REGISTRATIONS OPEN – CANADA

Attention Canadian metal bands! The journey to Wacken Open Air 2025 begins now. Registrations for Wacken Metal Battle Canada are officially open, and this is your chance to…

NEWS – South America Northern Region wins award

Wacken Metal Battle South America Northern Region wins Best Event of the year in Ecuador The Maniac Awards in Quito, Ecuador, Wacken Metal Battle was honored with the…

REGISTRATIONS OPEN – CARIBBEAN

Registrations for Wacken Metal Battle Caribbean will open on 1st November 2025. More info here

REGISTRATIONS OPEN – INDIA

Applications for Wacken Metal Battle India are now open! This is your chance to represent the Indian Sub-Continent and perform at the legendary Wacken Open Air 2025. Head…

2025 Participating Countries Announced

We are thrilled to officially announce the participating countries for the Wacken Metal Battle 2025. Once again, we will unite the underground metal scenes from around the world…

Wacken Metal Battle 2024 Aftermovie Released.

The Wacken Metal Battle celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2024, marking two decades of discovering the best emerging metal talent worldwide. Since 2004, this competition has become a…

Wacken Metal Battle 2024 Aftermovie Announcement.

The wait is almost over! 🤘 Get ready to relive the epic moments of this year’s Wacken Metal Battle with our official aftermovie, dropping next week! From the…

Denmark Win Wacken Metal Battle 2024

Wacken Metal Battle Brand Partners Announced

Final List of Metal Battle Bands & Running Order.

Looking for the next stadium-filling superstar we can today confirm the last Metal Battle finalists. Once again bands from all around the globe complete our line-up. This time…