As the 2024 edition of Germany's Wacken Open Air festival draws to a close, organisers have already announced a raft of names for the 2025 event.
The names announced today include French metal titans Gojira – fresh from their triumph at the opening ceremony of this year's Paris Olympics – plus Papa Roach, Machine Head, Saltatio Mortis, 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 and Midnight.
