Local Bangalore metallers Eccentric Pendulum and Theorized will play the opening sets at Summer Storm 2012, to be headlined by Swedish metal giants Opeth. Theorized had previously supported Norwegian punk rockers Social Suicide during their tour of the country (photos from the Bangalore leg here), while Eccentric Pendulum supported Israeli progressive metal band Orphaned Land during their visit to the country earlier last year, alongside Inner Sanctum.
Towards the end of last year, Overture India announced that Swedish metal giants Opeth would return to the country to headline the 2012 edition of Summer Storm. Supporting them will be Maldives metal act, Nothnegal and German death metallers SuidAkra, who we recently interviewed. Deets about the opening acts here.
We ran a Twitter contest earlier today, giving away one free pass to the festival. Here are the answers to the questions along with the name of the winner of the #NH7atSummerStorm quiz.
Q. How many years have Opeth been active?
A. 21 years. This is their 22nd year.
Q. Including the current members, how many people called ‘Martin’ have been in Opeth? Extra points for their full names.
A. Four people – Martin Mendez, Martin Lopez, Martin “Axe” Axenrot and Martin Persson.
Q. What is the total number of songs Opeth has released on studio albums?
A. 87 songs.
Q. Which current Opeth member has the longest hair?
A. Martin Axenrot
Q. Which Wilbur Smith novel inspired Opeth’s name? Extra points for the translation of the original word.
A. The Sunbird – (translated to City of the Moon)
And the winner is Sunny Walia.
Get your tickets here. Also, check out this video of Opeth playing Sonisphere, UK in 2011
Check out more music festivals across the country here.
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