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Metakix - Metal from Mumbai

4 boys from India playing intriguing metal music!

About Me



Metakix has always unleashed metal music that is versatile and transcends genres. The music is driven by heavy guitar riffs, accompanied by pounding bass riffage and attacking drums. Layers of spacey clean vocals add the electric element to the music. Often the music is textured with distorted vocals, acoustic guitars or psychedelic sounds. Not to mention a regular dose of well-structured lead guitar solos!The band mixes various influences like Thrash Metal, Indian classical and Ethnic music, resulting in unique compositions and arrangements that eventually make them stand apart as truely original! Another aspect that critics and fans have applauded are the band's thought-provoking, creative, and modern poetry-like lyrics that cut thru straight to the audience.
At a Metakix concert, you’ll hear the heavy guitar riffage, the power ballads, and some psychedelics...all of that delivered via a hair (hell) raising stage act!!
There have been a series of path breaking achievements made by the band that include, a 40-minute rockumentary by BBC UK, features in books including Soundscapes-2 by a Harvard music professor, international radio, TV and press coverage, unique jams fusing music and fine arts where the band belted out metal music while the painters simultaneously captured that atmosphere on canvas... and more in the INDIAN METAL SCENE!!
If you are interested in knowing more about the band, visit the official website www.Metakix.com for tons of information!
Metakix released its much awaited 2nd full length album independently,
"CONNECT & INSPIRE" in Dec, 2006 at Hard Rock, Mumbai to a great local and international response!
Adding yet another milestone to the band's decade long career in Indan Metal.
CANDLEMASS (Robert Lowe) supporting Connect & Inspire

SEPULTURA (Andreas & Derrick) supporting Connect & Inspire

KREATOR (Mille) supporting Connect & Inspire

Listed here are some of the other releases of the band. Click the album cover, to know more - -
"ABSOLUTE INDIAN METAL - 1"(2006, includes second single from C&I)
"HAND IN HAND"(2005, first single from C&I)
"HEADLINES"(2002, distributed in India by Sony Music)
The boys are presently gigging and writing new material for a future 3rd album.
With the 3rd album, Metakix aspires to play to audiences in Europe.
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Member Since: 6/26/2006
Band Website: metakix.com
Band Members:

L to R - Sheldy, Zomb, Viresh, Nicky

NICKY: Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals

VIRESH: Lead/Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals

SHELDY: Drums, Percussion

ZOMB: Lead Vocals, Rhythm/Lead Guitar

European Representative & Booking Agent:
Vlad Nowajczyk
[email protected]
ul. Morska 4/180
85-722 Bydgoszcz
POLAND
phone: +48 52 5298854
mobile: +48 602723997

myspace.com/pure_metal_vlad

Influences: Life and its highs & lows are the biggest influences!
Sounds Like: Indian Metal, Black Sabbath, Sepultura, Metallica, Megadeth, Faith No More, Alice In Chains, Pantera, THRASH METAL
Record Label: Metakix Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

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Songs from CONNECT & INSPIRE (2007, 2nd album of Metakix)Download Songs Full Album complete with inlays, lyrics, music video, pictures and of course all 10 songs.(for reviewers mostly)Do...
Posted by Metakix - Metal from Mumbai on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 07:21:00 PST

Pictures and comments from the India tour!!

Here are the pictures and some comments from VIRESH on what transpired: 1. Wargasm 07 Open Air, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee - 27th October 2007http://www.metakix.com/on_a_rampage_07_1.htmlAfter hardly a...
Posted by Metakix - Metal from Mumbai on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 07:47:00 PST

Zomb mistaken to be Sepulturas Derrick Green

Following the Sepultura Indian tour, where Metakix opened, there was an instance of a mammoth goof up in the Indian Media. In an interview of the great Derrick Green that was printed, they displayed&n...
Posted by Metakix - Metal from Mumbai on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:06:00 PST

Metakix - All India Tour!!

Metakix ...On A RAMPAGE 2007All India Tour Expect all the hits from both Metakix albums HEADLINES and CONNECT & INSPIRE. Details of entry fees, and timings are available here:http://www.metakix.com/ne...
Posted by Metakix - Metal from Mumbai on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:58:00 PST

On FRENCH/GERMAN TV metal documentary

Metakix was featured in a metal documentary produced and aired on the famous French TV channel ARTEMetakix's interview and music video was with other great artistes aired on French and German national...
Posted by Metakix - Metal from Mumbai on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 10:29:00 PST

Metakix on VH1s HEADBANGERS BALL!!

Today September 07th 2007 at 01:15AM (IST) METAKIX was aired for the first time on VH1, HEADBANGERS BALL .... It was just fuckin amazing.. There was ROB ZOMBIE , RAMSTEIN, METAKIX, ALICE IN CHAINS & M...
Posted by Metakix - Metal from Mumbai on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 07:47:00 PST

Sheldy and Nicky interviewed by Sam from PooraPoona

An enlightening interview of Sheldy (drums) and Nicky (bass guitar, backing vox) about Metakix and the Indian Metal Scene...This sure is fun!!! Especially good for listeners from outside India and cur...
Posted by Metakix - Metal from Mumbai on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 09:03:00 PST

Pics from the 19th August gig (UP CLOSE & LETHAL)

The UP CLOSE & LETHAL gig was held at a music store in Bombay as a special arrangement on demand to promote Metakix's new album. The band simply, plugged, played and tore the place apart...
Posted by Metakix - Metal from Mumbai on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 03:20:00 PST

on BlabberMouth...

Metakix on BlabberMouth...Read the full article as it appeared in the TIMES OF INDIA Metakix speaks to TOI about the past, present and future!...
Posted by Metakix - Metal from Mumbai on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 09:07:00 PST

Featured in August 2007 issue of The RECORD mag

Some interesting comments from the band....METAKIX FEATURETHRASH ON!!
Posted by Metakix - Metal from Mumbai on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 08:49:00 PST