When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Pep Bonet When Thomas Jensen co-founded Wacken Festival in 1990, the idea was simple.

"Wacken - rain or shine." It's a good catchphrase, though there was definitely more of one than the other at this year's event as Wacken Open Air returned for its 34th edition, boasting a host of ...

Update: Official video from the Wacken Open Air performance of Dio Disciples utilizing the Ronnie James Dio hologram has been posted by the hologram's creator, Eyellusion. Watch the video in the ...

"Wacken 3D - Louder Than Hell" will shoot at the annual event in a tiny German town, which this year will feature Rammstein, Motorhead, Alice Cooper, Deep Purple and others. By Scott Roxborough Europe ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BERLIN (AP) — The Wacken Open Air heavy ...

The Wacken Open Air festival, also known as W:O:A, began in 1990 as a small festival with just 800 rock fans and a few local metal bands. The initial venue was a former gravel pit on the outskirts of ...

Yesterday (Aug. 7), Itzehoe police spokesman Peter Berndt confirmed this information, stating the two, aged 58 and 59, were seen in the town on Friday (Aug. 3). Festival attendees spotted the two ...

A heavy metal festival in Germany has been forced to halt admissions after heavy rain turned the site into a mud bath. The Wacken Open Air festival is an annual event which takes place in fields ...

The pandemic is winding down… but not fast enough: the organizers of the annual Wacken Open Air Festival have postponed this year’s event to the weekend of August 4, 2022. The silver lining, such as ...

It was the story of the summer — two pensioners snuck out of a retirement home in northern Germany to attend Wacken Open Air, the world's biggest heavy metal festival, only to be later found by police ...

A pair of residents at a German assisted living facility caused panic among the staff when they couldn't be found. It was originally thought that the two men sneaked out to attend the Wacken Open Air ...

When Thomas Jensen co-founded Wacken Festival in 1990, the idea was simple. Book a few bands, get some beers in, and invite some mates to have the time of their lives. Thirty-five years later, the ...