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 on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or add the RSS feed to your preferred podcast player. Follow the podcast on Twitter @hornsuppod, Peter @trendcrusher and Animesh @asmoani. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 guitars and old school music. More Temple Of Void here: https://templeofvoid.bandcamp.com 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 the podcast on Twitter @hornsuppod, Peter @trendcrusher and Animesh @asmoani. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 episode was recorded in April 2022. Check out Skull Fist's Paid In Full now: https://label.atomicfire-records.com/skull-fist-new-album-paid-in-full-out-now/ 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 the podcast on Twitter @hornsuppod, Peter @trendcrusher and Animesh @asmoani. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 "Rooster". More Inhuman Condition here: https://inhumancondition.bandcamp.com 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 the podcast on Twitter @hornsuppod, Peter @trendcrusher and Animesh @asmoani. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/ 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 the podcast on Twitter @hornsuppod, Peter @trendcrusher and Animesh @asmoani. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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: https://uniqueleaderrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-call-to-arms 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 the podcast on Twitter @hornsuppod, Peter @trendcrusher and Animesh @asmoani. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 sellouts. More Anvil here: https://www.afm-records.de/en/releases/393-anvil/1760-impact-is-imminent.html 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 the podcast on Twitter @hornsuppod, Peter @trendcrusher and Animesh @asmoani. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"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 with the record, writing, capturing and collaborating with an orchestra, and much much more. More SepticFlesh here: https://septicflesh.bandcamp.com/album/modern-primitive 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 the podcast on Twitter @hornsuppod, Peter @trendcrusher and Animesh @asmoani. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 and Peter. More Maneating Orchid here: https://maneatingorchid.bandcamp.com/ 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 the podcast on Twitter @hornsuppod, Peter @trendcrusher and Animesh @asmoani. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"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: https://label.atomicfire-records.com/project/incite/ 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 the podcast on Twitter @hornsuppod, Peter @trendcrusher and Animesh @asmoani. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 more! More Azaab here: https://azaab.bandcamp.com/ 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 the podcast on Twitter @hornsuppod, Peter @trendcrusher and Animesh @asmoani. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 more. More Cobra Spell here: https://www.cobraspell.com 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 the podcast on Twitter @hornsuppod, Peter @trendcrusher and Animesh @asmoani. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 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 the podcast on Twitter @hornsuppod, Peter @trendcrusher and Animesh @asmoani. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 four-album Versus. The Number Of The Beast VS Powerslave VS Somewhere In Time VS Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son. Up The Irons at www.ironmaiden.com. 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 the podcast on Twitter @hornsuppod, Peter @trendcrusher and Animesh @asmoani. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Moon", the future looks bright. Founders and guitarists Van Labrakis (Satan’s Wrath, Mencea) and Scott Hoffman (Dawnbringer, High Spirits) chat with Animesh and Peter about the influence of the Bay Area, songwriting, production, and much more in this candid chat. More NITE here: http://nitemetal.com 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 the podcast on Twitter @hornsuppod, Peter @trendcrusher and Animesh @asmoani. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 store for the band this year. More Night Demon here: https://www.nightdemon.net 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 the podcast on Twitter @hornsuppod, Peter @trendcrusher and Animesh @asmoani. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 to songwriting and production, and even *social media influencers* and much, much more. Tune in. More Bevar Sea here: https://bevarsea.bandcamp.com 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 the podcast on Twitter @hornsuppod, Peter @trendcrusher and Animesh @asmoani. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 and Peter, vocalist Girish Pradhan talks about the Hail To The Heroes journey, what it means to be an Indian band in a global world, and even shampoo. More Girish And The Chronicles here: https://www.girishandthechronicles.com/ 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 the podcast on Twitter @hornsuppod, Peter @trendcrusher and Animesh @asmoani. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Fetal Blood Eagle, whose debut album, "Indoctrinate" releases 25 February 2022. In this episode, Animesh and Peter chat with guitarist Jim Gregory, and breakdown one of their groovier songs, "Decompression Disembowelment". More Fetal Blood Eagle here: https://www.fetalbloodeagle.com/ 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 the podcast on Twitter @hornsuppod, Peter @trendcrusher and Animesh @asmoani. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 band's visual aesthetic. More Celeste here: https://www.nuclearblast.com/eu/celeste-assassines-cd-digi-306047 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 the podcast on Twitter @hornsuppod, Peter @trendcrusher and Animesh @asmoani. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.