Pentagram

Pentagram is a four-piece Indian rock/electronica band started in 1994 in Mumbai. Pentagram is fronted by Vishal Dadlani (one half of the film music producing duo Vishal–Shekhar) with Randolph Correia on guitars, Clyde D'souza on guitars, Papal Mane on bass and Shiraz Bhattacharya on drums. All of whom have recently been actively involved in the Bollywood music business. History Formation (1993–1995) Pentagram started off in 1995, when Dadlani met drummer Shiraz Bhattacharya in a one show band called Nostalgia where Dadlani played the bass and handled vocal duties and Shekhar Ravjiani played keyboards. They decided to form their own band and roped in Clyde D’Souza as guitarist. Randolph Correia joined in on the guitars the following year and Papal Mane joined in as bassist while Dadlani focussed on Vocals. Pentagram received their initial recognition and fame by winning three major rock competitions at IIT Kanpur, IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay. Of these, Livewire, the annual band competition at Mood Indigo landed them a record deal. While the group started off as a rock/alt-rock band, they slowly drifted towards electronica and industrial sounds. Live performances in the latter quarter of their career have witnessed cover renditions of Seal, The Prodigy, Depeche Mode, etc.