Wacken Open Air 2012

Wacken Open Air 2012 - GAMMA RAY, AMON AMARTH, HAMMERFALL, SCORPIONS And MINISTRY Confirmed




GAMMA RAY, AMON AMARTH, HAMMERFALL, SCORPIONS, and the reactivated
MINISTRY have been confirmed for the Wacken Open Air 2012, set to take
place August 2nd - 4th in Wacken, Germany. They join previously
confirmed acts CRADLE OF FILTH and U.D.O. on the roster.





This year's Wacken Open Air festival took place this weekend, having
wrapped up on August 6th. German newspaper, The Local, has posted a report from the festival, including a great photo gallery.


On Saturday, August 6th, in front of more than 80,000 fans, Tobias
Sammet and his AVANTASIA project headlined the last night of Wacken Open
Air. The show wasbroadcast live on German TV station ZDFkultur at 8 PM.


Avantasia, founded by EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet, featured the following all-star line-up


- Michael Kiske (HELLOWEEN, UNISONIC) - vocals

- Jorn Lande (MASTERPLAN) - vocals

- Bob Catley (MAGNUM) - vocals

- Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, Helloween) - guitar, vocals

- Amanda Somerville (TRILLIUM, EPICA, KAMELOT) - vocals

- Sascha Paeth (Edguy, RHAPSODY OF FIRE) - guitar

- Oliver Hartmann (Edguy, Rhapsody Of Fire) - guitar

- Miro Rodenberg (Kamelot, Epica, After Forever) - keyboards

- Robert Hunecke (AINA) - bass

- Felix Bohnke (Edguy) - drums


Acts on the sold-out W:O:A 2011 bill included: ACCUSER, ALBERLOUR'S,
APOCALYPTICA, AS I LAY DYING, AVANTASIA, BATTLE BEAST, BETONTOD, BLAAS
OF GLORY, BLECHBLOSN, BLIND GUARDIAN, BLOWSIGHT, BÜLENT CEYLAN, BULLET,
CHILDREN OF BODOM, CRASHDÏET, DANKO JONES, DEADLOCK, DIR EN GREY,
ELÄKELÄISET, ENSIFERUM, EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS, FREI.WILD, GHOST,
HAIL OF BULLETS, HÄMATOM, THE HAUNTED, HAYSEED DIXIE, HEAVEN SHALL BURN,
HELLOWEEN, HELLSAW, HORCH, ICED EARTH, IGNIS FATUU, IN SOLITUDE, JUDAS
PRIEST, KATAKLYSM, KHOLD, KNORKATOR, KREATOR, KVELERTAK, KYUSS LIVES!,
LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE, MAIDEN UNITED, MAMBO KURT, MAYHEM, MOONSORROW,
MORBID ANGEL, MORGOTH, MOTÖRHEAD, THE MURDER OF MY SWEET, NEGATOR, ONKEL
TOM, ONSLAUGHT, OZZY OSBOURNE, PRIMAL FEAR, THE PROPHECY²³, PUSSY
SISSTER, RABENSCHREY, RELIQUIAE, RHAPSODY OF FIRE, RUSSKAJA, SALTATIO
MORTIS, SEPULTURA, SEVERENTH, SHINING, SHRAPHEAD, SIRENIA, SKÁLMÖLD,
SKELETONWITCH, SKI KING, SKINDRED, SKYLINE, SLIME, SMACK BALLZ, SODOM,
STIER, STORMZONE, SUBWAY TO SALLY, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, SUIDAKRA,
TAUTHR, TOKYO BLADE, TORTURE SQUAD, TRIOSPHERE, TRIPTYKON, TRIVIUM,
TSJUDER, VAN CANTO, VENOMIN JAMES, VICTIMS OF MADNESS, VISIONS OF
ATLANTIS, VOLCANO, VREID, WARRANT, W:O:A FIREFIGHTERS.