'Death Metal is not for the Weak Hearted'
Source: Bangalore Mirror
Column: Band Baja
(C) By Puja Goyal
Armed with a sense of humour, 'Inner Sanctum' is one funky Death Metal band. Their first concert at Guru Nanak Bhavan on June 2nd 2007 was a story altogether. Puja Goyal sneaked Gaurav (vocalist - Inner Sanctum), out of his classroom for a quick tête-à-tête to find out what's happening with his Hip band and what their first gig was about.
Inner Sanctum in Action
What's Inner Sanctum about?
We are five of us, Chintan and Tejas (Guitars), Abhinav (Drums), Michael (Bass) and me, Gaurav (Vocals). Inner Sanctum is a group of college going students who jam together, and I came in when they were looking for a vocalist.
What exactly happened at your first gig?
I was very nervous because it was our first gig. But then I thought, well, we can't back out now so we might as well get on with. We had no lyrics but fortunately had the composition intact. We just went and blurted what came to our minds at the moment. The thing is we couldn’t see the crowd so even if someone gave us the finger we wouldn’t know and it wouldn't matter. In the end the reception was good.
People thing Death Metal is all about making noise and smoking pot?
I used to be one of those people, but it depends on personal taste. Some like Death Metal; for others it's just noise. The truth is Trash and Death Metal is a heavy form of music and not for the weak hearted. As far as getting high is concerned, that is applicable only for psychedelic kind of music… my guys are sober. They just sit and write something and send it to me and I try to figure something out and then we jam.
Do lyrics for Death Metal ever need composition?
There is a misconception that Death metal compositions have no set lyrics. That you can say whatever you want to say and get away with it? We do write our own lyrics, and they are based on subjects ranging from dirty politics to social issues…
You trying to say something with your songs? Do you use profanity in compositions?
There is no message as such. If people end up finding some sort of a message in our songs then fine (laughs), and if they just want to headbang then that's fine too. We do not encourage profanity and I think it's uncool to use profanity to move a crowd. Using profanity is a little immature; it's like saying, "Hey! Look, I'm uneducated and stupid and this is what I'm capable of doing". Using onstage anger to fuel a song is fine though. This is purely my opinion.
How's the ride been so far?
We are only four and half months old. We have been very lucky with respect to getting good receptions and gigs wherever we go. This compared to the number of bands I have seen who have to struggle so much. Our last gig was at the October fest where we qualified for the semis. I guess at the end of the day, some bands are better performers and more experienced. We are working on some new songs right now, and we will play them when we get bookings.
Column: Band Baja
(C) By Puja Goyal
Armed with a sense of humour, 'Inner Sanctum' is one funky Death Metal band. Their first concert at Guru Nanak Bhavan on June 2nd 2007 was a story altogether. Puja Goyal sneaked Gaurav (vocalist - Inner Sanctum), out of his classroom for a quick tête-à-tête to find out what's happening with his Hip band and what their first gig was about.
What's Inner Sanctum about?
We are five of us, Chintan and Tejas (Guitars), Abhinav (Drums), Michael (Bass) and me, Gaurav (Vocals). Inner Sanctum is a group of college going students who jam together, and I came in when they were looking for a vocalist.
What exactly happened at your first gig?
I was very nervous because it was our first gig. But then I thought, well, we can't back out now so we might as well get on with. We had no lyrics but fortunately had the composition intact. We just went and blurted what came to our minds at the moment. The thing is we couldn’t see the crowd so even if someone gave us the finger we wouldn’t know and it wouldn't matter. In the end the reception was good.
People thing Death Metal is all about making noise and smoking pot?
I used to be one of those people, but it depends on personal taste. Some like Death Metal; for others it's just noise. The truth is Trash and Death Metal is a heavy form of music and not for the weak hearted. As far as getting high is concerned, that is applicable only for psychedelic kind of music… my guys are sober. They just sit and write something and send it to me and I try to figure something out and then we jam.
Do lyrics for Death Metal ever need composition?
There is a misconception that Death metal compositions have no set lyrics. That you can say whatever you want to say and get away with it? We do write our own lyrics, and they are based on subjects ranging from dirty politics to social issues…
You trying to say something with your songs? Do you use profanity in compositions?
There is no message as such. If people end up finding some sort of a message in our songs then fine (laughs), and if they just want to headbang then that's fine too. We do not encourage profanity and I think it's uncool to use profanity to move a crowd. Using profanity is a little immature; it's like saying, "Hey! Look, I'm uneducated and stupid and this is what I'm capable of doing". Using onstage anger to fuel a song is fine though. This is purely my opinion.
How's the ride been so far?
We are only four and half months old. We have been very lucky with respect to getting good receptions and gigs wherever we go. This compared to the number of bands I have seen who have to struggle so much. Our last gig was at the October fest where we qualified for the semis. I guess at the end of the day, some bands are better performers and more experienced. We are working on some new songs right now, and we will play them when we get bookings.
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