Returning for its third iteration, Rocka Rolla Events, a Guwahati-based event management agency, has revealed all the final nominations of the Rocka Rolla Music Awards 2024.
Scheduled to take place on March 16, 2024, the third edition of the Rocka Rolla Music Awards will see dozens of artists from Northeast India battle it out amongst themselves for each category. This year, the awards will be given across 17 categories, including the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ and the ‘Best Live Venue Award’.
The last edition of the Rocka Rolla Music Awards took place in November 2021 where deathcore metallers Jammers Graveyard and hard rock outfit Rain In Sahara took home multiple awards.
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The event will also be graced by special performances from renowned artists such as Mama Tips & The Band (feat. Tipriti Kharbangar), Joi Barua, and rock band Rubella. The award ceremony this year will be held at Freemason’s Brew Works, 5th floor, City Center Mall, GS Road, Guwahati from 7 pm onwards. Entry is free.
Here is the full list of nominations across all the categories:
Best Album
- Cahoot with the Devil (Guns From Countryside)
- Overture Oppenheimer’s Life In Melody (DR Dope)
- Eternal Scorn (Eternal Scorn)
- Satan’s Arrival (Secrets Of Silence)
- Uratoh (Hotaru)
- The Karbi Death Ritual
- Hello Love (Temsu Clover)
Best Rock Band
- Guns From Countryside
- Black Jack
- DR Dope
- The Prophets
- Urban Breeze
- Hotaru
- Naaz Sultana
- The Gluttones
Best Metal Band
- Arseniic
- Dymbur
- DOTH – Death On The Horizon
- K3M
- Dissected Souls
- Stab Maggot
- Symphonic Illusions
- Flying Cupid
- Eternal Scorn
- Necroscope
Best Single
- Something (The Gluttones)
- Chasing Fire (Since 90s)
- Loving You (DR Dope)
- Nameless Faceless (Lalochezia)
- Hazy Days (Ambar Das)
- Abhiram (Sruti Sharma)
- Without You (Baba)
- Aaina (Naaz Sultana)
- I Will Survive (Black Jack)
- Neerhara (Torie)
- Wajah (Urban Breeze)
- Aizawl ( Boomarang)
- Sweet Wonder Years (INDY)
- Take My Blues Away (Mason Jason)
- Raagiyal (Jananta Juri)
Best Music Video
- I Will Survive (Black Jack)
- Hiya Jolai (DR Dope)
- Children of Lesser God (K3M)
- U Tirot Sing (Dymbur)
- Nubuju Moi (Naaz Sultana)
- Daliye Dali (David Angu and The Tribe)
- Projapoti (Ereka)
Rising Star
- Sruti Sharma
- DR Dope
- Jananta Juri
- Anurag Gogoi
- Chesmush Marak
- Torie
- Kallol Kaman
- Ereka
Best Metal Single
- Children of Lesser God (K3M)
- Prisek Massacre (Stab Maggot)
- Dissected Souls (Dissected Souls)
- Ignite (Arseniic)
- Crabs in a Bucket (Dymbur)
- Hope (Symphonic Illusions)
- Built For Mayhem (Eternal Scorn)
- Into The Light (Flying Cupid)
- Politricks (DOTH)
Best Rock Vocalist
- David Angu (David Angu and The Tribe)
- Sandeep Yogi (Guns From Countryside)
- David Baker (DR Dope)
- Silsang Marak (Black Jack)
- Chenie Sinthang (Black Jack)
- Sruti Sharma
- Naaz Sultana
- Ereka
Best Metal Vocalist
- Sarbong (Stab Maggot)
- Sheikh Adib (DOTH)
- Yogen Moktan (Dissected Souls)
- Fair Marbaniang (Necroscope)
- Arka Dasgupta (Hymns Of Hadean)
- Amedious Nongbri (Symphonic Illusions)
Best Guitarist
- Anurag Gogoi
- Takar Nabam (David Angu and The Tribe)
- Book Hansing
- Anthem Of The Hills
- Ben Silvers (Black Jack)
- Bendang (Urban Breeze)
- Angthik Kro (Hotaru)
- Vangshamo Murry (K3M)
- Raktim Baruah
- Sumit Baruah
Best Drummer
- Prankreet Borah
- Sunny Das
- Abel Phonenix (Black Jack)
- Shambid Sharma (Stab Maggot)
- Mamoia Colney (The Prophets)
Best Bassist
- Rishav Bhuyan (DR Dope)
- Bipal Bagdas (Nightmares)
- Nitu Saikia (DOTH)
- Nisham Pul (David Angu And The Tribe)
- Mason Dkhar (Dymbur)
- Thung R Murry (K3M)
Best Folk Fusion Band
- David Angu And The Band
- Sound From The Hills
- Dymbur
Best Live Sound Engineer
- Rocky Gogoi
- Ryan Baker
- Zulfi Nawaz
The Rocka Rolla Music Awards 2024, with its diverse nominations and inclusive approach, the awards are set to honour the vibrant music scene of Northeast India, making it a not-to-be-missed event for music enthusiasts.
