Summer Storm Festival is an annual music festival which takes place in Bangalore, India at the Palace Grounds. The inaugural edition of the Festival was held on 15 May 2010, headlined by American metal band
Lamb of God
Lamb of God ( el, Ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, Amnòs toû Theoû; la, Agnus Dei, ) is a title for Jesus that appears in the Gospel of John. It appears at John 1:29, where John the Baptist sees Jesus and exclaims, "Behold the Lamb of God wh ...
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A number of Indian opening and support bands were also part of the event.
Significance
The Summer Storm Festival promises to be in the same vein of the Deccan Rock festival in that both festivals promote Hard Rock and Metal acts and does not bow to commercial or corporate pressures to have pop or radio friendly musicians performing. It is widely regarded as the biggest metal festival in the country, with thousands of metal fans from across India and abroad coming down to witness the event in the city of Bangalore every summer after the failure of the
Rock 'n India festival leaning towards the more radio friendly pop genre from 2010 onwards.
2010 Line Up
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Lamb of God
Lamb of God ( el, Ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, Amnòs toû Theoû; la, Agnus Dei, ) is a title for Jesus that appears in the Gospel of John. It appears at John 1:29, where John the Baptist sees Jesus and exclaims, "Behold the Lamb of God wh ...
*Bhoomi
*Scribe
*Boomarang
*Extinct Reflections
2012 Line Up
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Opeth
Opeth is a Swedish progressive metal/rock band from Stockholm, formed in 1990 by lead vocalist David Isberg. The group has been through several personnel changes, including the replacement of every original member; notably Isberg in 1992. Mikael ...
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Suidakra
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Nothnegal
Nothnegal was a Maldivian heavy metal band from Malé, formed in 2006 by guitarists Hilarl and Fufu. Throughout the band's career, they have released one full-length album, and two EPs, and toured in more than 30 countries around the world. N ...
* Eccentric Pendulum
* Theorized
Sponsors
The Summer Storm Festival is being promoted and produced by Overture India, an event management company based in Bangalore.
Ticketing partners for the festival are Indian online ticketing company
Kyazoonga. Red Romanov, a division of UB group and
VH1 India jumped onto the bandwagon of sponsors at the last minute to gain some commercial mileage for their own brands after seeing a positive reaction from fans.
References
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Heavy metal festivals in India
Rock festivals in India
Culture of Bangalore
Events in Bangalore
Festivals in Karnataka