JAGGED SURGE: The way up
Power is an intoxicating thing, something that gets you involved and unable to look away. This is what Jagged Surge brings to the Music world. The foursome has a unique sound and sense of power that is electrifying. Eight Octaves looks beneath the edge, at the boys from Bangalore in an interview with Neil Rego, front man of the band.
- Neil – Lead vocals. Schizophrenic Multi-tasker.
- Avy – Guitars, backing vocals. He travels in his SUV just like an Eveready Battery “going on and on….”
- Prashanth – Guitars. Gaming and alcohol wizard.
- Mayur – Bass & backing vocals. Works hard in reducing the calories by riding on his ‘Royal Enfield Bullet’ motor bike.
- Stan – Drums. Cell phone fiddling maniac.
Q’s: ANSWER IN AS MUCH DETAIL AS POSSIBLE
There are mentions of the bands reunion and reentry into the Indian Metal scene, what does the band have to say about this?
Avy and me were part of another band called ENTHRALL in the 90’s. We reunited later after a gap of 12 years,to form Jagged Surge in February 2010. Stan, Prashanth and Mayur( the young guns) had been associated with different bands. Since 2010, Jagged Surge has performed at many events in Karnataka. Although, there is a relevant gap in ages within the band, the melding of Old School with New School traits has brought forth an identifiable sound for the band. We feed off each other, with regards to knowledge and experience that we have obtained, while being part of the scene. We are keen as ever to awaken the genres that have been dormant and forgotten,since the turn of the 21st century.
Are they excited about being part of October Fest. Why? (I know this may sound odd, but bands have different reasons for wanting to perform so thought I would ask)
We performed in 2011 and garnered a lot of appreciation for our performance. In addition, as a band performing on the big stage, we get the opportunity to network with a lot of the other talented bands and their fans.
As always, in this edition, we are looking to top our previous performance, courtesy with our new band line-up and power soaked new songs .
What is the bands plan post October Fest?
We will perform at gigs, which welcome our brand of music. We are also in the midst of completing a set of new songs, which we are hopeful will make it on our EP/Album in the first quarter of 2013.
The bands dream is to be nationally known, what is the game plan to achieve that currently?
At the pole position, it would be gigs in different states. The gigs serve as a perfect platform for the band to network with fans and get their feedback. Feedback received helps us to visit the drawing board and piece together a strategy for our progress.
Admittingly, we have been poor with social network sites and the band is looking to increase fan traffic soon , by connecting with music listeners and promoters on a frequent basis.
