The document discusses the Wacken Open Air heavy metal festival in Germany. It is held annually in Wacken since 1990. It brings together major metal bands and has grown from 800 attendees in 1990 to over 75,000 currently. The festival features 8 stages and areas for music performances as well as other entertainment like wrestling and Viking battles. The village of Wacken and its residents help organize the large-scale event.
2. Presentation
The Wacken Open Air is a
Heavy Metal Festival
which takes place in the
north of Deutschland
every year since 1990.
3. Presentation
It brings together the
biggest heavy metal
bands of the world, like
Iron
Maiden, Slayer, Saxon, Ju
das
Priest, Motörhead, Ozzy
Osbourne, Kreator, Mayh
em etc.
There were something
like 800 “metalheads” for
the first edition in 1990.
Now more than 75.000 of
them come each year
from all over the world.
4. Presentation
The festival itself is
composed of 8 scenes and
places dedicated to music
and other shows
(wrestling, viking
battles, etc. ).
The village of Wacken
and its inhabitants
themselves help and
participate in the
festival’s organization.
5. Example of article
Abstract : Extract :
The Metal Battle contest will “This time we are happy to
receive a new country / introduce Japan as newest
member in 2012 : Japan member of the worldwide
battle for the newcomer crown
Indexation : of Heavy-Metal.”
Metal / festival / contest / URL :
japan http://www.wacken.com/en/woa2
012/main-
news/news/ansicht/article/metal-
November 2, battle-2012-japan-ist-dabei-7047/
Source : http://www.wacken.com/en/
