The Forbidden Ritual is a LIVE band based out of Dehra Dun, Uttarakhand. The band plays progressive metal music. The members have grown up listening to a lot of hard rock and metal music and formed The Forbidden Ritual to contribute to the Indian metal scene. Band Members: Shourya Mehta – Lead Guitar, Vocals Himanshu Kumar – Rhythm Guitar Rupesh Arya – Drums Vivek Verma – Bass Awards: Winners, Grafest 2014 (Graphic Era University, Dehra Dun) First Runner Up, Jaipuria Institute of Management 2014, Ghaziabad Winners, Ultimate Band Combat 2014, City Junction Mall, Dehra Dun Winners, Vajra-The Battle of Bands 2014, University Of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehra Dun First Runners Up, UTKRISHT-Battle of Bands 2015, Tula's Institute, Dehra Dun First Runners Up, Rhapsody-The Battle of Bands- IIT Roorkee Saharanpur Campus Finalist, Allegro, The Battle of Bands NCU, New Delhi First Runners Up, CUFEST-War Of The Bands, Chandigarh University Finalist, Rock O Phonix, Alcheringa 2016, IIT Guwahati