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Ston'd is a metal band hailing from Bangalore. Its story starts in the summer of 2005 when Anoop (bass) and Abijith (vocals) met Aditya (guitars) for the first time in a mutual friend's jam room. No one had a clear idea about what they wanted their band to sound like. There was a huge difference in influences ranging from Lamb of God to Korn to the '80s band Scorpions. Nothing really came out of that first meeting. Aditya got an offer from another band. Abijith went on to do vocals for the nu-metal act Schnellpsyche. After a couple of months, and a couple of chance meetings with the future guitarists of Ston'd, the band was finally formed at the end of 2006. The original line up consisted of Abijith on vocals, Hitesh and Sudhir on guitars, Anoop on bass and Karthik on drums.

Debuting in Unwind Underground, and after around seven shows, the band saw a line up change with Aditya, who had first met Abijith and Anoop 2 years ago, replacing Hitesh on guitars.

The band has always maintained that with heaviness in music, there must be a perfect balance of melody as well. Technical guitar riffs and drumming patterns with melodious leads and heavy vocals define the band's sound.

Shows played include Unwind Underground, Campus Rock Idols 2006, and National Law School - Strawberry Fields 2006 to name a few. Ston'd has already played a few out-station gigs, including the 2007 Pondicherry Freedom Jam, which was followed by the Manipal Institute of Technology fest Revels '07, where the band placed third, and a few college gigs, including the SJBIT and BMSCE college fests where the band placed second in both instances. The band is a regular at the Sunday Jams, a free music festival held every month in Bangalore. They recently finished first at Bishop Cotton Women's Law College, securing the Best Guitarist and Best Bassist as well. They were also one of the finalists of Kingfisher Bangalore Rocks. Ston'd also came third this time around in the Bangalore Finals of Campus Rock Idols '07. Ston'd was placed second at IIT Chennai's Saarang '08, bagging the Best Bassist. Recently the band put up a good show at IIM Banglore's Am-Rock with Abijith claiming the Best Vocalist.

The band has also released a self produced and recorded debut EP called "Disaster Area".

The band saw a line up change in late 2008 and early 2009 where Kevin took over the sticks and Arvind replaced Aditya on guitars.

January 2009 saw Ston'd make it to the top 5 at Saarang '09, bagging the Best Bassist yet again as judged by the Swedish powerhouse, Opeth.