Prose and Conflict

Rikterskale :

YEAR OF FORMATION : In this time of globalization, changes are constant and such changes have also influenced bangla music. The acceptance of bangla bands to the youth fraternity is growing everyday. Among the present bangla bands "RIKTERSKALE" is the latest inclusion.



RIKTERSKALE is a heavy metal outfit with its base in CALCUTTA. We are the first band in this part of the nation to have produced the kind of sound that we do. Strong revolutionary lyrics and the attitude to fight against all odds are the main driving forces of the band. All the songs of RIKTERSKALE have a strong inner message, which becomes clear from their anti-establishment lyrics.

The band started off in 1999 as “CHARONDAL” when we had a rich repertoire of love ballads and pop rock numbers. Over the last few years we have done a number of live gigs across the city along with it we also had been a part of some interactive sessions in both radio and television. But with time we shifted genre and the band also went through some lineup changes and later changed its name to "RIKTERSKALE" in 2004.
Now as we stand today as RIKTERSKALE not only believe in our own music but has also succeeded in incorporating the whole philosophy behind our music in our own life and that’s where we start sounding different from the rest of the bandwagon.



RIKTERSKALE launched their maiden album named "REINCARNATION" on 16th December 2005. The first song of this album named "Bhoy" deals with the eternal inner conflict of every human being. "Shantibango" draws the picture of a state under political turmoil whereas the song "jaago" gives a wake-up call to the entire humanity. The versatility in lyrics and strong hard rock arrangement of this album has been widely appreciated. So much so that the critics of bangla music in Bangladesh have also given rave reviews about this album. This album released from GENESIS RECORDS is surely a collector’s item for all music lovers.

VOCALS: SAURAV
GUITAR: ABHISHEK
GUITAR: MONTY
BASS: AAKASH
KEYBOARDS: DAVE
DRUMS: ROMIE
MANAGEMENT: AMITABH

ALBUMS RELEASED : REINCARNATION ( EXPERIMENTAL ALBUM)...

INFLUENCES : 80'S ROCK / IRON MAIDEN / APOCALYPTICA / CRADLE OF FILTH / NIGHTWISH /
SONATA ARCTICA / AND MANY MORE........

29th November, 2000 Production Engineering fresher at Jadavpur
University
16th December, 2000 Bangla Rock Fest at Asutosh Memorial Hall
31st December, 2000 New Year’s Night gig (Tata Consultancy Service)
27th March, 2001 Asutosh College social at Asutosh Memorial Hall
27th October, 2001 Electronics Engineering fresher at Jadavpur
University
28th October, 2001 Mechanical Engineering fresher at Jadavpur
University
1st December, 2001 Aids Day Rock Out at Nazrul Manch
4th November, 2002 Moitree Zonasa at Sibpur B.E college
27th April, 2003 Video shoot for a Bengali channel (Tara Bangla)
4th February, 2004 Interactive session at a Bangla Radio Station
(106.2 FM)
18th August, 2004 Korean Food Festival at I.I.H.M Campus
25th August, 2004 Anniversary Night at Lake Club
18th December, 2004 International Food Fest at Nalban by I.I.H.M
27th August, 2005 Int’o’fresholations at Jadavpur University
28th August, 2005 Annex College of Management social at
Rangmanch (Swabhumi)
12th September, 2005 Vidyasagar college social at Mahajati Sadan
19th September, 2005 DIATM college social at Durgapur
9th October, 2005 at “Kalibari” Bhillai city (bhillai steel plant)
(Chattisgarh)
10th October, 2005 at “Sector 5” Bhillai city (bhillai steel plant)
(Chattisgarh)
10th November, 2005 a cultural pragramme arranged for the small
poor kids living in the streets organized
by a NGO house “HIVE – INDIA”
23rd November, 2005 at " Calcutta University" English dept
24th November, 2005 at " Calcutta University"
16th December, 2005 Album release party at Planet M
24th December, 2005 Ram Mohan College (girls) Social
31st December, 2005 New Year’s Night gig (Lion's club, Siliguri)
26th January, 2006 "Republic Rock Concert" at Rabindra Sarobar
Stadium.
27th January, 2006 at MCKV Engg College (Liluah)
29th January, 2006 Played accoustic live on Radio Mirchi recorded
at Kolkata Book Fair
31st January, 2006 at NIFT (salt lake city campus - kolkata)
5th February, 2006 at B.E Model School (Sibpur)
7th February, 2006 at Coochbehar Polytechnic College
3rd March, 2006 at Netaji Subhas Engg College "Tech Fest"
4th March, 2006 at Durgapur B.C.Roy Engg College
18th March, 2006 at Eastern Academy of Science and Technology
(Bhubaneswar, Orissa)
19th March, 2006 at Institute of Business Management (Jadavpur)
28th March, 2006 at Sanskriti’06 (Engg Dept) at Jadavpur University
Campus
14th April, 2006 at North Eastern Regional Institute of Science
and Technology (Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh)
14th May, 2006 Video shoot for a U.S based bangla channel
(S. TV) for 5 original soundtracks of our latest
album.
4th June, 2006 Times of India Nie Fun Fest at SWABHUMI
(Urban Zone)
7th June, 2006 Launch of Café Coffee Day outlet at Sarat Bose
Road (Kolkata)
9th August, 2006 Corporate event for Eureka forbes at Kala Mandir
30th August, 2006 Shooting for a Tara Bangla programme named
"BANDEMONIUM"
1st October, 2006 at Salt lake Dwigantika

CONTACT DETAILS : PHONE/EMAIL ETC. :
rikterskale@musician.org
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