Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Def Leppard Postpones India Tour: Pouring Rain Over the Parade


As rock heads from all over India gear up for Def Leppard's maiden tour to the country, the band has announced that the guys are pouring rain over the parade all over! True. The shows, earlier scheduled for May 16th and 18th in Bangalore and Mumbai have been postponed untill fall.

Amidst all the excitement, somebody eavesdropped me about their set list. Here you go:

01. Rocket
02. Animal
03. Let’s Get Rocked
04. Foolin’
05. Mirror Mirror
06. Nine Lives
07. Love Bites
08. (Bass Solo)
09. Rock On
10. Two Steps Behind
11. Bringin’ on the Heartbreak
12. Switch 625
13. Hysteria
14. Armageddon It
15. Photograph
16. Pour Some Sugar on Me

Encore:
17. Rock of Ages

But the new dates are yet to be finalised. In wake of all the disappointment, how could the British rockers expect the Indian babes to POUR SOME SUGAR on 'em?

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

21st Century Metal Act: Sickman Inc


As sick as the name might sound, the band's sound is not dull from the minutest tonal perspective.

Sickman Inc. is a one-man Electro-industrial Metal act, led by Chiranjeev Kolita. The sound is a refreshing break from the existing genres within the institution of metal.

Chiranjeev is driven by an indomitable passion for originality and innovation in music. And the result is obvious. I haven't found a band that sounds similar to Sickman Inc.

I'm proud of you, Kolta!

After dabbling in a number of experiments in form of Third Eye (now defunct), Question of Fate (now defunct), Phase Damage (now defunct) and Sweet Ashley , Chiranjeev has got his sound right.

Sickman Inc is the result of his more than a decade of experimentation with thrash metal, industrial metal and electronic music.

Sick Singles:

1. Prayer: Listen and Download

2. Mindkiller: Listen and Download

3. Untitled: Listen and Download

4. Release: Listen and Download

Influences: NIN, Prong, Fearfactory, Deftones, Pitchshifter etc.