For the last nine years, battles have been held across Canada for one independent metal band to perform at the world’s ...

A live recording of Feuerschwanz's performance at the Wacken Open Air festival in Germany, in early August 2022. It features special guests Orden Organ und Angus McSix. Setlist: 00:00 Intro 01:50 ...

The Wacken Open Air festival, also known as W:O:A, began in 1990 as a small festival with just 800 rock fans and a few local metal bands. The initial venue was a former gravel pit on the outskirts of ...

Kolkata band Panchabhuta won the 2025 Wacken Metal Battle India Subcontinent, impressing judges with their fusion of heavy metal and traditional Indian music. Their victory secures them a spot at ...

Krombach/Wacken (News Aktuell).- The Wacken Open Air (W:O:A) 2023 will remain unforgotten in many respects. Historically bad weather had turned the Holy Ground in Wacken into a mud land, making the ...

Two of Motörhead’s surviving members, guitarist Phil Campbell and drummer Mikkey Dee, participated in enshrining the ashes of the band’s late frontman, Lemmy Kilmister, in a ceremony at the Wacken ...

The legendary Wacken heavy metal festival kicked off in northern Germany, but with a smaller audience. Weather chaos forced organizers to turn back fans. https://p.dw ...

The famed British metallers played Wacken countless times during their decades-long career, and some of his ashes were spread as part of Wacken’s ‘Lemmy Forever’ festivities opening the festival at ...

A heavy metal festival in Germany has been forced to halt admissions after heavy rain turned the site into a mud bath. The Wacken Open Air festival is an annual event which takes place in fields ...

Northern Germany's Wacken Open Air heavy metal festival, in a rural area northwest of Hamburg, opened today. Rainy weather turned the festival's grounds muddy, and organizers were forced to tell fans ...