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PREVIEW: WACKEN OPEN AIR 2023, Germany 2nd-5th August

July 10, 2023 carinadarkart 1 Comment

by Carina Lawrence

Wacken 2023 sold out as always, quicker than any metal festival worldwide, making it the biggest metal gathering to attend. The theme for this year is Vikings and their culture! Wardruna will play the festival for the first time, fitting the theme. Ex-Gorgoroth drummer Einar Selvik started the band. Their unique brand of Nordic folk was featured in the TV hit show Vikings, giving the whole genre a massive push. So many amazing acts will appear at the festival, but here are a select few!

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W:O:A Festival App Now Available + Limited W:O:A Fanboxes

July 9, 2023 carinadarkart Leave a comment

The brand new festival app is now available for download. It provides you with all information about the Wacken Open Air 2023. Save your favorite artists in the running order to create your personal time table.
These and many more features are waiting for you!

The app is now available for free in the Google Playstore or in the Appstore.

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COPENHELL RELEASE 2023 – OFFICIAL AFTERMOVIE + COPENHELL METAL CRUISE

July 7, 2023 carinadarkart Leave a comment

RELIVE FOUR DAYS IN HELL WITH BRAND NEW AFTERMOVIE!

COPENHELL in Copenhagen will be back again on June 19, 20, 21 and 22 2024! Moreover, don’t forget to check out the online merch store and the COPENHELL Metal Cruise 2023. Read more about it below the video. Enjoy the summer holidays!

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Wacken Open Air Metal Battle 2023 full finalists revealed

July 6, 2023 carinadarkart Leave a comment

Who is the next big hope for Heavy Metal?

At the end of May the first half of the finalists of this year’s Metal Battle were announced.
Now the very last national preliminary round ended and we can reveal the last 15 participants!

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Download Festival and Heavy Metal Truants Launch Download 20 Auction

June 29, 2023 carinadarkart Leave a comment

Today Download Festival and The Heavy Metal Truants launch The Download 20 Auction to coincide with Download Festival’s 20th Anniversary. This historic auction includes rare memorabilia which will be auctioned off to support four children’s charities through the Truants Foundation.

The online auction, which also includes a raffle component for select bundles, is located at https://auction.heavymetaltruants.com and will go live from 10AM and remain online for one week. Entries will close on Thursday 6th July 2023 at 23:59 UK time. Winners will be announced for each item the following week, with proceeds going to the Heavy Metal Truants chosen charities: Teenage Cancer Trust, Nordoff & Robbins Music Therapy, Childline, and Save The Children.

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HATEBREED, BLEEDING THROUGH, INTEGRITY, MADBALL and More To Play First Annual BORN DEAD FEST in Albany, NY Presented By Born Dead Clothing

June 27, 2023 carinadarkart Leave a comment

The inaugural BORN DEAD MUSIC FESTIVAL (BORN DEAD FEST) will take place September 2-3, 2023 in Albany, NY across two stages at Empire Live and Empire Underground. Presented by unique tattoo streetwear & alternative streetwear clothing company Born Dead Clothing, BORN DEAD FEST will feature some of the most prolific names in extreme music, with 27+ bands slated to perform including HATEBREED, BLEEDING THROUGH, INTEGRITY and MADBALL.

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