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Progressive Metal band ECCENTRIC PENDULUM from Bangalore, Karnataka have recently made their first big announcement for the year 2012. The band is finally confirmed and will be playing at SWR Barroselas Metalfest XV, which is scheduled to take place from 26th April to 30th April 2012 at the small village of Barroselas, in the north of Portugal. So get ready to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary with a five days special edition. With names like VENOM, NAPALM DEATH, BRUJERIA, KATATONIA or KREATOR on its history, SWR Barroselas Metalfest XV features two indoor stages and an outside free entrance area featuring some performances and concerts. A forest campsite with toilets and hot shower facilities opens for free usage during the entire festival.

This year there have been many bands who have performed abroad and put India on the Global Metal map, GUTSLIT went to Czech Republic to perform in the Obscene Extreme festival, ZYGNEMA went to Germany, BHAYANAK MAUT and UNDYING INC went to the Inferno Metal festival, which was preceded last year by visits from DEMONIC RESURRECTION and SCRIBE. There was also a band from Bangalore who went to perform at the Wacken Open Air, the biggest Metal festival in the world and that’s the band we are going to review today.

MetalIndia Magazine is proud to present a special magazine edition to mark the 12th anniversary of MetalIndia Magazine and Webzine. The anniversary special edition joins the previous three print editions released back in 2003-2005 which are available for downloading and online reading here [http://www.issuu.com/metalindia]. The anniversary edition has been released in PDF format and is available as "Free Download". The magazine features interviews with ECCENTRIC PENDULUM, PROVIDENCE, NOISEWARE, PILLBOX 666, SCARAB and Headbanger’s Kitchen’s Sahil Makhija. The magazine also features some of the upcoming bands like CURVES, DARK OCTAVES OF SIN and more.

After much delay, ECCENTRIC PENDULUM is glad to inform everyone that the work on their debut album WINDING THE OPTICS is complete.

Bangalore's, Progressive Death Metal act ECCENTRIC PENDULUM have posted a small preview of their new track PARAGON OF SOLITUDE on their Myspace page.

ROADCREW RECORDS(IND) and THEEBRADMILLER(USA) presents BEACUSE GOD TOLD ME TO DO IT:INDIA, a compilation featuring 10 of India’s best musical talents, together for the first time ever! From the destructive force that is Undying Inc to the dark atmosphere of Rat King, this compilation has it all.

Another episode of THE FLAMING SKULL PODCAST coming your way, and welcome to Episode 6 titled THE UNITED METAL NATIONS""Destroy our countries borders for we are one, together we stand as the united metal nations"" featuring some of the talented metal bands from various countries. The episode is scheduled to be launched on 26th September 2009.

Dates for the I-Rock 2009 have been scheduled for the various zones.