Wacken 2013 coming – News for Wacken 2014



Just 2 weeks to go until Wacken 2013 – but now we got important news for 2014:
W:O:A 2014 tickets will be completely personalized (The name of the owner will be printed on the ticket)!
To proceed against black market, black marketers and Ebay-hustlers we once more have optimized the Wacken ticket personalization. Along with this we want to inform you as soon as possible about the upcoming changes and improvements. There will be no big changes at the general order process excerpt the fact that you have to fill in your complete name and those of your friends (for which you eventually order tickets for) into the form during the order process at www.metaltix.com

NEW W:O:A ticket exchange
The resale of W:O:A 2014 tickets is strictly forbidden. The only exception under specific circumstances is our new W:O:A ticket exchange. It will be completely anonymized (sellers and purchasers can´t get in contact with each other and will be automatically allocated via a waiting list. That means it´s no more possible to make any price agreements). The ticket will be sold for the original price and the ticket seller MUST be the owner of the ticket. (The name printed on the ticket has to match with the name on the copy of the personal id of the seller). Furthermore there will be a small change regarding the maximum amount of purchasable X-MAS tickets: Due to the incredible demand which always led to a sold out of X-MAS tickets in a record time of less than one hour we have limited the maximum amount of tickets to 2 X-Mas tickets per person and order.

The X-Mas ticket in general is as always limited to 10.000 and includes (like in the past) the iconic X-Mas shirt, the limited CD-sampler and much more… Through this measure we hope to increase the equality of opportunity for every fan to get one of the highly demanded X-Mas tickets!

But that´s not all! (Special Anniversary Shirt)
As a small “Thank you” gift for your longtime loyalty every buyer of the regular W:O:A 3-DAY-ALL-IN-TICKETS has the possibility to order one special priced and limited W:O:A 2014 Anniversary Shirt with every ordered ticket! You just pay 14,99 € including postage (instead of 20€ plus postage). Just drop the T-Shirt into the shopping basket during the order process of the W:O:A tickets on www.metaltix.com (the shipping will be executed by EMP Merchandising GmbH and will start approximately on September 1st 2013). The offer ends on August 31st 2013*

*This additional offer is not essential and it´s availability is temporarily and quantitatively limited to a premature sold out. This does not affect purchasers with already ordered and paid tickets!

We think that we have taken an important step to proceed effectively against the black- /secondary market. At the same time we can oblige your wishes from last year´s survey regarding ticket personalization. If you have any further suggestions or questions feel free to write an email to: personalization@wacken.com

Last but not least here´s a a short summary of the most important changes:
1) All Wacken tickets are personalized upfront. You have to fill in first name and surname during the order process. Names will be printed onto the ticket.
2) To obtain equality of opportunity the maximum amount of purchasable X-MAS Tickets per person and order is limited to 2 tickets. First name and surname of the additional person you order a ticket for has to also be filled in during the order process at www.metaltix.com !
3) It is still possible to order up to 5 tickets of the regular 3-Days-All In Ticket. First and surnames of ALL PERSONS have to be filled in during the order process at www.metaltix.com!
4) Tickets can´t be exchanged, handed over or resold anymore because they are bound to the name of each owner (Excerption: The new official and anonymized W:O:A ticket exchange). According to this we recommend the conclusion of a ticket insurance for a fee of 6,60€ during the order process. (Info regarding ticket insurance can be found HERE)
5) Name changes are possible for a fee of 15€ and require the submission of a copied personal id of the ticket owner.

A lot of changes at a single blow! Within the next days we will release an additional FAQ summary regarding the new personalization. We hope that we served you well with this!
yours W:O:A team

Link:
http://www.wacken.com

Wacken Running Order Update



We got news from Wacken:
Today we have a small update of the Running Order for you. There were a few small changes regarding the play times. The play time of Annihilator on Thursday was extended with 15 minutes and on Saturday there are a few changes on True Metal and Party Stage. On Wednesday Pampatut and Feuerschwanz have changed their places at the Wackinger Stage. Further we have a new addition to the running order – The Masters of Comedy are back and will do the last performance on Wednesday at the Headbanger Stage.

Check out the latest update HERE!

Link:
http://www.wacken.com

METALFEST LORELEY 2013 Warm-Up Parties

Metalfest - http://de.metalfest.eu/

From Wednesday, May 8 on warm-up parties for METALFEST LORELEY 2013 take place in several German cities where you can win fan packs (incl. Metalfest ticket + T-Shirt + CD) and pick up various giveaways!

These are the dates:
May 08, 2013 – Cologne, Asgard
May 10, 2013 – Bielefeld, Stereo
May 11, 2013 – Essen, Rock Station
May 18, 2013 – Munich, CRASH
May 18, 2013 – Hamburg, Three Monkeys
May 24, 2013 – Neunkirchen, Club Cäsar
May 29, 2013 – Darmstadt, Steinbruch Theater
May 30, 2013 – Berlin, Sage
June 07, 2013 – Koblenz, Druckluftkammer

Or watch out the trailer to warm up:
httpv://youtu.be/jq3gD8vSra4

Check out the official festival site for more information:
http://de.metalfest.eu/

Extremefest signing sessions

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1iTXoG0Iss

The schedule for the signing sessions at the Extremefest ia out now:

Thursday, May 23
16.00 – 16.30
BROKEN HOPE
17.30 – 18.00
ENSLAVED
18.30 – 19.00
VOMITORY
19.30 – 20.00
CLITEATER
21.00 – 21.30
MILKING THE
GOATMACHINE

Friday, May 24
16.00 – 16.30
SONNE ADAM
17.00 – 17.30
GRAVE
18.30 – 19.00
DARK FORTRESS
19.15 – 20.45
SEPTIC FLESH
20.00 – 20.30
FLESHGOD
APOCALYPSE
23.30 – ???
TANKARD

Saturday, May 25
16.00 – 16.30
THYRFING
17.00 – 17.30
OBSCURITY
18.00 – 18.30
VADER
19.30 – 20.00
ENTRAILS
20.30 – 21.00
NEGATOR

Link:
http://extremefest.eu/

Vainstream Opening Night


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Once again there will be an opening night party at Vainstream 2013:

Desperados Opening Night feat.
Unearth, Your Demise, Bane
FREE ENTRY FOR ALL with a valid Vainstream 2013 TICKET !!!
05.07.2013 Münster, Skaters Palace

06.07.2013 – Vainstream Lineup:
IN FLAMES
PARKWAY DRIVE
BOYSETSFIRE
ASKING ALEXANDRIA
ANTI-FLAG (20 Years Anniversary Show)
H20
THE GHOST INSIDE
CALLEJON
AGNOSTIC FRONT
DEEZ NUTS
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA

Links:
http://www.vainstream.com/
Vainstream@Facebook

Metalfest – HYPOCRISY & KRISIUN confirmed! ARCH ENEMY had to cancel!

Metalfest - http://de.metalfest.eu/

Just a few weeks from now the gates to METALFEST LORELEY will open and from June 20 – 22 more than 30 handpicked bands are taking part that belong to the biggest, heaviest and most exciting acts the genre has to offer. Bands like SLAYER, SUBWAY TO SALLY, ACCEPT, CHILDREN OF BODOM, TESTAMENT, SAXON, DORO, DOWN and many more are going to rock the Rhine Valley!

Now HYPOCRISY & KRISIUN have been confirmed for METALFEST LORELEY 2013. ARCH ENEMY had to cancel their performance due to familial reasons, find the band statement below.

These are the new entrants:
HYPOCRISY
Peter Tägtgren wrote death metal history in 1990: the year he founded HYPOCRISY! Gems like “Penetralia” (1992) or “Abducted” (1996) turned out to be landmark releases in terms of Scandinavian brutality mixed with epic melodies – could anyone ever forget that immortal hymn “Roswell 47”? The Swedish death metal legends are far from being done though: just check out their brand new opus “End of disclosure” (2013)!

KRISIUN
Founded in 1990, Brasilian death metal worshippers KRISIUN made sure pretty fast the whole extreme metal world would never forget their name. The power trio killed everything with its debut “Black force domain” in 1995, and their sheer old school force and brutal approach hasn`t faded a bit to this very day. Recently KRISIUN unleashed the demo and rarities collection “Arise from blackness”.

Statement ARCH ENEMY:
“It is with great disappointment that we have to cancel our shows at European festivals this summer. The reason for this being private family matters that demand our full attention, making it difficult to fulfill our commitments in that time frame. We are currently looking into the possibility of rescheduling these festival slots for next year. We would like to thank the festival promoters, and of course the fans for their understanding and continued support. We will use this downtime to finish up the work on our upcoming DVD/Blu-ray and continue with the songwriting process of the next Arch Enemy album. We look forward to seeing you all in 2014! Metal on!”

METALFEST LORELEY 2013
Presented by Piranha, Musix, Noizeletter, Radio Bob, Coolibri, Laut.de, Rock Hard France, Rock Tribune, Lords Of Metal & BLAST!
June 20th – 22nd 2013 – St. Goarshausen
SLAYER
SUBWAY TO SALLY
ACCEPT
CHILDREN OF BODOM
TESTAMENT
SAXON
DORO
DOWN
PARADISE LOST
SOULFLY
JBO
ICED EARTH
WINTERSUN

HYPOCRISY
SIX FEET UNDER
KVELERTAK
EQUILIBRIUM
TURISAS
VARG
THRESHOLD
WITCHCRAFT
SUICIDAL ANGELS
DELAIN
FEUERSCHWANZ
MAJESTY

KRISIUN
KISSIN DYNAMITE
GRAILKNIGHTS
KADAVAR

Get your tickets now! The three-day festival pass (including camping) is only 79 €, and for 89 € you can call the fan pack including the festival pass, a festival shirt and a NoiseArt CD of your choice your own!!! Check out: www.hardticket.eu

From now on METALFEST tickets are also available as e-tickets at hardticket.eu. Save shipping costs and simply print out your ticket at home!

Check out the official festival site for more information:
http://de.metalfest.eu/