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NORWAY: The Land of the Midnight Sun

What comes to your mind when you think of Norway? Northern Lights? Mountains? Polar Bears? Salmon? Black Metal? Vikings? Wait, I got it. You were thinking about Thor, right? I know you were. The most badass Norwegian ever. Well, in any case, you’re right all the way. It is all the above and so muchContinue reading “NORWAY: The Land of the Midnight Sun“

SINDIA: India’s Own Sin City

Imagine a city built on vices. Our own version of Las Vegas. Replete with gambling, drinking, drugs, prostitution, organized betting and crime, horse racing, easy marriages, and divorces; add any other vices that I might not be aware of. Would it be a dystopia or a utopia? I think – · It would be uncompromising andContinue reading “SINDIA: India’s Own Sin City”

Aguante Megadeth \m/

Aguante – Spanish for Endurance, Strength, Stamina, Grit, Passion, Resistance. In the context of Megadeth, however it means “Go!” or “Soldier on!” or “We are with you!” I first came across this unusual chant when we were watching a bootleg concert of one of Megadeth’s concerts at a friend’s place circa 2005. Those were theContinue reading “Aguante Megadeth \m/”

Do we really care about others?

A very dear friend of mine, one I had lost touch with since we graduated from university, called me recently. I was happy to hear from him and immediately started exchanging pleasantries and reminiscing about the good old days. He was always a slow conversationalist, so I jumped right in to ask him about howContinue reading “Do we really care about others?”

The advent of Soen

Not long after Opeth branched out into their more expressive, albeit eclectic style of playing with Heritage in 2011, I wondered what happened with the two previous members of the band – Lead Guitarist, Peter Lindgren and Drummer, Martin Lopez. A quick Google search made me realize that Peter Lindgren had become a partner ofContinue reading “The advent of Soen”

Eternal Rains Will Come

Passion. Mikael Akerfeldt = Dave Mustaine. Only in terms of bullying, that is. Band members come and go on a whim in both Opeth and Megadeth. Maybe that’s what is required to keep the band ship- shape. Or maybe they really just are bullies. Whatever be the reason, I think Mikael should be given creditContinue reading “Eternal Rains Will Come”