nitric Dreams(Kolkata){with Black and Thrash Metal influences}

[Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/nitricmania ]

(-) Enthrall (Bangalore)

[Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/esd01

(-) Skrypt (Hyderabad) {with Groove and Thrash Metal influences}

[Myspace:

http://www.myspace.com/skryptband]

(-) Apollonian Quest (Mumbai) {with Power and Black metal influences}

[Myspace: www.myspace.com/aqindia ]

(-) Ministry of One (Bangalore) {Progressive Metalcore}

[Myspace: www.myspace.com/ministryofoneprojec ]





--------------POWER METAL------------

(-) Slain {with Progressive influences}(Bangalore)

[Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/slainindia ]

(-) Blood & Iron (Chennai)

[Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/bloodnironx ]





--------------STONER METAL------------

(-) Bevar Sea

[Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/bevarsea







--------------THRASH METAL------------

(-) Brahma {with Power and Death metal influences}(Mumbai)

[Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/brahmametal ]

(-) Brute Force (Pune)

[Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/bruteforceindia ]

(-) Metakix (Mumbai) [Myspace:http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=88431225 ]

(-) Devoid {with Death metal influences} (Mumbai)

[Myspace: www.myspace.com/devoidmetal ]

(-) Sledge (Hyderabad) [Myspace:http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=11788082 ]

(-) Prestorika {with NWOBHM influences} (New Delhi) [Myspace:http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=190826614 ]

(-) Nerverek (Chennai) [Myspace:http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=100553493 ]

(-) Moksha {with NWOBHM influences}(Chennai)

(-) Metal Messiah {with Groove influences} (Mumbai)

[Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/metalmessiahindia ]

(-) Sceptre (Mumbai)

[Myspace: www.myspace.com/sceptreindia ]

(-) WhitenoiZ{with Death Metal,Metalcore and Alternative Rock influences}(Bangalore) [Myspace:http://www.myspace.com/whitenoizindia ]

(-) Secret Society (Pune)

[I-rock demo: http://www.independencerock.in/bands/secret_society.php]

(-) Blind Image (Chennai)

[Myspace: www.myspace.com/blindimageofficial ]

(-) Theorized (Bangalore)

[Myspace: www.myspace.com/theorized ]

(-) Nirvikalpa (New Delhi)

[Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/nirvikalpa ]







--------------TRADITIONAL HEAVY METAL------------



(-) Shrapnel (Bangalore) {with Thrash Metal influences}

[ Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/shrapnelindia]

(-) Bhoomi (Bangalore)

[Myspace: www.myspace.com/bhoomi ]



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Indian Metal Movements