Formed in 2001 in their hometown of New Delhi, India, Barefaced Liar was the brainchild of 3 high school friends. Guitarist Sumant Balakrishnan and lead singer Akshay Chowdhry along with drummer Tushar Vig always wanted to write songs that would simply make a difference .Bassist Dushyant Purohit joined the band in May 2002. With a weak support system for touring in their country, the band since then has recorded multiple demo’s and have been working towards writing high quality songs in order to garner major label attention.
Recorded in January 2004 in New Delhi, the new demo featuring 'Incline'- a lush, acoustic song laden with Indian percussion instrument- the tabla and with ‘Tether’ showcasing Indian undertones in a hard rock environment and with the energetic and melodic 'High Tide', the band has finally realized the scope of their potential. Along with a crushing live show, Barefaced Liar are aiming to make sure that they establish themselves on a global scale.

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Formed in 2001 in their hometown of New Delhi, India, Barefaced Liar, then christened the teen angst friendly 'Lynchdpain' was the brainchild of 3 high school friends who at the time, shared nothing in common musically. Guitarist Sumant Balakrishnan (Bala), sharing a bizarre on and off friendship with lead singer Akshay Chowdhry throughout school, along with drummer Tushar Vig (Twig) and bass player Karan Sud decided to play a few shows around the city and in various high school festivals. Due to various reasons Sud left the band in order to pursue his higher studies in Ann Arbor, Michigan and now, just 8 months after being together, the band needed a new bassist. The remaining core members had grown into understanding each other's musical influences. Bala, who picked up the guitar after being heavily influenced by classic metal bands such as Megadeth and Metallica and Chowdhry, who grew up on Marilyn Manson, Korn and Tool along with Limp Biz'kid' Twig, decided to give a sho

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Metallica,Alice In Chains,Tool,Limp Bizkit,Stone Temple Pilots,Megadeth,Korn,Incubus,Linkin Park,Guns 'n Roses,Nothingface,etc.

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BaNd BiO
Formed in 2001 in their hometown of New Delhi, India, Barefaced Liar, then christened the teen angst friendly 'Lynchdpain' was the brainchild of 3 high school friends who at the time, shared nothing in common musically. Guitarist Sumant Balakrishnan (Bala), sharing a bizarre on and off friendship with lead singer Akshay Chowdhry throughout school, along with drummer Tushar Vig (Twig) and bass player Karan Sud decided to play a few shows around the city and in various high school festivals. Due to various reasons Sud left the band in order to pursue his higher studies in Ann Arbor, Michigan and now, just 8 months after being together, the band needed a new bassist. The remaining core members had grown into understanding each other's musical influences. Bala, who picked up the guitar after being heavily influenced by classic metal bands such as Megadeth and Metallica and Chowdhry, who grew up on Marilyn Manson, Korn and Tool along with Limp Biz'kid' Twig, decided to give a shot at recording some of the songs that they had begun to develop. The very first track the band recorded, 'Clone', featuring beautiful delay effects on guitar and strong vocal melodies bolstered by Twig’s always inventive drumming style (and with Bala handling the bass duties as well) garnered appreciation from friends and family and barely suggested the chemistry the band would fulfill in the coming year. Now needing a new bass player, Dushyant Purohit joined the band in may 2002. Honing his ski