The third annual Rolling Stone Metal Awards 2012 took place at Blue Frog with performances from Pangea, Abraxas, Providence with their new vocalist Karan Pote. The winners have been announced in the following categories :

Best Artwork
Providence – Vanguard

Best Band
Providence (Popular Choice)
Goddes Gagged ( Critics Choice)

Best Album
Vanguard – Providence (Popular Choice)
Winding the Optics – Eccentric Pendulum ( Critics Choice)

Best Song
Maeva – Skyharbor ( Critics Choice)

Best Vocalist
Sunneith Revankar – Providence

Best Guitarist
Keshav Dhar – Skyharbor

Best Drummer
Vibhas Venkatraman – Eccentric Pendulum

Best Bassist
Arun Natarajan – Eccentric Pendulum

Best Keyboardist
Taz James – Chaotic Years