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Horns Up
by Peter & Animesh
Two heavy metal fans. One podcast. Welcome to Horns Up, with Peter and Animesh. Recorded and produced from Bombay (India), Horns Up is a weekly podcast dedicated to ramblings, rants, and reviews from Peter Kotikalapudi / Trendcrusher and Animesh Das / Asmo. Throw Them Horns Up! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#188 | Music On Our Mind (2022 Half-Year Picks)
It's list time! Half the year has gone by, and that's reason enough for Animesh and Peter to take stock of the music on their minds and serve up their picks of albums and EPs released in the first six months of 2022. Catch up with Peter and Animesh at www.hornsuppod.com Subscribe to the podcast…
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#187 | Temple Of Void
Temple Of Void's fourth album, Summoning The Slayer, is one of the heaviest, doomiest slabs of music released this year. The band returns to Horns Up to talk to Animesh and Peter about the switch to Relapse, songwriting, production, and why their next appearance on Horns Up should be about pink...
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#186 | Skull Fist's Zach Schottler
Warning. This episode features a super candid, mostly tongue-in-cheek and hilarious, yet fairly serious conversation. Skull Fist's Zach Schottler shares opinions, plays riffs, songs, and offers a lot of insight in this chat with Peter and Animesh. Don't say we didn't warn you. Disclaimer: This...
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#185 | Inhuman Condition's Taylor Nordberg
Musician Taylor Nordberg wears several hats. One of them is the founder and guitarist for death metal "supergroup" Inhuman Condition, that's set to release its second album, Fearsick. Peter and Animesh talk to Taylor about Fearsick, production, songwriting, demos, projects, and a dog named...
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#184 | Wo Fat | Kent Stump
Texas based Wo Fat have taken their love of '70's psychedelia to heart on their new album, "The Singularity". Band frontman Kent Stump chats with Peter and Animesh about the albums that influeced the new album, his love for Mahavishnu Orchestra, and much more. More Wo Fat here: https://wofat.net/...
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#183 | Jungle Rot's Dave Matrise
Death metal juggernauts Jungle Rot are back with a new studio album, "A Call To Arms". Dave Matrise takes some time out to chat with Peter and Animesh about the the album's hardcore roots, working with Dan Swano, stories about Jimmy Jasta and his thoughts on "modern" metal. More Jungle Rot here:...
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#182 | Anvil's Steve "Lips" Kudlow
Anvil's Steve "Lips" Kudlow returns to Horns Up to talk about the band's 19th (!) studio album, "Impact Is Imminent". It's a super-candid, super-charged up, no-holds barred conversation about ambition, passion, regrets, selling out, the business of music, and why Steve thinks Judas Priest are...
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#181 | SepticFlesh | Sotiris Anunnaki V
"Modern Primitive" is the new album by SEPTICFLESH, who present a breathtaking combination of symphonic and cinematic music with aggressive and catchy death metal. That's how the press release introduces the album. Peter and Animesh talk to Sotiris Anunnaki V to understand the band's objective…
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#180 | Maneating Orchid
With their second album "Hive Mind", India's Maneating Orchid have dialled up their sonic intensity to push their notorious brand of prog into more bizarre territories. What did the album teach the band, and where do they go from here? Band members Kaushal LS and Vinay Prasad tell all to Animesn...
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#179 | Incite's Richie Cavalera
"Wake Up Dead" is the sixth album by US thrash/groove metal band INCITE, and their label debut on Atomic Fire. Peter and Animesh talk to frontman Richie Cavalera about returning to live shows, songwriting, Pantera, and much, much more. More INCITE here:...
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#178 | Azaab | Shahab Khan & Afraz Mamoon
Meet Azaab, a 5-piece death metal band based in Islamabad, Pakistan who are going all guns blazing on their debut album, Summoning The Cataclysm. In a candid chat with Animesh and Peter, founders and guitarists Shahab Khan and Afraz Mamoon spill the beans on politics, production, promotion and...
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#177 | Cobra Spell | Sonia Anubis
Guitar wizard Sonia Anubis returns to Horns Up to talk about her love for the 80's and sleazy, old-school Heavy Metal. Her band Cobra Spell recently shot into the spotlight with their new EP, "Anthems Of The Night", and Anubis tells Peter and Animesh about their secret songwriting sauce and much...
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#176 | The Grammys
Do the Grammys get Rock and Metal right? Did Dream Theater deserve the win? Did Gojira get robbed? What can rock and metal learn from BTS? All this and more in this episode featuring Peter, Animesh and their better halves - Karen Alfonso and Karen Miranda, respectively. Catch up with Peter and...
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#175 | Versus | The Number Of The Beast VS Powerslave VS Somewhere In Time VS Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
The Number Of The Beast turned 40 years old in March 2022, and that's reason enough for Horns Up to once again, talk Iron Maiden. This time, Animesh and Peter are joined by Ravi Balakrishnan and Riju Dasgupta (Albatross / Primitiv / Workshop) to decide which album comes up on top. Yes, it's a...
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#174 | Nite
The San Francisco Bay Area has a history steeped in forward-thinking, technically dazzling metal, and NITE carries that torch with pride. Founded in 2018, their blackened heavy metal is the "flame of the past illuminating the darkness of tomorrow." With their second album, "Voices Of The Kronian...
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#173 | Night Demon
For a decade, the name Night Demon has been synonymous with top-shelf traditional heavy metal. The trio consisting of Jarvis Leatherby (vocals/bass), Armand John Anthony (guitar) and Dusty Squires (drums) chat with Animesh and Peter about the business of music, and lots of opinion about what's in...
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#172 | Bevar Sea
Bangalore's very own Bevar Sea are back with their first new music in 5 years with The Timeless Zone, which also marks their debut on Metal Assault. Band mambers Srikanth and Michael chat with Animesh and Peter about all the happenings behind the scenes - right from bringing Michael into the band...
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#171 | Girish And The Chronicles | Girish Pradhan
With their third album, Hail To The Heroes, Girish And The Chronicles have definitely put the world on notice. The hard rock / heavy metal band from Shillong is not only burning up the Billboard charts with their music, but also gaining fans across countries. In a freewheeling chat with Animesh…
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#170 | Breakdown | Fetal Blood Eagle | "Decompression Disembowelment"
What does it take to start a death metal band in 2022? Well, besides the super meaty riffs, brutal bass, fitness freak drumming, heavy as fuck vocals of course, excellent songs, it also takes a superb name to stand out, and a genuine authenticity that money can never buy. A perfect example is…
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#169 | Celeste's Johan Girardeau
French metal band Celeste maybe hard to categorise, but in Assassine, their sixth studio album, they delivered a slab of music that hits you right where it hurts the most. In this short chat with Peter and Animesh, vocalist Johan Girardeau sheds light on the songwriting, the concepts and the…
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#168 | Blood Incantation
Blood Incantation's upcoming ambient release, Timewave Zero, has the internet and several metalheads in a tizzy. What was the intent for the Timewave Zero? Has reality met expecations? What have the band learnt from the EP? What truly fascinates them about the cosmos? Band members Paul Riedl...
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#167 | Dusk's Babar Sheikh
Pakistan heavy metal band Dusk has started the new year with a bang, with a shiny new album, "The Imaginary Dead". Released on 28 January 2022 via Cyclopean Eye, the album is a death-doom soundscape journey with several twists and turns. Animesh and Peter chat with founder Babar Sheikh to…
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#166 | Immolation's Robert Vigna
Yes, the almighty Immolation are finally on Horns Up. Founder and guitarist Robert Vigna shares details about the band's eleventh studio album, Acts Of God and delves deeper into the band's hipster WFH model - yes, they've been at it since 2010! Also, find out what Vigna really listens to these...
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#165 | Party Cannon's Chris Ryan
It's time to Party Slam with Party Cannon, the Scottish band who've made a name with their awesome-sauce, double deep-fried extreme metal, and their colourful, metal-as-fuck logo and merch. Bassist and songwriter Chris Ryan chats with Animesh and Peter about Party Cannon's second album, Volumes…
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#164 | What To Expect From 2022
What does 2022 hold in store for Horns Up? Are there any albums that are worth the hype, and the wait? Animesh and Peter pull out the crystal ball (and lots of data sheets) to list the music and the metal they hope can make 2022 worth all the trouble. Catch up with Peter and Animesh at...
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#163 | Picks Of 2021
Animesh and Peter's picks of 2021. That's it. Let's get to it. Stay safe and wish everyone the best 2022 ever. Catch up with Peter and Animesh at www.hornsuppod.com Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or add the RSS feed to your preferred podcast player. Follow…
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#162 | Metal Or Not | Featuring Ravi Balakrishnan
Season's greetings everyone! Horns Up is serving up the cheer with a healthy dose of opinion as Ravi Balakrishnan, Animesh and Peter debate, discuss and deliberate Limp Bizkit, Five Finger Death Punch, Cynic, Asking Alexandria, Dream Theater, W.A.S.P. and more. The question? Are the bands Metal…
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#161 | MØL's Kim Song Sternkopf
MØL's second album, Diorama, has been rave reviews from both critics and fans. In a candid and freewheeling chat, Animesh and Peter talk to vocalist Kim Song Sternkopf about the album, songwriting, the personal stories behind the songs, and why you should never judge a book by its cover. Plenty…
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#160 | Versus | Load VS Reload | Metallica
A call from "LU" forces Animesh to grudgingly "celebrate" 25 years of Metallica's Load. And so, to try and make this "fun", it's pitted against its younger sibling, ReLoad. Peter and Nishtha join in to butcher the fat, leading up to "SuperLoad", "MotherLoad", "UnLoad" and "DownLoad". Yes, Horns…
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#159 | Celebrating Megadeth | Peace Sells, But Who's Buying
159 episodes in, we’re finally talking Megadeth. Specifically, we are celebrating the band’s second studio release, "Peace Sells, But Who’s Buying" that turns 35 years old in 2021. From our favourite songs off the album to some Megadeth stories you've never heard before, join Peter and Animesh to...
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#158 | Celebrating Guns N' Roses | Use Your Illusion
Animesh, Peter, and Albatross main-main Dr Hex / Riju Dasgupta get in the ring to opine about an album - well, technically - two albums - that again, celebrated their 30th birthdays this year. Both released on the same day - 17 September 1991 - and have gone on to become one of the highest…
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#157 | Godless | States Of Chaos
"States Of Chaos" is one of the most anticipated albums from India. The very first studio album by Godless takes everything you've heard from the band several notches higher and promises to pulverise you with its sonic assault. Peter and Animesh catch up with the band on the eve of the album…
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#156 | Celebrating Led Zeppelin IV / Untitled
To celebrate its 50th (!) birthday, Animesh and Peter swap stories and share experiences and opinions about an album that many consider to be the root of all heavy metal. Yes, it's the one that has "Stairway To Heaven" on it. It's Led Zeppelin's Untitled fourth album, better known as Led Zeppelin...
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#155 | The Demonstealer | Sahil Makhija
It's time for some real talk with The Demonstealer, Sahil Makhija, as he gets ready to release his second EP, The Holocene Termination. It features an all star lineup of musicians across all songs. Four drummers, two bassists, two lead guitarists and one guest vocalist. More Demonstealer here:...
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#154 | Melvins | Buzz Osborne & Dale Crover
Melvins On The Pod? YES! Spend more than an hour chatting with the one and only Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover - about everything from Indian food, Alice Cooper, bucket lists, the Indian "scene", DIY, Melvins TV, playing at weddings, new music, their ambitions, drive and oh yes, their new acoustic...
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#153 | Lucifer | Johanna & Nicke
Stockholm based hard rock band Lucifer are on the cusp of releasing their fourth studio album, Lucifer IV. In this candid chat with Animesh and Peter, band members Johanna Platow Andersson and Nicke Andersson Platow discuss sounds, production, and even Abba. More Lucifer here:...
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#152 | Myndsnare | Conditioned Human
Originally released in 2008, Myndsnare's Conditioned Human has been reissued by Subcontinental Records, and features a stellar remix and remaster job for the 9 songs by ace sound engineer Anupam Roy. Animesh and Peter take a trip down memory lane with Myndsnare's KP Krishnamoorthy and Sandesh...
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#151 | Hypocrisy | Peter Tägtgren
Our next guest doesn't need an introduction - Peter Tägtgren. Over the past 3 decades one would have heard his music via Hypocrisy or Pain and definitely music produced at his studio, the Abyss. Next month, the first album from Hypocrisy in 8 years, Worship releases via Nuclear Blast records.…
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#150 | Kryptos | Nolan Lewis
Unleash the sound of denim, leather, and pure, raw, old school heavy metal as Kryptos and Nolan Lewis return to Horns Up to mark the band's sixth studio album, Force Of Danger. From dealing with COVID and the pandemic, to the art of constructing 'simple' songs, to Iron Maiden's Senjutsu, to what…
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#149 | Green Lung | Tom Templar
One of the leading lights in the UK’s heavy underground scene, Green Lung’s sound harks back to the golden days of psychedelic rock and proto-metal, injecting those classic sounds with occult venom and punk energy. Peter and Animesh chat up with vocalist Tom Templar to discuss expectations,...
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#148 | Rivers Of Nihil | Brody Uttley
Pennsylvania's Rivers Of Nihil have never fit neatly into a box, but with 2018's Where Owls Know My Name, they forced the metal world to REALLY take notice. Next week, the band releases its new album, The Work. Peter and Animesh chat with founding member, guitarist and programmer Brody Uttley…
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#147 | Celebrating System Of A Down's "Toxicity"
System Of A Down released their second album, Toxicity, on 4 September 2001. 20 years later, the 44 minutes of sonic vibrancy still remain a relevant listen - and that's a rare feat. Animesh and Peter celebrate the album with stories, insights and opinions, all in an effort to cement the album's...
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#146 | Iron Maiden's Senjutsu | Music On Our Mind
The almighty Iron Maiden released their 17th studio album, Senjutsu, on 3 September 2021. 24 hours later, Animesh, Peter and Ravi try to go beyond initial reactions to help gauge an answer to a question that needs to be asked - are Iron Maiden still relevant, and does Senjutsu add or redact the...
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#145 | Celebrating Atheist's "Unquestionable Presence"
The summer of 1991 could be deemed as one of the most innovative times in heavy metal. Over the past few weeks, Horns Up has been celebrating albums that were released then, and still continue to be not just era-defining, but also, worthy of being tagged as truly influential. In this episode,...
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#144 | Versus | Butchered At Birth VS Tomb Of The Mutilated | Cannibal Corpse
It's finally time for Horns Up to chat Cannibal Corpse. Animesh, Peter and Aditya Rao (aka Toila) deliberate, discuss, and dissect every aspect of two albums to try and objectively answer the question - which of the two slabs of high-quality death metal can slaughter the other? It's time for...
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#143 | All A Album | Metallica - Metallica
Metallica's fifth studio album, the self-titled "Metallica" is not only the band's most commercially successful album, but also its most popular. Considered by many as THE gateway album for a whole generation (and counting) of heavy metal fans, "Metallica", aka "The Black Album", is truly, one of...
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#142 | Celebrating Skid Row's "Slave To The Grind"
"Slave To The Grind" was Skid Row's second album, filled chockablock with great songs. On this episode of Horns Up, Animesh, Peter and Ravi Balakrishnan celebrate the 30th birthday of one of the most underappreciated heavy metal albums of all time. Catch up with Peter and Animesh at...
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#141 | Heavy Sentence | Tim Orrocks
Manchester based heavy metal band Heavy Sentence released an absolute banger of an album earlier this year - aptly titled "Bang To Rights". Animesh and Peter chat with co-founder Tim Orrocks to dig deeper into defining a sound, comparisons to Motorhead and Lemmy, ambitions, and a lot more. Tune…
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#140 | Breakdown | Albatross - "The Neptune Murders"
What goes into creating an Albatross song? Peter and Animesh talk to Dr Hex (Riju Dasgupta) and Biprorshee Das from the band about their latest single, "The Neptune Murders", to answer that question, and many more. From songwriting chops to production notes, to lyrics, artwork, animated music...
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#139 | Music On Our Mind / 2021 Half-Year Picks
Half a year has gone by. And that means its time for Peter and Animesh to draw up their list of albums they've spent the most time with. Or, just, their picks of albums released in 2021 till June 2021. Which ones made the cut? Catch up with Peter and Animesh at www.hornsuppod.com Subscribe to the...
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Two heavy metal fans. One podcast.
Welcome to Horns Up, with Peter and Animesh.
Recorded and produced from Bombay (India), Horns Up is a weekly podcast dedicated to ramblings, rants, and reviews from Peter Kotikalapudi / Trendcrusher and Animesh Das / Asmo.
Throw Them Horns Up!
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