Mizraab – New Lineup (2010)

March 30, 2010

Faraz Anwar (Vocalist / Lead Guitarist) Brainchild behind Mizraab, Pakistan’s first progressive metal band, Faraz started out as a session player working for over 50 major artists around the country, the likes of which include Sajjad Ali, Vital Signs, Junoon, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Ali Haider and Nadeem Jafri to name a few. With his […]

Mizraab Plans To Perform In The UK

March 2, 2010

by Hasan Faridi Mizraab, one of Pakistan’s most influential and talented Progressive Rock/Metal act, continues to dominate the airwaves even to this day. Who can forget the band’s first album Panchi released in 1999? The album displayed a lot of Middle-Eastern influences, originality and talent. The next album to be released was Mazi Haal Mustaqbil […]

Music in the Naughties: A turbulant soundtrack

January 10, 2010

By Madeeha Syed With 2010 slated to be a comeback year for the music industry – provided everything goes as planned – here is a concise look at Pakistani pop music this past decade From 2000 to 2001: Slow beginnings Pakistani rock phenomenon Junoon was at the peak of its glory and had just released […]

Dusk Featured in Hell Bent for Cooking (Heavy Metal Cookbook)

January 1, 2010

Pakistani metal band Dusk a band by Babar Shaikh and Faraz Anwar was recently featured as one of the 101 bands on ‘Hell Bent for Cooking’ the heavy metal cookbook by Annick ‘ Morbid Chef’ Giroux and published by Bazzillion Points! Babar Shaikh says Make sure you all check it out as it’s a real METAL HEAD’s […]