Ontologus, previously known as Requiem, is a LIVE metal band based out of the IT capital of India, Bangalore. It is a bunch of serious musicians who otherwise don’t take themselves seriously. They just play whatever comes to mind. It’s why the band's music sounds anything ranging from Oceansize to Death. Founded in 2009, the band’s work has been written and arranged by mostly its founding members and guitarists – Arvind and Yashaswi, who have been inspired by so many artists. The tightly-intermeshed layers of Ontologus’s sonic riffs betray its love for any sound that appeals to them – melancholy or upbeat, clean or distorted, Martyr or McLaughlin.