Eccentric Pendulum
StatusActive
OriginBengaluru
GenreProgressive thrash / death metal
Years active2008-present
LabelSubcontinental Records
MembersLineup as of October 2026 (album credits + Metal Archives, checked 24 Oct 2026)
Arun NatarajanBass, vocals2008-present
Vibhas VenkatramDrums2008-present
Arjun MulkyGuitars2010-present
Ankit SuryakanthGuitars2015-present
Ashish KumarGuitars2008-2010, 2024-present
Stanley DavidVocals (live)2024-present
Former members
Nikhil VastareyVocals2008-2014
Kaushal LSVocals2015-?
Faheemul HassanGuitars2009-2011
Eccentric Pendulum is a progressive thrash and death metal band from Bengaluru, formed in 2008. After winning the Indian leg of the 2011 Wacken Metal Battle, the band played Wacken Open Air in Germany that year, and the debut album Winding the Optics went on to win several Rolling Stone India Metal Awards in 2012, including Best Album.
Their second album Perspectiva Invertalis arrived in 2024 after more than a decade in the making, recorded across India, France and Germany. In 2026 the band revisited its earliest material with the re-recorded The Sculptor of Negative Emotions (((Re-dux 2026))).
Releases
The Sculptor of Negative Emotions (((Re-dux 2026)))
Perspectiva Invertalis
Tellurian Concepts
Resisting Another Equation
Winding the Optics
The Sculptor of Negative Emotions
Notable moments
- Won the Indian leg of the 2011 Wacken Metal Battle and went on to play Wacken Open Air in Germany.
- Winding the Optics won several Rolling Stone India Metal Awards in 2012, including Best Album.
- Second album Perspectiva Invertalis (2024) was more than a decade in the making, recorded across India, France and Germany.
- Revisited the debut EP with the re-recorded The Sculptor of Negative Emotions (((Re-dux 2026))) in 2026.
On Headbangers India
News: Eccentric Pendulum win Wacken Metal Battle2011Album Review: Winding The Optics2012News: Eccentric Pendulum reveal album detailsInterview: Faheem (Eccentric Pendulum)Interview: Arun from Eccentric Pendulum2009News: Eccentric Pendulum release new material rehearsal footage2013Upcoming gigs
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