The difference here is in scale. How much harder is it for Rectified Spirit to jam, tour and record right now in your adult lives? Slaytanic Distro: https://www.facebook.com/groups/428268480671887/ Thanks again for talking to us at Centuries of Sin! We now intend to promote the album after its release by going on tour and doing a number of shows across the country to showcase our live performance and get a response to our new music. Bands will have to look into newer sources of revenue. How’re you doing? Get recommendations for other artists you'll love. If people can’t catch you live, they’ll watch your video, and if it’s good, it’ll attract more people. This week: the 90s, Morbid Angel, Sepultura, and Meshuggah. There is a thriving scene for metal music and everyone we met out there has the same passion for music the same way we do. How much growth and improvement do you see in yourselves and your music from your Self-titled debut album to ‘The Waste Land’? This doesn’t come from spending just some amount of time on it, which is why we’ve worked very hard on the album. Let’s have a little fun. The ONE-MAN METAL BLOG, covering the Indian metal scene and beyond! Plus, to be honest, very few bands here enjoy the family support that you guys have from your (incredibly cool) parents. Hey, guys! The 80s was a golden period for Metal, with the trio of Glam, Thrash, and NWOBHM dominating popular music in a way that has never been seen to this day. Unfortunately, this has led to a devaluation of music in my opinion. Hello. ——————————————————————————————————————————–, Check out Symphonic Eternity’s EP ‘Diffusion’ here: https://www.oklisten.com/album/diffusion You’ve perhaps seen a straight-up reporting style in my pieces here, or (probably) lame attempts at comedic writing. How did you make this possible despite being a young band on their very first studio release? Symphonic Eternity’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/symphonic.eternity/ And as you might expect, heavy metal isn’t always a part of them. In this case, ‘Nothing but Void’ speaks about the void one finds oneself in because of an understanding of life obsessed to one’s own ways, and finally meeting only a scenario of running into a big black hole. Once you do that, that’s when you’re gonna get paid back, and if you’re not gonna do that, you might not be a band any longer. Inversely, what do you think is the biggest mistake to avoid while running a distro? If people download hundreds of albums, when do they listen to all of them? I just remember the awesome feeling I had when labels which were so important in my youth — Relapse, Peaceville, etc. In. Samudragupta and Himangshu then restarted the band in 2011, but you’ve had a lineup change after that as well! Vijay: I like listening to all types of music, and I like Symphonic Eternity’s music because it’s unique. Getting the logo designed and the web site running took some effort too, but I thought that if I want to start this venture, I might as well do it properly. Then, there are people who feel that they are for some reason entitled to free music. Farzand: I started The Hellion Distro sometime in late 2013. The cheapest CD of any Indian band would cost at least 150-200 rupees, and that used to take a huge chunk out of my funds. This experimental phase may not have been good for the old-school fans, but it did bring in a new group of alternative fans who could then backtrack to their classic material. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at Last.fm. Although, since I mostly deal in music media and not merchandise, I can speak for CDs and vinyls only. “Radikult” and “Destructos…” were destined to screw with Death Metal fans, but other tracks like “Nevermore”, “Existo Vulgoré” and “Blades for Baal” are sharp, brutal and heavy turn-of-the-century Morbid Angel. Anagh: After we played on stage though, people would be shocked by our performance because they didn’t expect kids like us to play like that…. Thanks a lot for talking to Centuries of Sin. “We’ve spent one and a half to two years on the album,” he confesses. But the goal is never to actively try to incorporate different styles into one. Keep up the great work, and remember: we are all in it for the music! A considerable number of the songs on the debut album like “There Is No Tomorrow”, “Vengeance”, “Where The Ashes Fell”, “Until We Expire”, “The Magician’s Birthday” and the Title Track are from that period. Listen to Centuries Of Sin by Cronos & Probot, 1,744 Shazams, featuring on Foo Fighters: Deep Cuts, and Max Cavalera Essentials Apple Music playlists. Anish: We had a full house audience that was rocking with us for every song. Maybe it’s something in the atmosphere or sustenance of the region that breeds die-hard warriors of the Heavy. Def Leppard, maybe? Especially with Samudragupta working as an Advocate in the Guwahati High court and Nishant dividing his time between, like, two to three other bands? !” We asked him to give us more of this music, because dial-up net connections even back in 2002 to 2003 weren’t good enough for a Google search. When it comes to supporting the scene, we mostly think of supporting bands and artists. You’re now getting more fans and gigs outside Guwahati! This is a brave new world of online journalism and “infotainment”, and our metal bands today are going to need to harness as much of it as they can. You might've seen videos, writings on a video game or two, and even some fan-made wallpapers. ‘Empty Graves’ is definitely the album that got a lot of people talking about Final Surrender. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. “It’s not like we’ve spent five days on the album and then taken a month’s break; it’s been non-stop. This is Sairaj Kamath… sole owner, content creator, Chief Dominatrix and Grand Poobah of Centuries of Sin. The threat of the Mutant plan has finally been resolved, but at what cost? Hey, guys! Also see if you can also catch snippets of two songs from the new album in the video…, Speaking about the sound of the ‘Regression’ album, Samron states, “We’ve kept it simple, but we’ve also put in a lot of good parts that sound good to the ears. Thanks for the interview, and interest in The Hellion Distro! If so, is this happening presently? Thanks a lot for talking to Centuries of Sin. Rectified Spirit had a, shall we say, INTERESTING time recording the 13-minute title track of ‘The Waste Land’. To be frank, if we really want to use the word ‘growth’, it’s just a case of a lateral expansion, and us treading in a slightly different area of the musical spectrum. Centuries of Sin caught up with the mercurial metallers to talk about their new-found attention, their diverse sound, the new album, and how a flood almost ruined the recording of its title track! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrBc7xLR6cfYaS0d2dTduVA. The nearest customs office is in Kolkata; I will leave it to you to reckon my situation. A worldwide release via our label in January next year. We’d like to spread the word about our upcoming album, and nothing better than this. Farzand: Sure, thanks for your time, Sairaj! As a result, it takes some truly great music and showmanship to stay ahead of the palm-mute chugging pack. We were pretty clear that we didn’t want a generic pissed-off metal band name. But being in a band is exactly like being in a team and there’s no perfect synergy, ever. ‘The Waste Land’ has more aggressive, raw and straight-up material than the debut album, though it still has its progressive moments: like the 13-minute-plus Title Track, and the pro-aggressive “The Art of War”, haha! And ‘different’ can be good. We started off wanting to be a death metal band but realized pretty soon that sticking to only one genre seemed dry (for us). I don’t want Meshuggah to get stale like that, and I’m pretty sure you don’t either. We’ve worked so hard on this album; it’s almost like a full-time job, man! It was our way of lending our humble voice to the Iron Lady’s silent struggle for a monumental period of more than 15 years now. With Metal comes passion, followed by analysis, followed by debates and disagreements, followed by a furious hornet’s nest of opinions. The instances are endless to list. Yeah! Your songs at this point are mostly about “kid stuff” ranging from basketball to bullying. The communication process with both of them was smooth as butter and we could not have asked for a better set of engineers to work with! Brijraj: I wouldn’t completely agree with that. It was so much fun. If it’s a big gig, you can make a music video out of it that people will watch. We write about what we believe in. Their sound is all well and good, but they’ve never really shown any proclivity to go “full Prog” — like say, with keyboards and other instruments, or a completely different change in sound á la Opeth. Hello. I’m very impressed by the production value in the “Cycle of Violence” lyric video and the preview you’ve shared for the “Split” music video – not to mention your promotional images and stage outfits. The vinyl sleeves are sometimes damaged in the process, making them very hard to sell. Thanks again for speaking to us! You can buy Festacorn’s EP from all digital platforms and follow them on Facebook and Instagram. It’s a musician’s job to keep up to schedule and do things actively if he or she is passionate and really wants to contribute to the world of music. Thanks for talking to us at Centuries of Sin. I’ve observed that the cover artwork of both your albums contains one common figure: a grim-looking, hook-nosed Bird-Man. Give us an idea about how difficult — financially and logistically — it is to source metal merch; especially with regard to India’s laws on imports, customs and licenses. As of today, I don’t owe a single penny to anyone and have a humble collection of my own. In the first part of this EPIC 45-minute interview, he goes into detail about the band’s upcoming tour with American death metal giants Six Feet Under, and the grueling recording process behind their upcoming new album ‘Regression’. So for me, the biggest issue at times is to send stuff to those places, as their customs are even more fucked up and difficult to deal with than ours. The difference between big and small labels is more pronounced in their processes rather than willingness. But strangely, we decided to have the practice in the living room itself! El resultado del proyecto del antiguo baterista de Nirvana "Dave Grohl" y el bajista y legendario lider de Venom (de pie) CRONOS. It changed the music tastes of a lot of people there, and soon, we started playing all of that stuff. Do you think that’s a fair assessment? Talk about heavy-handed! Meanwhile, I have my solo stuff in the pre-production stage, and I am planning yo release it early next year too. Luckily, our founding member and guitarist Samudragupta and long-term bassist Himangshu – after an exhausting and frustrating process – finally met the right kind of new people for the band. Do you think Indian distros such as yourselves have successfully combated the sale of bootleg t-shirts and merchandise in India? ‘The Waste Land’ is much more modern in terms of conceptualization, song-writing, execution and playing, though it still has its small share of the classic school of song-writing. Working with one of the best guitarists in the world was amazing, also because apart from being an awesome guitar player focused on his music and instrument, he also happens to be really down-to-earth and an amazing friend to me. I want to keep it very straightforward and simple: distribute what you love. Rohan: We started off as a band, when not many people knew of us, other bands used to look at us strangely, wondering what these kids are doing here. Our first ever show (barring a small jam-room gig) was straight in IIT Delhi after we cleared the Mumbai prelims. We kept bouncing ideas until one day Akhil suggested the name ‘Pescatore’, which was the name of an Italian mafia group in a book he was reading. That it’s okay to move along (and maybe even dance) to the music and not just mosh, mosh, mosh (oh, and did we mention mosh?). And if this new track from their upcoming album ‘Machine Messiah’ is anything to go by, Sepultura might just strike the remaining haters down with a vengeance. That’s right. It’s music and only music that drives me, man. When people get ready to pay for something which earlier they thought getting for free was the most legit option, isn’t that the bigger win? I used to practice 5-6 hours a day, with no drumkit and at times, broken sticks found backstage which I taped together. This [Xmas in Hell] tour is something that’s almost impossible for a band like India to perform. It was kind of devastating to discover his place in water-logged condition. I made a lot of new contacts and friends among the metalheads, bands, labels, etc. Tabs guitar - PROBOT Centuries Of Sin Chordsound to play your music, study scales, positions for guitar, search, manage, request and send chords, lyrics and sheet music In Part 1 of our mega-interview with vocalist Samron Jude of Indian metal veterans SystemHouse 33, the band were on the verge of embarking on one of their biggest tours yet: supporting American death metallers Six Feet Under in the X-Mas in Hell tour in Europe. ( Log Out /  Which is why it’s such a big deal! We think it’s best if we leave that where it belongs – which is in the past for us now. Brijraj: I belong to your normal Indian bourgeois. I’ve had packages lost after reaching India, and at other times, deliveries have been stuck in customs for many weeks despite the paperwork being correct. We wish you the best of luck with your distro, and are definitely going to buy some stuff from you guys in the future! 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