---
title: "Rudra"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/rudra"
genre: "Death Metal"
country: "Singapore"
formed: 1992
---

# Rudra

**Rudra** is a death metal band, from Singapore, active 1992 to present.

Rudra is a Vedic metal band from Singapore formed in 1992. Rudra play a uniquely composed avant garde blend of styles, including, among others, black metal-influenced death metal with interpolations and extended passages of traditional Carnatic music. The lyrical content is derived from Sanskrit Vedic literature and philosophy with, ancient mantras (shlokas) incorporated into the song structures.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudra_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Rudra |
| Genre | Death Metal |
| Parent genre | Death Metal |
| Origin | Singapore |
| Formed | 1992 |
| Releases in catalog | 11 |

## Genres

[Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal) · [Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal) · [Blackened Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/blackened-death) · [Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal)

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1998 | [Rudra](https://themetalnet.com/album/cee91b82-e55d-3c3b-925d-0aa1786e77eb) | Album |
| 2001 | [The Aryan Crusade](https://themetalnet.com/album/c131ac8f-0fcc-3b41-9aae-6e4e1ecc225d) | Album |
| 2003 | [Kurukshetra](https://themetalnet.com/album/a8ba25ef-9156-35cb-99ec-f5b8cb1c3bcf) | Album |
| 2005 | [Brahmavidya: Primordial 1](https://themetalnet.com/album/c3d6d75f-896f-3d5e-95a2-4ef906966e5b) | Album |
| 2009 | [Brahmavidya: Transcendental I](https://themetalnet.com/album/9b21ec25-1e4f-4254-ba71-5f3a3645f03d) | Album |
| 2011 | [Brahmavidya: Immortal I](https://themetalnet.com/album/d0efa881-4f84-48ef-b945-a0766fc57ba8) | Album |
| 2013 | [RTA](https://themetalnet.com/album/3a99d789-bf6e-4fb5-8fc0-6b701f3b434c) | Album |
| 2016 | [Enemy of Duality](https://themetalnet.com/album/56678e49-f9cb-459c-8c29-cb4cbccd8370) | Album |
| 2019 | [Invoking the Gods](https://themetalnet.com/album/d53b081b-0e86-4142-abf8-685ddabdde71) | Album |
| 2022 | [Eight Mahavidyas](https://themetalnet.com/album/67f1ab68-bff5-43ac-b146-8df44e856a14) | Album |
| 2025 | [Antithesis](https://themetalnet.com/album/700537f3-1115-4d55-a90e-cebcc65b3276) | Album |

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- [Opeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/opeth) (listened together)
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- [System of a Down](https://themetalnet.com/band/system-of-a-down) (listened together)
- [Mastodon](https://themetalnet.com/band/mastodon) (listened together)
- [Kyuss](https://themetalnet.com/band/kyuss) (listened together)
- [Bathory](https://themetalnet.com/band/bathory) (listened together)
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## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Rudra/4958

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/rudra](https://themetalnet.com/band/rudra). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt