www.metal-festivals.com

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The international Metal contest known as WOA Metal Battle got announced. 31 national qualifiers will appear as compete on wednesday and thursday (Headbangers Stage & W:E:T STage).

Link:
http://www.wacken.com

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The ninth stage located in the center of Wacken got its program confirmed.
The surprise: Heaven Shall Burn will perform a very exclusive show in the Landgasthof Wachken. Don’t be late, the capacity is limited.

Link:
http://www.wacken.com

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This year’s running order got published:
https://www.summer-breeze.de/en/running-order-2026/

Link:
http://www.summer-breeze.de

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The running order got announced by the organizers:
http://www.wacken.com/de/line-up/running-order-musik/#/

Link:
http://www.wacken.com

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The timetable in Ballenstedt will be:

Link:
http://www.rockharz.com/

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Sabaton will return to headline the final saturday of WOA 2026.

Link:
http://www.wacken.com

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The amphitheater-timetable got announced:
https://www.rockhard.de/rhfestival/news/rock-hard-festival-2026-running-order-veroeffentlicht-trailer-online

Check out the official festival site for more information:
http://www.rockhardfestival.de

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Fit For An Autopsy, Of Mice & Men, Lacuna Coil, Alcest, Subway To Sally, Kadavar, Animals As Leaders, Deafheaven,Visions of Atlantis, Alien Ant Farm, Kärbholz, Crematory, Unzucht, Skyline, Bear McCreary, Lovebites, Wytch Hazel, Finsterforst, Evil Jared X Krogi, The Limit, 5th Avenue, Arroganz, Year Of The Goat, Temple Of The Absurd, Dirty Shirt, Trold, Metaklapa, 9mm Headshot, Manntra, Sagenbringer, Stonem, The Other, Cruachan, Maschine, Mambo Kurt, Velvet Rush, Heartless Human Harvest, Saviourself, Wüstenberg, Zeltinger Band, Black Tish, Tuxedoo, Minotaurus, Alien Rockin’ Explosion, Asrock, Blaas of Glory, Cursed Abyss, Wacken Firefighters and last year’s Metal Battle winner Expellow will appear at WOA 2026.

Link:
http://www.wacken.com

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Eisbrecher, Hatebreed, Skindred, Soulfly, Paradise Lost, Kadavar, Fit For An Autopsy, Decapitated, Eivor, Wolves In The Throne Room, Heavysaurus, The Sons Of Huens, Sanguisugabogg, Speed, Massive Wagons, Green Lung, The Narrator, Fulci, Urne, Neckbreakker, King Nugget Gang, Skeleton Pit, Castle Rat, Can Bardo, Broken By The Scream, Bizarrekult, Inner Space, Fireborn, Pridian, Inhuman Nature, 802, Persecutor and the evergreen-openers of Blasmusik Illenschwang got confirmed.

Link:
http://www.summer-breeze.de

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4 weeks before christmas Snata Clause showed up in Wacken and left the following announcements:
Judas Priest, Saxon, Heavysaurus, Uli Jon Roth, Arch Enemy, Yngwie Malmsteen, Rose Tattoo, Ad Infinitum, Alestorm, Alfahanne, Angelus Apatrida, Black Label Society, Bleed from Within, Brunhilde, Castle Rat, Chaosbay, Corrosion of Conformity, Crimson Glory, Danko Jones, Divlje Jagode, Dritte Wahl, Dubioza Kolektiv, Eläkeläiset, Electric Bassboy, Employed to Serve, Focus, Guilt Trip, Hackneyed, Hämatom, Hardline, Hatebreed, Katerfahrt, Kim Dracula, Kittie, Lagwagon, Life of Agony, Mr. Hurley und die Pulveraffen, Municipal Waste, Nita Strauss, Nothing More , Our Promise, P.O.D., Paradise Lost, President, Ricky Warwick, Skynd, Storm Seeker, The Butcher Sisters, The Haunted, Therapy?, Thy Art is Murder, Turbonegro, Vanir, Vended, Vogelfrey.

Link:
http://www.wacken.com