MUMBAI: Indie rock band Pentagram announced it will release its fourth studio album, Bloodywood, with a 5-metro tour across Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Delhi. The gigs will be held at Hard Rock Caf?© in each city.
Fronted by Vishal Dadlani, this 14-track album is produced by prolific guitarist Randolph Correia and also features long-time drummer Shiraz Bhattacharya along with bassist Papal Mane.
Harish Moolchandani, CEO & md - India Business, Beam Global Spirits & Wine (I) Pvt. Ltd, said, We believe that the Indian rock scene has become a melting pot of influences, and this is where they have an edge. Pentagram is one of India's biggest and most popular bands, and we are happy to present their highly anticipated studio album, Bloodywood. This multi-city tour with Pentagram is the first of the various activities planned for Jim Beam this year....
The 5-metro tour, which kicks off on 22nd March in Mumbai, will move to Pune on the 23rd of March, Hyderabad on the 31st of March, Bangalore on 7th April and Delhi on the 14th of April.
Vishal Dadlani said, Bloodywood is a strange name -- catches the eye, no matter where you're from. Which is soft of why we chose it. More than that, through all the thought we've put into it, and through all the chats we've had about it, it's come to mean the exact conceptual counterpoint, or even antidote, to the overwhelming mainstream....
The band has documented parts of the writing, recording and performing of Bloodywood through PentaTV, their very own online show. Produced by Babble Fish Productions, PentaTV is the first venture of its kind for an Indian band. The second season of PentaTV releases in March 2011 on http://pentagram.in/ just in time for the launch of Bloodywood.
PentaTV covers studio sessions, live gigs, behind-the-scenes coverage of music video shoots, planning and following the band on the launch of Bloodywood and just hanging out with the band. The show gives viewers a vibe of the band member's personalities as well, exploring Papal's obsession with chai, Randolph's quirky wardrobe, Shiraz's love for bikes and Vishal's pithy sense of humour