If Hope Dies
MembersCurrent lineup per Sikkim Express, October 2026
Aakash SherpaVocals
Abinash MoktanGuitars
Thupden BhutiaDrums
Pradyum BarailyBass
Former members
Rupsang LamaDrums2010-2016 era
Pratik RasailyBass2010-2016 era
If Hope Dies is a metal band from Sukna, near Darjeeling, formed in 2010. After winning IIT Kharagpur’s Wildfire competition, the band released its debut EP Sukna in 2016, and followed it with a run of singles between 2020 and 2025, most recently ‘Whirlwind’.
The band played the Hornbill Music Festival in 2025, toured six cities on its Break the Silence Tour in 2026, and opens for SikTh in Mumbai on 4 November 2026.
Releases
Whirlwind
Lost
Secrecy
Flame Within
Brand New You
Sukna
He Implodes
The Eternal Mindfuck
Notable moments
- Won IIT Kharagpur's Wildfire band competition, funding the debut EP.
- Debut EP Sukna streamed exclusively by Rolling Stone India in 2016.
- Played Hornbill Music Festival 2025 and the six-city Break the Silence Tour in 2026.
- Opens for SikTh in Mumbai on 4 November 2026.
On Headbangers India
Press: Exclusive Stream - If Hope Dies Rampage on Debut EP Sukna (Rolling Stone India)2016Press: If Hope Dies to open for SikTh at BigHorn Festival in Mumbai (Sikkim Express)2026Gig: SikTh - Live in Mumbai2026Upcoming gigs
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