Girish and The Chronicles

Girish and The Chronicles (commonly abbreviated as GATC) is an Indian Hard rock/Melodic Rock/Heavy Metal band from Gangtok, Sikkim, formed in 2009, by Vocalist Girish Pradhan. The line-up consists of Girish Pradhan on the Vocals, Yogesh Pradhan on the Bass, Suraz Sun on the Lead Guitars and Nagen Mongrati on the Drums, since 2010. They have been based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, since 2013.[1][2]

Girish and The Chronicles
Also known asGATC
OriginGangtok, Sikkim, India
GenresHard rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Glam Metal
Years active2009–present
LabelsUniversal Music India, Lions Pride Music (Denmark), Frontiers Records
Websitewww.girishandthechronicles.com
Members
  • Girish Pradhan
  • Suraz Karki
  • Yogesh Pradhan
  • Nagen Mongranti

Summary

The band released their debut album Back On Earth in 2014, with Universal Music Group, India.[3][4][5] They released their second album, Rock The Highway[6][7][8], with a Denmark based record label, Lions Pride Music, in April 2020.[9][10] The band is scheduled to release their third studio album, titled, Hail To The Heroes, via Frontiers Records on February 11, 2022. [11][8]

GATC have opened for/shared stage with/supported, Hoobastank (2013[12]), Poets of The Fall (St. John's Medical College, Bangalore, 2016[13]), Destruction (Bangalore Open Air, 2014[14]), TesseracT (IISc Bangalore, 2019[15]) over the years and also backed Chris Adler in his The Chris Adler Experience tour,[16] in India, in 2019.

In November 13th and 14th, 2021, the band performed at Ur Rock Music Festival,[17][18][19] as the first headliners in Sarnen, Switzerland, sharing stage with Nazareth and more.

In early 2021, the band signed a multi-album deal with Frontiers Records.[20][21][22][23]

The band released their first single, “Lovers’ Train[24][25][26][27][28]”, off their upcoming album, with Frontiers Records on November 1, 2021.

GATC released a music video for “Primeval Desire”, on December 2, 2021, also announcing[29] their 3rd studio album, “Hail To The Heroes”, to be released on February 11, 2022, via Frontiers Records[30][11][31][32][33][34]


Albums/Single releases:

Back On Earth (Album, 2014)

Endless Road (Single, 2016)[35][36]

Rock The Highway (Album, 2020)

Lovers’ Train (Single, Nov 2021)

Primeval Desire (Music Video, Dec 2022)

Members
  • Girish Pradhan – Vocals/Guitars
  • Suraz Sun – Lead guitars
  • Yogesh Pradhan – Bass guitars/Chief studio producer/Keyboards(Studio)
  • Nagen Mongranti – Drums

Discography
  • Back On Earth (2014)
  • Rock the Highway (2020)

See also

References
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