Jimmy Bhore and Sidharth Kadadi

The new direction has a very indigenous touch. The opening rushes of the title track, Iconic, that releases today, has elements of the Carnatic konnakol; a complete departure from previous works. Bhore remarks, “We wanted to do something different with the music too. It got a little monotonous and the new compositions made all of us very happy. Technically, everything has changed. The way Sid [Kadadi] plays the guitar, the way I approach the vocals; every aspect of Zygnema has changed. From a personal point of view, it is tastier.”

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The opening track, written by Bhore, focuses on the zeitgeist of decisions and how they reflect on the world around. But it is the music itself that stands out with its subtle additions of Indian sounds that do not take away from its explosive energy. Kadadi adds that the evolution took time since the band had to evolve themselves. “Now, that we are growing old, our approach towards the instruments have changed. We came to a point where we were stuck creatively. We realised that there was something missing in the music. It was not the instrument, nor can it be achieved using the instruments we play. We have to go in search of it somewhere. That search brought about the evolution,” he says.

The influences of their travels and interactions comes through the tracks, Kadadi adds. “We realised how people were blending in their own styles into the genre of metal. We want to play metal and groovy stuff, but we don’t want to overdo it as well. That’s why it took a little time to make it, but you can go back and say ‘Bahut maza aaya karke’.”

The first track, Iconic, releases today marking the beginning of the album launch on March 24. “It has been a long time coming, and we hope to take these 
new tracks along with us as we perform soon,” Kadadi concludes. Metal is back in fashion, it seems.

On Today, 11 am (Iconic); 
March 24 (EP launch)
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