FORCE Are Your Wacken Metal Battle 2026 Champions!

The Holy Ground has spoken. After four days and 31 bands from every corner of the planet, Chile’s FORCE are the winners of Wacken Metal Battle 2026! Formed…

Phase 2 Bands Announced

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…

1st 10 WMB bands confirmed for WOA 2026

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…

One World, One Stage

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…

New Wacken Metal Battle Countries for 2027

🌍 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,…

2026 Countries Announced

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…

Wacken Metal Battle 2025 – Aftermovie Out Now

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…

Top 5 Winners of Wacken Metal Battle 2025

Wacken Metal Battle -X- EMP

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…

2nd 10 Wacken Metal Battle Bands Announced

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,…