Middle Finger Theory is a LIVE band based out of the capital city of India, New Delhi. Formed in 2010, the band is a nu-metal/experimental act. Their music is a mélange of heavy metal and nu-metal consisting of catchy and ear-ripping riffs, dominating and fuzzy basslines with extra crunches, precise drum patterns often played at ridiculous speeds backed with melodious rap, screeches and growls with some killer work on the turntables, and synth by DJ Navendu, which altogether confer an entirely-different sound. The band is open to experimenting and has a broad range of influences ranging from Linkin Park, Deftones, and Limp Bizkit to Radiohead, Tool, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, and Incubus. Middle Finger Theory has played a few gigs across New Delhi and has managed to gather a decent fan-base. Soon, the energy of the band started to resonate and, as a result, the band got shortlisted for the Unseen Underground Pub Fest. Their first track got featured on the California State University's Global Radio known as KBeach Radio, following which, the band also got shortlisted for RSJ Pub Rockfest and played alongside Rabbit is Rich and Undying INC. The lyrics of their songs revolve around quests of the divine human mind, scepticism about reality, consciousness, and social stigmas & evils that haunt the society. The band believes in making music that gets their audiences thinking as soon as their neurons transmit it through their ears to the most divine thing in the whole cosmos – the mind! Their gigs are known and remembered for the party atmosphere they create, audience interaction which is unique and how they make each and everyone dance and mosh with them. Played at: Shivaji College Festival SRCC, Woodstock (Runners Up) Kirori Mal College Festival Delhi College of Arts and Commerce Annual Fest Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology, Moksha 2010 Global School of Management Sciences Annual Fest RGIM, Evening Jam Sessions RSJ Red Romanov Pubrockfest 2010 along with Undying Inc. and Rabbit is Rich Kingfisher Rash Rockrum PubFest 2010 along with October and Jester AIIMS Pulse 2010 – One of the biggest events in the country Teri University's Green Rock Festival IIT Roorkie, Wargasm 2010 BITS Pilani, Rocktaves 2010 IIT Kanpur, Synchronicity 2010 Played Deftones Tribute Gig at Kyra Theater, Bangalore Rock/Metal Eve, Rajouri Garden Institute of Music Mood Indigo, IIT Bombay Livewire 2010 Converse Original Band Hunt 2010 Delhi Zone Finalists for Mood Indigo, IIT Bombay Livewire 2010 Headlined Maulana Azad Medical College Fest 2010 IIT Kharagpur, Wildfire 2010 Selected in top six bands for Channel V Launchpad 2011 Utopia 2011, School of Planning and Architecture (Qualified for the finals and First Runners Up in the finals) Cafe Morrison (2010, 2011) Turquoise Cottage (2011) Featured in Rolling Stone India Magazine, July 2011 The Gig Week 2011 Rolling Stones Ray Ban Never Hide Sounds 2011 Played along Social Suicide (Norway) Played alongside Torch (Norway) at TC, Gurgaon RSJ Pubrockfest 2011 Qualified in the top two bands at Dream Rigs ProActivate 2011 out of 61 entries from all over India Played at Casio Edifice G-Shock Official Launch Event, Imperial Hotel, New Delhi Headlined at the War of Bands at Gurgaon Institute of Technology and Management, Gurgaon? Headlined at the Battle of Bands at Gurgaon College of Engineering, Gurgaon