en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices http://www.last.fm/user/sacredserenity/journal The Last.fm journal for sacredserenity. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. http://www.last.fm/user/sacredserenity/journal/2009/05/07/2pexql_dream_festival Thu, 7 May 2009 02:00:33 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/sacredserenity/journal/2009/05/07/2pexql_dream_festival Choose seven bands for the fest of a lifetime and name the songs you wish they'd play ... in order.

- The first act plays 5 songs.
- The second act plays 5 songs.
- The third act plays 7 songs.
- The fourth act plays 7 songs.
- The fifth act plays 10 songs.
- The sixth act plays 10 songs.
- The seventh act plays 14 Songs

My list :

First act - Slayer

- Angel of Death
- Dead Skin Mask
- Hell Awaits
- Mandatory Suicide
- Raining Blood

Second Act - Emperor

- Into The Infinity Of Thoughts
- The Loss and Curse of Reverence
- With Strength I Burn
- Curse You All Men
- I Am The Black Wizards

Third Act - Black Sabbath

- War Pigs
- Children of the Grave
- N.I.B
- Hand of Doom
- Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
- Symptom of the Universe
- Black Sabbath

Fourth Act - Primordial

- Empire Falls
- Gods to the Godless
- No Nation on this Earth
- Dark Song
- The Gathering Wilderness
- Solitary Mourner
- The Coffin Ships

Fifth Act - Opeth

- Heir Apparent
- Wreath
- Godhead's Lament
- Bleak
- Closure
- The Night and the Silent Water
- The Drapery Falls
- Demon of the Fall
- Blackwater Park
- Deliverance

Sixth Act - Death

- The Philosopher
- Zero Tolerance
- Spirit Crusher
- Trapped on a Corner
- Suicide Machine
- 1,000 Eyes
- Crystal Mountain
- A Moment of Clarity
- Lack of Comprehension
- Pull the Plug

Seventh Act - Metallica

- The Call of Ktulu
- Master of Puppets
- Creeping Death
- Harvester of Sorrow
- Unforgiven
- The Four Horsemen
- Disposable Heroes
- Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
- To Live is to Die/Dyers Eve
- Ride the Lightning
- Whiplash
- Seek and Destroy
- Fade to Black
- One]]> http://www.last.fm/user/sacredserenity/journal/2008/11/13/29y89g_my_top_albums_of_2008 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:54:01 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/sacredserenity/journal/2008/11/13/29y89g_my_top_albums_of_2008 1. Cynic - Traced in Air
2. Unleashed - Hammer Battalion
3. Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder God
4. MyndSnare - Conditioned: Human
5. Enslaved - Vertebrae
6. Metallica - Death Magnetic
7. Ihsahn - Angl
8. Opeth - Watershed
9. Warbringer - War Without End
10. Belphegor - Bondage Goat Zombie

Obviously there must have been a ton of albums I haven't heard but i think these cover most of the major releases this year.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/sacredserenity/journal/2008/09/24/26n0me_resurrection_viii_review Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:17:02 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/sacredserenity/journal/2008/09/24/26n0me_resurrection_viii_review With most pubs and venues in Mumbai refusing permission for metal gigs, Razz Rhino shut down and I-Rock cutting back on metal (all this copied straight out of Demonstealer's promo :P) metal in Mumbai is facing somewhat of a crisis. But this year's Resurrection was just the best metal gig I've been to (not counting Iron Maiden).

I reached the venue with abt 30 mins to go and there was hardly a crowd there. Only groups of 2-3 people here and there standing and smoking. Fortunately for me the actual hall inside where they were supposed to be playing was NO Smoking .... a huge relief as i must have passive smoked at least a carton last time i went for Brute Force's and Sceptre's album release.

Getting straight to the gig itself:

Demonic Resurrection: DR have a new guitarist - Daniel (who's from my college) and I was eager to see how he'd fit into the band and obviously how well he'd play. A minute into the set my doubts were laid to rest with him playing an awesome improvised solo. DR were exceptionally tight and were getting the crowd just warmed up. I was standing abt 2 inches from Sahil's mikestand and could see both Sahil's and Daniel's guitar-playing up close. Dr played their usual songs - Spirits of the Mystic Mountains, Apocalyptic Dawn, A Darknes Descends, Journey to Solaris etc etc and they also played a new song, 'Unrelenting Surge of Vengeance'. The only part i disliked about their gig was Daniel going on and off stage all the time as he was supposed to play on only four songs. I hope Daniel gets confirmed for the band though as he's an exceptional guitarist.


Devoid FUCK .... what a gig Devoid played. Their sound was spot on. They started with Black Fortress - an OC which many in the crowd knew. This was my first time watching them and it was some experience. They played mostly originals except for two Slayer covers - Postmortem and Angel of Death. Afaque of Infernal Wrath joined them onstage for AoD and though there were a few fuck ups during the song, it was awesomely fun. The crowd was moshing like crazy and and Afaque then dived into the pit and sang while moshing. It was great because almost everyone in the 500 strong crowd knew the lyrics and everyone was singing.



Exhumation - These guys have to be seen to believed. Both for their awesome playing AND for their abysmal stage presence. They played all OCs and their chatter between songs consisted of things like 'Oye shit, he (pointing at drummer) actually stopped at the right time.' and 'Does anyone want to come up and say anything cause we don't really talk on stage' The crowd were a bit tired after all the moshing during Devoid and many people has gone out for a smoke. They played Orphanage Carnage, Racial Slaughter and an encore of Among the Dead.


Myndsnare Easily the best set of the night. All three musicians are immensely talented and the amount of work that has gone into their album is evident. KP (frontman) was ripping highly technical solos. The riffs are waaay better than anything you'd find on an average tech death album. The bass sound was awesome and Yasmin on the drums was insane. I could clearly hear the influence on Chuck and Gene Hoglan on the guitars and drums respectively. She was playing the intricate rhythms on the cymbals while pounding the double bass very similar to the drumming on Symbolic. They played almost their whole album and I actually stopped headbanging in places so I could see KP playing the solos and so that I could hear the songs properly. There were quite a few sexist remarks when Yasmin came onto stage to set up the drums and I must admit it was slightly unusual to see a female drummer but after a point (which came very soon)you just stop seeing her as a Female drummer and just see her as a drummer. They even played a Death cover - 1000 Eyes almost note for note. During the gig there was a surge from behind and one of the guys headbanging in the front row smashed his nose on the monitors and broke his nose but came back after putting a bandage just 2 mins later and continued headbanging. I got pushed ahead and hit the mikestand causing it to almost topple into the drumkit but KP caught it. There gig ended about 2 songs too soon as the 11pm deadline had been crossed and the police in Bombay allow only relgious chanting shit to go on loudly after 11 pm.

The sound for this gig was awesome with no feedback and happening anytime.

Guys please buy the Myndsnare CD and support the band. Its worth way more than the 250 bucks it costs. I am hoping these guys play in Mumbai again soon.]]>