Metal's favourite guitar-wielding, serpent-bashing melodeath Vikings, Amon Amarth have a long history with Wacken, first playing at the site in 1999. In the 25 years since, the crowd have seemingly exploded with each return appearance and even a surprise slot in 2022 - playing on a specially erected stage between the two main stages - saw them greeted by a sea of eager, expectant bodies.
Looking at the crowd out to greet them for their Saturday night headline performance, it feels like Wacken's full 85,000 capacity audience have turned out in force - the Swedes not only attracting the biggest crowd of the weekend, but almost definitely their careers.
