Guillotine (band)
| Guillotine | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Genres | Death metal, progressive metal |
| Years active | 2010-present |
| Labels | Unsigned |
| Website | guillotine.in |
| Members |
Karan Nambiar (Vocals) Takar Nabam (Guitar and vocals) Manav Chauhan (ex-Keyboardist ) Kabir Mahajan (Drums) Akshat Taneja (Keyboard) Rohit Bhattacharya (Bass) |
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 realization of the hollowness of religious faith.[2] The Cynic is a concept album about a man who is an atheist and frustrated by the fact that religion has taken over society.
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[3] in 2010, Guillotine won the second prize. And Akshat Taneja winning the best keyboard player award.
After a nation wide competition, Guillotine were chosen to open for Metallica in Gurgaon.[4][5][6][7] After the Gurgaon show was cancelled,[8][9][10] they opened the Rock 'N India 2011 show along with Inner Sanctum and Scottish Band Biffy Clyro for Metallica on October 30, 2011.[11][12]
They list Opeth, Porcupine Tree, Pain of Salvation, Guthrie Govan, Pink Floyd, Steve Vai, Greg Howe, Deep Purple are among their major influences.
References
- ↑ "Guillotine-The Cynic". indianmusicrevolution. Retrieved Oct 31, 2011.
- ↑ "Guillotine". My Space. Retrieved Oct 31, 2011.
- ↑ "Guillotine at Hornbill Festival". hornbillfestival. Retrieved Nov 18, 2011.
- ↑ "Delhi band Guillotine to open for Metallica’s concert". timesofindia.com. 2011-10-26.
- ↑ "Death metal to be the music for today". dailypioneer.com. 2011-10-27.
- ↑ "Delhi band Guillotine to open for Metallica". ndtv.com. 2011-10-27.
- ↑ "Delhi band Guillotine to open for Metallica in India!". PlanetRadiocity.com. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ↑ "Chaos Concert". indianexpress.com. 2011-10-29.
- ↑ "Delhi band couldn’t show metal at home". hindustantimes.com. 2011-10-30.
- ↑ "Delhi Show Update". Metallica.Com. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
- ↑ "Thousands cheer as Metallica rocks Bangalore". ndtv.com. 2011-10-30.
- ↑ "Heavy metal heaven as heads bang in Bangalore". DNA. Oct 31, 2011.
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