16 November 2009
HYMNS FROM THE BLAZING CHARIOT VIDEO PREMIERE
The new music video directed by award-winning filmmaker Jacen Tan will premiere at The Substation on 7th Dec 2009, 8pm.Based on the song's lyrics and concept, the explosive music video is a re-imagination of the ancient Sanskrit text 'The Bhagavad Gita', one of the most important philosophical classics of the world. It is a dream come true to make this video, which is a great visual representation of Rudra's music. The video interweaves brutal band performances with storyline battle scenes, created with visual effects compositing and computer animation.
Check out the event on facebook here
TICKETS To thank Rudra fans for their years of support, entry is free (pay as you want) for the event on 7 Dec 2009. Limited seats are available, to reserve seats email tickets(at)hosaywood(dot)com
24 October 2009
HYMNS FROM THE BLAZING CHARIOT VIDEO TRAILER
A great news. Check out the Video Trailer hereThe Video will be launched by the end of the year.
22 June 2009
RUDRA part ways with Selvam
It is with great pain that we are releasing this news that the band has decided to part ways with Selvam. We wish Selvam our best in his future endeavours. We are thankful to him for the good moments and for producing 4 memorable albums with us. We are currently negotiating with a few guitarists who could possibly join us. It is a very stressful period for us right now as we are headlining the Tomahawk festival in about 3 weeks. Anyways, we will not anyone down.- Kathir11 April 2009
RUDRA signs to VIC RECORDS for Europe
PRESS RELEASE BY VIC RECORDS www.vicrecords.com
"One of the most original black / death metal bands around!!! Their fifth full length album called '' Brahmavidya: Transcendental I'' , will be released in Europe by Vic Records on the 6th of July.
RUDRA is one of the leaders in the Asian Metal scene. The band was formed way back in 1992 in Singapore. The album '' Brahmavidya: Transcendental I'' album contains 13 songs of genre-expanding black / death with fascinating ethnic atmospheres, over 60 minutes of highly original and well produced extreme metal! Lyrical themes are the Vedic themes, Ancient Indian Philosophy and Mythology. RUDRA is named after the Ancient Vedic god of storm and a form of the God Shiva. The band refer to their music as Vedic metal, paying tribute to the culture and spirituality of their ancestors."
7 March 2009
Trinity Records Hong Kong will be releasing RUDRA's 5th album "BRAHMAVIDYA : Transcendental I' on the 15th of April 2009 for Asia. This album which is the 2nd chapter of the Brahmavidya Trilogy continues from where the previous album left off. The first Brahmavidya chapter featured the Upanishads, ancient Vedic texts, while Brahmavidya: Transcendental I will be featuring the Vedic Smrtis. The album features 14 tracks with a running time of about 70 minutes. Ancient Vedic texts grace this album and musically a far more extreme album than its predecessor.Brahmavidya: Transcendental I's track listing:
1. Bhagavatpada Namaskara
2. Ravens of Paradise
3. Amrtasyaputra
4. Hymns from the Blazing Chariot
5. Meditations at Dawn
6. Advaitamrta
7. Natural Born Ignorance
8. Immortality Roars
9. Reversing the Currents
10. Venerable Opposites
11. Avidya Nivrtti
12. Not the Seen but the Seer
13. Adiguru Namastubhyam
14. Majestic Ashtavakra
Produced by Joshua G Nair , Sean Loo & Rudra Recorded, Engineered & Mixed at Blackisle Studios by Joshua Nair & Sean Loo from Apr - Sep 2008, Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music.
Please contact Trinity Records Hong Kong (www.trinityrecords.com.hk) for any licensing/wholesale for your territory.
1 March 2008
Rudra has finally completed the pre-production of their yet to be titled album which will be the 2nd instalment to the Brahmavidya trilogy. The songs have so much of Brahmavidya: Primordial I & Kurukshetra in them. Shiva is still relentlessly pounding his drums as hell and Devan has contributed nasty vedic metal riffs into this one which will sure make all you faithful ones drool. Rudra will not be playing any shows till the album is completed. The band will be taking a short break after the recording which will commence next month. Soon after the break, Rudra are planning to complete songs for the 3rd instalment of the Brahmavidya trilogy, which will be a more east-meets-west fusion like vedic metal/rock. Look out for more updates!23 April 2007
RUDRA signs to TRINITY RECORDS HONG KONG
PRESS RELEASE BY TRINITY RECORDS
TRINITY RECORDS proudly announces the signing of Singapore's Vedic metal band RUDRA, pioneers in experimenting Indian classical music melodies in Extreme Metal.
The band and label have negotiated a contract for six albums; the first release on TRINITY RECORDS from RUDRA will be their 4th album : the first part of a trilogy "Brahmavidya: Primordial I", originally released in 2005,to be completed by 2007.
Currently the band is writing material for the next albums which shall be the 2nd and 3rd instalment of the Trilogy planned for release in early 2008. The band will be entering Blackisle Studios again with Joshua Nair and Sean Loo in the producer's chairs in Jul 2007.
Other RUDRA albums to be re-released on TRINITY RECORDS 2007/2008
* The re-recorded KURUKSHETRA, RUDRA'S 3rd album, to give it a new lease of life and has been out of print for a long time.
* RUDRA's first album "Rudra" which first release in 1998 on the Candlelight Productions.
* "The Aryan Crusade" the second album that won them attention from all parts of the world in 2001.
"RUDRA is the name of an ancient Indian God of Destruction. The band is specifically named after this God to symbolize the aggressive character of its music."
Kathir, the bassist/vocalist of RUDRA had the following to say:"We are very pleased to join the Trinity Records family. The success and perseverance of Trinity have given us the confidence and conviction that this alliance will bring the band to greater heights. Thanks to Soni and Trinity Records for believing in us."
Band website : http://www.rudraonline.org
Band myspace : http://www.myspace.com/vedicmetal
Label website : http://www.trinityrecords.com.hk
Label myspace : http://www.myspace.com/trinityrecordshongkong
16 Apr 2007
Shiva, Selvam & Kathir are pleased to invite their long time friend Devan to the ranks. Devan will be a welcome addition to the Rudra Horde and who will contribute in the songwriting process for the next two albums.
These were Devan's words when asked of his feelings about joining Rudra: "I feel honoured and proud to be given an opportunity to join the ranks of one of Singapore's best, who are pioneers of Vedic Metal. I am looking forward to playing good music with good friends whom I have known for years. Being a fan of Vedic Metal from its heydays, I have always been fascinated about playing metal with ethnic elements incorporated. Metal becomes more relevant to me this way when the aggression, emotions and darkness are amplified tenfold."
29 March 2007
Kannan has decided to
part ways with Rudra. He will be relocating to Australia and the band wishes
him the best of luck in the future and a big thanks for his monumental
contribution to RUDRA. However, the band hopes that his departure is temporary.
The band is presently auditioning guitarists and will announce the replacement
real soon.
4 January 2007
We are pleased to announce that the Composers and Authors Society of Singapore (COMPASS) is co-sponsoring our US Tour. We would like to express our gratitude and thank them for their commitment and support for our music and the Tour.