Depredation Netra - Third Eye Predation

Labels: Iron Bonehead Productions

Formats: Tape/Digital

Release Date: 18 Nov 2025

Tracklist:

1. I, Eye, Ayin (Lifting The Blindfold)

2. Netra Drakonis: Vajra-Ophidian Opening Of The Black Diamond Eye

3. Third Eye Predation Befalls The Foul Pillars Of Formation

I have been writing about a release in the background but honestly, it's felt forced. Not because the band is bad, far from it. I'm just not happy with my writing so I'm going to re-do it. In the meantime though, a kick up the proverbial is much needed and it will duly be given by some black/death metal from India.

Released late last year via Iron Bonehead Productions, Third Eye Predation is the debut demo from the newest member of the Kolkata Inner Order, Depredation Netra. The Kolkata Inner Order is a group of bands (for want of a better phrase) who are spreading their own extremity throughout the underground. Join me and venture into the unknown.

Demo opener ‘I, Eye, Ayin (Lifting The Blindfold)’ is an ambient, cosmic intro that gives very little away about what’s to come from Depredation Netra. That’s a good thing in my opinion, as it keeps that air of intrigue high. It’s too easy to get swept up in expectation sometimes. 

‘Netra Drakonis: Vajra-Ophidian Opening Of The Black Diamond Eye’ is where things become clearer. You might think that’s a misnomer given the rawness of the song, but this is a demo after all and the first murmurings from a new underground trio. I would much prefer something with an honest live-sound, than something that’s overproduced.  

The percussion very much rules over everything else here, while the guitar and bass offer both merciless thrash, and subtle bluesy tones too. The vocals have a blackened rasp to them, though they are used more sparingly than you might expect.

The demo’s closer ‘Third Eye Predation Befalls The Foul Pillars Of Formation’ is another barrage of cold extremity. Its tempos shift throughout, from properly blasting to the unexpectedly brutal (almost slam-like) passage after the two-minute mark. I was about to say this wouldn’t drop to the slowest depths and then it almost did!

That was definitely the kick I needed. Depredation Netra have gained a fan here and yet more appreciation should go to Iron Bonehead Productions for giving such bands a home. Black/death metal is alive and well in Kolkata, and long may it continue!

You can stream and purchase Third Eye Predation digitally from Depredation Netra below:-

Tape copies can be purchased from Iron Bonehead Productions here -https://shop.ironbonehead.de/en/ibp-releases-/33026-depredation-netra-ind-third-eye-predation-tape.html

Depredation Netra - https://www.facebook.com/depredationnetra

Iron Bonehead Productions - https://www.facebook.com/IronBoneheadProductions