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14 unusual facts about Wacken Open Air


Classic Diamonds

At Wacken Open Air festival on 6 August 2004, the full Classic Night Orchestra was on stage for the show.

Desaster

After the band had played several festival-shows (e.g., Fuck the Commerce and Wacken Open Air), vocalist Okkulto decided to leave the band; he was replaced by Sataniac, the former vocalist of the German black/thrash band Divine Genocide.

Exumer

Soon after this album the band broke up only to reform in the 2001 during the exhibition at Wacken Open Air.

Exumer appeared for a one-off show at Wacken Open Air in 2001 and were re-activated by V. Stein and Mensh in 2008.

Fleshgore

In their touring history, they have played 19 countries including Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Slovakia, Sweden and Germany, where they played Wacken Open Air in 2006.

Hämatom

In 2011 the band played Wacken Open Air, gaining them their first international exposure.

Matt Barlow

On August 6, Barlow performed his farewell show with Iced Earth at the Wacken Open Air festival.

Pentagram Chile

Pentagram 2009 reforming the way in a first stage a national tour, which begins in the Chilean Metal Summit (June 14, Theatre Caupolicán) the second is the European tour that takes them to countries like Spain and Norway, ending in Wacken Festival, Germany.

Stormzone

Firefest, Z-Rock, Raismes Fest and Wacken Open Air, as well as performing extensively across the UK and Europe.

After supporting Stryper on the Spanish leg of their 2011 European tour, the band played the W.E.T. stage at Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany.

The Rotted

Having completed a short UK tour in July 2008 with fellow Brits Ted Maul, the band went on to play festivals such as Wacken Open Air, Dynamo, Elsrock and Summer Breeze Open Air that same year.

Thyrfing

2003 followed with further live-promotion, such as the Generation Armageddon Festivals (including Ancient Rites, Septic Flesh, Primordial, Blood Red Throne and Skyfire), a 12-day European tour throughout Europe, and performances on the main festival stages of 2000 Decibel in Sweden and Wacken Open Air in Germany.

Totenmond

In 1997 the EP "Väterchen Frost" (Father Frost) was released and Totenmond played their first gigs in the Wacken Open Air, Dynamo Open Air and Force-Attack-Festival.

Unquestionable Presence: Live at Wacken

Disc one features the band's reunion performance at Wacken Open Air in 2006 and disc two features a compilation of Atheist tracks from previous albums.


Black Majesty

The album was launched by another European tour which featured slots at festivals such as Masters of Rock, Benatska Noc, and Europe's biggest heavy metal festival, Wacken Open Air, along with a few solo club dates.

Dezperadoz

They have also performed at festival shows like Wacken Open Air, With Full Force, Earthshaker, Summerbreeze and others gigs and tours through Europe and Russia.

Full Metal Village

Full Metal Village is a 2007 documentary film about the lives of the residents of a small village in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, Wacken, in a series of interviews and visual tableaux as it prepares for the annual Wacken Open Air Festival.

Hail of Bullets

2011 saw the band playing most of the prestigious European Summer festivals Like Hellfest, Wacken Open Air, Summer Breeze, Party.San Open Air festival, and Brutal Assault.

Hammercult

On August 5, 2011, after performing at the Wacken Open Air Metal Battle contest on August 3, it was announced that Hammercult has beaten bands from all around the world and was declared as the winner of the 2011 edition of W:O:A Metal Battle, granting them new instruments and endorsements from various companies such as Washburn Guitars and Eden Electronics.