1833 AD
StatusActive
OriginNew Delhi
GenreBlack metal
Years active2004-2019, 2022-present
LabelIndependent
Website1833ad.bandcamp.com
MembersLineup as of October 2026 - verified 24 Oct 2026
Rahul MehalwalGuitars2005-2019, 2022-present
Former members
Sushmit MazumdarBass2004-2013
Nishant Abraham VargheseGuitars, vocals2004-2019
Shakti SinghBass2014-2019
Raghav SehgalDrums2011-2019
Shashank SagarDrums2005-2007, 2009-2011
Puneet RajputDrums2008-2009
1833 AD is a black metal band from New Delhi, formed in 2004. Their sound pairs extreme tremolo-picked riffing with melodic hooks and solos, and their lyrics lean on Indian mythology rather than the genre’s usual themes.
After the End of Time EP (2010), the band released the concept album My Dark Symphony (2012), a three-chapter record built around Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. The band wound down in 2019 after members moved to different cities, and in 2022 guitarist Rahul Mehalwal restarted 1833 AD, of which he is the sole current member.
Releases
My Dark Symphony
End of Time
Notable moments
- ‘Who Will Kill the Emperor’ appeared on the Breaking Boundaries Volume III compilation CD in 2010, the year of the debut EP End of Time.
- Concept album My Dark Symphony (2012) retold the Hindu trinity - Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver and Shiva the destroyer - across three chapters.
- Restarted in 2022 by guitarist Rahul Mehalwal after the band had wound down in 2019.
On Headbangers India
Album review: My Dark Symphony2012Interview: 1833 A.D. (July 2011)2011News: 1833 AD announce release date for their debut album2012News: Sushmit Mazumdar quits 1833 AD2013Upcoming gigs
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