Tribute to Nitin Rajan
Friend and fellow metalhead Nitin Rajan passed away on 17th November.
A short tribute I wrote for him for Horns Up podcast
Vocalist, festival promoter, digital head, he played many roles in the Indian music scene.
A Metal lifer, Nitin started the earliest know death metal band, Morticide and then was one of the founders of Domination the Deathfest. I remember reading about the festival in the Metal India zine and being amazed that there was an extreme metal festival in India.

I met Nitin a decade ago at the first edition of the Rolling Stone Metal Awards where he was a judge and we became friends then. I still remember how excited he was to bring back the Domination the Deathfest in 2013.
“I prefer performing live” Nitin used to tell me. Anyone who had watched him at a gig with Primitiv or even Killibrium in recent years would agree that he was a powerhouse on stage and commanded the audience.
Everyone who met him even if it was once I am sure has a great story to tell about Nitin.
Thank you for the music and also your friendship. The Bombay Death Metal Legion forever.
Here is a video of an unreleased Primtiv track that I took a couple years ago.
Nitin Rajan Photo by Tushar Dhanawade
Written by trendcrusher
November 21, 2020 at 4:15 pm
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Tagged with Domination the deathfest, Indian metal, Killibirum, Morticide, nitin rajan, Primitiv
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Fantastic tribute, Peter. Thank you.
Riju Dasgupta
November 26, 2020 at 1:16 pm
Cheers man!
trendcrusher
November 26, 2020 at 6:18 pm
Nice tribute, thank you!
Nikhil A Rajan
January 18, 2021 at 8:54 pm