Metal Battle IndiaOut 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.