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Nepal’s first hard metal band

Cobweb
Origin	Patan, Nepal
Genres	Hard Rock
Years active	1993–present
Members	Divesh Mulmi(Guitars/ Vox) Nilesh Joshi (Bass) Ashish Gurung ( Vox) Bipin Shrestha (Drums) Sujan Tandukar (Lead Guitars)
Past members	Urdeep Joshi Mahesh Nakarmi Pawan Shakya Rajendra Dhakhwa Rohit Banmali Sunil Shakya Nikesh KC Siddhartha Dhakhwa Srijan Bikram Gewali Sanjay Aryal
Website	Cobweb Nepal

Cobweb is a hard rock band from Patan, Nepal. ^[1][2] The band was formed in 1993 by a group of school friends in Patan by releasing their first album Anjaan. The first album was not a success. The second album Cobweb was received well with the songs like “Maryo ni Maryo” which shaped a way for Nepalese rock in the mainstream.^[3][4] The band is considered a trend setter in modern Nepalese music industry.^[5][6]

History

The band was formed in 1993 with the release of album Anjaan. The album and its music video were not received well by the Nepalese society citing wrong attire such as long hairs, male wearing earrings, which were not usual in the 1990s.^[7] The second and subsequent albums however, became popular among youths. Their first video Maryo ni Maryo, which became a hit among youths was released in Image Channel via Nepal Television^[8]

Cobweb’s album imagery depicted typical of Western heavy metal. However, the promotion strategy was similar to Aadhunik geet with description such as ‘devoted musicians out to conquer your heart’ with ‘heart winning music’.^[1]

Albums

The band has produced following albums.^[9]

• Anjaan, 1993
  • Yaad Ma
  • Bibash Yo Jeevan
  • Anjaan
  • Nasha
  • Juneli Raat
  • Eklai
  • Sundar Sundar
  • Bichod
• Cobweb, 1996
• Rolling String, 1998
• Mercedes Benz
• Rock n Roll
• Astitva, 2016 ^[7]
• Namaste
• Swing

Members

The members of the band is listed below:^[9]

• Dibesh Mulmi (Guitar / Vocal)
• Nilesh Joshi (Bass)
• Bipin Shrestha (Drums)
• Sujan Tandukar (Guitars)
• Ashis Gurung (Vocalist)

Former band members

• Urdeep Joshi (1992 – 1995) (Drums)
• Mahesh Nakarmi (1992 – 2005) (Guitar)
• Pawan Shakya (1992 – 2005) (Keyboard)
• Rajendra Dakhwa (1995 – 1998) (Drums)
• Subodh Shahi (1997 – 1998) (Vocal)
• Rohit Banmali (2005 – 2010) (Vocal / Guitar)
• Sunil Shakya (2010 – 2013) (Vocal / Guitar)
• Nikesh KC (2013 – 2014) (Guitar)
• Sanjay Aryal (2013 – 2023 ) (Vocal)
• Srijan Bikram Gewali (2014 – 2022 ) (Guitar)
• Siddartha Dakhwa (1998 – 2024) (Drums)
• Progress karki (2025) (Guitar)

Concerts and shows

Awards

See also

References

External links