MIIRA are here with a collection of epic proportions, and we wouldn’t have had it any other way. The rock band from Hyderabad, India bring some of the best of hard rock and metal that you will see from not just this country, but globally. Comprised of Joel, Jonathan and Rajiv; they have a collection of smashing songs that prove their mettle in metal. Enough of the fluff? Let’s get on with Zordaar.
The word means a force to reckon with. I say this because when you press the play button and hopefully blast this on your speakers or headphones-you will require treatment. The EP opens with Khoon Chala, where you hear the rockers give their all. It is rock that uplifts, inspires, questions and answers all through the magic of melody. The opening has a delectable riff that will make you miss classic hard rock years, while reviving it in one swift take. A great, powerful opening to an EP that promises to be veterans of the art just jamming out with passion.
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Jonathan’s production has to be admired for the kind of punch it has. If it’s riffs they are delivering, they push to the front with great mass. When vocals come in, you can hear the lead and the wonderful harmonies they focus on. The same quality can be heard as you progress to a ballad like Duur. Like listening to Magic from Rock On (2008), there are equal proportions of nostalgia and creative routes that the band takes together that are exciting to listen to. MIIRA doesn’t just show us the brute strength of their rhythm work, but the soulful routes that the melodies can take. When it’s minimal notes and ambiences in the background, vocals are brought out with impactful layers.
This is the overall tempo you’re going to get. The next track is the album title, and has that stadium rock build that riles up rock fans globally. The production is truly one of the best of its kind I’ve heard in a very long time. It is clear MIIRA were whittled by this hot-cold cruel-kind world to become these definitive artists. Rather than create specific visuals or narrate, this is the feeling you need to carry to get on through your life, almost like lessons.
Raina continues the emphatic journey into the sphere of melody. This I feel has been the missing spirit of rock. Rather than being a skill showcase, it is creating music that resonates with people. The band from Hyderabad have put in a lot of effort into carving out a tone and style that can be associated with them naturally. The thrashy Benaqaab comes in as the last single, with Metallica styled rhythm parts in the opening. A lead refreshes the tempo for you, with memorable lyrical slivers. This is how music should be enjoyed, an evolution while holding close the roots that made your home. MIIRA have made it, and they’ve made it well:
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Self professed metalhead, moderately well read. If the music has soul, it's whole to me. The fact that my bio could have ended on a rhyme and doesn't should tell you a lot about my personality.
