The names of the selected 24 bands to take part in the Hornbill National Rock Contest 2011 have been announced. The event would be held from the December 4 to 7 at IG Stadium, Kohima.
The contest is organized by the state government’s Music Task Force (MTF), department of Youth Resources and Sports and the event is managed by XL.
List of bands selected for the Hornbill National Rock Contest 2011 in ramdom order are:
Dosser’s Urge (Shillong, Meghalaya); Aracane Deception (New Delhi); Indigo Children (New Delhi); Final Surrender (Bangalore, Karnataka); Girsih and the Chronicles (Gangtok Sikkim); Theorized (Bangalore, Karnataka); Noiseware (Pune, Maharashtra); Stacy’s Penitence (Aizawl, Mizoram); Grammy Winning Effort(New Delhi); Yonsampl (Kolkata, West Bengal); Wolf’s Lair(Chennai, Tamil Nadu) The Aphids (New Delhi); Dreamline (Kolkata, West Bengal); Dissected Souls (Darjeeling ,West Bengal); Agnostic(Assam); 11th Hour (Shillong, Meghalaya); Hate Blood (Churachandpur, Manipur); Tormentor (Haflong, Assam); Salt and Light Travelling Band (Ukhrul, Manipur); Sunep Assemble Band (Nagaland); In the Name (Nagaland); Rock Ventures (Nagaland); Avancer(Nagaland); Cadence (Nagaland).