New Delhi based ‘Acrid Semblance‘, formed in the year 2002 by Anubhav and Kshitish and subsequently joined by Vikas, Cj and Ashim, the band is hailed as the pioneer melodic death metal act in India.
In a scene predominated by cover ridden acts, the band burst onto the scene with original material demonstrating virtuoso like skills and yet stay rooted in the classic bang your head metal. The well received demo ‘Soul Corrosion’ paved the way for band going on a two city tour in 2003 which was not a widespread thing to do for brand new bands back then.
In 2008, the ‘Mindgames’ EP made way for even larger fan bases with the song clocking over 10,000 plays in the first 3 months on the guitar hero like game portal ‘Jamlegend’.
Current Line-up of the band:
Anubhav Misra – Keyboards/ Vocals/ Production
Vikas Dharamsattu – Guitar
Kshitish Purohit – Guitar/ Backing Vocals
Chiranjeev Brahma – Bass
Ashim Manna – Drums
The band is giving away their debut full length album ‘From The Oblivion’ released via Demonstealer Records.
Tracklist of the album:
- From the Oblivion (4:33)
- A Perfect Pseudocrity (4:13)
- Mindwarp ? (2:10)
- Genesis (6:26)
- Acrid Arts (4:50)
- Running for Eternity (4:00)
- Mindwarp ? (2:59)
- The Desecrator (3:40)
- Burning the Ashes (5:03)
You can listen and download the album for FREE from their SoundCloud page.
Read our review of Acrid Semblance – From The Oblivion here