Nicotine (band)

Nicotine
Nicotine playing at the Hard Rock Cafe, in Hyderabad, India in 2016.
Background information
Origin	Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Genres	Metal, heavy metal, hard rock
Years active	2006–present
Website	http://www.facebook.com/NicotineIndia
Members	Digvijay Bhonsale Aniruddha Gokhale Anuj Malkapurkar Shaleen Vyas

Nicotine is a Metal/Heavy metal band from Indore (Madhya Pradesh), India formed in December, 2006.^[1][2] Their current line-up consists of Digvijay Bhonsale on Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitars, Anniruddha Gokhale on Lead Guitars/Backing Vocals, Anuj Malkapurkar on Bass, and Shaleen Vyas on Drums. The band is widely known for being the 'Pioneers of Metal music in Central India', as they were one of the first bands to introduce Metal/Heavy Metal music in the region.^{[3][4][5][6][7]} Their songs "Odium" and "Rein of Fire" were released for free downloading by the band on various websites.^{[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]}

See also

• Indian rock

References

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