Today is the First Sunday of Advent and we are going to celebrate it with three new names – one band has already played Wacken Open Air, the other two will make their debuts. And we can also announce
Wacken Stories: Scott Ian
As the guitarist for Anthrax, Scott Ian has seen many festivals. There are two things he likes at Wacken, and they have to do with the Ritz-Carlton and a summer camp. And then there was this thing
14-11-18
Wacken Stories: Håkon Grav
Motörhead and Rage with Orchestra were two of the headliners, when Håkon Grav came to Wacken for the first time in 1997. The Norwegian band manager and journalist was deeply impressed with the whole
09-11-18
Wacken Stories: Andreas „Maschine“ Pooch
His first visit to the „Holy Ground“ happened as a fan. Later Andreas Pooch worked for Wacken Radio, using his knowledge and voice for years. That work out well, so he was asked if he would like to
07-11-18
Wacken Stories: Emy Bernhard
For someone born in Transylvania it’s probably only natural to get into Metal. Like Emy Bernhard: The IT specialist is living in Germany nowadays, but has been supporting the Metal Battle contestants
10-10-18
Wacken Stories: Gerhard Tolksdorf
With all the Rock’n’Roll going on in Wacken, someone has to keep an eye on public safety and a general sense of order. Since the very beginning, this person has been Gerhard Tolksdorf, head of the
05-10-18
Wacken Stories: Björn Luig
Metalhead Björn Luig from Gelsenkirchen, Germany tells us in his Wacken Story about flying beer cans, that not all from above is good and why it sometimes is a really smart idea to be really honest
21-09-18
W:O:A Kick-Off: More names for the 30th Wacken Open Air!
The ticket sale for the 30th W:O:A is over, but of course there is still a lot of work to do for us. And as always, we use the Hamburg Metal Dayz for discussions with fans, artists and service
18-09-18
Wacken Stories: Thomas Vollbrecht
For 23 years now Thomas „Völle“ Vollbrecht has taken the annual journey to Wacken. Back then he was a regular visitor, today he is one of the longest-serving people behind the scenes. Never
13-09-18
Adam "Nergal" Darski of Behemoth spoke with DKMS about his fight with blood cancer
Also this year the DKMS was on spot at W:O:A to fight blood cancer together with your help and they also had an emotional interview with Behemoth singer Adam "Nergal" Darski who talked about his
