Sikth To Play at BIG69, Mumbai in 2015.

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BIG69 festival just announced that the UK progressive/experimental metal band SikTh will be coming down to Mumbai to headline BIG69 2015!

The six-piece band from Watford, England formed in March 2001 and released their debut EP Let the Transmitting Begin in 2002. This was followed by two unforgettable albums The Trees Are Dead and Dried Out…Waiting for Something Wild (2003) and Death of a Dead Day(2006). SikTh was one of the main influences of the djent movement along with Swedish giants Meshuggah, creating a unique blend of genres like experimental, mathcore and hardcore. The complex nature of their musicianship and the dissonance embodied in their music made them an exceptional band. SikTh announced their split in May 2008 after a hiatus of a few months.

On 16 December 2013, it was revealed in a surprise announcement that SikTh were to be playing a reunion set at Download Festival 2014. Following this they played have played a number of sellout gigs, tours and festivals such as UK Techfest, Euroblast (Germany), Silence Festival (Nepal) and many more.

When asked about playing their long overdue first show in India, singer Mikee Goodman said, “It has always been a dream to travel the world and play shows for all of us. It is an honour to be able to right now. I heard some bands were recently coming to India to play. At last this chance has come for us and we are very excited to see and play in India!”

The festival will also see UK’s Hacktivist, Italian technical death metal band Fleshgod Apocalypse, and 14 other India’s top notch bands are playing at Mumbai, India on 17th and 18th of January, 2015 at BIG69 Festival!

Check the complete lineup by clicking here.

Source: BIG69.