Wacken Metal Battle Caribbean

20/07/2025

One more week to go!! 🤘🍻

Wacken Open Air 2025 is upon us, so and Doro Pesch, the Queen of Metal, joined forces to create the new Wacken anthem "Wacken", which beca...

19/07/2025

The final 10 out of 30 bands to compete for the Wacken Metal Battle world title at Wacken Open Air have been announced! 🤘🍻

Aller guten Dinge sind 3 - genaugenommen 30.👀

Und mit der dritten Welle an Metal Battle Finalisten aus aller Welt, heute Amerika und Europa, können wir den Kreis schließen.

Leider wird Timsen Vun Hier seinen Auftitt auf dem W:O:A krankheitsbedingt nicht wahrnehmen können, einspringen werden hier Tabernis – Gute Besserung!❤️‍🩹

Diesen Verlust auffangen werden folgende Metal Battle Finalisten:

Switzerland – Expellow
Canada - Killotine
Hungary - Nefalem
Denmark - Danefae
Portugal - NAMEK
Romania - Diluvian Collapse
Bulgaria - Hellbound
Finland - Numento
USA - Mourning High
Germany - Gun Called Britney

Wir wünschen allen Teilnehmern viel Erfolg.

Aber ist das schon alles? Nein. Ein Sahnehäubchen gibt es noch!

Thus Wacken Metal Battle Sieger aus dem letzten Jahr werden mit brutalen Riffs und halsbrecherischen Breaks ebenfalls den Holy Ground entern.🤘

16/07/2025

A Burning Rose are more than ready for the world stage at Wacken Open Air!!🤘🍻

14/07/2025

Please join us in welcoming Mr. Udo Ewertz as this year’s Caribbean representative on the Wacken Metal Battle judges panel! Based in Trinidad and Tobago, Udo is a Wacken Open Air veteran with a deep understanding of our regional Metal scene. After being part of this year’s Caribbean finals in Puerto Rico, he’s well in tune with how we operate and we’re confident he’ll represent the Caribbean with pride and precision. See you at Wacken Open Air!! 🤘🍻

We proudly welcome our Wacken Metal Battle 2025 International Jury!
As the biggest international metal gathering returns to the holy ground, we unite the fiercest voices from around the globe to decide the future of metal.

🔥🌍 Horns up for:

🇮🇳 Abbas Razvi – Indian Subcontinent .razvi
🇱🇻 Andis Mikainis – Latvia .mikainis
🇺🇾 Carlos Musetti – Uruguay .official
🇮🇪 Donnchadh O’Leary – Ireland .official
🇪🇸 Enrique Lopez – Spain .official
🇦🇷 Emilio Souto – Argentina .official
🇰🇬 Eric Hutchence – Caucasia & West Asia
🇧🇬 Frank Nagel – Bulgaria
🇻🇪 Felipe Szarruk – South America, Northern Region .officia
🇬🇷 Georgios Konchylaki – Greece .official
🇩🇰 Helena Viberg Olsen – Denmark .official
🇲🇹 Gordon O'Reilly – Malta .official
🇷🇴 Laurentiu Straut – Romania & Moldova .straut .official
🇧🇪 Kim Van Boxstael – Belgium
🇿🇦 Lana Britz – Sub-Saharan Africa .official
🇺🇸 Israel Pelayo Zuniga – USA .official
🇫🇴 Jakup Pauli Gaard Olsen – Faroe Islands
🇧🇭 Jake Shuker – Middle East .official
🇬🇹 Marcel Porten Rolfes – Central America
🇱🇺 Nahuel Lozano – Luxembourg .official
🇫🇮 Mislav Majic – Finland .official
🇲🇽 Jim Axel Lozano Ajuria – Mexico
🇫🇷 Karo Kapelski Fronk – France .official
🇨🇦 JJ Tartaglia – Canada .official
🇭🇺 Oliver Sütöri – Hungary .official
🇩🇪 Pierre Seidel – Germany
🇦🇹 Patricia Cihlar – Austria .official
🇭🇷 Stjepan Juras – Balkan Region (Croatia)
🇨🇭 Sebastian Sigrist – Switzerland .official
🇨🇿 Rudolf Rus – Czech Republic
🇨🇳 Yang Yu – China
🇯🇵 Yutaro Shindo – Japan .official
🇮🇱 Yotam Defiler – Israel
🇵🇱 Sylwia Czerwónka – Poland .official
🇮🇸 Thorsteinn Kolbeinsson – Iceland .official
🇸🇪 Therese Stringer – Sweden .official
🇳🇱 Tim Vluggen – Netherlands .official
🇵🇹 Wojciech Sokołowski – Portugal
🇵🇷 Udo Johannes Ewertz – Caribbean .official
🤘 Dom R. Crey@dom_r._crey – Representing EMP

12/07/2025

The official Wacken Open Air running order is out!! On Wednesday July 30th our Wacken Metal Battle Caribbean champions A Burning Rose play the W:E:T stage from 1.30 - 1.50 PM🤘🍻

Ihr habt lange warten müssen, Metalheads, aber jetzt ist sie da. Die Running Order für das W:O:A 2025.🔥

Wie gewohnt steht sie euch in 2 Versionen auf unserer Website zu Verfügung (einmal nur musikalische Acts, einmal das gesamte Programm) und auch in der App ist sie ab jetzt verfügbar:

https://www.wacken.com/de/news-details/woa-2025-running-order/

Wir wünschen euch viel Spaß beim Zusammenstellen eurer ganz persönlichen Running Order und drücken die Daumen für wenige Überschneidungen.

See you in Wacken – Rain or Shine!🤘

10/07/2025

Step into the Wasteland at Wacken Open Air, a post-apocalyptic zone packed with its own stage, food stalls, and craft vendors. Just one of many epic areas to explore at the festival! 🤘🍻

05/07/2025

Exactly 2 months from today, Tampa Death Fest returns to the historic BRASS MUG to shake Tampa Bay to its core!

Get ready for two relentless days of Pure Metal Mayhem as we kick off the first international edition featuring:

LEISHMANIASIS (Colombia)
Repulsive Vision (UK)
Wacken Metal Battle Caribbean 2025 winners – A Burning Rose (Puerto Rico)

TDF is going global and heavier than ever. Don’t miss this!

Early bird tickets: $20 at www.tampabaymetalscene.com
$25 at the door...if you're lucky enough to get in.

Tampa Death Fest 2025 is brough to you by:

Tampa Bay Metal Scene
Piox Promotions
Dean Guitars
Castle Blakk Radio
Metal Messiah Radio
The Tampa Morgue
Infernal TV
WMNF Community Radio
Tampa Bay Museum of Metal
Riffs Across Generations
Nihilist Media


Spread the word! 🤘🍻

Tampa Death Fest Friday 2025 - Tampa - September 5, 2025 at 1450 Skipper Road, Tampa, FL, USA. Find event and ticket information on Ticketbud.

03/07/2025

Achtung Metalheads, gegen Wochenende wird’s hier heute richtig voll! 🔥

Von Musik bis Spoken Word, von Comedy über Metalyoga bis hin zu Lesungen und Late Night Shows ist wieder alles dabei!

Zeitlose Wacken Klassiker wie Maschines Late Night Show, Alien Rockin' Explosion - comics & rock, Saskia Thode, Mutz Music treffen auf Holy Ground Greenhorns wie THE HARDKISS .👀

Außerdem einheizen werden euch:

Reis Against The Spülmachine Acoustic Guerillas Ballroom Hamburg DJ Kollektiv Blind Man's Gun Bai Bang 5th Avenue Hamburg Nori Storm von Black Pearl Tattoo Bastian Zach Autor Christof Leim (Lesung) Dead Serious (A Skynd Talk) Konny Reimann Charles The Goat Random Grand Slam Rocks Metal Workouts Wacken Slam Battle Rage (Soundchaser Lesung) Holger Schmenk (S***m Lesung) Sebastian Fitzek Henning Wanner (Plays Savatage) Britta Görtz Chris Boltendahl (Grave Digger Lesung) Olaf Schubert Kay Ray Kack & Sachgeschichten John Wray (Unter Wölfen Lesung) Mit Ohne Strom Wolfgang Niedecken und Mike Herting (Lesung) Acousticsteelrocks Dr. Nico Rose The Feelgood McLouds Asrock

18/06/2025

Wacken Metal Battle Caribbean finalist MOTHS will be hitting the US east coast to promote their upcoming album 'Septem' which will be released on August 1st 🤘🍻

Excited to announce the full lineup of dates for the Septem – United States 2025 tour, kicking off in late July and running through August along the East Coast. 🇺🇸

📍 TOUR DATES:
7/31 – Orlando, FL @ Will's Pub
8/1 – St. Augustine, FL @ Shanghai Nobby's*
8/2 – Atlanta, GA @ Boggs Social & Supply*
8/3 – Asheville, NC @ Fleetwood's
8/6 – Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA
8/7 – Baltimore, MD @ TheDepot Baltimore
8/8 – Brooklyn, NY @ Lucky 13 Saloon
8/9 – Somerville, MA @ Somergloom Festival*

🎟 Tickets and info: https://linktr.ee/mothspr

Pre-Order 'Septem' here: https://mothspr.bandcamp.com/album/septem

🎨 Artwork by unexpectedspecter

*Performing Septem in its entirety

See you soon! 🤘

13/06/2025

— Europe’s leading merch giant is now the official partner of Wacken Metal Battle 2025!

We’re turning up the heat with killer band collabs, exclusive Wacken Metal Battle merch and a winner’s drop made for the diehards.

When the underground roars, the world listens.
The search for the next big headliner begins at the holy ground of Heavy Metal. .official

13/06/2025

A Burning Rose representing the Caribbean at this year's edition of Tampa Death Fest at the legendary BRASS MUG in Tampa, Florida! 🤘🍻

Tampa Bay Metal Scene presents the seventh annual Tampa Death Fest at the Historic Brass Mug!

Friday, September 5th:
Deceptor (NC) • Fupa Goddess (VA) • Eternal Culling • Corrupted Saint • Scarsin (IL) • Faethom • Dead Centre • Burned at the Stake • Leishmanisasis (Colombia)

Saturday, September 6th:
Precipice • SMRT • Pontifex • Pantheon (AK) • MRSA • Repulsive Vision (United Kingdom) • A Burning Rose (Puerto Rico) • Gravehuffer (MO) • Freshly Carven Face • Diabolic

Discounted digital tickets available online at Ticketbud, search Tampa Death Fest

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