The sitar is a lot more versatile than it seems, says Rishabh Seen. “Like the guitar, you can shred it, pick it, tap it.” Seen would know. He plays metal on it. In October last year, the band released ...

George Harrison famously introduced the sitar to Western popular music on The Beatles’ 1965 album Rubber Soul, having become interested in the classical Indian stringed instrument after picking up a ...

World's First Song showcasing Tapping on Sitar • Stream/Download 'Sitar Metal' Album : iTunes Album : http://bit.ly/sitarmetalalbum Bandcamp Album : http://bit.ly ...

You’re likely already familiar with 19-year-old Indian sitar player Rishabh Seen, whose impressive covers of songs by Animals as Leaders and Meshuggah have been taking the metalsphere by storm over ...

We explore the Heavy Metal music scene in India with Sitar Metal. Sitar Metal are the world's first (and possibly only) sitar metal band. As in they shred hard on sitars. After making waves in the ...

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What happens when Indian classical music meets rock and metal of the West? Four musicians — sitarist Rishabh Seen, guitarist Deeparshi Roy, bassist Tushar Khurana and drummer Joel Damian Rodrigues — ...

We caught up with band leader Rishabh Seen to ask what the scene is like in their home town, who their biggest influences are and the history of metal in India. Show more We explore the Heavy Metal ...