Highway 69 is an Indian heavy metal band. The band was formed in 2012 in Ranchi by vocalist Tarang Kerketta and guitarist Alvin Rozario and has been based in Ranchi ever since its formation. The band has been the winners of numerous battle of band titles across their country and is known for their fast tempos, instrumental and aggressive style of playing. The band has performed twice as the finalists at the Hornbill International Rock Contest of the Hornbill Festival in Nagaland for the year 2017 and 2018. Their drummer has also bagged the title of the 'Best Drummer' in the year 2017 at this festival and was felicitated by Uday Benegal from the Indus Creed which is a band considered to be the pioneers of Indian rock music. The band released their debut EP "United In Rage" in June 2021.

Protocol is a 6 piece progressive rock act based out of Mumbai, India. Though experimental in most of their writing, the band is influenced by progressive rock and metal from around the globe. Trying to find the perfect balance between rage and melody, their writing brings about the best of both worlds. While prioritizing on smooth aesthetically appealing arrangement, the eclectic nature of their writing ensures that there is a blast of energy just around the corner. Their debut concept album Friar's Lantern is set to release soon after having played a series of gigs around the country that has turned quite a few heads.

A heavy metal band that loves to tell stories. We've been active for ten years with various lineups and have toured across the length and breadth of India, and even played on foreign shores (Australian tour in 2013). We are 3 releases old and have played in the same festival with bands such as Carcass, Wolf, Kreator, Hacride, among others). Albatross is a regular fixture in the Indian touring circuit.

Hybrid Death Metal Act from Gods Own Country

Damage Era is a Metal band from Sikkim killing it since 2011.

Pandora’s Box is a 5-piece progressive metal/experimental band from Hyderabad that uses a variety of musical influences to conjure up an eclectic and fresh sonic experience. What began as a Jimi Hendrix cover band in 2010, quickly transformed into one of the most potent progressive outfits around. Drawing inspiration from progressive giants like Textures, Scale The Summit, Plini, Opeth, Porcupine Tree, Contortionist, Dream Theater, TesseracT and Animals As Leaders, the band’s vision is to firmly imprint its place in the Progressive metal scene in India. “We do not want to conform to the conventional formula of churning out tracks. The progressive scene is quite saturated, and we’re looking at bringing unique sounds and a fresh spin to progressive metal. You’ll find bits of Carnatic, Jazz, Ambient and Symphonic musical elements laced along with our heavier sections,” says founding member and electric guitarist Timothy Alan Paul.

Guwahati based abrasive hardcore/riot grrrl project formed in early 2017