MUMBAI: Remember how two young metal musicians from Mumbai organised a DIY gig on a hot Sunday afternoon urging for full support and power? Well, after receiving what they sought for, the organisers – Adit Khanzode and Keyoor Karadkhedkar – have stood by the promise and returned with the second edition of ‘Black Blood’ – a New Bombay based metal gig.

The first edition of this ‘pay-what-you-want’ initiative included five metal bands from Mumbai and around. ‘Black Blood 2’ – as it’s called – would feature the same number of bands, with a different line-up and bigger associates. Belapur’s Cult Lounge will host the event for the second time, and Pepsi MTV Indies have joined the initiative as the digital support.

The line-up for Black Blood 2 -

Carnage Inc – The thrash/speed metal band turns five-year old today, and the four-piece outfit ‘Carnage Inc’ comprises of Varun Panchal (Guitars/Vocals), Navin mudaliyar (Lead Guitar), Jason Dias (Bass/Backing Vocals) and Moinuddin Farooqui (Drums).

Listen to the single – Killing My Love

Trinergic – This melodic death metal band has been making a name for itself for quite a few years. The band includes Rahul Nair on vocals, Sharang Gaikwad on guitars, Kishan Mulani on bass and Emmanuel Paul on drums.

Listen to the single ‘Rise of Xyrith’

Orion – Another four-piece band joins the list for Black Blood 2. The progressive death metal draws inspiration from Opeth to Bhayanak Maut, and their sound stands as a reflection to that. Orion is – Vigneshkumar Venkatraman on guitars and vocals, Ashwin Kulkarni on lead guitars, Anshuman Bhattacharya on bass and Pritesh Prabhune on drums.

Want to know what Orion sounds like? There you go..

Asylum – One of the youngest bands of the metal scene – Asylum – is a groove metal act with a lot of promises. Serving the fans for around four years now, the four-piece band has played at BIG69 and blueFROG Metal Nights. Asylum comprises of Anubhav Rattan, Raghu Raj, Vivek Bhatt, Naval Katoch.

Listen to Asylum’s single

Albatross – The biggest band of the line-up (strength and popularity wise) – Albatross – is a heavy metal band, thus ensuring Black Blood covers almost every metal immediate sub-genres. With Dr. Hex on bass, Jay Thacker on drums, Vigneshkumar Venkatraman, Nishith Hegde and Varun Singh on guitars, and Biposhree Das on vocals, the six-piece outfit surely would bring the essence of old-school metal to the night.

If you were wondering about the hype, we will let you find it out for yourself