Philojain: India's rising star of indie rock/metal

Philojain, an unlikely (Post/Progressive Power Speed) rock/metal indie act from India:

"...the given sonic endeavour of doomscrolling with metal on is a bit like auditorially dancing off the demons to their wake and being beyond their keepsake namesake..." -Amit

From their inception in 2019 bored out of their brains during the pandemic days, Philojain has come a long way with the conceptualisation of experimental electro metal given apt punk/funk undertones for a sense of edgy bass to their music.

While they consistently include subwoofer bass in their music, their sound cruises along as a driving music backdrop for an unforgettable listen in keeping you coming back for more. Their artistic influences span decades of genre defying music and the tasteful discourse shows forth each narrative to be a unique presentation.



They additionally keep a strong symphonic presence at their core, most notably influenced by band member Amit Jain’s extensive metalcore work for his own listening pleasure; now made available for discerning indie music lovers on all leading online streaming platforms worldwide. The endeavour undertaken is considerable; with little to no training in music theory, just the good taste in music developed over decades now:



Guitar harmony – if the guitars are playing harmonized lead lines together.

Dual guitar solos – when two guitarists are soloing in a call-and-response or simultaneous fashion.

Guitar dueling or guitar battle – when the solos are competitive or conversational, trading licks.

Counterpoint solos – if each guitarist plays distinct, intertwining melodic lines, like in classical or prog styles.

Polyphonic soloing – a more technical term if the parts are truly independent and layered melodically.

Mostly the mentioned musical styles emulate "strumming aggressively" or simply "heavy strumming".

In rock and metal contexts, it can also be referred to as:

"thrashing" – often used in thrash metal, where guitarists play very fast and aggressively.

"chugging" – if you're palm-muting and hitting low strings rhythmically, common in metal.

"raking" – when you drag the pick across muted strings quickly.

"power strumming" – not an official term, but often used informally to describe very forceful strumming.

If you're talking about solo or lead guitar, and not strumming chords, it might be closer to "picking attack" or "hard picking"

—which refers to how forcefully you hit individual notes.

1800+ genre defying exploratory songs.

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