Bangalore Open Air

Abaddon, Devoid Announced For Bengaluru’s Twisted Metal Fest

The second edition of the metal fest includes performances by Bengaluru thrash metal act Abaddon and Mumbai-based thrash band Devoid,…

July 23, 2015

Photos: Bangalore Open Air 2015

With three international India debut performances, the fourth edition of the open air metal festival in Bengaluru could have used…

June 8, 2015

Hell’s Ambassadors: Belphegor

Austrian death metal act Belphegor’s frontman Helmuth Lehner on how beating a serious illness inspired their recent album ‘Conjuring The…

June 2, 2015

Festival Report: CultFest 2015

The first edition of the Bengaluru festival, headlined by American death metal bands Cannibal Corpse and Suicide Silence, almost got…

April 12, 2015

Napalm Death: Louder Than Words

UK grindcore veterans Napalm Death, slated to make their India debut at the Bangalore Open Air this year, on being…

January 28, 2015

German Thrash Metal Band Destruction to Headline Bangalore Open Air 2014

The band’s frontman and founding member Marcel Schirmeraka Schirmer says their India experience will definitely “be a part of the…

September 12, 2014

Bangalore Open Air 2014 Lineup Announced

The third edition of the metal festival will be headlined by German thrash metal band Destruction and Greek extreme metallers…

July 7, 2014

Gig Review: Bangalore Open Air 2013

Despite a last-minute cancellation by Sodom, BOA’s selection of metal from around the world sets a benchmark

July 10, 2013

Einar Solberg of Leprous: I’m quite tired of black metal

Vocalist of the Norwegian prog metal band on being the backing band of black metal veteran Ihsahn, who is also…

July 5, 2013

Q&A: Sodom

The German thrash metal band’s frontman Thomas Such aka Angelripper talks about their debut in India and three decades of…

July 3, 2013