Why does metal fit into the Indian context so well? Like the Scandinavian bands blasting Black Metal and burning churches in an act of revenge and desire to revive their roots of nature and pagan worship, Indian bands too have found political, religious and social themes to growl about.
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Anti-Colonial music from Aboriginal lands
Dispossessed’s music comes at you like a raging bull. The fierce vocals and merciless riffs lift you off your feet. The young and angry musicians are described by Vice as “…the most Uncompromising, Unapologetic and Important Band in Australia.” The reason being, they voice their anti-colonial, anti-capitalist and anti-white supremacist views fearlessly. The band comprisesContinue reading “Anti-Colonial music from Aboriginal lands”
Gojira – Planting Seeds of Environmental Concern in Death Metal Soil
Introduction The songs in French progressive death metal band Gojira’s third studio album From Mars to Sirius tell the story of an astral traveller, who travels to Sirius C in order to save a dying planet, or the “sinking ship of men” as vocalist Joseph Duplantier puts it. The songs represent a whimsical outContinue reading “Gojira – Planting Seeds of Environmental Concern in Death Metal Soil”
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