Germany, Wacken - Wacken Open Air 2009
| Location: | Germany, Wacken (Festivalgelände) |
| Date: | 29 July 2009 - 01 August 2009 |
| Website: | wacken.com |
| Organizer: | ICS Event Service |
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Tickets: |
SOLD OUT!! |
20 years! 20 fucking years! That's how long the Wacken Open Air exists already. And it has come a long way from a garden party with 800 guests and 6 bands to the biggest metal festival in the world with more than 75,000 visitors and close to 70 bands performing on four stages. Said stages have seen performances by nearly every important band in the world of metal as well as numerous underground acts, so expectations are quite high for this year's lineup. Already confirmed are several fan favorites from the previous editions, such as Saxon, Motörhead, Machine Head, In Flames and Doro who has announced a special Warlock show. Further highlights are the two hour farewell show of metal veterans Running Wild, who will show the young lads how pirate metal is really done, and the performance of recently reunited viking metal legends Einherjer. And as always the lineup will please metalheads of every age: the older folks will be delighted by the confirmations of Heaven And Hell and UFO while Bullet For My Valentine, Walls Of Jericho and Bring Me The Horizon represent the newest generation of metal(-related) music.
The namesake and host of the festival is the small town of Wacken in Northern Germany. For just short of a week the town's population skyrockets from a mere 2,000 souls and turns the village into the world's metal mecca. The town is located 10 km north of Itzehoe and 50 km north/west of Hamburg. There will be shuttle buses from the festival site to the train station in Itzehoe as well as to the airports in both Hamburg and Lübeck. For more info on getting there and away check the festival page here.
The festival is sold out since December already. If you haven't got your ticket yet, but want to go there nonetheless, you can circumvent the black marketing going on eBay and reduce the risk of acquiring fake tickets by using the ticket exchange in the official forum. In this exchange the Wacken staff supervises the ticket prices and acts as trust which means that the seller sends the ticket(s) to the staff who verifies the authenticity of the ticket(s) and reports it to the buyer. After the buyer has transferred the money to the seller, the Wacken staff will pass on the ticket(s) to the buyer. More information on this model can be found here (in German).
Headliners
DAY 1 (29.07)
W.E.T. Stage
| Victims Of Madness | 19:00 - 19:30 | |
| Bai Bang | 20:00 - 20:45 | |
| Bon Scott | 21:15 - 22:15 | |
| Onkel Tom | 22:30 - 23:30 | |
| Mambo Kurt | 00:00 - 01:00 | |
| Metal Karaoke | 01:00 - 06:00 |
Beer Garden Stage
| W:O:A Firefighters | 20:00 - 21:00 | |
| The Smack Ballz | 21:00 - 22:00 |
Medieval Stage
| FEJD | 20:00 - 21:00 | |
| Ragnaröek | 22:00 - 23:00 |
DAY 2 (30.07)
Black Stage
| Skyline | 16:00 - 16:45 | |
| Schandmaul | 17:00 - 18:00 | |
| Der W | 18:30 - 19:45 | |
| Running Wild | 20:15 - 22:00 | |
| Heaven And Hell | 22:30 - 00:00 |
Party Stage
| D-A-D | 17:00 - 18:00 | |
| Anthrax | 18:30 - 19:30 | |
| Secret Show | 20:00 - 21:00 | |
| The BossHoss | 21:30 - 22:30 | |
| Lacuna Coil | 23:00 - 00:00 |
W.E.T. Stage
| Metal Battle Finland | 16:00 - 16:25 | |
| X-Plod (Metal Battle Romania) | 16:40 - 17:05 | |
| Furion (Metal Battle Ex-SFRY Republics) | 17:20 - 17:45 | |
| S.A.W. (Metal Battle China) | 18:00 - 18:25 | |
| 5th Avenue | 18:45 - 19:25 | |
| The Waltons | 19:50 - 20:30 | |
| Drone | 21:00 - 21:45 | |
| Bloodwork | 22:05 - 22:50 | |
| Grand Magus | 23:10 - 00:00 | |
| Metal Karaoke / Metal Hammer Party | 00:00 - 06:00 |
Beer Garden Stage
| W:O:A Firefighters | 16:00 - 17:00 | |
| The Smack Ballz | 18:00 - 19:00 | |
| Mambo Kurt | 19:30 - 20:30 |
Medieval Stage
| TBA | 16:00 - 17:00 | |
| Reincarnatus | 18:00 - 19:00 | |
| Cumulo Nimbus | 20:00 - 21:00 |
DAY 3 (31.07)
Black Stage
| Vreid | 11:00 - 11:40 | |
| Endstille | 13:00 - 14:00 | |
| Walls Of Jericho | 15:30 - 16:30 | |
| Airbourne | 18:00 - 19:00 | |
| Bullet For My Valentine | 20:30 - 21:30 | |
| In Flames | 23:15 - 00:30 | |
| Amon Amarth | 02:00 - 03:00 |
True Metal Stage
| UFO | 11:45 - 12:45 | |
| Gamma Ray | 14:15 - 15:15 | |
| Nevermore | 16:45 - 17:45 | |
| HammerFall | 19:15 - 20:15 | |
| Motörhead | 21:45 - 23:00 | |
| Doro | 00:45 - 01:45 |
Party Stage
| Suidakra | 11:00 - 11:40 | |
| Retrospect | 13:00 - 14:00 | |
| Tristania | 15:30 - 16:30 | |
| DragonForce | 18:00 - 19:00 | |
| Coheed & Cambria | 20:30 - 21:30 | |
| Epica | 23:15 - 00:15 | |
| ASP | 02:00 - 03:00 |
W.E.T. Stage
| Leave Scars (Metal Battle Belgium) | 11:00 - 11:25 | |
| Reason To Kill (Metal Battle Netherlands) | 11:45 - 12:10 | |
| Ade (Metal Battle Italy) | 12:30 - 12:55 | |
| Insidead (Metal Battle Greece) | 13:15 - 13:40 | |
| Scarred (Metal Battle Luxembourg) | 14:00 - 14:25 | |
| Kielwater (Metal Battle Lithuania) | 14:45 - 15:10 | |
| Irr (Metal Battle Norway) | 15:30 - 15:55 | |
| Beneath (Metal Battle Iceland) | 16:15 - 16:40 | |
| Silence Means Death (Metal Battle Brazil) | 17:00 - 17:25 | |
| Callejon | 17:45 - 18:25 | |
| Bring Me The Horizon | 18:55 - 19:35 | |
| Whiplash | 20:05 - 20:45 | |
| Nervecell | 21:15 - 21:55 | |
| Insidious Disease | 22:25 - 23:05 | |
| ETHS | 23:35 - 00:15 | |
| Sarke | 00:45 - 01:45 | |
| Pentagram [CHI] | 02:15 - 03:00 | |
| Metal Karaoke | 03:00 - 06:00 |
Beer Garden Stage
| W:O:A Firefighters | 11:00 - 12:00 | |
| The Smack Ballz | 20:00 - 21:00 | |
| Mambo Kurt | 22:00 - 23:00 |
Medieval Stage
| TBA | 11:00 - 12:00 | |
| Swashbuckle | 20:00 - 21:00 | |
| Ingrimm | 22:00 - 23:00 |
DAY 4 (01.08)
Black Stage
| Einherjer | 12:00 - 12:45 | |
| Cathedral | 14:15 - 15:15 | |
| Heaven Shall Burn | 16:45 - 17:45 | |
| In Extremo | 19:15 - 20:15 | |
| Machine Head | 21:45 - 22:45 | |
| Gwar | 00:45 - 01:45 |
True Metal Stage
| Rage | 13:00 - 14:00 | |
| Testament | 15:30 - 16:30 | |
| Axel Rudi Pell | 18:00 - 19:00 | |
| Volbeat | 20:30 - 21:30 | |
| Saxon | 23:00 - 00:30 | |
| Subway To Sally | 02:00 - 03:00 |
Party Stage
| Napalm Death | 12:00 - 12:45 | |
| TBA | 14:15 - 15:15 | |
| Borknagar | 16:45 - 17:45 | |
| Pain | 19:15 - 20:15 | |
| Enslaved | 21:45 - 22:45 | |
| Korpiklaani | 00:45 - 01:45 |
W.E.T. Stage
| None (Metal Battle Poland) | 12:00 - 12:25 | |
| Cadaver Race (Metal Battle Austria) | 12:45 - 13:10 | |
| A Fine Day To Exit (Metal Battle Switzerland) | 13:30 - 13:55 | |
| Crysys (Metal Battle Spain) | 14:15 - 14:40 | |
| T.A.N.K. (Metal Battle France) | 15:00 - 15:25 | |
| Metal Battle Germany | 15:45 - 16:10 | |
| Ferium (Metal Battle Israel) | 16:30 - 16:55 | |
| Split Heaven (Metal Battle Mexico) | 17:15 - 17:40 | |
| The Fading | 18:00 - 18:30 | |
| Trouble | 19:00 - 19:40 | |
| UK Subs | 20:10 - 20:50 | |
| Engel | 21:20 - 22:00 | |
| Turisas | 22:30 - 23:10 | |
| TBA | 23:40 - 00:20 | |
| Tracedawn | 00:50 - 01:30 | |
| Torment | 02:00 - 02:45 | |
| Metal Karaoke | 03:00 - 06:00 |
Beer Garden Stage
| W:O:A Firefighters | 12:00 - 13:00 | |
| The Smack Ballz | 19:00 - 20:00 | |
| Mambo Kurt | 22:00 - 23:00 |
Medieval Stage
| Adorned Brood | 18:00 - 19:00 | |
| Rabenschrey | 20:00 - 21:00 | |
| Feuerschwanz | 22:00 - 23:00 |
Who was there?
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Baz Anderson (UK) | 100% |
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GT (Denmark) | 100% |
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Promonex | 100% |
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corrupt | 100% |
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Valentin B (Czech Republic) | 100% |
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buki of steel (Croatia) | 100% |
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Infurnace (The Netherlands) | 100% |
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Black Mass (UK) | 100% |
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Maxx666 (USA) | 100% |
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DanielViking (Finland) | 100% |
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infernall (Romania) | 100% |
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Overlord_PT (Portugal) | 100% |
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.:Jux:. (Estonia) | 100% |
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LeDruide (France) | 100% |
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Skyum (Denmark) | 100% |
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Krixiro (Mexico) | 100% |
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THRASHTILDEATH (USA) | 100% |
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elven (Mexico) | 100% |
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Marcelo Hissa (Brazil) | 100% |
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Rebel Monster (Denmark) | 100% |
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Holy_Diver (The Netherlands) | 100% |
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Gâsh (The Netherlands) | 100% |
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Soulweeper (Denmark) | 100% |
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Neoclis (Cyprus) | 100% |
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BRJ Events (UK) | 100% |
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Misanthrope (UAE) | 100% |
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Dewil Rituale (Bulgaria) | 100% |
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COBdeath666 (Portugal) | 100% |
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Den Gode Hr. Kim (UK) | 100% |
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By Demons Driven (Denmark) | 100% |
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Brodd (Denmark) | 100% |
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Fraja (Peru) | 100% |
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Miquele | 100% |
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Kawarai (Denmark) | 100% |
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Ravendark (Estonia) | 100% |
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Jonjy (Israel) | 100% |
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Trust (Portugal) | 100% |
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Grumble (The Netherlands) | 100% |
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mantiviking (Spain) | 100% |
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Izarus (Denmark) | 100% |
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Caramelita (Finland) | 100% |
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Xyvind (Spain) | 100% |
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wastedcorpse (Estonia) | 100% |
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goshdra (Romania) | 100% |
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Doomhammer | 100% |
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DieLaughing (Finland) | 100% |
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ThePhilosopher (UK) | 100% |
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iblis (Turkey) | 100% |
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Fjorten (Denmark) | 100% |
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Rot N' Troll (Finland) | 100% |
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MaeseOrtu (Spain) | 100% |
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JustinOwaR (Australia) | 100% |
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grecianearn (UK) | 100% |
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ANArhia (Romania) | 100% |
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BarracudaMalta (Malta) | 100% |
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huntlus (Estonia) | 100% |
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zmya (Croatia) | 100% |
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Sautherom (Mexico) | 100% |
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Dunkelgeist (Spain) | 100% |
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Rooste (Estonia) | 100% |
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Vihtori Raivoisa (Finland) | 100% |
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UncleD | 100% |
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Vincent M (Israel) | 100% |
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mgades (Denmark) | 100% |
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metaldread (UAE) | 100% |
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Artem (Estonia) | 100% |
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nihil (Turkey) | 100% |
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simml | 100% |
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squirmno9 (Cyprus) | 100% |
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TheMaggotMaster (Israel) | 100% |
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kaoskrew (UK) | 20% |
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Bloodfrozen (The Netherlands) | 20% |
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acfromthekc44 (USA) | 10% |
News
| 30.07.2009 | Wacken Open Air - Live Online Broadcast And Giveaway Winners |
| 28.06.2009 | Wacken Open Air - W:O:A Live Stream |
Reviews
| 26.08.2009 | Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany, 30th July 2009 by Baz Anderson |
| 26.08.2009 | Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany, 31st July 2009 by Baz Anderson |
| 26.08.2009 | Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany, 1st August 2009 by Baz Anderson |
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| buki of steel Crystal Ann Posts: 1212 |
Written by Black Mass on 09.07.2009 at 18:07 Jager perch bar lalalla ho ho ho
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| corrupt With a lowercase c admin Posts: 3131 |
Written by Black Mass on 15.07.2009 at 17:15 Yeah, anticipation is the best. I for once have to take two exams and attend one (two day) marriage until then. Not even much time to think about the festival. Boy am I glad, when we're finally there. Anyone else already planning on being there on wednesday 0:01 am?
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| corrupt With a lowercase c admin Posts: 3131 |
I second the original suggestion by Black Mass. We should definitely meet somewhere. And not like "hey, I'll be at place X around Time Y" but at a time that we agree upon now and preferably having a guy or two with metalstorm T-Shirts there so that the others can will find us / I can find you. I hereby suggest some time around wednesday night. Most of us should be there by then (and if not, we can still reschedule, although once the bands start playing, it could get difficult to agree on one time where we all can be there). Since many people seem to prefer the beer garden, let's meet there. Although, non-alcoholic that I am, I vaguely recall them not selling my cola last year  So how's about wednesday night at 9:00 pm local time (that is utc+1 btw) at the beer garden? Metalstorm shirt owners to the front please.
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| Promonex Cathemeral elite Posts: 9720 |
Wednesday 9 p.m.? It's gonna be fucking crowded, man! I'd rather suggest something like 7 p.m., about an hour before the Firefighters start their set. Also the beer garden is quite big. How about agreeing about a specific point? Like the entrance of the beer garden opposing the entrance to the festival area?
---- All life begins with Nu and ends with Nu... This is the truth! This is my belief! ...At least for now. - The Mystery of Life, Vol. 841 Ch. 26
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| kaoskrew Posts: 185 |
I think the beer garden will be full to bursting on the Wednesday night with only 70000 people :-)
---- John Kaos Krew Promotions "Metal Music Facilitators" Sponsors of Black Winter Day http://www.blackwinterday.co.uk
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| corrupt With a lowercase c admin Posts: 3131 |
Written by Promonex on 17.07.2009 at 11:39 Yeah, good point. Didn't think about that. I came up with 9 pm in case some of us would arrive late. 7 pm works fine for me too, as would anything past noon  So next suggestion: Beer garden entrance on wednesday 7:00 pm. Indcluding a 15 minute arrival buffer 
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| Baz Anderson staff Posts: 13237 |
I'll wear my MS shirt if I remember. I've been very busy the past few weeks and will be until Wacken, so my mind is everywhere at the moment - don't hold me to anything.
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| Promonex Cathemeral elite Posts: 9720 |
As I said, I gonna wear my old school MS shirt. So unlike Baz you can also recognize me from behind  (I dunno, but somehow that sounds wrong...)
---- All life begins with Nu and ends with Nu... This is the truth! This is my belief! ...At least for now. - The Mystery of Life, Vol. 841 Ch. 26
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| Promonex Cathemeral elite Posts: 9720 |
Whow, I've just seen Fejd have been announced for the medieval stage on the first night. Finally a band which is actually worth it to be there on Wednesday already
---- All life begins with Nu and ends with Nu... This is the truth! This is my belief! ...At least for now. - The Mystery of Life, Vol. 841 Ch. 26
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| Valentin B Iconoclast Posts: 10084 |
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck elite Posts: 40071  |
Written by Black Mass on 22.07.2009 at 23:58 They cancelled cause they are without a vocalist currently.
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 
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| Valentin B Iconoclast Posts: 10084 |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 23.07.2009 at 00:03 well it's a bit late to get another good thrash metal band to fill in.. Turisas would be the perfect band to fill in for them, they play in the almighty WET tent on Saturday, which i find a disgrace to their epic sound and great music. EDIT from the Wacken site: Dear metalheads, as already discussed at the bulletin board, ANTHRAX decided to break up with their singer Dan Nelson. As a consequence of this they had to cancel almost all upcoming dates. However, it is not clear if the ANTHRAX show at W:O:A will be cancelled, too. Currently we are negotiating and going after a cooperation between their former singer John Bush and the band. But at the moment we do not have any news. We hope this negotiations are in your interest! there's still hope
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck elite Posts: 40071 |
Written by Valentin B on 23.07.2009 at 17:21 I see you also already found the news. I just wanted to post that here. There is sill hope for you people that Anthrax will play. Saw part of their set at Hellfest with Dan and they were really good, and Dan really surprised m in a postiive way.
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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| Infurnace Posts: 948 |
Hopefully they will still play, with John Bush on vocals. That's even better, IMO. John Bush is IMO the best vocalist Anthrax has had.
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| GT Coffee!! staff Posts: 5101 |
The meeting at the Beer Garden on Wednesday at 7 pm should work for me. I don't have a MS t-shirt, but I'll probably be wearing a Wuthering Heights t-shirt so I should be quite easy to recognise.
----  Dreams are made so we don't get bored when we sleep
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| Valentin B Iconoclast Posts: 10084 |
Shit, Saxon is stalling with announcing their setlist... i hope they announce it tomorrow, cuz i might not be able to use the internet after monday
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck elite Posts: 40071 |
Written by Valentin B on 25.07.2009 at 21:12 Why not wait and be surprised at the show? Anticipation is always great imo. Like wih chicks... the chase is better than the catch 
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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| Valentin B Iconoclast Posts: 10084 |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 25.07.2009 at 21:39 no way, you don't know the deal? they're gonna play just one song from each album, for Power and the Glory and Crusader i already know what that is(title tracks of course), i'm curious for Lionheart and their first 3 albums and ANGRY we had to choose between Princess of the Night and Denim and Leather for D&L... i just wanna know what not to expect
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck elite Posts: 40071 |
Written by Valentin B on 25.07.2009 at 21:56 Why would you want to to know what they're gonna play beforehand? There's nothing better than a good surprise.
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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| Valentin B Iconoclast Posts: 10084 |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 26.07.2009 at 02:57 ahem, like i said previously, i'm pretty pissed off because they made us choose between 2-3 good songs like on Denim and Leather and i'd at least wanna know which.... ah fuck it, you win, i won't check out the setlist(if they do announce it today, after that i won't check out the internet), that way if they play Princess of the Night, Militia Guard, 747 Strangers in the Night, or Strong Arm of the Law i'm gonna be a much more happy man 
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| Baz Anderson staff Posts: 13237 |
Ah cool, so Saxon are doing something a little different then. Playing something for each album should be interesting - especially if they do it in order.
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| Valentin B Iconoclast Posts: 10084 |
Written by Baz Anderson on 26.07.2009 at 13:14 hahhahahah yeah, closing with Battalions of Steel(the song) or something should be interesting hhahahah
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| COBdeath666 Posts: 16 |
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| Baz Anderson staff Posts: 13237 |
It'll be especially interesting seeing as it'll be my 6th time seeing Saxon live, and their setlists are never particularly shocking or adventurous. I'll be seeing them at Bloodstock too (my 7th time seeing them.. haha) so maybe they'll play something they might not have usually played there too.
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| Promonex Cathemeral elite Posts: 9720 |
Written by Infurnace on 10.07.2009 at 00:40 Any sources for that claim?
---- All life begins with Nu and ends with Nu... This is the truth! This is my belief! ...At least for now. - The Mystery of Life, Vol. 841 Ch. 26
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