Naked Earth is a speed metal band based in Bombay.They formed in Jan97 and the first show they performed for was at the Republic Rock on Jan 26th 1997.
The first lineup of the band consisted of a differrent bassist and adifferent keyboardist.
They played at the RAIT elims 97, which they lost due to unfair judging.This incident was a turning point for Naked Earth.The bassist was thrown out and the keyboardist quit. The band regrouped with a new bassist(Merrill) and a new rhythm guitarist(Gilroy) as well as an entirely new set of songs.
Next in their lineup of shows was the Megha Fest which was an all Bombay rock contest. This competition saw 17 bands competing for the coveted 1st place and a prize money of Rs 30,000.Naked Earth won the first place unanimously in the elims as well as the finals.
Naked Earth has got a lot of support from magazines like Jam and RSJ which covered their shows at the Razz(Rock Pub).
Right now Naked Earth is the most popular band in Bombay, they have played the most shows in Bombay than any other bandin 1998.
Naked Earth was also the finalists at Mood Indigo 98 ( the allIndia rock contest with 30 bands competing) and their vocalistNeil was adjudged the best vocalist of the competition..
Naked Earth has various influences ranging from jazz, pop, metal, grunge. They are musically very mature even though they are so young in age (avg age:22).

CURRENT STATUS:

The band is going strong as usual and have been practising regularly on Saturday's and Sundays.