The Down Troddence - Shiva (Official Music Video HD)

[@AnandaRoyv29]

Conservatives criticizing the attempt to include mantras and chants in Metal forget the story of encounter between Adi Shankara and Shiva in the form of a Chandala, an outcast. It is the supreme lesson imparted to Shankara, as he learns that God is omnipresent in EVERYTHING. Thats what we Metalheads proudly are : Outcasts. And our music will not stop.

[@karanpoojari9924]

its a song from raavana the demon king of srilanka to please shiva

[@hellion907]

Manas Joshi this video is made on the background of the legend of ravaana,a devout devotee of Shiva. Ravaana's meditation and devotion towards Shiva was at such an extent that he made a mridanga veena with his entrails and played the Shiva tandava strotam to offer his prayers. Shiva, being overwhelmed, came to shower his blessings over ravaana in the disguise of nataraj.. if you listen to the groove of the song starting from the intro bass riff, you can feel the energy and the power of the Shiva tandava strotam.. this is one of the best Vedic metal or epic metal songs ever. Cheers to the down troddance..

[@alphamaydus]

your comment gave me a boner... stealing this

[@philfilth9713]

In Metal we learn that God is nothing. You're not really Metalhead with this religious babbling nonsense.

[@arjunchandrasekharan2649]

i'm a metalhead, a metal singer..i believe in god. Believing doesn't make you a non metalhead... Har Har Mahadev!

[@SUSHINTDT]

Thanx to everyone......Keep supporting......

[@hallofgamechannel]

Brooh 😇😇..

[@NicolastheThird-h6m]

You've come a long way mahn. Inspiring stuff

[@airchaic]

Shiv shamboo

[@syamclintmp1691]

💚

[@krishnamohan4379]

സന്തോഷം 🌹

[@jeanfraise4194]

Horns up from France guys!! Very nice job!!

[@DragonboltBlastter]

That keyboard solo.... सुपर !!!

[@syamprasadp5165]

That's by famous music director sushin syam

[@jonsnow990]

​@@syamprasadp5165❤

[@spazzticafantazztica5555]

The Asian metal scene is so underrated.

[@RoyChayanne4658]

we dont find the proper platform/ venues as much as you guys do. plus here only a small fraction of the common mass knows what metal is, let alone metalheads. but nevertheless the scene is growing, and we are doing everything for the cause. \m/

[@NO_NOT_AT_ALL]

Indian *

[@wildtrodden973]

@@NO_NOT_AT_ALL proud of India proud of Kerala proud of Kannur ; thedowntroddence 🦋🤜🤛

[@NO_NOT_AT_ALL]

@@wildtrodden973 yea

[@followinggrey8709]

Still!!

[@bhagyashreeingle3742]

For those who don't know which language it is, its lyrics are in Sanskrit language, an ancient Indian language

[@airchaic]

@@alexparakan man because india itlest has and had like 13000 different languages

[@paganpriest9882]

@@alexparakan no...It's Sanskrit

[@6666Chaos]

by saying ancient indian language you downplayed its aura, its ancient world language :) and it originated outside india! jai sambho

[@surajneupane4355]

I personally feel Shiva is the most metal god of all. The god of the chaos. The god of destruction himself. And this song suites just perfect. Imagine pop or rap song defining shiva. 😂😂. Great music, great video and great combination. Love from Nepal.

[@pranithamurali8926]

Yep! In fact metal would be the best genre to define the Hindu pantheon of gods IMO

[@supersenpai5920]

Absolutely lmao. The literal god of creation and the destroyer of said creation. Ain't no one more metal than the Mahadev himself. 🤘

[@airchaic]

Thats ryt

[@nicopillay4059]

There's no chaos within Shiva. He's the ultimate Yogi.

[@SanelyInsaneInsaan]

According to Puranas, this whole existence is an outcome of the Rudra or the most furious and fierce one. Even modern physics accepts this now. The bang was a furious one, thats called rudra. Death metal is the best that can represent MAHAKAAL ☠️💀 THE KEEPER OF TIME AMD SPACE🙏🏽🚩

[@itsavinashmenon]

Best metal band to come out of India! Seriously underrated! Hope the 2nd album makes it biggggg!!! Plsss ❤

[@edgarallanhoe-w2s]

Oh Indian Metal .. We've come a long way

[@DragonboltBlastter]

Much better than the Bollywood crap!

[@broosamdiloaofplagues2015]

DragonboltBlastter oh most certainly yes!! May metal overtake Bollywood shit!!! Horns up brother!!

[@Room505]

right bro

[@kevalsourav]

Bollywood is bullshit.

[@mcorneah]

Hey, what if you like both Bollywood and this? They're not mutually exclusive. I happen to think both are great.

[@funnytube5691]

DragonboltBlastter 😂 that's true

[@crazypsychonaut5831]

so proud to say these boys are from my village...keep going guys.. rock it and own it....

[@sashirao4791]

Which village? It's gotta be South India!

[@apsarasalim3796]

Sashi Rao they are from kannur ,kerals

[@prathickramesh1]

kannur people rock...except for the political stuff of course

[@alannair44]

How tf is Kannur a village?

[@HariKrishnan-rl7gy]

@@alannair44 Is Kannur a metropolitan city then ?

[@svpgtadbund]

Shiva and Thrash metal goes well :)... awesome stuff guys. Pride of Kannur :)

[@synthesizer8026]

Jai Jai Shiva Shambho

[@Pope_Balenciaga]

Thrash, sounds like melodic death

[@nachiketjoshi6594]

Shiva/Shankar was anyway metal as fuck! about time someone incorporated it in metal

[@sunit98]

If children of bodom and pantera had a child..i like it respect .. you guys are amazing

[@authoritahid]

gazab yaar!! kya band hai! cant tell if this isnt a finnish melodeth band om namah shivay

[@mimamsa5557]

Shiva definitely approves of this. Because he exists in the darkest of places.

[@42ls]

Beautiful. Loved the Shiv Tandav Stotram. The video beautifully shows the transformation of the ego centric Ravan, who is a rakshas being turned into a Brahmin by gaining the knowledge by simply admiring the magnificence of Lord Shiva after chanting the stotram and thus gaining enormous amount of eternal knowledge (well depicted by the 10 heads shown). Refreshing!!!

[@crazypsychonaut5831]

never heard of this story before... ravan was a learned brahmin...? so fucking funny........

[@jayesh150883]

ravan was one of the most learned person.his father was a brahmin rishi and mother was a rakshaahis maternal Grandfather was mali the king of rakshasas. he did evil because he had a curse on his head to be killed by vishnu thrice. and its not f*****g funny

[@vaishk121]

lakshman shastri , actually he was a learned brahmin who attained the title ''Greatest Shiva Bhakta'' for the extent of his worship. The rakshas part isn't very relevant, but that's what people know him as.

[@massacritica5135]

Love from Brazil. This music is perfect, one of my favorites!

[@potatoban1677]

this is what we call our metal. proud to be nepali as we have india big brother. most accurate, aggrasive, unpridictable and undisputable. long live us

[@sei-zero]

9 years later, this is still the best album ever. I can't stop bobbing my head. Another album is long overdue.

[@apocalypsenow314]

It's 3 years...still the best

[@dante666jt]

They have lost their momentum. I highly doubt the appearance of another album

[@2judaspriest]

@@dante666jt I think new album is coming. Just saw one podcast

[@dante666jt]

@@2judaspriest who cares lol

[@adilhamza9186]

​@@dante666jt ooooii there are people who cares !!!! O⁠_⁠o Stfu

[@vikasbrao7]

It's just sad that such crazy music never gets the deserved respect and recognition! A big thumbs up! Keep the great work going. \m/

[@aswathideepak4023]

I still remember back in my school and college days eagerly waiting for 'The Down Troddence' live shows. 10 years and counting they are still my all time favourite and as a native from north kerala couldn't be more prouder. They had that ingenious visionary in collabing metal with cultural music long back which many of the musicians making it a trend in recent years. Sad that they are not entitled as they deserve. Awaiting for a come back!!!

[@Stanley2op]

Anyone is here because of sushin shyam?

[@sankukv]

The last part i guess depicts the surrender of Shankaracharya in front of Shiva who poses as Chadaala.....the gist of pottan theyyam!!! Great work!!!

[@metallicshah]

This is the first time I saw Indians do metal. What can I saw: You guys are awesome! Keep on metal dude!

[@ARodgers777]

If lamb of God originated from India , this is what they would be ! Truly you guys are at an International level ! Hope you get the commercial recognition too !

[@binuvasu]

Goose bumps!!! Such an awesome one

[@johnsjames4877]

Accidentally (not really, if you know what I mean) watched 'yakshiyum njanum' today. The end credits showed up. So I came here to listen. I had almost forgotten about this gem. 💯 🔥

[@sadenb]

As long as the intention and the spirit of the song is right, you can take it to whatever end. Consciousness permeates everything.

[@TonyTarz]

Awsm!! Great song!! Guitar riff sounds little like nickel black -burn it to the ground song

[@karthikeyas7900]

Tony tarz Actually, burn it to the ground's guitar riff itself sounds like iron maiden's phantom of the Opera

[@TheGyfoxx]

Brilliant Stuff maaaan.. Horns Up from Colombo Sri Lanka \m/

[@rohitjha8978]

Speaking of Sri Lanka - The lyrics were written by The Sri Lankan King Ravana!! To please Lord Shiva !

[@rohitjha8978]

The Best Metal Song from India!!

[@ironzene]

Good work guys \m/. Hats off to Jayesh,Clint,Munz,Nezer,Varun,Ganesh,Sushin & Saju.

[@rawatdeepesh]

13 years, still brings joy to my heart

[@ecommercebahrain5685]

Cheep eye winks goes viral too fast.. but sadly it happens too slow for these kind of good stuff.. great work guys.. expecting your new band virus soon

[@cinnamonshake45]

Soon brother

[@nadeshan123]

Came here for Sushin Shyam !

[@black43jack]

downloaded the 1080p...im gonna share it with all my friends :D munz and team..you guys are really awesome.

[@jjsap4223]

A new fan here from another asian country far away .....all hail

[@rahulrajpolika1732]

12 years♥️🔥

[@sravannraj]

നമ്മുടെ_സ്വന്തം_അടിയാളന്മാർ!_\മ/

[@avisnew]

Loved the riff at 1:43. Not to mention the bass, kick ass!

[@southdm6099]

hinduism = Metal/stonerrock/psychedelic rock

[@susheelkumar-yd4qi]

The lore of Shiva questioning shankaracharya is a misconstrued one by the supremacists whom wanted to replace the history of a Pulaya man (A Dalit) who refused to move aside from the path of the Brahmin resulting in his death by pyre. The savarna landlords and their allies burned the Dalit man alive and history repacked this bloodied caste violence into a divine folklore.

[@ariciaindia-jalandhar6370]

mindblowing vocals, great solo on keyboard and guitar as well...very well composed...metal rulez \m/

[@shailovaranjanshukla3571]

Best metal cover of shiv tandav strotam so far \m/

[@HybridGib]

Really enlivens Shiva "the Destroyer"

[@vincitorimoments]

Kick ass video. good to see a Kerala band, may be the first heavy metal act to do a video album. kudos ,i loved the concept, story, video well picturised. lighting effect was fucking great.. really appreciate the great work done by u kannur guys

[@pranithamurali8926]

I wish metal gets more public recognition in India sooner...

[@cinnamonshake45]

Amen brother

[@lalithk4214]

guys ull damn gud..keyboardist n growler both r psych

[@nurbs1234]

This is brilliant guys. Both the music n the video. When Shiva dances, we head bang n join Him in trance! A metalhead's tribute to the Supreme Lord. Om Namah Shivaya!

[@JamesMcenroe]

really riffs are other dimension evoking feel and sustain is awesome man....i would really appreciate highly if anyone tells me the pedals used by the guitarist for this composition......I am also a guitar player hence i want to experience the feel in my personal living space....and like and thumbs up from my side...go ahead man you guys got some perfectionism basing the genre of music you dwell on.

[@AnandaRoyv29]

Shree Ravana offers the token of Supreme Devotion to the Allseing, Allknowing, Absolute. SHAMBHO ...HAR HAR HAR

[@vkuri2060]

This is more like RAAVANA, on the request of his mother, asking SIVA-MAHADEVA for his ATMA-LINGAM. When SIVA refuses in the beginning, RAAVANA tears his stomach and with the intestines he plays, RUDRA VEENA; after which SIVA-MAHADEVA comes infront of him to grant his ATMA-LINGAM. But this music representing that episode is just exquisite and am so enamored by the lyrics. SRUSHTI-STITHI-LAYA KAARAKA, SIVA-MAHADEVA. Nothing is beyond HIM.

[@tripsanu04]

Bloody nailed it .... Salute .... Music.....vocals.... strota....totally cosmic.....All Hail The Lord!!!!

[@DecibelRage]

At 1:32 it just send shivers down my spine....well executed song...kudos from Singapore....

[@SherwinPinto]

Horns up! These guys sound sick af!

[@DrVickY100]

I'll be watching again and again becoz u guys are rocking again and again !!! All d very Best for U !!!!

[@ArviND1802]

saw these guys live a few hours back along with devoid! and man they killed it!! amazing

[@jibingeorgekarickom]

guitarist's Brilliance and impeccable vocals. Hats off guys

[@abhinavjoshi9193]

PURE TALENT...FOLKS

[@jacobspeeds]

Would be great if you could post this with the mixed track from the CD which is so much better 🥰

[@Axl6922]

Happy maha shivratri. Om Namah Shivai

[@tarunjacob1984]

You guys are worth it every beat each riff ..well done on the music video ..tour guys and wish u guys the best

[@rakeshanand9988]

thats wat i call metall \m/ hatss off to ur hard work a pain...spll thanx to jaymon...clint and saju....bleeeeeeeddd metal cheers..Rakesh Anand

[@devagr]

just awesome... i could not wait till the end of the video to comment this, but i also had to pause it to comment so i don't miss anything...

[@zbunsrainbowpussyzsuck2868]

Finally something good from India My mom and dad keep showing more Indian music shifty boomer pop shit but I can Fuck with this.

[@vinitpatil8932]

That intro bass line! Genius!

[@AnujMahadik]

Hello TDT, The video has impressed me a big time... yea seriously... plus the concept of the song and d story of d video... all has been vey well picturised... really good music... awesome line up... right frm direction, cinematography, music, video till the sound, promotions, etc etc... everything is jus too good... all the best for ur ongoing promotions... and hope u guys wud start touring off sooner... all across d country... lets hope... cheers! \m/

[@Bhavyagautam2002]

Damn!!!!! Superb. My mind is blown 🤯🤯 This is truly masterpiece 💯 #metal4life🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@eternityman_ms13]

Have listened to this one after a long long time. What a bloody masterpiece!

[@deepakbhoi2559]

u nailed it guyz.....now i can finally hear the metal version of this song. thnx

[@2011masterblaster]

music is awesome bro.. something related to vedic metal.. Om Namah... Kaala Bhairavayai namah..

[@souhardyaganguly5708]

It's criminal how this song isnt more popular

[@tafnkalikal183]

Sushin ❤️‍🔥

[@SuperAjinkya12]

just as vibrant as it was expected to be...loved your metal man...

[@sadenb]

I am a Shivbhakt and I love this song. I just wish the solos would feel a lit more Indian classical influenced rather than western classical influenced. That's my only complain. Good job.

[@RisiRajGuha]

I really like this song .... Best of luck for future ....

[@arindambanik7423]

one of the best metal band from india...

[@amitpandya2952]

awesome composing and a very difficult mantra u handled with awesome job

[@chaitanyav7557]

awesome brothers...Indian metal scene will be as gr8 as shiv one day..

[@thedarkyo]

This is quality stuff. All aspects of it cringe for international exposure. The music. The concept. The video. All of it. Amazing work TDT. Keep going. You guys deserve greatness. Kudos to the team at Karma for the brilliant mastering. @Hashim, Jayesh, Clint & Harrison ... WOW! DAIYUM!!! On a separate, more instinctive note.... yentamme! yenthonnadeyy ithu??!! Kalippu thanne. Vann kalippu! :D Sammathichu thannirikkunnu. Ningal sambhavam thanne. Alla... che... prasthaanam thanne.

[@shaihulud4515]

Kudos - that some sick stuff! India is heading for the crown of best metal acts, right now! That said: \m/ from germany!

[@shareng]

I was speechless!!!! Guys! youve done an amazing job!!! WoW!! Keep it coming!!!!!!!!

[@NishantDuttanoirvembre]

This is some string imagery and symbolism it gives me fucking chills

[@sreekanthSTARSCREAM]

now dats wat i call hard work man ..... loved it

[@sandeepraj5022]

\m/ first there wuz metal ,then came thrash, hair, black, gothic ,death ,metalcore.... nw dis new genre of indian metal!....brilliant work!

[@tararajusubhash5816]

Wow muntz ... it's so cool n the best metal... extremely lovely... thanks for this...

[@JACK804909U4T]

nice work.....i like how ur band embraces the kerala culture...u guys will see big stages for a long time to come..just keep making wonderful music

[@siddharthgautam1415]

video iz gud....tooo gud..>>>all hail shiva....bhole baba...jattadhari...>>>

[@shuvhamrock]

guys where can I follow your live shows. would love to see you live. you guys are the perfect audio visual true metal of India...

[@TheDownTroddence]

@rajeshraju02 -No idea man...its an existing shlokha ....so lot of people used the same lyrics :) its ther in malayalam movie Nandhanam 'jagathi style' :D

[@tom7083]

Giving me the same vibes as Catvrix by Eluveitie and Where is your God? by Amon Amarth! 🤘

[@rageshctech]

Great job guys.. This is the metal we want! Great concept... Proud to say that you're my favorite metal band in India. Can't wait to post it in my blog :)

[@MorbidMarauder]

This is very good. I like the awesome grooves and those melodies and riffs are excellent. The bass is great too.

[@BlankSpace1704]

I'm ADDICTED to this.........!!!!!!!!!!!

[@darukh1]

grt work guys epic love respect from shimla hope to see you guys live sometimes even if i have to travel the whole country for that purpose

[@gourmetgoblin87]

you guys are doing an amazing job!!

[@tararajusubhash5816]

Wow so cool... love this muntz....so very much... thank you... 😍😘

[@thezimfonia]

Bloody Awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good Job !!!!

[@itsnotaphasemom4789]

This is a beautiful language.

[@pranithamurali8926]

It’s Sanskrit 😊