You might think it’s a musical transformer with a split personality. We just call it Red Bull Tour Bus and its one purpose is to take bands and artists representing all genres to music starved crowds across the country. And this time, it’s heavy metal.

After its last stint in Delhi, Noida and Jaipur with the best in dance music, Red Bull Tour Bus is all set to create a riot at BIG69, Mumbai's first metal festival that will feature close to 20 bands over a span of two days on 17th and 18th of January 2014 at Richardson & Cruddas, Byculla.

On both days of the festival the Red Bull Tour Bus will stage acts by Mumbai-based traditional heavy metal quintet Albatross; Kolkata’s metal band Chronic Xorn; thrash and death metal outfit Inner Sanctum; India’s metal luminaries Kryptos; New Delhi’s Grammy Winning Effort; four-piece metal outfit from Chennai Escher's Knot and many more.

The highlight of the Red Bull Tour Bus stage remains New Delhi’s nu-metal band, Joint Family (who will be reuniting after 7 years) on Day 1, and the international headliner Hacktivist (UK) on Day 2. So head straight to Richardson & Cruddas on the 17^th and 18^th January and start your year with a dose of heavy metal. To book your tickets log on to http://big69.in/tickets/

Here is a detailed run-down on the acts to catch at Red Bull Tour Bus stage at the BIG69 festival:

Saturday, 17^th January:

Albatross, a heavy metal band from Mumbai that's been around for over five years. A mainstay in the metal circuit, the band has released two EPs and toured across numerous cities in the country.

Chronic Xorn, a Metal core band from Kolkata, formed in 2007. The band released its debut album entitled From Mercy in Oct 2012. The band has supported Singapore meatless Nothnegal at the Summer Storm Festival and their record features a guest guitar solo written by Travis Montgomery from Canadian band Threat Signal.

Inner Sanctum, a metal band from Bangalore who've been around for close to a decade since forming in 2006. The band has won many accolades throughout their career including awards such as being the Best Emerging Band of The Year at the Jack Daniels Rock Awards in 2010. The band has released one EP and toured across the country, besides sharing the stage with bands such as Metallica, Slayer, Biffy Clyro, Textures and Amon Amarath. The band also toured Europe in 2013 and performed at the Metalfest Open Air in Poland.

Kryptosis one of India's foremost metal luminaries. The Bangalore based heavy metal act has been active since 1998 and has since put out three full length records. They have toured within the country numerous times and in 2009 opened for Iron Maiden in Bangalore. Krypton completed their debut European tour in July 2010 with shows across Germany and Switzerland.

Sunday, 18^th January:

Grammy Winning Effort, a hardcore band from New Delhi that's been around since 2010. The band has been an integral part of the capital's heavy music scene and has toured across various venues in the country with a recent outing at the Metal chapter of Control Alt Delete in Mumbai.

Escher's Knota four-piece metal outfit from Chennai. Having formed in 2009, the band released their debut EP in 2010 titled Tessellations and supported American meatless Lamb of God at the Summerstorm Festival. The band has also played alongside other acts such as Gojira, De Profundis and Decapitated. The band is currently working on releasing their debut fill length long play.

Underside (Nepal)a new age metal band from Kathmandu, Nepal. Formed in 2011, the band has shared stages with Vader, Behemoth and Sikth, headlined a number of local festivals and played a short tour of Switzerland. They released their debut EP 'Welcome To The Underside' in January 2014.

Joint Family a five-piece nu-metal band from New Delhi formed in 2004. They were one of the first bands to play nu-metal and released their debut record 'HotBox' to critical acclaim in July 2007. With a new line-up in place, Joint Family is ready to hit the stage and start work on more music for fans who have been waiting to get another dose since their last release. There are plans for an upcoming tour and the group will be hitting the studio to write a second album, supported by shows across India.

Hacktivist (UK), a five-piece experimental groove rap band from the Milton Keynes formed in 2011. The band's unique style blends modern metal elements with grimy rap vocal delivery. Having played major festivals like Rock Am Ring, Reading Fest and Euroblast, the band is set to take India by storm come January 2015. The band are yet to release their debut record and have spent the last year touring across Europe with acts such as Korn and The Algorithm.

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