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Max and Igor Cavalera (Roots) – Wacken, Germany – Aug 5, 2017
Max and Igor Cavalera (Return to Roots) Max and Igor performed Sepultura’s Roots album in its entirety in front of a massive, dedicated crowd at Wacken, mud and all. So many people traveled from as far as Brazil just to see this album played at this festival in a tiny village of Wacken northwest of […]
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EMPEROR – WACKEN 2017 Emperor performed on Friday, the second day of the festival.
Read MoreMemoriam – Wacken 2017
MEMORIAM – WACKEN 2017 Memoriam played on the 2nd day of the festival. Nuclear Blast explains their history in better detail – “MEMORIAM was primarily developed to fill the void that was left following the tragic death of Martin “Kiddie” Kearns, the drummer from BOLT THROWER, back in September 2015.”
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BATUSHKA Batushka seems to be the latest craze because the three times I’ve seen them at festivals, they drew massive and dedicated crowds. They’re a Polish band with a 2015 album Litourgiya (“liturgy” in English). “Pronounced “Batjushka”, the band’s Cyrillic name Батюшка means “father” and is used to address an Eastern Orthodox priest. Despite their […]
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ANNIHILATOR Annihilator played Thursday night before the official opening of the Wacken festival.
Read MoreUgly Kid Joe – Wacken 2017
UGLY KID JOE Ugly Kid Joe performed Thursday night before the first major opening day at Wacken.
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CROWBAR – WACKEN 2017
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Wacken 2017 Preview Olga Herndon Wacken is more than a festival – it’s more like a religion. It’s been called “The Holy Land,” “The Cathedral of Heavy Metal,” “The Summit of Heavy Metal,” and “The Mekka of Heavy Metal” – it’s essentially the final destination of spiritual enlightenment in a metal sense, a place of metal […]
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Wacken 2012 Review Chris Steyns Wacken 2012 By Chris Steyns The Journey The pilgrimage began the night before with two of my best friends sitting around in Mitchell’s kitchen, drinking hard (think Mötley Crüe “Girls, Girls, Girls” 1987 era drinking) and listening to metal. At the rate we were drinking, no one was getting up […]
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