CEREBRAL BORE is a Scottish death metal band currently signed to Earache Records. They have recently released their debut full length album “Maniacal Miscreation”, garnering a worldwide attention. Here’s an interview, taken by Rashree Singh, with the band’s guitarist Paul McGuire.

Hi, thank you for your time. To start with, could you describe Cerebral Bore’s sound for those who haven’t heard your music before, in just one sentence?

Hard one, as this person could possibly be a death metal fan who hasn’t heard us, or a strict fan of pop music who hasn’t even heard death metal let alone Cerebral bore. So my descriptions would differ depending on the person. To the Death metal fan, I would say we are a fast paced, brutal band with a modern sound and guttural vocals.

Alright describe your music and please tell us about your musical influences as well.

We are brutal but catchy I would say. Not too over the top but not gentle in any way either! Musically, I’m not sure who inspired us, just the genre in general I think. I always find this question hard to answer!

Could you tell us briefly about how the band got started?

We started out in 2006 in Glasgow, Scotland, and recorded a demo which became the only demo we ever recorded before signing to Earache records in December 2010. Our line-up went through a few changes before it settled on our album line-up. Som is Dutch and is the only non-Scottish member of Cerebral Bore. She joined the band in July 2010 and has already played more than 10 countries as our vocalist.

Personally I have always wanted to see the world, and just knowing that it could be possible with my own band has always given the inspiration needed to keep going and to work hard.

So how has the band’s music evolved since CB first began?

I would say that we have got a lot more brutal and a lot groovier! There was a much more old school vibe to our older stuff, I’ve tried to go for a fresh sound always but I would say that we have come closer to it in the more recent songs we have done.

CB released the full length album “Maniacal Miscreation” last year and was very much well received by the fans. Tell us a bit about the album concept and production.

The album was recorded and mixed/mastered in Wales at Foel studios by Chris Fielding.

We didn’t have an overall concept but we tried to get a lot of Scottish references throughout the artwork and lyrics as well as the samples. The album will be officially released in April 2011 by Earache records.

Several lineup changes in terms of vocalists, has that affected the band in anyway? And personally how do you manage your time with different projects?

The vocalist problems have only made us stronger to be honest, it taught us to keep working and not be held back by anyone. I don’t have any other project that take up any of my time, as being the manager of this band takes every minute of my spare time.

How did you get along with Earache Record Label at first?

I sent a link to their website and got a reply within the hour saying that they were already preparing a contract proposal for us, so it turned out to be a strange coincidence, considering it was the only label I personally approached.

How’s the songwriting process like?

I don’t have any kind of recording gear or even an actual guitar setup at home, so it mostly comes down to us having a band rehearsal the next day, so I stay up for an hour or 2 and write something and go jam it with the other guys the next day. But other times when I have access to a drum kit, I can write a lot faster by playing the drum part and then playing the guitar part over it to make sure it works then way I imagine it in my head.

Could you give us an idea about the gear you use?

I don’t have my own amp, but I have 1 guitar which is a Jackson Rhoads model, which I got for free from Jackson in 2008 when they gave me an endorsement. I also have a few boss pedals including noise suppressor, Metal core, and tuner! I am also endorsed by Spectraflex cables, In Tune guitar picks, and EMG pickups, which I also use regularly!

What are the immediate music career goals of the band?

Hoping to get to Asia and South America, also to maybe get our video on MTV!

So when’s the next album supposed to release? Any plan or update already?

The next album will be ready for early 2012 I think, but who knows. It all comes down to the music being ready and not rushed for the sake of a deadline. We have already begun writing and I just bought a new drum kit to help the process.

How much are you guys into playing (video) games? Cerebral Bore is a weapon in some Turok game right?

Yes! Our drummer is probably the biggest gamer, but none of us are actually fans of Turok!

So we’ve learned that you guys are also playing in Underground Unleashed Festival Darjeeling this year! Are you familiar with the metal scene in India? And what are the band’s expectations out of this gig?

I am not overly familiar with the Indian scene but I know that it’s great from what my friend Shaun (Putrid Pile) told me about his recent show there. I don’t like to get my hopes up or have high expectations of shows, which usually makes them far better than they may have been if you built them up too much!

And have you guys ever thought of doing a gig in Nepal?

I can honestly say that I have always dreamed of the thought of a show in Nepal! It is a country I have always wanted to visit, with awesome stuff like the Himalayas and Mount Everest. Which I am told I can see from Darjeeling! So anyone in Nepal who wants to book us…we are available!!

Once again thanks a lot for your time and the interview, any last message to CB’s fans in Nepal?

Thank you! People of Nepal, we hope to come blast your faces off one day! Keep making that awesome hashish!!!

[Interview featured on the 8th Issue of ktmROCKS e-mag]

Arsames is a (Persian ancient) death metal band that rises from Mashhad, Iran. The band had played in Sikkim Music Festival last year alongside X-Mantra, and they will also be touring Darjeeling for the Underground Unleashed Festival in September later this year. Here is a short interview with the band’s front-man Ali Madarshahi and manager Mohsen Faiiazi.

For those who haven’t listened to your music yet, could you please describe Arsames briefly?

Arsames is the first Persian ancient death metal band formed in 2002 in Mashhad by front-man Ali Madarshahi. Most of our songs are based on ancient Persian mythology.

What does the band name Arsames actually mean?

Arsames (520 BC) was the king of Persia during the Achaemenid dynasty, who was the grandfather of Cyrus the Great. He was the first instructor of human rights in the world.

So how do you define Persian ancient death metal?

Well, it’s not a separable genre. All death metal elements like heavily distorted guitars, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, etc. are used in it. The only vital distinction lies in our lyrics and the use of Persian scales in songwriting.

You guys had headlined the Sikkim Music Fest last year, sharing stage with X-Mantra from Nepal. How was the whole experience playing in this part of the continent?

Yeah, that was really a good experience. To meet new people has always been lovely for us and we met many nice people there too. Metalheads in all corners of the world have the same attitude – they always look like a strong Army full of emotion and kindness. We really liked the behavior of Nepali bands especially X-Mantra. Their music was really awesome.

Well, the band had released the debut album “Immortal Identity” in 2010. How have the responses been so far?

We got well regards from fans and it has helped to keep us working and working.

And I’ve learned the album was dedicated to Ronnie James Dio, R.I.P.?

Yes, Ronnie J. Dio was a great person – the voice of metal, and his career was so huge and honorable that we decided to dedicate our album to him. And also, we wanted to show our sympathy to his family and his fans.

The band has announced the start of work for the next album, “Epic of the Kings”. Has the work started already? How is it going so far and when will it probably come out?

Yes, we have started it recently and we will effort hard to release a good album for our listeners. We are satisfied with the process of our work and we hope the album will be released at the end of 2011 or early next year.

Could you explain the philosophical/lyrical content behind Arsames’ music?

As said above, we focus on cultural and ancient background of Persia for the lyrics as you know most of pop bands focus on shallow topics such as materialistic love and have ignored some deep meanings such as culture, identity, humanity, etc.

And what are the band’s primary influences, musically?

Our musical influences include Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Motorhead, Kreator, Amon Amarth, Behemoth, Opeth, Arch Enemy and many more. We think we are also looking for something from our ancient Persia to create an epic music that no one has done before.

Could you name few of the notable concerts you have played?

In 2009, we performed in an international three-day Unirock Festival in Istanbul, Turkey, where we opened for Amon Amarth. We had shared the stage with famous acts like Amon Amarth, Arch Enemy, Kreator, etc. then.

We’ve learned that heavy metal music is illegal to perform in Iran. So is it that there is no live scene there? Have you played any live show there?

Yes that’s right. Metal music is illegal in Iran and there is no any metal performance here. We haven’t played any live show in our own country, and we are not going to do that till the day the government accepts to give us the permission of doing it with vocals.

So what do you say about the overall existence of heavy metal bands in Iran? How hard is it?

It is very hard to play metal music in Iran but we think it’s a good chance to practice and work harder for being great bands and make some new music in this situation.

In fact, Iran is one of the hardest places to play metal music but don’t forget, this hardest situation has made us to be stronger, heavier and louder. We love to see metalheads grow up in our country and be a main part of the metal world. When we talk about 3,000 years of culture, we have to stay and fight for it!

What about the western music in general in Iran?

Most of the Iranian people like pop music; they follow the news about their favorite superstars and their new stuff. Moreover, they try to keep themselves up-to-date. There are a lot of genres of music that they like and listen to, like heavy metal, jazz, rock, blues, hip-hop, etc.

How are the metal recording studios?

There are some underground recording studios here but they are limited in hardware and software.

And what about women into heavy metal?

We have some female metal vocalists in Iran and they are trying hard to prove that Iranian females could be good metal vocalist as well!

Well, I read somewhere that you (Ali Madarshahi) are into heavy metal music for more than twenty-five years. How did you discover the music (and the western music in general) at first?

(Ali-) I first discovered rock music. When I was a kid, one of my family members gave me some cassettes from Pink Floyd (“The Dark Side of the Moon”). I was inspired by their music, and it was an awesome moment in my life to listen to something different than what I have listened before in radio, so I decided to discover more of this kind of music. Then I slowly started to find records by Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Metallica, Sodom, Testament, Megadeth, Kreator, Venom, Exodus, and more and more, so the METAL side of my life began to grow. I was fourteen when I started with heavy metal.

Cool. So what do the band members do besides playing in Arsames?

We do individual works for money – teaching music, graphic designing, etc.

Finally, any last words you want to throw to the metalheads here in Nepal?

Well, we wish good days and luck for our fans and other metal bands around the world and also we hope a peaceful year for all people and all metalheads in Nepal.

Thanks for the interview! HORNS UP TILL DEATH!

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Interview featured on the 8th Issue of ktmROCKS e-mag

You can check out more about Arsames in their official band pages:

http://www.arsames.net
http://www.myspace.com/arsamesmetal
http://www.facebook.com/pages/ARSAMES/111288558020

ROHIT SHAKYA is currently the vocalist/guitarist for super rock group Jindabaad!!!. Earlier, he was involved in lots of bands like Unholy Menace, Holocaust,Naïve, Baking Space Cake, and so on. He also works a recording engineer and has produced albums for Astha Tamang Maskey. That’s quite an amazing profile for a guy who is still in his early twenties. Here’s an interview with Rohit, where he talks about music, band and his future plans.

ktmROCKS: Here’s a straight question – What are the things Rohit Shakya is good at?

Rohit Shakya: Well, I like to explore things. I want to learn anything that would help me express my musicality in a better way. All the things that I’ve learned, from guitar playing to electronic programming, are born out of my love for exploring. So yeah, rather than calling myself to be good at this or that, I’d say I try to explore and become good at anything that would help me express myself better. Of course, there are lots of other things that I wanted to be good at but somehow things didn’t work out – break dancing for example. (Laughs)

ktmROCKS: What are you listening to these days?

Rohit Shakya: I’ve been really into a lot of electronic music these days. Bands like ‘The Prodigy’ or ‘Pendulum’. Lots of Avant Garde/Experimental music as well. Radiohead too.

ktmROCKS: What are your major influences though? Any specific bands or musicians that you really look up to or get inspired by?

Rohit Shakya: Well, my roots are definitely classic rock/blues and metal. Artists like Jimi Hendrix and Metallica. Those are my main influences. But, as you grow you tend to become more open minded and take inspirations from a lot of different direction.
As time passed by I started loving bands like King Crimson and Pink Floyd. Also, Textures – they are great.
These days I get lots of inspiration from artists like The Prodigy. Also, I have been exploring a lot of new bands through several independent music websites, searching for new and good music. So basically, if I find any good music, I get inspired by it.

ktmROCKS: Jindabaad released its debut EP recently. Apart from that, what are the updates on the band?

Rohit Shakya: Well, the latest update is that we’re working on another music video. We did a few gigs promoting the album. We have a few live recordings which we are in the process of editing. We’ll release them when it’s done.

ktmROCKS: Apart from Jindabaad, what other projects are you involved with musically?

Rohit Shakya: I’m involved in my own solo project which is completely different from what I’ve been doing in Jindabaad. I mean the genre is different. Lots of electronic stuff. Nothing has been confirmed yet but I have been thinking of releasing my solo EP.

ktmROCKS: You also work as an audio engineer in a studio, right?

Rohit Shakya: That is true, but it’s been quite a while since I’ve worked in the studio though. You know, the massive power cuts have taken its toll. I’m doing some work for marketing companies from the US and Canada though.

ktmROCKS: What kind of work?

Rohit Shakya: Well, I create beats for them and send it to them through the internet. They then market it to other artists and hopefully, if they like it, they’ll buy it from me. Call it some sort of outsourcing if you will.

ktmROCKS: So how did the Plastic Heart EP do in the market?

Rohit Shakya: We’ve already managed to sell 80% of the copies and this is without the help of any distributing companies. All the sales were done during our promo gigs. So considering that and the fact that no one buys a CD these days, it did well, I have to say. Good enough to break even the production cost.

ktmROCKS: Looking back at your EP, production wise, how satisfied are you with the final outcome?

Rohit Shakya: I’m satisfied. We took a long time, almost a year, to complete the EP. We gave it our best effort with the limited resources that we had in order to come up with the sound that we wanted. But of course, if you compare it with mega budget production of the foreign artists, you will find a few shortcomings.

ktmROCKS: You also have uploaded your EP on iTunes. What has been the response for that? Do you have any statistics on the sales through the internet?

Rohit Shakya: We haven’t received the statistics from iTunes yet so we don’t really know as of yet. But, I don’t have too many expectations. People do not like to buy an album when you can easily download it for free. I think that’s only natural and I really do not have a problem with that. I would have done the same thing if I was the listener. I download all of the international albums that I listen to, and it would be hypocritical of me to expect all people to buy my album. The internet has made it possible for everyone to share their favorite music and that’s not a bad thing at all.
Artists really don’t earn much of their income through album sales anyway. Even the biggest artists of world earn most of their income through tours and merchandising. So, it’s only foolish to expect to make much money only through album sales.

ktmROCKS: Does Jindabaad have any plans of touring in any foreign country?

Rohit Shakya: We’ve been trying to perform in India but it’s really difficult. I guess it will still take some time. It’s difficult to rely on a third party, especially for a band from a country like ours.
Call it discrimination or whatever, but it’s difficult. Let me give you an example. We had sent VH1 our video and they had agreed to provide some airplay as an International act. The processing for that was going on. But at the last moment, they came to know that we were from Nepal and soon after, they actually started asking money from us for each time the video would be played.
That is just one example. The point is, it’s pretty hard to go to a foreign land and get you heard. Let’s see. Hopefully, we can do something about it.

ktmROCKS: Let’s talk about the local scene now. Have you witnessed any development?

Rohit Shakya: Definitely. I think we’ve improved a lot. In the last few months itself, we have seen massive improvements in terms of quality of concerts. The recording quality has improved as well. Thanks to the internet, we’ve also found ourselves a very reliable promotional tool for our gigs, albums or whatever.
Having said that, I think there still are a lot of things to be done. A room for improvement is always there.

ktmROCKS: Are there any local bands, mainstream or underground, that you’ve found particularly noteworthy?

Rohit Shakya: I think E.Quals are particularly noteworthy just for the fact that they brought something new in the scene. They introduced the ‘new wave’ sound and tried to do something differently.Previously, the lack of variety was very visible in the scene. That is changing these days, which should be taken positively. I love Stairs of Cirith. And then there are bands like Binaash as well. I may have missed out on lots of other bands as well, but they’re all good. When it comes to mainstream though, I don’t have too many expectations. I’ve acted as a session musician for several prominent mainstream artists so I know how it’s like. There isn’t any improvement at all. In fact, the quality is degrading. There is serious
lack of dedication from what I’ve seen.

ktmROCKS: You’re a self taught musician, right?

Rohit Shakya: Yes. I learn whatever I need by myself. That’s probably the reason why I’m not that theoretically strong. I research a lot about whatever that is necessary to express my musicality but I have less idea about other extra things.

ktmROCKS: Talking about theories, how important do you think theoretical knowledge is for a musician?

Rohit Shakya: Very important. I sometimes feel inferior to my band members in that sense. Everyone knows their theory, especially Abhishek Bhadra who has come from a piano background. But then, I try to take that as an inspiration. There’s a positive competition in Jindabaad and that is a huge source of motivation for me, to keep exploring and updating myself and to keep learning and getting better.

ktmROCKS: All the band members of Jindabaad are top notch musicians. Along with you, Abhishek Bhadra, Sunny Tuladhar, Rajan Shrestha and Kiran Shahi – all of them are considered to be one of the best in their respective department. How difficult is it, in a band, to keep them all satisfied? Aren’t there any compatibility issues, or ego clashes?

Rohit Shakya: Well, of course that happens in any band. Ego is always there. But like I said earlier, one needs to take that positively. If there’s no competition or friction going on, one becomes lazy and that’s not a good thing. In that sense, I’m glad that I’m in a band like Jindabaad where I can keep getting better because there’s so much positive competition going around.

ktmROCKS: Apart from your own band members, are there any other musicians that you’d love to work with particularly?

Rohit Shakya: Mukti Shakya is one of them. I grew up admiring him and it’s such an honor that he comes to our gigs sometimes just to see us. Apart from that I really admire Shirish Dali (Albatross), as a singer/songwriter. But there’s no concrete plans as of yet, let’s see what the future holds.

ktmROCKS: Bryan Adams performed in Nepal a few days ago. Did you attend the concert?

Rohit Shakya: Yes, I did. I had a front row ticket, but when I got there, the gates had already been closed so I had to be seated in a really bad section at the sides. I got the ticket for free so I didn’t mind, but if I had paid for it, I would be pissed off.

ktmROCKS: So what did you think of the concert? What difference did you find between them and other Nepali artists?

Rohit Shakya: They were really very professional. The sound output was just amazing. It was fantastic. It was clear that they had put in so much effort and hardwork behind their performances and the result was self explanatory. Foreign bands don’t get to the top of the game just like that, only years of hardwork
and discipline can put them there.
In contrast, I must say that our Nepali artists were embarrassing. Some of them hadn’t even bothered to tune their guitars! The gap in professionalism between our artists and them (Bryan Adams band) was clearly evident. It’s sad really.

ktmROCKS: So what do you think is the reason behind that gap?

Rohit Shakya: Lack of hard work. Plain and simple.

ktmROCKS: So what’s next for Rohit Shakya? What are your future plans?

Rohit Shakya: I’m going to Bangkok soon in order to study Audio Engineering. It’s a one year course after which I intend to return to Nepal and continue as a record producer. There already are some interested bands for that, like Stairs of Cirith and Define Mental.
I’ll also continue with Jindabaad after I return. Hopefully we can continue exploring more and continue creating new songs. I want to keep on progressing, and the band members share the same opinion. I’m interested in doing what bands like Faith No More have done. That is, to continue evolving and creating new sounds album after album. I hope things work out well.

ktmROCKS: All the best man, we hope to listen to your solo stuffs soon !

[Interview featured on the 8th issue of ktmROCKS e-mag]

2010 belonged to Sangharsha and you suckas better know it! They came out of nowhere (well, Queens NY to be precise), blew a lot of minds and yet remained relatively obscure for some reason. Not much is known about the band, other than the fact that they absofuckinlutely rule so to shed a little more light on STS, here’s an interview, done by Vishal Rai (Jugaa/I2ST), with former Inside 2 Stoopid Triangles singer, current Sangharsha riffmeister, all round legend and man of many nicknames, Kshitiz “Dhobi” Moktan a.k.a. Muji Mungeri.

Okay, first off, please introduce yourself to people who may not be familiar with you. Who’s your favourite Nepali comedian, what’s your current nickname and why is Washingtown better than New York?

K – To all you guys who do not know me, you will never want to know me for my spit will bomb your face. My current nickname’s Master Bhude which should have been my name when I was born but thanks to Baam for changing it. Sunil Thapa is my favorite comedian for the beautiful terror he portrays in films. Washingtown’s much better than NYC because it has bigger pile of shit inside it than NYC.

A short history of Sangharsha for the history geeks.

K – Throughout this era, enough had been said about rescuing people out of their misery of love and peacefulness. But what the heck we started Sangharsha just to destroy it.

Sangharsha The Struggle or just Sangharsha, I’m confused. What’s is the actual name of the band? Are you familiar with the 90′s Sanjay Dutt classic Daag: The Fire?

K – The actual name of the band is ShitEaters but we changed the name to Sangharsha for better media image. And yes I am familiar with Daag:The Fire but Prahar-The Final Attack featuring my cousin Nana Patekar was better.

When you started out you had 2 members of Normal Academic. You don’t really think of hardcore when you think of NA (although they do share initials with Negative Approach), so how did this come about? How down with the core are they?

K – NA were a mediocre band if you asked me for a straight up judgement, especially Negative Approach as they come from Detroit where they only bring big dudes with big GM trucks but Normal Academic rules as they bring all the NYC beautiful ladies (Trust Me…Beautiful…) to their shows. So I had to hire these 2 lads from Normal Academic to bring some fresh aroma of ladies in the mix of our sweaty filthy shows. If Core is a question- it is like asking Harley(Cro-Mags) and Freddy(Madball) how core are they?

Who’s in the current lineup?

K – Master Bhude, The Khode, Rakhsyas and Bhim dai are in the current lineup.

The demo and EP were in my top 10 picks of 2010, both blowing a lot of minds. However, they also sounded radically different considering the short amount of time between them. What made you go from a regular modern hardcore sound to a more sludgy, powerviolence-like direction?

K – A big warm thank you for putting our filthy shit in your top 10 list and big fuck you to us for changing the directions of the band in a span of so short time. But I might stress that the change has to do with the multiple personality disorder that we have in times of extreme hallucination (Green Stuff).

You’ll probably want to share how the track name “LoveStoned” came about…

K – Yo Lovestoned was aptly selected by Itunes as the name of the song as it rightly sounded like Lovestoned sung by Justin Timberlake. For a little info my boi JT was in a band called NSYNC from the boy band era which I totally digged and so we were down with that title of the track.

Since the Sangharsha catalog is pretty small at the moment, let’s go through all your material and tell us what each song is about and whose riffs did you steal.

K – Honestly speaking all the riffs were stolen from various bands of various genres. Check out riffcycle.blogspot.com, awesome riff stealing info going on which might add an xtra note for your next riff!
GYC – A true testament of the brother hood of Gorkhays from NYC truly stolen from Champion-Different Directions D-F-C-G.
Prasna – who am I? A living Legend. Stolen from the riff of Madball-Fall this time and MI-2 movies riff, F#-C-F#-E-F.
Astitwa – Destiny of greatness. Stolen from Toxic Holocaust-War is hell and TUI-Soul Vice/Reality Unfolds. E-E-F-E-E-Eb-E-F-G.
Nepali Bol Ya Morr – Speak Nepali or Die. Proudly stolen from Terror-Keep Your Mouth Shut and Crowbar-Like Broken Glass A-G-A-Bb, A-G-A-G# and E -G all the way homie.
LoveStoned – Stoned with love of the plant and it’s unselfish love. Once again proudly stolen from Eyehategod-Depress, Eagles-Love Will Keep Us Alive,Rot in Hell-Barrens/chlorothrax, u figure out the chords coz I forgot it.

A couple of weeks ago you told me you were planning an east coast tour. How’s that coming about?

K – A short East Coast tour is on the way March with a crew full of plants, monsters and babes.

There was also talk about a split with Albatross which would’ve been strange but awesome. What happened?

K – Me and boi Sunny ( Albatross) had a small talk of doing a split with them, but eventually they fell off as they were busy in Nepal doing all the great shows plus their album which is going to be a killer, yo Sunny I haven’t still got my pass for the album release gig! Mail it Bitch! But we still have the song for the split in our back catalog, hopefully they agree in the future and we can release it proudly, it is called ….

In which direction are the new songs heading? Will it be a surprise or can we expect something similar to the Bidroh EP?

K – The new songs are heading into the same shit we have been doing for years. It is going to sound the same, nothing different, no surprises.

How long do we have to wait for a Sangharsha full-length? Besides that, any EPs or splits that you’ve been planning?

K – Our first and the final Full Length album will be released in Dec 21st 2012, we have already started tracking them and it is called SamaVedana(Condolences) and will be a 4 Cd Deluxe Edition with about 36 songs in it. Splits on the way with InkBlot, I Ate Satan and Shannon Scam. BTW if u guys wanna know about I Ate Satan, it is a bone thumping metal blasting grind/hardcore/power violence band from Pokhara with the Infamous Asis Subedi on drums.

Third World Chaos or Nastik?
K – PURU DAI KO XMANTRA

Rai Ko Ris or I2ST?
K – Jhilke and the Rockers

Kinema or Gundruk?
K – Churpi Ko Achar

Bishal Bazaar ko pani puri or Peanuts ko agadi ko chiya?
K – Kumari ko Ginger Tea

Katshop or Suwal?
K – Prabesh Man Shakya’s CD Pasal

KCHC or NYHC?
K – DHC (Dhobighat Hardcore) For Life!

Any last shout outs or comments?

K – Yo i wanna give a big shout to all my peeps in Ktm to Pokhara to London to Melbourne to NYC reppin it in true HC fashion. NSK crew, Nepsydaz Crew, Nepunity Crew, GHC crew, Ktmrocks crew, the Jai Metal Crew, black metal crew, death metal crew, nu metal crew, all metal crew, OVC Nepal Crew, KCHC crew, Thasikel Hardcore Crew (Umes) and at the end the Don of all Dons Vishal Baam Crew. We out Babe!

[Interview featured on the 8th issue of ktmROCKS e-mag]

The Polish death metal legend VADER played here in Kathmandu, headlining the Silence Fest II on October 15, 2011. Here is a video interview done by Umes Shrestha with Vader, talking about their experience in playing in a country like Nepal, their expectation before coming down to play here, a bit of Vader’s past and a bit of Vader’s new line up.

Vader Interview – Part I

Vader Interview – Part II

A huge thanks to Peter and rest of the band members for allowing this amazing opportunity to us.