Wacken 2008

Anyone going? I'm 96% certain that I'm gonna go this year, the bands on the bill thus far are-

3 Inches of Blood
As I Lay Dying
At the Gates
Autumn
Avantasia
Axel Rudi Pell
Axxis
Before the Dawn
Carcass
Children of Bodom
Corvus Corax
Crematory
Destructor
Dream of an Opium Eater
Enemy of the Sun
Ensiferum
Evocation
Excremetory Grindfuckers
Exodus
Girugamesh
Gorerotted
Gorgoroth
Grave
Hatebreed
Head Hunter
Iron Maiden
Killswitch Engage
Kreator
Krypteria
Leaves Eyes
Lord Belial
Lordi
Machine Men
Mercenary
Nifelheim
Nightwish
Obituary
Opeth
Powerwolf
Primordial
Psychopunch
Sabaton
Saltatio Mortis
Soilwork
Sonata Arctica
Sturm Und Drang
The Bones
Van Canto
Warbringer
Watain

Pretty neat line-up, methinks. A few bands I'm not interested in, but I can easily skip 'em. Apparently Bullet for My Valentine are rumoured as a headliner, which makes me pretty mad. I'm all for varied line-ups and all but BFMV must be expensive, meaning theyr're sacrificing getting in a more 'metal' big band.

What an interesting line-up...but no, I'm not going. =[

Quite a lineup... something for all the members of the family!

Sometimes I wonder what members of Iron Maiden (or similar huge headliners) must think when they look at the list of bands on the bill with them and see stuff like "Excrematory Grindf**kers." I doubt you'll see Bruce Dickinson off to the side of the stage checking out their set.

I would love to go to one of these huge Euro fests someday, but the wife would change all the locks on the house and throw all my stuff on the front lawn while I was gone.

I wish I was going, damn what a line up

That is beyond amazing!!

These interest me the most:

3 Inches of Blood

As I Lay Dying

Avantasia

Axel Rudi Pell

Children of Bodom
Ensiferum (get to see them at Pagan Fest USA )

Iron Maiden

Lordi (my Kiddos would love this, too)

Nightwish

Sabaton

Sonata Arctica

Warbringer

That list alone would suit me and be worth LOTS $$$!!

My wife have Europe In 3 Parts (or 4) on the "Official Future Travel List" so on each of the trips I need to make the trip match up with KIT or Wacken...something like that. It doesn't have to be a mega-fest, but one with at least 3-4 bands I've never seen (nor likely wouldn't)

scottmitchell74 wrote:

That is beyond amazing!!

These interest me the most:

3 Inches of Blood

As I Lay Dying

Avantasia

Axel Rudi Pell

Children of Bodom
Ensiferum (get to see them at Pagan Fest USA )

Iron Maiden

Lordi (my Kiddos would love this, too)

Nightwish

Sabaton

Sonata Arctica

Warbringer

That list alone would suit me and be worth LOTS $$$!!

My wife have Europe In 3 Parts (or 4) on the "Official Future Travel List" so on each of the trips I need to make the trip match up with KIT or Wacken...something like that. It doesn't have to be a mega-fest, but one with at least 3-4 bands I've never seen (nor likely wouldn't)

Interesting choice with As I Lay Dying among those other bands.

I'm most hyped about seeing

Iron Maiden
Children of Bodom
Exodus
Sonata Arctica
Nifelheim (would be one hell of an extreme show)
Carcass (hoping they do older stuff)
Ensiferum
Lordi
Gorgoroth
Soilwork

A Lot of good bands there.Wish I could go.I would probably be out on the street with Freddy when I got back though

I would like to go, but I don't think my wallet could take the strain.

OH HO HO! I'M FLYING FROM MY LITTLE TOWN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO GERMANY FOR A GRAND WACKEN OPEN AIR!! ALREADY GOT MY PLANE TICKET!

go and record ... than upload as torrent

EvyMetal wrote:

OH HO HO! I'M FLYING FROM MY LITTLE TOWN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO GERMANY FOR A GRAND WACKEN OPEN AIR!! ALREADY GOT MY PLANE TICKET!

Ehhh... you suck.

Seriously tho: have a great time, and make sure to post a full show report here on the board when ya get back, so that all the lame-o's like me who couldn't go can live vicariously through your experience.

Make sure you check out Excrematory Grindf**kers, I hear they're going to be the hit of the festival!!

Fat Freddy wrote:

EvyMetal wrote:

OH HO HO! I'M FLYING FROM MY LITTLE TOWN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO GERMANY FOR A GRAND WACKEN OPEN AIR!! ALREADY GOT MY PLANE TICKET!

Ehhh... you suck.

Seriously tho: have a great time, and make sure to post a full show report here on the board when ya get back, so that all the lame-o's like me who couldn't go can live vicariously through your experience.

Make sure you check out Excrematory Grindf**kers, I hear they're going to be the hit of the festival!!

Yeah, of course. Will do. As for EG, I doubt it could be as bad as some of the people that flock to these festivals. I think I'll tape a video camera to my head and tape my whole experience, posting a vlog on youtube.

No Wacken for me this year - the line up is 10 times worse this year than it was in 07 (at least for me ) and if you know who's gonna play on Bang Your Head, then there's absolutely no need for WOA at all

Smindas wrote:

I would like to go, but I don't think my wallet could take the strain.

same here i dont think i could afford it. i was going to go but it would cost about 700 pounds

Taking a coach from argon events, costs about 230 pound, including coach, ferry, festival and camping.

I've been saving my money up for a long time.

Unearth and Job for a Cowboy were confirmed this morning, while most probably hate this, it's excellent news for me.