Metalheads, get ready to rumble - the new Metal Battle website is online!

We are very happy to announce that we launched a new Wacken Metal Battle Website!

The first Warm Up Parties for W:O:A 2019!

The first Warm Up Parties for the upcoming Wacken Open Air 2019 have been announced! Like every year, there will be awesome parties in several venues...

Full Metal Holiday: Destination Mallorca 2019 – Pre-Sale Start!

The booking period for FULL METAL HOLIDAY: DESTINATION MALLORCA 2019 has begun!

With a new homepage and the first wave of bands the ultimate heavy...

Advent calendar 2018: The winners of our main prizes!

Today we announce the winners of our great main prizes from the Advent calendar 2018. We congratulate all winners and thank everyone for the active...

The Full Metal Bag for W:O:A 2019

Also in 2019 every visitor of the Wacken Open Air will receive the free Full Metal Bag! As always, the bag contains a whole range of useful items to...

Eluveitie on tour with Lacuna Coil and Infected Rain; Collector's Tickets and VIP upgrades available from Metaltix

April 5th will be a holiday for folk/pagan metal fans: Eluveitie will release their new record "Ategnatos"! Of course, the Swiss torchbearers want to...

Best Major Festival – Wacken Open Air wins at the European Festival Awards

The 2018 edition of the Wacken Open Air has been chosen as the winner in the category of "best major festival" by the prestigious European Festival...

Happy New Year

Slayer and Anthrax are joining the lineup!

Today's 24th door marks the end of our big Advent calendar on xmas.wacken.com - at least in terms of bands. But from now on you can take part in the...

Prophets of Rage & D-A-D behind door 23

For today's 4th Advent, we prepared two tidbits: The Wacken premiere of Prophets of Rage and an exclusive festival show by D-A-D!