With their fifth full length album in eleven years Rudra is no longer new to the scene of oriental flavoured death/ black metal. That they are not as well know as other bands who plays something in the same style, Melechesh springs to mind, is really a shame because Rudra is really worth knowing. Where Melechesh mixes metal with styles from the near orient Rudra mixes it with Indian chants and instruments. Even though the band hails from Singapore it has its roots in Indian culture and thus also their self proclaimed name of the style of their music, Vedic metal. Rudra is named after the Ancient Vedic god of Storm and is a form of the God Shiva.