Nerverek

NerveRek
Origin	Chennai, India
Genres	Progressive metal
Years active	2003 - present
Members
Arjun 'Chiq' Dhanraj Ishaan Krishna Ritesh John Dharmaraj Ananth Kumar
Past members
Rohith Abraham Krishnan Swaminathan Keshav Dhanraj T.T Sriram Jitesh Dharmaraj Shayne Fernandes

Nerverek is a progressive metal band formed in Chennai, India. The band won Campus Rock Idols '07, becoming the first South Indian Band to win the national inter-college Contest. They performed recently as the opening act for international act, the Scorpions in Bangalore and also opened for Iron Maiden in their tour to India at Mumbai on 1 February 2008.^[1][2] In January 2011, they opened for Pain of Salvation along with Bicycle Days at Saarang 2011, the annual cultural festival of IIT Madras. They are planning to release their first record, Forever Endeavour, in March–April 2008^[3]

Band members

• Arjun 'Chiq' Dhanraj: Vocals, guitar
• Ishaan Krishna: Bass, backing vocals
• Ritesh John Dharmaraj: Drums
• Ananth Kumar: Keyboards, backing vocals

References

1. ^ Nerverek Opens For Maiden : Goergo
2. ^ The Hindu : Metro Plus Chennai / Events : Maiden opening
3. ^ The Hindu : Metro Plus Chennai : Rock band on a roll