Thermal and a Quarter (TAAQ) is a rock band from Bangalore, India, that describes its music as 'Bangalore Rock,’ rooted in a classic rock idiom while Indian in 'subtle, inescapable ways.’ In 2001, when Deep Purple played in Bangalore, TAAQ opened the show. The band also opened for Guns N' Roses in 2012. Founded in 1996, TAAQ had released seven studio albums by its 20th anniversary in 2016.
Thermal And A Quarter (TAAQ) is India's most prolific rock band, with seven released albums, multiple international tours/awards - and a never-say-die D-I-Y approach to everything. TAAQ is currently working on Album #8 - A World Gone Mad; two singles have already been released, with a third in the offing.