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Riju Dasgupta better known as "The Rijunator" who was a founding member and bass player of India’s Humor Metal band WORKSHOP has called it quits.The news comes right in the middle of the bands recording session for their 2nd full-length album that is due for release later this year. Riju had even completed recording his parts for the album.

India’s Independent label DEMONSTEALER RECORDS, also one of the longest running Indian record labels that focuses on Extreme Metal music has now launched 3 new divisions; a booking agency, pr agency and a band consultancy. The booking agency handles top Indian bands like BHAYANAK MAUT, DEMONIC RESURRECTION, INNER SANCTUM, DEVOID and many more.

Fusing spine chilling stories with bone crushing Metal. This is how young gunners ALBATROSS define their sound. The five piece Mumbai metallers are out with their debut E.P, DINNER IS YOU, released under DEMONSTEALER RECORDS. Adapting their name from the well known English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, the band is formed by the majority of (Comedy Metal to be precise) WORKSHOP members. They are experienced and their musicianship is worth a notice. Heed my advice, save yourself the trouble, go get the album.

DEMONSTEALER RECORDS has announced a new contest for fans who support and buy original music called “The Demon’s Dinner Party”. All fans who purchase music and merchandise through the month of Feb from the DSR OFFER section of the online retail store CDRack.in or the “Monday Specials” on the DSR Facebook page stand a chance to win an invite to the party.

Mumbai based Brutal Death Metal maniacs EXHUMATION will unleash their third album, the long-awaited CONSIDER THIS on 20th February 2011 country-wide.

Indian metallers DEMONIC RESURRECTION have released their first guitar lesson video with lead guitarist Daniel Rego. The video is a lesson on how to play the song OMEGA, I and is the 1st in a 3 part series of the same. DEMONIC RESURRECTION are also planning to release more guitar lessons as well as drum lessons with drummer Viru in the coming months on their youtube channel Demonic Tube.

On 11th October 2010, Indian Metallers DEMONIC RESURRECTION announced ‘The Unrelenting Guitar Cover Contest’ inviting fans to upload a guitar cover of the song THE UNRELENTING SURGE OF VENGEANCE from the album THE RETURN TO DARKNESS which was released on DEMONSTEALER RECORDS in India and CANDELELIGHT RECORDS Worldwide. After many requests from fans the band has extended and expanded the contest.

DEMONSTEALER RECORDS & ARTISTALOUD.COM have launched Heavy Metal CRBT (Caller Ring Back Tunes) on all major mobile phone networks in India. DSR artists DEMONIC RESURRECTION, MYNDSNARE, DEVOID, IIIRD SOVEREIGN, ALBATROSS & WORKSHOP have their releases available as CRBT.

DEMONSTEALER RECORDS has released 8 albums from it catalog in Digital Formats (Mp3s, Ringtones etc) via ArtistAloud.com. With most people turning to mp3s as their primary source of music and the culture of buying CDs dying out DEMONSTEALER RECORDS has tied up with ArtistAloud.com and Hungama Multimedia to give metal fans the chance to buy Mp3s, Ringtones and Wallpapers of their favorite metal bands for as low as Rs.10 per song.

DEMONSTEALER RECORDS is all set to release the kings of Black Metal DIMMU BORGIR’S latest album ABRAHADABRA in India on October 15th 2010. The album will be released in jewel case format and will come with a special poster and sticker. DSR will also be releasing an official Dimmu Borgir t-shirt in India as well.