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15/02/2025

Kolkata Band Panchabhuta Is Headed To Wacken 2025

The Indian Subcontinent leg of .official was just held at in Bengaluru, and the results are as follows: Kolkata's has won, and they're headed straight to .official in Germany later this year.

Panchabhuta is a five-piece that combines Indian mythology with certain metal subgenres, a sonic fit that is seeing more and more interest by the day (epic sounds do happen to combine well with epic storytelling) - the band features vocalism fatihful to ancient Vedic presentations, a ghatam, a sarod, drums and guitars.

Wacken has always been one of the greatest music festivals on the planet, and providing a platform for new artists and sounds to play on its huge stage has been something it has been doing for a while now. And soon, you can catch Panchabhuta there along with the biggest names in metal.

13/02/2025

We are deeply saddened to know about the passing of Jan-Martin Jensen, founder and festival manager of Inferno Metal festival, Norway.

When first introduced us, none of us could have imagined how that connection would grow into years of friendship and collaboration. Jan-Martin wasn't just a festival organiser – he was a bridge-builder who believed in the power of music to connect cultures.

It was because of his unwavering support, that Indian bands such as Kryptos, Bhayanak Maut or Demonic Resurection could perform at Inferno Metal Festival. In exchange, the Great Indian Rock festival was graced by Norwegian powerhouses like Enslaved, Purified in Blood, Satyricon, Sahg, El Caco, Benea Reach, and Torch. The 2014 edition of Inferno Metal Festival in India is a testament to Jan-Martin's vision of uniting metal communities across borders. 
Jan-Martin is gone too soon. Our deepest condolences to his friends, family and the Inferno Metal Festival team. May his soul rest in peace.

13/02/2025

We are deeply saddened to know about the passing of Jan-Martin Jensen, founder and festival manager of the Inferno Metal festival, Norway.

When first introduced us, none of us imagined how that one connection would grow into years of friendship and collaboration. Jan-Martin wasn't just a festival organiser – he was a bridge-builder who believed in the power of music to connect cultures.

It was because of his unwavering support, that Indian bands such as Kryptos, Bhayanak Maut or Demonic Resurection could perform at Inferno Metal Festival. In exchange, the Great Indian Rock festival was graced by Norwegian powerhouses like Enslaved, Purified in Blood, Satyricon, Sahg, El Caco, Benea Reach, and Torch. The 2014 edition of Inferno Metal Festival in India is a testament to Jan-Martin's vision of uniting metal communities across borders. 
Jan-Martin is gone too soon. Our deepest condolences to his friends, family and the Inferno Metal Festival team. May his soul rest in peace.

08/02/2025

Ozzy Osbourne And Black Sabbath Are Reuniting One Last Time

In July this year, will call time on one of the greatest careers in rock music history with a charity gig that’s basically out of every fan’s wildest dreams.

Amid his declining health (reports say he is having trouble walking ahead of this show), the bill of ‘Back To The Beginning’ includes the original lineup of performing together for the first time in 20 years, , Pantera, , , and tens of legendary bands more. is the musical director for the event.

Large charity gigs featuring huge lineups have dwindled over the last few decades since their heyday with Live Aid and Live Earth (barring exceptions like Global Citizen or the One Love For Manchester shows), but this one might be one of the best ones to have ever been held. Villa Park will most likely play host to a core memory for every person who walks through its gates on July 5.

03/02/2025

Is Chappell Roan Right About Labels Supporting Developing Artists? Of Course! Is It Going To Happen? Probably Not.

won Best New Artist at the Grammys, and her speech called out the commercial music industry for not giving resources like a living wage and healthcare coverage to artists to protect for times when they would be needed.

Citing her own experience when she got dropped by her label and found herself without healthcare or job opportunities in the pandemic, Roan ended her speech with “Labels, we got you, but do you got us?”, a question that strikes at the heart of the issue of major companies in music caring for the very people they make their money from.

Of course, as of now as it has been historically, in this area - no, artists, labels don't got you. It has almost always been the case that the "not-yet-famous artist" is the most marginalized member of the music business. And in today's day and age when the idea of making money directly off of one's music is nothing but a funny joke, it's downright impossible to support oneself. About the labels, well, we could hold out hope that the for-profit over-capitalist system that runs media wakes up one sunny morning and has, well, a change of heart.

17/01/2025

If you have missed out on tickets for ’s India tour, you can watch their performance in Ahmedabad live with the crowd on January 26 on

Coldplay’s gigs in India have officially reached critical mass. After weeks and months of breathless waiting for tickets, difficulties in getting said tickets, infrastructure measure put just in place for these concerts, infrastructure issues for end users doing to said concerts, and countless more things that have thrown India’s formerly status as a flyover country for the mainstream music industry into oblivion, their show on the 26th is going to be available to watch on streaming services.

So, if you’re at home wondering what could have been, you might not have to wonder too much longer. In front of a screen, however.

12/01/2025

Fossils Ex-Bassist Chandramouli Biswas Has Passed Away At 48

One of the most respected musicians in India's independent scene over the last two-plus decades and part of bands like .music, Golok and Zombie Cage Control, was found at his home earlier today.

Fossils started out in 1998 and is an indelible part of Kolkata's rock music history as well as Indian bands as a whole. They released six highly important studio albums between 2001 and 2015, multiple EPs after that and have toured extensively over their long run, solidifying their importance as a cornerstone of band culture (and indeed, music culture) in the country. Chandra joined the band in 2001, leaving in 2018.

We urge all of you to continue to support your loved ones, friends and fellow musicians. and treat his untimely death with the solemnness it deserves.

05/01/2025

This is Amit Saigal, the founder of Rock Street Journal. If you know anything at all about Indian independent music and its journey over the last decades to today, it is because of this man and his relentless efforts to elevate musicians from all over the country across multiple genres, introducing them to audiences both nationally and international.

He created iconic music festivals like Great Indian Rock, India Music Week, Pub Rock Fest, Global Groove and more - events that put independent artists on the map across India. Amit passed away on this day in 2012. We continue to miss him, as a culture and a scene
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