After a rousing response to their latest album, the Bangalore based Hard rockers Girish and the Chronicles are ready to further conquer SouthEast Asia with their music and the new football anthem for John Abraham’s co-owned football team

After a successful album tour in India, the band is all set perform in Hanoi, Vietnam and Chiag Mai , Thailand in October, 2014. The tour is an initiative of Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR), Govt. of India on the occasion of Diwali and will include visits to universities in both the countries, where GATC will share their Music and Knowledge with the local citizens,

GATC recently also featured in the well-received football anthem for North East United Football Club (NEUF) titled, We are the 8. - NEUF is co-owned by the popular bollywood actor John Abraham. The first ever anthem for an Indian Soccer League (ISL) club, the track is composed by Angaraag Papon Mahanta and features artists from all 8 north east Indian state, namely GATC (Sikkim), Soulmate (Meghalaya), Alobo Naga (Nagaland), Tiesto Sisters among others.

The band is recently released their debut album – Back on Earth on Universal Music on in August, 2014. The album features 11 tracks whose sound will take you back to the time when it all began – the ‘70s and the ‘80s. The signature sound of overdriven guitars and vocals that will pleasantly take you back to the era of Rock N’ Roll legends such as Steven Tyler, Sebastian Bach, Bruce Dickinson and Axl Rose.

Formed in the latter half of 2009 in Gangtok, Sikkim, Girish and The Chronicles is a Hard Rock band, founded by the Lead Vocalist/Guitarist/Songwriter – Girish Pradhan. Their sound revisits the power ballads of the ‘70s and the ‘80s era with influences ranging from Led Zeppelin, ACDC, Deep Purple, Iron Maiden, Guns and Roses. The band gained many accolades in a very short time and performed & headlined at many music festivals such as Hornbill Festival, Gangtok Pub Fest where they performed alongside legends such as Parikrama, Breathe (UK), Mantra and Route 66.

Album track list:

Ride to hell || Coz its you! || Shot by the cupid (Touched by the devil) || Born with a big attitude || I wanna get that lovin’ again || Angel || Loaded ||Golden Crown || Revolving Barrel || End of Civilization || A new beginning ||

Girish And The Chronicles are: Girish Pradhan (Lead Vocals / Guitars), Suraz Karki (Lead Guitars / Backing Vocals), Yogesh Pradhan- (Bass Guitar / Guitar / Keyboards / Vocals), Nagen Mongrati – (Drums / Percussion / Backing Vocals)

Girish Pradhan, Lead Vocalist / Guitarist shares his views on the album, "Our main influence are the sounds of the '70s, the overdriven guitars, the love for music and the immense energy. Hard Rock, Classic Metal are the kind of sounds that we love and that is exactly what we've created for our fans. The album is a tribute to all the bands that we grew up listening to and dedicated to all the fans who just like us, love the music of the '70s and '80s era."

The band promoted their album through a 5 city tour:

7^th August – Hard Rock Café, Andheri

14^th August – Hard Rock Café, Delhi

21^st August – Hard Rock Café, Pune

28^th August – Hard Rock Café, Hyderabad

4^th September – Hard Rock Café, Bangalore

Here’s a link to their official music video for the song - “Angel”http://youtu.be/AhzUW4FIImc