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Slowly things are getting tight on our poster, but we always have room for ten more Metal Battle Bands. Join intercultural heavy metal exchange Born Broken – Kanada…
Read story →The first ten winning bands of the Wacken Metal Battle are officially joining us: WMB Cyprus — Speak In Whispers — @speak.in.whispers WMB Greece — I See Red…
Read story →To celebrate 35 years of Wacken Open Air, the Wacken Open Air Warm Up Parties will stretch from the Pacific Rim to the Andes. For the first time…
Read story →🌍 NEW COUNTRIES ANNOUNCED 🌍 The global movement grows louder. The underground rises further. We are proud to welcome NEW COUNTRIES joining Wacken Metal Battle 2027 🇧🇷 Brazil,…
Read story →Wacken Metal Battle 2026 is here! We kickstart with 5 debut countries: Greenland • Cyprus • Malta • Chile Nigeria Alongside them, we welcome back our global family: Austria Balkan Regions ( Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, North…
Read story →One stage. One BIG GLOBAL WACKEN METAL BATTLE family. From 12,633 applications to 30 bands on the holy ground of Wacken. The underground has spoken, have you heard…
Read story →EMP Europe’s leading merch giant is now the official partner of Wacken Metal Battle 2025! We’re turning up the heat with killer band collabs, exclusive Wacken Metal Battle…
Read story →From China to Argentina and from South Africa to Iceland: From all the countries and regions around the globe, more Wacken Metal Battle finalists are flocking to us,…
Read story →The countdown is on and the Wacken Open Air madness is going global!From San Diego to Sibiu, Bengaluru to Yantai — the W:O:A Warm-Up Parties are lighting up…
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