PAROUSIA (pronounced Paroosia), initially formed by vocalist Bryan (Thermal & a quarter & Angeldust), drummer Praveen (Molotov Cocktail) and guitarist Naveen (Molotov Cocktail), ably supported by Daniel aka Bobby on bass and Sudesh on rhythm guitars, came into existence in Jan 2002. The original lineup then disbanded when Praveen and Bobby moved to Chennai. A metamorphosis in 2003 with the band ‘Fire Blended Coal' with vocalist Ranjith (Still Waters) and his brother Rateesh on drums resulted in a new Parousia line-up with Bryan playing the bass and Britto and Naveen on guitars. Jason completed the line up on keyboards a little later. In January 2004 founder member Bryan left for further studies in the United States and was replaced by Abhishek.

The band is strongly influenced by the music of Extreme, Dream Theater, Uriah Heep, Al Jarreau, Mr Big, Europe, Journey, Pat Methney, Incubus, Deep Purple & Toto.