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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.

Jack Daniel’s Rock Awards(2011), India’s biggest and most prestigious annual rock awards show honouring original music produced during the preceding twelve months, is back with its seventh edition. The award ceremony is slated for February 2012, with build-up gigs starting in December 2011. A total of 15 awards, based on original music created in the year 2011 (1 October 2010 to 30 September 2011) will be presented at the ceremony. All Indian Rock bands and musicians who have produced original music in the period are eligible for nomination.

Post-Hardcore band SCRIBE has entered the studio to record the follow up to their 2010 critically acclaimed album - MARK OF TEJA.

This 24th September 2011, Mumbai will be playing host to India’s first ever SLAYER tribute gig. This gig is a tribute organized by Mumbai Death/Thrash metal band DEVOID. They will also be joined on stage by members from DEMONIC RESURRECTION, BHAYANAK MAUT, ZYGNEMA, ATMOSFEAR, EXHUMATION and others. The event will also host a screening session of SLAYER videos prior to the gig.

Death Metal has really changed from what it was. Until today Death Metal was always something that was meant to be raw and thus had raw production. If you look at the Death Metal of the 80’s and 90’s, you would find this trait in almost every band, be it the really old "Doom" influenced bands like AUTOPSY(who have come up with a new album I believe) and ASPHYX to the faster, more popular bands like CANNIBAL CORPSE and SUFFOCATION. Today however a certain part of Death Metal seems to be going for the really slick, sonically rich production with bands likes THE FACELESS and our very own EXHUMATION, although I do find this a little to adapt to at times as this is something I am not used to, I do enjoy this genre and both THE FACELESS and EXHUMATION are two of my favourite bands, and now so is DISFIGURING THE GODDESS.

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.

After five years of anticipation, Indian Death metallers EXHUMATION is finally out with their third offering CONSIDER THIS. After churning out two devistantly brutal records AMONG THE DEAD & FOR PERSONAL CONSUMPTION ONLY(EP), a lot is expected from this release. To the fans I would like to say – stop reading guys! Go grab the album. Because CONSIDER THIS doesn’t disappoint. Incase you are unconvinced, let’s CARRY ON!

CONSIDER THIS features 8 original tracks. EXHUMATION wastes no time in jumping into action as the intro track ALL THAT IS opens up with a brutal in-your-face death metal riff & blastbeats coupled with Aditya’s intro growl that will immediately tell us what these guys have been doing all these static years. It also features a short but brilliant solo. A killer opening track which keeps the listeners interested. The songs are mostly around the 3 and a half minute mark. Hamza Kazi’s chops have never been better as his brutal blastbeats keep the songs rolling while Prashant’s tremendous death riffs & Aditya’s George Fischer- esque growls led to the creation of a non-stop brutal album. Sadly, P-man’s bass is hardly audible. The only exception to this brutality is WORSHIP THYSELF, which starts off a slow distorted riff but picks up the pace soon. The outro ALPHA OMEGA isn’t as brilliant as the intro but it no doubt ends the album on a perfect note.

CONSIDER THIS touches new heights of brutality in the Indian Metal scene. If you are a Corpse or PROSTITUTE DISFIGUREMENT fan, EXHUMATION can be easily included in your playlist. Don’t expect tracks like RACIAL SLAUGHTER or ON THIS PLATTER, but they good in their own way. While the full album is killer,
the key tracks are definitely ALL THAT IS and WORSHIP THYSELF. The album production quality is top-notch. The guitars & vocals can be heard clearly, as well as the drums, but you may miss that ‘raw’ sound. Talking about lyrics may be pointless, but they are well written & misanthropically good.

EXHUMATION may have changed their sound a bit, but they are brutal as FUCK. The album is a no-nonsense , 27 minutes of pure brutality. After five years, EXHUMATION is still going strong and they just left much more for us to expect from them in the future albums!

New York Death Militia India presents MEATFEAST 2011!

Indian Death Metal band EXHUMATION has announced the release of their 2nd album CONSIDER THIS on 7th March 2011 and also revealed the album artwork and tracklist. The album will be released as a FREE DOWNLOAD on their Reverbnation page and will contain 8 tracks of Brutal Death Metal.

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