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(2004 - Present) 1833 AD is a Black Metal band hailing from New Delhi, India and has been spreading their message of oppression and hatred for the past 4 years. Vocalist Nishant, with his distinct rasped vocal style and Rahul’s dark, yet melodic guitar riffs bring a new dimension to the Black Metal genre, a genre usually characterized by an aggressive and abrasive sound. 1833 AD brings forth a fresh approach to Black Metal digressing from the traditional abrasive sound and concocting a mixture of extreme tremolo picking riffs and mellow melodic hooks and solos. With lyrical themes mostly centered around hatred, war, catastrophe, destruction and the exploitation of the human race, 1833 AD takes a little detour from what people mostly categorize Black Metal lyrics as. Birth The band was founded by Nishant Abraham and Sushmit Mazumdar in 2004. The band struggled initially, experimenting with different Guitarists and Drummers, even performing under different band names. Rahul Mehalwal, who responded to an advert posted in 2005, joined as the Guitarist and has been part of the band ever since. When things finally began to settle down, Drummer, Puneet Rajput unfortunately quit the band to take on full time drum duties for Artillerie. The success which seemed so near was suddenly distanced by this turn of events and the band became dormant for over a year. Re-Birth The excruciating hunt for the perfect drummer went on for months. While this greatly affected live performances,