22 June 2009

RUDRA PARTS 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.- Kathir

11 April 2009

RUDRA signs to VIC RECORDS for Europe - Press by VIC RECORDS

"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 for any licensing/wholesale for your territory.