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2025Jul 28 – Aug 2, 202580+ artists
Guns N’ RosesApocalyptica
Tarja
Ministry
Wind RoseBeyond the BlackKrisiun
Clawfinger
Warbringer
Lost SocietyHANABIE.BenedictionSamsas Traum
SKYND
Michael SchenkerDeine CousineFrom Fall to SpringExtermination DismembermentCypecoreNestorGrave DiggerMambo KurtLake Malice
RageSaltatio MortisLita FordBAPCoppeliusDogmaEnemy 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
CrisixBlackbriarIncantationGirlschoolArmored Saint
Planet of ZeusCrystal ViperGAUPA
Jesus Piece
EndstilleHalf MeMambo KurtHellripperMr. BigDio DisciplesDroneJaya the CatSuzi QuatroAtze 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 ViperGAUPA2023Aug 1–5, 202380+ artists
HelloweenHammerFallElectric Callboy
SkindredDark Tranquillity
Faun
AmorphisBroilersBattle Beast
FinntrollDoroBeyond the BlackEivørCarpathian ForestPentagramNervosa
AbbathAnkorDeine Cousine
Phil Campbell and the Bastard SonsDRAIN
Holy Moses
BaestCypecore
Ferocious DogAll for MetalSchizophreniaDefleshedMambo KurtCam ColeCellar DarlingCemicanKnifeAd InfinitumAneumaBütcherdArtagnanDiesAnEraOmnivortexRauhbeinSeverAlien Rockin’ ExplosionAndrelamusiABelow ZeroBlack ToothBlacksheepBrunhildeCobraKillDeath In TaigaDepriVationDeTraktorErasing MankindEvildeadFadraitFolk DandiesForastero Western MetalGhetto GhoulsHeavy Metal BarpianoHidden IntentHorrid SightKrownestLeft OvrLutz DrenkwitzMaltwormMetternichMisery OathMit Ohne StromObjectorSable HillsSkew SiskinSpectaculatiusStrigampireThe UkeboysUniversum25Uwe BahnVarius Coloribus ExperienceVictor SmolskiWacken FirefightersYe Banished Privateers0%Mercury
FaunAmorphisBroilersBattle BeastFinntrollDoroBeyond the BlackEivørCarpathian ForestPentagramNervosaPhil Campbell and the Bastard SonsDRAIN2022Aug 3–6, 202253 artists
Slipknot
Judas PriestAlligatoah
Epica
Amon AmarthArch EnemyStratovariusLacuna Coil
PowerwolfBehemothTarja
AvantasiaAs I Lay DyingOverkillIn ExtremoLordiHypocrisy
Clutch
Death AngelMercyful Fate
Feuerschwanz
GloryhammerASPBrothers of MetalDanko Jones
Kadavar
Bleed From Within
At the GatesNew Model ArmyHämatomCorvus 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 MercyDark FuneralUFOBeyond the Black
Grave
Dirty Shirt
NordjevelSKÁLDRose TattooThe BossHossHenry RollinsThe DamnedMambo KurtMr. Hurley & Die PulveraffenVersengoldFury in the SlaughterhouseJoachim WittStonemanAxxisBai 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 BoltDirkschneiderGruesome
Evil Invaders2017Aug 2–5, 201780+ artists
Europe
VolbeatApocalypticaAccept
Architects
Status QuoNapalm DeathMayhemAnnihilatorNileEmperor
AbortedASP
Brujería
Ugly Kid JoeCandlemassCorvus Corax
CrowbarClawfingerUK Subs
Dog Eat DogFlotsam and JetsamThundermother
AnalepsyCypecoreEreb Altor
Ross the BossDawn of DiseaseHenry Rollins
BatushkaMambo KurtTURBOBIERVersengoldThe Boomtown RatsThe 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 JoeCandlemassCorvus CoraxCrowbarClawfingerUK SubsAnalepsyCypecoreEreb Altor2016Aug 3–6, 201680+ artists
Iron MaidenBullet for My Valentine
Whitesnake
Foreigner
EluveitieBlind GuardianSaxonBlue Öyster Cult
The Black Dahlia Murder
Bury TomorrowAlcestVaderMardukEquilibriumCalibanBeyond the BlackFeuerschwanzDeez NutsHämatomImmolation
The Dead DaisiesTherapy?NastyDie KruppsIhsahnGirlschool
Der Weg einer Freiheit
Michael MonroeThe 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 NiñoEnsiferumIn ExtremoAnnihilatorDeath AngelFeuerschwanzCombichrist
U.D.O.
My Dying BrideSavatageAt the GatesNew Model Army
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 PunchApocalypticaChildren of BodomFaunHellyeahCarcassSteel PantherHeaven Shall Burn
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 CoraxRusskaja
AnvilPretty MaidsBenightedIhsahnLegion of the Damned
NachtblutMustaschHeaven’s Basement
Fejd
Karma ZeroAlpha Tiger
MotörheadDie 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 CoraxRusskajaAnvilPretty 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 MortisSireniaCRASHDÏETIn SolitudeKnorkatorKyuss Lives!Tsjuder
Accu§erBlowsightIgnis 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 BeastEquilibriumCalibanFrei.WildLord of the LostCandlemass
Fiddler’s GreenCorvus Corax
Orphaned Land
VoivodAnvil
Die Apokalyptischen ReiterEvileLetzte InstanzSuicidal AngelsBrutusCrisixIhsahnSecrets of the MoonSvartsot
AtrocityLizzy BordenRavenDew‐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 DeathAdeGamma RaySchandmaulUFOCoheed and Cambria
EthsDoroFrei.Wild
EnslavedASP
Walls of JerichoRunning WildNevermoreBorknagar
D‐A‐DCrisixGrand Magus
EinherjerFejdEndstilleMotörheadCallejonThe BossHossMambo KurtCathedralJ.B.O.Thin LizzyDroneNervecellVreidAdorned 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 DeathAdeGamma RaySchandmaulUFOCoheed and CambriaWalls of JerichoRunning WildNevermoreBorknagarEinherjerFejd2008Jul 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 SeedHoly MosesMambo KurtJob for a CowboySaltatio MortisKrypteriaLauren HarrisSweet SavageAxxisDream 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 RayEmperorFinntrollCalibanWintersunPrimal FearDanko JonesMetal ChurchNevermore2005Aug 4–6, 200558 artists
NightwishWithin TemptationApocalypticaDragonForceStratovarius
SuffocationFinntrollMetal ChurchCorvus CoraxPrimordial2001Aug 3–4, 200158 artists
NightwishHelloweenKamelotSaxonPrimal FearCryptopsy
Exhumed
Nightfall