# Nerverek

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{{Short description|Indian progressive metal band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name                = NerveRek
| background          = group_or_band
| origin              = [Chennai](/source/Chennai), India
| genre               = [Progressive metal](/source/Progressive_metal)
| years_active        = 2003 - present
| current_members     = Arjun 'Chiq' Dhanraj<br/>Ishaan Krishna<br/>Ritesh John Dharmaraj<br/>Ananth Kumar
| past_members      = Rohith Abraham<br/>Krishnan Swaminathan<br/>Keshav Dhanraj<br/>T.T Sriram<br/>Jitesh Dharmaraj<br/>Shayne Fernandes
}}

'''Nerverek''' is an Indian [progressive metal](/source/progressive_metal) band formed in [Chennai](/source/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](/source/Scorpions_(band)) in [Bangalore](/source/Bangalore) and also opened for [Iron Maiden](/source/Iron_Maiden) in their tour to [India](/source/India) at [Mumbai](/source/Mumbai) on 1 February 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goergo.in/?p=223|title=GoerGo - Most Trusted Training Partner|website=Goergo.in|accessdate=15 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/archive/|title=Archive News|newspaper=[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu)|accessdate=15 October 2020}}</ref> In January 2011, they opened for [Pain of Salvation](/source/Pain_of_Salvation) along with Bicycle Days at [Saarang](/source/Saarang) 2011, the annual cultural festival of [IIT Madras](/source/IIT_Madras).

They are planning to release their first record, ''[Forever Endeavour](/source/Forever_Endeavour_(Nerverek_album))'', in March–April 2008.

==Band members==
*Arjun 'Chiq' Dhanraj: [Vocals](/source/Vocals), [guitar](/source/guitar)
*Ishaan Krishna: [Bass](/source/Bass_guitar), [backing vocals](/source/backing_vocals)
*Ritesh John Dharmaraj: [Drums](/source/Drum_kit)
*Ananth Kumar: [Keyboards](/source/Keyboard_instrument), backing vocals

==See also==
*[Indian rock](/source/Indian_rock)
*[Kryptos (band)](/source/Kryptos_(band))
*[Bhayanak Maut](/source/Bhayanak_Maut)
*[Nicotine (band)](/source/Nicotine_(band))
*[Inner Sanctum (band)](/source/Inner_Sanctum_(band))
*[Demonic Resurrection](/source/Demonic_Resurrection)

==References==
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Category:Progressive metal musical groups
Category:Indian heavy metal musical groups
Category:Musical groups established in 2003
Category:Indian musical quartets

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