Wacken Open Airヴァッケン・オープン・エア

metal festival · Wacken, Germany

Japanese name

ヴァッケン・オープン・エア [WJA]

Founded

1990

City

Wacken, Germany (hub: Outside Japan)

Status as of 24 September 2026

active

Connections

8 edges, 8 distinct neighbors · betweenness 0.067 (rank 14 of 324) · personnel only 0.000 (rank 294)

Confidence

Medium · sources: [W] (register)

The key European validator for the scene. Documented Japanese appearances: Lovebites (2018, 2026), Loudness (2022), Sable Hills (2022, Metal Battle winners), Phantom Excaliver (2023, Metal Battle winners), Hanabie. (2025), Broken by the Scream (2026).

Connections

Labels, festivals, collaborations

• appearedLoudnessラウドネスPro shot full set2022
• appearedPhantom Excaliver2023
• appearedWacken Metal Battle JapanThe national qualifier pipeline2010 to 2026
• appearedGiven By The FlamesJapan's entrant: W:E:T Stage, 30 July 2026, 14:20 local; third in the international final, 31 July 20262026
• appearedSable Hillsセイブル・ヒルズ2022
• appearedHanabie.花冷え。30 July 20252025
• appearedLovebitesラヴバイツReported as the first Japanese all female metal band at Wacken (2018); 29 July 20262018, 2026
• appearedBroken by the ScreamブロークンバイザスクリームBooked for 29 July 2026 per the Metal Blade announcement; appearance not separately recorded in the sources checked2026