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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsThere is good news for all the metal fans in the state. ‘Demonic Resurrection’ (DR), one of the oldest metal bands in India, is going to do their first performance in the state.DR is a Blackened Death Metal Band from Mumbai. The band, similar to the infamous ‘Opeth’, ‘Cradle of Filth’ and ‘Cannibal Corpse’, is all set to offer an adrenaline-pumping session at the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Valiyamala, in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.DR’s current line-up consists of Sahil ‘The Demonstealer’ Makhija on vocals and rhythm guitar, Daniel Rego on lead guitar, Ashwin Shriyan on bass, Jetesh ‘Mephisto’ Menon on keyboards and Virendra ‘Viru’ Kaith on drums.“We are so excited to play in Kerala. We are going to do around 12 songs listed in our three albums. There will also be songs from our latest album also,” says Sahil, the frontman.DR is the only Indian band which has won the Global Metal Award at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods 2010 in London. Metal hammer is one of the most prestigious heavy-metal magazines in the world; the Golden Gods are their flagship awards for metal achievers across the world. The specialty of DR is that they are the only band to feature in the ‘Global Metal’ documentary filmed by Sam Dunn. His works include the famous ‘Iron Maiden: Flight 999’, and ‘Metal: A Headbangers Journey’.DR also made it to the soundtrack of Global Metal, along with ‘Lamb of God’, ‘Sepultura’ and ‘In Flames’. They played at many places across the globe including the Inferno Festival at Norway in 2010 and recently at the Bloodstock festival in the United Kingdom. They competed against ‘Sepultura’ in the group semi-finals of ‘Loudwire - Extreme Metal Olympics 2012’.Since its inception in March, 2000, Demonic Resurrection has been raising eyebrows. Starting out as a bunch of 17-year-olds looking to give India a taste of extreme metal, then a nearly untouched genre, the band, spearheaded by Sahil, released their first album ‘Demonstealer’, within nine months of its formation.“We are waiting for the moment to give the metal fans an unforgettable gig they had waited for so long. We do not know how the crowd will be, but I am sure we will rock the city,” says Sahil.Their other albums include ‘A darkness descends’ (2002-2007), ‘Beyond the Darkness’ (2007-2009) and their third full-length album, ‘The Return to Darkness’ (2009).The band also released their first video for the ‘Unrelenting Surge of Vengeance’ that received airplay from mainstream music channels like VH1. The programme is organised in association with MAD (Make a difference). For passes contact: +919446310472.first published:September 22, 2012, 08:49 ISTlast updated:September 22, 2012, 08:49 IST
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There is good news for all the metal fans in the state. ‘Demonic Resurrection’ (DR), one of the oldest metal bands in India, is going to do their first performance in the state.

DR is a Blackened Death Metal Band from Mumbai. The band, similar to the infamous ‘Opeth’, ‘Cradle of Filth’ and ‘Cannibal Corpse’, is all set to offer an adrenaline-pumping session at the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Valiyamala, in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.

DR’s current line-up consists of Sahil ‘The Demonstealer’ Makhija on vocals and rhythm guitar, Daniel Rego on lead guitar, Ashwin Shriyan on bass, Jetesh ‘Mephisto’ Menon on keyboards and Virendra ‘Viru’ Kaith on drums.

“We are so excited to play in Kerala. We are going to do around 12 songs listed in our three albums. There will also be songs from our latest album also,” says Sahil, the frontman.

DR is the only Indian band which has won the Global Metal Award at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods 2010 in London. Metal hammer is one of the most prestigious heavy-metal magazines in the world; the Golden Gods are their flagship awards for metal achievers across the world. The specialty of DR is that they are the only band to feature in the ‘Global Metal’ documentary filmed by Sam Dunn. His works include the famous ‘Iron Maiden: Flight 999’, and ‘Metal: A Headbangers Journey’.

DR also made it to the soundtrack of Global Metal, along with ‘Lamb of God’, ‘Sepultura’ and ‘In Flames’. They played at many places across the globe including the Inferno Festival at Norway in 2010 and recently at the Bloodstock festival in the United Kingdom. They competed against ‘Sepultura’ in the group semi-finals of ‘Loudwire - Extreme Metal Olympics 2012’.

Since its inception in March, 2000, Demonic Resurrection has been raising eyebrows. Starting out as a bunch of 17-year-olds looking to give India a taste of extreme metal, then a nearly untouched genre, the band, spearheaded by Sahil, released their first album ‘Demonstealer’, within nine months of its formation.

“We are waiting for the moment to give the metal fans an unforgettable gig they had waited for so long. We do not know how the crowd will be, but I am sure we will rock the city,” says Sahil.

Their other albums include ‘A darkness descends’ (2002-2007), ‘Beyond the Darkness’ (2007-2009) and their third full-length album, ‘The Return to Darkness’ (2009).

The band also released their first video for the ‘Unrelenting Surge of Vengeance’ that received airplay from mainstream music channels like VH1. The programme is organised in association with MAD (Make a difference). For passes contact: +919446310472.