Scoring metal

Demonic Resurrection, one of the pioneering bands at the forefront of the Indian metal scene, is out with its new album Dashavatar, which lead vocalist and founder Sahil Makhija says is a culmination of all the years of work his band has done.

Demonic Resurrection or DR has often been cited as the pioneering force of metal in India alongside Millennium, Kryptos, Inner Sanctum, Bhayanak Maut and Scribe.

In its latest offering, DR has combined Indian mythology with metal, thus giving a new turn to a genre of music which has gained popularity.

The capital city earlier this month saw a metal fest at the “antiSocial” venue in Hauz Khas Village. Mumbai-based extreme metal band DR was there to promote its new album.

Makhija, rhythm guitarist as well as primary songwriter, or as he is known by his stage name, ‘The Demonstealer’, said he was very pleased with the venues and audiences metal bands are receiving in India.

In an interview, Makhija said that the metal scene in India had evolved at a staggering rate and though it had been largely underground, in the past decade it has garnered a lot of listeners who have begun to appreciate the music.

To a question on what inspired him to go in the direction of Indian mythology for his new album, he said: “My wife told me the story of Narasimha and I was quite fascinated by it. You see I’m an atheist and to me all these stories are just... something I never look at from a religious perspective, To me it is just a story and an interesting one at that. The album is a culmination of all the years of DR, every song in that album is a chapter on one of the avatars.” —IANS