The riffs of the last bands are blasting across the Holy Ground and W:O:A 2025 is slowly but surely coming to an end. This year W:O:A had a bit more \u201cRain\u201d than \u201cShine\u201d to offer but of course, that couldn’t dampen the spirits of any seasoned Metalhead.<\/p>\n
Without you, the best fans in the world, it wouldn’t be possible! You make W:O:A what it is – the best metal festival in the world! THANK YOU!<\/p>\n
And what’s next? Of course! The first batch of bands for the big Anniversary. Next year will be 35 years and fitting to that we have 35 fantastic bands with whom we’ll kick off the new season with you! This is going to be epic! PARTY ON!<\/p>\n
Spearheading this first wave of bands are four impressive bands who have rocked the main stages of the Holy Ground in the past.<\/p>\n
Def Leppard<\/strong> In Flames<\/strong> Powerwolf<\/strong> Savatage<\/strong> No worries, we are not done \u2013 PARTY ON! Allt<\/strong> Presale starts on August 3, 2025, at 8:00 PM on Metaltix.com \u2013 be quick and secure your tickets for W:O:A 2026!<\/strong><\/p>\n P.S.: If you want to save time, you should get a Metaltix account if you haven’t already!<\/p>\n Your \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The riffs of the last bands are blasting across the Holy Ground and W:O:A 2025 is slowly but…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":115037,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[171,975,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-115036","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-music","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114963662337978799","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115036\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/115037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Who’s got the hairspray? You’ll definitely need more for W:O:A if you want the style of these legends: Def Leppard grace the Holy Ground! Founded in 1977 in Sheffield, England, they ultimately transformed themselves from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal in the 80s into a global rock phenomenon \u2013 to this day, they are considered icons of melodic hard rock!<\/p>\n
What screams more of pioneers of melodic death metal than In Flames? With albums like The Jester Race and Clayman, they shaped the Gothenburg sound! After their successful first albums, In Flames moved stylistically towards alternative metal in the 2000s. Unmistakable thanks to frontman Anders Friden’s distinctive voice and signature riffs, these guys are an integral part of the scene; some would even consider them the leaders.<\/p>\n
The bloodcurdling howls of wolves echo loudly across the flat farmlands of Schleswig-Holstein. Watch out, Wacken! The wolves are on the loose! After a period of abstinence, Germany’s hottest pack is finally paying us a visit again. Bringing them top-notch power metal.<\/p>\n
Savatage combines power and prog metal like no other. Founded by brothers Jon and Criss Oliva in Florida, they quickly became one of the most influential US bands. Known for dramatic and symphonic concept albums, they have made a name for themselves with classics like Hall of the Mountain King, Gutter Ballet, and Streets: A Rock Opera.<\/p>\n
A few familiar faces will be joining us again for our big anniversary \u2013 and new faces are also appearing on the horizon, some with special shows:<\/p>\n
Airbourne<\/strong>
Any Given Day<\/strong>
Blood Command<\/strong>
Blood Fire Death – A tribute to Bathory \/ Germany exclusive<\/strong>
Broken By The Scream<\/strong>
Einherjer<\/strong>
Emperor – Best-of Set + As the Shadows Rise Set with original lineup<\/strong>
Europe<\/strong>
Faun<\/strong>
Future Palace<\/strong>
Gutalax<\/strong>
Grand Magus<\/strong>
Insanity Alert<\/strong>
H-Blockx<\/strong>
Kupfergold<\/strong>
Lamb of God<\/strong>
Luna Kills<\/strong>
Mantar<\/strong>
Nevermore<\/strong>
Orbit Culture<\/strong>
Paleface Swiss<\/strong>
Pig Destroyer<\/strong>
Running Wild<\/strong>
Sepultura – Last German Festival Show<\/strong>
Ten56.<\/strong>
The Gathering – exclusive Show in Germany in 2026<\/strong>
The Hardkiss<\/strong>
Thundermother<\/strong>
Thrown<\/strong>
Tryptikon – Exclusive Special Best Of Set With Several World Live Premiers<\/strong><\/p>\n
W:O:A Team<\/p>\n