Trainwreck to represent Bangladesh in India
Metal band Trainwreck won the first Wacken Metal Battle Bangladesh chapter and they will represent our country in Bangalore Open Air in February 2019. The battle took place at the Russian Cultural Centre on Saturday. The event was sponsored by G-Shock.
Rafa, one of the judges of the battle said:" Five bands competed against each other in front of the judges and we selected the winner based on overall performance, including crowd performance, originality, etc."
The jury panel also included Lincoln from Artcell, and Amit, vocalist of Orato. "Bangalore Open Air is a huge festival and it opens the door for metal bands from different countries to perform at Wacken Open Air (W: O: A) which takes place in Germany every year," said Rafa. The selection process of the battle was very competitive.
Approximately 77 bands sent their demos to the Bangalore Open Air committee from which they selected five bands.Later, these five bands performed in the metal battle with their original numbers in front of a jury panel and a crowd of metalheads. Each band performed for 30 minutes.
Torture Goregrinder, Karma, Ionic Bond, and Infidel, also battled in the competition. A K Rahul, guitarist of Trainwreck said: "We are super excited to have won this battle; it was like a dream come true." "We have been dreaming of this for so long; we used to watch YouTube videos of Bangalore Open Air and Wacken Open Air," explained Rahul in excitement.
