The four-day rock contest will be held in Kohima between December 6th and 10th

Sikkim metalcore band Eyestill will compete at Hornbill.
Local bands from the North East have been shortlisted to compete at the eighth edition of the Hornbill International Rock Contest, which takes place in Kohima, Nagaland between December 6th and 10th.
Bands from Nagaland at Hornbill include alt rock band White Noise, experimental rock/metal band Infuse, folk fusion band Purple Fusion, indie rock band We The Giants and alternative rock band Making Merry. Other bands from the North East also added to the list include Sikkim metalcore band Eyestill, Shillong metalcore band Deadnote and Manipur progressive metal band The WisHess.
Here is the complete list of bands competing at Hornbill International Rock Contest 2013Â
Dying Out Flame ”“ Kathmandu, Nepal
Johnmpamei & The Band ”“ UAE
Escapades ”“ Melbourne
Underground Authority ”“ Kolkata
4 Degrees of Freedom ”“ Ranchi
The F16s ”“ Chennai
Yesterdrive ”“ New Delhi
Ground Zero ”“ Kalimpong, Darjeeling
Turnkey ”“ Kolkata
Red Light Passengers ”“ New Delhi
Elision ”“ Srinagar
The Urban EarlyMen ”“ New Delhi
Nigambodh ”“ New Delhi
Colossal Figures ”“ New Delhi
Chaos ”“ Trivandrum
Street Stories ”“ Shillong
Route 3 ”“ New Delhi
Circle’s End ”“ Darjeeling
Phobia ”“ New Delhi
Grey Shack ”“ Chennai
Red Seems Right ”“ MumbaiÂ
Sycorax ”“ Darjeeling
Eyestill ”“ Gangtok
White Noise ”“ Dimapur
Infuse ”“ Mokokchung
Purple Fusion ”“ Dimapur
We The Giants ”“ Dimapur
Making Merry ”“ Kohima
Deadnote ”“ Shillong
The WisHess ”“ Imphal
The Hornbill International Rock Contest takes place between December 6th to December 10th at Solidarity Park, Kohima, Nagaland. Event details here.
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