As Metallica et al broke through, Kreator, Sodom and Destruction were forging an even harder sound. They recall gigs in coalmines, sessions in steelworks – and boozing with Slayer ...

(CNN) — A heavy metal festival in Germany’s has been forced to halt admissions after heavy rain turned the site into a mud bath. (CNN) — A heavy metal festival in Germany’s has been forced to halt ...

Northern Germany's Wacken Open Air heavy metal festival, in a rural area northwest of Hamburg, opened today. Rainy weather turned the festival's grounds muddy, and organizers were forced to tell fans ...

Launched in 1989, Wacken is billed as the world's largest heavy metal gathering and regularly draws the scene's biggest bands, with headbangers travelling from across ...

Over 40 years since they smashed their way into the international charts with Balls To The Wall, German heavy metal heroes Accept still fly the flag with pride. 17 albums in, and latest effort ...

At the time, AC/DC were working on their third album, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, and recorded a rough version of Young’s song while in Maschen, Germany, in 1976. On the demo, Young is on lead vocals ...

A heavy metal festival in Germany has been forced to halt admissions after heavy rain turned the site into a mud bath. The Wacken Open Air festival is an annual event which takes place in fields ...

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