Headbangers' Ball

I have overcome morbid laziness to finally write a post. Since my last update, I have been listening to a lot of new music particularly from the melodic death metal, doom metal, folk metal and atmospheric black metal genres. Here's list of bands that you should definitely check out. Most of these bands recently released very impressive albums:

Agalloch
Saturnus
Frostseele
Moonsorrow
Alcest
Amiensus
Nekrogoblikon
Be'lakor
Allegaeon
Nordheim
Deathspell Omega
Cryptic Wintermoon

Estatic Fear
Elderwind
Eternal Tears of Sorrow
Mare Cognitum
Myriads
Pagan Reign
Skeletonwitch
Swarm of Eyes
Windbruch
Harakiri
Dissection
Emyn Muil
Finntroll
Celtic Frost
Wintersun
Iced Earth
Skyfire
Nic
Norther
Cuckoo's Nest
Saor
Adorn
Nasheim
Fall of Rauros
Gallowbraid
Adabroc
Finster
Shlymagoghnar
Heretoir
Winterlore
Liveride
Cathedraline
Battlelore
Quo Vadis
Crow Black Sky
Dark Tranquility
Isis
In Vain
Myrath
Serpent(Japanese black metal)
Hellveto
Windwinter

Whew! Thats a long list. You can start off with the highlighted bands. They've released stellar albums in the past year. I'm constantly searching for new music so any suggestions are always welcome.

Sabbatical

Ok. So I haven't posted anything in a long time but I've got a handy excuse for that. 

      

    Hopefully, I will overcome my morbid laziness and write a bit more regularly. Cheers!

Greatest Bad Movies of Our Time

Its been a long time since i've posted something and this topic seems fitting to resume any dormant blog. Watching Gunda for the umpteenth time yesterday gave a euphoric feeling. I can't help but feel reverence for all the awesome personalities who graced this masterpiece. Definitely THE MOVIE of our time. Mithun da (Prabhuji), Mukesh Rishi, Mohan Joshi, Rami Reddy, Shakti Kapoor and so many others have delivered a movie that has achieved cult status in today's society. People have already blogged exhaustively about this movie. Here's my favourite link. It explains exactly how particular Kanti Shah is about paying attention to details. Another movie belonging to this category is the Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty starrer Waqt Hamara Hai. The real 'protagonist' of the film is actually Rami Reddy who plays the role of the unforgettable character Colonel Chikara. Here's a gist of the movie in the following video:

Having watched this paisa vasool stuff for free, im going to embark on a quest to find out the Truth: Which is the best bad movie of our time? Which movie is so pathetically and ridiculously awesome that you will be left wishing for a sequel! The list is random and not in order of ranking. I have also left out any movies that have been dubbed into Hindi otherwise the list will be too long. However, a few Tamil Classics deserve a mention owing to the presence of Rajinikanth and Chiranjeevi (One does not ignore the Gods). I leave that it to the reader to judge each movie for himself:

1) Gunda

2) Loha

3) Waqt Hamara Hai

4) Mard

5) Meri Jung -One Man Army

6) Aaj ka Goonda Raj

7) Star Trek (The original movie)

8) Sivaji the Boss (Chandramukhi aur Endhiran bhi dekh lo)

9) Surakshaa

10) Bhai

11) Dilwale

12) Khiladi Trilogy (Khiladi, International Khiladi, Khiladiyon ka Khiladi, Mr and Mrs Khiladi)

13) Raja

14) Jaani Dushman-Ek Anokhi Kahani

15) Champion
16) Deshdrohi
17) Tahalka

P.S.: here's a link to four of the most bad ass villains in bollywood.

Readers are welcome to suggest any movies i might have missed.

Adios. Looking forward to a month of bad ass movies! \m/

Farewell farewell farewell!

Here's the clip of the humorous traits of my idiot friends! :)

HP Hassles!

No. HP does not stand Harry Potter. Nor doest it stand for Hewlett Packard or Hindustan Petroleum. Nor Hit Points from role playing games (RPGs) nor Horsepower, High Priest, Head Prefect, Hollowpoint, Holiday Pay, Half Pint, Himachal Pradesh, High Pressure, Head Phones, Highway Patrol, Hora Prima. The list is endless. HP is all of these and yet, it is none of these. HP is the dreaded word which adds misery to any students' life. Just ask a final yearite at UDCT and he'll instantly tell you what HP is.
Yes. HP is Home Paper. Also nicknamed Jhol Paper, Horse Poop, Hopeless Process and a string of profane expansions, no other word evokes such emotion from a UDCT student as HP does.



A look at the above figure and one can understand our plight. Unlike other institutes where HP is a group assignment, UDCT has HP as an individual activity. The problem statement is easy. Design a plant manufacturing X tons per annum/day of a product Y from the raw material Z. The answer is generally 200 pages long! So why does HP draw such criticism from the student fraternity? Well, mostly its because one has to provide a fully functional plant design that is not only reliable and efficient but also profitable and safe. And to achieve this means spending hours digging up literature, design data, etc all of which is considered a waste of time in final year.So what's the alternative to all this slogging? Templates of course. Over the years, UDCT students amass an enviable collection of the home papers of previous batches which can be trimmed, extrapolated or simply, hacked and twisted to suit one's need. The only drawback being if your design fails, you have to start from scratch. If your design is correct, then your process is flawed and you have to start from scratch again. If both your process and design are correct, then your chemistry dictates use of environmentally dangerous chemicals ----> start all over again. This loop is infinite and the only way out is the "Template Extrapolation" method or the "Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V" method.

The guides do everything but guide and the library has every research paper known to mankind except the one you are looking for. Now for someone like me who accepts Murphy's Laws, this is no big deal. But to the optimist, this sure is a kick in the teeth. Speaking of getting kicked in the teeth, I suddenly remembered I have to meet my guide today. Gotta make sure my Jhol Paper is foolproof! ^_^

Aftermath of a HP submission

                                             

Could this be true??

Well, the rumour is that Cradle of Filth are set to perform at Palace Grounds, Bangalore on the 23rd of April 2011. FYI, Cradle of filth is a Britsh band which plays black metal, symphonic death metal, goth metal and other extreme metal styles. \m/ \m/

A Tribute to Kurt Cobain

 Had he been alive, today would have been Kurt Cobain's 44th birthday. For all the noobs, Cobain was an American singer-songwriter, musician and artist, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana. He has composed some of the most enduring albums of our time including Nevermind and In Utero. Cobain is remembered as one of the most iconic rock musicians in the history of alternative music. He was voted 7th in MTV's "22 Greatest Voices of All Time". In 2006, he was placed at number twenty by Hit Parader on their list of the "100 Greatest Metal Singers of All Time". A great icon for millions, his life was cut short due to his addiction to drugs. At the age of 27, Cobain committed suicide after a drug overdose. He is a member of the famous Club 27 which also includes Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Brian Jones.
Cobain's music really made an impact on me when i started listening to Nirvana about 6 years ago. His tunes were melodious and soulful. His lyrics (although controversial) really struck a chord with the masses. And his trashing of the set after a concert became iconic in itself as a sign of protest against "The Man".


Kurt Cobain, wherever you are, i hope you have found your "Nirvana". Rest in peace...