Indian Ocean (Delhi): Indian
Ocean is a contemporary rock
band from the capital city of
India, Delhi. The rock band has so
far compiled music from
different genres, including
fusion, Indian, rock and jazz. This
is the best band of Delhi,
meanwhile Delhi’s music bands
are well famous rock bands in
India. Indian Ocean has
performed across all over India,
latest performance of Indian
Ocean was in Pune in 2011.
Some notable bands from Delhi
include Parikrama, Hundred
Octane, Indian Ocean and Them
Clones.
Avial (Kerala): The Avial band’s
music is a fusion of native folk
music and alternative Rock from
Kerala. The band is named after
the popular South Indian dish
Avial. There are very few local
language bands and Avial is
become the first ever alternative
Malayali Rock band. Avial next
album expected to be released in
February 2011. Another famous
rock band in Kerala is Mother
Jane.
LBG (Little Babooshka’s Grind)
(Chennai): The LBG is one of the
pioneers of performing original
music in Chennai. The album ‘Bad
Children’ is the LBG’s first full-
length studio music video and
was the big hit. Chennai has a
huge talented community of
young musician, another best
bands in Chennai is Junkyard
Groove.
Tripwire (Mumbai): Tripwire
band form the city of dreams
mumbai,is the first punk band in
India. Tripwire took Indian punk
rock to the next level by being
the first punk band ever to be
chosen to play. Tripwire was
formed in 2002 and has been
playing shows across the country
promoting Punk Rock. Famous
Mumbai rock bands includes
Black,The Works (Band), Zodiac,
Khiladi, Asylum and Garden Of
Thorns.
Bhoomi (Kolkata): Bhoomi –The
Music of Earth is the best bangla
band. Bhoomi band has the
biggest and best collection of
Bengali Songs in album JATRA
SURU, which was the biggest hit
album. In July 2006 they became
the first Indian band to play at
the United Nations. Other most
popular rock bands in Kolkata
includes Cassini’s Division,
Pseudonym, Hobos, Fossils and
Cactus.
Thermal and a quarter (TAAQ)
(Bangalore): Thermal and a
Quarter is a rock band based in
Bangalore,they describes its
music as ‘Bangalore Rock’.
Thermal and a quarter was
notable for their focus on
original music. They were among
the first groups in Asia to make
their music available under a
creative commons. TAAQ has
earned the enviable reputation of
being a pioneering Indian Rock
band. Bangalore bands also
includes Raghu Dixit Project,
Kryptos, Abondoned Agony and
Inner Sanctum.
Soulmate (Shillong): The band
created history by being the first
and only blues band ever to
represent India. Soulmate band is
from Shillong Meghalaya, inspired
by the roots and groove sounds
of the Blues and the Blues-rocks.
India’s Northeast in general and
Shillong in particular is widely
regarded as the “Rock Capital of
India”. Northeast India popular
bands includes Girish & The
Chronicles (Gangtok), Escape
Velocity (Guwahati), Magdalene
(Mizoram) and Soulmate
(Shillong).
Microtone (Hyderabad): This
band has carved its own unique
niche in the Indian rock scene,
fusing rock with funk to give an
uplifting style of rock. Microtone
is considered to be one of the
first bands of underground
Indian rock from hyderabad.
Hard Rock Cafe is the best
platform for these rockers to
perform. Hyderabad well known
bands also includes Evergreen,
Asian Heat, Wreckage and Native
Tongue.
Silver (Pune): Silver, an
experimental band created three
year ago with the very intention
of creating original music, from
Pune. The famous rock band
from pune has represented India
in Taiwan at Asian beat. Nemesis
and prosody bands are also
known for its performance and
original music in Pune. Highway
61 rock band in another famous
band in Pune.
Nicotine (Indore): Nicotine is a
Metal Rock band from
Indore,came into existence in
few years back. Nicotine band is
well known for its original music
and probably the most known
band from the central part of the
country. Other famous bands
from the “ heart of India“are
Overdrive and Unforbidden Souls.