…Risen from the ashes of bands like Type O Negative and Life of Agony the new phenomenon called A Pale Horse Named Death will start their European Tour in February 2014. The band will promote their latest album "Lay My…
24-12-13
Thrash for the fest! Megadeth behind door 24
… from the USA! This is the last band of our calendar, but of course we will continue to announce bands for W:O:A 2014 soon - so stay tuned!
Megadeth
Another huge Wacken premiere for the Anniversary!…
23-12-13
Door 23: Carcass return to W:O:A!
… they have successfully started their new death metal offensive!
More about the band at Billing/Bands
And here are the x-mas winners from the 22nd of december 2013:
Dieter K - Lübeck
Karsten B -…
21-12-13
Hatebreed and Der W behind door 21
…Christmas gets closer and again we have two new bands in the W:O:A advent calendar.
Hatebreed
Before the feast of love starts, it’s time for the full load of hate!
The US American band Hatebreed is going to smash…
20-12-13
Hellyeah & W.A.S.P behind door No. 20!
… end of Pantera left a void in the scene which isn’t easy to fill again. But groove metal and groove bands are returning! One of the bands is Hellyeah and you could easily call this one a supergroup and the…
19-12-13
3rd Hamburg Metal Dayz
… festival season, the Hamburg Metal Dayz once again offer a wide array of activities: Not only will bands ranging from established veterans to hot upand-comers play at the Markthalle, there will also be…
19-12-13
Door No. 19: Another Wacken debutant for the Anniversary!
… act. They use to smash the tour headliner with their performances!
More about the band at Billing/Bands
And here are the x-mas winners from the 18th of december 2013:
Karsten S - Duisburg
Detlev P -…
18-12-13
Door No. 18: Two Wacken veterans as new announcements!
…Today we can present you another 2 bands in our X-Mas calendar.
Nightmare
The French metal band Nightmare was founded in 1979 and called the attention of the labels during a support show for Def Leppard. In 1988,…
18-12-13
Wacken Foundation - Auction of the signed bass guitar ends today
…This Nikki Sixx E-bass guitar from Epiphone has been signed by all performing bands from the Hamburg Metal Dayz 2013, e.g. Children of Bodom, Rage, Accuser and Eskimo Callboy.
This guitar is being auctioned on eBay…
17-12-13
I.C.S. Vortex behind door 17
… But in fact you can find elements from all of his creative periods on the album.
More at Billing/Bands.
And here are the x-mas winners from the 16th of december 2013:
Christian R - Altenburg
Natalie B…