Members Of Bhayanak Maut, Undying Inc, Aberrant Form The Silent Offensive

The metal band talk about “everything dissonant and comforting” that goes into making music with a new project

- Anurag Tagat

Earlier in March, Shillong metallers Aberrant decided to call time on their band, but it’s turned out to be a move that’s paved way for a new project, The Silent Offensive, featuring former Bhayanak Maut vocalist Sunneith Revankar, former Undying Inc. bassist Reuben Bhattacharya and Arunachalese drummer Teji Toko.

Aberrant guitarists Imti Kharkongor and Jerry Nelson Ranee, who have been writing material that will be released as The Silent Offensive for a year, did toy with the idea of continuing after introducing Bhattacharya, Revankar and Toko, but decided to start over as a new project. Bhattacharya says, “We unanimously agreed that this was a fresh start for us all, minus any past baggage. There is no old reference point to go back to. The energy was different as was the sound. Fresh material, new beginning. Nothing left to lose, nothing to prove, that’s the vibe. In every aspect of the band, this is a new birth.”