The annual METAL BATTLE is BACK for 2025!!  WACKEN METAL BATTLE is an international band contest, established in 2004, that aims at discovering new talent and supporting the scene worldwide. With this, the Wacken Open Air supports up & coming artists on a global scale, offering its resources and stages (https://www.metal-battle.com/). 

The Metal Battle has grown to include 62 countries that hold national heats and are eligible to send the winners to Wacken. An international jury votes on the performances, the best groups receive financial support from the Wacken Foundation as well as instruments and equipment provided by Metal Battle’s partners. Last but not least, the contest offers the possibility to get in touch with people from the music business worldwide. The contest has supported several bands throughout the years and has been a pivotal career launchpad for bands like Drone, Torture Squad, Battle Beast and Hammercult, to name a few.

The challengers for this round are (in playing order):

TIVR
Progressive sludge
https://www.instagram.com/tivr.band/
https://tivr.bandcamp.com

ASHEN PALL
Black metal 4th wave
https://instagram.com/ashenpall/
https://facebook.com/ashenpall/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1daMnvaew7RwjKrSVaQm32

HEATHANZ SINZ
Old school thrash metal
https://www.instagram.com/heathanz_sinz_band/
https://www.facebook.com/HeathanzSinzBand/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6pHbitbLnj00hOViLI8i6X

IRON KINGDOM
Traditional heavy metal
https://www.instagram.com/iron_kingdom/
https://www.facebook.com/ironkingdom.official/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2pLp6DH9PNhzqvorK0wG1B

KILLING TWINS
Death thrash
https://www.instagram.com/killingtwins/
https://www.facebook.com/people/Killing-Twins/61563372936367/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3CZwro7u2yCeVHKa3E1Q0M

The winning band will continue to the BC semi-finals in Vancouver on May 3rd, from where one winner will represent BC at the National final, to be held in Vancouver on May 31 at The Rickshaw Theatre.

***Ages 19 and over.***