Nicotine is a heavy metal band from

Indore Indore () is the largest and most populous city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of both Indore District and Indore Division. It is also considered as an education hub of the state and is the only city to ...

India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

, formed in December 2006. Its line-up consists of

Digvijay Bhonsale Digvijay Bhonsale (Hindi/Marathi:''दिग्विजय भोंसले'', pronounced as ''Dig-vijay Bho-slay'', born 31 March 1989) is an Indian rock and metal vocalist, guitarist and songwriter. He is best known as the front-man of N ...

on lead vocals/rhythm guitar, Aniruddha Gokhale (Founding member) on lead guitar/backing vocals, Anuj Malkapurkar on bass guitar and Shaleen Vyas on drums. The band is widely known for being the 'Pioneers of Metal music in Central India', as they were one of the first bands to introduce

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/ Heavy Metal music in the region. Their songs "Odium" and "Rein of Fire" were released for free downloading by the band on various websites. The band is influenced by American and British rock and metal bands such as

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and

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. File:Nicotine, Metal band from Indore, India, formed in December 2006.jpg, From left to right: Malkapurkar (bass guitar),

Bhonsale The Bhonsle (or Bhonsale, Bhosale, Bhosle) are a prominent group within the Maratha clan system of kunbi origin. They claimed descent from the Sisodia Rajputs but were likely Kunbi tiller-plainsmen. History Earliest members The earliest a ...

(lead vocals/guitar), Gokhale (lead guitar/backing vocals) and Vyas (drums). File:Nicotine Metal Band Indore.jpg, Nicotine playing at 'Pedal To The Metal', Ten Downing Street, Indore, India.

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