True to the motto “After the festival is before the festival,” Wacken has already announced the first bands for 2025. Get ready, as there are already some real gems included. Here’s a small preview:

Included are the metal Olympians Gojira, the metalcore powerhouse August Burns Red, the medieval rockers Saltatio Mortis, the black metal legends Dimmu Borgir, the symphonic metal stars Beyond The Black, as well as the thrash icons Machine Head and many more.