Wacken 2008

charlie · Post by **charlie** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:35 am

Thread title needs to be changed to Metalcamp & Wacken 09!

whitemike · Post by **whitemike** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:42 am

charlie wrote:Thread title needs to be changed to Metalcamp 09!

whitemike · Post by **whitemike** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:51 am

charlie wrote:
weonlywonfiveone wrote:
threak wrote:
Watw-Drums wrote:Soilwork were just confirmed
Meshuggah need tbc ftw.

It would be fucking amazing if they did. Put them on the 1am to 2am slot on one of the main stages. Then if they could benefit from the incredible sound that Cannibal Corpse had last year they would be one of the best things of the weekend. The low end would sound ridiculous.

I was reading through this thread for memories sake and came upon this.

Interesting fact:

I met Meshuggah after a gig they did here a couple of weeks ago and asked them why they don't play Meshuggah and they (Well, Tomas Haake) said that the reason they can't play Meshuggah is because they are only offering the 1500 euro to play on the shitty small tent, and it would cost them that just to get there. So it doesn't work out financially.

Whereas places like Hellfest are seeing they are obv headlining material at paying them proper fees of like 10,000 euro.

Shame it's about money tho

13steps · Post by **13steps** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:39 am

whitemike wrote:
charlie wrote:
weonlywonfiveone wrote:
threak wrote:
Watw-Drums wrote:Soilwork were just confirmed
Meshuggah need tbc ftw.

It would be fucking amazing if they did. Put them on the 1am to 2am slot on one of the main stages. Then if they could benefit from the incredible sound that Cannibal Corpse had last year they would be one of the best things of the weekend. The low end would sound ridiculous.
I was reading through this thread for memories sake and came upon this.

Interesting fact:

I met Meshuggah after a gig they did here a couple of weeks ago and asked them why they don't play Meshuggah and they (Well, Tomas Haake) said that the reason they can't play Meshuggah is because they are only offering the 1500 euro to play on the shitty small tent, and it would cost them that just to get there. So it doesn't work out financially.

Whereas places like Hellfest are seeing they are obv headlining material at paying them proper fees of like 10,000 euro.

Shame it's about money tho

why dont wacken play wacken?

Bren · Post by **Bren** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:10 pm

whitemike wrote: they are only offering the 1500 euro to play on the shitty small tent, and it would cost them that just to get there.

They'd get at least 3 times that to play a small - medium sized venue in Ireland or the UK, this is what happens when they waste money on shit like avenged sevenfold and killswitch engage.

whitemike · Post by **whitemike** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:58 am

Bren wrote:
whitemike wrote: they are only offering the 1500 euro to play on the shitty small tent, and it would cost them that just to get there.
They'd get at least 3 times that to play a small - medium sized venue in Ireland or the UK, this is what happens when they waste money on shit like avenged sevenfold and killswitch engage.

That's exactly what he said actually. That for this UK tour they did most venues were paying around 3 times that to have them over. But he did say that Meshuggah have never been overly popular in Germany from what they can tell with previous record sales there and tours they've done before.

Germans at the end of the day like really cheesey, flamboyant rock more so than spine-morphing metal. So at a German festival the 'headliners' are always going to be somewhat questionable.

DBS · Post by **DBS** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 4:55 am

13steps wrote:
whitemike wrote:
charlie wrote:
weonlywonfiveone wrote:
threak wrote:
Watw-Drums wrote:Soilwork were just confirmed
Meshuggah need tbc ftw.

It would be fucking amazing if they did. Put them on the 1am to 2am slot on one of the main stages. Then if they could benefit from the incredible sound that Cannibal Corpse had last year they would be one of the best things of the weekend. The low end would sound ridiculous.
I was reading through this thread for memories sake and came upon this.

Interesting fact:

I met Meshuggah after a gig they did here a couple of weeks ago and asked them why they don't play Meshuggah and they (Well, Tomas Haake) said that the reason they can't play Meshuggah is because they are only offering the 1500 euro to play on the shitty small tent, and it would cost them that just to get there. So it doesn't work out financially.

Whereas places like Hellfest are seeing they are obv headlining material at paying them proper fees of like 10,000 euro.

Shame it's about money tho
why dont wacken play wacken?

morgbite · Post by **morgbite** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 5:37 pm

I'd actually like a non metal holiday next year

whitemike · Post by **whitemike** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 2:02 pm

morgbite wrote:I'd actually like a non metal holiday next year

DBS · Post by **DBS** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 4:47 am

i had a letter through yesterday from a company called AMT DERHESTHERDAL and they found my wallet in the lost and found. bit fucking late considering i've got new bank / student cards but still nice that they contacted me. they want 14 euro to send it. the english in the letter was hilarious though...

the contents therin contained thereby the propertys of ben llewellyn.

whitemike · Post by **whitemike** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:22 am

Hahahaha. Class.

That's still cool of them to try.

charlie · Post by **charlie** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:02 am

What are your metal plans for next year DBS?

Bren · Post by **Bren** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:02 am

Charlie, go to Graspop next year, we can openly smoke crack and harass ugly girls

charlie · Post by **charlie** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:54 pm

Bren wrote:Charlie, go to Graspop next year, we can openly smoke crack and harass ugly girls

Sounds great

BUT! I'm going to weigh up my options between Hellfest, Graspop, Metalcamp and Wacken. I'm leaning more towards Metalcamp right now. It sounds as if it has the same atmosphere that Wacken used to have and wont burn a deep hole in my pocket.

DBS · Post by **DBS** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:03 pm

i'm not sure what my plans are yet. hopefully i'll get into europe at some stage, and a festival would be cool but it would have to fit around my travels.

Bren · Post by **Bren** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:56 pm

they need to stage festivals in more exotic locations

whitemike · Post by **whitemike** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 7:50 am

charlie · Post by **charlie** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 9:32 am

Amon Amarth have always slayed at Wacken.

Bren · Post by **Bren** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:34 pm

I've still got zero interest in this!

long4theblur · Post by **long4theblur** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:06 pm

Oh fuck, Amon Amarth's in now? I may SERIOUSLY need to get to this again now.

whitemike · Post by **whitemike** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 7:49 am

....

Bren · Post by **Bren** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 1:12 pm

Watw-Drums · Post by **Watw-Drums** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 8:53 am

Never heard of them

whitemike · Post by **whitemike** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 3:34 pm

Exactly

charlie · Post by **charlie** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 1:59 pm

Wacken isn't winning me over so far.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 3:24 pm

Walken 2009

charlie · Post by **charlie** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 6:16 pm

Good news is that Napalm Death and Gwar

are confirmed. Bad news is that Bullet for my Valentine are too

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:48 pm

charlie wrote:Good news is that Napalm Death and Gwar are confirmed. Bad news is that Bullet for my Valentine are too

Event ruined.

DBS · Post by **DBS** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 10:28 pm

charlie wrote:Good news is that Napalm Death and Gwar are confirmed. Bad news is that Bullet for my Valentine are too

nail in the coffin for me. won't be going 2009.

whitemike · Post by **whitemike** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 3:26 pm

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY. Fuck Wacken.

DELETE THREAD

long4theblur · Post by **long4theblur** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 12:43 am

I might be going through Europe again next year, PBBers.

But I won't be going to Germany again, too fucking hot like Ohio.

charlie · Post by **charlie** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 1:12 pm

So where's everyone thinking about next year. I got my sights set on Metalcamp and Hellfest.

Bren · Post by **Bren** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 11:02 pm

Metalcamp and Graspop so far

Bert · Post by **Bert** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 11:03 am

Legion of the Damned and Kataklysm are confirmed for Graspop next year

whitemike · Post by **whitemike** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 11:35 am

I think I might just go to this Deathfest in Baltimore next year. Can't be fucked with Europe anymore tbh

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 6:24 pm

whitemike wrote:I think I might just go to this Deathfest in Baltimore next year. Can't be fucked with Europe anymore tbh

Lumber Jack Off · Post by **Lumber Jack Off** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 12:30 pm

WACKEN OPEN AIR 2009 Sold Out!

ICS Festival Service GmbH, which organizes the Wacken Open Air festival, has announced that all 70,000 tickets have already been sold for next year's event, which will be held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. "Never before [has] a festival of this size [been] sold out two times within one year," they write in a statement. "But we are not chasing after records â€” we 'only' want to create a great festival for you and are working on it since more than 20 years now and standing in responsibility and duty for the best fans in the world! We thank you all for your amazing support and loyalty!"

The Wacken Open Air 2009 festival billing is shaping up as follows:

AMON AMARTH
AXEL RUDI PELL
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
CALLEJON
CATHEDRAL
DRAGONFORCE
EINHERJER
EPICA
GWAR
HAMMERFALL
IN EXTREMO
IN FLAMES
KAMPFAR
KORPIKLAANI
MACHINE HEAD
MOTÃ–RHEAD
NAPALM DEATH
NEVERMORE
TRISTANIA
VOLBEAT
WALLS OF JERICHO

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:07 pm

That's a very skippable festival. MDF 09 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wacken 09

whitemike · Post by **whitemike** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:18 pm

Cock Lobster wrote:That's a very skippable festival. MDF 09 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wacken 09

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:21 pm

whitemike wrote:
Cock Lobster wrote:That's a very skippable festival. MDF 09 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wacken 09

We will celebrate our heritage in a show of transatlantic unity by drinking the most expensive single malt at the Sonar bar and then lift our kilts for a little friendly contrast and compare