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.

Sinister Violence headbangs its way to NE Rockers title

GANGTOK, 18 May: The final showdown of the biggest rock fest in Sikkim, the “North Eastern Rockers 2011”, played out here at the Paljor Stadium Gym Hall on 16 May. The audience head-banged to the metal jams of the four finalists, with the headlining act performed by “Still Waters”.
Sinister Violence from Darjeeling won over the judges and the audience and took away the title, pocketing Rs. 1,00,000 in cash awards. Gangtok’s Future History scored its way to second spot. Also in performance for the spoilt for choice audience were Purple Asparagus of Kolkata followed by What Escapes Me also from Kolkata on the final day.