Underside guitarist Bikrant Shrestha was at home in Kathmandu with his five-year-old daughter when the earthquake struck on April 25, 2015. Metal Hammer Newsletter Sign up below to get the latest from Metal Hammer, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! When he started looking for Nepali metal bands, one name kept coming up: E.Quals, featuring Avishek and guitarist Pandu (Bikash Bhujel). That’s when those two started jamming with Bikrant, and Underside was born. I think if there’s hope in Nepal, there’s hope everywhere in the world.”See more at Metalfornepal.org.