Bangalore, India-based sludge/heavy rock band Shepherd is out to make sure 2015 is their year. After two years of writing, recording and several gigs at clubs and festivals in Bangalore, Shepherd is ready with their mammoth debut album, aptly titled Stereolithic Riffalocalypse, slated to release on March 7th. The album will be available for pre-order on February 1st.

To kick things off, they’re giving fans a taste of the album by premiering the song "Bog Slime". Check it out below:

Stereolithic Riffalocalypse tracklist:

"Spite Pit

"Turdspeak

"Crook

"Black Cock of Armageddon

"Stereolithic Riffalocalypse

"Bog Slime

"Wretch Salad

"Stalebait

Formed in 2011, Shepherd is probably the only Bangalore-based sludge/heavy rock band from India. The band has been making waves in the underground, drawing Influence from the guitar-driven sounds of early '90s hard rock (Soundgarden, The Melvins, Eyehategod) and the aural assault of '80s hardcore punk (Black Flag, Discharge, Fear), the band has built a reputation for itself as an ever-evolving and unpredictable heavy rock entity. You don’t need more proof of that than just one listen to the nine tracks that feature on Stereolithic Riffalocalypse, which was recorded at Bangalore’s Area 51 Studio and mixed by Rahul Ranganath and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege, who has previously worked with the likes of YOB, Obituary and Oathbreaker.

Despite a setlist that keeps growing with every gig under its belt, the band takes it a step further by introducing improvisational elements into their music - sort of a rarity in heavy music. Shepherd being the only band of its kind in India has been slowly building a reputation as one of the loudest, heaviest three-piece band to watch out for, ready to take on the rest of the country, and the world.

Shepherd is:

Deepak Raghu – drums/vocals

Namit Chauhan – guitars/vocals

Abhishek Michael – bass/vocals