Biography

Nicotine is a LIVE band based out of the heart of India, Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Earlier, the band struggled to form a stable line-up and went through a series of drummers and guitarists until it settled itself into a four-piece metal band. The band progressively built momentum by playing around in colleges and competitions within the city as well as outside, in cities like Chandigarh, Bhopal, Jaipur, Nagpur and Pune. The band has performed a lot of individual gigs leading to several headlining acts. Awards: LNCT Bhopal (Winners) Unison 2010 (Winners) LNCT Indore (Winners) Campus Rock Idols '09, Indore (Runners-up) War of The Strings 3.0 (Winners) War of The Strings 2.0 (Winners) Acropolis Institute of Technology (Winners) Rockwaves Medicaps (Runners-up) Geofferey's, Indore (Runners-up) Headlining Acts: Dark Horizon, Acropolis Institute of Technology Metal-o-mania, Chasers The Pub, Indore Battle of the Bands, LNCT, Indore Pedal To The Metal, 10 Downing Street, Indore Pub Rock Fest, On The Rocks, Indore Distortion 2013 Finale, IIM Indore (Opening Act for Swarathma) VITS, Indore Headbangers Fury, O2 The Lounge (with Zygnema) Pub Rock Fest, On The Rocks, Indore (with Fire Exit) Wizards of Rock, Quorum (with Demonic Resurrection) O2 The Lounge (with Assault & Blidfolds) Moshpit 4.0, On The House, Indore (with Grim Reapers) Band Members: Lead Vocals, Guitars and Lyrics: Digvijay Bhonsale Lead Guitars and Backing Vocals: Aniruddha Gokhale Bass: Anuj Malkapurkar Drums: Shaleen Vyas