India has its own extreme metal festival and I went this year to see how it compares to foreign music festivals! I'll take you backstage at the Bangalore Open Air festival in the Indian state of Karnataka. Including behind-the-scenes of Mayhem's pre-show prep. The lineup also included death metallers Pestilence, Born of Osiris, Godless, Dying Embrace, Kryptos, and Amophia.

I went the following year to their new 2-day festival! Watch it now https://youtu.be/7hW8yzDr_1o.

Follow the Bangalore Open Air Festival on Instagram to get details about the next festival https://www.instagram.com/bangaloreopenair/.

If you're thinking of attending, there's more information available on my blog "Everything You Need To Know About Bangalore Open Air Festival" https://blog.karlrock.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-bangalore-open-air-festival/.

Bangalore Open Air is India's premier hard rock and heavy metal music festival. It started in 2012 and has featured bands like Mayhem, Iced Earth, Napalm Death, and Marduk.

Bangalore Open Air is a music festival in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, and was founded in 2012 by Salman Syed.

From thrash titans Kreator and Destruction to legendary heavy metal stalwarts Iced Earth and extreme metal luminaries like Mayhem, Rotting Christ and Vader, Bangalore Open Air has been bringing legendary and cutting-edge acts to India.

The festival brings around 6000 Indian metal fans together every year, and it's continually growing.

With its combination of great music, good food, and a lively atmosphere, the Bangalore Open Air Festival is an experience not to be missed for anyone visiting the city.

00:00 India's biggest metal festival
00:25 Bangalore city overview
00:41 Do I listen to metal?
01:30 The bands
01:55 My favourite Indian metal band (Godless)
02:26 Why is there a metal festival in India? (Salman Syed interview)
04:04 Tour of the venue
05:38 What happens backstage?
06:57 Pestilence performing in India!
07:24 Foreigners at the festival
07:41 What's the food like?
08:14 Meeting Indian metal fans
10:04 Backstage with Born of Osiris
11:16 Mayhem stage and backstage tour
12:46 Mayhem arrives backstage
13:27 Mayhem takes the stage
15:16 Should you attend next year?

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