Preliminary Running Order and band announcements

We confirmed a lot of bands since last year so we can present you a preliminary Running Order in the week from the 22nd of march.

Apart from big names like Alice Cooper, Mötley Crüe or Iron Maiden there will be the chance to get to know and watch unknown bands. Of course the ...

DEAD MEANS NOTHING will rock W:O:A 2010

DEAD MEANS NOTHING, newly founded in 2006, will rock at this year’s W:O:A 2010. With their ‘Bastard-Rock’n’Roll’ they will make the amplifiers smouldering and will indulge your ears with their recent album ‘Nothing Of Devinity’. Fans of Motörhead shouldn’t miss this!

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GRAVE DIGGER 30th anniversary at Wacken Open Air 2010

When Grave Digger was founded in Gladbeck in 1980 nobody knew how defining this band would become for the international heavy metal scene. 30 years later a band would play at Wacken that never forgot its references: its heavy metal fans. This is one of the most important reasons this band ove...

FEAR FACTORY at Wacken 2010

Today we have a special band-announcement for the W:OA: 2010: FEAR FACTORY!
After masterminds Burton C. Bell and Dino Cazares re-united, they recorded a new Industrial masterpice, which is called Mechanize. Along with that album they will unleash hell on the holy Wacken ground!

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Iron Maiden - announce new studio album

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SKANNERS at Wacken 2010

Authentic Heavy Metal from Italy: For today we can officially announce SKANNERS for the line-up of W:O:A 2010. Founded back in 1982, the band recorded five studio-records and one live-album and stands for true metal from the south.

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New band for W:O:A 2010 - UNLEASHED

Today the death metalheads among you will be glad: the swedish guys of UNLEASHED are confirmed.
Founded in 1989 they can look back to 20 years band history and apart from other festivals in Germany they will play at this year's Wacken Open Air.
Their album 'Hammer Battalion' (2008) and the video ...