Out of the 96-odd entries received, the 16 shortlisted bands for the Wacken Metal Battle India have finally been announced.The list is as follows:
EAST
Yonsample
Silver Tears
Dark Carnage
Insane Prophecy
North
Silent Existence
Guillotine
Rabbit is Rich
IIIrd Sovereign
South
Theorized
Inner Sanctum
ec{c}entric pendulum
ABANDONED AGONY
West
Bhayanak Maut
Elevation Dynamics
Goddess Gagged
AbraXas
These four bands have been selected from each of the four zones to compete in the first round of performances at Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Guwahati starting the 7th of November. Post this, 2 bands will be selected from each of the four zones and will play the National finals in Bangalore on the 12th of December, 2010. The band that wins the National Finals will represent India at the Wacken Metal Battle in Germany in August 2011.
rounak
09/11/10
What are the dates for performances at performances at Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Guwahati? Will it be a public show?
Subhramani S
10/11/10
Delhi – Double Decker – 7th November
West Zone – Mumbai – B69 Bajao – 21st November
South Zone – Bangalore – Kyra – 11th December
East Zone – Guwahati – Shilpgram – 26th November
scream_demon
11/11/10
wtf!!…wers demonic ressurection??
Vilasini Muralidhar
12/11/10
@Scream Demon:
Bands that are signed on to record labels (excluding indie labels) aren’t allowed to participate. DR and Kryptos, for example, fall under this category.
scream_demon
12/11/10
okay…but dats a really fucked up rule!
Vilasini Muralidhar
12/11/10
Not really. Those bands have played at international festivals earlier, and are likely to get more of those opportunities. This is an opening for the rest, which is almost 90% of our scene.
scream_demon
13/11/10
though it is true that DR n Kryptos have played international concerts but Wacken is a whole other level.
Demonstealer
14/11/10
@Scream Demon – We’d never play a battle stage at Wacken or anywhere else. When we play Wacken (which will happen soon I hope) we’ll play one of the regular stages.
Plus we are signed to a major metal label Candlelight Records so no battling anywhere 😛
scream_demon
18/11/10
@demonstealer….looks lyk i was a bit confused….neways DR is awsome shit!!\m/,,,wen u guys coming 2 blore??