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2025Jul 28 – Aug 2, 202580+ artists
Guns N’ Roses
Apocalyptica
Tarja
Ministry
Wind RoseBeyond the BlackKrisiun
Clawfinger
Warbringer
Lost SocietyHANABIE.BenedictionSamsas Traum
SKYND
Michael SchenkerDeine CousineFrom Fall to SpringExtermination DismembermentCypecoreNestorGrave DiggerMambo KurtLake Malice
RageSaltatio MortisBAPLita FordCoppeliusDogmaEnemy InsideMiracle of SoundNumentoPentagram ChileTormentA Burning RoseAcoustic SteelAeSectAlien Rockin’ ExplosionAngry ZetaBelow ZeroDanefaeDeadlineELNUEVEONCEExpellowFight the FightGaddavírGive Me RainGun Called BritneyHalvarHellbøundHellbutcherHellmidianHigh Desert QueenHylaIn the Woods…KillotineLutz DrenkwitzMacabreMark My WordsMorsrotMourning HighMy Own ShivaMystoperaNecrosinNefalemOzzyfiedPrimal instinctRaditySaint City OrchestraSeven SistersSpace ChaserTabernisTheophobosThusTorture SquadVhillVoodoo KissWacken Firefighters13493 Inches of Blood
MinistryClawfingerWarbringerLost SocietyHANABIE.BenedictionSamsas TraumMichael SchenkerDeine CousineFrom Fall to SpringExtermination DismembermentCypecoreNestorGrave DiggerMambo KurtLake Malice2024Jul 31 – Aug 3, 202480+ artists
AlligatoahOpeth
AcceptFlogging MollyIn ExtremoThe DarknessThe Warning
EquilibriumVan CantoButcher BabiesCorvus Corax
EvileBlind Channel
CrisixIncantation
BlackbriarGirlschoolArmored Saint
Planet of ZeusCrystal Viper
GAUPA
Jesus Piece
EndstilleHalf MeMambo KurtHellripperMr. BigSuzi QuatroDio DisciplesDroneJaya the CatAtze SchröderAxel Rudi PellHittenInfected UnionJungle RotKupfergoldMessiahPortraitVogelfreyÆoniKAmalgamAquillaAsenblutBeguilerBlaas of GloryBlack ToothBülent CeylanCorbianDeimos’ DawnDie HabenichtseDoomsday AstronautEtternaExtrabreitFive PenaltiesFleshless EntityGraufarGriefgodGrowling CreaturesINFOInheritedJunkwolvzKarabinerKasckMegaBoschMetaklapaMisery OathObjectorParamenaPhantom ExcaliverS.D.I.Sunken StateTessiaThusTina GuoTürböwitchVøidwombWacken FirefightersWalkwaysWasted Land
Planet of ZeusCrystal Viper2023Aug 1–5, 202380+ artists
Faun
AmorphisBroilersBattle Beast
FinntrollDoroBeyond the BlackEivør
Phil Campbell and the Bastard SonsDRAIN2022Aug 3–6, 202253 artists
Slipknot
Judas PriestAlligatoah
Epica
Amon AmarthArch EnemyStratovarius
Lacuna Coil
Powerwolf
BehemothTarja
AvantasiaAs I Lay DyingOverkillIn ExtremoLordiHypocrisy
Clutch
Death AngelMercyful Fate
Feuerschwanz
GloryhammerASPBrothers of MetalDanko Jones
Kadavar
Bleed From WithinNew Model Army
At the GatesHämatomCorvus Corax
Orden OganLife of AgonyTherapy?Blind ChannelKissin’ Dynamite
The Halo EffectThundermotherPhil Campbell and the Bastard SonsDirkschneider
Gluecifer
BokassaRose TattooGWARGrave DiggerVenomNeaeraCirith UngolSkylineSlimeAnn WilsonTorfrockVarang Nord
Judas PriestAlligatoahClutchFeuerschwanzGloryhammerASPBrothers of MetalDanko JonesKadavarOrden OganLife of AgonyTherapy?Blind ChannelKissin’ DynamiteThe Halo EffectThundermotherPhil Campbell and the Bastard SonsDirkschneider2019Jul 31 – Aug 3, 201980+ artists
Testament
AirbourneHammerFall
The Sisters of Mercy
Grave
Dirty Shirt
NordjevelThe BossHossSKÁLDRose TattooThe DamnedHenry RollinsMambo KurtFury in the SlaughterhouseMr. Hurley & Die PulveraffenVersengoldAxxisJoachim WittStonemanBai BangCancerCoppeliusPaddy and the RatsSkylineSweetThe Wild!TormentTriumph of DeathViolons BarbaresAcresApril WeepsAwakening SunBlaas of GloryBlechblos’nBrennerCesairChristopher Bowes and His Plate of BeansExtrabreitFall Of OrderGloryfulGoat RipperGrogHelsóttKaizaaLagersteinMatt HeafyMonarch!MonstagonPrimal CreationRagnaröekSIBIIRSkew SiskinSlave to SirensTaringTerraDownTrainwreckVampireVarang NordVelvet ViperVictims of MadnessWacken Firefighters2018Aug 1–4, 201880+ artists
Judas PriestFeuerschwanzConvergeWatainToxic HolocaustTremonti
Stiff Little Fingers
AephanemerDust BoltDirkschneider
Evil Invaders2017Aug 2–5, 201780+ artists
Europe
VolbeatApocalypticaAccept
Architects
Status QuoNapalm DeathMayhemAnnihilatorNileEmperor
AbortedASP
Ugly Kid Joe
BrujeríaCandlemassCorvus Corax
CrowbarClawfingerUK Subs
Dog Eat Dog
Flotsam and JetsamThundermother
AnalepsyCypecoreEreb Altor
Ross the BossDawn of DiseaseHenry Rollins
BatushkaMambo KurtThe Boomtown RatsTURBOBIERVersengoldThe DolmenThe Wild LiesBai BangEvil ScarecrowFrom the VoidNull PositivSaor PatrolSkylineStengahtuXedooAbinchovaAgainstAnimatorAsyllexBesideBlechblos’nCorpse HoarderDeTraktorDominationE‐an‐naEternal StruggleFuchsteufelswildGanaimImperium DekadenzInferumIrdorathJet JaguarMornaNaleNova ProspectOnce UponOphanPampatutRampartRising DreamSoulless FaithSpeed QueenTears for BeersThe KroachUne MisèreVerge of UmbraVorbidWacken FirefightersWaldkauzWitcheryWolfchant
ArchitectsUgly Kid JoeCrowbarClawfingerUK SubsAnalepsyCypecoreEreb Altor2016Aug 3–6, 201680+ artists
Iron MaidenBullet for My Valentine
Whitesnake
Foreigner
EluveitieBlind GuardianSaxonBlue Öyster Cult
The Black Dahlia Murder
Bury TomorrowAlcestVaderMardukEquilibrium
CalibanBeyond the BlackFeuerschwanzDeez NutsHämatomImmolation
The Dead DaisiesTherapy?NastyDie KruppsIhsahnGirlschool
Der Weg einer Freiheit
Michael Monroe
The Raven AgePhil Campbell and the Bastard SonsEntombed A.D.
PanzerballettHenry RollinsMambo KurtMr. Hurley & Die PulveraffenVersengoldEktomorfRed Hot Chilli PipersThe O’Reillys and the PaddyhatsTsjuderAxel Rudi PellBon ScottEric Fish & FriendsLegacy of BrutalityReliquiaeSkylineSunless DawnThe OthertuXedooVogelfreyAuðnBembersBlaas of GloryBlechblos’nBliksemCalm HatcheryDystopiaFateful FinalityHansen & FriendsHteththemethKnasterbartLynchpinMiles to PerditionMonstagonPampatutPreternaturalProfanerPyraweedRitual DaySerum 114SinphobiaSub Dub MicromachineSvartmálmSyndemicTidal DreamsTulkasWacken FirefightersWirrWahrZombies Ate My Girlfriend1349
EluveitieBlind GuardianSaxonBlue Öyster CultThe Black Dahlia MurderBury TomorrowAlcestVaderMardukFeuerschwanzDeez NutsHämatomImmolationThe Dead DaisiesTherapy?NastyDie KruppsIhsahnGirlschoolPhil Campbell and the Bastard SonsEntombed A.D.PanzerballettHenry RollinsMambo KurtMr. Hurley & Die PulveraffenVersengoldEktomorfRed Hot Chilli PipersThe O’Reillys and the PaddyhatsTsjuderAxel Rudi PellBon ScottEric Fish & FriendsLegacy of BrutalityReliquiaeSkylineSunless DawnThe OthertuXedooVogelfreyAuðnBembersBlaas of GloryBlechblos’nBliksemCalm HatcheryDystopiaFateful FinalityHansen & FriendsHteththemethKnasterbartLynchpinMiles to PerditionMonstagonPampatutPreternaturalProfanerPyraweedRitual DaySerum 114SinphobiaSub Dub MicromachineSvartmálmSyndemicTidal DreamsTulkasWacken FirefightersWirrWahrZombies Ate My Girlfriend13492015Jul 29 – Aug 1, 201580+ artists
EuropeRob Zombie
Dream TheaterEpica
In FlamesBlack Label SocietyAngraDark TranquillityIll Niño
EnsiferumIn ExtremoAnnihilatorDeath AngelFeuerschwanzCombichrist
U.D.O.
My Dying BrideSavatageNew Model ArmyAt the Gates
Kärbholz
KvelertakButcher Babies
Steve ’n’ SeagullsAnaal Nathrakh
The AnswerArmored Saint
MantarUli Jon RothThe QuireboysImpureza
Shiraz LaneStortregnDeathless LegacyMambo KurtMr. Hurley & Die PulveraffenNuclear AssaultSummoned TideVroudenspilAncient BardsCultus FeroxEric Fish & FriendsFalconerSiliusSkylineThe MateriaArañaArchitects of ChaozBaltic Sea ChildBembersBlaakyumBlaas of GloryBlechblos’nBurgerkillComes VagantesCrossplaneDash the EffortDeadironDon GattoGrailknightsIn the Company of MenJohn Diva & The Rockets of LoveLegacy IDLibertad O MuerteMegaBoschMetaprismMonstagonNoctiferiaNuclear ChaosPampatutRenaissenseSavage MachineScratch the FloorSycoraxThe Gentle StormThe Loudest SilenceTrans‐Siberian OrchestraVesperiaWalkwaysYe Banished Privateers
FeuerschwanzCombichristSteve ’n’ SeagullsAnaal Nathrakh2014Jul 30 – Aug 2, 201480+ artists
Bring Me the HorizonFive Finger Death PunchFaun
King DiamondBeyond the BlackDirty Shirt
TensideHellMambo KurtMr. Hurley & Die PulveraffenIn MuteRed Hot Chilli PipersChthoniCCollibusCrying SteelDunkelschönImpius MundiLetz ZepRevolution WithinRoom of the Mad RobotsSaor PatrolSkylineVogelfreyA Pale Horse Named DeathAnstratusAx'n SexBackdawnBattalionBembersBlechblos’nBülent CeylanC.O.P. UKComes VagantesConviviumCosmogonCrescentDismorialDordeduhElmsfeuerEvocationExcrementory GrindfuckersFor the ImperiumFORKHellhoundHuldreJohn Diva & The Rockets of LoveJuodvarnisKillfaceKin Beneath ChorusMagorMegaBoschMutankPampatutPlague ThroatPurest of PainRed HelenRoadwolfStarchildTimewavesTrouble AgencyVagabundos de LujoVictims of MadnessWacken FirefightersYe Banished Privateers5th Avenue2013Jul 31 – Aug 3, 201380+ artists
Rammstein
Deep Purple
Gojira
SabatonPowerwolfElectric Callboy
EisbrecherFaunAmorphisAnnihilator
Agnostic Front
HaggardLeprousDoroFeuerschwanzASPCorvus Corax
AnvilRusskajaPretty MaidsBenightedIhsahnLegion of the Damned
NachtblutMustaschHeaven’s Basement
Fejd
Karma ZeroAlpha Tiger
Motörhead
Die KassiererHenry RollinsBulletGrave DiggerMambo KurtMr. Hurley & Die PulveraffenThunderVersengoldDr.Living Dead!HarpyieNaglfarNeaeraCoppeliusCrimson ShadowsEat the GunIgnis FatuuImpius MundiRabenschreyRagnarokRock Rotten’s 9mm Assi Rock ’n’ RollSkylineTralleryAn Apple a DayAsthmaBlack MessiahBlechblos’nBob WayneChronosphereCount to SixDevoidDezperadozGOD The Barbarian HordeHellrideInfanteriaJ.T. RipperKamikaze KingsKill With HateMandowarNine TreasuresOphidian IOverothPampatutSantianoSICSoullessSpring and AutumnUtopiumVenghaVictims of MadnessWacken Firefighters
Deep PurpleFaunAmorphisAnnihilatorFeuerschwanzASPCorvus CoraxAnvilRusskajaPretty MaidsBenightedIhsahnLegion of the DamnedNachtblutMustaschHeaven’s BasementFejdKarma ZeroAlpha Tiger2012Aug 1–4, 201280+ artists
KamelotSaxonOomph!OverkillIn ExtremoBroilersThe Black Dahlia MurderInsomnium
Coroner
UnearthRusskaja
Sacred ReichDarkest Hour2011Aug 3–6, 201180+ artists
Judas PriestAirbourne
Rhapsody of FireAs I Lay Dying
Primal FearDanko JonesHämatomVan Canto
The Prophecy 23
EläkeläisetHayseed DixieOzzy OsbourneBulletDIR EN GREYMambo KurtSaltatio MortisSirenia
Accu§erCRASHDÏETIn SolitudeKnorkatorKyuss Lives!TsjuderBlowsightIgnis FatuuMaiden uniteDMorgothRabenschreyReliquiaeSkylineSlimeThe Aberlour'sAphyxionBülent CeylanDeadlockEdelweissExcrementory GrindfuckersGolemHail of BulletsHammercultHellsawHorchJim BreuerKholdMortal StrikeNegatorPharaoPneumaRude RevelationSmack BallzStierSuidAkrATom AngelripperVoltaxWacken Firefighters2010Aug 4–7, 201080+ artists
Iron MaidenSlayer
Mötley Crüe
Alice CooperApocalypticaGojiraArch EnemyCannibal CorpseTarjaKamelotIll NiñoAmorphisBroilersBattle BeastEquilibriumCaliban
Frei.WildLord of the LostCandlemass
Fiddler’s GreenCorvus Corax
Orphaned Land
VoivodAnvil
Die Apokalyptischen ReiterEvileLetzte InstanzSuicidal AngelsBrutusCrisixIhsahn
Secrets of the MoonSvartsotLizzy Borden
AtrocityRaven
Dew‐ScentedEndstilleThe BossHossGrave DiggerMambo KurtJob for a CowboyDymytryEnd of GreenGhost BrigadeRed Hot Chilli PipersVita ImanaAltarAstral DoorsHanggaiPenthagonRock Rotten’s 9mm Assi Rock ’n’ RollSchelmishSkylineThe OtherBy the PatientDead Means NothingEternal LegacyFanfara KalashnikovForever StormFrontalHackneyedHoly GrailImperium DekadenzMacbethMissing in ActionNo DawnPrayers of SanityRaging MobSnakebiteSoul StealerSpit Like ThisThe SixpounderTorfrockVictims of MadnessVoid CreationWacken FirefightersWistaria1349Mad Max
KamelotIll NiñoAmorphisBroilersBattle BeastAnvil2009Jul 29 – Aug 1, 200980+ artists
Bullet for My ValentineBring Me the HorizonEpicaAmon AmarthDragonForceIn FlamesLacuna CoilAirbourneHammerFallNapalm DeathAdeUFOGamma RaySchandmaulCoheed and Cambria
EthsDoroFrei.Wild
EnslavedASP
Walls of JerichoRunning Wild
NevermoreCallejonBorknagar
D‐A‐DCrisixGrand Magus
EinherjerFejdEndstilleMotörheadThe BossHossThin LizzyCathedralMambo KurtJ.B.O.DroneNervecellVreidAdorned BroodAxel Rudi PellBai BangBon ScottCumulo NimbusHeaven & HellIngrimmPentagram ChileSkylineA Fine Day to ExitAriseArkaeaBeneathBloodworkCadaver RaceDer WEngelFeriumInsideadInsidious DiseaseIrrKielwaterLeave ScarsNapoleon SkullfukkRagnaröekReason to KillRetrospectS.A.W.SarkeScarredSilence Means DeathSmack BallzSwashbuckleThe WaltonsTom AngelripperTristaniaVictims of MadnessWacken FirefightersWhiplash5th Avenue
Bring Me the HorizonAirbourneHammerFallNapalm DeathAdeUFOGamma RaySchandmaulCoheed and CambriaWalls of JerichoRunning WildEinherjerFejd2008Jul 30 – Aug 2, 200880+ artists
Iron Maiden
Avenged Sevenfold
NightwishSabatonChildren of BodomKillswitch EngageOpeth
Sonata Arctica
ExodusAirbourne
Kreator
HatebreedAlestormKamelotAvantasiaAs I Lay DyingEnsiferum
ObituaryLordiCarcass
MandragoraSoilworkLeaves’ EyesAt the GatesVan CantoCorvus CoraxUnearthCynic
The Haunted
Nashville PussyGravePrimordial
Crematory
Before the DawnGirlschoolMustaschStam1naGod Seed
Holy MosesMambo KurtJob for a CowboySaltatio MortisAxxisKrypteriaLauren HarrisSweet SavageDream of an Opium EaterEnemy of the SunLord BelialMachine MenMassacreMercenaryNifelheimSturm und DrangAchyronthiaAutumnBloodworkChainsawConcept InsomniaDestructorEverwaiting SerenadeEvocationExcrementory GrindfuckersHeadhunterInAllSensesMetakillaMortal SinNegură BungetNynePica FiercePsychopunchRokkenThe FadingThe HowlThe RottedThreatVeloce HystoriaVoodoo KungfuWacken Firefighters3 Inches of Blood
NightwishAirbourneKamelotMandragoraSoilworkLeaves’ EyesUnearthCynicGravePrimordial2007Aug 2–4, 200780+ artists
AmorphisThe Black Dahlia MurderBelphegorSchandmaulSacred Reich2006Aug 3–5, 200669 artists
ScorpionsWhitesnakeAmon AmarthArch EnemyChildren of BodomOpeth
Soulfly
Fear Factory
Korpiklaani
Morbid AngelIn ExtremoMinistrySoilworkGamma RayEmperor
Subway to SallyFinntrollCalibanWintersun
Six Feet UnderAbortedPrimal FearDanko Jones
Metal ChurchNevermoreOrphaned LandDie Apokalyptischen ReiterLegion of the Damned
Born From PainBattleloreMichael Schenker GroupMotörheadRose TattooMambo KurtCeltic FrostDroneEktomorfEnd of GreenKrypteriaVreidWECadaveric CrematoriumD’espairsRayDeliriousFleshgoreHellfueledLake of TearsVictoryAtheistBloodthornCarnivoreDezperadozFaster InfernoForever SlaveGorilla MonsoonInfinightJames KottakMalefactorMetal InquisitorMorbus GravisMortal SinMystic CircleNikki PuppetObscenitySuidAkrAThe DogmaTourettesTransilvanian Beat ClubWürm
SoulflyFear FactoryMinistrySoilworkGamma RayEmperorFinntrollPrimal FearDanko JonesMetal Church2005Aug 4–6, 200558 artists
NightwishWithin Temptation
SuffocationFinntrollMetal ChurchCorvus CoraxPrimordial2001Aug 3–4, 200158 artists
NightwishKamelotSaxonPrimal Fear
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