After a tough battle of 19 bands,  nine bands were selected for the final round of this year’s Hornbill National Rock Contest 2008. The nine selected bands for the grand finale were:

 

 

>Northwind
>Medusa
>24X7
>The Verbs
>Maestro

>Diatribe

>Eximious
>OFF
>Melodrama

- Tura (Meghalaya)
- Mumbai (Maharashtra)
- Pune (Maharashtra)
- Meghalaya
- Assam

- Nagaland 

- Kohima(Nagaland)
- Kohima (Nagaland)
- Dimapur (Nagaland)
 

The Bands competed on the 7th of December at the Local Ground, Kohima to a crowd of over 10,000 in attendance. After 4 hours of gruelling battle on stage, three bands were finally adjudged the best of the best .

The Verbs from Meghalaya got the 1st Prize and walked away with a cash award of Rs. 5 Lacs.

Diatribe of Nagaland got the 2nd Prize with a cash award of Rs. 1.5 Lacs and

Eximious from Nagaland were adjudged the 3rd best with a cash award of Rs. 1 Lac.

INDIVIDUAL WINNERS

 

Best Lead Guitarist

Best Bass Guitarist

Best Drummer

Best Vocals

Special Category

- Zeptha (Maestro)
- Lezo (Eximious)
- Shaun Morehead (Verbs)
- Lui Tzudir (O.F.F)
- Medusa (Maharashtra)

 

Rs 25,000

Rs 25,000

Rs 25,000

Rs 25,000

 

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