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Rudra Is A Singaporean Band Which Was Formed In 1992 And Plays A Style Of Black Metal-Influenced Death Metal With Interpolations And Extended Passages Of Traditional Carnatic Music. Additionally The Lyrical Content Is Derived From Sanskrit Vedic Literature And Philosophy With Some Songs Incorporating Ancient Mantras Shlokas Into Their Song Structures. The Band Describes This Style As Vedic Metal. Rudra Was Formed In Mid-1992 As A Trio Then Made Up Of Kathir Bass Vocals Shiva Drums And Bala Guitar . It Was Then Known As Rudhra. A Fourth Member Selvam Was Recruited To Supplement Bala On Guitar. With This Line-Up They Released A 4-Track Demo The Past In 1994. Prior To This Release Rudhra Was Also Featured In A Few Underground Death Metal Compilation Albums With Singaporean Underground Metal Bands.
In Early 1996 The Band Had A Hiatus And The Members Were Involved In Separate Bands. Towards The End Of 1996 Kathir Decided To Resurrect Rudhra With A Slight Alteration To Its Name Thus Rudra The Most Common English Transliteration For The Sanskrit Word Was Born. Kathir Teamed Up With Shiva And Started Work In The Studio Soon To Be Joined By Bala And Alvin Chua To Complete The Line Up Before Recording The Self-Titled Debut Album In Late 1997 Which Was Released In June 1998. The Band Played A Couple Of Gigs And Also Starting Work On New Material. The Band Replaced Its Two Guitarists With Selvam Ex-Member And Kannan In January 2000.
With That Line-Up Rudra Released Its Second Album The Aryan Crusade In September 2001. In January 2002 Big O Magazine 1 Named This Album As One Of The Top 40 Albums Of The Year. In July 2003 Rudra Released A Third Album Named After The Battlefield Featured In The Indian Epic The Mahabharata Kurukshetra. After Touring In Singapore India Indonesia And Thailand Rudra Released Brahmavidya Primordial I In April 2005. Brahmavidya Primordial I Represents A Slight Shift In The Band's Sound As It Exhibits More Black Metal Influences Than The Previous Albums And Presents A Denser Recording That Showcases The Band's Progressive Move Into More Dynamic Leads Complex Bass-Lines And Tighter Faster Drumming With A Bigger Emphasis On Blast Beats. With This Release Rudra Toured The USA In January 2007.
In 2008 Kannan Was Replaced By Devan. In 2009 Rudra Released Brahmavidya Transcendental I As The Second Chapter In The Brahmavidya Trilogy. They Have Collaborated With Singapore Director Jacen Tan On The Music Video For Hymns From The Blazing Chariot. In 2009 The Band Went Through Another Line Up Change With Vinod Replacing Longtime Member Selvam.
In August 2010 Rudra Headlined The First Day Of Baybeats An Annual 3-Day Alternative Music Festival Held In Singapore. This Was Probably One Of The Rarest Moments In History Where An Extreme Metal Band Headlines A Non-Metal Music Festival. The Band Has Also Invited The Interest Of Musicologists And Research Papers Have Been Published About Both Vedic Metal And The Band.
In November 2011 Rudra Announced That They Will Be Closing The 2011 Brahmavidya Tour By Headlining The Strawberry Fields Rock Fest @ Bangalore India. It Has Been More Than 7 Years Since The Band Last Played Bangalore.
In July 2011 Devan Left The Band To Focus On His Personal Life. Subash Joined The Band Officially In January 2012 To Replace Devan.
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Biography - Rudra
Rudra Is A Singaporean Band Which Was Formed In 1992 And Plays A Style Of Black Metal-Influenced Death Metal With Interpolations And Extended Passages Of Traditional Carnatic Music. Additionally The Lyrical Content Is Derived From Sanskrit Vedic Literature And Philosophy With Some Songs Incorporating Ancient Mantras Shlokas Into Their Song Structures. The Band Describes This Style As Vedic Metal. Rudra Was Formed In Mid-1992 As A Trio Then Made Up Of Kathir Bass Vocals Shiva Drums And Bala Guitar . It Was Then Known As Rudhra. A Fourth Member Selvam Was Recruited To Supplement Bala On Guitar. With This Line-Up They Released A 4-Track Demo The Past In 1994. Prior To This Release Rudhra Was Also Featured In A Few Underground Death Metal Compilation Albums With Singaporean Underground Metal Bands.
In Early 1996 The Band Had A Hiatus And The Members Were Involved In Separate Bands. Towards The End Of 1996 Kathir Decided To Resurrect Rudhra With A Slight Alteration To Its Name Thus Rudra The Most Common English Transliteration For The Sanskrit Word Was Born. Kathir Teamed Up With Shiva And Started Work In The Studio Soon To Be Joined By Bala And Alvin Chua To Complete The Line Up Before Recording The Self-Titled Debut Album In Late 1997 Which Was Released In June 1998. The Band Played A Couple Of Gigs And Also Starting Work On New Material. The Band Replaced Its Two Guitarists With Selvam Ex-Member And Kannan In January 2000.
With That Line-Up Rudra Released Its Second Album The Aryan Crusade In September 2001. In January 2002 Big O Magazine 1 Named This Album As One Of The Top 40 Albums Of The Year. In July 2003 Rudra Released A Third Album Named After The Battlefield Featured In The Indian Epic The Mahabharata Kurukshetra. After Touring In Singapore India Indonesia And Thailand Rudra Released Brahmavidya Primordial I In April 2005. Brahmavidya Primordial I Represents A Slight Shift In The Band's Sound As It Exhibits More Black Metal Influences Than The Previous Albums And Presents A Denser Recording That Showcases The Band's Progressive Move Into More Dynamic Leads Complex Bass-Lines And Tighter Faster Drumming With A Bigger Emphasis On Blast Beats. With This Release Rudra Toured The USA In January 2007.
In 2008 Kannan Was Replaced By Devan. In 2009 Rudra Released Brahmavidya Transcendental I As The Second Chapter In The Brahmavidya Trilogy. They Have Collaborated With Singapore Director Jacen Tan On The Music Video For Hymns From The Blazing Chariot. In 2009 The Band Went Through Another Line Up Change With Vinod Replacing Longtime Member Selvam.
In August 2010 Rudra Headlined The First Day Of Baybeats An Annual 3-Day Alternative Music Festival Held In Singapore. This Was Probably One Of The Rarest Moments In History Where An Extreme Metal Band Headlines A Non-Metal Music Festival. The Band Has Also Invited The Interest Of Musicologists And Research Papers Have Been Published About Both Vedic Metal And The Band.
In November 2011 Rudra Announced That They Will Be Closing The 2011 Brahmavidya Tour By Headlining The Strawberry Fields Rock Fest @ Bangalore India. It Has Been More Than 7 Years Since The Band Last Played Bangalore.
In July 2011 Devan Left The Band To Focus On His Personal Life. Subash Joined The Band Officially In January 2012 To Replace Devan. read less
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In Early 1996 The Band Had A Hiatus And The Members Were Involved In Separate Bands. Towards The End Of 1996 Kathir Decided To Resurrect Rudhra With A Slight Alteration To Its Name Thus Rudra The Most Common English Transliteration For The Sanskrit Word Was Born. Kathir Teamed Up With Shiva And Started Work In The Studio Soon To Be Joined By Bala And Alvin Chua To Complete The Line Up Before Recording The Self-Titled Debut Album In Late 1997 Which Was Released In June 1998. The Band Played A Couple Of Gigs And Also Starting Work On New Material. The Band Replaced Its Two Guitarists With Selvam Ex-Member And Kannan In January 2000.
With That Line-Up Rudra Released Its Second Album The Aryan Crusade In September 2001. In January 2002 Big O Magazine 1 Named This Album As One Of The Top 40 Albums Of The Year. In July 2003 Rudra Released A Third Album Named After The Battlefield Featured In The Indian Epic The Mahabharata Kurukshetra. After Touring In Singapore India Indonesia And Thailand Rudra Released Brahmavidya Primordial I In April 2005. Brahmavidya Primordial I Represents A Slight Shift In The Band's Sound As It Exhibits More Black Metal Influences Than The Previous Albums And Presents A Denser Recording That Showcases The Band's Progressive Move Into More Dynamic Leads Complex Bass-Lines And Tighter Faster Drumming With A Bigger Emphasis On Blast Beats. With This Release Rudra Toured The USA In January 2007.
In 2008 Kannan Was Replaced By Devan. In 2009 Rudra Released Brahmavidya Transcendental I As The Second Chapter In The Brahmavidya Trilogy. They Have Collaborated With Singapore Director Jacen Tan On The Music Video For Hymns From The Blazing Chariot. In 2009 The Band Went Through Another Line Up Change With Vinod Replacing Longtime Member Selvam.
In August 2010 Rudra Headlined The First Day Of Baybeats An Annual 3-Day Alternative Music Festival Held In Singapore. This Was Probably One Of The Rarest Moments In History Where An Extreme Metal Band Headlines A Non-Metal Music Festival. The Band Has Also Invited The Interest Of Musicologists And Research Papers Have Been Published About Both Vedic Metal And The Band.
In November 2011 Rudra Announced That They Will Be Closing The 2011 Brahmavidya Tour By Headlining The Strawberry Fields Rock Fest @ Bangalore India. It Has Been More Than 7 Years Since The Band Last Played Bangalore.
In July 2011 Devan Left The Band To Focus On His Personal Life. Subash Joined The Band Officially In January 2012 To Replace Devan. read less
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