The Kaguluhan Music Festival was a Pinoy rock and heavy metal music event held every November mostly in the province of Cavite, in the Philippines. Organized by a small event production outfit, the music festival has, since its inception, contributed to the success of its local talents; some have become recording artists, while others have opened for international acts. The festival's name, Kaguluhan, is a Tagalog word for "frenzy" or "commotion". The organizers adopted the name as a metaphor and sarcastic catch phrase visually describing the rock and metal scene, uncompromising yet fun and organic. History Founded by musician and head organizer Edzel Rebamontan, the music festival's purpose is to give fresh and potential bands from Cavite an opportunity to showcase their talents and skills to a whole new level of entertainment and excitement by giving them the publicity and promotion they need in pursuing their dreams to become the next rock act in the local music scene. It also serves as a training ground to enhance their performance level, original material and interaction with the crowd, together with some of the hottest local Rock and Metal bands that will be sharing the same stage with them. The event organizers are composed of local musicians and volunteers as they face a six-month preparation prior to the event, from securing venue permits, talent scouting, marketing, merchandising and promoting. Event leg The first installment was held on October 15, 2004, at the Cavite Coliseum where cockfights are also held. The debut was considered a failure due to the production's high cost and poor marketing strategy of its previous managers and staff. The producers then were uncertain whether the event would ever be staged again, due to the losses suffered. The second year was held at a small bar in Bacoor, Cavite, at a toned-down production cost which eventually gained the production more knowledge and wisdom, unlike the previous year. The production decided to stage the music festival every November in order not to compete with other events which were held in the month of October. Uncredited bands also got an opportunity to perform but were never officially headlined or got any billing in the show's promotional ads. Afterwards, the production reduced the talent line-up, limiting it to at least only ten bands to avoid over-billing. The third year was held at the Imus plaza gymnasium in Imus, Cavite, where the production concluded