Country of origin: Russia Location: Moscow Status: Active Formed in: 2005 Genre: Death/Black Metal with Folk influences (early); Groove/Death Metal with Folk influences (later) Themes: Hinduism, Philosophy Current label: Apathia Records Years active: 2004-2005 (as Velial), 2005-2022, 2023-present Kartikeya is the war god from the Indian pantheon. He is pictured riding a peacock.