Nirvikalpa

Nirvikalpa is a thrash/black metal band into originals from South Delhi formed in the winter of 2001 by ex-lead guitarist of Misanthrope turned singer-songwriter Rishi aka DarkLord. Right from the early stages till now it has always been a one man band jamming to a drum machine and pre-recorded bass patterns with a few external musicians strictly for rare live sessions. WarCry was the very first song to be recorded followed by Sum Of All Energies, both instrumental metal songs based on pentatonic riff-oriented structures with programmed drumming. The instrumental metal album Winter of Doom was released in late 2002 comprising some previously recorded songs and one cover, a classical Bach piece Brandenborough III in which the bassoon and cello parts are replaced by overdriven guitars and the remaining strings parts on piano. WarCry was recently released on a promotional exposure CD by NY based Kid Antrim Music in a heavy metal compilation.