Festival No. 0001082 · Est. 1997
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Where it happens
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The details
- Venue
- Wacken Festivalplatz
- Address
- Reselithweg 17 25596
- City
- Wacken, Germany
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For the record
About the artists
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Angel Witch formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1977. Plays groove metal, heavy metal, metal, nwobhm, speed metal, thrash metal. -
Apocalyptica formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 1993. Plays alternative metal, heavy metal, instrumental, instrumental rock, metal, neoclassical metal, symphonic metal.
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August Burns Red formed in Lancaster, United States, in March 2003. Plays alternative metal, christian hardcore, heavy metal, melodic metalcore, metalcore.
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Beyond the Black formed in Mannheim, Germany, in 2014. Plays symphonic metal.
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Brothers of Metal formed in 2012. Plays power metal.
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CALL OF CHARON formed in 2006. Plays deathcore, metalcore.
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Clawfinger formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1989. Plays industrial metal, rap metal.
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Crownshift formed in 2023. Plays melodic death metal, power metal.
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Die Apokalyptischen Reiter formed in Weimar, Germany, in 1995. Plays death metal, folk metal, heavy metal, metal, thrash metal.
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Die Kassierer formed on 4 May 1985. Plays punk.
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DOMINUM formed in Nuremberg, Germany, in 2022. Plays power metal.
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Enemy Inside formed on 1 December 2017. Plays alternative metal, heavy metal.
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Floor Jansen was born in Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, on 21 February 1981. Plays metal, symphonic metal.
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From Fall to Spring formed in 2008. Plays metalcore, nu metal, post-hardcore, rapcore.
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Gojira formed in Ondres, France, in 1996. Plays alternative metal, avant-garde metal, death metal, groove metal, melodic death metal, metal, post-metal, progressive metal.
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Grave Digger formed in Gladbeck, Germany, in 1980. Plays heavy metal, metal, power metal, speed metal, thrash metal.
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Lake Malice formed on 1 April 2021. Plays alternative metal, metal, metalcore.
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Lita Ford was born in London, United States, on 19 September 1958. Plays glam, glam metal, hard rock, metal, punk rock, rock.
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Lost Society formed in Jyvaskyla, Finland, in 2010. Plays metal, thrash metal.
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Machine Head formed in Oakland, United States, on 12 October 1991. Plays groove metal, heavy metal, metal, nu metal, thrash metal.
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Michael Schenker was born in Hannover, Germany, on 10 January 1955. Plays classic rock, hard rock, heavy metal, rock.
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Ministry formed in Chicago, United States, in 1981. Plays alternative metal, ebm, electro-industrial, electronic, industrial, industrial metal, industrial rock, metal.
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Månegarm formed in Norrtälje municipality, Sweden, in 1995. Plays black metal, folk metal, viking metal.
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Night Demon formed in Ventura, United States, in May 2011. Plays heavy metal.
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Obituary formed in Tampa, United States, in 1988. Plays death metal, metal, old school death metal.
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Papa Roach formed in Vacaville, United States, in 1993. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, hard rock, heavy metal, nu metal, pop rock, rap rock, rock.
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Peyton Parrish plays alternative metal, alternative rock.
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Saltatio Mortis formed in Karlsruhe, Germany, in 2000. Plays folk metal, folk rock, medieval, medieval metal.
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Saxon formed in Barnsley, United Kingdom, in 1976. Plays hard rock, heavy metal, metal, nwobhm, rock.
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Tarja was born in Kitee, Finland, on 17 August 1977. Plays heavy metal, metal, power metal, symphonic metal, symphonic rock.
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Vulvarine formed in 2020. Plays hard rock, heavy metal, punk rock, rock.
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W.A.S.P. formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1982. Plays glam metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal.
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Wind Rose formed in Pisa, Italy, in 2009. Plays folk metal, heavy metal, power metal.
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Within Temptation formed in Waddinxveen, Netherlands, in April 1995. Plays gothic metal, metal, symphonic metal, symphonic rock.
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Zeke formed in Seattle, United States, in 1993. Plays hardcore punk, punk, speed metal.