… Body Count's debut album hit like a bomb in 1992 and was even repeatedly the subject of election campaigns for the US presidency back in 1992.
Anno 2018, Ice motherfucking T and Body Count have lost none…
Wacken Stories: Scott Ian
… There are two things he likes at Wacken, and they have to do with the Ritz-Carlton and a summer camp. And then there was this thing with Ronnie James Dio’s hotel room.
17-11-18
Wacken Stories: Birutė Surinenaite
… recently with my husband. I’m experienced in reaching the festival in many different ways including a camper, car, bus, ferry, aircraft, train and even taxi.
When we travelled by camper, we faced the most…
07-11-18
Wacken Stories: Emy Bernhard
… in the morning I decided to go to sleep. Back then, the press tent was located right next to the VIP Campground, so my tent was only five meters away. After 15 minutes of walking a more or less straight line I…
01-11-18
Wacken Stories: Sonja Lattwesen
… Enemy might remember it, too.
„My first W.O:A was in 1998, when I was acting as a reporter from the campgrounds. Wacken is really something else. Seeing a small city pop up from out of nowhere and seeing how…
10-10-18
Wacken Stories: Gerhard Tolksdorf
…laint was when someone called to tell us the noise was barely tolerable. We asked: ‚We are you?‘ The answer: ‚Camp ground C.‘ I loved that!
Mr. Hübner and Mr. Jensen keep coming up with new ideas – like the festival…
05-10-18
Wacken Stories: Björn Luig
…ch you won’t find everywhere else: Here are the „Wacken Stories“!
Björn Luig (Merch addict, cocoa drinker, camping pro)
„What we are doing here? We are breaking into this car. What does it look like?“
Metalhead…
07-09-18
Wacken Stories: Jörg Stammer
… girls were really happy and relieved.
In 2017, one guest actually complained about loud music in the camping area. That’s unusual for a Heavy Metal festival. But there’s one fan in particular I will always…
05-08-18
Another decade Wacken Open Air is coming closer to its end – Thanks for W:O:A 2018!
… giant dustcloud! Due to the good weather conditions we had a relatively smooth arrival phase and the campgrounds were in good conditions. And also the crew once again did everything possible to enable you a…
04-08-18
Message from the traffic management regarding departure!
… you can order help from a tractor driver. Due to the weather situation and the condition of the camping grounds we offer an free towing service from Sunday morning 06.00 am. This service is for free for…
