It's metal mania as Kerala's death thrash band Amrophia, Pune-based progressive metal outfit Abel Projekt and Thane's Eternal Returns take the stage this weekend.

Fresh off their Japan tour, Amrophia, with Vasuchandran on vocals and guitar, Vivek Prasad on drums and Faizan Mecci on bass, will play originals like Necromancers and Toxic Death. With influences like Sodom, Early-Kreator, Merciless and Accuser, Prasad tells us that their songs talk about war and political issues. "We have a song about a man who wants to conquer the world, one about the second world war, the Iraq war and the current political tensions in India and beyond," he says.