Chris Adler, former drummer of heavy metal band Lamb of God, has teamed up with Girish Pradhan of the popular band from Sikkim, India Girish and The Chronicles, to form a new project called ‘Firstborne’. They also recently launched their first EP.

Firstborne, comprising Adler on drums, Pradhan on vocals, Myrone on guitar, and James LoMenzo on bass, released their first eponymous EP on 19^th June. The EP comprises five tracks with classic heavy metal and hard rock sounds. The tracks are Primordial, Anthem, Roll the Dice, Apocalypse and Hunter Hunted.

Adler got together with Pradhan last year when Adler toured India for a series of live shows and clinics, he was also in Nepal for a clinic in November.

According to EastMojo, a music website of the North East, finding Pradhan was like ‘striking gold’ for Adler.

Adler, in an interview with AndrewHaugRadio on his future post Lamb Of God, said that when he ran into Pradhan during the tour, he found him incredibly talented. “This guy just blew me away,” he said. On his social media Pradhan revealed he still “remembers getting super mind-blown when Chris Adler first texted me, last year, about trying out a track he had been working on”.

“Today, I’m proud and beyond words, that this has become a reality,” the vocalist of the hard rock/heavy metal band from Gangtok, India said.

Adler and Lamb of God parted ways in the summer of 2019 after 26 years. Lamb of God announced their split with Adler in July, and would be replaced by touring drummer Art Cruz — Adler addressed his departure from the metal band in October 2019. He was also associated with Megadeth in 2015-16.

Adler was badly injured in a motorcycle accident in 2017. He returned to the stage in October 2019 drumming for the band Hail! — a supergroup featuring current and former members of Megadeth, Machine Head, Exodus and Violence.