Indian metal band Midhaven is back with a Shiva-inspired concept album

Blending Indian strains with progressive metal, the seven-track album ‘Of The Lotus & The Thunderbolt’ is a homage to Shiva as Mahakaal

Every time one sounds the death knell for heavy metal in India, the headbangers spring to life with a deafening growl. Niche audience notwithstanding, metal musicians in India have been consistent in making virtuosic music. The Mumbai-based metal band Midhaven is out with their latest Shiva-inspired concept album Of the Lotus & The Thunderbolt — a seven-track collection juxtaposing Indian strains with traditional and progressive metal. The band comprises Karan R Kaul (vocals/guitar), Aditya Mohanan (guitar /vocalist) and Aviraj Kumar (drums). Their album explores the concept of time by paying homage to Shiva as Mahakaal - the ‘ruler of time’. Says Aditya, “The album is conceptually philosophical, and time is spoken in a cyclical manner rather than a linear fashion. The Kalpas and Yugas in Jainism, Hinduism and Buddhism are also taken to portray our understanding of universal time.”