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.

Here is the complete list of bands announced so far:

Machine Head
Saltatio Mortis
Papa Roach
Gojira
Apocalyptica
Saxon
Within Temptation
Dimmu Borgir
Ministry
Michael Schenker (My Years with UFO)
Peyton Parrish
Beyond The Black
Clawfinger
Grave Digger (45th Anniversary Show)
August Burns Red
Obituary
Wind Rose
Brothers of Metal
Tarja & Marko Hietala
Hanabie
Decapitated
Destruction
Celeste
Orange Goblin
Angel Witch
Dominum
Exhorder
Night Demon
Mimi Barks
Seven Spires
Clowns
Dool
Crownshift
Midnight

Image: Official Wacken 2025 Poster