MOTHERJANE - Video For New Single 'Jihad' Available
October 31, 2010, 13 years ago
India's prog metal sensation MOTHERJANE recently released the new song 'Jihad', featured on the soundtrack for director Amal Neerad's new film, Anwar. The video for the song, available below, became the #1 most watched and discussed clip on India's YouTube network. Within 24 hours of release th evideo triggered press in Canada, the US, Spain and Germany.
The band has posted their thoughts on creating the song here.
'Jihad' is available for streaming at this location, it is available for purchase here. It is also available via iTunes.
Motherjane singer Suraj Mani is featured in a new interview with BW&BK; scribe Carl Begai. An excerpt is available below:
Motherjane have made their mark at home as a live act. Despite the financial woes that may exist, the band’s fanbase is as rabid and loyal as Sepultura’s followers are in their native Brazil. Suraj has a simple explanation:
“Indians absolutely love music, no exceptions. Having said that, we have been at the forefront of a movement that has been building the rock scene in this country. There were some really good bands like Millennium and Indus Creed which started off the scene and unfortunately may have been ahead of their time. We are more than proud to carry on that torch and the current generation of musicians is indeed very promising.”“One great thing about the scene here is that we get regularly play for crowds that are in the range of 3,000 to 15,000 people, which I know is something most musicians would love to do. The population is huge and we have more than 50,000 registered colleges in the country. That’s how big the market is gonna be!”
Viewed from the outside, India’s rock and metal scene seems to be relatively young. It’s gotten a boost in recent years with more and more Western acts like Iron Maiden and Megadeth making their way over to play for their fans, which has served to benefit Motherjane according to Suraj.
“Are you kidding me? I had tears in my eyes when I saw Deep Purple for the first time. Then came Sting, Iron Maiden, Mark Knopfler, Elton John, Bryan Adams, Jethro Tull… Motherjane has even performed with Megadeth, Opeth, Ensiferum, Mr.Big… my cup overfloweth (laughs).”Go to this location for the complete interview.
Motherjane have a tune widget available featuring free audio downloads. Check it out below. In addition both of the band's album, Insane Biography (2003) and Maktub (2008) are now available via CDBaby.com. Go to this location for audio clips and purchase information.
For more information and Motherjane audio samples go to the band's official MySpace page here. Check the band's official website at this location.
