Biography

Functional Hazard is a four-piece rock 'n' roll LIVE band based out of the capital city of India, New Delhi. Formed in 2014, the group comprises lead vocalist and guitarist Dev Mitra, bassist Nigel, lead guitarist Satish Anand, and drummer Tushar Kapila. The band's musical influence crosses multiple genres such as alternative rock, hard rock, alternative metal, thrash metal and heavy metal. The band is heavily influenced by Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer, Led Zepellin, Alter Bridge, AC/DC, Breaking Benjamin, Tremonti, Guns N' Roses, and many others.  Functional Hazard has already performed in a variety of venues in and around Delhi, like Maggi Festival in Chanakypuri, Starbucks (CP), Informal at Janpath, and Underdoggs pub in Gurgaon. They have also performed LIVE in Battle of Band competitions in Magister Cafe, Hauz Khas Village; ABES, Ghaziabad; Jaipuria Institute of Technology, Indirapuram; Technia Institute of Advanced Studies; Dilli Haat; and Jamia Hamdard, Hamdard Nagar. Their performances always evoke great crowd-reactions as they believe in entertaining the crowd more than anything else. Band Members: Dev Mitra – Lead Vocalist, Guitarist Nigel – Bassist, Backing Vocalist Tushar Kapila – Drummer, Backing Vocalist Satish Anand – Guitarist, Backing Vocalist