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Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival To Celebrate 25th Anniversary Next Year

KING DIAMOND and ARCH ENEMY are among the first announced acts for the 25th-anniversary edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2014 in Wacken, Germany. Confirmed acts so far: AMON AMARTH APOCALYPTICA ARCH ENEMY AVANTASIA BEHEMOTH CHILDREN OF BODOM EMPEROR ICED...

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WACKEN OPEN AIR Organizers Comment On MOTÖRHEAD's Abbreviated Performance, LEMMY's Health

The organizers of the Wacken Open Air festival have commented on MOTÖRHEAD's abbreviated performance at this year's event due to frontman Lemmy Kilmister's health. The band played only six songs last night (Friday, August 2) before leaving the stage, effectively pulling the plug on what was supposed...

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MOTÖRHEAD's WACKEN OPEN AIR Performance Cut Short Due To LEMMY's Health

MOTÖRHEAD was forced to end its performance at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany earlier today (Friday, August 2) after only six songs due to frontman Lemmy Kilmister's health. According to people attending the concert, MOTÖRHEAD spent less than half an hour on stage — 45 minutes less...

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Polish Heavy Metal Fan Dies Of 'Natural Causes' At Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

According to Deutsche Welle, a 52-year-old Polish heavy metal fan was found dead earlier today (Friday, August 2) in his tent at this year's Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Gemany. In a statement, the festival organizers said that the man "died of natural causes." It's not Wacken's first such ca...

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Reunited EMPEROR To Headline Next Year's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Reunited Norwegian black metallers EMPEROR will headline next year's edition of Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31-August 2, 2014 in Wacken, Germany. The news was announced earlier today at this year's Wacken Open Air at a press conference which was attended by EMPEROR members Ihsah...

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EKTOMORF Mainman Interviewed At Germany's METAL4SPLASH Festival (Video)

Metal4 magazine conducted an interview with Zoltán "Zoli" Farkas of Hungarian extreme metallers EKTOMORF at the Metal4splash open-air festival, which took place July 25-27 at Weichelsee in Rotenburg, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. EKTOMORF's new album, "Black Flag", was released on Augus...

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SABATON Drummer Breaks Toe, Vows To Perform At This Week's WACKEN OPEN AIR

Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME, DREAM EVIL, THERION, DIMMU BORGIR) broke his right pinky toe earlier today — just three days prior to his scheduled appearance at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany as the drummer for fellow...

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NIGHTWISH: WACKEN OPEN AIR Performance To Be Filmed For DVD/Blu-Ray Release

NIGHTWISH's August 3 performance at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany will be professionally filmed for a concert DVD and Blu-ray, tentateively due next year. Says NIGHTWISH mastermind and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen: "The time has come soon to wrap up the magical & memorable one...

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KOBRA AND THE LOTUS Interviewed In Minneapolis (Video)

BlackWindMetal.com conducted an interview with vocalist Brittany Paige and guitarist Jasio Kulakowski of Calgary, Alberta, Canada-based metallers KOBRA AND THE LOTUS on July 23 at The Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis, Minnesota. You can now watch the chat below. The self-titled album from KOBR...

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SOULLESS: 'Serpent Reaper' Video Released

"Serpent Reaper", the new video from Cleveland, Ohio-based thrashers SOULLESS, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's fourth full-length album, "In Death's Grip", which was released on April 23 via Auburn Records. The clip, which was directed by Kristoff Bates for Black Arts Media, was fil...

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ETERNAL LEGACY: 'Eyes Without A Soul' Video Released

"Eyes Without A Soul", the new video from Cleveland, Ohio-based metallers ETERNAL LEGACY, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's third album, "Seeking No Peace", which was released on April 23 via Auburn Records. The video was directed by VENOMIN JAMES guitarist Joe Fortunato. "This song s...

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STORMZONE: 'Night Of The Storm' Video Released

Irish metallers STORMZONE will release their fourth album, "Three Kings", on July 22 via the U.K. label Metal Nation Ltd. The official video for the song "Night Of The Storm", taken from the forthcoming CD, can be seen below. Formed in 2006, STORMZONE originally signed to U.K. hard rock label Escape...

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EXUMER Parts Ways With Guitarist

German thrashers EXUMER have parted ways with guitarist H.K. The musician played his last show with the band at the Bang Your Head!!! festival in Germany on July 13. The guitarist's departure has been an amicable one and he is said to have left the group for solely personal reasons. Comments EXUMER...

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LEGION OF THE DAMNED: New Album Details Revealed

Dutch thrashers LEGION OF THE DAMNED will release their new album, "Ravenous Plague", in January 2014 via Napalm Records. The CD was produced by Andy Classen (TANKARD, KRISIUN, HOLY MOSES) at the Stage One Studio in Germany. "Ravenous Plague" track listing: 01. Intro: The Apocalyptic Surge (by Jo Bl...

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MINISTRY: First Taste Of 'From Beer To Eternity'

Video footage of the photo shoot for the cover art and collection of promotional pictures for MINISTRY's 13th studio album, "From Beer To Eternity", can be seen below. The CD will be released on September 6 via 13th Planet Records. As fans of the band know, after last year there wasn't going to be a...