When we ask Adhiraj Singh to reminisce about the time he founded the metal band Noiseware in 2009, he tells us that he's tempted to say, "Those were the days." Singh then explains why that is. Back then, the landscape of the independent music industry in India was vastly different from what it is today. College festivals with shows like "Battle of the bands" were more in vogue than events like NH7 Weekender. Venues didn't view lone-wolf DJs as cash cows who would hike up sales. Listening patterns weren't skewed towards electronic music either. And consequently, the avenues that metal musicians had to showcase their craft were manifold as compared to roughly 10 years later.

Adhiraj Singh