The Score Magazine August 2018 issue | Page 38

MALIK ARSHAQ Bangalore Open Air (BOA) is India's largest annual festival that caters to the various sub-genres of heavy metal music. Bangalore Open Air, was first conducted in 2011 by founder Salman U. Syed and his dedicated team. The festival, in association with Wacken Open Air, hosts Wacken Metal Battle's Indian leg, with the winning band getting an opportunity to play at Wacken Open Air. This year, Godless, Hyderabadi death metal band came out of the competition victoriou