Moksha is the name used by several artists.
1. Moksha is a project of former Ozric Tentacles keyboard player Seaweed. The project pre-dates Seaweed’s involvement with the Ozrics, with the self-titled debut album having been recorded in 1989.
2. Moksha is a rock group from Chennai, India. Established in November 1995, they have also played a role in establishing the genre itself in India. Unlike most Indian rock groups, Moksha has written some original songs in addition to the covers they perform. Moksha was also the only Asian group to perform for the Iron Maiden tribute album Children of the Damned. They followed this by being featured on a Metallica Tribute album, they had two songs listed, the first being an original composition ‘Dine with the Devil’ and it also featured ‘The Four Horsemen’ cover ver, Moksha lists its influences to be Iron Maiden, Metallica, Van Halen, Europe, Deep Purple, Extreme, and Dream Theater among others.
On Dec 18, 2006, the lead singer of the band, Leon Ireland, died due to a massive cardiac arrest in the wee hours of the morning, Leon was not a smoker or an alcohol drinker. The future of the band is as yet undecided.
On March 17th 2007, when Iron Maiden was performing for the first time in India (in Bangalore), Bruce Dickinson dedicated the song ‘Wrathchild’ in Leon’s memory.
Moksha was the only Asian band to be featured on an Iron Maiden tribute album, which was released by a UK based recording company called Energie Records. The twin CD pack features various renowned bands from all over the world. Moksha plays one Iron Maiden song and also one Moksha original, which rocked the Maiden fans. Moksha played a section of their mammoth 8 song Maiden Medley (performed at most of the concerts) and also the original “Chasing my Life”.
