Nephelium

Nephelium was formed in the fertile underground of Dubai, United Arab Emirates in the fall of 2001 as a response to a Metal scene saturated in mediocrity and closed-minded stagnation. Founding members Alan Madhavan (Drums) and Alex Zubair (Guitar) had a vision of a band with equal amounts of brutality and complexity, that stayed true to the roots of old-school Death Metal yet forged ahead with experimentation and with a proud nod to their numerous musical influences from Metal and other genres.

Articles with Nephelium

Nephelium Announce Departure Of Guitarist James Sawyer

After releasing their brutal six track masterpiece “Coils of Entropy” at the beginning of 2012 to international praise along with it topping the Canadian College Radio Loud Charts at #1 for the month February and March and recently winning the Best Metal category at the Toronto Independent Music Awards. Nephelium drummer Alan Madhavan has issued the following statement on the departure of guitarist James Sawyer. “We are sad to announce… Read more »

Nephelium Win Best Metal At Toronto Independent Music Awards

After releasing their brutal six track masterpiece “Coils of Entropy” at the beginning of 2012 to international praise along with it topping the Canadian College Radio Loud Charts at #1 for the month February and March. Nephelium, the brutal death metal band that traces its roots back to the late 1990s from the city of Dubai, UAE and whom have now re-established themselves in Toronto, Canada for the last 10… Read more »