SHOT FROM BEHIND

By Edwin van Hoof

As a music journalist and photographer these are challenging times defining quality and upholding your position in todays market. Regular magazines falling prey to the immensely expanding pool of webzines, and it also brings in new photographers by the dozen. Literally everyone with an interest in music and who is able to hold a camera, or recently purchased one, is prowling for your position. There’s quality in between, let’s not neglect that. But overall; it is devastatingly poor.

WELCOME TO THE EXTREME UNDERGROUND

METAL SOCIETY OF NEPAL-Brutal Lunch Box VI: Roll And Grind In Nepal

Brutal Lunch Box VI, Nepal’s most notorious gig, was held in Kathmandu on September 25, 2018. Germany, India, and Nepal were represented. When foreign bands mingle, sometimes things are lost in translation, but Vishal Vof’s EUMSN [Extreme Underground Metal Society of Nepal] made sure nothing was lost. There was no limit to brotherhood and sisterhood support that the bands and crowd showed to make this a killer show! EUMSN operated a miniature United Nations, as problems were solved, alliances were made, barriers were broken, and performances were outstanding. In tribute to EUMSN, I can say that in its six years of existence, and of all the fifty foreign bands EUMSN has brought to Nepal, these were the best!

DILEMMA

The Road To `Random Acts of Liberation’

23 years after the release of the debut album `Imbroccata’ [1995], the progressive rock/metal band Dilemma recently marked its territory with the release of the long awaited follow up `Random Acts of Liberation’, an excellent and adventurous sounding album. Being under the radar for many years nobody really expected the band to make a serious comeback. But when Dilemma was asked to do a special one-off reunion gig in 2011, things started rolling again and that particular show sparked the band to start serious working on a new album. Although there were a few bumps on the road during that process, Dilemma kept moving forward to finish the writing and recording sessions. And they even got themselves on a European tour with the all star band Sons Of Apollo before the album was released. HeadBangers LifeStyle got in touch with drummer Collin Leijenaar and keyboard player Robin Z and asked a few questions about the road to `Random Acts of Liberation’.