Guillotine (band)
Guillotine is a progressive metal band from Delhi. They play melodies ranging from blues, jazz to death metal. The band has released an album The Cynic in 2010.[1] They indicate that their original tracks are basically a part of a three tier concept of a man's realisation of the hollowness of religious faith. The Cynic is a concept album about a man who is an atheist and frustrated by the fact that religion has taken over society.
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Background information | |
Origin | New Delhi, Delhi, India |
Genres | Death metal, progressive metal |
Years active | 2010–present |
Labels | Unsigned |
Website | guillotine |
Members | Karan Nambiar (vocals) Takar Nabam (guitar/vocals) Kabir Mahajan (drums) Akshat Taneja (keyboards) Rohit Bhattacharya (bass) |
Past members | Manav Chauhan (keyboards) |
Guillotine Won first prize at the coveted Rocktaves held at BITS, Pilani in the year 2009.
At the annual National Rock Contest held in Nagaland in the Hornbill Festival[2] in 2010, Guillotine won the second prize. And Akshat Taneja winning the best keyboard player award.
After a nationwide competition, Guillotine were chosen to open for Metallica in Gurgaon.[3][4][5][6] After the Gurgaon show was cancelled,[7][8][9] they opened the Rock 'N India 2011 show along with Inner Sanctum and Scottish Band Biffy Clyro for Metallica on 30 October 2011.[10][11]
They list Opeth, Porcupine Tree, Pain of Salvation, Guthrie Govan, Pink Floyd, Steve Vai, Greg Howe, Deep Purple are among their major influences.
See also
References
- "Guillotine-The Cynic". indianmusicrevolution. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- "Guillotine at Hornbill Festival". hornbillfestival. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- "Delhi band Guillotine to open for Metallica's concert". timesofindia.com. 26 October 2011.
- "Death metal to be the music for today". dailypioneer.com. 27 October 2011.
- "Delhi band Guillotine to open for Metallica". ndtv.com. 27 October 2011.
- "Delhi band Guillotine to open for Metallica in India!". PlanetRadiocity.com. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- "Chaos Concert". The Indian Express. 29 October 2011.
- "Delhi band couldn't show metal at home". Hindustan Times. 30 October 2011.
- "Delhi Show Update". Metallica.Com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- "Thousands cheer as Metallica rocks Bangalore". ndtv.com. 30 October 2011.
- "Heavy metal heaven as heads bang in Bangalore". DNA. 31 October 2011.