Last Call For Rock Bands to Join the 2025 Red Horse Muziklaban Competition

The country’s longest-running rock band competition, Red Horse Beer Pambansang Muziklaban, has officially opened submissions for its 2025 edition. Since its inception in 1999, the annual contest has served as a launchpad for local musicians looking to prove their skill and become a mainstay in the Filipino rock scene.

This year’s competition will unfold through several stages, starting with online screenings and live eliminations before culminating in the Grand Finals, where the best acts will battle for the title of Pambansang Muziklaban 2025 Champion. Winners will take home prizes, performance opportunities, and a place among the competition’s storied roster of champions.

Over the years, the Muziklaban stage has showcased the breadth of Filipino rock. From the technicality of metal to the fast-paced rhythms of punk and the heavy grooves of hard rock, the contest’s commitment to original Filipino music has helped define what it means to be a modern rock act in the country.

Past Muziklaban champions include Mayonnaise in 2004, Palawan-based band Woopis in 2017, and Happy Three Friends in 2019. Registration is open until November 12 via forms.

Elijah Pareño

Music Writer

Elijah Pareño is the Music Writer of Rolling Stone Philippines. He writes daily music news, features, reviews, and radar stories of the website.

In addition to music writing, Pareño has written about the behind-the-scenes writers and producers from the P-pop scene, interviewed hip-hop artists like Shanti Dope and Zae, and featured up-and-coming artists for the Music Forecast 2026. Aside from music, Pareño has written about the state of affairs that affects pop culture. He wrote a movie review for 'Mortal Kombat II' and reported and interviewed photojournalists at the September 21, 2025 protests in Luneta and Mendiola.

Prior to working in Rolling Stone Philippines, Pareño was a freelance writer for 3 years and independent live music promoter

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