MEGALITHIC
Megalithic comprises of two men from opposite ends of the world, brought together in the most unlikely of destinations by a mutual love for all things music. Alex McDonnell, and Mehzeb Chowdhury formed the band in the summer of 2014 in the wintry hollows of County Durham, with a vision to capturing the magic of independent music that was such a hallmark of the late 1980s and 1990s. McDonnell’s signature vocals and demiurgic playing style were an instant match to Chowdhury’s hard-hitting, head-banging riffs, and cerebral lyrics.
Chowdhury met McDonnell during their respective PhDs at Durham, spawning a partnership that would lead to one of the most exciting independent rock albums of recent memory. Their billboard favourites include the science-inspired Stars (a modern love ballad completely written with Astrophysics lexemes), Chemistry 101 (a riff-fueled rock epic containing only Biochemistry locution), and Blackhole – the band’s ultimate tribute to the funk rock genre. With these songs, Megalithic fields the question, ‘Can science be romantic?’
The two men worked through the harsh winters, and abridged summers for four long years, culminating in their first album, The Unnamed, releasing in early 2018 on 150 digital platforms, including iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Tidal, Deezer, Amazon Music, 8Tracks, iHeartRadio and Napster.
GENRE
ALT. ROCK
DISCOGRAPHY
Serenade [Ep 2024]
The Unnamed [Album 2018]
LINE UP
Alex McDonnell
Mehzeb Chowdhury
Serenade
Megalithic è un duo composto da due uomini provenienti da estremità opposte del mondo, riuniti nella più improbabile delle destinazioni da un amore reciproco per tutto ciò che è musica. Alex McDonnell e Mehzeb Chowdhury hanno formato la band nell’estate del 2014 nelle valli invernali della contea di Durham, con la visione di catturare la magia della musica indipendente che era un segno distintivo della fine degli anni ’80 e ’90. La voce distintiva di McDonnell e lo stile di esecuzione demiurgico si sono subito sposati con i riff incisivi e headbanging di Chowdhury e i testi cerebrali. Chowdhury ha incontrato McDonnell durante i rispettivi dottorati di ricerca a Durham, dando vita a una partnership che avrebbe portato a uno degli album rock indipendenti più emozionanti della memoria recente.