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Mexico

The road to Wacken runs through Mexico.

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01 Competition rules

What you need
to know.

Country-specific rules for the Mexico heat. Read in full before submitting — incomplete applications are rejected without review.

01
Elegibilidad

Solo pueden participar bandas mexicanas: la mitad más uno de sus integrantes deben haber nacido en México.

Todos los integrantes deben ser mayores de edad el día de la final.

02
Material

Todas las bandas son libres de aplicar y entrar al proceso de selección.

Para participar, envía una canción en formato .MP3 o .WAV mediante el botón «Apply now» de esta página.

03
Final Nacional

Las bandas seleccionadas participan en una eliminatoria regional. Los ganadores de cada región pasan a la Final Nacional, que se celebrará en CDMX en fecha por anunciar.

Esto es en términos generales. Es MUY IMPORTANTE leer la convocatoria completa en la página de Facebook MetalBattleMexico.Official (facebook.com/MetalBattleMexico.Official) para conocer todos los detalles aplicables a México. Las reglas generales, en inglés, están en metal-battle.com/rules.

Si tienes dudas, escribe a mexico@metal-battle.com o a blut_aus_metal@yahoo.com.

04
Qué obtienes si ganas

Un set de 20 minutos en uno de los escenarios Louder Stage o W.E.T. Stage de Wacken Open Air 2027.

Acceso gratuito a todos los días del festival.

05
Qué pagas

La banda ganadora deberá llegar a Wacken por sus propios medios.

Si conseguimos algún patrocinio, lo anunciaremos con tiempo.

// 02 — Submit your application

Send us
your record.

One application per band. Fields marked with a red asterisk are required. The country partner reviews in batches and replies within 14 days.

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01 Band
02 Contact
03 Links
04 Assets
05 Extras
06 Consent
07 Follow
00 / 07 groups complete
// 01

Band identity

Exactly as it should be printed on the running order.

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Mexico flag MX · Mexico
Set by the page you applied from. Wrong country? Start from that country page.
390 in the list
// 02

Contact

One person who answers inside 48 hours. The partner calls before the final.

The one person the partner calls. Not a band alias.
Country code included.
// 03

Streaming
& socials

At least one link. The jury listens before it reads.

// 04

Assets

Links only. No attachments, no transfer services that expire.

Band photo + band logo (PNG, transparent background) and a one-page bio.
Needed for the Wacken artist pass. Private folder is fine.
000 / 600
German or English — both is better. The partner reads this first.
// 05

Country
extras

Owned by the country partner, not by Wacken.

// Country extras 0 questions · The country partner

Additional questions from your country partner. Answers go to The country partner only — they are not part of the Wacken jury sheet.

// No additional questions — The country partner collects the standard application only
// 06

Consent

Read the rules before you tick this. It is binding.

// 07

Follow
the page

Mandatory. No follow, no registration.

// Mandatory — Instagram Not confirmed
Follow Wacken Metal Battle.

Registration is only complete once the band follows the official Metal Battle channel. @wackenmetalbattle.official — The country partner verifies it before the jury round.

One application per band
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