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Bangalore based Black Metal band Dark Desolation are releasing their merchandise by next week. Band’s t-shirts are already available for pre-order.

Black Metal is a genre which has still not gained mass acceptance in India. Considering this, "Solar Deity", in the form of Aditya Mehta and Yash Pathak of "Exhumation" fame, has taken a daring step, and the outcome has been worth the risk. The Mumbai, Maharashtra based duo have come out with their debut, titled "In The Name Of Satan", which, as the name screams, is an out and out Black Metal album.

Supreme Death/Black Metal commando, BELPHEGOR, will enter MANA STUDIOS in St. Petersburg next month to begin work on its new, yet-to-be-titled album with producer, Erik Rutan. The band’s impending 10th studio release is due out late 2012 on NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.

New Delhi based Black Metal band 1833 AD have finally unveiled the details for their debut album titled MY DARK SYMPHONY.

For over 22 years, German giants, Wacken Open Air have successfully tapped into the minds of thousands of Heavy Metal music lovers, who flock into this 3 day festival extravaganza, just to have the time of their lives. This year, Wacken Open Air, extends their support to make Bangalore Open Air a successful annual property catering to the huge Metal audience being the only dedicated Heavy Metal festival in India.

So, here the treat for all the Black Metal followers in India as Norwegian Black 'N' Roll band VREID will be touring India with the Indian Classical dancer Rukmini Chatterjee for an artistic collaboration is called Questioning, funded by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations and Foreign Affairs, through the Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi, India.

Floridian Black Metal band KULT OV AZAZEL have announced the addition of bassist Amduscias (ORBWEAVER, ex-HATE ETERNAL) to the group's ranks.

Chicago-based extremists NACHTMYSTIUM recently entered the studio to begin recording their new album, SILENCING MACHINE, for a 31st July release via CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS. A U.S Midwest mini-tour with KRIEG and MURMUR will kick off on 25th July.

CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS has announced the worldwide signing of NACHTMYSTIUM.

CHTHONIC play a style of Black Metal that infuses hints of Death Metal, Folklore etc. But recently they have shifted to a newer and more friendly genre called Oriental Metal, which was portrayed nicely in their MIRROR OF RETRIBUTION album, released in 2009.