W:O:A 2008 -- Wacken Open Air!

Any OF y'all I mean.

Line-up thus far:

As I Lay Dying
At the Gates
Autumn
Avantasia
Axel Rudi Pell
Axxis
Before the Dawn
Carcass
Children of Bodom
Corvus Corax
Crematory
Destructor
Dream of an Opium Eater
Enemy of the Sun
Ensiferum
Evocation
Girugamesh
Excrementory Grindfuckers
Grave
Gorerotted
Gorgoroth
Hatebreed
Headhunter
Iron Maiden
Kamelot
Killswitch Engage
Kreator
Krypteria
Lord Belial
Lordi
Nifelheim
Nightwish
Obituary
Powerwolf
Primordial
Sabaton
Saltatio Mortis
Sonata Arctica
The Bones
Van Canto
Warbringer

Really excited for Carcass! Will be good to see Gorgoroth, too.

If ever there was a Metal Thread FAP...

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I am going to these since 2004!

(^Haw, Ned otm!)

So, the original line-up of Maiden is playing this(?)!

At the Gates
^^^^^^

Yeah! Chaki, you wanna go?

yes i want to go bad but i am not mrs moneybags like yourself. how the fuck are you going to germany anyway? i would die to go. also i heard that maiden is just recreating the powerslave tour for it. original lineup? that would suck. no nicko and a fat paul dianno?

actually this is the original lineup. i wouldnt pay $3 for these doofs:

* Paul Day - vocals
* Dave Sullivan - guitar
* Terry Rance - guitar
* Steve Harris - bass
* Ron Matthews - drums

Correct as usual, Mr. Nomoneybags. I'll buy your ticket, but you gotta sleep in your own tent. Capiche?

or in pal's tent

deal!

They just added Watain, fwiw.

According to the site, for 109 Euros ($161 US bucks!) you get:

> free parking (for any verhicle equaly if car, bus, motorbike, or camper)
> free camping - directly at your vehicle for the W:O:A Feeling (as far as the weather allows it).
> Like before there is no limitation for drinks or any food on the parking- and camping area
> only greenfields and direct ways to the fesivalarea (as far as the weather allows it).
> Shuttle to the Wacken or Schenefeld swimming-bath.
> Garbage will be collected from us for free – No garbage deposit
> Festivalstickers
> free CD
> many little suprises = Full Metal Bag
> and many more......

Haw, what do you think comes in the Full Metal Bag?!

if you get a chance to catch the Gorerotted show they were great at MDF

Good to know.

I'm looking at flights now. :\ Worse than I thought. Still doable, though.

Haw, here's what's in the Full Metal Bag:

http://www.wacken.com/typo3temp/pics/533f346435.jpg

WACKEN CONDOM!

only one condom? choose your sweaty German power metal fan carefully!

i always do

Original Maiden? Dennis Stratton?????????

i am tempted to join this metal caravan of roxy's but i am po for the foreseeable future:-/

*sigh*

I would actually go to this and have a totally good time but my spring is pretty much all plotted out for me. anybody who wants to meet up @ MDF though I blocked out those dates so I will be grinding the nite away

It's in August, dude!

Just confirmed Opeth!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

uhgh im so jealous. not an opeth fan though.

Also: Exodus

3 Inches of Blood and Soilwork just confirmed!

Sturm und Drang, Mercenary, Machine Men all confirmed

Powerwolf

This is the greatest wolf related band name ever.
This festival really needs more reformed NWOBHM bands, then I'd definitely go.

Wacken'

Confirmed: Leaves Eyes? Who even is this.

nightwish-y symphonic euro-cheese kinda band

not awful for that kind of music but soooo not my cup of tea

Confirmed: Leaves Eyes? Who even is this.

Flitty melodic metal fronted by Liv Kristine, formerly of Theatre of Tragedy. Nightwish at its heaviest, Enya at its flittiest.

Urps, missed latebloomer's reply.

They called them "Liv Kristine's backing band" or something equally insulting on the Wacken site, and I was like "Well, who's THAT?!"

Actually, Liv's backing musicians are made up of the somewhat boring death/goth band Atrocity.

wow...Negura Bunget added..

METAL CHARGE - NEGURA BUNGET confirm Wacken Festival

Man, they look pretty B.A. in that promo picture.

Y'all will be pleased to learn that Bill Steer is back to being the A+ hottest dude EVER!

http://a263.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/88/l_89d8685f385ba6a932e4515a05e12186.jpg

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Long hair, always a good thing.