Inner Sanctum is a Death metal band based in Bangalore. The founding members Chintan and Michael were later joined by Tejas (guitar), Abhinav (drums), Gaurav (vocalist) and Rajeev (guitar). Since its inception in 2006, they have won several awards including the Indian Band of the Year (2007 and 2009) and the Best Emerging Band of the Year (2010). Inner Sanctum released its first album Provenance (2009) through Resonance Studios. The album became very popular among the lovers of the Death metal genre in Asia and was featured in several of the top 10 lists of albums for 2009-10. Over the years, Inner Sanctum has been a supporting act for some of the big names in metal, namely Metallica, Guillotine, Amon Amarth, Cradle of Filth, Texture and Slayer.