Best Indian Metal Songs: 25 Essential Tracks, From Bloodywood to Kryptos

Indian metal has a deeper songbook than most listeners realise. Long before Bloodywood took Punjabi metal to festival main stages around the world, bands in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi and Shillong were making death metal, thrash, groove and progressive metal that still holds up. This page picks the 25 best Indian metal songs, one or two per band, so you can hear the whole scene rather than just its biggest name.

How we checked. Every date below is the song's own date on Apple Music India (iTunes catalogue, country IN), checked on 28 October 2026. Only released music is included. We leave out covers, remixes and film work, and we only pick Indian bands. Where a band shares its name with a foreign act, we mean the Indian one.

If you want whole records rather than single tracks, start with our best Indian metal albums list. For the bands themselves, see Indian metal bands and Indian death metal bands.

Quick answer: the best Indian metal songs

• "Machi Bhasad" by Bloodywood (2019)
• "Matsya: The Fish" by Demonic Resurrection (2017)
• "The Coils of Apollyon" by Kryptos (2012)
• "Ungentle" by Bhayanak Maut (2009)
• "Phobia" by Zygnema (2010)
• "Evolution" by Skyharbor (2014)
• "In Vacuo" by Undying Inc (2010)
• "Skewered in the Sewer" by Gutslit (2013)

The modern breakthrough

1. "Machi Bhasad" by Bloodywood (23 April 2019). The song that turned a YouTube project into a touring band. Rap verses, dhol and a huge chorus about fighting back against bullying.

2. "Jee Veerey" by Bloodywood (18 July 2018). A song about depression and asking for help, with a hook that crowds sing back word for word.

3. "Aaj" by Bloodywood (18 February 2022). From the debut album Rakshak: urgent, angry and very tight.

4. "Tadka" by Bloodywood (dated 31 January 2025). A food-themed party song from Nu Delhi that proves the band can be fun as well as heavy. More in our Bloodywood songs guide.

Death metal and extreme metal

5. "Matsya: The Fish" by Demonic Resurrection (15 March 2017). The opening chapter of Dashavatar, a concept album about Vishnu's ten avatars. Symphonic, fast and ambitious.

6. "The Demon King" by Demonic Resurrection (2014). The title song of the Mumbai band's most widely toured record.

7. "Between Infinity and Oblivion" by Demonic Resurrection (2010). A high point of the Return to Darkness era. See our Demonic Resurrection songs guide for the full run.

8. "Skewered in the Sewer" by Gutslit (22 July 2013). Mumbai brutal death metal at its most punishing, and a favourite in underground circles.

9. "In Vacuo" by Undying Inc (2010). Delhi groove-death with a heavy, chugging core. More in Undying Inc songs.

10. "Ironclad" by Undying Inc (2014). Leaner and faster than their early work.

Heavy metal and thrash

11. "The Coils of Apollyon" by Kryptos (21 September 2012). Bengaluru's old-school heavy metal band at their most classic, with twin guitars and a galloping beat.

12. "Burn Up the Night" by Kryptos (23 September 2016). A straight-ahead anthem from the album of the same name.

13. "Afterburner" by Kryptos (24 May 2019). Fast, catchy and very 1980s in the best way. Our Kryptos songs guide covers the rest.

Metalcore, groove and hardcore

14. "Ungentle" by Bhayanak Maut (2009). The Mumbai band's calling card: loud, rhythmic and full of attitude.

15. "I Am Man" by Bhayanak Maut (2014). Heavier and more polished. See Bhayanak Maut songs.

16. "Phobia" by Zygnema (2010). Mumbai groove metal with big, simple riffs.

17. "What Makes Us Human Is Obsolete" by Zygnema (2015). A darker, more modern Zygnema. More in Zygnema songs.

18. "I Love You, Pav Bhaji" by Scribe (2010). Mumbai hardcore with a sense of humour, and one of the scene's best-loved song titles. Read Scribe songs.

19. "Tomato Aryabhatta" by Scribe (2014). Proof that the jokes never got in the way of the riffs.

Progressive metal

20. "Evolution" by Skyharbor (12 June 2014). Atmospheric progressive metal with clean, soaring vocals. One of the most streamed Indian metal songs abroad.

21. "Patience" by Skyharbor (dated 10 November 2014). From Guiding Lights, slow-building and melodic.

22. "Smoke a Cigar" by Skrat (5 February 2013). Not strictly metal, but Chennai's heaviest rock band belongs on any Indian heavy music playlist. See Skrat songs.

Where it began

23. "Apocalyptic Dawn" by Demonic Resurrection (2005). An early sign of how far Indian extreme metal could go.

24. "Raging Steel" by Kryptos (23 July 2021). A late-career highlight from one of the scene's most consistent bands.

25. "Just a Metal Kid" by Bhayanak Maut (2023). A love letter to growing up on heavy music in India.

How to listen

• New to Indian metal: start with Bloodywood, then Skyharbor.
• Want it heavier: Demonic Resurrection, Gutslit and Undying Inc.
• Old-school fan: Kryptos all the way.

FAQ

What is the most famous Indian metal song? "Machi Bhasad" by Bloodywood is the most widely heard Indian metal song of the streaming era.

Which Indian metal band has the most songs on Apple Music India? Among the bands here, Demonic Resurrection and Kryptos have the longest catalogues, each spanning more than a decade.

Does this list include unreleased songs? No. Only songs already released on Apple Music India are included.