Top 9 Rock Bands from Northeast that you shouldn’t miss out listening to!

The Vinyl Records, Arunachal Pradesh This all-girl rock band was formed in 2010 and have performed in several well known festivals and events like Ziro festival of music, Puma Loves Vinyl, The LOUDEST Gig in Delhi etc.

Lucid Recess, Assam Formed in 2004 by Barooa siblings, Siddharth and Amitabh, the band is considered among the best in the metal band genre which has also won the Toto Award for Music in 2011.

Cleave, Manipur A progressive rock band from Imphal, the band has been the recipient of many coveted music awards since its inception. The band’s main focus is eradication of racial hatred and communal disputes.

Afflatus, Meghalaya Formed way back in 2004, this all-girl rock band is based out of Shillong and draws its musical inspiration from The Beatles, Bruno Mars and Flux Pavillion among others.

Soulmate, Meghalaya The band made history as the first and only Indian blues band to represent India in the international music scene. Rudy Wallang, lead guitarist and songwriter, and Tipriti Kharbangar, vocalist, formed the band.

Boomarang, Mizoram Boomarang is a five-piece rock band from Aizawl that debuted in 2005. The band’s ‘War’ song got featured on the Stupid Ditties 3, ennui.BOMB’s annual compilation of Indian indie music.

Alobo Naga & The Band (ANB), Nagaland Alobo Naga, a singer and songwriter, founded the Indian rock band ANB in Dimapur, Nagaland, in 2010. The group was named "Best Indian Act" at the 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards.

Girish and The Chronicles, Sikkim Originally from Gangtok, the band was founded by Girish Pradhan on October 18, 2009. The band is quite popular among metal lovers and draws its inspiration from Led Zeppelin, Guns and Roses, Led Zeppelin etc

Horjwlai, Tripura The Agartala-based metal band formed in 2007 combines their own tribal tunes and melodies with the heavy metal sounds.