The fourth edition of annual ROLLING STONE Magazine’s Metal Awards has been a spectacle of wide array of metal bands from across the country. RSMA 2013 witnessed performances from Guwahati tech metallers, RECTIFIED SPIRIT, Delhi’s Black Metal band 1833AD and Mumbai death/thrashers, DEVOID along with hardcore superstars, SCRIBE.
Delhi prog metallers, SKYHARBOR, took home more than half of the awards, 8 out of 13. The full list of winners is as follows:
Rolling Stone Metal Awards 2013 Winners List:
- Best Band: Skyharbor
- Best Album: Blinding White Noise: Illusion & Chaos (Skyharbor)
- Best Song: “Illusion: Dots” (Skyharbor)
- Best Band (Popular Choice): Skyharbor
- Best Album (Popular Choice): Blinding White Noise: Illusion & Chaos (Skyharbor)
- Best Song (Popular Choice): “Illusion: Dots” (Skyharbor)
- Best Vocalist: Akhil Unnikrishnan (Heretic)
- Best Guitarist: Keshav Dhar (Skyharbor)
- Best Drummer: Shubham Kumar (Devoid)
- Best Bassist: Nikhil Rufus Raj (Skyharbor)
- Best Keyboardist: Pretom Boro (Tick’s Talk)
- Best Album Art: Reuben Bhattacharya (1833 AD – My Dark Symphony)
- Best Emerging Band: Bevar Sea
[Source: Rolling Stones India]