Future History, the Happy Metal rockers

Gangtok band, “Future History”, has made a strong entry into the rock scene. Signing up for the well-received North East Rockers competition held in Gangtok recently, the band held its own and walked away with the second position honours. ANAND OBEROI meets up with the band and gets them talking…

How do you describe your band “Future History” and the music that you play?
Description- Heavy, Positive, having Fun on Stage and make the audiences have fun just like. Our Genre is Happy Metal.

How many bands did you compete against at the Northeast Rockers competition [held in Gangtok recently]? What was the NE Rockers platform like?
Competition was cut-throat because there were a lot of good ass-kicking bands waiting for us with loaded guns.
We bagged the second position primarily because we had way too much fun on stage and the winning band was better organized with their set focused and 360’s instead of losing their minds on creating circle pits.
The platform was big, great work by Alpine Attitude who organized the event very well. Everything was on time and place. This is the biggest window of opportunity for upcoming bands especially from this region who want to have a great start. However, we were disappointed when there were just two bands from Sikkim which participated.
The reaction was all around us with our first radio airplay of our song “Over-driven” along with an exclusive interactive session on air. As for the people’s reaction, it was overwhelming with the creation of first circle pits and all the chaos on our set. Man, the whole place was ripped apart at the end of both our sets [Prelims & Finals]. Thank you Gangtok for your endless support throughout the Fest.

Introduce us to the band and also share some words on the experience thus far.
Leeyong, 22: Guitars
Dibyaraj, 22: Guitars
Kunzang, 22: Vocals
Victor, 25: Bass
Siddhartha, 25: Drums
The journey has been dammi! Dammi! Everyone had been gelling very well. It’s a family more than a band. So each one of us understanding each other’s needs, we are very open with what we feel. We believe in being happy with what we do.



How do you describe the rock music scene in Sikkim and is there any potential for the youth in music?
Rock is dead in Sikkim. A lot of senior rockers have closed the doors to newer forms of music. Events like the Northeast Rockers can be called an effort to revive all we need and convey that all that is required is to go out there and create bands like no other. Yes!! There is potential here with places opening to live bands. A guy can pick-up a pair of drum sticks or a guitar instead of buying a motorcycle and using it to buy drugs or abuse substance.

What are the future plans for your band?
Get into a studio, record some stuff and finally release an EP soon and play as many gigs as we possibly can.

What is the message you want to share with aspiring rockers from Sikkim?
Stay true to what you do, be open to all forms of music and “Respect”. Thank you gangtok, you guys were awesome\M/