Wacken Open Air's advent calendar has opened its final door, revealing an abundance of top-tier acts.
Kicking things off, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter take us on a rollercoaster ride through the seven circles of hell. When the seals are broken and the riders plow the Wacken grounds once again, our Metal hearts start beating a few BPM faster.
Majestica embody the motto of their music in their name—something we can’t exactly say about Ugly Kid Joe. Nevertheless, these Wacken veterans return to the Holy Ground to show us the true beauty they’re made of.
Fight The Fight blends years of friendship with the best of Hardcore, Metal, and Groove. The Norwegian band is guaranteed to heat up more than a few mosh pits.
We’ll stay briefly in the relentless, icy landscapes of the North: Lost Society is making their way from Finland to thoroughly till the Holy Ground. These well-equipped Thrashers lack nothing in their toolkit!
Deine Cousine gets another chance to prove that even when it’s not all about Heavy Metal you guys don‘t shy away from turning the moshpit into a sandstorm. Supergroup Soen, on the other hand, will drag you back to earth with their epic, reverberating sound.
Firsttimers Setyoursails are getting the chance to show off their qualities. Let the folks from Cologne feel the Wacken hospitality—it is almost Christmas, after all!
Did someone just mumble “party” with a mouth half-full of speculatius? Well, we’ve got just the thing for you: The Butcher Sisters! This crossover party formation from Mannheim is unstoppable, no matter how much beer you throw at them. That’s a promise.
Speaking of unstoppable, things are starting to smell like raw meat around here. Either someone forgot to fire up the grill, or W.A.S.P. just climbed straight out of our Advent calendar onto the Holy Ground. Nothing and no one is safe from Blackie Lawless and his gang—what a celebration this will be!
What would Christmas be without someone getting naked? Exactly! That’s why we’ve brought you true experts in the field: Wölfi and Die Kassierer.
For musically sophisticated chorales, we’ve secured none other than Nightwish frontwoman Floor Jansen. With that, nothing will stand in the way of our application to become the Heavy-Metal equivalent of the Vienna Opera Ball next year.
While Fear Factory and Static X add even more highlights to the high-tech arsenal of W:O:A 2025 - and are certainly not being deployed to the Holy Ground to take prisoners - Eihwar will aim to seduce you to the Viking dancefloor Metalheads with their unique sound: a mix of heavy tones and danceable electronic elements.
Careful, don’t shake the sixth gift! What’s rattling inside might make you suspect it’s prehistoric bones, but it’s actually the drumsticks of Komppi Momppi, drummer of our favorite dinos—Heavysaurus!
With Mastodon and The Hellacopters, we’re adding two more acts to the lineup that’ll blast through your eardrums and give you a serious sonic workout. Love electricity? Then you’ll love these rascals!
After an incredible debut in 2017, we can also look forward to a special icon in music history in 2025: Sir Bob Gedolf! It is no coincidence that we find him under the tree today. With his Boomtown Rats he is responsible for the anthem of all Monday grouches, but with Live Aid he probably delivered the most heartwarming Christmas classic in the world: “Do they know it’s Christmas”. On the Holy Ground, the Boomtown Rats will certainly be as ruthless as usual.
To close things out with a royal touch, King Diamond is bringing darkness, horror, chills, and occultism to the Holy Ground. The King is a true icon of heavy music and will strike fear and awe as a real highlight of the festival.
And this concludes the full line-up. See you on the Holy Grounds, rain or shine!
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