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INVIKTUS
Inviktus has its roots in the 2004 Freedom Jam where Vishwath and Prasad looked at the bands playing and said "We should do this" - Only to go home and promptly forget all about it. Blame the (overpriced) alcohol.

Interest in forming a band was renewed in February, when all the frustration that college life is known for began screaming for an outlet. Along with potential band mates Karan and Jeevan, the as of then unnamed band had their first jam session on February 8th, 2005. Two weeks later they added band member Biwi and the band was complete. Borrowing their name from the poem Invictus by William Earnest, they were all set to hit the stage.

The first gig was a 10 minute slot in the March Sunday Jam, a show that spurred them to take part in their first ever competition at Manipal, where they placed first. The competition set the tone of things to come, and they have gone on to place in the top two at every competition they have taken part in - until November 2005 at any rate. The band also witnessed a change in line-up at around that time, with Biwi being replaced by Anush on the bass.

Vibrations - the IISC fest, saw them make it to the finals alongside bands like Myndsnare and Phenom, and also had them experience their first abscence from first or second place. On December 18th the band also made it to the finals of NLS Strawberry Fields, the competition of all competitions.

Inviktus has no obsessive compulsive desires to stick to sub-genres or sub-sub-genres, and continues to play what they like, albeit with a focus towards heavy metal. As things stand now, the band is eager to play again, determined to improve and just as frustrated with life as they always were.