The band started out as a three member group (vocals, drums and a lead guitar) , covering songs by artists like Green Day and Simple Plan. A fourth and a fifth member were later added (bassist and keyboardist). After having a few lineup changes with the initial three members remaining the same throughout, Knight Shades now has Vipluv on the vocals and rhythm guitar, Sagar on the drums and backing vocals, Tikesh on the lead guitars, Shubham on the bass and backing vocals and Abhishek on the keyboards.
Apart from covering songs of varied genres, the band has many original compositions. The band has songs ranging from hard rock to heavy metal to pop, punk rock and Hind rock.
Having played for a few years now, the band has bonded tightly as a unit and has a good amount of stage experience.
Main contributors to the band's music and lyrics are Vipluv and Tikesh with additions from Sagar and Shubham.