Bands from Darjeeling, Sikkim and Siliguri (Darjeeling again) made a clean sweep of the Hornbill International Rock Contest.
Adams Apple from Darjeeling were declared the winner of the 2014 edition of the rock contest. They walked away with the grand prize, one million rupees, the largest prize money for any rock competition in India.
The contest was judged by a panel comprising American guitar hero Vinnie Moore, and Indian masters Sanjay Divicha, Thejove Medeo and Wati Imchen.
Nightmares from Sikkim ran up close second to pocket Rs. 5 lakhs, while Muses of Authority from Siliguri hit the pot at Rs. 3 lakhs to go home richer.
All Gorkha rock bands from the hills stood 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the international rock competition held in Nagaland.
Congratulations guys. Keep it up. You made us proud
In a contest judged by the legendary Vinnie Moore of UFO amongst others:
'Adams Apple' from Darjeeling were declared the winner of the 2014 edition of the rock contest. They walked away with the grand prize, one million rupees.
'Nightmares' from Sikkim ran up close second to pocket Rs. 5 lakhs.
Gangtok based metal group 'Nightmares' on performing in the final lapse along with nine other bands have stood second position. The final that took place at IG Stadium in Kohima was sensesational with sea of crowd cheering for the Gangtok based band accompanied by Raju Chettri (Bassist), Elven Singh (Drums), Lakpa Tamang (Vocalist), Bipen Gurung (Lead Guitar) and Rinzing Gyatso Bhutia (Keyboard).
According to Raju Chettri the team performed three own compose and one from heavy metal Iron Maiden 'The Trooper", the band couldn't comply to crowd demand due to time constrain and more bands had to perform in their early round.
The Sunday night stunning performance accord Sikkim once again identifying as the Hallmark of aspiring Rock Stars land.
Late night Nightmares leaves in their wall, "There's a good news people!!we stood Second position in Hornbill International Rock Contest 2014.....now Mumbai get ready we ll be seeing you people on 24th at Mood Indigo IIT Bombay.....cheers!!".
Anticipating great vibes and unending laurel to Sikkim the band has been continuously creating a bubble in Rock Contests and Shows igniting expectations of the thousands of audiences.
'Muses of Authority' from Siliguri hit the pot at Rs. 3 lakhs to go home richer.
The contest was judged by a panel comprising American guitar hero Vinnie Moore, and Indian masters Sanjay Divicha, Thejove Medeo and Wati Imchen.
The members of the band, including their side projects are : Aditya - Vocals & Guitars Abhigya - Guitars & Vocals(When Stories End,Helium Heart) Ashish - Bass (When Stories End,Helium Heart) Vivek Lingkhim Rai - Drums (The Last Exorcist,Helium Heart) Vibhav - Keyboards/Programing
The band plays Blues, Hard Rock and Post Grunge.
Following a week long contest the December 7 evening event at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Kohima saw rousing performances from finalists
With inputs from DC/ What's Up Darj ?
Adams Apple from Darjeeling were declared the winner of the 2014 edition of the rock contest. They walked away with the grand prize, one million rupees, the largest prize money for any rock competition in India.
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| Adams Apple from Darjeeling |
The contest was judged by a panel comprising American guitar hero Vinnie Moore, and Indian masters Sanjay Divicha, Thejove Medeo and Wati Imchen.
Nightmares from Sikkim ran up close second to pocket Rs. 5 lakhs, while Muses of Authority from Siliguri hit the pot at Rs. 3 lakhs to go home richer.
All Gorkha rock bands from the hills stood 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the international rock competition held in Nagaland.
Congratulations guys. Keep it up. You made us proud
In a contest judged by the legendary Vinnie Moore of UFO amongst others:
'Adams Apple' from Darjeeling were declared the winner of the 2014 edition of the rock contest. They walked away with the grand prize, one million rupees.
'Nightmares' from Sikkim ran up close second to pocket Rs. 5 lakhs.
Gangtok based metal group 'Nightmares' on performing in the final lapse along with nine other bands have stood second position. The final that took place at IG Stadium in Kohima was sensesational with sea of crowd cheering for the Gangtok based band accompanied by Raju Chettri (Bassist), Elven Singh (Drums), Lakpa Tamang (Vocalist), Bipen Gurung (Lead Guitar) and Rinzing Gyatso Bhutia (Keyboard).
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| 'Nightmares' from Sikkim |
The Sunday night stunning performance accord Sikkim once again identifying as the Hallmark of aspiring Rock Stars land.
Late night Nightmares leaves in their wall, "There's a good news people!!we stood Second position in Hornbill International Rock Contest 2014.....now Mumbai get ready we ll be seeing you people on 24th at Mood Indigo IIT Bombay.....cheers!!".
Anticipating great vibes and unending laurel to Sikkim the band has been continuously creating a bubble in Rock Contests and Shows igniting expectations of the thousands of audiences.
'Muses of Authority' from Siliguri hit the pot at Rs. 3 lakhs to go home richer.
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| Muses of Authority From Siliguri |
The members of the band, including their side projects are : Aditya - Vocals & Guitars Abhigya - Guitars & Vocals(When Stories End,Helium Heart) Ashish - Bass (When Stories End,Helium Heart) Vivek Lingkhim Rai - Drums (The Last Exorcist,Helium Heart) Vibhav - Keyboards/Programing
The band plays Blues, Hard Rock and Post Grunge.
Following a week long contest the December 7 evening event at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Kohima saw rousing performances from finalists
- Adam's Apple (Darjeeling),
- Hidden Truth (Kolkata),
- Silver (Pune),
- Nightmares (Sikkim),
- Muses of Authority (Siliguri),
- Technicolors (Nagaland),
- Chrome O Soul (Chennai),
- The Family Cheese (Mumbai), and
- The Doppler Effect (Delhi)
With inputs from DC/ What's Up Darj ?
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