Death desire

Updated on: Wednesday, January 04, 2012

A college band from Chennai inspiring head-banging from even girls in the audience, who can’t seem to get enough of this unique, charismatic and confident death metal band, Crypted has undergone a lot of changes since their inception in 2009.

The band saw recent changes in its line-up and the current foursome of Siva, Vishnu, Adarsh and Pranav are a force to reckon with, as far as the Chennai rock scene goes.

They have several nationwide performances under their belt, including headlining shows, like ‘Signs of Chaos’ (Hyderabad), winning at NIFT’s Spectrum event, MCC’s Octavia and IIT’s Saarang.

Their other memorable concerts include performances at the Fete de la Musique, Chronic Death Feat and Signs of Chaos Fest, which lead to the band releasing an original EP, ‘Equilibrium,’ at the Havana Pub last June, which earned the band rave reviews.

“We derive our music from a variety of influence: Hardcore death metal, even jazz and ambient, at times. Our favourites are acts that represent the kind of music we play, like Death, Decapitated and Slayer.

Our EP plays similar themes, where we vent the frustration in our lives,” shares Vishnu, Crypted’s drummer. “There’s a song called ‘Flesh-eater,’ which is about Aghoris, the Shiva worshippers has become a rage among our fans,” he adds.

Guitarists, Pranav and Adarsh, have also garnered a lot of attention because of their powerful riff skills, while lead vocalist Siva has won acclaim for displaying an impressive range. Siva adds, “We try to compose music based on unique psychiatric conditions, like schizophasia, where you blabber random things.

But, actually our song can be understood by paying close attention to the lyrics. The Doppelganger effect is another phenomenon, which reveals how a complex, brilliant, intelligent mind can be pretty mental too!”

With increasing online popularity, Crypted seems well and truly on its way to becoming one of India’s leading musical acts. As the lead singer likes to put it, “We’ve had people from the audience jumping off, indulging in stage-diving while we were playing and even barricades being broken, which are not common reactions to a college band. So, it means we’re doing something right!”

Currently working on a full-length album, which they expect to release by the end of the year, the band speaks of a bright musical future and signs off with the words we hope will be prophetic for them: “Hopefully, tours abroad and more music to follow suit!”

Death desire

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