You know, it’s true that fate is a bitter-sweet mistress and the world is her theater; unpredictable and unrelenting; a stage we all act our story on. And it’s quite understandable that almost every single person has one or few profound instances in life; usually during the enlightened moments between that last swig of Jack Daniels and passing out on top of two gorgeous brunettes; where you think to yourself, “what if life ended right now?”

Its only days to the launch of their new album “Psalms of Conscious Martyrdom”, for which they have shed their sweat and blood for four years, and the pioneers of Heavy Metal in Sri Lanka now await their “Saints” on the 26th of June to bring down the British School Auditorium with three hours of pure Sri Lankan Metal.
On this edition of our podcasts, The Backdoor brings to you an in-depth interview with Sri Lanka’s most brutal and extreme Metal Giants, Stigmata.
With never before heard stories about the band’s 10 …

Freddie Mercury was the quintessential Rock ‘n’ Roll front man. His charisma on stage and off was gargantuan to say the least, and his passion for his art was overwhelming. He could wrap an audience of 80,000 around one of his fingers and hold them spellbound on a musical thread, or he could look them all in the eye and make them lose every last ounce of lucidity and restraint they possessed, as he pleased and as he desired. His performances with Queen were a theatrical event, as he lived, breathed and performed every single lyric and vocal melody as if it were his last night on stage.

Today The Backdoor brings you some of the lesser known facts of the man, who came, saw and conquered.

The thing with aggression and going all out is that it tends to wear you out. Of course, there are some notable exceptions – like Rage. After 26 years of carrying the flag with 21 studio albums, you’d think that they would slow down a bit right? Well, they have just raised the bar with their new 2010 album – Strings to a Web.
Today, we at The Backdoor are graced with an exclusive interview with the Axeman (yes, that’s right – there can be only one) of Rage – Victor …

He was one of the greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll composers ever, one of the most acclaimed guitarists of his generation and one of the founding fathers of Rock ‘n’ Roll. But Pete Townshend was more than that. Much more. He was art personified.