After announcing IHSAHN, LEPROUS and DARK TRANQUILITY, Bangalore Open Air 2013 confirmed American 3-piece instrumental progressive metal act, ANIMALS AS LEADERS as fourth international act on Sunday evening. This would be debut performance of the trio in India.

The organizers of BOA announced by sharing few lines about the bands:

“Showcasing dazzling virtuosity, ANIMALS AS LEADERS bring a level of technical wizardry to the festival that few acts on the planet can match. With their breakthrough self titled album in 2009 and 2011’s stunning follow up ‘Weightless’, the band have made heads turn in all spheres of the metal and prog world. Recently signing with Sumerian Records, the third album by ANIMALS AS LEADERS scheduled for release in 2013 is unquestionably one of the most awaited releases of the year.
All you guitar geeks, prog nerds, jazz aficionados and djentlemen out there, this is one performance you absolutely cannot afford to miss. Get ready to indulge in furious arm exercises as you pick your jaws off the floor time and time again.“