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Kryptos (band)
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Kryptos is a heavy metal
band from Bangalore
, India
, formed in 1998 by Nolan Lewis (vocals
/guitar
s) and Ganesh K (ex- Vocalist/bassist
). Since their inception, the band has released two albums. The first album Spiral Ascent
released in 2004 did exceedingly well and made an impact in the underground. This led to the band signing a deal with Old School Metal Records in 2008.
band with elements of 80's thrash metal
. Important influences include Black Sabbath
, Judas Priest
and Iron Maiden
along with Coroner
, Kreator
and Candlemass
.
was released in 2004, which quickly spread through the underground circuit of India as well as countries like Germany, Argentina and other parts of Europe. Dark Tranquillity
's Niklas Sundin
contributed to the album cover.
.
at Rock'n India 2009, playing to almost 17,000 fans at the Palace Grounds at the critically acclaimed second edition of the festival.
Invasion Europa 2010
Kryptos also landed endorsement deals with Mapex Drums and ESP Guitars
In August, the band announced that they would be touring 30 Indian cities over a period of 40 days, starting in Bangalore on 29 October, which is considered to be one of the most ambitious tours ever undertaken by any Indian band who have less than 100000 fans.
Supporting members
Former members
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band from Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, formed in 1998 by Nolan Lewis (vocals
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
/guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s) and Ganesh K (ex- Vocalist/bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
). Since their inception, the band has released two albums. The first album Spiral Ascent
Spiral Ascent
Spiral Ascent is the debut album by Indian Heavy Metal band Kryptos. The album was released on June 25, 2004 through the band's own mini label, Clandestine Musick.Niklas Sundin of Dark Tranquillity designed the artwork for the album cover.-Track listing:...
released in 2004 did exceedingly well and made an impact in the underground. This led to the band signing a deal with Old School Metal Records in 2008.
Early years (1998-2003)
Mankatha Kryptos was formed in late 1998, They are essentially a melodic metalMelodic death metal
Melodic death metal is a heavy metal music style that combines elements from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with elements of death metal. The style was developed during the early and mid-1990s, primarily in England and Scandinavia...
band with elements of 80's thrash metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
. Important influences include Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
, Judas Priest
Judas Priest
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...
and Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
along with Coroner
Coroner
A coroner is a government official who* Investigates human deaths* Determines cause of death* Issues death certificates* Maintains death records* Responds to deaths in mass disasters* Identifies unknown dead* Other functions depending on local laws...
, Kreator
Kreator
Kreator is a thrash metal band from Essen, Germany, formed in 1978, but formalized in 1982 under the name Tormentor. They originally performed a speed metal style with Venom influences. Their style of music is similar to their compatriots Destruction and Sodom, the other two big German thrash metal...
and Candlemass
Candlemass
Candlemass are an influential Swedish doom metal band established in 1984 by Leif Edling , their leader and songwriter. The band is originally from Stockholm. After releasing five full-length albums and touring extensively throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Candlemass disbanded in 1994, but...
.
Debut Album (2004)
The first album Spiral AscentSpiral Ascent
Spiral Ascent is the debut album by Indian Heavy Metal band Kryptos. The album was released on June 25, 2004 through the band's own mini label, Clandestine Musick.Niklas Sundin of Dark Tranquillity designed the artwork for the album cover.-Track listing:...
was released in 2004, which quickly spread through the underground circuit of India as well as countries like Germany, Argentina and other parts of Europe. Dark Tranquillity
Dark Tranquillity
Dark Tranquillity is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Gothenburg. They are one of the longest-standing bands from the original Gothenburg metal scene, and are one of the most integral pioneers of the melodic death metal genre of music....
's Niklas Sundin
Niklas Sundin
Niklas Sundin , is a musician best known as the guitarist of bands Dark Tranquillity and Laethora. He also wrote some of the lyrics for the first three and recent two Dark Tranquillity albums and In Flames' album The Jester Race, and...
contributed to the album cover.
Signing with Old School Metal Records(2006)
In April 2006, Kryptos signed with Old School Metal Records from California, U.S.A, and became one of the first metal bands from India to be signed by an international label. The band entered the studios later that year to record the follow up to their debut album, and finally emerged in mid-2008 with their second album, The Ark Of GeminiThe Ark of Gemini
The Ark Of Gemini is the second album by Indian heavy metal band Kryptos. The album was released worldwide on June 13, 2008 through Old School Metal Records. This album sees the founding member and the guitarist of the band, Nolan Lewis take over the vocal duties after the departure of original...
.
The Ark of Gemini
“The Ark of Gemini”, their second album, received excellent reviews from different parts of the world and also enjoyed a fair amount of airplay on U.S and European metal radio stations.Supporting Iron Maiden (2009)
Kryptos had a supporting slot for Iron MaidenIron Maiden
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
at Rock'n India 2009, playing to almost 17,000 fans at the Palace Grounds at the critically acclaimed second edition of the festival.
2010 and present
In July 2010 Kryptos became the first Indian metal band to complete a cross country tour of Europe, playing at the Rockmaraton festival in Hungary, the In Flammen Open Air festival in Germany as well as many more club gigs throughout Germany and Switzerland.Invasion Europa 2010
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 6 July | Rock Maraton Festival | Pecs, Hungary |
| 10 July | Inflammen Open Air | Torgau, Germany |
| 14 July | Chemiefabrig | Dresden, Germany |
| 16 July | Pitch Black | Niederkruchten, Germany |
| 23 July | Rocktown | Pfaffikon, Switzerland |
Kryptos also landed endorsement deals with Mapex Drums and ESP Guitars
The Coils of Apollyon
Kryptos Recently announced the name of their third album The Coils of Apollyon which is scheduled to be released in late 2011.In August, the band announced that they would be touring 30 Indian cities over a period of 40 days, starting in Bangalore on 29 October, which is considered to be one of the most ambitious tours ever undertaken by any Indian band who have less than 100000 fans.
Band members
- Nolan Lewis (VocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, Rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
) - Jayawant Tewari (Bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
) - Rohit Chaturvedi (Lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
) - Ryan Colaco (DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
)
Supporting members
- Salman U. Syed - Manager
- Anupam Roy - Audio Engineer
Former members
- Ching Len (drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
) - Akshay ‘Axe’ Patel (guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s) - Ganesh K (BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
)
Studio releases
- Spiral AscentSpiral AscentSpiral Ascent is the debut album by Indian Heavy Metal band Kryptos. The album was released on June 25, 2004 through the band's own mini label, Clandestine Musick.Niklas Sundin of Dark Tranquillity designed the artwork for the album cover.-Track listing:...
(2004) - The Ark of GeminiThe Ark of GeminiThe Ark Of Gemini is the second album by Indian heavy metal band Kryptos. The album was released worldwide on June 13, 2008 through Old School Metal Records. This album sees the founding member and the guitarist of the band, Nolan Lewis take over the vocal duties after the departure of original...
(2008) - The Coils of Apollyon (2011)
External links
- Official Website
- Kryptos at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- Kryptos at Last.fmLast.fmLast.fm is a music website, founded in the United Kingdom in 2002. It has claimed 30 million active users in March 2009. On 30 May 2007, CBS Interactive acquired Last.fm for UK£140m ....
- Kryptos at Reverbnation