Occupation(s) Singer Years active 2010–present | Instruments Vocals, guitar | |
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Born 9 October 1993 (age 23)Mumbai, Maharashtra, India ( 1993-10-09 ) | ||
Pratika Prabhune (Hindi: प्रतीका प्रभुने)(born 9 October 1993) is an Indian metal vocalist, bassist and songwriter. She started off in 2007, playing bass at the age of 13. An ardent metal fan who was inspired by her brother, she always listened to everything and kept her ears open to all sorts of music. Drawing her inspiration from bands like Lamb of God, Metallica, Arch Enemy, Slipknot, Korn, Deftones, Porcupine Tree, Osiris, Fair to Midland, MESHUGGAH and many others. Pratika plays bass guitar and growls convincingly in a fast-rising experimental death metal band called Chronic Phobia. Like every other woman who plays metal, she names Angela Gossow among her main influences.
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Early life
Pratika was born in Mumbai on 9 October 1993 to parents Dona and Prashant, she has an elder sibling, Pritesh. Pratika belongs to a Maharashtrian Christian family. She showed an inclination towards music at an early age.The first time she played was at a college competition, a Metallica song and an original that was bass. Later as the fate called she was asked by her brother to fill in for bass and later, as the vocalist.
Music career
Pratika is a part of the Indian metal band, Chronic Phobia. She was also a part of the documentary for the famed metal band Lamb Of God, by the name ‘As the Palaces Burn’. The film spotlights Pratika, who faces constant adversity among more traditional Indians because she is a woman and a tattooed counter-culturalist. Only fellow metalheads supported her as she sought to follow her passion in music. She’s acted as the drummer in the movie 'Kaanchi' by Subhash Ghai, for the song 'Hindustan KahanHai'. She has also been on two Kingfisher online advertisements, and a Vladivar presents 'Rock in India' advertisement.