Although in the last five years or so metal is becoming more
and more mainstream, in India it is still very underground and heard by a small
section of population listens to it and much less follows it with passion.
I am about to present a subjective view to the rock and
metal culture of India. For making good rock music one must have a solid hand
on their instruments, band members of all great bands would be usually playing
instruments from childhood, where in India most of the people start in high
school or college so the experience and the expertise is a tad bit lacking.
Then there is point of social agendas, most of the
households are conservative and do not like their children venturing into music
and much less make a career out of it. There are various responsibilities that
need attentions and we are expected to fulfill that. On the positive note there
has been a steady increase in number of Indian rock bands (especially from the
eastern states) which are making their mark worldwide. There are many
opportunities being offered to upcoming bands few of these platforms are.
A) THE GREAT INDIAN ROCK
This is a platform first founded by
the magazine RSJ(rock street journal), initially starting form provisions just for local bands, but currently adding
international artists to it.
B) LIVEWIRE
This is personal to me, it is a
part of mood indigo at IITB and I have been a part of that fest and has closely
observed livewire (worked backstage). It is not as great as GIR but sill it is
a great platform for English bands which are looking to find their place in the
market. It is birthplace of great bands like Parikrama, Zero…
C) ARTISTALOUD
It’s basically a launch website on
which new songs which impress the members are promoted and spread out on a huge
scale. Apart from the internet platform artist aloud also launches many
competitions and festivals where bands can perform.
lastly there are many fests and
competitions , one worth mentioning is sunburn
(http://sunburn.in/) but it is not much rock based.
The bands which have come up since are.
bhayanauk maut. , Parikrama, Pentagram, Zero, Agnee, Demonic resurrection, Devoid. just to name a few..
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