Festival No. 0001082 · Est. 1997
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Festival lineup
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Where it happens
Festival site
Festival grounds
The details
- Venue
- Wacken Open Air
- Address
- Norderstr. 25596
- City
- Wacken, Germany
- Capacity
- 180,000
Somewhere to sleep it off
Where to stay
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For the record
About the artists
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All Hail the Yeti formed in 2006. -
Amaranthe formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 2008. Plays melodic death metal, melodic metalcore, metalcore, power metal, rock, symphonic metal, trance metal.
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Anthrax formed in New York, United States, in 1981. Plays alternative metal, crossover thrash, groove metal, grunge, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, nu metal.
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BAEST formed in October 2015. Plays death metal.
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Be'Lakor formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 2004. Plays melodic death metal, metal, progressive metal.
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Beartooth formed in Columbus, United States, on 1 December 2012. Plays metal, metalcore, post-hardcore.
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Beyond the Black formed in Mannheim, Germany, in 2014. Plays symphonic metal.
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Blitzkid formed in 1997. Plays horror punk, psychobilly, punk, punk rock.
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Bloodbath formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1998. Plays black metal, blackened death metal, brutal death metal, death metal, deathgrind, melodic death metal, metal, technical death metal.
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Burning Witches formed in Brugg, Switzerland, in 2015. Plays heavy metal, power metal.
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Caliban formed in Hattingen, Germany, in 1997. Plays deathcore, melodic hardcore, melodic metalcore, metal, metalcore.
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Carpathian Forest formed in Sandnes, Norway, in 1992. Plays black metal, metal.
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Delain formed in Zwolle, Netherlands, in 2002. Plays gothic metal, gothic rock, metal, power metal, symphonic metal.
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Doro formed in Düsseldorf, Germany, in 1988. Plays hard rock, heavy metal.
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Drain formed in 1992.
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Dust Bolt formed in 2006. Plays emo, metalcore, thrash metal.
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Enemy Inside formed on 1 December 2017. Plays alternative metal, heavy metal.
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Ensiferum formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 1995. Plays folk metal, melodic death metal, metal, power metal, viking metal.
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Evergrey formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1993. Plays metal, progressive metal.
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Faun formed in Bayern, Germany, in 1999. Plays folk, medieval, neo-medieval folk, pagan folk.
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Ferocious Dog formed in Warsop, United Kingdom. Plays folk, folk punk, punk.
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Get the Shot formed in Quebec, Canada, in 2009. Plays hardcore punk, melodic hardcore, punk, thrash metal.
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Heaven Shall Burn formed in Saalfeld, Germany, in 1996. Plays death metal, deathcore, melodic death metal, melodic metalcore, metalcore.
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Holy Moses formed in Aachen, Germany, on 17 October 1980. Plays metal, speed metal, thrash metal.
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Imminence formed in Trelleborg Municipality, Sweden, in February 2010. Plays metalcore, post-hardcore, progressive metalcore.
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Iron Maiden formed in Leyton, United Kingdom, on 25 December 1975. Plays heavy metal, metal, nwobhm.
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J.B.O. formed in 1989. Plays comedy, metal.
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Jag Panzer formed on 19 October 1980. Plays heavy metal, power metal.
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Kataklysm formed in Montreal, Canada, in 1991. Plays death metal, melodic death metal, metal.
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Killswitch Engage formed in Westfield, United States, in 1999. Plays alternative metal, emo, heavy metal, melodic death metal, melodic metalcore, metal, metalcore, progressive metal.
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Koldbrann formed in 2001. Plays black metal.
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Konvent formed in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2015. Plays death metal, doom metal.
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Kärbholz formed in 2003. Plays hard rock, punk, rock.
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Masterplan formed in Hamburg, Germany, in August 2001. Plays heavy metal, power metal.
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Megadeth formed in Los Angeles, United States, in June 1983. Plays alternative metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, rock, speed metal, thrash metal.
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Nervosa formed in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in February 2010. Plays thrash metal.
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Objector formed in Turnhout, Belgium, in 2007.
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Pennywise formed in Hermosa Beach, United States, in 1988. Plays melodic hardcore, punk, punk rock, rock, skate punk.
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Schandmaul formed in Gröbenzell, Germany, in 1998. Plays folk metal, folk rock, medieval metal, medieval rock.
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Skálmöld formed in Reykjavik, Iceland, in August 2009. Plays folk metal, viking metal.
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Sólstafir formed in Reykjavik, Iceland, in January 1995. Plays atmospheric sludge metal, black metal, metal, post-metal, post-rock, progressive metal, psychedelic rock, rock.
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Takida formed in 1999. Plays alternative rock.
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Uriah Heep formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1970. Plays acoustic rock, classic rock, hard rock, heavy metal, progressive rock, rock.
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Warkings formed in 2018. Plays heavy metal, metal, power metal.
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Whoredom Rife formed in Trondheim, Norway, in 2014. Plays black metal.
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ye banished privateers formed in 2008. Plays celtic, folk, folk rock, punk.